Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-16

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no hesitation in declaring what would be his policy
The nation at he cared not how or by whom the
had been commenced that question would not affect his
in the least He believed that the of its
mencemen had been wrong but in the midst
OF it, and became to win peace, honorable peace
He wished to terminate the but II would be ter
minated long it carried on upon the present basis
We had called twenty thousand into the field,
they had gained themselves and the nation undyng fame
but all victories had been barren victories We had
whipped the enemy twice. and yet ac
compshng the objects Of the than when Gen. Taylor
first began his march, The Government had not given tc
their commander force enough pursue his victories to
result. He had been commanded to terminate the arms
tce to which he had Professionally agreed and forthwith
to follow the retiring foe. But he had not done it
and why Because he was in no condition to do it.
And the armisce this hour much in force, from
the necessity Of the case f had been revoked
This the style in which the had been prosecuted from
the beginning had not been pressed with vigor The Gov
ernment should have sent Taylor ample renocemens long
ago. Mr.. T. would say let them be sent tomorrow if il
could be done. Call out force enough to strike decided
blow and end the ut once
Mr. +. would vote him ten twenty regiments, fifty if he
wanted them or if that not sufficient he would
hundred and then he would for laying the
sary pay them but he demanded that the President should
the war, and terminate il by the sword Tor that
the only way in which it would be brought end
Why not done The troops we had had done all that
the amount Of men could be asked to do they had
two brilliant Victories and then stomed and taken Monterey
but there they stopped; they could go further The
enemy, meanwhile, was in strength at Po'osi. Had we
marched against him And if did, able COM
pete with him We The President knew we
were not yet he did nothing.
Mr. Ts policy would be to tender peace Mexico. The
President said he had done this he had offered her peace.
Mr. r. hoped good one though he had his fears
that subject f he knew good thing the President had
done he would gladly mention it. laugh 1t gave him
pleasure to denounce his conduct whatever But
his policy would be to tender Mexico just
peace honorable peace peace worthy of great nation
fha
the world could hear of without blushng He would not
make such peace sought by tyrantsa peace by
which they got all that they possibly could He would
ask of Mexico all that she owed He would insist
upon the last dollar, and, if she did pay it, he would
make her. But gentlemen told him that diplomatic rules
would forbid his making treaty in this way Mr.. T. hoped
the time would come when the very word diplomacy
would be heard Of no 1t but synonymous with
deceit and hypocrisy and all diplomacy had long been moth
ing else but system Of polite lying, OF polished meannes
and concealed ambition and avace Without all doubt
could beat Mexico pleased. Not that the Admnistra
ton would find half easy task they had supposed
but still could beat her. We have but to put forth
strength, and DONE The Mexicans base, degra-
ded people, ignorant and vicious, false and eacherous and
cowadly But though they not brave they OBJ
snate they would stand great deal Of beating He would
bring them TERMS and compel them to treat, and pay
their debts but he would take inch of their territory
This thought of his devised doctrine, got
suit crisis He had long held and avowed such deter
mina,on. In his letter accepting the invitation of his polt
cal friends become candidate for in the 30h Con-
gess he had declared himself openly decidedly opposed
the policy of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT and appropriation of any
part of the Mexican territory He utterly opposed
king any of her territory But that seemed to be the idea
entertained by all the friends Of the Administration
They had said Mexico has money but there the land
broad and fair and it is not half peopled, and the nhab
sem-barbaans therefore will take it from her.
and make of another New England the shores of the
Pacific Such the language of the gentleman from
York, (Mr. GRovER. The Government seemed to be able
to conceive OF no higher MOTIVE they guided by
bier feeling than this There is their land is fair and
able get it therefore we will take it."
But though Mr. L. would take territory from Mexico
he would demand Of her and compel her. war;
to do US full justice for the wrongs and injuries she has nc
cd upon but he would do it in liberal and generous
spirit especially would he protect her from that aocious
batch Of unsettled fraudulent claims which even an American
minister refused to demand and which he greatly feared had
inconsiderabe influence in gettn! up this He would
demand nothing but what right and he would compel
payment and satisfaction In the sanctioned by the
usages of civilized nations He would not make her debt 10
excuse for plundering her Of her territory.
Gentlemen the other side of the House seemed cons-
der it the settled policy Of the Government and il is affirmed
the Presidents message that shall have indemnity for
the expenses of the Even if this be the policy
this Government which utterly condemn still the dme-
beent of Mexico does follow necessary
after shall have sweed the by the last dollar that
the most grinding and have the impu-
dence to demand it is still but debt and debt which
Mexico could pay but, if she could pay it. Mr. would
not blot from the map of nations republic because she
was too poor TO her debts We exactly the
condition to exact hard terms to demand extreme penalties
for the nonpsyment of public debts We have too many
autng sisters in confederacy demand the pound
OF esh if il justified by the laws of naons-it
" 50 nominated in the bond" But If this Government
determined to demand these expenses if such be its poll
cy, still there is for sezing and appropang
ourselves her lands Let the Government take possession
her country, seize her ports exercise the ms rigorous taxing
powers collect her revenue and satisfy the debts but let the
Government look to it, The civilized world will compare our
conduct towards feeble Mexico with that towards strong and
naughty England. He believed it would be admitted that
on the Oregon question: had shown quite moderate and
reasonable spirit Of compromise Then quite willing
to listen to but it seemed to him had found
somebody we could whip, and determined TO take
enough out of her This might be giving aid and comfort
TO Mexico for aught he knew. but he could help it. and
he did not
Mr. T. would present Mexico before all the world fair
just and honorable terms of peace II she refused to treat,
then he would march fifty thousand into her territories
if that not enough he would send hundred thou
village, and hamlet she possessed If she would have
It should be such became a great nation, and il
should he conducted in spirit worthy Of just brave and
magnanimous race Mexico Ignorant visionary, peril
dious We can have that she would
accept such terms Of peace. We must them fight for it.
We must enforce compliance with Just demands,
and end this speedily at Demands had, and
just ones. Nobody had pretended Mr. T's side Of
the House, that had received wrongs and ouages
the hands Of the Mexican Government In pursuing the
policy he had marked out the nation would be acting that
fair and upright principle to demand nothing but its right and
take nothing Such policy would prevent and resist
this internal lust of dominion and by convincing the world
that we were govenedby principles equity and fairness would
cause institutions to become theme for the praise and
admiration of the world But the Administration had many
lessons to learn in the art Of pursuing noble ends by noble
means
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