The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-02-19

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attract my attention, and with very limited means
oil ascertainIng that portion of the history of the
human race, it nevertheless has impressed ;tsalt
I very wildly upon my mind that there have been
great wars, and as the old maxim has if. verv
many brave men, even before Agamemnon
"a laugh)
There have been Generals before the Senate,
from Texas who fought we'll "a lauob ! NJ
nave done vaianty on battle fields before Tav
Tor went TO Monterey; few--one or two 70
collect-nOt particular friends of mine. Mr. pras
ident, although they were friends OF NV fau,iI,
descended some OF them, from the same Eooli:h
ancestry-at all events from Noah, 10 yvbo,9 ~"
all claim very close and kindred relation. Rp,
confess | am somewhat surprised that mon ~
quainted with the history OF nankind-men ~.
know that war had been the trade of barharo,,'
aud civilized men for six thousand wears nronn,
ed by those noble instincts which the Senaro.
from Michigan speaks abOut-,gho know tLa, 49,
hrst man born was hero of the yery first n,aoot
tude, ne Killed his brother, "a laugh) he beat on,
MS brains with club; it was in dispute. Mr.
President, about the division of power and ~,
ronage between them-l am surprised cir tba,
with all this history OF mankind, grave Sonaton-
gray headed men, free from the ardor and ~
natural aspirations OF youth and Young men an
unite in one great hallelujah and svInphonv of
praise to the great and llustrious deeds oC ys,
that nave occurred and that have shed such i'm,
perlSnaole renown upon the banner and the nrou,
ess OF this Republic OF ours in this conflict with
what one would suppose from all this must he
PoWeriul ana almost unconquered and uncon.
querable foe Mr.. President, twenty nillions ~
the Angp-Saxon race-that indomjtable race
lnat nave gone about the world, robbinp il where
ever they have settled NOW set Themselves -,
as gaming very great reputation in history for
oolng-what For gaining three victories in
!nree battles with the Republic OF Mexico, who
=" 'ie year 1886, was conquered and bereft OF a
territory as large the whole empire Of France
by seven hundred men under the commend ~
tne honorable Senator from Texas. coming from
ABOUT ten thousand people gathered from ali mar.
tefs oil the Union, who had few months before
set themselves down in the Republic of Texas
expect this will be very glorious chapter IN
your history won't it? "a laugh) After the
senator from Texas had met this foe in deadly
s .onllGt-had waged war with them-in stricken
pattie mad conquered the whole nation-and can.
'ureu thelr President and Commander of tbei,
army, losing three men on the field of hattie
ana TWO others who died of their wounds -tbat,s
me history OF that war! After such A conflie,
as that with the Republic of Mexico. do thinb
Il becomes the martial aspirations of this urea,
Republic OF the United States to wish to meas
col - "a"
why, sir, must not this melancholy afTair ex.
'''S5 nay, IL must excite the
tempt oil every man acquainted with the history
o. me wars oil the world : | do not DENY TO those
gaiisnt men that have gone into that country.
personal bravery, equal to the troops of anv land
OF any kind, anywhere engaged in this work OF
outchering. l do not believe that we are less
capable in the business of destruction, than anv
other people that ever lived do not believe
that we are less willing on the slightest pretext.
10 cut the throat OF any. other man. | believe
thst we possess all that capacity in the highest
degree l see examples of it before me- in the
very war In which we are engaged Well. the
Republic OF Texas, having established its indie
pendence by that battle, in due time after seven
OF eight years, came to the sister Republic OF the
omled states, and asked to sink its sovereignty
and become one OF the sister Republics of the
united States-and now our President has In
formed US at the opening Of the session, that with
Inc most anxious desire to preserve pacific rela.
uons with Mexico (O he has been compelled to
thls war. was happy to hear the Senator from
Michigan say yesterday, that nothing could Jus.
MY the war, but the defence OF the honor or the
interests OF the nation and the President has in.
formed you that in defence of the boundaries OF
your Republic-of one of the States of your Re
publlc-he has been forced into this war Now
let us consider the attitude OF these two hostile
Republics as it was at the time when this battle
OF san Jaclno was fought-as it was at the time
when the union of these two Republics took
place, contrary to the will OF Mexico, with whom
we are now at war.
Every one can feel, if he but examine his own
bosom Tor moment, what must have been the
sentiment OF a citizen OF the Mexican Republic
at the time when, by the valor OF the troops thew
fought, they fought them upon the field Of San
Jacinto. The Republic of Mexico was deprived
as | believe, of about half of her territory. II
IS IN vain for you, Mr. President, or for any 9th.
er man, to say that Mexican would not feel for
the dismemberment Of your Republic There is
not race-not people extant in any part of the
earth-in any organized or social, or consistent
form Of society, which has so uniformly adhered.
pertnaciously, to the possession of every inch Of
SOIL mat they could claim as their country. as this
very Mexican-this very Spanish-this very In.
dian race in that country. So strongly is that
principle implanted in that half savage and half /
civilized Mexican, that it has become with him Al
sentiment arising 10 fanatcism in his bosom.
SO deeply has it impressed itself upon theml
that 1t has become incorporated in the written
constitution of the republic that not an inch oil
the soil Of the republic ever should be aienatedl:
but that It should remain whole and entire All
long as the republic endures--that if one OF tile
members be struck off, death must ensue, unleIss
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