The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-26

t vainy endeavor 10 predict But, in addition TO tins,
devoves upon the inhabitants OF Texas and lhe ens
nter the necessity of military organization as s'fac
md yirilant though the enemy was conhhuaiiy Al
hand II viii drive back the frontier and make desoate
the exposed settlements, where The inhabitants must pc
come the prey OF unumerabe bands ol numerous aha
aTauling rancheres, to whom such state OF warfare
would be the very spring OF existence In aidihoh 10 an
This il would require us 10 keep up extensive aepo1s OF
aoyison and all the necessary equipments OF war re-
nis,e for an army marching TO give battle IN an enemys
Country In the event OF a successful attack upon
one or more of these fortified posts, and indeed m
very movement of our forces under such state OF
,bnSs all would depend upon CELEBRITY Not day, not
an hour could be spared from The quick and sudden
march Ii would become war OF continual iorays WIN
Ill The advantages on the side OF the enemy whose hall
savage vagrant and itinerant people would md ample
6ed 10 CRAFTY their unsated and Unsuitable love OF rapne
nJ HOOD in the indscrmnate plumber and slaughter OF
families and neghborhoods there Is SUI hos s, ia'
collect the imposts from customs as contemplated II
would be absolutely necessary 10 MAINTAIN ganlsons al
me yarios posts along the Gulf Of Mexico sufficiently
ong not only for the defence OF the works intrused to
heir care but for various offensive operations and more
snecialy the prevention Of general system OF contra
band which would inevitably defeat the obecI OF reve-
me Eyperence has proved that our present squadron
in the gulf is altogether inadequate to the purpose OF
blockade Unless we are deceived by the most gross
Misrepresentation, there has been up 10 inis une ltlie
more Than nominal blockade Of the single port and har-
bo of Vera Cruz will not pretend to estimate the ma
val augmentation which would be necessary to enforce
such blockade as would put stop to wholesale snug;
oil
aoub, verT much if whole naval force would not find
active and sufficient employment in the service In add
ton TO this the whole plan Of revenue from imports may
be counteaced by the regulations OF Mexico establish,
na such duties on imported articles consumed as would
amount 10 an interior prohibition And, SIR our own his
ory mpresses lesson which stands out IN bold rehef Tor
The admiration and imitation Of mankind, and which,
as it will never be forgotten by u.s., may, whenever
The exigency shall require, be adopted by others Ihey
nav as our did with tea, resolve neither 10
purchase nor to use that which has paid duty 10 us
1hn n mt al
in my mind 10 the military feature IN the plan oil the sen
ator from South Carolina offer them with great dif
dence and without the slightest abatement OF the high
respect which | feel for his eminent endowments, and
which for more than the third OF century have made
him FURNISHED and ga shining mark" in the history OF
his country # my objections are weil-grounaed, any
plan of defence and consequent inactivity Is utter
n inadequate to the desired end Instead OF promoting
peace, such defensive measures would pocrasnate The
war They would increase rather than diminish The ell
fusion Of human blood Upon the score OF expense II
offers 10 me advantage; for cannot see how we are
10 retain military possession along the banks OF the Rio
del Noe and the entire Gulf coast OF Mexico with less
military force than would b sufficient for all the pur-
noses OF Invasion The whole plan OF the senator from
South Carolina is resolved in three wordsarIned pos
session and naction My limited reading and reflection
ta operations, il is fatal oversight not to consider
well the probable effect which the plan shall have upon
the mind and condition OF the enemy, as well as upon
the habits and predisposition OF their lives. This
oversight in single instance arrested in his towering
career and consigned to loneliness and death upon
barren rock the mightest OF earths conquerors, the
Ces OF al he hs r Vino burst upon
sun in the zenith, and "before whose deeds the
achievements Of Ammons, son grow, pale" so lar as
the boundary proposed to be defended BY the honorable
senator from South Carolina concerned, am well con-
tent with il permanent boundary in fixing the future
limits between this country and Mexico, and to this pur-
pose am willing 10 contribute 10y proper indemnity
upon final adjustment OF difficulties. 1t has been
concusvey shown by that SENATOR that vacant and un-
occupied territory the only accession, which in sound
policy we should think OF making in that quarter: Mex
leo and the United States are peoped by two distinct and
utterly heterogeneous races In reasonable period
could we analgamate Nomadic In their habits and
grossly ignorant, vast proportion OF them are they
are utterly unfit for the blessings and the restraints OF
rational liberty, because they cannot comprehend the
distinction between regulated freedom, and that unbrl-
died Righteousness which consults only the evil passions
OF the human heart making each man the avehger OF his
wrongs and government itself mere plaything, at
the capricous pleasure OF the lniurated mass Win
them as with our savage tribes liberty Is the utter alb
sence of civil restraint and of laws For many long,
long years before they could be adapted TO insttu-
lions, New England must have her schoomasters there
in every hamlet and district Sir, in my opinion, no plan
on our part will be efectua in restoring peace between
the two countries, but that which includes the most Wig
orous and efficient measures And therefore ! trust
that all the energies OF the nation will be directed to
The prosecution OF oienslSe war during the cam,
been productive of no results other than the mdi
vidual glory, which all concede to the gallant Off
GERS and soldiers who have participated in the various
the borders of Mexico; have inflicted upon their
country of the seventies of The great mass of
the Mexican population have heard of the din OF war;
but only in the far distance The feeling OF security
the absence of apprehension, complete with them
with u.s., think do not venture too much in saying
that so far this has been servceabe to them
nation. 1t has united opposite, contendng and bloody
actons and for the first time in their history, the govern
men begins to wear the appearance OF stability which
mere defensive war on our parl think would be apt to
strengthen. That there is peace for us under such
state OF things, must frankly say is conclusion ire
sstbe with me. We must seek peace with our armies
OF Their ulerths way lies peace The road to the city
OF Mexico is the road to peace Their capital and other
principal cities in the hands OF we-appointed army,
eyinclng at every step decided purpose, controlled by
with proper severity and determined thus to continue the
war 10 lis close, will insure peace proered by Mex
co before the autumn leaf has fallen In this position we
sdh support our armies, because avail ourselves
fescroe; we can command then contributions; we can
vonnscate their public property we can enforce all
me nights OF conquerors for the time being. But
70 any such vigorous and decided measures
near objections founded in the nature and constitu-
ION OF the Mexcans, descendants Of the Spaniards,
whose lndomabe resistance TO the Moors several CEN
lures back, and TO Napoleon within time, has
oeen arrayed here as an argument against the prosecn
hon OF war OF INVASION part. This argument il
agreed with the would be very good, but under
existing circumstances it is worth nothing In the first
place all the information possess teaches me that vast
majority OF the Mexican people have scarcely drop OF
spanish blood in their veins They principally In.
uans and mongre race with the negro stock engrated
On Inc Indian, and occasionally mixture of Spanish
pu Spanards and their defendants do constitute
nun OF the entire population So that the great proper
u9n have not this Inherent obsnacy in conflict But
admitting that they all SpaniarIs all descendants
OF high CASTLE or lofty Aagon to make the argument
81 value the cases must be parallel Between the Moos
a ePa'a1s Inc war was one OF determination on both