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. Mr. ItOniUNH mi J, the Honor.
L!? rrulriit from Ttnneisce (Mr,
Wbitr,) talUd opooui (by hi, I mem
!v have not ed-.rttdtbe res.
ma ftp bi the rttvf t.) to s&aw Mre
I In tS rf iftvin ef the rr rort wii act
.w-.!-5f-. iktt we wrr
? iobumm" "'it fc
either to df this. r l sacri ire re
!r (if tSe mtonier. II t'lallhdihtr the rtaiin rxr th
iVIt U iht nrce ii Jrr !trrn Jtivt t for is
. , f-i
IkrIWv'A ir;pracrt ignoil m f twu
racri.f matter its mfmortl imunce
cf the kipii t confioecd oohoJji vet
Jt pii!e J etry tody.- i confotioie J
the DhilotoDhVri"oJrocUp!.uIcUfi
of tht r4rljr part of tb last ceotury
(xrvmy of them utwrea nra u itnciu
" uiion, by l U&orc"Jl io. : Iter J t
hit bit upoo ih tlut trut urrat!letJ
:ihirttbtle wtb t t lrtt. h oivcird
t that he had i tod, for while, it w
. tvJmutcd that he iaafoui oow ii
geemipl to be doubted whether bit
Tefuuiion it not UkU" refutable, ind it
fcctmore lecmioj thao aolid. Sud
hoie Berkley bere oow, to put to the
honorable peotlemaa from Tennrnee
lh tame dilemma' which' be, would
Hjt to at i bioif no refute
toy argumeBti or adopt my cooclatlon
BiuiU iltm llictt U u nattiial world,
Jor refuw the maonipg by which -1
Bv-nnrate that there if nose t tdmtt
that the chamber io which we ait, that
'fjte colamni which adrn it, are not
material t)bjecirleroal. tu.ua, but
merely ideas lb the mind.' My hon
orable friend would say, I btliere,
' Mr.. Berkley, your altenj'atWe is a
'nb)rd.ortr,r and as unrentable" as bard.
r I : feeLthst -jpurToocJusioTJ
though I - find myself ioble t detect
the fallacy of your-reasoning." You
.wiH give me leivtiherefore, to bc-
. iicve ia me iDiormiiion ii mj kuici,
' and to let your subtleties ilnoe."
Ileiidea. anr armiment may be true.
T u f
and unanswerable because it is true,
yet not be aatisfactury ) for it may
be out-weighed by .; other arguments,
eauall-- true . and .unanswerable.1 and
;more satisfactory because ' of more
weight. This U the case as to all
i miratinm drDcndlnir on a balance ol
probabilities t as auestinns of political
expediency lo j ot which thjijcpnei
But if we were reduced to the alitrna--tiTe,-.tQWbjch;the
gentlemao .from
Tennetaf would "rrduce TlimtiU 1
thint'we should oof be'rompelled o
adopt h"e resolution for that reason-
Ine. i subtle and ingenious aa tt Is, al-
most BerUeyent nd imposing ai it is
at- first blush; will befoond. upon
, . , . , .. . w-"'-:
w c oset examination and, reflection, to
be lar from conclusive.
U the hypothesiiia wherejsuppprted.
at is noi even aiicmuicn u us aup-i
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f wrw4i -Wf rrTf tf
tin' 1c . i;k-..- . m,V.JsoTerelifnl bsd thurbecome-a felo da
act:, it you are at bbertyjo.make " K r further from the
your vpmisea wnatryou piease. you
may make your conclusions what you
kIik.i-- 4 .V WfM n.Mturv It
3ey&!&s
LMttii,. wiu m. iuviu "W . ..
nature aad cnaracter Ql, ?nat jxoojjims l
r....u;. . .- un.M i - tntmnarf i
h. k' ;' n hmmt'. alciselv the same in aubstance. and near lr
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T i.vm.,.;,.9 i, 0 I
nosaeasintr the nreroirativei 01 ioyerlr"'"''" "T
. Aft uoaennea, at icasi as iar as wc
f'BBWrri.i',w iiupucw m'Mjv 1
: -! in nrnnf ' I tviM a-1rt itnlv one I
4:!trf'.-v "I MU.
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ilt,rt(jai.ff e'.?trtot. fs:i. tl !'
ei a avee ufa'-c If I'.tx J ai.aCf!. ka, sr.4
cleaHf tni dU'.intl latfk4 jt.' ,
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r t-i. Imr.t.Iiti. tK.t t-jf t!'inif
ihti todf. la rpf''d
tbtfc. If tli.t mutt
tuprems ft(J Coil p-.ffS on th "
bf tbclr rl.Ufitbnl and lhit sutjrtts
mmt htolre the ttnU1 ilU win
try. It rut U, at I mU lHf .tt. a toi
federate, orr. lJi an4 ataoJuiS aof'
ilrfr. Itt.in t aphere f lis
vtiltfttf th.t tphftt rr.r.i w, n
If lha orot'lv f re i-orl 1
tumpiin on wr.rct ii ,.i. .
lumpily oft wKiH Its rtoft!n? art
Ltumta" Ifce pilntJrle Iron ntn
ii
J
uf poii. o." iw
.k-IlfihU CoorrtM n.of 10 W or.
I" - r. . ' ! -I
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Ursof a forfU" sotertljnty I 1 take H to
be ery clear, that we loniJ not t iur
arHt,t L la Ir.n.fcr a OotlkiA of tht lof
r.,iwt( illinailootoa forrieo power.
Clit wriHDkt rt sortmr
nilnn. fe anr-ncnVjo of hf No
' . T , ' .,f.
.!lnt. but aubWct the sovcrclentf of
this cation I thw. sotcrtlgoty so sH coa
ted f'-Such an idea Is too abaurd foe re
fuiatlon, sad needa only to be mentioned
in h rIer fed. If It WI1 a fatt that this
Conrreia was to U an crjiantxed aof
cignty,tbe commiitee anoufcJ naf estoppeg
thera ibould hare rrported the simple
Cel. and bate spared themaaUes the la
hoe of all their subtle reasonings, of all
their details of probable dangers for
surely we wanted no resaoningt to coo
tine na of the inexDcdieocr of trnfct-
ring a portion of the national sorerclfrnty
to a lotcUn power, ana w suDjecuna; j
m Jdu to the control of tHt y'tr I arid
no eaaff crated pictures of Rational tUn
gers, to deter us from coromimnt; aucn
n art ef tiatlAfial auicide. - If it be a fact
that thla Cooijrea I to be this org.nlted
sotereJgTityi-poascsalna; thoae aorerelKO
prerogatives, and to exerciae this supre
macy orer os, let tne same s;enuemo
who drew this reoort. or an? other ten-
ileman, now show-Itt.snd the Senate
must reject the proposed ml wonjwuh
one voice
e
"TliifUii lUDDosHioni" mad bribe; re
port. Is jtntlrely intuitousf and - has not
of warrant hatrer ftoro any of.the
documents on wnkn It was.lounaea i it
la not onlr without evidence, but cool ra
re to all the evidence. It appears from
thsae documents, mat tntt uonre is io
be a mere diplomatic council, with no
power whatever, but as such. It is Io
notaeaa no one attribute of soterelentt i
no legiaUtive power, do executive power,
no judiciarpower'i hoT powef"hateer
but that of an 'advisory council. This
council is not to form the confederation
of. the South-American Rations, as the
Itnnnrahlt) rtntleman from South Csroli
na(Mr.llavnel auppoaes. . That confed
eration ii already formedrihd thtT-toun-
cil is appointed be It; each nation ap
pointing two plenlnotentlsriis'to be of it.
treaties. -made between themseltest but
still it leaea each nation an Independent
sorereint, t indeoendent in all iti i . for-
eif n" relatlopt, hdependeat in att it. in-
itemai reeuiauons ana oqit m
1"". ? ff.n.t.. .nd t(ht!-e
., t0 common dangers. , It was absurd.
p0, thst when they ,had protided with
men jcbiuu vi - --. -
kkiAim. n-tr-lnmtt-a. that - the- havt
ttitiiiM1 ihna aoerel?nties to the son
Ifc&j ir ici8 6thrirRhe treaty :of
Colorobl, tnd Chile article 6th, In. the
mn ' ' i n . ; i.iL
irreaif Ol IJDiomoraanq rxniiariieiB-ioutt
and article I tth, in ne treaty oi voiom
Mi nt 1 n nrntiHinni ire niv
th aatne in worda. in all the treaties, it
la rrvllnw. tI rrii if frntn thu traatr
soTereignty of thhecj:
tf cljnK party.in regard to Its laws and
jQfjij oi government, wr 11 iuiiu
nf Pf.nfnntfntiariea. twa from eaCb' Aa
J, tierj . ! . ' h ' "T
u;:ti -t I 'in. ! J ( a!'., f -
f i av ! I a, Tff 'f if ft' '
I , J f'i ! iU j ic m t"S T I C '
rf. Sl 1 t 3 AttttrMf i l Ufta,
.s- J i,f IktlfV. -" "
U-n'it 3i, Trtf t t;Jrt-U-a4
Pare, try-af f iI! WT Cffti
it t9UansiKtr,Uf citJ.e luittum
yatlittt tfetir rSsV'"!' f"
arada ITiH, Tre tf Coba-Lla a&J
Utfi!'-n!a, Sey art i t!M TM C1
r,rM l t U an aMirA'f fcf tU i iawia.
t&f.'p6M'l U tdr t:m'r.'JrnlrUi.m
i t anUJa I4;&, Tfo'.y tf CwLnlia a.J
Mcatco, tUy are so tr.eJ Tt Cm
rtti It 14 be an smroUe fcf tki State.
"ceaipoiH ef thtlf fUrUmUrUt."
fo.brrcr thee ire tnli6rf mta
i'uu,ti. the art cillcd tlrvhUmiUt
it U the il anifla tf the Treaty of Co
lomhla ar.f Cf.fi-. It preWfS that U
toetinrtBiS lere'i eneotkne4 ahl b
wlj iatad ai the mtetbt of the rer'M
tfr.ll.rle Are PkalpouatiarUs lovef
ted w it l ike poers of ksv efitnent I
lovtrtlf wy I . Tljs Wss is pre poatsro
UMJ Itbe sli,thy may be I ho,tl
csorwH b a suth. Uevdfs, If it t
M..i- rv. .'(. la ever oete of Meat
. -
Tr.iUa. bow ther sre le becoi
.'Ma. ,TbteiebecMaaALieda
'wi i -
rUnlpoterularlmarBa4eAyreUe. U
article 12th of the Trf it of CclomMa
and Mcilco. lt It pro4td la .these
worda H A CoofircaS shall W LWmed. to
Mch catb party shall k Plcnlpo
trn'larlca, comroUUooed i.the Sami
form and manner at toardv
mblaters of equal grade l. foreign na
lioos F and this it, emreffiltaza, the
provilonf all the Trtatra. And .so
far are these' FleoipotewlaiHfrom Ulan
riitA with the Dowers oftoveiMnent,
that thei art iot eten Ioeted whta the
power to protect themselvet but are to
ti thai motet lion la the iSUI in wbkh
they ammblei and this Is expreaalr
sUpuUied for la s the Itaues. na
hat la that nrotactloo lohtl It is the
protection due t6 the stere and Invlole-
. . . Ht S
Me character ol FUnipoteaUriss. itt
is what Is stipulated. Scertcle IS of
the treaty of Colombia anc' Mexico I it
proilea that M the lathmia of Panama
btirtr an MTerrral otrt 6f Culomblat-aod
the ruott auluble point ikm maatwn
of Congress, this ttepooite promties to
fumlkh la the PUlAHenHarei of the
Con great, a!) the facilities demanded be
hospitality among a kwJrtd people, ana
he the aaered characiert of Jmbatdm'
The same stipulation i exacted by all
- w - r a t a
the other nations from lotombta, ano ar
her from them, If the Congress should be
.mvll,i1 tn rrmnee Iti seaU Each na-
linn cta a marintee for the protectioo
of its Plaiilpoienuaiiri;. clearly, proinrf
that thef ere-to be merexaa ieoipotenua
rlre r hierele- a diolonvatlc Conereia or
Councih and incapable ol fecung tnem
..... . .
selves. . '- .' .
Rldei. all the Treaties in the stbula
dons tot the formation of this Congress
sndln defining iu dunes, and its otucc
limit the Conirreta to the Dower of coun
cil merely. Article 14th in the Treaty
of Colombia and Mexico, which it but a
transcript of the same provision in the
other Treaties, and ,whien ceones tne
... m 'a ... aw. '
office of the vongreas to oe j o serve
a Council on treat occasions t a Dotnt
of union in common danger a faithful
... obk a) a - a
interpreter of Public I resiles In catet oi
misunderstanding and an arbitrator and
conciliator of diipufesind differ iks-
Thi U all the eranlof Dowera which
the Corigfesilhave made td thena'j' this Is
the whole of its Constitution ; for though,
it it said, In the 3d article of the .Treat r
o( Colombia sikI Chili, they are to adjust
the comingenu therein mentioned ; and
t ih. lath Artlr of the asmeTreatv
that ihev era toTcement the Intimacy: of
the union between tne oiaieavincao viu-eesrertusllpincludeiolfr-t
definition of their duties." Now, Bow Is it
possiblfrto say that here ts a grsnt ot any
powers, except those .of-counci! fJJThe
Congress is expressly made to aerve as
8 council on Kcai vwmjwu" , ..w. -
any occWtions, but a councih Will t
boaaid tfiatthese occasions may embrace
mUitary and naval operations I Be it ad
stilt k isonlya-cattwll Uqera in?!
powe?tt ower tHr V9W9t lo "rsi
h hi.finh ti wbelltteri;tdo any
thing . more than adviJbey are .to
icrve as a point pi un, o rne w oau
Thi. makes ' them ttie central
point of communication, and, the vehicle
r , ... nt a
oi intelligence to me euret wTcreisu.
s..r-t i ,kU la nothine more than the
power of advlting. They are 44 to be a
iaitniui nverpjci6 y.-. --t
Ar ,;..,nri,rtflndirie.M i Bv this ther are
v. .i....w. a i - ,
to give opinion and advice nothing
more. .Will oe preienaea mi wnj
have not only the power ltd interpret
Trcjtieti but to enforce the interprets-
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K( b t"-' 1 ar'vaafti 1 - e a $n ,?tt
f.'-tata la a'ri'.'aj 1 liri t
it lirt
,: t
f-,!rat ff'tr-;fiilil ind ffttafcirif t
i; ' " J " i . 'ft f i J ,f -1 IV orJt
ttta tmr.'in fc-Kitif tn'.ra t!'fi c ; .li.l.
ar.J ft'tinmr.!.ucKi j!,J iit pvf
U ta.ia.rf are leWalhe ;jtHi:'io,i 'J
at eiUtr.tofS. At anjr rt'a.af' !''' !
t hikUry mmtt, wtt k ilf tklc
ImIi lm-'uta eittiH aa t. at a4
;ti J'.itioft. Att e-Jjvlr-f cnln?iita.
wht la lHare tut aa agreement cl tM pr
tieiby lUIr artntt, whatihe tonirilm
lloej? So one will pre'crtd It, Aa to
ttmaftilrn the lrtlmacv if S elr rtUtloot,
that, totclr, It tne tZi e Ol IfltndiKia.
not ef fuec. Wl!i It Ml tall tit body
lilbt ptrfjtttwmf What hatihat leiU
mlik id, mi. r.f Ita tm n mmtt. Will
wm a i r ' r - w w - - - , -
. a. A
II atiil be contetulee a evuMU mat W par-
......I i m rA m mm m. t. lam fWif . f .
Tke l)katato..o ef Rome Wat I lm,v
r.r imatr. Will Ii tii.l be cooirnitd
- - - r ar - - - " ' ' - " " -T
that hU CtrcM ll a federated soelH
) tvi..t jii h rfK'ailf r.f Fotfr-
elarnty has h f C4 it ralae aro.lt if - No
Ihe? cannot. Call the equip eet ?
the cm not. CafithTr wmtd sbber
the bot or the tuner t " ttr aa-
. . a av a
Caa thef Uvy.n4 COUect taitti n
Ucy cannot not a cent can ihey levy,
not tttn Lr their own tubUwence 1 thai
they mutt owe to their appoint uwn'.aj
and had thef no means of bing but bf
ihalr oa pneert. jauit virre te.d? aih.
Can Ihty declare war, or conclude pect I
Thtf can do neither. Can they rrultt
" a ft
Oie relaUoct witr toreijr,nj were
the? cannot, can mcr rcgmaia IOf
subject wha.ever of their to'ema! poUcy f
I. r .j.t. mi
bete wubJeeia.- C-ibef. cola money
sndrtwllte the currency f No, ere
tWTKViwa n. r
rial Act. I itCT cennmcTt"
thev t sttempt to do this, thef make
themtcives crtniinaj, ana rapow min
selves to pnnUhment. Cao they pats
any taw,.or execue anyt. mcf '
not. Have they the power ot proitcum
the socletf around thcraf. They have
BV a tl.aa
not even the power oi proccune; inw
telves.. They can do none of then
,KtntrfnrtSe alrrmle fe atom that, the f
.""IS-. - .
mrm not a nf mmt Bl. OOT SntCOdcd 10 00
a government, but merely a Congress of
diplomatic Bgeuts, lr contuuaiioB aim au
vice
Fn trrw nne tODDOte thaf.lo tnvistlga
ilmi the nature and character 01 ian
a . tv..a
, . . - i ..i
Contxrets, we are to woi many inmpi u
the Tret'iea by which it Is conailtuted
and defined f or ttat it can oe oiner man
what those constitutional acts make llf
Newtpaper tpecuIaUons aooul it, retiewt
oporr-W whethetortb Amerlfan, pryc-
Umations lhatjiiiuoe to u
... ,k, m be AfclTTa flftbti In this io-
Quiri if In evry poix4of-tlewa.they are.
T ' .... t.l. . V . riuiill
uaelestt irtnef aijree
tutional acts, they are not wanted i ir
thef diffrr from them, thef are not en
titled to the leatt weight, h Is equsllf
unimportant to this Inquiry, what this or
that minister 'fom those nations may
presume msf be the subjects or discus
L.t Caa it real. Whatever those
aubiecta maf be,.lhe conalltuUon or. that
Congress cannot be other than those coo
ttltutional acts make it. Taking, then,
these treaties aa our guide, and onlf
Kuide, nothing cao be more clear to us
. f Mi.failrawn
than that the report is cnuixij
intupposlng that this Congresi it to be
a conieoeraio bovcicik ur
Now, bad thereport atterapttdio.pre;
dicate the dangerv;hn bich It jvouid
.1- Art", h axlateace of a mere
Diolomatlc Council ; a mere Congreas of
Ambaatsdors, the attempt must have en
tlrelf failed it would have been hardlr
poislble to prevent its appearing even ft-
if ...,i..r.- r,.nMv hn tm auh a -uotv
mcuiuua., iw, - ,
re,a-faB-pregnnt wiib aucldiiogcraj
ri in ihM tirat mace, wuuiu ,
out that the destinies of this country
- ,mittt to iti keeDinKi w w
controulledrtd be regulated by it, be
J J..i i.mii M llaw. I III vcr-
tairrfy'ndtby logic t logic would be-of no-
' . . . k a .1 a ..nnti S
use. beer wonderiuras tn wraw..
when wielded bf the bnd tharli iu to
have drawn -up toi report
i. r.tt.. him rntlrele. No, nothing
blante of-xojinfftonbet
CbuftCif mteucn result as ,-:;,
before our efes all the allusM en
chanrment before we could tee, or seem
men, not over a dozen, without being
clothed with any power whatever, except
that of Couticil, silting io conclave eg he
dividing line of the twoetoispberes,
and controlling the de.tinse. otrti--Why,
the phrensies of Don Quixotte
would be sober reason, compared to t&e
extravagance of such a delusion,
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W l u 4 la K t e 'M: J a ?t f.t fc t -u i f" f"
,fi1ll vut i.l wtrfrrf.'e.ntoit H
tU.tr Ikef are er.f(jf taJ, ar tt
n'i itn't A. A jI.Li.iii t t,t ttuiia li la
mttt Jfin.i'tf flt 1 ibe ttr!t, a4
the cmlr tti.'e, tf em.t.U!i -m t
wt otlr.t 1 ard autlf U anaaet rw ;
di7crcnce at la tie rU'.i, wlathrr he - - .
mean lhe Mlr!frr M?atl h ila e
tiLn. trf enecta Dm Coei.ntft with
others h art'htr J 1 aui It to tie
tame ilul'tru'lc tntcrtortf and the si.
trxlmt tT the aaree llrhL And are ktt
thete &outN Atnetktn aatUrtt hdepend.
ant n.itnAat U'ki.mit Kmil Isnulf
it t.!l:td to cofal 'tr ktn at lodepe&d
e&i Biibflt. as to all the worU, ciccpt si
to herrlf tae la of natlwOl vI'jra her
aa t ittnillt r tt tn. tf theae f taits
cemcnlt Wallet up the tlhtt ef neu
tral aitbot. ia Sp.Ia fes(KnaItJc for thet
vlolatirmtf No ba haracif c'lKUrfia
the rctooif-Ility antj e iti the Injured ,
Muirtl le k'h to I tis butei Ijt hit la- -
.tM..i'rkiilTin alft -t
ill ii . " w .
I . i ..i a. a..
ani aa ta ail httnS Sftl 04rtaea, at 10
ua,snd st to all the eorlJ, except at to
Spain htraeiri and wi nave precisely
the urns right to send a Wininsr there, -lhat
we have U Send e WulUt to Urtat
BHtalor toTraivtet the same to scad .
one to Panama, alio tend one to 5Iilco
The mlaMoa theals a matter of plain uo-v,
aa. . L a. S?
ciuetuaaeUe ruit. iut, tnwe.aii. .
H.,..T..-.--r--
U.ion of our neutral "'VJjV tf ,
l.ha mit conudrr It at tinfilerullf to her.
!! D&I a nzrll IU njmuaii v 11 v wrr ,
--.-- -
?he may
independence of lheaea.tioot,thcconaid.
J 1. . MKr.t.n.!la Inairt.'i her 1 1A alia
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eiaai ww w
when we sent Miidatcrs to those fiailooi f,
ao alvi when we made treaties with them.
Dot still we. adopted these mraturct, tnd
wbf I Cecauae Id: so doing we violated no
right of Spain sad because la ao doles
we pursued the true policy oi our own
eountif . tven Lngiand.cornecteo as sno
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Itwltn ruain, wno atone iuajneu mat
moeiarrhy agalnal the ro!iWf itTortrof
Bonaparte, whose reuuons who ner arv
of the moat Indraale character, even Eng.
land baa dooe jbe aame thing and why f
Because aha had the right, and founJ It""
her Interest to do to, ditteajardinf alt tba
ram nlalnts of rWn f unfriendliness la
these proccedloge. The oucatlon of thla
mit!oo the miaalon Itself being an un
questionable right) la to be determined
h. ,Ar.ktitaratiana of rlier I ot bf ill
. poeaible or probable eBcctaoo the fee
A Iti. .-ir-..-.i-iili.lt fia tinlfneml -
iUstegrdcliJ!benrUM and policy uni
ted jn recommending toeatoret of toUon.
al Interest. . .. ' . .
But' ihe Instructions of-the--Minister .
m.. twi auth it to enable him to concur
in and promote plans that may coroprom
it our neutral relations. They -may. 80
may the initructlooi to everr toreigo
minister we have 10 every forelicn poe'
.1.- rA tint what U our security
BRiintt thia I It Is the Executive discrev
tion, and theExecot.ive retpontibility
In the nature of things, we can bave no
other. In this Instance, we asve, more
over, the Executive pledge, that our neu
trail relations shall not be compromitted.
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He says, his Oiinitiers snau noi engage
us to anv alliance, por to any project im-
a . a.e .1 . L . a
Bortlng-tiosttlttrio any-auoo.jiBna .
r .,a rat retttlo2tTahtttl1d be violated,"- -
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tfe" Executive" must violate his pledge,
or his Ministers muit violate', their, in
it ructions t and surely no one will pre
sume either at least no one will act up
on that presumpilon. - - '-
tlte Kepoil wouia pcr.u.uw .
he. deaihiiea of Cuba and Porto Rico are
iomchowrc1mn&Tcd
or with this Congreast that tneir con-
quest it to be attempted by force 1 or
their! independence produced by their
blacks bein rxcited to, revolt. 1 his
iuppoaair!Wh
....i nr revolution are contingent oe-
tpcfiiig upon jhe event of a tongretii s v
f no Conicresatbenroot to be underta-
ken 1 it W8ress-inen, w w "r
: . 1.1 .ranMr atill la the lutiher
- - a.. mJL T7an.MatAX ai zr.-..
without5 this misaion, .4i1rMndcTtikr:
thettt t hot,' whkrthis mitaioo ,wm,
dertake them. It suppose! these strange
UduKuJbtiif those plnagress or
no Congress-misvoo ?Ln0 n,!si0""r
are resolved on, it is idle to urge t.iat as
an obieclion, wicb has no conneciion wiih .
eiiher fact. Whether these plans of
conquest or revolution are re.oie
or will be resolved on, or resolved
againsii we know not t but ihire know
-it is a question with wbkh tha Con-
r. p
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