Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-03

ME AIuln tut same
also reported a resolution requesting the
President, ifnot incompatible with the pub.
lie interests, to Inform the House Of all
knowledge In possession OF the Government
with regard 70 American citizens now con-
fined In British prisons, and also 10 report
what measures Of protection are, In his
opinion, deemed necessary, With the reso-
luton was report, setting forth the wrongs
Imposed upon prisoners BY the BrltiAh Gov
Mr.. Swami addressed the House as fol-
lows ......
ma. srsAKsui The resolution, as reported
/ By the committee. Is q simple resolution OF In
led States 70 furnish the House with informs.
uon In refereneo to the confinement Of Amer
9,s;S SSssssf T,s GtiSAl offences
Upon this resolution desire to say a few
words. 1t 10 we'll known TO the country that
.os.stsa psop S 81 asIsS hsvS os s
prlVed OF the rights which were accorded TO
others living under the sane GoycrnmentJ re-
their hard earnings By az sxactinE arlstodraoy,
and foully driven to seek 40 asylum IN this
free land, under the pressure Of slavery aud
noeksd to our snores TO escape the Oppression
Of despotlo rule, u 10 not lnvidlouS 20 say that
the Irish have taken the lead as planners 10
which has isveIod your forssts, called into eS.
iItenoe your works Of internal Improvement,
and contributed BY their labor to The produo.
tive wealth and power Of this nation. The
Irinh Constitute large and useful element Of
or population. Deeply imbued with tho spirit
dons and foas Il Your battles ; To- thsaf an
10 sympathy With this people, would DO to sK.
press but freely my appreciation Of their char
Its the arSt duty Of a government, Mr..
SPEAKER, to protect ,l her sIslIensL to thIow
against oppression and wrong, come from
Not Ysss iapsisilvs ia the moral duty Of
right and Justice are forgotten, and nations,
like indlyldnals, become blinded by distorted
Views Of their own Interests. =, -a-0-.
The people OF Ireland are charged with
"pohtioAl oneneea,n and some OF our armless
and unoiendlng citizens Of Irish descent have
attached indiscfimI q ateiy 10 their race. They
are the desplsed champions OF popular SOW
sreigalyi and the right q self government,
charged. They have donO no more than the
people ofFrAnce have done recently, and Louis
NAPOLEON has been forced to oonoode, In
SSS ssIf EogeS%aS nf'u and SSmsudinI tsss
liberalization OF the degrading system under
which they have so long and patiently Suf-
England may throw them into prisons, but
that chord, she may rest assured, Will nayer
coming from the martyr graves NJ Tore and
Emmett and Fitzgerald GAn Gny one with the
Impulses Of an American heart refuse 10 ex-
lent sympathy to ihoIe brave and gallant peo-
plei and In thus acting, to make glad the Are
sides Of the millions who are scattered over
i pow erless we are not ungrAtefult II England
| can SEQ her true Interests, which IblneeTely
hope abe may, Ia the midst OF the light OF inf
i vefsal progress blazing In her face, she will
throw open her prison doOFs and eeaSe this
| war Of rigor and eNActlon SO widely at VaTi-
snes with the spirit o the age. The PresL
sentiment OF tho whole AmeiioAu people In
| any effort he may make toward general an.
ns:,y Will wiz for himself The applause q
free Institutions BY using alfthe moral innu
enoe which his high commanding position
may enable him to exert.
Mr., Speaker, the day for human degrade.
dawninE upoa The world, and insult and 10,
power and to Whatever peopls, whether weak
iion. Ths Ansricaa psopis viii ere long
OF God they will hold Il. 10 the Interest Of
Annan freedom ths{ viii stretch forth their
offering encouragement and fellowship to the
ssd the whole world viii 30 Tree. Bui in en-.
and chfistisn charity towards ali naaSiSd,
lot US proclaim in The foreground, lot Us write
oardiasi principle Of our poIitiesI faith and
| settled rule OF action that an American oItI-
| zen, whether native born or adopted, 10 what
among ChristiaDs or inhdels, whether 10 Tree
| lands or lands dedicated 20 humAn bondage
and oppression. shall stand forth with the ofn-
ADD protection under that noble passport
which the world wiz be made to respect ~
an on Amsrtean eihssH.n
| Non-inteFysntion 10 the Afaira OF other ma.
tlons has always been a ruling principle IN the
\ past CONTAMINATION OF this Government, nor
w GIrpos. - ~ Inn uT ne 70 resomme5a
mitted for tho action Of the committee 10 the
| sense In which II has boon understood. Whlls
SsG1 70 on. I.lS1. p s SI
or obligation enJolnsd upon US BY our rela-
lions with friendly Power or the duties OF
betwesH friendly natioBs. but IL il no part Of
that policy that We should submit to lpsult In
the persons OF any Of our citizens, nor was II
PATTY or earnest rene nStrSnsS. 0fcGl britain
1 tnteffered more then onee In the civil war
Shish dlstrsStes our people Sod delsgsd hi.
fact that We are again nuited under . common
i nagi and that while We shall coniisus 70 DO
peaes' tSerai IL a point beyond which 81 may
| bot bs prudent to excite the senaibillllth Of
the American people. ~. %
lestinY. That chapter 10 already wIttien.
The AmerieAn people need not DO told In what
4 relation they stand TO the eIvihIed world 70
datE days Of the revolution they have fought
!, the hattie on liberty upon . thousAbd fgeids.
The ~ qSglts. Ma,sss "a shs 9ldwoSIa have n5
more sS SgsS nut Ta1ass TSsir ssSnpls i
abroad upon the earth, with It's lessons Of
"FTanet has ielt ID, AID the world has reached
the turning .point q ~, eoming sonssssien
add wrong. England mlytaik other apoiitf
! cal offanoea,n aud mAnaele still more securely
thu hands Of our helplesa brethren 70 stay tho
time wiH eome, nay, Mr.. Speaker, Il not IA
i I distant, WHOM thebe obnoxious "politieal OF
fsueesn Will be the Eroundwork o. her resen-
viii ooniFol her dsSfIny :. > :. ;. -,
Nj. Speaker ies ne indulgs he hope Sh h!,
reach the prisons OF our IliIh brethren, An'
!, ImpGTtA at least enc ray Of sunshine amid III,
wA SsJ s' GSE sSTsfs
warned by aVenta which have so recently
! trauGpired ppQn her outt borders and ~ he
/ wisdom 81 breaking Iinpder the bOitI OF he
] | dungeons and at once gttlkiug tho AhAekle
from the hands OF thess suffering. people, I
!. 10 what We have = right to expect from greA
Nj. Cox, OF N. y, also spoke afiirma
/. lively. He said 10 believed tho Preslden
|. had In hlI possession information Whicl
Z should DO In tho custody Of the House. Thi
J. information waa Of Importance, not to III
= AmeflcAu pcoHlo oniyb Vut hlao W tho NhOi
/. civilized world. Il was because II was o
Importance that he wanted 1t, and not be
n cause 10 spirit Of reproaGh to the Britis
a nation. .rnr. SO. ..
Nj. Cox referred TO the reception Of Primo
A Arthur, aud said while our people were en-
i. tertalning . prince Of the blood royal "
4 seemed to have forgotten the wrongs {
4 Americans In British prisous. When b
3 read Of banquets, &C., TO the royal prime
A / no thought he saw skeleton at ever
a board, and one that appealed loudly fe
sympathy. He hoped the resolution .woul
o 4 DO adopted, TO create q strong feellng
n sympathy with thohe who Wero suffering
: Britain dungeons. .l .1.a.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Mlnn., also advocated ii
Q resolution, ....Ir.I. g.. 4.
Q Mr., Willard, Of Vt, saw In this an attemI
d 70 ind0rse the conduct and schemes OF q Gel
10 tain Organisation which Wishes to dlsmen
Der the British empire, aud he thought
10 was unbeeomlng the dignity OF tho Unite
le States to make lauch an Endorsement. II
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