Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-09

bean asked 70 do 50, my answer Is, that y would
have been great want OF public DUTY upon our
mart If We had not observed that necessary reserve
which IL Is always the duty q gosernMisas , y
maintain With regard TO matters which are 'ne SUD
,sc,s n communication between itself and other
governm, nts. But, sir, the right honorable gen
S,a.,, ..ia that Il was In consequence OF me al
,sno ~ lhs House In 1853 that this country drift-
ad "A he states, into war. Now, beg leave 70
say think that the forbearance shown by this
House ia 1858 very much increased the chances
of the preservation OF peace, and that 90 lar from
the House having 10 reproach itself with having
Sone ANYTHING to contribute 10 the war 10 which we
are engaged. Ii abstained from that imprudent in
t,rlrence In the negotiations then going on which
..;,h, h.ve nreyented those chances OF an accom-
recitation which at the last moment we still thought
we're possibly within our reach. 80 lar from tnat
being any reproach 70 Parliament ! think inns
House ought to congratulate itscli upon NOT nav
inc preyented those possibilities which the nature
az tbinps placed within the reach Of the govern
mspt of the country.
what i the present state OF thingsf II 10 laid
"A charge against the government that we have
pursued negotiations at the very court, and under
he very auspices at which and under which these
very negotiations, which, In 1858, unfortunately
proved unavaling, we're conducted why, sir,
would II not have been great and a Just reproacn
tothe government, u while ING go.ernncnI 4. ~
sreat mower In Europe as Austria, was Win Us
n, op,nicn was disposed TO afford us ts assistance
n our Efforts TO bring about an accommodation,
"a had abruotly refused its assistance, repelied s
slv.nres and said 20 Austria, 1--WE will have no
thing 10 do with you; We choose TO conduct our
negotiations without your assistance. We say
that the government would have much 70 reproach
themselves with II they had NOT avsed themselves
or the friendly good Offices Of Austria, ana en-
a.avored by the assistance, and with the inter
ntiou Or Austria, to obtain, II possible satisiac
,hsrs;,s,ssn ssble terms Of accommodation 3
~, 1nsle'orc, llun linking that we arc liable e
t4s auspices Of the government Of Anstria,
think we should have neglected and deserted oul
Ity II we had refused TO do so But can quite
understand that we might be open TO blame II il
could justly be said that, relying on the prospect
Of peace and trusting entirely to the good Offices
.aid the friendly intervention Of Austria, we had
neglected to pursue those other means by which
war Il likely to be carried TO successful and hon
orabls termination.
That reproach, however, cannot be laid TO onI
charge. We have, it Ii true, endeavored 10 avail
ourselves Of the good Offices Austria for the
purpose Of obtaining from Russia terms Of peace
which we might think safe and honorable to thif
country, but We have not relaxed for one moment
4 those msssures which, If there had been no ne
g,tiatons going on, 1t would have been our duty
TO take for the purpose of the energetic and Wig
orous prosecution Of the war. Hear, hear And,
therefore, while on the one hand we have not
thought Il right to shut the door to the possibility
Of overtures Of accommodation being made, we
have on the other hand acted in tho prosecution
Of the war as IL no negotiations were going on,
and there were no means OF obtaining settlement
Of the questions In dispute The right honorable
gentleman says that the reason why he thinks Il
necessary to call for an expression Of the opinion
or this House before we separate, for what he
holds to be an unusually long period, for the Whit
suntide recsss--two DAYS more, believe, than the
House has usually adjourned for--is, that during
that eventful week the country might find itself
by the misconduct of the government, bound up
In disastrous and ignominious peace. can only
assure the House and the right hon. gentleman
that so long as those persons who are now charged
with the conduct of the affairs of this country
shall remain In the exercise of the trust which has
been reposed In them, he need be under no
alarn--the House need be under no alarm
and the country need be under no alarm
that any peace will be made which will not be
honorable to the couptry--whch will not give
safety for the hturs--which will not accomplish
those objects for which the war was undertaken
tCheers.) IL il not from those who sit on these
benches that the ignominious termAof peace will
proceed; and trust that no man In this country,
however much he may wish for peace--and,
Heaven knows, ever reasonable man would wish
for peace II IL could be properly obtainedI trust
that no man who calls himself an Englishman--
that no man whom this country would not thrust
firth "a degraded outcast--would lend his name
or give his sanction TO such peace as that which
the right hon. gentleman seemed TO indicate
fCheen.)
The motion was agreed 20.