New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-19

be betrayed into something like menaces without duly
measuring the power have TO carry out onr menace
| Hear. hearl There is, say, policy Of menace In
! this country. 1t is familiar to those who
read certain journals, who hear certain ques
| tons put In this House-sGch questions "a those
= about Where our feet IL. In another place men who
ought to know better and whose voices ought to be
heard in other accents than those Of the incendarv
have been talking about sending fleet here and
there We are entitled to treat this question in the
same way ns other countries treat IT, and we should be
the verest Chinese In the world II we did not look the
matter fairly in the face ourselves Have those who
talk about entering into these affairs and settling them
in spirit OF dicatol ever considered what is lbii.
~ 70 carry ont our viii in any way the Continent
of Europe For our own defense in island home
our powers are II may speak it without irreveronce
all b omnpOtent All the world could not asset us with
success in our island home. Hear hear. But when
talk Of our power to military nations on the Con-
tinent We should remember it is very limited indeed
Heat, hcar.I Send feet TO the Baltic was tie
utterance We heard in another place. What would
feet do in the Baltic Blockade the Prussan ports
Why the railroads have practically rendered bockades
S 81, innocuou' IleaI, hear will tell you
would make. We got eco 900 qTs. Of wheat from
Prussia last year II there were blockade. It would
come by railway. at few shilngs additional expense,
through Holland, Belgium and France, and the same
thing wond happen in regard 10 the other exports and
imports. Practically, blockades have lost their ancient
power instrument of war, excepting in an extra
ordinary case, such may see In America, where
The hlockadng party also commands the internal com
muniosons of The country. Hear lear.l must not
way Hear hear Recent experience has shown that you
cannot oeazs war at sea- and We should be exposed to
retaliation on the ocean. What could We do in the case
Of war with Prussia Our would be with tie
whole German people; for. j said before, the
Austrian ard PIussien Governments are mere dena
gognes doing the behests Of the German population
The latter have an honest sympathy with the Scheswg
Holsieiners They are actuatcd, believe by generous
motives; and dare say large portion Of them are
selves INTO their service. [Ifcar hearl What could
90 In with 40 COO 600 of Germans to carry
out your own will in regard 10 this question: am
now speaking in answer TO the honorable gentleman the
menber for North WsTwickshre What could you do to
maintain that slice ofiand IN Schoswig for the Danes
We should have TO fight the whole German peopc, in
frenzy of excitement, thoroughly In enrnest mbned
with convictions which are the growth Of 10 or u years
ampheteeing ecturing and newspaper rea'
Der Austria from her outlying populations but would
the German population great! grieve TO the extra
Teutonic limbs Of Austria cut awayl lIenr] fou
would not De attacking tho GeImon race there ond Is
against theD tbOt you have q grievance. Your navy
would do little. is Il proposed " send an army other
to Germany ar elsewhere TO contend in tho field against
gagged in other heids. You have at this moment up
ward Of 1000 troops in India and coo troops for the
depots ut home making about 5000 troops for India
alone You have two little armies in China separated
from each other by eco miles Of country. For the frat
time you hayo this year placed dctackment Of troops
In Japan You have 10000 men fighting somebody's
battle-f viii not gay whose battle lhear, hear I'm
New Zealard Yen have from 10000 to 1900 troops In
British North America committed rs point Of honor
10 the task of defending frontier inc OF 800 mes
against country which can keep 100000 mon In tho
field You have besides other detachnents At the Cape
Of Good Hope and the West Irdies and you are Just
from a war with Ashantee 10 say nothing Of
your garTisons in Malta, Gibraltar, aud elsewhere
The world mover sach dispersion OF
orOos as that. tHearl II used to be re-
strength. ana dispersion entails weakness. HeaI,
hear do not say n word as 20 the policy OF keeping
hese troops distributed AL over the world merely
tate the fact and ask you whether you think or
,umsance Of having these troops scattered abroad
n these remote fields IL not Gully taken into ncoornt
md Is not employed In dscounng yonr force IN the
yes Of a nation in Europe t0 whom You use MANAGING
angrage. [Hear, hear say that II would he folly
md that It would be childish II we were 10 conceal from
ourselves these facts do quote them 20 disparage
rour power NJ home began by saying that you are
II but omnipote.t al home, bat when your newspapers
re telling Us that is With difficulty that you can md
ecrus ~ IN your army. you surely cannot e1'
,ect foreign Governments to be inundated at the
prospect Of your going to war with them on land
Hear. hear.l These 1 am affaid are the ciroum-
tances under which not only resort too much To
hreas, but they are circumstances under which our
Government has actually proposed within the iaht SIX
months 10 unite with otter countries on ne con,
inent In going b with Germany. Cheers
We heard fortnight ago Tat there was talk Of the
country being Likely 70 be plunged into war for Sohes
Wig Holstein. You know what many Of The papers,
one Of them supposed 10 be- under the inspiration oil
ertain parties who were writing up war AZ that tine
,ul those who had the opportunity Of mixing With mem
ers OF this House both sides OF the House ie aat
var on the part Of the Government for Schieswig.ho
ITEM wOnd not have been supported by majority o!
~ Hone fCheersl believe tina, those members a
hs Honse who represent the great interests oi the
country WHO here from the great ceiters Of The
mining mauuiaC curing commercial. shipOWnlng, ana
isricnltnral interests. and who are IN constant ahd
Almost, You may say, mcsmeric communication Win
no more intelligent minds Of their own locaiitics-l
laye no doubt that they fc; an unseen power pressing
mon them the necessity of avoiding this most
rvial and almost ncomprehensible question lCheers
h was the feeling OF the members OF this onsc that
prevented the possibility Of the Cabinet. or OF any sec
ION Of the Cabinet. taking single step Of hostile
lind that might have LED Us Into war. CheersJ Does
lot this show that in great danger before Far
lament met OF being involved in war by secret al.
lance from which this House could not possibly have
Iisentanglod itseKi j say deliberately, and chm.
cnoc any one 10 contradict me that there arc not my
men In this House now who would vote for war with
Germany for Schoswig Hostein on any issue that has
,eeu prosonted 10 u.s. IL not speaking the sober
ruth. let any body contradict me. Indeed, i amOst
ioubt n there are FIVE members In this House who would
Mr. Newdegate) found some difficulty Yesterday In
hiding seconder lCries Of "Wbaley and laughter J
Well il was tho honorable member for Peterborough
Who seoonJ,ed the motion. (Lauehterl And we know
Aat there Is strong and friendly sympathy on Ger
tsn topics which draws those two honorable gentlemen
together Haughter l put 1t TO honorable gentle
men In this Uouse-to you this side who support the
Government and 10 you on the other side VINO may |
ven shortly have to take upon yourselves the RESPONSE
btes Of Office put II 10 both sides OF the horse-s
II not high tae that there mode devised by
which the Government should know the wish OF THIS
House upon these and kindred questions, because we
do not know what extent this very war which now
raging may extendi 1t may be half over Europe and
The question that have TO ask OF ourselves Is whether
We ought TO take part In 1t.
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