Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-22
Vermont Daily Transcript.
ST. ALBANS, VT.
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1863.


In the Senate on Tuesday, the Hon.
Zachariah Chandler, of Michigan, Of
feired the following resolution:
Resolved,-That in the judgment OF
the Senate the true solution of all con-
troyersies between Great Britain and the
United States will be found in surren-
der of all the British Possessions in
North Ameeica to the people OF the
United States, and that the President
be, and he il hereby requested TO open
negotiations as soon rs practicable Tor Il
settlement of all matters i'm dispute up
on that basis.
Mr.. Chandler made long speech in
favor of this resolution, in which he
reviewed the action OF the Canadians
during our civil war, and detailed his
attempt to get similar resolution
through the Senate four years ago. lie
read long extracts from his
former speeches, to show that he orig
mated the positions now assigned by
the committee on Foreign Relations,
and insisted that if his advice had been
followed heretofore, the Alabama and
other claims would not now remain UNI
settled. but that if the Resolutions he
offered looking to the withdrawal OF our
Minister, and non-intcrcourse had been
adopted, such claims would have been
paid in thirty days. We give an alb
stract of the closing portion of Mr..
Chambers speech:
He repeated that every one of the
propositions to which he had advcrted
was in the interest of peace; and the
resolution which he had offered to-day,
afforded the only peaceful solution of
our difficulties. Why should we agree
on negotiation We have had treaty
after treaty, and rejected them. This
leads to irritation. He uttered the same
sentiments he did now. two years and a
half ago. He would have required a
mortgage for the amount due; the
mortgage must be recorded, and the Sc
curity good. He believed we had now
put this matter on proper basis. II
Great Britain Should inject us in a
friendly spirit, acknowledge her wrong
and cede all her interests liz the Cana
das in settlement of these claims, We
will have perpetual peace with Great
Britain, but if she does not, we must
conquer peace. We canuOt afford tC
have an enemy's base so near to us. II
is a National necessity that we should
have the British possessions. He hoped
such u negotiation would be opened,
and that it would be n peaceful one but
if it should not be, and England insists
OH war, then let the war be "short,
sharp, and decisive" If war should
come, he would say now, that the go, 00O
veteran soldiers of Michigan would take
the contract to capture the Canadas in
thirty days, without man or gun from
war. Great Britain does not desire wal
with us. when our Ministers abroad
proclaimed this government over.
thrown, because they were nearly all
in the interest of Secession, it was not
won ierfnl that it was thought so abroad
France thought it was good time tC
establish an empire on this continent.
Great Britain also sought to make uI
an empire from the late United States
Great Britain and France were in ac-
cord with the Rebellion. If the United
States had been OverthrOwn, tee empire
would have been established. When
the Emperor Napoleon was Informed
that the occupation of Mexico would
lead to war with our 100000 of men
he withdrew his army from Mexico
He had staked the cause of the Empire
on the success of the Rebellion. Great
Britain stain staked her empire on the
sea. She knew the rebellion must sue
coed, or she must abandon the cont.
nent. In conclusion, Mr.. Chandler cX-
pressed the hope that the Resolution
would be passed.
Mr.. Summer moved that the re solution
be referred to the committee on For
eign Relations, and it was 50 referred.
The New GOVERNOR OF COLORADO
Gen. Edward M. McCook, the newly