, 1869-04-19

Such a generous expression would be tae begin
MnFery as lA declared cornerstone. anu-aavety
EenS sTa as!a ds @s
y be On bis way. made haste to decree that this
shameful and Impossible pretenston should enjoy
% shpy ' ioundties m lie and manofaetores, " and md
equal nghts On the OCEAN such was tho decree.
Rebe! elavea occupied IN h'deous attempt,
projection mud Tic God.speei Of anti-sisTc1y Eng
land commenced their aecarscd woEk-
] close this naEt Of the argument by the testi-
among bis neiekborS, Febrnaiy3, 1sss, thus e.
htb!ss the criminal completely Of England:
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At last the rebellion snccamhed. Bttttsh ships
failed. And nov the day OF reckoning has come;
the pa1 Of England. Without ooe soothing wosl
sRe fes1ss sar GopSs mosse q
CommonE, cal!ch "the cruel losses innlcted npon
Us o. f2s 9 was A Fht sailed "aS aaa COM
ous voice from Ouorl University denounced "a
t. 1ia9raut and Eaadaentng wrong" England SIM
nt RroR1sSs to saef she question 9f a1 lor
where chance plays Its part This Is all Nothing
Il admitted eFen On this question; no 1ne Tor the
future IL established; whflc nothing Is s1id Of the
iudenitJ to the nation, nor o1 the damages to the
nation On IN earlier occasion It was otherwise
TheIe ts an unhappy incident II our relations
days a Individual lossea ;, weta only a minor ea-
ment IN repasasion for = wrong received .bY the
nation You all know trotn history how In time Of
profound peace, and oniy few miles outside the
Virginia capes the British frsate Leopard nred
into the national f1gatc Chesapeake, pouring
and EcuN91jnC Ptp .hA
boarding her, carried ofr four others as British
su1}ects- This was In the summer OF 1907. ms
A1alrg, promptly volunteered overtures for an &C.
coinmodntlon By declaring hts NaJcatyts readiness
TO take The whole Of the circumstances OF the case
into consideration and "to make reparation for
cry nllettl injury to the sorereiyrIy " tbs
United Stats, whenever 1t should be clearly shown
that such Injury has been actually Sustained nuti
that such rcpara1ion Is really dHe." Here vas q
good beginning. There was TO be reparatton for
IN !n1nr 70 the national sovereignty. After years
q PAINFUL negotiation the British Minister at
oHered 70 The United States taree propositions: :
aIfs, rue disayoWal OF the unauthorized set; Sec
ondlF, the nnedtzte restoration, 50 far Is clfcun-
stances would permit, OF the tnen forclblg taken
from the Chesapeake: and thirdly, suitable Pc
crnisry provision Tor the sufferers In consequence
q the ATTACK On the Chesapeake; concluding with
:"Thttr honorable proportions are made with the
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met N11h that aniealle, reception. which their con:
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't anse <11 III sfor 1 i q m Illustrate
" the tttfIerent farms Of renarstion- Tere, - ~
course, Was reparatlon 10 individuals; but there
MAS also rcpaIaion TO the nation, whose soycr-
There Is ,ano,her Instance which is not without
authority In 1887 IN armed force from Upper
Canada crossed the river Just above the Falls Of
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states Nj. webster IN bis nesotason s Win I loFd
wrona and offence to he soseresns3 @ I an the ist dR
atonement, or even apology, has been made BY
ins s1,stiy sppneahlo q the present , cass: LoIl
iss1ias efsanstsness and sxplssslas TT sesle I
ee%s 5 aad nn9o 1os ~
! Eay:
*Her MA;cetys Government earnestly dea:ro that +
aid Allti,uy Of nei9hborins 6ta!ss nay ht .-s-id
f5da among ne nrst duties o. AZ snvermsns: sss
r. II hs a1n n dd thsy hsy H. H.
trbed the harmony thrv ~ anIInusiv Viii 70
VII ~ 9 AnsSs5esp ii PssPe and ooresnncat"-
A, Here s again was scpazatlon for wrong done tt
LOOKING at what is due to US on the present oc
I cason. Ne ara brought apaIn to the copcinsloy
ne ,91I Of s{Sqa o,1 wnS7s sl
[ what We luuy Justly EXPECT As IL the carlIcI
cases where The national Sovereignty was iusrIted
At least of Iahil,tS leaving n the eommissiam'er
! the nssesgment of DAMAGES only. Tno blow In
fcte1i ~ that fatal procamat1on, which lnsulte,
nation. followed by broadside mon broadsfde
rIytnv our commcyce frut,, Tue oceau VAS Eindlc,
! in character to those caslier blows: and whel
q t,ow nj c,y1iIzaton Itself Uesldes derrn1ine n
| anu running our commerce, Us direct ana cousian
| lunnence Was to eucouIasn the rebellion, and t
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! cnst OF Treasure apI blood. II was q terrible mis-
take, which cannot doubt good Engl1shnen mus
regret And now, In the 1atcrcs, Of peace, IL i
| the dutY Of both sides to dnd a reuedy comDlete
just, and conc!lia!o1y, 80 that the deep sense o
forgotten In that proper satisfaction which q IA
as Es5Es;e. % ogn sosss e.,
biz accuracy. ships burned o. sunk win lhcl
mtssd; vG. tns leaves x1t,out recognition th
ocean, and that other damage. immense aud lntl
nMe caosea bg me pFn'onSatton OF thc var. an Q
wh!s9 may ,e called national u contfaastineue'
Our national tntsea have been frankly concede
by eminent Engltshmeu. have already quote
III. Cobien who did not hesitate 10 call then
"cruu Losses" Durng the same debate-ln whtcl
he let drop this Testimony, he used other word;
which show how Justly he comprehen1ed the case
sa5f 's "a a;a hs On 'qr h roTs ;;st ~
Ing an n1nount Of laruage on that country create
tim would be prolonged by many ordinary wars
tie capture md bur ba1ninK M oi rs AaecaT " vca i
ses has been about slaooo,0 900 or nearl
f,uNo,OOo sterling. But fhts ira small part NJ n
| injury trIieh has tren inflicted on lie simtrico
usnr7ne. We have rendered. the rcst Of her vas
mercantile property nseess." Thus, ~. the tcs
ttnony or Mr.. Cohden. were those snllvilua
1osses, Which l]e only recognized by the rcnulnj
treaty, only small part Of the ulu1y inflicted.
After contesslnG his fears with reGA1l " . III
Le2piug up OF gigantic material Vritranct such a
was tt en- reoriDg,h be adds, In memorable words:
You have alTsady dope your worst toward tn
Asean !nereans @ as.nS asa. nas WIN INC hish faf
q Insurance. WAL WIZ tnese captures ana wlHt Wit
the amount Gi calAfe yt0 62fe. done - thA WHICH