Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-27

tween sympathy and duty@5 This
government, in view Of the treaty
obligations, could nJt use its sympa-
thy to foment troubles in the neigh,
boring country. He defended the
President, the Stete Department and
also the foreign relations committee,
from the imputations cast upon it,
and said that all had been diligently
studying a problem which proved
to be the most intricate
and delicate which haa ever
entered into our diplomacy since
the close of the war.
To show the Importance o.. the
House being III possession of the
information before it acted upon
such an important question, he de-
clared that McEnery, one of the men
included in the resolution, was not
an American citizen, and that anoth-
er [OMahony] at the time of his ar
rest, was holding an Office in Great
Britain. The House was called upon
to demand the release of the man
who was not an American citizen,
and he warned the House
that when one nation made a demand
upon another she must be prepared
to take the consequences of that de-
mand
Mr.. Deuster, of Wisconsin, also a
member of the foreign relations
committee said, ''if any one fancied
that this WAS q mere moot debate,
a mere speculative qaestion, he was
mistaken" He advanced it as his
opinion that if the members should be
recorded on this resolution here to-.
day, it might transpire that no vote
cast by any member in the Amerie
can Congress at its present session
was frought with more gravity. The
State Department realized the i'm,
portance of the question, whether
the House did or not. He was ac-
credited with no confidential authors
ity, but he could imagine a party in
Great Britain which was watching
every movement of the Gladstone
government, and would be only too
glad, on the pretense of undue par
tiality to American citizens, to move
a vote of "want of confidence" and
upset the efforts of the Gladstone
government.
1t was barely possible that that
Government was between a devil
and deep sea on this question.
There might be a party in Great
Britain whose highest desire would
be to marshal squadrons and crush
Ireland under the hoof of relentless
war. It was well to pause and con-
slider whether this was just the time
to vote resolution of demand or
defiance to the British Government.
Negotiations were still gong on
by cable dispatches, and if the House
would forbear, even until next week,
the committee hoped to be able to
report back the resolutions with the
intelligence that the entire number
of American prisoners were released.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered
the following resolution as a substi-
tute for Mr.. Robinson's resolution
''That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate
to this House any additional cores
pondence with the British governs
ment, on file in the State Depart,
ment, in reference to the alleged inns
prisonment of citizens of the United
States in Ireland, and that the Presi
dent be requested to continue his
efforts for the prompt release or
prompt trial of any citizen who
may now remain unjustly impris-
oned III Ireland by the government
OF Great Britain
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, opposed
Mr.. Robinsons resolution because it
presented questions which might
involve our country in tremendous
conflict with the British govern
ment. He presumed if the Presi-
dent should make prompt demand
the gentlemen who We're now criti-
cizing the committee must be pre-.
pared to stand by the administration
in that demand, and by the gentle
man from New York, (Mr Robinson
when he said, "If your demand is
declined, / mean war" This was
a matter between two of the great
est nations on the globe. If war
should come, between then
it would be no child's play,
This generation knew what wal
meant, and the American people did
not want it unless it should come on
just grounds, but if this demand
was made in good faith he trusted
that there would be no retrocessior
that the United States would not
make itself contented with empty
boasting. In conclusion he defend
ed and justified the action of the
committee on foreign affairs. Ht
was followed in the same view by
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, an(
the debate was closed by Mr. Rob
inson, of New York, who withdrew
his resolution.
The resolution offered by Mr., Cox
as a substitute, was then adopted
without division. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 26.-Oi
motion of Mr.. Valentine, of Nebras
ka, the Senate amendments to th,
agricultural appropriation bill wer'
concurred in.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, chair
man of the committee OF
elections, called up the contested
election case of Lynch VS.. Chalmers
from the Sixth Congressional distric
Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania
raised the question of consideration
The House decided, yeas, 115, nays
SO, to consider the election case.
Mr.. Atherton, of Ohio, demande'
the reading OF the report.
The reading of the report oonsum
ed one hour and half, and at it