Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-29

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issue and the question very naturally arises
what is TO be done My answer Is, slan'
Up to the treaty. The answer Of your IN
lerest and your honor, OF reason aud OF JUS
tee, L., stand fast by the IT. aty, by the A
mercaa Interpretation Of the treaty, aud {,
the Involvement Of all us requirements.
/ The praeucul question, however, still recur5
what shall be done provided England sui
udheres to the determination Of never sur
rendering any Of her possessions ~ Contra
America? II is not worth while to be very
/ londer-fpoted or meay-m1uihod on this sub
/ leot; but let us speak out and sp ak PLAIN
! ly and directly to the pont agree witt
/ the honorable and distinguished Senator
/ from Michigan, that, when there Is danger
! ahead, II is better, aud safer, aud wiser, q
| look II right IA the iace, and be- prepared tt
meet It. We can never avoid dagger by
/ turning our backs, or closing our eyes. OF
stopping our mouth, upon It.
But the question stl presses upon us
| what do you prrpUse to dOy ! can say, as
presume every senator can say, that It De
much easier to declare what Is best not 6,
/ do, Than TO propose what Is best and wlses
/ To be- done. We can declare war ugaiasl
England tut do not propose that Just nov
] We can follow her own repeated examples
/ and, by repeating our neutfaihy laws so ial
/ us they have Application 10 Central America
| aud setting loose the buccaneerng aud Ill
/ hbusterug spirit Of the county, Jet shl
/ The dogs Ol war upon her, aud at one,
drive her from every iuot-huld 10 Central a.
merlca, aud sweep her from the Caribbean
seu but do not propose that,
Vow, SIR, without undertaking 10 untcip
ate The call of the Executive, whose proviuc,
It Is, and whose responsibility 1t Is, TO take
the Initiative upon questions ut tins chtract
cr; without undertaking TO anticipate the nc.
ton Of the Legislature without undertak
ug Co anticipate the recommendation OF th,
Committees on Foreign kriauons OF tlie two
Houses, 90 whom is 10 be- committed a.,
consideration VI thus subject, / viii, never
treIess, r. specially suggest as a ti,sl peace
iul proposition, ulrect aud eXpncu cuugrcs-
siuuii declaration Of our construction VI th,
treaty, und Of the obligations OF treat Bu-
tain resulting from %, according to that M
terprctauou Will any body object 10 that
II that prove univdlling aud aiter negOlH-
uuns shall have been exhausted would
then, aud not lld then, entertain some pro-
position similar TO that suggested by any
honorable friend from New YORK. the uthei
day, and let England then have Official and
formal notice that she must Withdraw hui
possessions from cniml America. speclfcal
~ from the Bay Islands and from the No.
quito coast, aud from the country between
ihc >iboou and the Surs,oon, by gNen
day, SAY twelve months u advance, more OF
less, as you please. Ii she stlI holds on. %,
open defiance OF all yunr demands, ia open
dcnlnce oi all your "Reminiscences, IN open
dthihce uI your Oyeftures, aud spurns al
your summons, / shalt be prepared then tu
cay that she must be subjected to that we'll
Known and ancient process called custer OF
possession and ! shall then be prepared to
place 10 the hands Of the Executive author
ny oi the country au tue material and that
may be necessary 20 execute that process
Sir, we would much rather she would 20 uul
OF possession OF own accord and 800 ooed'.
ence 90 her own solemn obligations bui
nOleas uoieas, She must eventually 20 OUT --
Let us show 20 the country mat We are 90
earnest this tune, and that we Will do what
wo declare our purpose 10 do Resolving
and re-resaivlug. and sui doug nothing but
resolve, is Of 10 aval. We may sco.d, and
storm, aud threaten, as we please We may
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ly aoout vudicamg The insuIled honor OF the
country but yet, unless We take soue d.
rect practical mode Of eliectualiy carrying
uut our high resolves, We accomplish no mng
but our own shame, aud incur tue udicule Of
mankind.
Sho" 10 Engaud that You are 10 earnest
about lhis business aud that she Is not 10
look ior ano her case OF ~ A. or h.ht."
and then backing down to 4o- Let .Dg
land ludy understand that tnere IS tut one
voice aud but one zpirlt suu,u the Atr,,..
can u.,pls .uyun Tins on,.st,,n ,ud maj .,,..
must uihll her covenant oblt,atlous w,tn as
or take upul herself the tsaft1l rrsp,n.,b,.lt,
Of committing the uuesiion to th,, final ~
b,tumeut of arms. We cau. present ty b,,
no other alternative.
would counsel 40 violence of lspeus,r.
towards England; mo- .,npiy threats. -,
hasiy action mberumlug The d,uuitv ,t d,
great nntlon ussertiup onh liz .t,a,r and ,,
oubuaolr rlshls. snu cons, i,,,is ui IL, amin,
20 maintain tuem. would even cou,.,.
moderation ami tub rance. would coun-