The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-02-03
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which hO requested by his cries for help-si aTsiy
But, sir, our duty under the law Of nAtiohs h
stronger even than that. was not bound tas
break into my neighbors house 10 safs his lie.
1t was my duty to do il, but il was a moral du,Y
ty which was not bound to perform. batnnders
the law Of nations, it is not only proper shat ps
should arrest an expedition fitted out from aorr
shores to invade the territories Of nation with
which we are ar peace, but il is duty which Ne
are bound to perform. Under the law Of nasA
| tions, and under our own laws, we have no ops
ton in the performance of this duty. We aTs
| bound as matter Of necessity, TO errsst tho
| man. and prevent orr people ftom comnittings
outrages upa neighboring nation. II il &da,y
Of which we cannot diyest ourselves unless tye
violate the law. .-..... efas. s.
VIII any one contend that the sovereignty OF.
Nicaragua shielded General Walker whilst hs
attacked it, or that we invaded that authority
in arresting himY Sir, it would be an anamo
olous monstrous proposition, precise on par4
with that Of the man man who, because enter
ed his house when heard the cly Of murdsF,s
would attempt to make me amenable to thsoiva
law. .. .r -a i5s.f
/ say, sir, that we had duty TO perform tln-
der the law Of nations, and under the law Of
1878; and that in the discharge of that duty, No
mdstprevent the''carrying oD"of theexpeditiofof
Gen. Walker. In the discharge Of thisduty, wei
were bound to follow that expedition and break
1t up wherever found; and no man can setup q
claim upon the part Of Nicaragua for an inya.
sion of her soil If such q claim were present.
ed in this House, It would be secuted by every
man upon this floor, because we all know that
such claim woald be groundless. -
| maintain, sir, that Commodore Pau,ding hasvi-
0laed no Law, committed no otfense, hut that sim-
| ply done lis duty. And honor him him for it.s
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and ilTmness and approve OF his conduct, and
| ioariessly pronounce his Interpretation Of the
| law under which he acted as unquestionablv cor
rect. love the noble tar who brayed the co,l-s
sequences, and took responsibility OF doing
! his duty. sty F..ar5 81 s. .r .-,t. tsL s,e
Gentlemen, 10 defend General Walker, have
dragged in the iuVasion Of tho soil Of icaragi.a
as an onlrsge committed by our country. 10
hear them, one would suppose that they weres
NlcaragHans, and not citizens OF our glorious
land From their representations, we would To-
led 10 believe that the poor people Of central
America were in tears because wu rescued theta
from the rayages of a merciess invader. .s.a j.
But, r, did Commodore Pauldins, by ths,arxg
rest Of General Walker, violate the lsy Of ns,s
tionS2 | say that he did simply Lis duty; and
that if he had done less he would have ibeeag
censurabe. 1t is the duty OF 1onr government
/
! found in the language oftbe act Of 1913, from
carrying on such expeditions. o. Suppose kRa
army Of our people sh9uld be organized 20 crsss 4
the imaginary line on the northwestcrp bnunda-
| ry of oar country and attack the people Of No
via Sc0tla; suppose we send our army to arrest
the expedition, but lust asst reacied the boan-
dary line, the expedition, ten thousand ,siiehg, :
crossed over, and in liil sight Of our aimyscem-f
menced lhe woi ofburnng houses and rol,hings
and SlaughteIinS the ciiiz,ns Of that eonntFy: J
! ! ask If there is any man here who would jMs7 J
tily commander. inch ef If he would not pass /
OYER The line and pnta stop TO this work ofplur-s
4 der and arson? think there iSno man here
/ who would not say lie was light in crossiag thar
line. Yetifthe Interpretation ef tho act OF ila.f
Is is as contended forby the honorable een,fs-g
man from Georgia, he shopll have allowed the
slaughter to have proceeded without sinterrup.s
ton, because the act Of 1913, although it requ-f
rcd US 10 prevent the car. ying on Of such expos
dlt!ons from our shores, dad not permit ms. tn
enter the jurisdiction Of another Power,fr that
! purpose. a9ft.M
| iir, Chairman, think Commodore Paulding
was entiIely right in the construction which lei
gave to the act Of 1918, and think he is en-
titled to much credit for the Interpretation iss
gave to that act of Congress. think the Gene
gress Of The United States should concur in that
Interpretation, for it is the correct one. 1t is Q,
safe doctrine, and the only doctrine undertwhclt
! il is practicable 10 restrain such expeditions ~
Under any other construction it would sbeeRi-
most impossible to arrest en- expedition fitted
out on our southern borders to attae5rE neigh-
boring country, because YOU can ReSer find the
/ ship, IN one time out Of thousand until the.
men and munitions of war are landed. ittwas,
50 inghe case OF the expedition fite ed out against
Ia fnhn No had n Iina of Shinp unnu. nalr conQf
land Spain had almost covered in the ocean with
her ships ei war, Yet the e2Ledition was not
oyertaken untilit had landed and the army had
gone into the interior, and there fought an Ame.
lrcans will fight, until the last man died, orwsa
taken prisoner 6se g@5a si.8 Il ssss ass yaffte
I Under such anintcrpretation you render your
J Iact impotent. You can neither entoree tho
laws Of natinus nor carry out the proyisons of
the act OF 1918, unless YOU sustain the very
course which has been taken By Commoders
Pauldng We should not give Il the cold sup,
! port that says, "You ought not, perhaps 10,
have passed TIE borders; that WAS technically.
wrong, but you have acted uUaer an honest miss
take, and we viii excuse ySti" Let us on, ,tl.ss
contrary say, "1Commodora You have done ,Jngssre,
, duty, and we will sustain you" At the time
of the Canadian iEicutics the auhorities~theis
gave this Interpretation to the law Of nationss-.
t General Brady took his position upon the waters
which divide the Limited States and canadas
5 and there prevented the expedition from sopE
country from going oyer Why did the United
! States which is soiealous Of her right; Wig did
not these gentlemen Who stand up in this Hall
! in defense Of The sovereignty OF Nicaraguas call
j upon England TO redress this grieyous invasion
: Of our wsters2 This sir, is q novel doctrine.
, one which has splung UP IN favor Of General
. Walker; such doctrine as has bad no recogpi-
ton in the practice Of nations; such as has iound
. place ia the pages Of the learned writers On
international laws. s{f MAI NJ ss.,,ss,f at4 o.t
b !, 1t is contended grayely that we should send
t walker hack: that We have committed 4 gross
! ou rage upon his rights, and that we opGht 10
put, him on board 9ns itRs yssssls ofoar Navy
! with his. men and munitions ;of Enr, send him
!. back, and put him precisely where Cpgn:poiore
I l'auldipg found him, Yst lhs men who con-
s tend thus, in, the same breath nllege, that when
/. Commodore Paulding landed upon the shores cf
s Ncaragua, he committed an outIage upon Tho
!, sovereignty Of that Slate; and set they. Eonid
! send him hack with his men and his aruls; and
! thus commit another outrage upon tho toyer
! eighty of thai nation his Is 10 bs done: and
upon he principle, it is % be supposed. that
J. two wronss make pneirieht, ~ it, WAS an in
vasioD i0r CpfpInodoEe Paulllpg d land 10 Nin4s
1 ragua 70 arrest General EeT and his trssops.
t should Ike to learn M " ben General
keE IS taken baeki We car, avoid sain ipsaaInK
lhe soysieIgps af n h6Sd tbas sQllsa
1f the honoFable gsnll ls,lan nv xil9 tss
ltake General walkef bac N5l xpIain te vi n
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