The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-29

had
ion to Congress TO recognise the which Me-
commenced gave as reasons for the measure, the w,
md ourages committed upon our citizens, her insults
our government her invasion of our territory, and tho
slaughter of our soldiers and declared that the Object
# the war should be "to vindcae with decision the
ionor the rights and the interests Of our country"
Here then was the object of the war clearly avowed
w the President in advance of lis recognition by Con-
ress It was the vindicaton OF the honor 'rghfs and
interests of our country; and OF course the conquest OF
oeace which would secure those objects No intention
Of re election no desire TO extend the limits oil slavery
and no intention TO establish government in Mexico
Tor any purpose alleged by Mr. Webster, are avowed
or minated by the President-nothing, in fact but the
oraiseworhy object Of indicating the honor rights and
interests of the country.
Such, then, were the objects and purposes OF the
President in recommending the recognition OF the war
by Congress And it now remains to inquire achaf peIe
the objects hch Congress had IN uec, or the reasons
which induced that body to act favoraby upon the recon-
mendation of the President, and recognise the war
Those objects we can find only in the express declara
tons of the members of that body when the Mexican
war and the measures connected with it, under
discussion.
But it should first be premised that if Congress had
not recognised, and thus in the phraseology OF Mr.
Webster, shade the tcar" by supplying and money
the President could have carried it There would
have then, according to Mr. Websters logic, been no
war on the part of this country; it would have all
been upon the part of Mexico We should then
have had exhibited before us the singular soecism of
one nation waging war against another nation, the
latter remaining at the same time in state Of
~ al.
and the obvious inference is, that it recognised it
for the wtict he President himself assigned and
for e objects whid he suggested should be obtained By
Tie nar-namely, the vndicaton OF honor rights,
and interests. Without going further therefore, we
might safely conclude that Congress and the President
agreed in both the reasons and the objects OF the war;
But we are not without abundant light this subject
The objects OF the war fully declared by members
in debate upon the war measures recommended by the
President, and among those objects honorable
peace PREPARATION for insults, adjustment Of boundaries
and full indemnity for claims against Merco.
! We will now refer to the declarations Of members in
debate. order to show that such the avswed OBJ.
jects OF the and that Congress was not humbugged
into reco yniiion of it grounds which unbound.
ed and false in fact, alleged by the ratorous apo
ogsts of Mexico in this country. We first cite from the
speech of General Cas-, in the Senate, upon the bill
recognising the with Mexico. After asserting
claim to the Rio Grande General Cass said:
ssWe have but one safe course before Let pu,
forth whole strength. Let organize force that will
leave doubt the result Let enter the Mexican
territory and conquer peace at the point of the bayons
Let I'LL reasonable proposals from the
Mexican government; and if this side of
the capital let MS take possession the city of Montezuma
and dictate conditions. And trust those condl
tons will be honorable and reasonable
H. ~. &c III hr
Cen Cass 1t was to 'sconquer peace" on conditions
which would be honorable and reasonable"-in other
words, peace that would bring settlement Of all
our difficulties indemnity for the past and security for
the future for other peace could be honorable and
reasonable
In the same debate, Mr. Mangum, of North Carolina
leading senator opposed to the administration, said
sIfwe were actually war; then he.was under the i'm
preston that forces ought cross the river 1.-The Mo
tIrande and we should stop until had dictated
peace al the capital Of the Mexican empire.
The object them of MIR. Mangum, was to conquer
peace and he would not accept short OF he capital Of
the exican empire" He would make it war of inva-
sion, and, of course conquest 1t would seem that the
idea OF "conquering peace" so much rdiculed by the
federal presses and speakers as familiar at least to one
of their own prominent leaders as to the President But
to proceed with our extracts Mr. Westcott, in the same
debate said:
"The world has been imposed upon wth respect 70 ne
true of difference between Mexico and the unnee
States The but drop in the bucket
Mexico artfuy sought the impression that wha
she calls the spoation' OF Texas the origin and caus
these difficulties Sir. before the Texas revolution she had
outraged flag in her ports and on the hgn seas m
gulf She has robbed and imprisoned our citizens ana
even diplomatic and consular agents IN nei 9rsdcno
outraged and insued in manner which, by the ac
knoyet red laws nations afforded Just cause
declaring war against her But we fobore to resort TO M
mode oil redress We negotiated treaty with her, by
ed her faith do them iustice-to pay for her
spoations OF their property and outrages OF their rgh
Has done So No, sir sir! She has lgnoninous
violated her pighled faith them and to this government
She has dishonoaoy withheld from us the debt which she
engaged pay for their benefit The President, IN hE
message that these spoliaon claims amount to
wards OF $6000,000. believe, sir that 900 would
not indemnity those american citizens who have suheeu
from the wrongs and OF that government Sh
ought Justice pay thni amount and thus governm
should compel her to pay IT.
| Mr.. Darragh a federal member Of the House OF Rep
resentatves from Pennsylvania, in the OF the de
bate on Mexican affairs, said;
Auryican c-sns inrited into McIico, and ,cfr
then plunderrA imsYisoned and murdered By the Mer'
made beggtrs. Widows and orphans of those citizens
had in sought recompense from this government
We had folded arms and done nothing. In lsit II
commission instituted ascertain these claim
and settle them and of the whole amount adudlcaed
about milons-not one-sixth had been paid lwO
instalnents that the Mexican government held receipts
This was by some trekery of Mexico The governments
England and France had not suffered the wrongs oil @
citizens go unredressed. They demanded and obtaine
redress. France that Mexico would play the sam
Tie of San Juan de Ulloa. She Obtained the indemnity
sought and made Mexico pay the expenses OF the war