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&bdrtro M:tNarClxfSK thenu V(mcta gratify :t in .war their Vightv ;'
1 rsentnlinl against . Britain! , He belu. yedi .J
as he hopedA that , there wasnohanorable iS
gentleman on tW? VV nPi HveM'i'
lonrrenrtnorh to have d..corAnlete Aurfbii " off
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6PEFCH
or
iR. BAYARD,
TtTB SRN'ATE OF THK UNU'ED STATES
'Upon his motion made qn the t6th of June
to postpone the further consideration of
1 the Bill decl&ing War against Great
' Jjrifainy to the Zlst f October.
Mr. BAYARD said ihat ht was en
tirely sensible of the inutility in general of
entering upon the discussion of a subject'
v hichhad been a long time under conside
jvtioo, and upon which itmighc be suppo
4eJ that the opinions ot members were for
rped and settled, but on an occasion so
jiioiiientousasSthe present, he should not!
fel himsell justihra in submitting evt n a
jnotion pf postponement, without offering
Jus reasons in support of it norcould he
think that in giving a silent vote,? that he
hid discharged the duty of his station.
Gentlemen would remark, ' that he had
confined fiis motion'o time, in order that
nnribefs miglit not be compromised in
-supporting it, who might1 think the war
its -if just and necessary. ;
The motion did not oppose or deny the
sufficiency of the causes, or the policy of
the wan , It went only to affirm what he
trusted the course of his observations
would render very evident that this was
not- a time at which war ought to be de
clared."; :;!-( . 1- --f , r . -
He . ifirlnltyprl in ronfirlcnr thaf iirtisn so
f grent an occasion the Senate would hot be
impelled to act by any ! little passions nor
by any considerations which did not arise
CR$of an extchdeid distinct view ol the in
terests of the countrvi It is not enough
that we have Vause of war, wttf must see
that we are prepared, and in a condition
to m :lce war, ' You do not , go1 to war fot
tht benefit of your enemy, but your ;owri
adv:intae--not to giye;proofs of a vain
awl heedless courage, but to assert your
rights and redress ydur wrorigs If you
com mcn.ee;1 hostilitIe3t before youareCpre
pTied to strike a blow; and while vour ci
ti s, your territory and your property on
ihf ocean, are exposed to! thecmercy of a
government possessing ; vast resources of
v;r; what can you expect: but to add new
distress, defeat and 0 xlisg-race, .tbr the
.Wrongs' of which .you complain. It is a
itrang-t motive for ;-wnr a wish io gratify
..the rapacity, to swell the triumph's, and to
increase ithe insblcnce.of the ;enemy.;
ISIr. B said' that ' either. the goVern
znn nbr tr& people Had "expected or were
prepared for war. Evert at this; moment
thr general opinion abroad was, . th at there
would be no war the mercantile and tra
diig worl(l had continued tb act upon that
opir.ion-nor fcpuld petple be persuaded,
that an uharmea nation was about to attack
Q 1inifn nrmA. Viinnn rita' T Tr . rv- nrt Tk r 4
laid out hisaccount'fdr this' Wiir,and eve
TV on tf. would be taken bv surntifte and n n -
. z . : .
preparecUfor its shock. You have at this
Moment an "immense property abroad, a
-Erent portion of it.in England, and part
been doubtful till trie present moment;
self e?pec5e"dvwar at the opening of the aes .
sipn, nor Jor a loni; time-after: f A" mena
cing language was heldoqt. but theHopfs
of ,anr accommodation; tere far front beirlff
abandoned. M uch was expected from tlje
pi mu i uuuv a HuvcaBiuu oj ins fuu powers.
A; change of mlnjstrywas not doubted :
and it .was thought, that in the1 change of
men, mere would nave oeen touna sucmu
change of principles and , ineasures, that,
the differences between tne two govern
ments might be compromised and .settjecj.;
Thitxpectation was protracted, till k beW
came plainly evident that t!xe princeidid
not intend to change his father's ministers',
nor to depart from their principles or mea
sures , When this discoverv was made.
fixating '.od therocean, and. hastening td
jrenr pqrtSr 4 Tfie postponement proposed
xnightsave, a' great portion of this property,
and brintr hbme. the 'seamen now absent
from the country. Genttenien would re
j tneriiberpumberbships5whk our
ports upon the eve of the ernbargo--these
'Vessels had?not had time to perform their
, Voyages, ;j)ricj 'th& - greater ;part of-,thera
ityerev still abroad; He knew that;some
nish' time for the return plyquf ships and?
.abandon the. non-lraportatioa acti youill
repfenish our .treasury; with at east twelve
.millions of dollars., r andj restore, to 'pur ci
tizenijsixty millions now abroad and in
danger ot being lost. , It appeared to him
that the course which had been pursued
as the most preposterous imaginable.
For eighteen months j past Jwe hadvbeen
sending our property puTo'-thfecpuhtryi
and no sueriug ,it to! 'return ; ' arid while
contemplating a war with G. B. we saw
our effects to ar immense amount accumu
lating in that kingdom, liable any moment
to iau a prey- to the government," and to be
the administration had proceeded too far j employed in support of the war against us
to recede., , ; j. ' He asked, why rush with thisrecipitari
Desperate as the course was which now cy inta the war ; Are you provided witft
alone remained to(be pursued, they suppo- meansto annoy theVenemy or. to defend
sed they-were obliged tol advance, or be-yourselves? "Haveyb'adiinyrJtiiavy
come the object of reproach and scorn both which "can make any impression ? ,rAfe
to triends and foes. This . necessity ' they . your-exposed towns fortified and garrison-,
had brought upon themselves, but it was ' ed ? ' VVas any nation jever less :prepared
too late to consider whether the condition !for war ? , It would require the whole mili-mtcrht-
have been avoided: the v were oledftarv'foVce vou oossess.to constitute an ade
ged in the state of events to attempt to "ex- qUateldefence for ew Orleans rl New
tort from Britain by force the concession York :anr! Ne v poi t. It is ver welLknOwn
of ijose points wnicn tneir arguments naa tnar tne gem rat wno win commana anNew
failed in persuading her to yield. He had Orleans, Jhas declared to the government,
no doubt, but that some months past, the that hc;will not be answerable for the secu--
cabinet had seriously determined upon re- ritv of.the place with a less force than ten
sorting to hostilities. But the concurrence thousand men,- which is equal to all the
of congress was fo be obtained and whe- effive troopss yet ,raised-It would be
uuui uuuscs tuuiu uc uuiuwi iu sujjpusc max uu -guvcruuicuv
ught to take the daring and hazardous would declare war till it wa prepared to
t..ile. said hewas.giatlviriflqenced;m.hiA
motion for postponement by, .heVconibinti-:
i lr.'!t
condition of jthe country and the. protection &-.t?k?i-which'
providence had given us against -itfluv
maritime, powemn thef. wintet Season Du- ; n $u
rinc: the ivmter months vpuwill bedefen v i AT Mnl
ded . by the Vlement.rPbstpbhe1 theti.WirifJ
ive.tp"::;
tiilNQVember. andlweshaiimbt! -hs
dread, aiirenemyi - on our fcoast'. till j
In the meantime eo on with your recruit-
in jr, fill ub, disciWancii and;train 'vouf afr
ray. Take the stations it you please .which?
y ill enable, yod: tb,open an eaiyrpam)agn ' 1 1 1
Your tradeC will all have .time to; lturri, Hrfft
hefbre hostilities rnrampfifri anrl havincy Vii-f."
all your ships, and teamen a honie,, ypix V '
may ' beVorenared to .out forth lLyburr V
strenirth nnon.the' otean on the nnemnc or .A
..r : CYr JS.Z C 7;
l1
It;!
jthe;ensuing spring. rhaU,vve.byj( an .un; itf.-"
tirivel pre4cipitancyj yielding tov4 a JretfuJ - JnrV
impati'ericeTOf -delay,, throw our wealth iri?'f fVj
to the hands of i the ,enenm and feed that 1 ? .:
ther
bro
sttjp, no man inor out of the government, attack its-enemv. , In peace fw require no
without the gift of prophecy vVeould have defence,, and shall we 'declare war ' in or
predicted. ' ; -i.derVonlv to defend, ourselves I But what
, The public mind had been so repeatedly I bloW) are vou 'prepared to strike? .VVere
distracted and deceived by v boisterous ! you able m:the summer to recruit .your
speeches and bold but ephemeral resolu
tions, that it had .sunk into; a state ot apa
thy and was no longer excited even by the
sound of war, echoed m the ministerial pa
per from the proceedings of government.
When the bill before us was first bro't
up,fronaXheTDther hdusp, was the opi I tbjjt it required at least
nion of verv fety that it Wdiild obtain the i form a soldier of a rec
support of -a .majority ;pf thU Body i arid
even nb w,H it was likely ; to pass,- not ' be
cause it was apprpyed bya rnajority, but
of the differences of opinion which existed
ararong geatlemert' as rto othef, courses
which had been proposed. ! .
A; glfiiwitlr the light arid Inforriiation pos: lessonrfirst heforehe cai) prescribe the task
sessed; Cthls body a$ itoi?the views and of the soldier,. You ma)f possibly have a
desigri of,the!;Cabinet arid of congress, Vit herd of meni : but you t:an have hiarmy to
has been doubtful, among -ourselves whe- lead into service this season-- And1 if this
ther the: government would resort to war,1 herd be led aijainst disciplined troops vou
how was it to be knowriby our merchants, can.expect nothing but defeatand disgrace,
or any other class of society unacquainted But you have not ffot nor can you ffet
thevmen during the present year..tThese
are not ; the days b Cadmus. v It ill re
quire great patience and industry, and a
armv df-twentv-five thousand men, could
it be employed in any service in the course
.ol this vear I A soldier is notmade iii a
day.' The "authority of a foreign officer
now in this country of the highest military
reputation, he had heard freouentlv cited.
fourteen months to
recruiW; this remark
applied to France, where the officers have;
generally , received a .rnilitaiy education
and where there are 'So'' man nibdels to
imitate and so many .'instructors to teach.
But here the officer is tjp form as well as
the soldier. The officer has lo learn His'
With the intentions and secret proceedings
oi tnose exercising the powers ot the go-,
yernriient, that the nation .would be wan
tonly, plunged into a sadden war . , . v. ,t?
He had heard it said that the' embargo
was sufficierijt notice, of the cjign of the
goveninient to resort to lipstilities upon its
expiration ; and tliat people must be irifa
tuated, who, after such warningWcrt;
riot apprized of -the approaching crisisi
But , it is i. too Recently; and deeplyr iq our
recollection, to, be fqrgditeri, that ;.this is
not the-.first embargo e jiaye experlericed
andhich,, though ofJonger duration, we
saw pa0s awak witHdutr being followed bjf
war. , ';V;
-he language: field here as toriebpie but
otdbors1 who haye doubtedf of the war, is
retorted by v the public 'ybice with equal
j confidence s and pn better grounds. -They
reiy nponyour integrity ana wisdom? and
say that congress cannot 'be id i infatuated J
destitute ns theyarc of the 'meansof ag
gressipnor defence td TdrWiu
selves a war ivith Jbne of tVermost po wer-
.Merchant who. had dared tb escape the em
:bargo arid who Had disregafdedl the saltir
.tar precautions, .designed, as it yyaV said,
ior his secufity.p C But he: did'tioithW it
surprising nor cuipaoie, xnai rjnose wnose;
property consisted in ships shquid' be :a
jverse to seeing them rotting atthe wriarvesv
everi disposed to -incur risks to find
mplornent for 'therri abroad. VX 'K
EVeny tqweverrif it sfiquld be.thpught,
that the .mercharitsliadacted with'irides
tretion arid follyv, U is the part of apparent
tal ovrnment, such W'thij ,oug6t; always
to be', rioted punish the citizens for their
Misfortunes': biftc to guard-,tHem -against
of iRdiyrdual'piperty -V3 Iossncbithe
tate, as ,rth .public ' jstrenffjwr.3 derived
fcbm iridividiial f eaburces vrjr :
-Ic stated that the 'qusstioi' of wr bi
Ifta war with Britajn'thn'unkvoibl
ret, as the leaves to, us the 'time bf.icom,
mendng it, surely Wrought tof select that
ti i nie, y hen the ; first: shock shall t?e least
disastrqui and can hcst.be reslsted,v VVhy
should; we Slurry into' a; , war rornitTfiich
nothing Jbjit " calamity can ; bc expected I
There is no; danger that the.Tedressbf bur
wrongs drj ther. assertion of bur rights will
be barred by thi Jirnltaticri, of time;' TXb
time -has existed: for years 1 past when ,we
had less cause to complain of the dbriduct
bf,G Britain -Her yesselihof var:liad
c!l heen withdrawri frbin'our coaat zi he
presum e d , !n ord e r t q a oid colli sioris an
k - :Iitv. . If the war he sperld zd till No
vc...wcr,l.I:t" bvernnierit acd" the - people
Mi'd cc. . ettsr' fcreDared to cu-tsta it.
.j ;:;r.c: a inenq to tne re:tr:c:ive rys
considerable length ofr time, to collect;
twenty hve thousand men. Ytlaveyou the
least prospect; ifybu declare War of at
tacking Canada this season ; It is; impos
sible that you can, do it jwith "effect.-You
rwHl, be sufficiently - occupied m defending
yourjtrontiers against the savagps.
tj It is - not on land theijl tKat you expect
immediately to ; assail your cnemy -rls t
on the ocean that the v i rtiprtssionjs tb he
made?v You have twenty ; vessels 'of.war-
Britain has upwards of aihbUsand.-What
will avail the activity or ( gallantry of . your
omcers anov. seamen agamst sucn aispariry
of forceiv o'ur little navy must fall ;imrii6
diatelv or be driven from, the ocean. ; Some
gentlemen, indulge great -expectations from
privateers ; but has ' GreA Britain , any i iiiv
armed or unprotected trade which they can
attacc ;t rnvateers nave no tnerooiect
than plunder arid booty 1 The' avoid ar
med vesselsanddefended as is the-Bri-tish
commerce in i (everypart "ofthe Vqfld
by her great naval ; force i t ds 1 HtdeV to be
expected ;thaypHteenngVillbe'aitended
lwithrnuch! success bt encouragement
But while we? are searchinfj' far 'the means,
of arinoyingthe commerce of Britaindoe3
it become rds,tooveflbo,at; thi3 Homent
the condition of our oyVri-lv A-valu-.jf part.
Of tl:e trade frcrh beyond the Cape b.fGocd
Hope has notyet arnvedi Qt the number
less vessels which sailed' upon-the eve, of
the embttrrro lew havfe' returned " Your
'rnerchant yec:eH are,kwithcut convoy arid
utterly defenceles.yYour,conditibn, there
iqrei iSy-tnat wun , more commerce expo
sedvCycuradyerpry 'will :.pczseL3 greater
meuni bf;anribxaa? the cbpVequence
must be, ihzVyre shall Ios6ln;nitety uore
than, we c?-i erpsct t ' din y!t 1 : ,f - 1
1 ' tTndcr tilch'fcircu::'-i::e3 -whr't' chr.'1;!
1.
veryirapacity which it is'ouf -object to sub Ify
due or to puniih'.t :TrSAU;;;.
. ..We 9an,:lbsevnothmg;hy delay jrhucU
wjll be certajnlvvsaved ; ah4 -.at fit: moment .M
pr egnant with j great events, ' it was -most I J r;
enaentiy our true. poucy to temporize '4 if ::
ou give uo no right yield no pretension H lf -profit
by .every;.day in rendering xh$ , vfr'UfM
condition of the,coUntry: , more secure and j: ' th
its anitude.more. fbrmidabieL .The. just -annreciation
of time s among the highest, t'J
points . of political sagacity, ; k To, know
what step thevtimes rwiUwaitantand;,.to-v i'to,
talce the step 4at the propejr f i nie,', is gene- p f ; H
rally .a matter of rhoreirapbftarit and dif-
ficult consideration thari rihe nature of a 1 Aif
prupuaeu .measure. vvunuut cnquiruiir
whether war; was the riffht course tQr the.
nation to take ; under existing circumstun
ces, he -'did-most confidently issertthat v
this was riot the tiirierwhen war "ought ti4
be commenced." f',rtr y :f
Mr. B. said it belonged to the motion; .
h liad submitted - to bring ; under review v
theralleged causes of war, ,aptd toenruirej . " 'Iqj
yujeubs ui win vir VC' if crc . iv ciuuiin , in
the war. ""If ve are to cbrrie ;butipf thii
waV as we enter into it, aftei;i haying was
ted the blood and treasure oftfenatioriy
and loaded the. countrrwith tJeSi aridLtax
es, it would certainly be rtibre; rational to
suuiun aivuucc ro xc wrongs ?wc)cauure
1-V."
fi'Ml
At
1
ft
v xjriiain at , inis niuineni ccriaimy ;.'uuc
riot courti the quarrel. ?; Shehasfeduced 0
the catalogue of 'our; complaints i.'and
thbdgh not disposed to surrender Kbit prev
towards; cdnctliatibn TTKe recent brderg a- "S-f
in couneir were. designed to be.8Q,.consi b,L
dered, and shehas removed a crcat.sourcoCf
which odr i governmentVhad; ,accepted-:- : : -:
whicli must therefore beUatetf to be Mono V, 5. v
raoie;anu, sumcieiit, ami wc uueute; vtmivi'., ;-fVi
rjad been-given conipletelyexpiatedf V ; f l-;
J-j'Ve arenb longer at variadcein Velatjbi r';";;'jv
to, the cjloniali traded France do - longer Cpl
has colonies, and we ,haye; no;occsop .?o i $
contend at preseji; foran emptyright whltli
a;.
'The '-due'sdbn.. therefore as. to the richi J v I v
ot a neutral to oe tne carrier iiuie proquc . , v.
or tne coiony oi a oeiiigerentnavmftaeeix,Vk .
reduced, by the cdurs of the war to a merp - U:
question of theory, -it inoylonger.enterectv ;. -!-
into, the disputes-of the twd overnmentfii';-
The;duestibris: as" to theimDressrnent
our fieampriPrlid. nof. rirpserit. ihUrierablfc w .i' in '
difficfltiies.' ' -Britain never contended 3r;ia ;
iii: ill, iaj imuicaa iiuiwn(v.aj wwuii,m - r
vate Vesseh.- wTliisCricrht" she never uWi)I, ; : :
nor -can, giyj upJf our?.ittercban
werea secure protection to British seamen VivuC 4
who sailed under iu 'the: British nayymust v j:;
be urif. nnedy deserubn"; while' byi mer ' -r ;
chants can irid o' pay a C dollar, fb"' ycry ; ;
shilling ,a sailor can earfi ixi the i naval VseVV; i"
yies, ot r:3 countiy, ; v ; v.V: - ' J:;- : V
. !- Can it 1' Respected thn.a nation vwh.c!i' !i ; , A ?
. m " - ' ' i. . .