The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-06
sPEECH OF N. HENRY alT,
ATHE
AsTaE Mass Meesias at exinstoa. Kentucky.

After the ergnHzssiopf the rletilnr. Mr. Clay
 rose alsd addressed 'i sstaaitaily as fo iewss l IAshsrs kxp GExTIEurx.
 The day is dsFk and ceraY, smsasgless, and nn- esftain. iAe the coaatiisO Of oar eOanff in Frsaed to the aHuztnral war witAexice The pnhlic ssiud
 is aE1sfed and aaSious, d Is filed vita serious a-
 Prehensdens as 10 is inesnite eoatinaance and es- Pec1iiy as ts the con=eosEs1s which iis tsTnina- tsoi may bring forth, nmncing tlse harmony, fl not the existence, of oaSs aioH.
 II as andeF these eireaEiances. pycscnt myself before you. No orGHSy oceasion wenld lave eFaNh me from the rc8reannt in whtch live; but whilst a single Paissti0n Inc heart rrrnsiaz if sboHe- if necessary, ks edicased to the service of ones country. ABa aas hoped taas. slth0ngh ana private and tfntnbietiiisea. expression af the views snd eyt Hions sste-sin might form some little addition to the esn<a stock of iusoruszsion and sfsora small AssstsAer in delivering eean- try from the pertls sss esEgeTs which sprruana fl. have come her vsh no purP0<e ta sti,-TsItsi hs make hne sFeecA. any afnbtiaus eEaioricai dis play hzTe SSoaehfwiih me so rhetorical beaarts to throw Sto this a~eBblsge- h the circle of tine year. satunn has rome and the sesFoa Of flowers hs~ psssca awsy. in the progress of ye=ss, my spring iliB' hss gene by and iep the autumn Of iif- sadfeel the iros cf age. My ocsiae and aia to addrws ycu rarFS.iy- calmly, seriously. and plainly, upsa the grare ana raoracsioas ob9ect= which hsve 'srOuEbt u iegether. And ai0 most sAIetous thr not ~ossry word nay fsii from me, offensive ie any party person ia the whole eaisat of the Union.
 War, pestilerce. aaG aInine. by tbc common con sent of mankind are fk three greatest eaiasaities which caa bcfai our speiaS. and war. the most disefal justly sfaRiss farmo1 and ia frenf. Pesfi teBre Ba famine, no enhi fer wtse although ia- scrutshse purposes. areailiciiols os Prov d-nee. to which it is oar duty, ttreiore. io}o~ with eaedi- eBce. haHhie eabsn lssin and resiSaa.ian. Their ttl They briag. indeed. gre sifliciioa whist tcy last but society soon reeavr~ from tseir esfeets. War IS the voluntary work ooar owa haDos. and what- ever approaches t may deserve should be directed fo ourselves When ifbyeaks out. its dnra.iss !s indefinite and Hnkaowii-ts yeissitaAss arr hidden from our view In the acrilre of human life. and in tbr waste of huan -4ssre ia ifs iessses and in i1s barfens il affects bth t.ilgereni nations; and ifs ss9 ~rcfs of mance,beies, of death. and T d- solution, endure long afr is than2ers gre hus.ed in peacc.
 War unhlngcs society astsros its aoeeesu and -egalaf ipdustry and seste poizonoas seeds of dis ease and immortality. wicheontiHae to gr.rniaate and dinSs their banefnl nfi,enec long after it has ceased Dszziing by is aiier. fornp and ,,ag1an- try, fl becs sirss fl sSlda3vea;urr and ra.siaE- tic enterprise, and often sqlaifics thoae wba eni- bark in Ii, after tei: retVn rom fhe bloody fields of battle, from engsgini il the iaauStrIGas and eacefui Nccaiions of fife
 We are informed hy q ishmeBt which is apps rently caTreoi tiiat the Hgsbr If our esunfryulen slain in 'Ais iameniatle .exicsa war. al;haaei il has vel bern sf only ls Ionths exisirTyce is esui to oae half of the whele the American loss da- ring the seven years var [ the Revelation, And
 venture to assert tssi tA expenditure ot treasure which f has occasoHed d. alen | shall come to be fairly ascertained aS estd u, will be found fo bc more than half ef l- pscs1ssry cost of The var cf euf Independence tas ts S- The eo1sdi ion ef tise Aaa.- A s'an',y victorious,
 Fiom cid we unha7piy 2, involved n 'his war II y'as fFiis ei ss lie eessneare If he 2I.Bexa- ion If Texas ta 'ho Uni'tdi ates. If ee haa not Tcsas, We stund hsFe no ar The peorle were told that fl tsat even, harpaeG, war ySouls ensne They were toIl tirst The VT besSeea T xas and Mexico had uct ben tetana'eu by treaty of peace; fiiaf Mexico stT caa'at Texas as revoi'ed prVVIBe- and Iiaf. If weteceivei Texas iu osr Uaioa, We t,ok a'ong ith -r, the existit be- tweei her and Mex e. Aathe Minister o' Mvx:- co for'aeliy annoqIced to ihCoycs pmehi a' Wash ing'on, ,hst iis nation vol consider fhe sanexa- ton Of Texas to ,hc Cni'e9llates, as procgeing state O war. Bn all ilis us denied by ,he per l. xsns of anaexarIon. Theyhsissed ws sbould have nr war. and ven mpafyd 'foss who 3oe~teit f, sinister mo is.s for their -YlnGiess prediction
 Ba', no wit $ arting ste of virtsai wal n ces- saiiy resulted frcua the fscof annexation of one of e ie'l z. T. nts 10 tbe U.ea aies. actual hos
 ilitIes migai have been ard Q ey prsaence. med csa ion asid Nise s;4testazs;ip. ii Gen. Taylor had been permitted ' me where his ewu gosG sense prompted him ;o helEs be % yh: to r-Ina,n. ai te point sf Corpas Chrii; shd, | 9 nNgstia'ieB led b@-a opened wlih Mece, in trRe spirit of -usiiy and csnciialioH, sF possibly migiit hare been prevented. Bli. iH-aa q taas Escihc and meoer4te coarse whil-t NJ Slideg was bending hi> way 10 Mvsioo with his Slonstic esc5entsAis---- Ger. Taylor wIs orl~red iranspoT; his cannon. and b piaHi i4ea, 10 war aFiifR&e. oppo ie 10 Nsatanlorzs the east La. oi ths Rio a,o. wiil- in The yery disPUted terfry, inc sciusiEleai of which ie b. tise oaertt 1i-. idri's Ris-ina- Nhat e.se eoai4 lave iEaTirrd tal eoatliet of aIu.s'
 Thus inc war c1liTls Rc7. atss the President, sf fer havits produced it. atrslea "a Congress. \ biii proposed ;9 rais. Esti roigaieers. and iB order ie eaagifs ali Tha sa.4 vote for |, preaaa- ble inserted fai.clg stsaaliag the c0altaence- ment of :ae war ts fAe acisf Mexico l have no ooubt of Inc ps riesir tnores oi shsss who. af CT struggling 10 diyest tae hEsol that iiaeraai -tfoF foand tls fIse!Fsss eoBstrsiat 10 Foie fer l. Bal mast sYy iaai earthly eaSsderstion Woald have ever te1a2ed provoked III Q vsse for bill wits a papsble f4iseASos stsmpea os I's face. Aitsort Go.izing truth, as do. l arsE never, could have voted .fer tAst bilt.
 The excc;s,iana1le conlur of he Federal Party, during The fast Bffash VI sr. has excited infia- ia e pFrs ca}4on ot if Ts seft V or. and pre- vented just discrimins' tgEbetweea tse tAre waFs That was a war of Na'toA defeace, required for the yindsrstien of the N,loaa rights and honor, and -naqae hy the iaeia aint voice of the pee3l>. President Mai-on hiio~si,i know. al trss, r-iae- tsa.ig. ard with greet sh ssd he~iistioa, brsEht higAse'. tho csavirisu lsi it ought to bs eclas e4 ! lssatn. and prflgas the mes' inSaeaiisi ysfslabtr af lii csbiBs '. Hal.s'ia,f Gss. ap se te Uaac oi igs eeciaraiieIsFs~sa re it. Dat soil- lsg eauid tilstsnd tla bsssstlhe farrs of paol.r ~eatinsnt II aa- Jss~sFa- snd its great as,.-e',
 as sasoGnfe St Ire iia3r,T4s frce lra1 aad sas4 oEs' Rizis;~" arsigrSs the kese-alis aas oPPr siss sels ei brillsb gAss r ts esaa- fae gHssses of The WAT, far frga s~fE sstrss e- rstres-s S, VI s- safii ss-s hs be <ed r& hrt4- ETsiea nstss gies- 'onea # ua cessid sail ss.sf EeissF- B~ag esiis esaseiy Aaa coast iutiaasyi~oaFe4, it aas. iIla. thcir dniv ta have given to tfir hearty eo-eEera~ afen. Bat tie mas of ths asa net IssE cass- traa6 ta sRpoas and tbwai, te discourage is'sns 4s8Gi eE ssi4sseats &sas ia gswy e tnr tSrheTal (aTeEascns ie march f iIsa Ss cad ear hs'aiss, anu fo hstd Hartford Csr-asssn. sissrh- what eger se~re ts rrAs gh~-ts Er oe assspe cs szsaS s atssAsatsoa of tae t'afeaisssif lasF Isai. ana lslztiv iaA. tse pahae fsueRee- tizi isss not sas ssizsx ef stFnil1y ale, ia of