The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-14

Affairs aud by other genticlen tiab .nc ioPvs1lon
pending was extraot binary; and not extraordinary
In the ordinary sense OF the werd, put so extraor.
binary that 1t was unprecedenteu ~ sne history u
npscsnensd should be brought into the House at
this time and sought 10 be dlsposel " ~ TINS
one was rather to nm secs s ~ ne proposition
were that the authority oil t1e goyeInmsns
should be transferred by Congress to the execa.v5
to be exercised In protecting (that was the sgnin-
cant wordS the governments, or the people o. the
islands Indicated In the resolution. u meant nor
this 1t meant precisely nothing. He assumed tnnt
the resolution meant something, and that the pro-
lection could be exercised only In one way, n WY,
by giving TO those governments the force whl0m WY
to be found In the military and naval autnority OF
the government for there was no other way OF pro-
tecting them than in this way. Moral PROJECTION
was not meant Ths resolution was =
he United States. he advertsd @ the nrs prin
ciples on which our government was founded ana
spoke q the warning o. t asa1nss ; e
M. MULLINS, rep.) Of Tenn, said-we are city
act inpOn hill and our light cannot be put under
busi1ei. we are great lighthouse and our innnence
should 20 forth to break the letters OF the ensaved
and + destroy nsf ke ss Sa in
ahould come 10 M. Let us say TO these ISLANDS we
sympathize with you; that e " WAS she
him 4 free agent, and that despotism should no
longer domlneer over the world.
Mr. svR p e DESTINY IL sSoshs
intiuence Of our principles should extend to other
ands but we should make our nat Se Iis sereS
10 the remarks OF the able gentleman rom Massa.
chnsetts Qlr. Banksl yesterday ~ order 70 icy az
tne resoIutioD IL was q any exissed carefully and
iudiciously kept back. He had not sucn conuence
IN the Executive IS to delegate MN tnS
branch or the government. It was said BY the gen.
tieman nom Ohio (Mr Sheabargerl tnat = was NOT
Known where these things might lead. we 40 NOT
ths sccnstion Of the territory The House mad not
tSe subject Of the resolution at this time.
Mr. RossoS dem, Of n, H. pr Gpa9ii th az
70 sssam snS the
Ireland under the scope OF the proposition ana maze
Ireland country adjacent to the United States: ne
OF Ireland were in this country. Irtshmen were
brothers with us and aliens only to the government
| He had no more doubt that Ireland would be an
| nexed TO this country than that Cuba would De ~
the q time sne p wSe er pocs and
States and represented IN the House and Senate:
| we want no war with England. lrelands heart was
here. England VIII NOT haye peace until Ireland is
| incorporated into our Union.
gentleman rom nc ohio ar snsiisssrser who %
quently had called attention TO the warning Wo[us
Of the Father Of hts Country ae Ont: B1t,efl da
the death or those who framed this government he
| thought we ought TO adapt our Legislation 70 the
have now and not to the position and influence
which we had in 179s. He had no fear Of any war;
the one million four nnndred tnousana h hedel na
doubt the late Confederate soldiers: would Al rally
against foreign foe. Our soldiers setsled t ne
S iCns as Os' we are true 70 ourselves
and to this nation they would never DO anything M
with rs unless we put ourselves in the wrong He
wanted to rise above all considerattns az TO VINO 0c
cupled the executive chair or who Y 10 o.
above this as men having the guardianship and m
terests q the country and looking to what may come
ae acs the Depart
ment. He hoped they would be spared dissertation
Interests ana the necessty that something should be
done for her; but the way FOR protection 70 pc ex
tended TO Ireland was not TO drug ner mere 10 season
and out Of season. II simply taaled her cause IN
M. ROBINSON replied he had never dragged Ireland
su s s ia nS ike 90 o.
Mr. DEIAso, rep.l Of ohio, said the resolution Of
extend to Hnyti and St. Domingo the protection Of
the United States, in establishing goyernr,ents IN
i mens. are IN Is opinion Wiling % submit . ne "a
| tervention. Was Congress- prepared 70 invest the
with npon such % this
when c.lled upon ior that pasrgCss; :, T iss
psrty But It was to enable the President Of his own
Judgment to 60 there with protection ne thought
American people ought TO understand the resolution
| In all its scope and bearing.
resolution he was willing that the phraseology
should be stricken out.
Mr.: DELANo replied he had the proposition be
ever the phraseology was changed he would speak
| to the changed proposition. -
to the language OF the resolution. Heidi not think
the gentleman had given the right Interpretation.
ssd Of ne Tesoon due
| to the country to know how the proposition came
before the House He desired to say that this reso
luton had the sanction or appreciation OF the
Committee on Foreign Afairs or Of single member
OF the committee excepting the chairman. There
commistes that the chairman should have leave to
report It, The leave was given last Friday under an
apprehension that the would pc called tnas
not be reported unless authorized at that time AS to
manifest destiny he did not know how much Of this
not object TO extending our principles provided
we violate no law and do not involve ourselves In
ne saw IS glorious a. those VINO 50
eioquently spoke Of manifest destiny: II we have
manifest destiny It should be that which showed to
the world that we have government which re-
spccts the rights OF all nations, and do no wrong
ourselves ana submit to no wrong from others, The
and this Interpretation Of destiny, believing the pro-
gress OF institutions was best extended Dy right,
ss law and D a .s aos 20 on s usse
nations by interfering with their policy,
The Haytfen government was In an unsettled condi-
ton with chronic rebellion. He saw Il reported in
the newspapers that certain parties had been adj
vancng money TO the rebels In Hayti to help them TO
war against the government De fucto. He supposed
that this fact had not come to the knowledge OF the
chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
MI. BANKS replied Il had not.
Mr.. pELANo said, suppose the people Of New York
ma 864t66 heped the nlIDusters TO continue the
belIion; It would be glorious thing for them n the
government OF the United States should como to their
relief 20 that IN some form they might receive their
money. ~ - - t.@
Mr. BAxEs said the resolution proposed the pro-
lection Of the government 1t was not Tor the inter-
M. DHLAxo-Who are the government
Mr.. BANKs-The people make Rcvernments.
Nj. DELAN0--The rebels are trying TO mako It.
Mr.. BAxKs--n my constituents are engaged In
overthrowing ana making governments we are
against them with oil the power OF our government.
Mr.. DRLANO did not refer to the gentleman's con-
stituents. He hoped the old Bay State had no such
ilibusters He knew II such persons got any relief