The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-03-11

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: istration upon this floor; and yet we are told
at the same time by a confidential friend of
: the President, (NIr Stanton, Of Tcnncssee.)
that " the acquisition Of the CALIFORNIA; is the
great measure Of the are" And, by the way,
we have had several great measures of the
age" on hand within the last year or two 1t
is not war Of conquest,say you,and yet some
OF the Presidents accredited cxDoundcrs eff
constitutional and international law, inform
US that these conqurel territories Gf running
an army over them, and surveying their coast
from quarter deck be conQuesO are ipSO fdciO
annexed to, and constitute an integral part of
the United States. You say it is not a war
Of conquest, and yet tell us that the ac-
qnisition Of territory is II necessary incident
Of the war; that it is not war Of conquest,
but that the possession of territory must be
one Of its inevitable results. The sum and
substance, then, Of all these declarations is
concsely and precisely this " it is not war
Of conquest, but only a.bclIigerent process
for the acquisition Of territory By tie force Of
arms
! 1t is true, Mr. Chairman, that others Of the
friends Of the Administration are less dispos-
ed to disguise the TRUTH and are ready to ad-
nit, that one of the chief aims and objects Of
the war is the requirement Of territory; but
who seek, nevertheless, TO Justify this nation
al aggression on the ground that we shall i'm
prove the political and social condition of the
inhabitants of the conquered territories that
we shall build up schools and churches among
them, us said II member from New York, (Alr
Groycr) who addressed the House some days
ago upon this subject; that we shall carry the
arts and sciences 10 them, and instruct them
in the pursuits OF commerce and agriculture !;
that new towns and cities will rise up among
them, and that general prosperity and happi-
ness will follow this new order Of things
Glowing pictures of national improvement
and national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are portrayed
before us in Justification Of national conquest.
The Mauritanian race must ield to the sword
Of tue Anglo Saxon, that we may give them
better government bcstow upon them higher
privileges, and open before them a noble des-
tiny is the doctrine Of these philanthropists
Sir, this is the doctrine of the Musselman,
who propagates his religion by fire and the
sword, 1t is "a doctrine at war with every
principle of justice and humanity. 1t ia at
war with the fundamental principles Of this
/ Republic, based as it is upon the recognition
of the rights Of every people and every ma
ton to institute their own forms Of govern
ment. This republic of ours, this boosted ex-
emplar Of civil liberty and religious federation,
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