Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-12

OF position and influence burning with ans
lmpesSe IN their preudiees against and Govern
menI The men In suthoriy In Mexico proAgae ane
venai Their own suong aversion eession OF Cali
ionis powerfully sustained by the universal feeling
hsr people The only possible mode OF overcoming ihess
niof MI Fok 20 corrupt her Government, buy
with this two millions Of dollars those who are charged with
her de'nnes to betrny their trusts and dlsmember
one OF her fsirsst provinces.
els this national object and national moral, which n.
nj one who wss bred in the school that asks nothing but
what 10 nght" Would IL not be degrading 10 great and
Just people to reach object by such foul
uonf Inc two millions, too, would be but the
the price to be paid for the treaty. mere signing Of the
contract by the bought officers OF Mexico the
non to be paid for California would be pro sded by the
treaty And requires two millions OF dollars pur-
chase the mere consent eede. what enormous sum
will be necessary to pay for California.
but the President might be baked in his attempt to
purchase California The repugnance Of the Government
OF Mexico may be so great be proof against money
The opposition OF the people present may be strong
a TO oVerawe pliable in authority. Those who
would make iniquitous a bargain might provo dom
bic traitors, by refusing sign such treaty after TAX
ing the consideration to do they might be over
thrown and hurled from their places by an exaspera
ted people before they could complete it, But, in
the event OF failure, from oil Of these causes Mr.
Polk has an alternative lie does intend be satisfied
with any thing short OF California 1T he help it. After
getting Congress endorse his position that the main oh
ect of this California, If he foed in his policy of
obtaining by foul treaty, the be prosecuted
persevered in until Mexico s whipped into its ce.sion-
The obsnacy, the enduring tenacity the courageous con-
stancy, which sometimes illustrates the Spanish
may not oesert the MeNeans this conflict
The war may assume partisan and guerilla FORM and he
esrred on by the Of the people IL may drag
along with prodgious and suffering and with but lit
tie more glory. Whit matters all this TO Mr.. Polk
He has his heart upon California Congre,.
ha, said to him that its acquisition is the great end
OF the warby treaty. he can by the further
OF hosuites If he and negotiations have failed
any Of American blood and treasure 10 10 be ,pant
in foreign land TO win it,"
"Mr. Chairman commit myself to no such line of no.
Icy be II svowed or implied, open covert II Mr. Polk
will pcrsevcre, a. have doubt he will for some time
at least in continuing this gnaze his Adminsra
ton by the conquest OF California he will do il at lea.
without the sanction OF member OF this House. will
divide no such responsibility with him.
"But his purpose be- what he has so much yaunted IL
TO be- o conquer from Mexico peace il the objects
Of the war be what he avowod when he commenced IT, the
meni OF the boundary line between Mexico and the State
Texas and the money asked for be necessary TO obtain
those objects, why did he xpcy say so TO Congre
To be used within this limit do not believe the vote of
single member Of this house would be withheld from the
appropriation under consideration But IL u for an
altogether different and much more culpabe use am
wholly opposed TO whipping Mexico into the cession OF
California for Government despoi her in the
spirit, OF Tartar horde. wholly opposed 20 buying
peace from her the otwo millions dollars or any
other sum OF money am willing and anxious that the
President should take the initiative form treaty with
her the moderate and Just principles which Ihaye in
dcated ii Mexico were TO reject such peace [ would
then for whipping her But my word for il she
would never be guilty OF that folly And when we thus
made an honorable and Just peace that would sustain and
sul further elevate national character in the world
would go for honest old fashioned purchase Of Cafor
MIA"