Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-18

But npre rashy STILL lie ventures proclalm III AL
the solemn forms Of political and from his PosItIo' SEM
official flourish, that gentlemen in Tie opposition %.o
cas sucb erie vous md unmeed eproach upon the 90
yernment will IN due time, be required 10 specify a'n
establish The grounds which justify such accusations
was 10 him (Mr NJ ofproiound satisfaction tat
the Government had thus, III substance, invited puo'c
scrutiny into its ransactunsin that qnnrrr Now, TO him.
(Mr Ny presented difficulty whatever to specify OF
establish than enough TO lnnmze, utterly 'he
course of the Administration His difficulty lny III crco
limo that any intelligent citizen oil The United osates
much less the dislingu head Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, could he found willing 10 deny or
doubt that the Of the Administrator, both as l"
omission and commission, had been as We have descrlo
ed it. He even yet hoped that the honorable chairman
was in what he said, disposed TO be tacetious why
Sir. said he, when affirm that our citizens throughout
the whole West und Southwest violated ilagraaty lrlr
obligations of neutrality to Mexico, BY aiordng pubic
succor in and arms, 10 Texas from the hts Stage
of the revolt to the recognition of lis independence,
have but refer the Representatives from that sec
ton of the Union. That military array, in no conceal
ed form but in all "the pomp and circumstance of war;
was the spectacle of every day that avowed military
recruiting by commissioned officers, Tor The defence OF
Texas that the character of emgr0n claiming the rghl
of cxpatriaon first assumed, soon rose 10 that oil So"
dr7; that bodies of men with uniforms and stand
ards and every quality of organized military force breath
in1 war and vengeance against friendly Power were
publicly displayed in the heart Of this country in almost
every city and village in its confines; that all this was
known TO The Government from the beginning OF The
revolt that it transpired under The immediate obscrva
ton, and often under the express counenance o! the
law officers OF The Government; tat pretcnce OF bonn
Diary was unreasonuby set mp by The Government
that military force passed into Mexican territory
al most critical period of the revolt these, sir, and
mul,itudes Of others, my specifications and the West
and Southwest here assembled are my proofs!
Let gentlemen bewnre there is more in these Next.
can relations than this incorporate Justification OF them
seems 10 perceive On tit occasion they may be de-
veloped.
But the chairman says there no law which the
Executive did not cnforce; nothing undone which he
could do Docs not the act OF 1915, Tor the enforce
Inent of neutral obligations, authorize the suppression
Of military expeditions, or preparations here, against
a Power with whom at peace: Look at IT,
Every provision almost has been violated, and not one
clause enforced, or attempted except in empty FORM
But suppose The law not sufficiently comprehensive
in its provisions Why did not the Executive, charged
with the conduct OF our foreign relations, communicate
the fact to Congress- and ask their extension 1t is our
duty to cOmpel our citizens do justice 10 other nations
Other nations have right 10 demand that we should,
and we nationally responsible II we do not Have
YOU not lately done in the of the Canada revolt
Were the uggressong OF our citizens against Mexico
more reiterated number, and longer persisted in,
than they have hecn against Great Britain why,
them distinguish between the two Powers: Is 1t be-
cause MrSco ccak lint you declined This course TO-
wards her: Is it because Great Britain IS poctjnL that
you fly with This haste-almost indecent-to the IRON
tier find the laws adequate and present yourself he
iure Congress for increased uahory' This is but jus.
tlce Great Britain Yet why was not the same inca
under these circumstances escape the suspicion of the
civilized world That you have at once yielded to tile
power Of great monarchy what you denied to an in
FAINT and distracted republic? That the porcr OF Great
Britain has wrung from you uslce which, under your
sense of principle and lrenty, you would not allow TO
hexicu? That your measure Of Justice is graduated ny
the polrcr of the nations to whom you administer III
There is no humiliation dshonor in doing justice 10
Great Britain now; the humiliation and dish"nor lie III
having withheld ii from Mexico under like circumsan-
before this affar is closed hope to Be able to do my
self the honor 10 afford the honorable chairman specica.
lions guile exact ns he may desire, accompanied
with competent proofs" for his due consideration Of
which shall feel at liberty TO allow him than
week, if rcqured-lhe time lately allowed foreign
Government, not so poneJnl as Great Britain, to de.
ierine on multitude of intricate and complex subjects,
involving The issues OF peace and war.
MIR. Waddy Thompson said that he cared not how
hard blow might fall this The last Administration,
provided it struck in favor Of Mexico against the
interests Of Texas. nor struck a The Administration
through The national honor. Much as he had denounc-
ed The conduct OF the Administration he haC not forgot
ten what it behooved every American in all conrover
sizes with foreign Powers 10 remember-thaL still il was
the Government Of his country He would say, that
could he conceive it possible lie should himself ever live
10 charge his native country with meanness and
arJicr, with violence towards The feeble and base
trucking the strong would not be in circumstances
when that strong Power had It's yet reekng with
the slaughter of American citizens Men, he aware,
fright be far gone in party spirit as 10 take pleasure
in representing their country in the meanes and most
dsgraceful light 10 dsparage hated Administration
lie must confess that, inll his revenge against
the present aud late Administration, he had no " sto
mach" for That.
The gentleman had inquired why, in the Of Tex
u.s. the Executive had asked for additional powers
10 guard against violations of neutrality, he had
recently done in Of England The answer was OBJ
vous. Texas remotely situated. 1t was separated
from Ivy wide reg ion of wilderness, and power
coud entirely prevent the evil complained Of But, on
Northern Canada,
sometimes, but by narrow stream, while the bounda-
of both countries bordered by ortresses The
inhabitants both sides were in state OF the greatest
excitement and had already broken out into mutual
outrages. The two obviously different Laws
which might have been strong enough in the of
Texas insufficient with regard 10 Canada. Deep
Mr. T. Indignation at the enormy which had
been perpeaIed at Schlosser he did not deny the obi
CATION of this Government 10 maintain The obligations
Of neutrality.
Now, as 10 the charge which had been made Of COW.
ardice in towards Mexico, he believed il
the first time, much as party violence had prevailed in
our country that cowadice had ever been connected
with The name of Andrew Jackson. Whatever evils
tina, individual might have inflicted his country
candid would deny that he had spread around the
American name n halo of military glory; and if re-
markabe above other for any quality, it
for ndonitable courage that blenched at no dan
ger. Andrew Jackson ! not dare 10 observe the same
course toward Great Britain he would Toward Tex.
as! Yes. Ii he would hesitate in regard 10 either,
it would never be in respect 10 the stronger Power
He would have been prompt 10 assume bold
front to the strong than 10 the weak TO England than
10 Mexico. His blood would more have stirred to
rouse lion than 10 start hare" But what could
the Government have done i? The case stated by
the gentleman from Kentucky did not fall within the
provisions Of the law Of 1873. Had the Government
any proof that military expedition had been fitted out
in The United States against friendly Power The
gentleman had spoken Of recruiting; but Mr., T. would
like to the terms Of enlistment; he rather believed it
would turn OUT on examination, that the men were only
invited TO 60 and settle country. The gentleman
talked of recruiting rendezvous at Lexington Indeed
and where The loyal citizens Of the Stale of Ken
lucky that they permitted all this WAS there
no pa,rio,ic ciii--- the Administration of tho
danger, the glorious and lanented Col Davies