, 1864-12-23
Chicago Irtbn11e.
FOREIGN POLICY OF THE
UNITED STATES.


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FOREIGN POLICY IF THE
TJNITEn ETATES.
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Speech of the Hon. Henry Winter
ltaEts In 1lle Home of Represents
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In the 18th inst, the Hon. Henry Winter
Davis. of MARYLAND. from the Committee on
Foreign AnaiEs reported the following reso-
luton
Efsolr,d Th,t Concress h.s Constitutions,
r5rh IT, sn ,ntho1it,t|ye 1o3ce r. 5eciarinr nnd
nyascr5hine - ,ha fnrairn nn,jcv - ~ IT,,tad rt
Etstsa .s !se1j II ~ rssoo a;tinn ofnew ~
~ th. stta. - az d T. T. 49, Tnttrt{n ~ 49, -
q he President to respect that policy not les il
tItno 1nr-a bo, n,S.-ad - i.w snd a he nro.
niot1 ~ snx 3ee1a-atsnn ~ fnrn,1n ~ noiIcy hr
consresa ~ T. sufieienti1 prorea by fha yote which
fne ana nn5ctsrmtned Mn Is M At tonfc az dinio-
ms+ic re- evntan,tinn v5th - snv fnrs,or nnwer
ASaas a.. .au s@n W ~ w." pa., ~ au r., .,,o
IN motion OF Mr. farnsWoftn, OF Ill., tue
~ 1,T- 80 -. s,.s -
4aSs, u "oefeupon Mt OhFls asAea ~ ue
excused from further service on The Commit
4ea I'm {hr .ath mt The snhsrct var re.
49,. ~. .t.s a.a,s.:nn % 49, --sa % s,,.;ass ,.t.
10 rart. NM ~ which was odonted hv a
W. ~. ~ u.1 - ~" 80 .eM.y
vote Of lib to 7, and the other by II majority.
on motion oi mr. stevens, OF a. me Hofds,
Executive Dcpartments'' we're substituted
for the word 'sPres1dent." The following Is
the speech mace " Mf. DaFls On the cay
when tile subject was first under discussion:
The House, on ny mohon, on the un1nlmous
IecomHenaauon oi tae Comu!Ltee On foielEn
AHails. a. tae 3ast session passco fesolnuoa de-
claf1nE sl NE poney oi ms Gofe1nmenL toacoine
INC fep1plcs OF Amef1ca. u was adopled nnahl-
mousIy. u "enl 10 me senate, ana 1efe It hes.
It had not becz passed thIee DAYS before he Oh.
Ger charged with the foreign corresponding Of
this Goye11iment directed our rePscsentat1ves
ernment for The resolution adopted hy the Repre-
sehtausea o. the PEOPLE, an1 N lAas eolTeapona-
i andsrisSies e pfssssSs q r. Frssids1. S 10
rglss Whisa sheala guide him in the foreign policy
" ct s norees1qIcnco ,,,s ,.da t,o arb,o,+ ,f
,n1 ~ 3 & EnnS nas ~ II 9 =.
crnnen,s ~ i,c Mor9 te Ia1 tha, ,aestana .e
=, ~, % ~ e "vl,d, r. y . ~ 5ne
9t t1o ~ oa v, 9 @ IL r. 3s aa@ no
oi l9e government e, and TT n9t.nE was e 10 r.
~ e aa Mi Anu hat tni on W l1o ~ h
Eransh 1 ~ egnri Is 70 e
tint The y nassaee s o9the rsRoinon fonch,ne Me4
,4, aai s9g eo,r " irts3o,e sntn a1 Sos
a9u oSn[1 n nsss;o Inv ~ ~ or ~ "
the o. NE escan people p ske s
~ m hnae ~ ra,,, h ,r3c
III 9Ga NJ tha ~ 5ar rer un. .n,
mt.
gls.ng " NJ amo Pr'siSae s. dns WOKE H. w. gs'
en 10 ~ tue sI.notlty oi tae Seclsta'
y ol TEte. ~ MG lo1petIu FoscAinenl. M9L Goa'
E1ess u eaCo L4ins ~ Ae leut asaclno4yr I4e
uoci!t le1eA y. tls eAecnuse VII. la 1ssoi44ou
fofn dao pIesunsR.a09 usnrP9!ion. me lettee
.! as y r. u "as u - eoaS taat W. aos t
Teepeea99i 10 .ae ulsMy anu ~ aatnotI1y o. Ine
nonse ot 1epttsGnta3aseS. A9a tn4k aettet MJs
ooMn tne !aM o. !ns iananana tuis aonse py ~
& 70 Sonee VI 9a ro!Sagn 3ah Anata, IT, ny am n9
ta!a ~ ~ KEY =. at ~ ctato 9L ~ s,i ~ "
ao. 4ne - th " S.a. ueeie a5 r.! IusoRe r.,
~ ~ uhstS5 ~ y. me klIa.ess .i o1gu7 s'aEpeA Ge
...ouss .. ss H ~ ~ aaso ~ ts GUiie IL
& ~ ~ Iii III e ana a.a ~
@ r. a. III ~ = nal ~ ~ r.
felt Us olsnitI. 1ue nouse OF hepsesenEuves Is
nt!. 5 S> t an @ 1ae OILY gnsfaaa . oi my oMn ul
nlty anu aiEI thls sote anu tnnt Goffesponoeace
most hnmbly but Respectfully ask 70 be excused
from further service upon the Committee On For
elsn aHaifs.
me tefolauon Wae not 4 copWep OF ny Dram.
nlouEut ut1c y 4auS t5ne upon aouHt
[ae ans,ract gnts oI aiueleas oepaFtaeatn t o. me
government. 1his House mad Asserted US anthor-
~ N mhuels o. me graFesl nanons! importance,
erents Which mad arrested the attention Of the c1y-
1izeo "eiiq, ana mage anx1ons tns neaft OF every
ltleno oi itoel1y n Il 1ree nanon On our DOT
CeIs LAY beeaiuE IN he taoAs ol !ae frencn eagtes
ENC EaElanl aasenl1fet VINO haa never seen me
sou o. Me31co caileq hlmssN heE emperor. me
american House Of hepresentaoses had declared
that 1t did mol accord with our policy to secoguize
any m0ra1chicai Government erected on the rulns
or any republican Government IN America, least
OF all in Mexico, our ne1ghbor and our friend. 1t
did not relate to ren,otAr possible contingencies,
bur to bloody, awful rity, the ruin Of free na-