The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-23

man, suppose. laogh.l That has been re
iteated by his friends; but what kind Of "cannon
mouth" [renewed laughl has this surrender beer
made at Why the Senate ofthe United States hsl
deliberately said, Wewill give to England portion
territory that they themselves have heretofore
said was ours by title "cioar and unquestona
ble;" that there was not doubt but Il was ours
Now, If do not stand justified by every man in thi'
House, whether wing or democrat, in my $40 40
position, shall stand justified before much high
or tribunal-that Of my constituents.
i Now, we have received a proposition by the las
steamer, | understand, for arbitration. There is a
mediator that has stepped in and offered his services
to prevent war between the United States aud
Mexico. Who is that mediator Old England; the
very power that but a few months ago this country
was up in arms against, and 10 whom we would
not think of submitting any the smallest of our
rights l believe that arbitration will be submit
tedto, What will be the result Will we get Cali
fornla for our trouble and expense in fighting the
battles Of the South, when they come here and
hight against us' No; no, sir. "A general laugh. ]
Ifit is eft To England to decide this contest between
us and Mexico, ] presume she will say that we
shall go TO the Nueces, and that the territory beyond
and between that and the Rio Grande, shall be
given TO Mexico by way Of compromise !"
But | am satisfied, il the decision of this
question was len to the West or the North,
not one inch would be given up; we would
take to the Rio Grande; we would do more
we would run our line straight to the Pacific, from
the mouth Of the Rio Grande due west. England
has strong interest in the decision OF this question
We are told she has claims on California. She is
an interested nation; and she comes here TO decide
this controversy between US! The very moment
the news reaches England that we are at with
Mexico, what does she dor She sets forth the
French with a feet, and sends them into the Gulf,
TO make US believe that France is going TO interfere
She sends her forward as catspaw to do her work,
and make Us believe that France is going 10 inter
fere in the Gulf while England, our ancient enemy,
has her immense feet in the Pacific, to deter US from
making an attack upon the Monterey Of the Pacific,
or upon Upper or Lower California And, let me
tell you, If England knew the character of the trea-
ty-makng power Of this government, as it is const-
uted 10 the present Senate Of the United States she
could ask what she pleases, and it would be given
up Past experience teaches the fact. But you can
get into war with poor imbecie, distracted Mexico
you cannot yield one inch ofterritory to her. But
when the British lion crosses your path, you, like
whipt spanieIs, back out, and give up what you say
IS justly your own. That has been the case, and
ever will be, while things take their pre- sent
course. Hence, say, if England knew the terror
we have for her, she could make fuss, arm her
vessels and bring them into the neighborhood of
ours, and make illustration "a laugh; and voice,
that's good word"l-and we would submit.
desPIse the cowardly act. Why, we are "degene-
rate sons Of noble sires." A laugh. What did
our fathers when this republic was in its infancy?
Were they afraid Of English power, when it vast
Iy greater than 1t is now, and in the mere
infancy Of our political existence Why, they hurled
defiance at that naughty power and stood up to the
rack and maintained our rights And when we
were grown to be boys, did yield tamey, cow
ardIy 10 her insolent aggressons' No; rather than
suffer one American seaman to be impressed into her
service TO fight against his country men and money
were placed without stint at the disposal of this
government; we declared war against her, and we
came out of that contest victorious Hence l say
we are degenerate: not of that class of beings
scarcely that our fathers were. Well, when men
who claim 70 be democrats, republicans, lovers of
their country choose tamely to submit and succumb
If the power with whom we have to deal 10 Of acme
consequence, it reminds me OF bullying fellow
who enters a crowd, and if he be a strong man.-a
man Of physical power he get anything he has a
mind to demand from a coward; but a valiant man
will no more listen to his demands than he would
to those of the meanest, smallest in stature Of the
whole human race. Why, it would be more mag
unanimous to yield to Mexico, than to a great and
powerful nation like England. would yield more to
Mexico than would to England for various reasons;
first, because England has ever been our enemy.
She has tried her best to retard growth and to
destroy our existence altogether when we were in our
infancy. She is yet our enemy and is msidously
attempting to prevent the spread of democrao--or,
If you like 1t better-ofrepublican principles through
out the world. Hence she has interest to de-
stroy and cripple us all she can; yet you give her
enough territory on the northwest to found
empirej you bring her here a ghbor to us; you
make her one of our own family far as this con-
tnent is concerned. IL she was driven out from this
whole island, or whole continent if you choose to
call It, as she ought to be- she would not have the
means to cripple as she does. Why, few
days ago, you appropriated large sum Of money to
keep the Indians quiet in the northwest territory,
and at the same time you give away vast territory
there to England whereby she may cherish and
foster the natural anmosity which the Indians bear
towards US. As said when addressed the House
sometime since, the course of England towards the
Indian tribes costs us 90, 000, 900 annually to buy
their good will, which is destroyed by the poison
which England instils into their minds against
Well, presume | am understood have fears
that the President has not stood up to his recon-
mendations If he has not 30 far that is con-
cerned, | cannot, | will not, be his supporter or
apologst. He entered the field with his flag flying,
and inscribed upon 1t $40 40 it was Of the doc
trines advanced by him, and which he elected
TO carry out; and if he has "backed out" from it.,
permit me to bear my solemn protest against it, IT.
when the secrecy shall be removed from the pro-
ceedings, it shall be found that he has departed
from the position which he has occupied, as hope
il will appear shall be one Of the first to do him
Justice. But we cannot stand before our constitu-
ents and justify the act, by whomsoever committed,
that gives away to England half Of the territory to
which we have declared and proved that we have
an indsputabe claim.
do not well how my whig friends can 60
have heretofore done, that we democrats dough-
faces doing the bidding Of the South, attending to
their interests and letting western interests suffer
Look at the recorded votes of almost the entire wing
party both here and in the Senate acting in obedi
ence to the behests of the South and giving away
an immense tract Of uesiern territory to which the
title Of the United States has been triumphantly
shown to be "clear and unquestionabe." When
they speak Of "dough-faces hereafter to their con-
stituents, just let them mention their votes this
one subject 10 make political capifaiof! know there
are some few exceptions TO this in the wing party
and am glad Of it.
Mr.. s. now proceeded to say few words az to
the tariff. And what he had to cay this subject
would not he imagined, suit his friends on the other
side Of the House quite so well. A laugb.l While
he condemned the giving away of territory under
the influence Of the South, there was another poll.
cy, usually called southern, but which in real
y equally the policy Of the West, which ho highly
approved. His constituents had great an interest
in the repeal of the protective tariff, and the substi-
tuition Of tariff for revenue the OF the South
had and they had instructed him to vote in its favor.
This revenue tariff had been another wachword at
the late election and this too had bepn writtpn