Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-06-03

oPpOiuo u COluiulbtto w give anu 10
ceive communications on the subject,
to call meetings in their counties, and
when it shall be expedient to call upon
the people to elect proper persons to
represent them in convention, for the
purpose Of deliberating on the steps
which will be the most expedient for
the attainment and security of their
just rights. Much, also, they said of
the insults and injuries done by Great
Britain, and seemed willing, though it
is not known that they were prepared,
to fight both nations, their Indian
allies and all others who would not
condemn their conduct towards the
United States. These resolutions they
accompanied with remonstrance to
the President which repeated the same
sentiments, and with freedom fully
as much marked by its boldness as by
its delicacy, and without much trial to
blend them together. These were ex-
pressions of the general opinions which
all the people of the west entertained
all of whom, including those of the
southwestern territory. were equally
intended to be soothed by the expose
which was now to be made. The oldest
book in the world, and the best politi-
cal essay which ever was written,
shows what man will do in every stu,
alton, and particularly what assembled
bodies of men will do who have just
emerged into freedom from bondage;
like children they cry for everything
they want, and oftentimes want what
it is impossible at once to obtain. The
remedy prescribed for such perverse.
ness is, patience, mild treatment and
persuasion, and that was the remedy
which the President had chosen to use
To all the topics thus earnestly brought
forward, Mr.. Innis had now to reply.
The Senate of the United States had
acted upon this remonstrance and had
declared there was no foundation for
the charge it contained against the
Government of the Union and its Off
GERS, and had recommended that q
special commissioner should be sent to
Kentucky, to give to the people the
true state of the matters which related
to the subjects mentioned in the re.
monstrance and resolutions; Mr.. Innis
now proceeded to descaDt upon these
topics. In presenting, he said, to the
public view, the origin and progress of
the negotiation now depending be-
tween the United States and the court
of Madrid respecting the navigation of
the Mississippi, it may not be irrelevant
to take a retrospective survey of the
conduct of the Spanish government to.
wards the United States at that period
OF their late war with England, when
the American revolution began more
Interestingly to attract the attention of
the nations of Europe. By reverting to
that juncture of our affairs, it will
readily occur tU every recollecting
mind, that the conduct of the Spanish
court, was more lukewarm and distant
towards the American States, than
that of any other European power,
who from principles of long established
enmity and rivalry, was equally inter
ested in the dismem berment, and con-
sequent debility, of the British empire.
And although under the family COM
pact of the house of Bourbon, the
nation in ITS, entered into a war with
England as the ally and associate of
France, yet she made no formal recog-
milton OF the independence of the
United States; and neither in the origin
or termination of the war, did she
seem to pay the least regard to the DO.
litical interests of confederated Ameri.
ca. Whether this cold conduct on the
part OF Spain proceeded from the dis
cordancy of the principles of her gov.
ernment from those which produced
our revolution and the proximity of
our chartered boundaries to her DOS
sessions on this continent, it is not ma
terial at this day to enquire. But this
was believed to be the fact, that al
though Congress kept an agent with
competent powers at the court of
Madrid from very early period of the
war; yet no pact or treaty of any kind
was ever entered into between the two
nations. The reservedness on the part
OF the Spanish nation and their init.
mate connection with France during
the existence of a monarohial form of
government in this country, rendered
the political department of the United
States towards the former ma ton. a
matter of delicacy and Importance. By
the friendship and assistance of France,
the establishment of our independence
had been accelerated; and should it
have been permanently jeopardized by
a conflict with any nation of Europe.
and one at least, we may suppose.
tnere was painting with eager wishes
for such an inauspcious event to us, !
on France we must have again relied
for reiterated assistance. Such being
our real political situation immedi.
ately after our peace with England
in 1888, it behooved the councils of
America to observe the utmost circum-
spection and prudence with respect to
oil measures which might tend in the