Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-09
Auo,her senurorIsI War FIare-up

The telegraph report Of the Senate proceed
ings on the 9Th to Pittsburgh contains sketch
Of spicy war debate entirely omitted in the re-
port to the Cleveland press. Mr.. Mallory, of
Florida, fIom the Naval Committee, reported an
amendment to the Naval Appropriation Bill for
the construction Of ten steam sloOps of war
at an aggregate cost of 81, 100000. We quote:
Mr. Bell of Tenn, supported the proposal.
and made some happily sarcastic remarks, ask
ing where the war spirits were who excited Us
so much a few DAYS ago Where was the Sena-
/ tor from Ga. Mr.. TOOmbs, who wanted war
with England at any time these ten years pasti
Where the Senator from Illinois, Mr. Douglas,
whose bill to clothe President with extaordina-
nv powers, lies on the tables Where the Sena-
tor from New Hampshire, Mr. Hale, who could
not agree with the wise and moderate c0un-
ellis Of the Chairman of the Committee on For
eign Affairs, Mr.. Mason. These war spirits
have left no margin for any gentleman follow
| ing in the wake, except to resolve that the
President shall give orders for the capture of the
whole British navy. His, Mr.. Bells course is
TO prepare gradually and silently for a contest
with that great and arrogant power but never to
use bIavadO.
Nj OF HISS also AIZcQ ALlC plGoEAl
increase Of the Navy. Bold words, such as had
Now is the time to increase our ships, when the
credit of our country is good, for in a war with
England we must borrow at 10 or 20 per cent.
He would have voted for 20 additional ships in
stead of ten, for although he did not seek war he
would be prepared to maintain the honor Of the
country.
Mr.. ToOmbs replied in the same strain used
in his former speech, that the United States
eOu'd wlip the world.
Mr.. Hammond, of 5. c., did not entertain
this as a war measure, but as a measure indis-
pensably necessary for our interest as a great
commercial nation. Referring TO the tone of
recent speeches he said ave cannot build a
navy like Aladdin's palace in a night You
cannot raise ships by resolutions Of Congress
to raise an army you have but to Light up the
fires from hill toFs; butahe construction Of
equipments and training of navy is work Of
time Looking at other countries we find the
deficiency of our navy compared with our COM
meree. Denmark, Sweden and other small
States have navies equal or superior. Every
stump orator in the county insists on our taking
Cuba, and ysipiRg out Spain, yet Spain has
larger navy than ours. He, Mr.. Hammond,
feels these insults in the gulf as if stricken in
the face, and he hoped that the force IL the gulf
will, either with or without orders, capture or
sink one Of the offending vessels; but these ad-
ditiOnal sloOps are not as a measure Of war with
Great Britain. Hewould meet that issue when
it comes."
Mr.. Douglas, of Ill, considered that they
should first decide what We are going to d. re
specting these British outrages before saying
what We will DO with the navy, Are the Sen-
ate willing to cantey poweT on the Executive
to ayenge aud repel outrages, by reviving, as
his bill now on the table docs, the North East
ern boundary act of 1897 If they are ready
to meet the question of British aggression, 10
it on its own merits, without Oyerlaying it with
resolutions respecting the Central American
republics. Every enemy on the face Of the
earth is defied by the Committees resolutions,
except one,