The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-15

he has done. The orders TO the home squadron ana
the army Of observation sent 10 the Sabine, were d.
watch aud ascertain the thea ened movements ut
MeAico, should any such be made, and promptly H.
port them 10 headquarters here, that thy ma D. 4r
promptly reported ~ Congress.
Nov, on the suthority of these orders the senat0r
from Missouri assures US, and with great yehemelcr
TOO that s'we are already at ar with Mexico It
support OF this assertion, he gravey turns TO a mil
llary dictionary; and there he finds from one of il.
dehniuons, that a "corps OF observation il A mihtsr
corps sent 10 explore the movements Of an " ,n, &,
ihet. tsays ihe SENATOR Is war for you You have
called the squadron ordered of the Mericap GOA. ~
squadron oi observation" and the detacbp,er, ,
dered 10 the Sabine corps of observation - and a.
,no authory oil ihe military dictionary he saws tL
PRESIDENT has made war against Mexico II to EN-
P'oy corps Oh observation is 10 make war then We
are at war with Mexico doubtless; AID mot IN Nj
| 'co alone, but with all the powers in H. w -
dams, on the Mediterranean, and ON The 60, ~
africa LOT we nave squadroDs OF observation in o.,
cry sea 10 protect commerce and TO maxi No.
on pirates But do not exactly concur in this def
niuon aud shall now attempt not TO define bnt a.,
show, by plain illustrations what is war. and oI,,
IN my opinion, Is not war
mr. tHoArt here lnierposed 10 explain lie Ind
referred, not TO The dictionary, but TO writers ON l,
.aw Of naiions-to Rutherforh aud Grotlu,
Mr.. Med resumed. After the battle OF San T.
cino, where i've hundred men conquered tbo.-
sand, killing one half, and making the other boIl
prisoners, and capturing the Mexican chief in par
son,-ailer tins battle, thus glorious 10 the solitary
star Of Texas, the captive chief 10 save his own life
recognised Texan independence so far as il was m
his power to do it and all the generals who We,
with the invading army concurred in the measure
to save the whole from destruction and all the atl
thorIiics OF MeXico-so precious did they deem the
life of their chief, boastluy denominated the Ma
poleon of the South'-ratifed by fair implication
the convention which he had made with The author
ties OF Texas, and refer to this convention be-
cause deem II moIe relative to the issue than the
treaty OF Cordova, TO which the honorable senator
referred-not because it was a valid treaty Int a,
an illustration aud proof of historical fact Now
consider the convention of San Jacinto fact the
more important, because that same Santa Anna !,
| now at the head Of the Mexican republic Now the
honorable senator's insist that although during the
eight years that have elapsed since the date OF TN,
convention hostile Mexican foot has rested on the
SOIL oil lexas and no war OF conquest has been at
tempted but only the brief incursions of irregular
bands for purposes Of pillage and plumber YET the
war Is still raging? Why, SAID the honorable sena-
tor from Massachusetts 'read the proclamatons put
iorlh by the Mexican government, and all her pub
lie Official acts, denouncng vengeance and will YOU
call that peace Read the counter proclamation
and defaDces Of Texas and will you call that peace
Sir, admit at once, that If consisted in man
festoes and proclamatons merely-if it could be
carried on by paper bullets of the brain''-thcu
there might be fragrant war raging between
Mexico and Texas"
But will now bring this question to the test of
practical illustration. not sure that the senator
IRON Massachusetts Mr. Choate has ever witness.
cd hight b. wen two DULLES on courl-hou,r
green. For especial benefit will therefore sup
pose pitched battle to take place between two such
heroes-the respective champions of Two militia
regiments The largest Of these bullies il shall be
supposed gets horribly and disgracefully whipped
and returns from the ring with bloody nose ana
fallen crest The battle between them did mol last
over hye minutes; but the defeated hero hayrg
reached sale position, with Sufficient intertos..
tion oil distance, stants there for two long hous b
Shrewsbury clock, cursng, vilifying and denoup-
eng ms adversary in all the choice phrases which
can be collected from the vocabulary of billinpsga,e
or ropes bull-the conquering hero hearing all
THIS with perfect composure and in all the dgn,fed
silence OF contempt Now, will the senators from
Massachusetts and Missouri be good enough to tell
me how long, in this case, the fight actually lasted
Da II continue only hye minutes, or two boue
Did II continue during the actual conflict or during
the whole period in which the defeated hero con-
uhu 10 furl ms impoent curses at the he d e hi
cohqusrorf The answer 10 these usstions will an
my opinion, settle the question whether Mexico Is at
war with Texas. For mys,lf | consider this 1gbt
TO have lasted just five minutes and no longer Bnt
Tor sake OF variety, will suppose another conflict
equally IN pout-one which presume as did be.
fore the senator from Massachusetts never witness,
60 In hrs life, but which feel very he honora
bic senator from Missouri has with. ssed very offer
Il mean a cock-hght. will suppose. then fight
10 lake place between large dunghill rooster and
small game cock to make precise fit in the iustrs
ton The dunghi cock, as is usual with birds o,
una, ieather, gives.a violent flap TWO, and then
shows ms feather, hack, and runs When he o,i,
out ofthe reach Of danger he turns round picks "a,
gravel to stimulate his craw, struts for a moment
and then crows-the signal Of defiance universal,
recognised among lighting cocks. The instant m.
game COCK hears uis signal, be darts at his averss
ry, who shows the white feather, aud runs again
Alter repeating these hostile demonstrations In, l,
throat and heels, for two three times this jun,
NIL rooster, finding that his adversary has finally
gwen up The pursuit, joins party Of hens and CON
mences war OF strulting and growing which Doe
continues Tor two hours. Now ask the senator-
from Massachusetts and Missouri, whether they con
si4er these two hours Of slrutng and GROWING as a
continuance of the war;
But TO be serious; Mr.. P.esident is il not st ,nc,
violation OF all the proprieties of the English Ian
guage, and denial Of ali The doctrines OF ,ntcr,
lonal law, to assert that the war Of Mexico aga,r.
iexas IS war dc acfo when she has FOR "a. year
ceased 10 prosecute IT, and when her fatal insiii,
70 conquer Texas IS notorious 10 the whole uotB
'r, me ear Is al an end. The United States have
perfect right TO assume hat there is no war-.ucb
less war OF conquest-between Mexico and T,xss
we can pay no attention TO mere gasconalinc bulle
TINS and imPoteDt proclamation. Since. then An,
war between Mexico and Texas has ceased 10 exit
,or csn' years, wi'h what propriety can il be SAID
.nst we sbsi make war upon Mexico by annexing
Texas e'mpuiai on Is wholly graluous aud un.
founded. ~ wv
Ha'ing mus, from reason, and from the Law Of M
uons, shown that 10 receive Texas into this Union
VIII neither involve breach Of national f,hb nor
war win Mexico, shall now proceed TO confirm
tory 0''' "'
ihe senator from Missouri said that tbis refcrencc
70 Precedens might be made Tor purposes OF crimi.
hsuon assure that honorable senator that 1 shall
refer TO these examples with the profounJest re.per
,or ''c aamnisrafion by which they furosh,d
10 US, and with no desire To cfiminste any one
ask, hen, what was the state Of the relations h.
tween spain and Mexico IN 1886, when MIR. CLAW. q.
secretary OF Sale under Mr.. Adams PROPOSED T..
mef'oo The purchase Of Texas The war with
oPsn was SUI IN existence certainly IL was not ter
minated according TO the doctrine of The hon,r.t.