The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-11-19
The UTee1ing at Lexington, Ky.

speech or TWO nOuTS anu nan IN ienSln,
and offered the resolutions below. We
have received an abstract of his speech,
in the daily Journal, but we await the re-
ceipt of il as furnished by the distinguish
ed speaker himself, when we shall lay it
before our readers. We hope 10 be a.
BILE to do this the coming week. Mr.. Clay
confined himself chiefly to the resolutions
which saves us the necessity of making
an abstract of his remarks. He very
properly refused to allow his speech to
be reported until it had undergone his
own supervision. The following resolu-
tions win commend themselves to the
public:
The Resolutions.
Il. RESOLVED, AS the opinion of this
meeting, that the primary cause Of the
present unhappy war existing between
the United States of America and the
United States of the Republic Of Mexi-
co, was the annexation of Texas to the
former; and that the immediate occasion
of hostiIities between tho two republics
arose out of the order of the President of
the u States for the removal of the army
under the command of Gen. Taylor from
its position at Corpus Christi to point
opposite Matimoras, on the east bank of
the Rio Bravo, within territory claimed
by both Republics, but then under the
Jurisdiction of that of Mexico, and nhab-
tied by its citizens; and that the order of
the President for the removal of the army
to that point, was improvident and un-
CONSTITUTIONAL it being without the con-
currence of Congress, or even any con-
sultaton with it, although it was in sess-
ion; but that Congress having, by subse-
quent acts, recognized the war thus
brought into existence without its previ-
Gus authority Or consent, the prosecution
of it became thereby National.
2. RcsOlved, That in the absence of
any formal and public declaration by Con-
gross, of the objects for which the war
ought to be prosecuted, the President of
the United States, as Chief Magistrate,
and COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the army
and Navy of the United States, is left to
the guidance of his own judgment to
prosecute it for such purposes and objects
as he may deem the honor and interest of
the nation may require.
8. RcsolUcd, That by the Constitution
of the United States, Congress, being in.
vested with power to declare war and
grant letters of marque and reprisal, to
make rules concerning captures on land
and water. to raise and support armies,
to provide and maintain navy, and to
make rules for the government of the
land and naval forces, has the full and
complete war making power of the Uni
, ted States, and so possessing it has a
right to determine on the motives, causes
and objects Of any war, whenit commen
ces, or at any time during the progress o.
its existence.
A. Resolved, AS the further opinion OF
f this meeting, that is the right and duty
Of Congress to declare. by some authen-
tic act for what purposes and objects the
existing war ought to be further prosecu'
ted; that it is tho duty of the President
, in his official conduct. to conform to such
a declaration of Congress; and that, it.
after such a declaration, the President
should decline or refuse to endeavor, by
all the means, civil diplomatic, and mill
tary, in his power, to execute the announ
} ced will of Congress, and, in defiance oI
its authority, should continue to prose
, cute the war for purposes and object'
other than those declared by that body, i
would become the right and duty of Con
gress to adopt the most efficacious meas
ures to arrest the further progress Of thu
:, war, taking care to make ample provis
i ion for the honor, the safety and securit,
n of our armies in Mexico, in every con
tingency. And, if Mexico should de
= cline or refuse to conclude treaty will
us, stpuating for the purposes and OBJ
ects so declared by Congress, it would b'
b the duty of the Government to prosecute
the war with the utmost vigor, until the,
r were attained by treaty of peace.
j, 5. ResOlced, That we view with seri
. Gus alarm and are utterly opposed to an.
purpose of annexing Mexico to the Uni
t ted States, in any mode, and especial,
: by conquest; that we believe the two ma
I tions could not be happily governed b.
one common authority, owing to the
:, great difference of race, law, languag,
u and religion, and the vast extent of thei
!. respective territories, and largo amour
Of their respective populations; that sucl
a union, against the consent Of the exas
perated Mexican people, could only b,
;. effected and preserved by large standin
n armies, and the constant application Q
!. military force other words, by des
potic sway exercised over the Mexica
:, people, in this first instance, but which
u there would be just cause to apprehend
o might in process of time, be extende
over the people of the United S:ates,-
! That we deprecate, therefore, such
: union, as wholly incompatible with tn
N genius Of our Government, and with tn
.. character of free and liberal institution
rs and we anxously hope that each natio
. may be left in the undisturbed possessio
:, of its own laws, language, cherished r'
)" ligion and territory, to pursue its ow
N happiness, according to what it may dee
IN best for itself.
w 6. Resolced, That considering the 6,