Mr. JOHNSON. This seems to me to be a singular resolution. It proposes to appropriate a public building of the Government for the meetin s and discussions of those who are called eniaus, whose avowed purpose it is to make war upon England. You might as well give them the use of this Capitol for the same purpose. I think England will have good reason to complain of such conduct. Whether she acted toward us during our domestic troubles in a spirit consistent With absolute neutrality is one question. Whether, if she did not, we are thereby justified in acting toward her in a like spirit is a question which, in my judgment, touches our national honor. I do not think that in the career of the U.S. their name has ever attained a higher eminence in the estimation of the world than because of the recent steps taken by the Exrcutive to prevent outrages upon the possessions of England, out rages prohibited by laws coeval almost with the Government, emanating in the patriotic fore sight of Washington, drauglited by Hamilton, and afterward continued in ISIS laws which have eminently contributed to preserve the peace and maintain the true honor of the U.S. The only just influence which we can have upon the other nations of the world is in the example of our own free institutions, the moral influence consequent upon those institutions, the persuasive influence with which they apeal to the a proval of mankind. But such influence will be very materially impaired, in stead of promoted, if we suffer within our territorial limits any assemblage of men for the purpose of warring against a nation with which we are at peace, and a nation which now acknowledges, as we have recently seen, not only through the ministry which have just one out. of power, but through the ministry which have just been inducted into power, their admiration of the conduct of the U.S.; and an admiration expressed in such terms as satisfies me that the time is near npproacbin if it is not now at hand, when England will wake u to her own default, if she was guilty of a de suit, as we think she was, in preserving her neutrality, and repair all the damages consequent upon that delnult. the whole European world is nowiu a state of convulsion. “then it is to end, how far it is to extend, we are unable now to tell; but in my judgment it is the true interest of the U.S., because it is connected with the true honor of the U.S., that we should abstain from doin or suffering to be done any act which shows tEat we are willing in any way to participate in the strugrrles. We have happily emerged from one of, our own, not on y unharme in physical and moral strength, but (greatly to our happiness and good name) with both much enhanced; and here let us firmly stand. Those citizens who come from other nations to seek protection and happiness under our flag, owe it to duty, to the (JOVCflfment that has received and protected them, that they take no stop inconsistent with the laws of the U.S. Change the laws, if you think proper, but as long as the remain they should and will be vindicated by the whole power of the U.S. What that power is the past 4 years have exhibited to an astonished world. Our fearful strife is ended, and now our 1st and paramount duty, instead of pursuing a course which may involve us in difficulties with foreign nations, is to heal our own disorders, to conquer as rapidly as we can the prejudices which have arisen out of them, and) to make ourselves what we were under the Administration of Washington and for many years afterward, brothers. A saced duty this is, a dot which, fully performed, will challenge the admiration of the civilized world. Let us satisfy mankind that the peace of other nations shall not be endangere by any acts contrary to the obligations that our citizens owe to our constitution and laws. The language of the resolution before the Senate is that those who think proper, those who suppose whether correctly or not, in m judgment, is immaterial that they have suffered wrongs in their persons or in the persons of theirancestors which they on ht to redress or avenge, may use a public bniling of ours. to assemble in to inaugurate or advise such proceedings as they may think proper, looking to the attainment of that object. To authorize this by congressional action is to an to the world that here, within the limits of the U.S., our laws are not considered as obligatory. England, with all her faults and nobody is more persuaded than I am that prior to the war of 1812 and after its termination, and recently during our domestic troubles, she has commit ted fuults England is the piily constitutional Government now upon the face of the habitable globe, except our own, where personal liberty and personal rights are maintained. would regard, therefore, with cat distrust, under any circumstances, any ort to revolutionize a government of that description; but I would especially regret that we, Senators of the U.S., sworn to support our constitution and the laws which have been passe in pursuance of it, should encourage assem blages of people, whether native or alien, whose avowed object is to violate the very laws which we are sworn to support. Politicians who suppose or act as if they supposed that more party is patriotism, who think or seem to thin that temporary success is permanent fame, may lend themselves to encourage lawless proceedings, and may be found professing friendship for and alluring on an impulsive class who, smarting under the injus tice they honestly believe has been done them and theirancestors in their native land, are tempted to violate our laws or disregard our national duty in order to obtain voters at a coming election; but such motives cannot, for they should not, influence statesmen. It is their almost sacred rovince to maintain against all sinister or mislgading appliances the Constitution and laws of their country inviolate, to frown on all efforts in disreard of either, to prevent them, if that can be one, and enforce the laws, if that becomes necessary. Honor is as essential to a nation as ‘toan individual. Lost to either, the immediate result is character impaired, and ifiiot soon vindicated and redeemed the consequence sooner or later is ruin.