New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-26

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M, O,ozags. Ia his own name, and in the. q sew
eraI other eminent members representing the different
political parties, then proposed tins resolution:
the der.a.on Of the Minister of FOreisn Aeai ana ina;
d.o' 70 give % tAs 60, % T sa...s . nstai ssDp .p n
The resolution unanimously adopted and ordered 70 De
Nor. Sir. after having shown that there ia No, tn,
least earthly prospect OF scqnng the lsapf Of Cnbs
by or in COZ sequence Of, the passage ct thus b wnat
follows II toNows that the question whether Cabs
isdesrable and ought to be attained ls not al ell IN
debate II II an idle visionary and misclevOl5 alb
.tractiop There il no such question here; but the
one son which preseuted j., whether the Congress
Of the United States shs authorize the President OF
tho United States TO Offer an iniignty to Span. Tna.
Mr.. s1IDr11-Wn the Senator from New-Yerk per-
nit me To IL terrupt him
Mr.. SEwARD-CeTiainly Y.
Mr. SLIpELL-The danger that he depfecaies has
already arrived The cause Of quarrel exists aree1y
according 70 the extract he read from the speech Of
General o DOnnel; the il suit had been gwen by the
President and immediate repraton s demarded.
Therefore, cannot very VeN dgsraVate lhat lhsa-
II has passed from power.
Mr. SEw.RD--I have sn answer for the honorable
Senator propose to leave the Precedent the con-
sttutonal power which he erjoys, OF lostltu'iDg
tresties with Spain for the purchase OF the Island Of
Cuba in the Curibean Seas and with all other Powers
for all other islands in all the oceans throughout the
globe propose to leave him the night ana power oi
sending TO Congress messages announcing beforehand
the treaties be proposes 10 make, and esye lim TO
answer on bis own responsibility 10 the people and
10 the world, for the wisdom and the temper, the
moderation and the dignity, with woich be executes
these great trusts propose, on the other hand to
reserve NY own authority, my own constitutional
power ard 10 maintain the dguity of ny official
functions and not at al to become party to An rsut
which the President Of the United States may be sup
posed 70 have already offered 20 Spain. cannot con-
sent 10 90 TO his aid though IL may be ecessary 10
draw him ont Of the dilemma in which he tods himself
involved by rashness which ] did not advise.
Sir, viii rot stop to inquire as an abstract question
about the wisdom Of 4 great nation offering insults
ard indignities TO other nations. will not stop now
| 10 inquire about the virtue, the morality and the
honor, to cay rothipg Of the dignity OF such course.
Bot will say tts that It * not wise to offer an in-
dignity to foreign power II you ae to sAn nothing
by it. So much may at least be conceded to me. Aed
| row. what is TO be obtained by Insulting SPAN :
Nothing; but Cny this: must expect that she VIII
be provoked to war to resent the iGdgDty and wnen
/ the has come 10 resent the lndignlty, then
tie prize OF Cuba may be attained as indemnity Tor
the expenses Of the war. Sir if desire 70 acquire
Cuba by negotiation, let as negotiate. Inc Pfealdent
dscaims aud dsdsins 10 seek il by war directly. Are
We to understand him and majority of the Commit
tee here that they ask to bring Spain indirectly
| into wsr IN order that we may conquer Cuba Ths,
would be to mpute to the President and the Commit
| tee bad faith, which must utterly disclam.
These considerations satisfy my mind that Il IS not
expected that it is not intended that Cuba shail be
rpd IN a
it Is supposed that other advantage, some do
meetc and local bereft, will be secured to the Presi-
dent OF the United States by provoking debate on
this subject in Congress SIR do not so mach un 1er-
value the intelligence Of the American people as TO
apprehepd any such result. The proposition seems to
be an empty one an IDLE one udicrOus One and II
were not for violating the respect cue 20 the President
of the United States and Se majority Of the Committee
who sanction It. should say rdicnlons one There
is play which we have sometimes at the thea.er,
in which the heroine is honest house wife, who has
propensity for buying everything at auction aud she
is always able to assign at least good reason Tor
namely, that, though The article bought is not wen'i
al the time yet is cheap, aDd il will be 60 handy to
have It if if shall ever be wanted. S., day She
/ bought a huge door plate sold at sn auction OF n
neighbors furniture, on which was inscribei IN Srgs
| letters the name OF " ThOmrson.' spelled with q
! 'p," although her OWL name, veI as her
! husbands, was Toode. When the Indignant
! Mr.. Toodle called her to account Tor the expense,
WHY" she said, chow do YOU know, my dear, that
We shall not day have child, and that child may
not be daughter and that that daughter may not be
married to someb body and lust as likely rs not that
! somebody will be a man named ihomp:on, and ms
may be spelled with p laughterl, soft will tit
then Just exactly. could not help buying II because
il was so cheap and it will be 30 handy you know. 70
have il in the house." That Sir is exactly the value
ofthis great presidential demonstration made think,
10 retrieve the sinking and wasting fortunes of an Adj
ministraon that has disappointed ITS own mmoderate
desires not than the es sanguine expectations OF
| the American people.