Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-06-06

tsel beTse,i . osv broken ; all our citizens
feel od1 :, Jomjnions their alien enemies;
within Del o .rce to be instantly ruined, and
their c0 comm expelled from the country. This
,hemselS =. condition, unless the Senate Cor
uust be gu. .vo the country. We are at war
Congress, now; and the message which
sih Me Mex marching and sailing orders is
covers wv Extraordinary than they. The
sill more .',mes the republic of Texas to
message S @,hs American Union by the mere
beParl o. g o." the treaty, and to remain SO un-
Signature =, Is rejected, if rejected at all;
1.-THE IT, '',oan time, the President is tol
spd,,h INV and Navy to protect the ac-
use inc n from invasion, like any part
CURED co .O';ar Union, and to treat as hostile
dthe eA's''n1 >essors or intruders. Accord.
al ao'e'tss; bcsides what may happen al
mg'o un'' Tumpco, Matamoras and other
ytra ofuI' hssides what may happen on the
p0, a,'crs Of Texas proper, inc MeAloah Popu
,',on Of New Mexico ahc uoso,mo' I'd ;.ts
h'' ~ in his absence, tie governo! az ."ss'
70, VI on Mariana Chaves' may hna mem.
fln' nnursued as rebels and traitors 10 the
ssrn;, . But let US read Tue message,
T., s,l the extract which have taken speaA 'of
itsel'. ,he same time, it is due to myself,
"as .snnld declare it as my opinion, that
sna' u.,,ed States having by the treaty 81
inc ~" .,;on acquired title to Texas, whlch
aHns t,.as only the action of the Senate 70
reau"s;, no other power could be per-
Pst.ssS' !, !. invade, and, by force Of arms,to
~" ;,self of any portion OF the IefH-
pOss'sTI Texas pending your deliberations
10Y the treaty, without placing ltseii IN
upon , S attitude to the United states, ana
aUI Ss;na the employment OF any military
l' ~ our disposal to drive back the IN
yason. .. .;3 IN this preo.
=, 1ocnment. 1t goes beyond anything
that nv Imagination had conceived. hau
resolution, the second OF the three
VIZ before the senate, declaring 1T beyond
NV ~" no,,er Of The President and senate TO-
-. mr., ~ make war: | denied TIER JOINT
Eli XII, N do this bv u treaty duly ratlhed;
Z, bcrc il is 10 be done-in iactis done
lra treaty only signed. and not even com
'yrn;cated 10 the Senate. and this war TO
continue until the Senate rejects me treat ~
~ add TO all :his madness,l. there can De
INV addition TO it, the treaty was "itiihela
IN, The Senate for u week alter II was
eaucluded. and then promise was sought
srd attained by our secretary OF state
,,om our chairman OF Foreign heiauois'
H. Archer. not to .ct this treaty be taken
an in the senate until forty days alter II
vas communicated TO the Senate. NC
chairman gave the promise: the oc"d'o
t,.ad 10 confirm it: and thus we nave 50.
at knowledge OF the existing
ihincsa Without taking up the tlo@'y w
should have known nothing O this MY
and navy Q. Notwithstanding " 'ns'
sailing ind marching orders--holhlns "
tbis communication OF our troops villa iiS'
,d,pt Houston-nothing oil The Pres'oeh'
,svumn,ion that the Republic OF eXas was
alr,aov IN the Union, and would De aeloho
yd and protected as a part OF the Union ui''
,lths treaty should he rejected ny 'ne o0"
ate If the forty days promise hao oeei'
LINT nothing oil all this would nave oee'
Irr,rn: for IL was only BY taking up the
,reatv and going iowork upon 1t, That we
aa,nr 10 find out what was done, ana theh'
~ a spec,ul call obtained knowledge OF
N ,Acse extraordinary things. Another
~ az grey, moment has been made, ano
mol vet answered; und that is, TO kno"
what amount, and by virtue OF what law
The money is taken from the treasury WHICH
las set these war movements on loot.
Nv second resolution refers to the con
.ttut,onality oil this war, thus adopted D!
The treaty. making power. IL declares tN
p,ss;den, and Senate (for 1 had no ide
,ba, the President was gong to do IL alone,
..pno, make war, either by declaration o
aoon.ou: and this proposition is so obvious
Tia, ;,s denial, or discussion, would seen
10 he eonaliy Impossible. The warmakln.
nower y Given to Congress: the treaty max
mo now,r must act WITHIN its own limits
and cannot usurp the legislative power
Under popular governments, the question
Of war goes to the representatives OF In
peopls-lo the Immediate representative
Of those who are to pay taxes, and hgh
Me battles, and bear the brunt of the con
lest Under monarchicaI governments, tn
king declares war. Our form of govern
ment is popular; the representatives, o; tn
people have tile war. making power IN thel
! hands, and cannot suffer it to be uSurped D
the President and Senate. But argumcl
on such question is impossible. iea'
the resolution to stand upon its statemen
and shall be willing to take the vote apo
ii without the addition OF another word
The President has already made wa
five ratiy the treaty we JOIN M Mn !
and take the responsibility off his H1hds!
Ratification viii be war by the fresidef
and Senate, and unless the Senate are rif
for this war, it must reject the treaty.
And what "a war. unjust itseli-upon
peaceable neighbor-in violation OF treau'
and pledged neutrality; in violation
The armistice-to the instant and sudde
ruin Of commerce--unconstitu mac
and, as shall show, upon weak az
gFoundless pretext.
know that some persons looS upon tn
act in q more miiigated sense-as ber
only cause Of war, and that Mexico, beir
aiecble power, will not venture to decla
IL This would be bad enough, il true.
Soul0 be bad enough both i'll morals al
ihpollcy, to give cause of war to an unt
'sndlng neighbor with whom we have
great commerce, and to rely upon her wea
ness 10 enable US to do this wrong with IL
punlty: but it is not SO; it is not correct
ile ratification of the treaty would
se'ual war-not cause OF war-it would
war itself and there could be no peace
wien the countries until made by trea
" The United States and Mexico. All ext
ing treaties would be abrogated!
| CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate has passed the bill
continue the Cumberland road IN On
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