American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-11
American Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
MORNING, JrLT IL, 1916


TuE TARIFF. Many enquiries are made as
n the actual state of parties in the Senate on
the subject of the new Tariff bill. We are un-
able to give precise information IN the matter
It has been repeatedly stated, upon what we
have considered good authority, that Senators
are equally divided and that it would devolye
upon the e-President to give the casting vote,
But whether this estimate is upon full SEN
ate, or upon the members now present, we can
not tell. Should the vce-Presdent have to
give the casting vote, he will have delicate
duty to discharge. On the one hand, his State
being in favor of protection, will expect his vote
to be against the billion the other, his party
demands his vote in favor of it. Which wiz
be disappointed it is hard to say, though oui
impression is, that he will 90 with his party in
favor of the measure.
Whatever may be the calculations of Others
in reference to the vote in the Senate, we have
no expectation that the bill will be defeated n
that body-nor is it likely that il will undergo
material, if any, change. The session of Con.
gress cannot be protracted much longer, and
Senators will therefore feel disposed 10 act
promptly. Indeed, we expect that the vote
will be taken during the ensuing week.
WHERE WILL 1T END? We have peaceably
annexed one foreign country to our Union, and
now are preparing to forcibly annex another
Our government is resolved to have the whole
ofCalifornia, having failed to obtain the whole
ofOregon. To be sure in the case of the lat
ter we had powerful nation to deal with-one
capable of giving as we'll as receiving blows;
and it was therefore prudent in us to be con-
tent with part instead of the whole. But in
the case of California, we feel that we have a
weak power to deal with, and we have there
fore magnanimously resolved to trample her
under foot. We have got her into hostilities
with US, and shall not consent to make peace at
a less sacrifice than her REIMBURSEMENT of all
claim to California But will this acquisition
satisfy our thirst for additional territory Shall
we not, for the mere sake Of spreading the
principles of liberty mole widely, desire another
and another slice of land from Mexico, until
she shall have none left: Shall we not, in
short, after having obtained California, proceed
TO conquer Mexico, and annex It to the Union?
Whatever may be our present professions, such
will be our future practice And what them
VIII our ambition be satisfied with the addition
Of Mexico? The history of the world contra
diets the suggestion. We have heard the claim
of Destiny already urged IN behalf of our ac-
qusitons; and we have no doubt that that claim
will be of sufficient validity with us, when W G
are prepared to lay our hands upon the whole
of Mexico. For the perpetuity of the Union
and the happiness of the people we could desire,
that.the views of our government were more
moderate and just; for we are satisfied that, by
the indulgence of inordinate ambition, we shall
preciptate the downfall of the empire. We are
travelling in the steps which have led others to
ruin; and we have no reason TO expect that we
shall escape from the natural consequences Of
the cours! which we have adopted
1t is certain that government contemplates
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Mexico, and that pre-
paratlons are being made to subjugate Callfor-
MIA. That the attempt will be successful we
have no doubt, unless the helpless condition of
Mexico should excite the sympathy of other
powers, and induce them to request us to for
chase, what we are now resolved to seize.