The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-13

ct any time during the briefrcmark'
! am about TO submit ! shall DO mos'
happy 70 hsar him. &. sIaiil
shall attempt 70 proceed with
the line q precedents ! began t.
name. When We were disputinl
with Great Britain about our north
eastern boundary, remember w
arraysd some m,litary iorces in ths.
vicilnity. Wnen We we're engaged
10 controversy with the same Gov
ernnsnt % tne north western boun
darys remember that the ditputed
territory was taken possession Of b
tne troops q the United States with
ONT any formal Declaration df war
1 81 nave near neard somethlng OF the BON
Dardment ot dreytown ~ the. Navy
o. tno United states ana have
2 never seem Any declaration Of wdf Y
Justlfy that act OF hostility THAI
Vas donc, y y true under = Demo
crs!lc ASmlinnfilstratlont INV : ~ 1s9
Mr. sumner. And always con
demned: 80. ..sf,s 80 ss
Iia Mr: 9dARLAN. very Well.
suppose the honorable senator vii
take exccPtion 70 every case pre-
sent, q eacn one of them VIII be II
connics with ms posltlon. ! knew
thai would De true wnen began
thai nis theory on TINS subject i i
overroled ~ long Hne OF pointed
precedents, ano, win great deierenct
70 MS icehngs, am presenting such
as can call 70 mind on the spur O
tho moment for the purpose Of over
throwing MIN. Ihat is my object
have hoard something OF the
oomoardncnt OF the ports OF Japan
Dy the combined Navy OF the United
States, France, and Englsnd, which
90 am informed ~ my honorable
friend from ermont, MI. hdmunds,
WAS not condemned, and we took
our share OF the indemnity thus se
cured from the government ofJapan
amounting, l believe, to some 3d.
OOO, 200, stu, am told: in the Treas
ury OF the United States; and yet
there was no formal declaration Of
war 70 JUSTIFY u. l have ihcard also
think, OF . naval engagement in the
waters OF China ~ the combined
naval forces OF the United States
England, and France, and our part
OF the proceeds OF the settlement ol
that controversy was duly paid over
20 our Government part ofIit has
been distributed TO American claim.
ants, and the remainder, now in the
Treasury, has been the subject OF
good deal OF reflection on the part oi
the honorable Senator fsom Massa
chusotts, during the processing sess
ION OF Congress, ~ trying TO devise
some fit mode OF disPosing oft
Thst engagements was NOT preceded
as far - i'havo been informed, BY
any deciaration Of war BY the Con
grsss OF the United States.
Now, how 90 you accoant tor oil
the acts OF hostility not threats
not diplomatic dispatches merely
not = declaration that IT our righte
shall be invaded We would defend
them, bne actual war not aswar ol
words, but . war made with armies
and navies, taking possession OF dis
puted and hostile territory fighting
pitched battles and 0ombarding
cities ] war made with guns and solid
shot and sheli where We compelled
the vanquished TO pay indemnity
ard put It into our Treasury. and
yet no declaration OF war; How
does it happen that these two Sen.
at0rs, in their zeal to defend the Con
stitution OF the United States, can
hnd but one case worthy Of their
logic, their great learning, and their
eloquencef The honorable 8 snatol
from Missouri has explained the
reason. He tells us that the Duke
OF wellington, afamous British hers
who merited the applause Of hie
countrymen on account Of his mill
taiy achievements, was . bad min
lister, ought to have been turned out
and was turned out OF . civil station
by the English people,. The par.
allel he finds here. The President oi
the United States, Ulysses 8. Grant
he tells us, has richly earned al tbs
military laurels that adorn his brow
he deserves the applause OF the Amer
lean people, deserves to be covered
with gold il he desires it, deserves te
be clothed in fine raiment and te
fare sumptuously every day, de
serves everything that heart sould
wish or mind desire; but, in ths
opinion ofthe honorable Senator from
Missouri, he is not fit to. DO Presiden
of the United States. This is tn,
grave offsnse, after all, committed b,
President Grant. He has offsndet
the two Senators, previously offendet
them. They desire to 10 break dowl
HE administration and cripple hi
power a. to secure the nomination
of some other Republican candidat,
Tor tho Presidency aud secure b i
election.
The people Of the United State
will not fail to arrive at this conclu
sion. Those Senators do not desir'
to rob President Grant Of anything
not one iota of anything worth hav
ing, except the confidence of th
American people. The contidenc
OF the American people in his patri
otism, his prudence, in his wisdom
in his ability. is what they desire 7