. Great debates in American history, from the debates in the British parliament on the Colonial stamp act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913) . points you. There the united wishes and exertions ofthe nation will go with you. Even our party divisions, acri-monious as they are, cease at the waters edge. They are lostin attachment to national character on the element where thatcharacter is made respectable. In protecting naval inteiests bynaval means you will arm yourselves with the whole power ofnational sentiment, and may command the whole
. Great debates in American history, from the debates in the British parliament on the Colonial stamp act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913) . points you. There the united wishes and exertions ofthe nation will go with you. Even our party divisions, acri-monious as they are, cease at the waters edge. They are lostin attachment to national character on the element where thatcharacter is made respectable. In protecting naval inteiests bynaval means you will arm yourselves with the whole power ofnational sentiment, and may command the whole abundance ofthe national resources. In time you may enable yourselves toredress injuries, in the place where they may be offered, and, THE WAR OF 1812 213 if need be, to accompany your own flag throughout the worldwith the protection of your own cannon. Mr. Calhoun.—Gentlemen contend that this is not a de-fensive but an offensive war; and under that character under-take its denunciation, without ever condescending to state whatin their opinion constitutes the characteristic difference betweenthem. The people of this country have an aversion to an of- / line rt-nri [« ijOur Ci]i|(tr bottom. -^-^-= --^ -a.^^B-:Sr^-:?^^^^B JOHN BULL STUNG TO AGONY BY THE WASP AND HORNET From the collection of the New York Historical Society fensive war; which I suppose interprets the meaning of thevehemence of the Opposition on this subject; while they readilyacknowledge the possible necessity and justice of one that is de-fensive. It is therefore proper that our ideas on this pointshould be fixed with precision and certainty. I would lay itdown as a universal criterion that a war is offensive or defensive,not by the mode of carrying it on, which is an immaterial cir-cumstance, but by the motive and cause which led to it. If ithas its origin in ambition, avarice, or any of the like passions,then is it offensive; but if, on the contrary, to repel insult, in-jury, or oppression, it is of an oppos
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