The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-08
In ,he House Of Rcprr.cn,n,I,es.

wAsuiNuroN, Sept ION motion oi
Mr.. wilkinson, Of Louisiana, a bill was
passed. donating TO the State Of Louisiana
ior quarantine purposes, certain lands lscc.
tons II and II. township q south, range
~ east on the Mis,issippi river.
The House then resumed thc cOutdcm.
ton Of the retaliation bill.
Mr. Rockwell, 81 Massachusetts,, said
that during the recent negotiations hc.
tween the United States and Grat Britain
currency had been given a. the uniortu.
nate idea that This country should not 20
90 war on account Of few fish. while
the United States should avoid war ~
long M possible. a. a nation holding Ia it,
hands the hopes Of world, this great ~
public should always stand firm Tor mccoy.
milton Of lis rights, and Tor the protection
Of its citizens
Mr.. Nutting, Of New York, said tina,
somc gentleman on his side VI the house
thought that the Presidents mc--agn was
Hcnt 60 Congress not because the President
really needed the power hc asked iur. but
because Il WINS n timo Ia the juncturr of
affairs whom Il might H. 1T assisinncr 10
him aud "a his party Admitting that
this was m, Il must bc remembered that
the question which now concerned Con.
Frvss related 20 international policy Why
WIS 10 that the President during his four
years u administration aud especially
during the last eighteen months. had
made no attempt tp stop the inimrtion oi
The nights ui ihc American pvuplo7 The
American government WIS 90 blaine Tor
the present difficulties II had relied
upon English honor. when the history at
nations would show that it was not ale Ia
place reliance on English Promises. n
the Mills billshould become law England
would have accomplished hy hcf diplo
macy and hcf Influence IN the countr,
what she had been unable ~ accomplish
by the sword
Mr. Romcis, Il Ohio. called attention Il
the fact that Oh the mouth Of the nrifoil
river, the American Government had px,
tended a channel At the c1si II thousand,
Of dollars. Tho channel was iu Canadian
territory aud nigh, be- closed ~ by Cana
dian authorities.
Mr.. Hooker answered the cl,aryc that
the President had been drrlict In not OK
crci6ing the power conferred upon him 4,
the net Of 1857. Prior ~ that date. and n
the very time Of the passage of the act. IA,
United States hal been onicayorinr I,
enter into negotiations with Grrlt lifitait
20 settle the question Of what arc ~,
rights Of American citizens In al proha
bility u was for this reason that the pusi
dent had not exercised his power. and fpi
the further reason that under the act ID
1857 the power Of retaliation was Unite,
20 the exclusion Of Canadian vessels from
the United States ports and did not cx
tend 10 the restraining Of the shipment %
goods In bond acroas American territory
lie believed that the Presidents message
like all his other uticranccs, would NEE
with the approval Of his counirymen. III
believed that thore was sense Of right AM
Justice and fair dealings In the American
heart which would approve and commend
the action Of the President lilo believed
that tho voice Of approval would come
from all over the land, aud from nowhere
In louder tones than nom New England.
IL would come from where tho hardy
pioneers had built the magnificent Stalcs