, 1866-01-26

advantage can result from prolonging the con-
troyersyl agree with Her MaIesfy's Coy
erurneut; / think that no advantage can ac-
crue from further prolongation Of this con
troyersy. 1t Is well kuoWn"to Hsr MAjcsty's
Government and to tho people of the United
the last rebel army had laid down Its arms
the Shenandoah, British ship, sailing. under
British coIors, manned By British seamen,
and firing Br1.ish gum, Was burnlng our
whsle ships In the Northern Ocean. What
was done With this English pirate when abe
YVES quietly taken possession Of by the British
Government. These pirates, acknowledged
by herself to be pirates, were turned
loose without even reprimand. These
British subjects were called upon the
deck Of the shenandoah aud asked this ques-
tim: Michael o'Flanigap, are {ou British
sub}cct?' "No. By jaoeis, I An a Dutchman:"
TLaughter.1 The intonation was strongly
Irish: Mcdonald, are you q British sub,
jcct.' 'Nau, / am spaulard.'' Renewed
Mughter.l And go every one Of those men
was turned loose without even reprimand
to 20 again aud prey upon American com
merce; and now We arc informed that further
'Maiesty's Government as of no. advantage
no good result can follow the prolongation OF
the controversy. / agree With the British
Minister that no good result can follow the
further continuation Of that controversy.
Now, sir, we are informed IN that language
/ cotiat{on Is closed, and to-day there seems to
e. inst one course for this nation 10 pursue in
acccrda1ce with her dignity aud her honor,
and TINT Is, from this time henccforth' and for
cyermorc, until these bills ore pald, absolute
non+lntercoursc with Great Britain. True,
there are other remedies. We might declare
war against Great Britain. and all the world
would say We had just cause. We might
selze Canada, and say that we would take
land in payment If VIC can ret no other re-
dress, and hold it until payment was made, and
the world would justify our action. Again,
We might declare m embargo, or We might
seize her ships wherever found; But, sir, there
is q peaceful remedy, and that remedy pro.
pose. / PROPOSE that We say to Great
Britain, "We agree with you that no further
negotiation is desirable In this case; we do
| moi wish any further negotiation ne accept
your definition Of neutrality" That IL the
determination Of the American people to;
day; and belleye-I do not know, but be.
lieye-that Mr. Seward understands that thai
States whenever Great Britain gets INTO q Wal
with other Powers. Ibe1ieve that he distinctly
understands that our people will send fast
sailing steamers to the end Of the earth and
make war upon British commerce With ths
torch until her flag Is, as ours has been, swepi
| lt0m LIE ocean. bul, Eli Is II manly, IL II
dignided in this great nation, that has beer
able to keep million soldiers Ia the field fol
the last fnur years, to copy atler The old mar
In the Eibte, who, Offering one hand, said
4.Aro You at peacet ny brolher"' while will
the other he stabbed him under the fifth rib
No, sir, It is not dignided, nor is 1t honorable
propose to say to Great Britain that we nc
cept her definition Of neutrality, and thai
from this time forth until she pars tlls bil
of damages we shall declare non-lntercours1
with her. I offer the following resolution
and ask for its present consideration:
! WuKEKAs, BY the recent publication Of the d
ploustic cosrespoI dence between this Go7cr1men
ant the government Of Gkrat Britain, We ate full
advised ihat ihe ashamed government hhs refuse
to rspslr tho damages inflicted upon our conmcrc
by TIC agency OF her subjects, during the lse tebe
Hon has declined arbisate the same, md, 1ra
II. further TO sEcai upon the suoiect thus e1hans
Ing Ill diplomatic resources, leaving 10 this natlo
but one alternative consistent with ifs non0r theE,
| fore,
| Be it Yssolred BY he 6ndft and Honss Of Repr
s.,1a1itts in Coagrss. dssan4e, Tint the r1ef1ae1
| Of the Cuitei States IL hereby requested 10 will
draW our Minister from the Court of st James, an
make proclamation OF national non-intercoursc
| which is hereby declared to take effect after eue
| proclamation shall have been Issued.