St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
WANT ALL THE FACTS.
Eloquent breckenridge on Rights
of Congress-

of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Brecken-
ridge, in opening the debate, said con-
gress had recently received a message
from the president concerning n ques-
ton of peace or war. under circum-
ssances which in the nature Of the case
must he grave, CT the president would
not nave sent any message at all. Now
it appeared possible that the Chilian
government did send an answer to a
dispatch repeated in the message the
president had sent. He did not now
make any criticism, either Oh the haste
with which the message was sent or on
the language of the message. pending
the consideration by that republic of its
action on the dispatch of Jan. q.
1t must be remembered, however, that
the language of that message to con-
gress cOuld have been communicated to
the authorities of Chill, and might, if no
answer had been made to the dispatch
Of Jan. q. Therefore it was not too great
a presumption to indulge in that pres
ident of great and free people, dealing
with free, but feeble people, would
not have used such language, pending
the consideration by Chill of its answer
to that dispatch. 1t was not too great
emergency like that would have called
from that president due consideration
and ample time, if he had not had some
intimatiOn Of what the answer would
be. 1t is scarcely credible that the
language SO-he would not say insult
Ing - but severe, used by him
would have been used if he had
believed that friendly and sufficient
response would have been made to the
dispatch of Jan. 81. 1t was, therefore,
not impossible that he may have had
come iutimation of what that answer
would De, and yet in such an unofficial
and informal manner as to justify him
In not putting it into his message. AD-
plause ON Democratic side. The
power granted alone to congress to de-
clare war the president has put upon
us. We must face it and so decide that
on the one hand the honor and dignity
OF the American people shall be upheld.
No man In this house, no matter from
what party he comes, nor from what
section he may hail. but will at all haZ-
ard protect the humbleSt seaman
that wears the American uniform
Or guard, at whatever expense,
the honor and glory of the
American people. Great applause.l
But on the other hand war should be
only the last resort, when the war must
be with republic, like us, anxious for
liberty, desiring TO maintain constitu-
tiOnal freedom, seeking progress by
means of that freedom, and with the
gravity greatly increased by the fact
that that republic is in the midst of
great internal trouble, having just over
thrown a dictator while seeking for con-
greSSional liberty under constitutional
guarantee. Ali great men, all generous
men, all who love liberty. will desire to
bear and forbear with such people, pass
ing through such state. in the midst
OF such desperate conditions, as long as
our reason viii allow US to bear and for
bear with her. Applause There
tore any fact that can bear any.
relation to this matter is part of
our necessary information in the con-
ciusion that we must reach upon a mat
ter so important as this. Let US say to
the president at once, give us the infor-