, 1866-01-26
SENATOR CuASD1ER's SPEECH.
From lhe Globe, Jan. 1Gl

Mr.. CHANDLER. Mr. President, on the
18th day Of December, 1864, offered In this
body the following resolution, which Tas re-
ftITed to the Committee on Foreign Relations:
WHEREAS, Al The commencement OF the present
rebellion the United States were .. peace With all
tie Governments Of the world and upon terms
ot comfy and good will wifi Grrat Bti:sIn; and
wheseas tEai nation be'os The arrival on her soll
Of President Lincoln, ptecipltatelI acknowledged
TIE rebels Is betee1ents, thus recognizing Their
fag npon the ocean, without which recognition 1t
would hare been regarded and treated IS pratt
c1l b. all other Powers; and whereas, she then
pnhIie with which she bud ENTERTAINED trend,
i. tfeasonable subjects; and whereas numbers Of
her subjects, with the knowledge Of her Govern.
1nent, commenced fitting out britith fast t-salllne
pcte Of running INTO onr bIockaded ports to the
rebe1e. thus furni.hne Them The mesns oi organiz-
Ing and continuing the rebellion, and without
md whereas, In addition 10 the above, and with
the knowledge Of the Government. bs3tish subjects
md membcrE OF Parliament engaged in the ranu-
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ing, and utterly tvlng from the ocean ali peaceful
Isg md whereas, many private and unazmcd
American ehips haze been burned or DESTROYED BY
these pirates from British ports, TINS causing great
lott and damage to the d,tzena Of the Cnited
Rtso|red, That the Secretary Of State be 1nstrnc.
ed immediately 10 make out liet Of each ship and
1ion thereon and interest thereon he rate Of Fix
pcr cent. per npnun. from the dae Of captu1E or de-
ttructson 10 the date ol presentstton End That he
be directed 10 demand from tho british Government
paymentln fill for I'LL eh1ps and caross destroyed
1s aforesaid.
That resolution offered rs peace measure.
desired that Great Britain should have an
opportunity to repudiate the action Of her pi-
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nation. i Hoped that she wonid do it but at
any rate desired that she should 6x the
future status Of ncuttals for herself and
all other nations when acting as neutrals.
| The Canadian Provincial Government
took the hint and paid for the pirati-
| cal depredations committed by Canadian
subjects they paid for the st. :Albans rob
1 berries but Great Britain has declined to pay
such bills. She has decided that from hence,
| forth the rule Of war shall be the torch-that
the torch Is to be- the evidence Of her neutrali.
| ty. She having decided that point, nm con.
lent. Ii she desires that in all future time,
| whenever she shall be at war, American citi'
xcus shall send forth tast-salling stcamcle
with the torch to illuminate The ocean from
merce, 30 he It. She has settled the point;
accept her settlement; 50 be 1t.
Ikay, dr, that offered that resolution ns
| peace measure 1t Was referred to the Com.
m]ttee on Foreign Relations, and that com.
| mittec made no report hut from the fact
that the Secretary of State did precisely
what that resolution called upon him To do
| to~wit, made demand for payment for tht
/ deprcdations committed by British plratet
upon our commerce, inferred that tht
| Chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Rela
tions had received assurances from the secre
tary Of State which satisfied him that no fur
thcr action Was required on the part Of Con
gress at that time. inferred that that wa
the case, and the honorable chairman inform
me that such was The case- Well, sir, th
bI1 has been presented and payment refused
| Not only has payment been refused, but fur
| fher negotiation has been declined. She ha
| refused, at our suggestion, even to arbitrnt
our claims, and has insultingly Informed thi
| Goyernmcnt that further negotiation is often
siTc 10 her + will read the words Of he
| foreign minister Of the date Of December1
\ FoErlGx OFFICE, Dec. :, 1s65.
ISM: have to acknowledge The receipt Of you
leter oi The ls,b rftmo having reference 10 The le
.er vh,ch my predecessor addressed to yon on th
| ID hlt1r1o.
"1he1c are 1nany statements N your Letter ~hic
| should lc prepared 10 conttoreTt. II 1t were ne
| that her Maeestys Government consider ihht no Il
rnntaEe can result ftom prplong1nk ths coutzt
sersJ," &c.
Her Asjosty'a Government consider that n