The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-19

should have my msgvings to the stability of
lnsliuuons did not believe that the of the wing
party would spun with Indignation these proclamation
10 inc world that we murderers and robbers waging
an unjust, unconstitutional and damnable war" Ii
the war iras unjust, would try to be blind 10 my
trys dishonor My lips at least, should be sealed, for
the sake OF the future fame of my country. ! would
rather desire to cheat the historian into different belief
and thus TO save poserty from the modification of
being Taught that their fathers robbers and
derers.
Now, Mr. Chairman if this war is ouniust. unconsti
tuonal, and danable" why did these peculiar patriots
vote Tor IL If tits so, they crimnae themselves They
confess their own guilt We thought the unavoida-
Bile and Just on part voted for it, and thus did
what we considered our duty. They, by their
esson violated duty and perpetrated what they profess
! to consider foul injustice.
II is complained that the President stated in his mes
sage, that aid and comfort being given to the
envy by denouncng the unjust towards Mexico,
and in branding our government as being bent page
and territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Yes, ask these honor
able gentlemenIf the government of Mexico does not
ceipe ad and comfort" by thus being encouraged to deeds
and rights against the vile oppression of American
robbers Cheer on the soldiers of our enemes--te
them they are fighting in just and holy cause-tell them
| If they fall, they will fill patriots grave do it, do all
this, and then ask every true American heart if Ms
not giving aid and comfort and strength to the enemy
Turn to our own soldiers and say you will not vote them
food, rament, and to enable them to protect their
couns honor and rights and to add TO its glory but to
carry out the vile purposes OF tyranny and oppressonto
violate the consttution-to enable them to perperate
dark deeds OF page and blood tell them if they die in
the cause they die felons death tell this to the sol
der's widow whose only consolation is that he died. no
bly, supporting his countrys honor and glory Rob her of
that solace say to the soldiers orphans that their father
has lett them the bghtng legacy of disgrace and dis
honor and then go TO the people and ask them whether
mS giving s'length 10 me american arms or comfort
| phans by this war;
The opposition speak of the cost of this war. Sir, it
was unavoidable We will conquer peace 1t will be
permanent peace, not only with Mexico, but with our
rivals IN Europe. They with fear and trembling the
powess of our troops and the real military power of our
own power they. The American people, as well as
Europe, are convinced that we can command at six
months notice. half million of men of the very best
material for an army. The want of this knowledge
might have cost us long, bloody, and expensive war
with those jealous Of Institutions and prosperity
This knowledge will insure us long repose should we
end this contest brilliantly it has been thus far pros
ecuted and the permanent peace thus purchased will
have been cheaply bought, even at cost OF fifty or
huleu iliiohs OF uoiifS put VIII COST US holhhiS
Mexico, in her madness, commenced this war, and she
must foot the bill.
For the efficient prosecution of the war, the able
Secretary of the Treasury has proposed tax the free
list 1t objected that cannot tax tea and Coffee for
the reason that such duty falls heaviest the poor
know does: Our whole system of taxation taxes the
poor instead of the rich and that of the principal
reasons why have always advocated the lowest posi-
bic tariff Will these directors be kind enough to inform
the committee if the duty on sugar, salt ron coarse cot
tons, woollens, &C., do not also throw the burden
of the tax on the poor, and otherwise operate more inu
ronsly TO their interest than would duty on tea and
coffee Ii you put tax upon tea and coffee, its auhoe
amount goes into the public treasury. On the other
hand only part OF your tariff tax sugar. SALT iron
cottons woollens &c. goes into the public treasury The
sugar planter salt MAKER the master, chartered com
panes manufacturing cottons and wooens receive the
greatest proportion OF the tax thus levied. Nor is this
ALL 1t cuts oft our trade with other countries, and thus
dminshes the price OF the article export 1t is, in
deed, double injury. Sir, these gentlemen talk very
pathecally of taxing the poor Where were their SYM
pathes, when II was proposed by the democratic party
TO reduce the tax sugar. salt iron, and clothing !?
Where, ask, was their love for the poor then? No,
their cry was the higher the the better Their OBJ
ec making anything free, to create the necessity for
higher taxes on sugar, SALT iron, GOAL coarse cottons,
wooens. &c. for the benefit OF the planter, iron and
coal Miners and chartered companies. We are obliged,
we do duty to raise the money to support our gov
eminent You object to put tariff on tea and coffee, be-
cause, you contend, the burden will fall heaviest on
the poor know it, as have before said, and vote for
| it with that full knowledge, and know, too, with
the same certainty that to lay heavier tax
on the articles you propose in their stead, to tax
oppressive the poor, would do them the triple in
jury of taxing them unequally for the government, tax
ing them for the benefit OF chartered companies and cut
ting off their trade with other nations, thereby diminish
ing the price of the articles we export.
Under this mode OF taxation, fix it as you may, the
have to stand the brunt and under the preence OF
deeper injury in raising the taxes articles of general
consumption which are already taxed too high II you
are sincere why Do you not lay tax on indigo and 9TH
would not tax them but these chartered companies Oh
no. That is precisely what you do not desire You say
too the people will stand on tea and coffee. Is
it thought this floor that the people stupid
not to be able to that the tax tea and coffee would
be less injurious to them than raise the tax, which
now high, on their sugar salt, and iron The money
must be procured, and the question is how it to be
raised with most facility and to the least injury TO the
people Lay as we may, know the masses will have
10 stand the burden Bankers and other chartered
panies and the wealthy generally, will not bear their
due proportion Nevertheless, know that true patriot
ism be found among the people, who ever ready
to pour their money and their blood in defence OF the
rights and honor of their country.
They stand tax tea and coffee in time OF war;
to support their fathers brothers, husbands friends and
counirymen, in wrestling from insolent implacable
barbarous foe that redress which has been too long de-
lIayedl They recoect full well the piraces committed
BY commerce; the robbery OF our ctl-
zens the assassination of the gallant Cross the murder
of the Rogers family, when females after being violated
before the eyes of their husbands deliberately
dered in cold blood
No, sir there is not woman IN my district
with heart capable of approaching such wrongs who
would be ndsposed TO submit to duty tea and Coffee
would refuse TO give half their tea and cofeenay
give ALL to cheer and support our army in avengng these
ourages
Mr. Chairman, il is proposed by the bill now under
consideration, to place the hands OF the Executive
three millions of dollars be used if necessary in adj
ustng peace with Mexico 1t is denounced by the OPP
position who call know how is that having set
out to conquer peace, wish TO obtain peace by
bribery We could have expected nothing better from
many of these gentlemen Is patriotic, at such time, to
publish to the civilized world that the Executive is ty.
rant pressing system of plumber and bloodshed, and
crmes' Sir, they could not have completed the caa-
logue OF dsgraceiu mpuatons without adding that OF
bribery. Ii is suggested by the gentleman from Indiana,
| Mr. OWEN and the chairman OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means of the Senate MIR SEvIER,] that the
line most convenient TO the parties would be the Mo
thu