New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-31

Saturdays debate in the Senate, on the subject
Of British outrsses," evinced, on the part OF the
grave and reverend seigniOIs who compose that
body very strange IDEAS as to the methods proper
TO be adopted in dealing with foreign ships Of war
presumed TO be acting under the orders OF their
Government; unless indeed, We suppose that all
tire brsegsdcca speeches made on that Occasion,
and in which either side of the house seemed to
strive to Guido the other, were merely speeches u
Buncombe, made in entire confidence that the head
org course recommended in them would never be
adopted ard that the valiant utterers thereof might
get great credit for spirit and patriotism BY urging
the doing Of that which they felt confident would
never be done.
Mr. Hale considered the acts of the British Is
be.lieereut n character. He thought they should
BE- met by acts, not by arguments; and he proposed
forthw, tn TO employ all the power OF the country
10 resist them. Mr. Toombs said ditto TO Slr.
Hale. with the addition tina. the British ships of
wsr IN the Cuff Of Mexico ought To be seized and
brought INTO cur ports sunk, with nothing short
Of which should We be satisfied. Mr. Sew
aid sad ditto 10 Dir. Toombs, though not
without slight taint OF his Characteristic caution.
TIE Executive, he said, had properly and promptly
determined MT to wait for explanations, nor to
recognize that any explanations can be given which
VIII coDcede the right OF visitation He fully IN
dorsed promptitude Of action in sending - the Gulf
itrce sufficient 10 sink every Ditish cruiser. Mr..
Douglas reu,d have been quite As ready as aoy of
the oh Is 70 commence the settlement Of the 1ues-
ton of the right Of vifita.ion BY capturing sink
ing al the British ships of wsr IN the West lndier,
except Tor the trhing difficulty in the way, that the
British had three guns there 10 our one. He com.
pue n,ed the daring spirit of his fellow Senators;
but for BIS part instead of insisting, with such odds
scsirst us, upon the capture of the whole British
sausdron Oh the West India station, be would
be content that ship Of war, such as the
Wabash. should set upon the tiack Of tue little
StyX or BezzaIj, follow her up, capture her aud
rira Der into 81 American POT. as preliminary to
esotistiors. l. woLld then OILY TENS a for En-
lsnd t. s7ow 1T 10 d.Ayow me act. of those
Iui.eIs Ii sbt ayc@,j them, il was war; II she
.eyoWed them, ~ cad the perp, traitors 10 our own
spt. and Il only ;ema ued for ds T. proc ed t.
uuish them al ctr discretion Mr.. Hyne.
IF anticipating tie nstu.si re;ult Of this method
| Of procedure declared that toe Navy was read, t.
90 The bottom in 6schaIge 81 its cut: s1d inslly
| Mr. Wilson moved 20 authorize the President 70
Sc. the Laval force TO the o he recent cut
rs.es. tn restrictions 70 capture the .bip. hich
haze committed or m'y commit such belize. rnt
| sct,.
Nov. shois ,imp'e ,li ,a-y a, his uLetaod OF
sat pe tte visitation question may sppesr 20 honor.
be Senators, Il s;iiAs - thai TEAL! ta~Ee r. sons
Little obiec,i,rs 10 l. sud that Ike other s,;ec ed
| ..,rt.cut. / nigh. Prove after al yey ctg usy
round. 1t : bariy 20 Do supposed th4t the Buii,h
tips Of war in TIE Wcst Indies " Il be CONTEXT 10
.llon u. 10 DO all the visiting sal capturing. They
sra sliesdy tie s;r oyer party, Including in The
| count cur vessels Low fitting out three guns q
| cre; snd for every sdd!licual gun We can serd
| thiAer, tie British csn feud twenty L. nigh.
tstpe0 ttat lus,esi cf '.nAug or capturing sas