The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-12

formed of every thing relating to their Interests.
Since be had been In the Senate, he had things
done which he did not approve of; but he not
oplnionated as t. imagine that he right and the
people wrong; and no matter how much he had been
opposed to the proceedings of he majority he had
| always been ready to yield sIIen, acquiescence
Mr. ARCHER, AaIler few Introductory remarks,
said that if the Senate refused TO Print the resou-
tons, il would lend itself to stgmalise not only the
! persons who sent them here, blu those whom they
designed to vindcae and there might be, on the
part of his honorable flend from Alabam, dep po-
hey IN rejecting the resolutions. He asked the ma
Jorty whether they prepared to lend themselves
10 their adversaries to design OF this KIND.
en mere was pfopnety in printing the resolutions.
they came here not merely urging persever
ance to the Wing party, but in consequence of
| calumnious course, and long continued, IN the
opinion OF those who sent them, towards one OF the
bodies of Congress. Suppose, for the sake of argu
ment, that large portion of this country thought
that the House of Representatives d acted patriot
icaIy, and that they had been spoken of differently
everywhere-was it not the duty of the people to
tender their good opinion and contradict these cal
umnies He would remark that the propriety OF
such ev ent. These resolutions ex-
pressed nothing but truth; and he hoped that they
would not be referred to the Committee on Printing,
but ordered to be printed by direct vote OF the
Senate
After some conversation between Messrs. Benton.
Allen, Evans, Archer, Cri tenden, Linn, BerrleD,
Huntington, and the President tenn, the question
of printing was referred to the Committee on Print
ing.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented memorial from CT
tizens of Pennsylvania, asking Congress TO create
hundred millions of stock to be based upon the public
lands and distributed among the States and Territories
according to their population which was referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. MILLER presented memorial from Sussex
county New Jersey, asking encouragement to domes-
tic manufactures by discriminating duties on foreign
mportatioDs.
MIR. PRESTON said that he proposed to offer re-
solution and ask the Senate to consider 1t this morn
ing inasmuch it was natter of much interest, and
desir abe be acted IL call for in
formation which may demand the action Of Congress
Senators may have seen in the papers of this morning
extraordinary letter, written by the Mexican Sc
cretary of Foreign Affairs e.. Maria de Bocanegra)
to the honorable Daniel ebs,er, Secretary of State
After audng to former correspondence which
seemed to have taken place between the two Gov
ernments, the letter alluded to presented charac-
ter calculated 10 create degree OF interest and anx
iey the part Of the constituted authorities OF the
United States and Congress should be in possession
of full information with regard to this letter, and
various others connected with it respecting the rea-
tons of Mexico and the United States. After de-
failing what he supposed to be the conduct OF the
American Government in relation to Texan affairs,
BocanegrA proceeded to make this remark:
| "Such conduct the Mexican Government cannot
| comprehend and although animated with sincere
desire that the relations now happily existing between
this republic and the United States may not suffer
the least alteration it feels bound in frankness to re-
peat in the formal manner, its former protest
against the tolerance before mentioned, contlnu-
ance Of which it will regard as positive act OF hos
tlty against this republic, and will regulate its con-
duct justice, its own interests, and the national
dignity, may demand"
| Mr. P said the force of the sentence consisted in
this positive act Of hostility against this repablic J"
and it presented matter for grave considerations lie
| trusted that Government considered the commu-
nicaton in that spirit which the occasion demanded
| The Senate would concur with him in asking from
The Government the correspondence of which the
letter alluded to is portion; for the pur-
pose of obtaining which he begged leave to offer
resolution, requesting the President OF the United
States if in his opinion not detrimental to the public
interests, to communicate to the Senate the recent
correspondence with the Republic Of Mexico in rela-
| ton to Texas.
| Mr. SEWER disliked to see this resolution--it
rather a small business He did not like so much
sensitiveness in regard to Mexico at the time. 1t
presented an unfavorabe aspect to be so sensitive,
while they daily submitting to much greater
indignities from other powers.
| Mr.. ALLEN desired that the resolution should lie
over one day. that he might have an opportunity
to offer amendment, embracing an inquiry IN re-
lation to the state of our affairs between Great Bril-
| tain and this country 1t had been his opinion Tor
some time past that Great Britain would commence
operations this country through the fundamentally
of Mexico. She is at the bottom of this Mexican out
rage, and designs TO move what is considered
a weak point the Republican he South and the
valley of the Mississippi. He expressed this opinion
after mature delibcraiiOn on what has taken place
VIII i'm the last two years.
Mr.. PRESTON desired in formation on the isolated
subject of his resolution, and did wish it to be
complicated with matter of a different character
He had confDed the inquiry to Texan affairs be-
the letter complained of series of acts on the
part of this Government, involving the fundamental
Of o.df hncn trpa nf lshI
which exist between the two nations.
After some further remarks by Messrs. PRES TON
and SEWER,
Mr.. WALKER said that the resolution, its
face per Sc, proposed inquiry which was proper to
be made If Senators wished to call for information
with regard to the negotiations going on be-
tween this country and Great Britain, they could
do SO, but he hoped that they wonId resort
| to separate resolution, and not move to
amend this to accomplish that object he
believed that this movement on the part OF Mexico
was to avoid the payment Of the claims which had
been ad Indicated and awarded, amounting to be
tween two and three millions of dollars, well as
others not yet acted on; but, independently OF this,
he would give to the resolution his most earnest sup
port.
Mr. ALLEN made few remarks and the re-
| solution then adopted.
The Indian Appropriation bill was read a third
time and pissed, without debate explanation.
The bill for the relief of DR.. Boyd Reilly was en-
crossed for third reading.
| And the Senate after Executive session, adj
journed.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD HEALTH
July It'll, 1912