Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-12-20

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All that reasonably can be done, TO prevent il
l'bHlieveit " can be prevstned but tbs wisesi
way i 70 be prepared for aty cqntin2ency
that hsy ANs6. Hope the resolution NAV be
retired loihs Committee on Foreign Rele-
tjons
Me Suuner--1he question before the Sen
ate is simply IN reference to The bill. Il is a
question Gl business. Now, looking at it,
cha,aclCr, ii is plbiu il concerns principally
On especially foreign relations IL is this
circumstance that gives to it a peculiar inter-
est
IL II concerned merely an additional levy OF
troops, or tho building of new forte, or a
change IN our com mercAl policy, there would
have been little question with regard TO It,
nor would the Senator from Wisconsin ao.
com panied It's introduction with remarks call
ing attention TO the outrages committed on
ST. Albans, | assume it then, that it relates
to our ioreig gn relations, and therefore, accord
ing 10 The usual custom, it should be referred
10 the commitee having charge Of that sub.
irct This i. all have to say on the subject
Of rcieTc c. but hope the Senate viii par
don me # glance for one moment at the
outrete to which the Senai or referred
Ouly a few weeks ago the village Of St.
Albans IN Vermont, was disturbed by band
OF murdetefs, biehwnymen, house-breakers,
horse thieves aud robbers coming from Cam
ada After breaking open the bank, and ob.
tanning a certain amount of spoil by the mur.
der OF n citiz n, they succeeded in making
their way to Canada, where they declared
tLenselves o be agents of the rebel Govern
ment, Such are the main facts Now Mr..
President, does any one suppose that these
agents of the rebel Government were moved
70 their enterprise merely by considerations
0l piunder-that they worked everything
merely 20 rob bank or steal horse No
such thing. Their object was much higher
and more fer Ieaebhg. In one word it was
10 embrOil the Government of the United
States with the Government Of Great Britain
! cannot donbt that was their object To my
mind il is as plain AS day Their agents or
rather the men bshind them, who set them
on, knew the senstiveness of our people, ard
naturally they would be aroused against the
foreign country in which the enterprise had
ils origin They saw excitement, anger aud
passion ou cue part wts inevitable That ott
Of these, some compli nton or col on
might ensue hat any such complication or
CO lision must necessarily help the rebellion
more than a victory ON The field Of battle
All this they saw aud acted neeordingly Tie
"uVV P'pNrVhlHe was Uhpi III WhlCH 10
catch the Government of the United States
Il was hoped that in this way the rebellion
would gan that powerful British intervention,
which W utd ht 10 o. ore its fallen fortunes.
For myself sir, am determined not 10 be
caught in any such a trap. There are great
many things which Great Britain has done
sinoe the outbreak OF our rebellion, which 10
my mind are most uufriepay, but | am IN
wiling that anything should be done on our
side TO lurnish any seeming apology for that
foreign interventon which has been so con-
stau'ly menaced, and winch was foreshadow.
I'd in most hasty and unjustiiabe cossion
OF Ocean beiligerancy to rebel slave monsers
who had not a single port or prize Court No.
body sees the wrong we have suffered more
clearly thau | do, but ace other things
also, w'jle never ceasiug 10 claim our
rights, Gud reminding this powera lways
Of duties which IL has plainly neglected,
| canNot forget that we are engaged in a
war for The suppression OF long continued
and most virulent rebellion, which has thus
er tasked our best energies To this work
let us now dedicate ourselves without arous-
ing another power, through whose alliance
the rebels may be encouraged and strength.
ened. sa tH. ~
Let us put down the rebellion aud we shall
do everything Meanwhile trust the Senate
will not be moved by passion into any hasty
action on tie measure now before it This
surely is the dictate Of Providence. and can
not doubt II is the dictate of patriotism too,