The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-03-12

do and she will have NJ war with you She
cannot afford to 90 tn war with you. She
has not the men nor tho money to spare
in n war with you. Sho would not be
willing to suffer the inevitable forfeiture
of all her North American provinces as
tho price Of a war with YOU. She cannot
afford to lose her annual trade of 5000
100000 With you, as the price of such a
war. Let M here say, in passing, that.
cut off as England is this very year,from
her usual supply of grain BY way Of the
Black and the Baltic seas. and with very
limited crops in western Europe, if she
were cut off in her trade with US by war
at this time, and consequently cut off
from the large supplies of provisions she
is now receiving from this country, moth.
lug short Of a miracle from on high could
save her population from inevitable
starvation before another returning har-
vest, No, sir, Nogland could not afford
to 20 to war with you for the acquisition
of the sovereign dominion of all Central
Amor:ca, even though her forests were
laden with the spices Of all the Indies
though her volcanic mountain poured
forth perennial streams Of molten gold,
instead of burning streams Of dovouring
fro.
But, after all, Mr.. President, our re-
lance and our hope for continuing peace
with England rests with not more con
flence upon her supposed interests than
upon her profcssol sense of honor and
Justice. She would not willingly slcri-
fee either mueh less would she be will
ling to sacrifice both, or to hazard both,
b.. an appeal to arms against us upon a
question upon which the Judgment ofthe
civilized world must be against her. and
upon which hor own Cabiaet councils are
divided for il is understood that the
Earl of Aberdeen, as well as Lord John
Russell, of her Majesty's late Cabinet.
both virtually concole the correctness Of
the American interpretation Of the Goa
v%cntion of 1850.
AZ all events, Mr.. President. I take
it for granted that our policy isadoptel,
and must be carried out that II course
Is taken, and that we cannot depar. FROM
it that our stand is taken upon the
treaty, aud upon the American interpre-
tation Of the treaty, and that W. cannot
be moved from it Let US stand by it
thcn.l repeat once morc.as demanded by
considerations Of national con4istcncy.as
Of national independence-by consilora-
tions OF national honor, as of national in
terest-by considerations of self.respoc.,
a. Of the respect of the world and will
supetadd, let US stand by this treaty in
all its integrity, in all its f%uInesss, and in
all its value. as q national legacy. and
tho browning glory, as it was the last
material act, Of tbs administration Of
President Taylor. lie proclaimel its
ratification to his country and lay dpEn
to die. With that proclamation. his
work on earth was finished. We, sir,
are the proper trustees Of that legacy.
The distinguished Senator from Della
ware, Mr.. CLAYTON, ana my honorable
colleague, Mr.. C|oLLANER, the one as
tho negotiator Of the treaty, and both
of them as the confidential couns?ilors
of President Taylor,-are in q special
aud a peculiar dagrec, il [ may 50 say,
TO be regarded as the executors and guar
dians Of this trust. That this high and
sacred commission will be we'll anil
faithfully executed by these honorable
gentlemen, no man doubts. Lis the na.
toms Inheritance it is an importantanl
a sacred trust. Let US cherish AMI de-.
feud it as such and let Us see to it that
it shall be fully executed according to
its letter and its spirit
Sir, as an American Senator and as
M p,arioan. altman 90. ,ro,o,,1 =.
stand by our own executive Government
in the position it has assumed upon this
question. Standing in opposition. as |
do, to the present national Admiuistra-
tion-dltiering from it, as / do, most
widely and radically upon almost every
question of domestic policy-I am the
more happy in being able to accord to it
the tribute, worthless though it may be,
of my sincere and entire approval Of the
position it las taken upon this question.
However we may BE- divided among our.
selves, however We may contend and
~rangle upon questions % domestic in
terest and Of local policy, yet. when it
comes 10 a question with q foreign Pow
cr, wherein our national honor and ON
national interest are concerned. as IN the
present instance. let rs exhibit to the
world the beautiful and sublime specta
Gle of a great, a united, a barmonioa,
people-a people having ono mind. one
heart, and one purpose. When it shall
come to such az issue, all our miserable
fimlly quarrels, aud domestic feuls, aud
sectional jaalousies will be cast aside anC
forgotten. and the North and the South