The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-23

Would they, then, while such was iheir avowed and
nnaoimous opinion and desre-woud they eompllcae
the question Of boundary OF al Others he remembered
verv well that when their gallant soldiers were crossing
the Colorado they met by MeNleAn oasec', who
warned them that If they continued TO av anee hey would
be attacked General WoTth7ha' gallant oaeeI, who
hun in the performance of his duty al the see Of Mon
,erey which was gong to Be historical event
General Worth advanced al ING ngaa 2 as I Wrgols
and the Mexican forces retired beiose hun When
the limited States troops reached portion OF The
grouad not far from the RIO Gande, what was sae Goa
sequence Why, that inch by ch-pa',ie ai'ss sae-
aav alter day tie ground disputed By SieNeaEs
And that disputed ground OF Palo Alto and Resaea &c
Palma many gallant men Of the Angie-> axon ana OF h
Moorish and Spanish and Indian laces eyea win lhel
LIES blood and now he there un the woHs 1eSour Ne
flesh and the bones crumble INTO yefy dust That
ground was disputed inch by inch By Mexcans, AMI not
till by the gaantr OF the United States army snd i
skiIl Of It's Officers they were driven from the held, oil
they Weld the territory !, was, and - disputed ground
The question OF boundary was one 81 those 70 e settle
BIZ their minister when he went 10 Sleaco N ms s~
mission of peaceful negotiation. Was ihen nc aske
prouer to comrcae thai question OF boundary by he
passage OF bill which never, NIL that unlroanoes mo-
ment had been deemed Necessary, and winch "As now
TO be pressed in tina, House with extraordinary aAe be
vould add-xreat AS his respect Tor the honorable
gentleman the chairman Of the Committee on the Poa
Office and Post Roads, and for the committee seii-w
undue hastes When negotiations were renewed
Mr. McILVAINE here interrupted ne honorable gen
tleman by remark. which was inanaible-
MIR INGERSoi.L continued. IL was suffeieai io
him that the matter was in dispute He did not wish
comp,cate the question Why should they, with tas
ewes Of the world upon them. crying ''shane, tha they
had involved themselves in war with a weak siste
rrpublic with whom they should have cultivated. and
with whom all rrofessei desire to cultivate amcsbe
elatons-why should they compiea'e the difficulties s
further and perhaps a, last afford warrant for The pre-
dictions which he had in certain foreign journals
10 the effect that the United States would be forced
withdraw from Mexco lie had seen II stated IN some
Of these journals in terms OF deriso1, that Gene
TayIor had, in the course Of hall dozen months al
vaced about a. many miles into the territory Of Mexico
ana that the worf would soon see hlm driven hack 70
treating into his country, without ANYTHING TO cove
his disgrace except his tateTej rags Let them nd
exrSe them selves 10 the humiliation 81 being Obliged
retreat from any ground which they might assume
such matter this establishment Of pcst-Eoads While
upon his ee he might well aid WORT or Two on The
great subject OF the existing war Tor il rather Diff
cult matter 10 Get the floor He would not say he
indebted, at that moment, to the imerfialI'y Of toe
present incumbent OF the chair for an opportunity TO say
few words on the subject before the House.
Several voices Mr.. Speaker
Mr. INGERSOil., fraislng his vOlce) J say, Mr
Speaker [laughtefl have few words more TO say
Nexic, i in peculiar state From the yer origin Of
her government, she has been in state OF comparative
II not absolute anarchy Ii Is Paroles ,O-day. tsHg
rera tomorrow |, is Santa Anna next day. ltmay vi
Alrnonte the DAY after. They have Their pIoaantc
usntos from day to day and from week to week. They
have no settled government that he represented
course Of negotiation for speedy and honorable peace
In III ese circumstances, cannot but regret, whilst
a citizen OF tins republic cesTons OF prosecuting thai
war vigorously long our armies are in the hel
l
more treachcrous than any on which they Ell
posed am DESTROYS to give ali efficiency TO our arms
vet shall always regret that the overture OF the on
mode in which If i probable that peace shall ever be
tained--I mean through the me9iauon OF frentt
foreign power-xas no; accepted DO not remeH
Der what took place when Mr. Slidell was IN Mezf&
co, and that his aFPreheHsioas were eompett&
verified BY the overthrow OF one government, n
least BY It's Immediately oitaTinz to ITS iall
consequence u listening TO the oilers OF negoE
ton There sentence was lostl Santa Anna is friend
its hare haltp
could bur sk his popularity, he would not surely reuY
peaceful negotiations. He knows too well what hi
interests OF that unhaPfe country reqnre-wh It's Gus
tom houses clo>ef-wlhout the receipt OF a sFhHa
from source-the priests refusing To give up the
wealth, and taking their earrings from the
ears in orer afford the of carving the wa
In such state of things Won would gail the peope
the government. everything, II you would accept PROP
or overture of friendly mediation; and when we know
that that distinguished and honorable gentleman whon
so ably represents his government here represented
country ably and aeeePtaay M the city OF Mexico
twelve fourteen years, BY accepting mediation vh
all the fragments OF the Mexican government would
duly represented, and be able TO speak through the mo
of an interpreter
Mr.. THURMAN here said he wished TO ask, wheh1
the gentleman was not aware that the government
Mexico, previous 10 any knowleige OF the rejection
mediation BY the United States. had also rejected
overture of inedlatioDi
Mr.. INGERSOI.L replied. My own impression
ways has been, but | am open TO correction that no
taal offer OF mediation ever made. An Overture
made, moi IN this country but in England, and our
eminent signhet that il would be able to meet pp
overture from the proper representatives OF Mexico
would merely add that II cannot be the policy OF New
to carry on the rs impossible for any goya
ment 10 carry on war successfully with us We have
least obtained the floor Our little army. almost WOO
the Nexicans to attack them BY exhibiting their lf
forces every OCCASION has beaten them always
everywhere Ii mus, be the desire OF all connected
the government of Mexico 10 OBTAIN peace ltlsms
in them To hesitate AMI trust that both count
will avail themselves of proper occasion TO effect
conclusion OF the present conflict, which wisdom on
part OF the American government vii anyiousk s
and which II would he utter Madness on the par III
Mexico to disregard
Mr.. KAUFMAN then rose and replied He w II
have been much more grarisd il the honorable gent
man who had Jus, addressed them had informed
that he would not give his support 10 that anne
ment. lie trusel he should not be pennite
he lei away from the discassioa of the bill beg
them to the question of ting Mexican wat.
question had already been fully discussed and az
upon, and they had requested the sanction Of the oil
branch OF Congress TO their proceedings; and il he
not mistaken, the hearts OF the American people
beaten in sympathy with the action of that House
any rate, however, this bill OF pressing inee:'
his constituents, and he would no. turn away irom
discussion OF the war question He trusted the an
ment would not receive the sanction of the House.
was exceedingly anxious to have the bill passed E
was willing even TO defer It's passage, rather than
with T. Insert his provision in the BILL and they would
shade OF doubt over the United States, as 10 then
10 the territory which the bill proposed, that
route should he laid down But il ha been SAID that
was disputed ierrltory-aisF'uted b. whom b. the
can. OF course. But he would say to the honor
gentleman, II the dispute about the Mexican
tory between the NueceS and the Rio G,rande
TO influence members, they had not the auth
e establish alronie in one inch of Texas
Mexican government DISPUTED their rich; 10 the sol
all their oifciu documents down to the present day.
spoke OF Texas of the DEPARTMENTS Of Ne
Let them look az those oshcial documents, and the