The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-01-11

UNIFIED STARTS SESArg.--On the Gath
uit Mr.. Hale offered u resolution thai
the President be requested, IL not incum,
oatiblc with the public interest, totrsns.
nit copies Of all dispatches which have
passed between this government aud
Great Britain, relative TO the seizure az
Mason and Slidcil, said dispatches TO b.
communicated, either in open or cxecn.
tive session, as may be deemed proper.
Mr.. Sumner objected,
Mr. Hale said he had understood from
the public press and those who had more
;n,imate relations with the administra.
lion than himsclt--though the absence
az the intimacy was not his fault, ~ hc
was willing to bc as confidential ~ anv.
body-that Cor three or four days past
the Cabinet has had under consideration
a proposition fraught with more evil to
the country than anything that had yet
marked its history, and that was tho
surrender Of Mason and Slidell to Great
Britain. BY doing this we would yield
all we had gained in the war OF the rev.
olution and be Inundated to u second
rate party. No man would go further
than himself tof peace, but he would not
submit TO national disgrace and dshon-
or TO obtain such u peace. He would
favor the arbitration Of another power
, bu, If 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 conces,
sions for peace, but peace involving
:. surh surrender would be Infinitely
worse than war. His friend from lnd
J. ana (Mr. Lane) had remarked this morn.
. ing that his State had now 10000 men
in the field, and wonld double that nun
her 10 maintain the national honor. If
this Senate should 60 hence after such
a surrender aud humiliation, II would DO
h subject to the scorn and indignation OF
the country. He regarded the arrogant
demand of England as a prctext tor war
She was determined TO humiliatc Us first
and fight us afterward Let our cities
= and villages be burned, hut let cur ma
3 tional honor be preserved
Francis | said after the battle Of Pa
via, that all was lost but honor. Thou
n sands would vet come to the field to de
a. feud il. II this surrender was made, the
/, Administration would meet with such q
fire in the rear that it would be hurled
a. from power II wc had a war with Eng
In land. 1t would be fos The same cause tina
bad sent one king 20 the block aud an
10 other homeless and houselcss over tn
e. world. AMI one that would appeal TO mel
IS. wherever the English language is spc
- ken lie believed, too, that if Napoleo
had one desire more than any ether,
was b. wipe ont the stain on the Frenc
81 arms at Waterloo
oil All over Canada there were thousand
rs Of Irishmcn who would rush To arms (
GO sustain such cause as ours Our pril
y ciples were our great strength, and
IL war must come. he would sag, let
rs come, and thank Ged that we are the il
he strumcuis in His hands to work out Iii
ST own cause.
on Mr. Sumner said bis own belief wa
me that the matter would be amicably a,
Oh iustcd 1t was IN safe hands, and
would be better for She Senate to 7,
OF serve Themselves fer facts, aud no, a,
''t upon rnmurs
cs Mr. Ilae's resolution was laid ovt
oi under the rules
ar This viii DO for to-day, in asmuch I
g :, Efftla IN .Is2.ls eaRuat be expected in lars
he