Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-12
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ner Of eight feet draft, at an ag.
lost of Sl,200000.
mr. Hale IN. II moved to strike out the
)ur oil fourteen feet draft, leaving the Others
MIR. Bell (Tenn.) supported the proposal
nd made some happily sarcastic remarks,
skiing where were the war spirits who excl
I'd US so much a few days ago2 Where was
1e Senator from Georgia Mr.. Toonbs) who
anted war with England these ten years
asti Where the Senator from Illinois (Mr.
'ouglas) whose bill to clothe the President
ith extraordinary powers lies on the table
Where the senator from New Hampshire Mr.
alel who could not agree with the wise and
oderate councils of the Chairman of the
ommittee on Foreign Affairs Mr.. Masonry
hese war spirits have left no margin for any
antleman following in their wake, except to
solve that the President shall give orders
the capture of the whole British Navy
is (Mr. BelPs) course is to prepare gradu.
ly and silently for contest with that great
ID arropant power; but never to use bra
.do.
Mr. Brown (Miss.) also urged the present
crease of the navy. Bold words. such as
ID been used, require to be followed by bold
eds. New is the time to increase our ships
lcn the credit of the country is good, for in
war with England we must borrow at ten
twenty per cent. lie would have voted
twenty additional ships instead Of ten, for
though he did not seek war; he would be
Ill prepared to maintain the honor of the
untry.
Mr.. Toombs, of Ga, replied in the same
ain as used in his former speech, that the
lited States could whip the world.
Mr.. Hammond, of S. c., did not entertain
n Hut n no
nsably necessary for our interest as mea.
re indispensably necessary for our interest
great commercial nation. Referring to
tone of recent speeches, he said, we can
t build a navy, like Aladin's palace, in
:ht You cannot raise ships by resolutions
Congress. TO raise an army, you have but
light the fires from hilltop to hilltop, but
construction, equipment and training Of
lavy is work Of time. Looking at other
lntries. we fud the deficiency Of our navy,
npared with our commerce. Denmark,
eeden and other small States, have naves
al or superior. Every stump orator in
country insists on our taking Cuba and
ing out Spain; yet Spain had larger ia
than ours. He Nr. Hammond feels
Sc insults in the Gulf as if stricken in the
e. lie could not be content with mere
ology and hoped that the force in the Gulf
either with or without orders, capture or
k one of the offending vessels But those
lition sloops are not as measure of war
great Britain. He would meet that is.
when it comes.
dr Douglas, of Illinois, considered that
should first decide what we arc going to
respecting these British outrages before
ing what we will do with the Navy. Are
Senate willing to.confer power Oh the Ex-
tive to avenge and repel outrages by re-
ing. as his bill now on tho table does, the
rth Eastern boundary act Of 1889? If they
ready to meet the question Of the British
ression, do it on it's own merits, without
rlaying it with resolutions respecting the
ntrai american Republics. Every enemy
the face of the earth is defed by the COM
tees resolutions, except one and she the
t. Because Great Britain has committed
at outrages against US, therefore we will
around and whip Mexico, Nicaragua,
tia Rice, or punish the Chinese. We have
told that we will avenge these insults
IN we get ready, but when can we be rea-
to repel an insult except when it is given?
.se repeated outrages by different ships
different officers, in various parts OF the
are not accidental, but the result OF or
from Great Britain. If we are TO sub
say no more but if we are not 10 sub
to insult, then vote the bill comforting the
yer on the Presiddut. Mr.. Douglas re.
we'd the circumstances Of the boundary dis
e, showing the unanimity with which Con
IS then acted and which he now called Oh
to emulate
Ir. Mallory (Fla.) protested against hav
this measure regarded as a war measure
vas recommended by the Secretary of th'
~ before these outrages were committed
Mallory reiterated the sentiments he ex
sed in a former speech respecting the ag
ssions.
lr. Kennedy (Md.,) took the same course
Mr.. Hammond, and also pointed out tht
3nceess condition Of the Atlantic seaboarC
made forcble speech, asking the Sen
TO pause before plunging into war which
I'D be war Of extermindtion OF one o.
other power. lie concluded by mo vinG
nty sloops instead of ten.
lr. Seward On. " explained his course
lie recent war debate. lie was not ont
hose who was willing to indicate that an.
ndonment Of the right Of police on th
5, and he had so expressed it in his re
ckS. He had no idea that the British Go
nment will sustain or sanction its exercise
hey do, then is the time to meet and re
IS them. The Senator from Illinois ha
10 an attempt, by his bill, to anticipate
ly from Great Britain, but the countr
Congress is against that proposal, and
been laid on the table. He MIR. Seward
wished, with the contrary view, to exten
session till the explanations can be ha
the country put in an aggressive attitude
eed be. These ten sloops cannot be ia
as q war measure. They add but on
idred guns to the Navy. lie agreed wit
Senator from Georgia, that the countr
never in better attitude for war tha
", be it either of offence or aggression
began the revolution without either q
or navy, commenced the last war with
al revenue Of sixteen millions, while to-da
can have eighty. We have all the elt
nts Of defence, and no longer have tha
lkness that invites insult, but nations
.racter for honor aud moderation commi
g no injustice, and submitting to no wron
stronger than we're Caesars legions on th
in OF Pharsalia, or than navy that woul
'er the German ocean.
lr. Cameron (Pa) Mr.. Hayne Is. c. an
Is made remarks, when Mr.. Hales amenC
ut was lost-yeas 22, nays Al.
lr. Hale further amended the bill, so Q
appropriate 100000 for the machinery
ship Franklin.
Mtr. Clingmau IN. C.) added an amen,
ment, to build ten gunboats.
Mr.. Wilson Mass would vote for sma
annual increase of the Navy. A good de-
I'D coid ~ bofo