Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-03-03

de De ndent Republic I hope the Senate will par
don me for utiering thought or two which strike
me lust now while see the Senator from Texas
the leader OF the men who achieved that victo-
ry-before me. l wish TO say word or two
bout the great gory-the historical renown that
il to come 10 the people CT the United States b.
the victories VIC shall obtain the arms ana
forces Of the Republic of Mexico [ suppose,
Mr.. President, ike all other boys. iii my early
youth, when had opportunity OF looking at
. book called history, those which spoke ofboody
battles and Gesolatng wars. were mos. likely to.
attract my attention, and with very limited meanss
Of ascerfaining that portion of the history of the
human race, it nevertheless has impressed itself
very wildly upon my mind that there have been
great wars, and, as the old maxim has It very
many brave me d, even before Aganemnon. "A
laugh)
from Texas who fought well. i laugh Men
have done yaently on battie-heiGs before lay
lor went to Monterey: few--one or two recol-
Iect-not particular friends of mine. Mr.. Presi-
dent although they We're friends OF my family,
desceuded some of them, from the same Eng
iish ancestry--at all events from y oah, TO whom
we all claim a very close and kindred relation
But confess | am somewhat surprised that men
acquainted with the history Of rnankind-men
who know that has been the trade OF barba-
vous and civilized men for six thousand wears,
prompted by those noble instincts winch The SEN
ator from Michigan speaks abont-who know
that the first man born was nero OF ihe very
n. boat out his brains with club; 1t was III
dispute Mr.. President, about the oiVision OF pow
.r and patronage between then--I am surprised
sir that with all this history of mankind, grave
0.rafors gray headed men free from tho urdor
aud tho natural aspirations of youth, and young
men. oil unite in one great halieluah ana sym
phony Of praise to the great and ilustrious deeoa
~ wnr that have occurred and that have shed
.uch i,pperishabls renown upon The manner ana
the nrowsss Of this Republic of ours, in this con
1ict with what would suppose, from all tins,
must be a powerful and almost unconquered anu
unconquerable foe.
Mr. President, twenty millions OF the Anglo
SAXON race-that indomitabe race, that have
conc about the world robbing it wherever they
haye settlcd--now set themselves up as gaming
N very great reputation in history for DONG
WHAT For gaining three victories IN three Dat
lie, with the Republic of Mexico. who, in the
war 1896, was conquered and beren OF "A territo-
~ as large the whole empire OF France by
seven hundred men under the command OF the
honorable Senator from Texas, coming from
abont ten thousand people gathered from all
ou,rters Of the Union, who had few months
before set themselves down IN tho Republic oil
Texas. / expect this will be very glorious
chapter in your hstory-wont IT! "a iaugh.)
After the Senator from Texas had met this foe
in deadly conlict--had waCed war with them
in stricken battle had conquered the whole ma
t;on-and captured their President and Connan-
der of their army losing threc men on 'lie iiejd
Of battle and two others who died of hclrwounds
that's the history of that war.--aitcr such
conflict as that with tho Republic of Mexico'
do think il becomes the martial aspiration OF tins
craat RenubIic of the United States, 10 wish II
measure arms with this unconquerable sept IN
Mexico!
Why, sir must not this melancholy affair ex-
cite the ridicuc, nay it must excite the contempt
Of every man acquainted WIN 'he ii.s'oIy u .,ie
wsrs of the world? | do not deny TO those gal
liant men that have gone into That country, per-
sonaI bravery, equal to troops OF any land. OF any
kind, any where engaged IN this work OF bu'en-
in tRe business Of destruction, than any other
ne ople that ever lived do not believe that we
are less willing the slightest pretext to cut Inc
throats of any other men believe that we pos
sess all the capacity IN tho h!ghes' afRrte. lS?r
examples of it before me, III the very war IN
which we are engaged. Well, the Republic OF
Texas, having established its independence by
that battle in due time after seven or eiGht years
came to the sister Republic of the United States
and asked to sink its sovereignty and become one
of the sister Republics of the United states
and now our President has informed US at INC
opening Of the session, that with the most anx-
ions desire TO preserve pacific relations with Mex
leo p he has been compelled to this war Twas
hapny TO hear the Senator from Michigan, say
Yesterday that nothing could justify the war,
but the defence of the honor or the interests OF
The nation and the President has informed you
that in defence Of the boundaries of your Repub-
Iic-of one of the States of your Republicans
has been forced into this war. Now let us con-
slider the attitude of these two hostile repuhilcs
it at the time when thlS oatlie OF san "a
cnto was fought-as it was at the time when the
union of these two republics took place, CONTRA
~ to the will of Mexico, with whom we are now
at
Every one can feel, if he but examine his own
bosom for a moment, what must have been the
sentiment of citizen of the Mexican kePuhhc
at the time when, by the valor Of the troops they
fought, they fought them upon the field OF San
I,cinto The Republic Of Ne xico was deprived,
ms believe, of about half of her territory II
is in vain for you, Mr.. President, or for any 9th
er man, to say that Mexican would not feel Tor
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of his country, Just as You
would feel for the dismemberment OF your re
public There is not a race--not people extant
in any part of the earth. in any organized or So
eial or consistent form of society, which has SO
uniformly adhered. pertnaciously, TO the possess
sion Of every inch Of soil that they could claim
ms their country, this very Mexican-this very
Spanish-this very Indian race III that country.
So strongly is that principle implanted III that
half savage and half civilized Mexican, that it
,cism in his bosom.
So deeply has it impressed itse'fupon them that
II has become incorporated in the written Consti-
soil of the Republic ever should be alienated'
but that it shall remain whole and entire as long
as the Republic enGures-that if one Of the MEM
bers be struck off death must ensue, unless that
member be reunited TO the Republic. Well, then,
with such people, not like You rs you fondly
boast yourselves, highly civilized, highly reason
ing and highly philosophical, but people who
have the barbarism of the old ages. and at the
same time the sentiment of patriotism lncorPo-
rated upon it, making il stronger than life itself
in the bosom Of the Mexican, what must have