Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16

yrants deceive you in regard to the policy and
our Government and People These rats fear the example
OF free institutions and constantly endeavor msrepre
sent purposes and inspire you with hatred for your
publican brethren Of the American Union Give but the
opportunity undeceiye you and you will learn that all
the representations of Paredes false and only
TO induce you to the establishment OF despotie
government"
Well now, sir what was that tyranny, that despotism
Why it was Paroles, military cean, who had succeed
ed Santa Anna another military chiefan according the
order OF Mexican succession for the last twenty years The
despoic authority here alluded to find Mr. Polk speaking
OF in his message Congress of December last Speaking
of Paroles, he says "There good reason to believe
from all his conduct, that his intention the
Republic OF Mexico into monarchy, and TO call foreign
European Prince TO the throne" Now, where Santa
Anna all this time, and what was he doing
He, Mr.. President, then in Cuba. But time in
june thereabous he left Cuba, made his way Vera
Cruz and there admitted into Mexico, by Commodore
Conner according the order Of Government Before
he reached Mexico he had made his proclamation That is
to say he had caused be made in various
Districts for putting down Paredes and preventing The esab
shment Of monarchy The injunction that the orders
Of Paroles should be obeye because they had been
ed with the evdent object of making the nation appear
call for monarchy, with foreign Prince govern it,"
Now, whether Santa Anna borrowed from President
President borrowed from him. whether the remarkable
condolences OF idea and language the two poclamatons
only the jumping conclusions Of two great genuses
do not know But here the fact The sentiments Of both
the and they at the time
When Gen. Taylor invading Mexico the north, and
issued the proclamation sent to him from Washington Santa
Annals agents possessed Of his plan of
to the effect containing the IDEAS and expressed
in the language Thereupon Salas, who commanded
the troops Mexico deposed Paroles about the st August
1896 and he well understood be acting the agent
of Santa Anna.
Now sir in the elaborate commentary on these transac-
tons in the Executive Message of last year, the President of
the United States acknowledges and he could deny that
his object overthrow the Government of Paroles that
is say that he sought by war; revolutonze the Gov
eminent of another country. This is openly avowed. He
says indeed that he other way Of getting rid of
difficulty with Mexico than by bringing about revolution in
Mexico. confess sir that when first read that message
was struck with equal modification and establishment We,
OF the United States, citizens living together under this
stituon, and twenty millions of u.s. while we have Just
of against Mexico, get rid of the difficulty
without attempting to ubver the temporary existing Gova
men of that miserable nation, and play off contemplate
military cheain against another We foment Instruction;
fomen rebellion promise succor and support to those
who shall rebel against the existing Government of their cou
try Can any thing less become than this Aside from
the want of dgnty-whic, to me, almost covered
the Government with disgrace in omenting revolution in
nelghborng counyit certainly appears to that
extremely weak, il-judged and nexpedient.
WE'LL sir, Santa Anna got Mexico under the permission
of the President of the United States General Taylor dist
buted the proclamation with which he had furnished by
his Government The President admits, in his message of
December last that he then hoped for counses favorable
to the United States from the authority of Santa Anna than
from the authority of Paredes These favorable
sells respected of course the acauescence of Mexico in the
annexation of Texas the United States. How far he has
been disappointed in this hope the has shown To what
extent President and the Mexican military chiefan
entered into precise agreement Of course cannot but
that there general understanding between them evil
dent from all the circumstances of the Whether Santa
Anna unable unwilling carry out that understand
ing whether he found the sentiment of the nation strong
for him, leave you to Judge; but the fact is find him
after at the head of the army, and in deu and bloody
conflict with the army Of the United States He had to
Mexico either at the suggestion at least by the permission
Of the President of the United States He had put himself at
the head of the Mexican armies but instead of moving to-
wards peace he moved only towards and conflict and bat
te And, whatever else may be said of the circumstances
ordinary extraordinary that have waited upon the fortunes
OF the President of the United States must be admitted that
respect at least his somewhat singular He has
ma lie war; he has great fighting battles
and has happened that he has had the selection Of the
commanders on both sides :
The precise object of this proved by facts and ccum
sufficient, think, TO satisfy any reasonable
That object establish Government in Mexico by the
restoration of Santa Anna, which should yield the question Of
Texan annexation, and give trouble that
count How grevousy that calculation has been dsapponi
ed let subsequent events show This them the real ground
and origin Of the and all the far appears TO
petext and hope those whose business to spread
information upon these important before the people
will look at that proclamation of the 9th OF June, will COM
pare what the Government Of the United States therein
with what the President said in his message Of the 18th of
May and what Congress enacted in conformity with that mes
sage, the hypothesis that from invasion by the Mex
forces of our soil and the murder of citizens
Sir have before alluded to the declaration of Mr. Calhoun
that if there had been annexation Of Texas there would
have been Now, choose 10 say that concur in
your declaration, focby expressed by you
place in the House Of Representatives that the direct
quence of this act nquty is the present war; have
deavored to show that remove pacy the oppos
in Mexico this plan, that Government entered
these operations. Mr. Calhoun is right 1t is plain
that annexation the primary of the Does any
body suppose should have gone the war; have under
taken depopulae Mexico merely because she did pay
her debt had refused to receive Mr. Sdel No. sir no
supposes Would Congress have declared any
such pretextl think not believe not Then the war
out Of annexation and was do say necessary
but certainly unnatural consequence of that STEP But
what remarkable the grievance the part Of Mexico
and make the She suffers the wrong she eseems
it, and give the first blew We make the because she
complains of injury, and will not give up complaint.
Now, be of much consequence, except myself
what the acts Of humble individual this subject
may have been. But it is consolation to TO know
that always from the beginning have opposed the scheme
of Texan annexation with the entire Of my ability Ten
ago, sir meeting Of political friends in New York. where
there good deal Of difference Of opinion that question:
and advised not to commit myself upon i'll did COM
init myself and there stands-and am thankful for it.
opposed then, and have been opposed to it. under
every circumstance, since. And my opposition
founded the ground that would and should
repeat now, will never shal-give my vote in
Congress for any further annexation of territory this
try with slave representation.
We hear much Just of panacea for the danger and
evils of slavery and slave annexation which they call the
Wmot Proviso That certainly is a just sentiment but it
is sentiment to found any party upon. is not