New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-03
The United states Consress--The Mason and
SlilelI Affair. 4gs

In the United States Senate, on the 26th instant
Mr. Hale offered resolution that the President
be requested, If not Incompatible with the public
interest," to transmit copies OF all dispatches which
have passed between the Government and Great
Britain relative to the seizure of Mason ana Sill
DELL said dispatches to be communicated, either IN
open or executive session, as may be deemed
proper; s ,. @
Mr. Hale said he had understood from the public
press and those who held more intimate relations
with the Administration than himself Though the
absence of the intimacy was not his fault, as ne
was willing to be as confidential as anybody-that
for three or four days past the Cabinet has had
under consideration proposition traught with
more evil to the country than anything that had
yet marked its history, and that was the surrender
Of Mason and Slideil to Great Britain. By doing
this we must yield all we have gained the war OF
the Revolution and be Inundated to second rate
power No man would go further than himself Tor
peace, but he would not submit to national dis
grace and dishonor to obtain such peace. He
would favor the arbitration of another power; but
if a demand has been made by Great Britain for
the surrender Of Mason and Slidell war should be
declared against her instantly.
He would make all honorable concessions for
peace, but a peace involving such. surrender
would be infinitely, worse than war. His friend
from Indiana (Mr Lane) had remarked this morn.
ing that his State had now sixty thousand men in
the field, and would double that number to main
tain the national honor. If this Senate should go
hence after such surrender and humiliation it
would be subject to thescorn and Indignation of
the country. He regarded the arrogant demand OF
England as a pretext for war. She was deter
mined to humiliate US first and fight Us afterwards
Let our cities and villages be pillaged and burned,
but let our national honor be preserved. a%
Francis i said, after the battle OF Pavla that all
was lost but honor. He (Hale) would pray that
this Administration might not sacrifice our national
honor. Thousands would get come to the field to
defend it. Ii this surrender was made, the Admin
istration would meet with such a fire in the rear
that it would be hurled from power; If we had a
war with England it woud be for the same cause
that had sent one King to the block and another
homeless and Fhouseless over the world, and one
that would appeal to men wherever the English
language is spoken. He believed, too, that II Ma
| poleon had one desire more than any other it was
to wipe out the stain on the French arms at
| Waterloo. f15ss ~. 5z.r- ~
An over Canada there were thousands of Irish
| men who would rush to arms to sustain such a
cause as ours: Our principles were our great
strength, and if war must come, he would say let
itcome, and thank God that we are the instru-
ments in his hands to work out his own cause.
1StG Mr. Sumner said his own belief was that the mat
/ ter would be aIncably adjusted. 1t was in safe
hands, and it would be better for the Senate to re-
| serve themselves for facts and not act upon ra-
| mors e
| Mr. Hale's resolution was laid over under the
rules ~ 53af 80 E w
Mr.. Davis gave notice that he should introduce q
bill confiscating every species OF property OF all
4 persons who have had any connection with the
Southern rebellion, either in a civil, military or
4 naval capacity. 5S=' g" r. .-7
Mr. Harlan introduced bill for establishing
/ provisional governments in the seeding States
| Referred - -
Mi. Howe introduced bill amending the fug
| tive slave act. H iF..'
| The Senate adjourned until Monday.
The meeting of two gentlemen in the, theate,
lobby Is happy illustration OF the confusion g
| similarity Of dress occasions. Coming from differ
ent points, each in a great hurry, one addressed
the other with, "pray are you the box.keeper ~
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