The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-19
INTELLIGENCE BIZ TELEGRAPH.
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GREAT DEMOCRATIC WAR Meeting
IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE HON. JAMES BUCHANAN
DECLARED TO BE
" Pennsylvania's Favorite Son."
VOluminOus and Enthusiastic Resolutions
IN COMMENTATOR or
MIR. POLK AND ALL HIS CABINET
Speeches Of Robert Tyler
Some other Lights Of Democracy.
sc. sc. sc.
THE HON. JAMES BUCHANAN

been In a. great intestine trouble the wings. The
custom house officers and the rank Hs the party
were decidedly 1t the "outs snsrng that fruitful
bone of contention the next presidency Each faction
vos Pennsyvanias favorts but question who
Ii the mani The custom house men say james Bucha-
nam but those who are not Ia government employ and
1t 10 believed the great of the party say George
NJ. Dallas"
The feud has gone far that, In the space Of enc
weak, we have been favored with two democratic war
meetings The Dallas wing had thsirs on last SATURDAY.
evening and the Buchanan wing held theirs to- night
me latter mad an announcement upon their posters
and an advertisement in the paper that ths Hon Ed
ward H. flanagan and Richard Brodhead, NJ c.,
would address the meeting. This de guerre had
wonderful effect great curiosity having been manifested
to hear these distinguished speakers but
ly those gentlemen did not come
The meeting was crowded. being large, Overlooking
and enthusiastic the great Clay meeting in the Chi
Saloon, some weeks ago. ATT O'clock the Hon.
JOHN SMITH, late Member Of Congress for the Third
District, called to the Chair and numerous Woe
Presidents and Secretaries appointed.
WILLIAM A. Stones, Esq, presented the resolutions
of which there forfy.ave in all, and they alone
would occupy two columns and half Of the Nep York
Herald The following the most important:
Resolved, That the act Of Congress OF the l3th
day Of May, ls45, recognizing state of
existing BY the act OF the Republic of Mexico,
had been excluded to the Rio Grsnde, have emu.
msrated four distinct acts Of hostile sggrsssion on the
part OF the great Southern Republic, either Of which
was sufficient In itself to the whole the
American people list The assault and capture of
ment Of Fort Brown 3rd, The attempt upon our army
which eventus-d in the battle OF Pso Alto the sth
the 9tn Of May 1896 The last Of this series Of hostile
acts the part Of Mexico, preceded by four entire
Recognised state Of war arising not from what we had
done or omitted but from the actual levyng Of by
Mexico herself
The resolutions then rehesrse tho wrongs and
frauds upon the part Of Mexico which, during the past
twenty years gave sufficient for declaration Of
by the United States and style her forbearance
almost criminal They assert that tho Mexioans never
made the boundary Of Texas aquestion with United
States uat large party In this country led by
puous partixans had made that for her That in
demnity Is due to the United States as Mexico
money 1t must consist Of territory which, the
foroe circumstances long be held by that pow
and In the course Of time, would have naturally be-
bseome annexed to this country. The resolutions in
woke Congress to vote the supplies for carrying
the and hope that attempt to prevent the
QUESTION Of territory for fear OF the spread Of slavery
will induce Congress to refuse the ratification of any
treaty which may be proposed Others compliment the
regulars and volunteers in the army Generals Taylor
mia regimsntin Mexico They likewise assert that Pres
Folk has proved himself the worthy of
his vote on tho tariff Mr. Buchanan as Pennsyvuaia
fAxorits son. and Messrs Walker, Marcy, Mason Cave
Johnson and the entire cabinet In for their share
OF praise. The resolutions wind up with the usual
s. Resolved, that they be published" 60.
|
ing He said the grave question which now convulsed
| the American Union Is that Of the Mexican war. II
presents itself to tho country in double aspect
question of national honor and motive OF expedeucy
Mr. Clay late speech at Lexington be regarded
the expression OF the views Of the whg party
subject Mr. Calhoun may be regarded the exponent
vt defensive line policy while the President OF the
United States in his late message, has shown how the
ought be prosecuted and the necessity
ofths Those who advocate the defensive lin.
| policy propose that we shAl withdraw army
which Is now south OF the line and occupy forts
until fh.
Mexicsns arc forced to make . treaty. The first
and great object Of the war is to obtain peace, ef
fsotualy aud speedily. The administration plan Is
beneficial than the defensive line PLAN and Is not
subject to the defects which, in his message the
the line will give the enemy time to recruit and
bring out bis and should thereby BE- involved
plan, then just England has her aAirs-as Russia
mas her Circassians-as France has her Arabs will
America have her Mexic.ns This proves that the de-
regard this Mexican question affecting tho ma
TONS honor the nations glory, do most certairly
regard the Administration project as the most prefera
bic Of the two. We may take Clsy's speech ut Lex
,ngon; and what does 1t show 1t shows that the
g-tc and seeing spirit that great man has begun
fail It Elbows that the hoping iudomable resp
luton which always characterized his speeohes seems
to have left Mr. Clay Instead Of hoping for the future
he rather disposed to preach the funeral GRAFTON
of the republic We can nothing Of the great
used to be slways the advance nor Of that
citizen, who declared year since TOO have almost
been tempted to ask for some little nook the
army, In order that might sally out and slsy Next
earlier day-the same spirit which has prompted
the to aid in sustaining his country honor that
who yielded up his lo in the battle field at Buena
Vista, leaving his name to 20 down TO postery among
the gallant dead who have died Ia a good csuse
Csndidly, when ! say | deeply regret that speech
recreant. ] love my country, and would not de.
tract from the reputation Of Of the greatest OF
American statesman regret that q man who has been
long before the blio has arrsnrd his country at
the bar OF chrisendom and charged her with ufauy
h.r public acts ! know not how you may regard it;
Wheth q ~ oplv knr vra1r.
with unaffected regret Mr. Clay proposes TO yield up
the conquered terrtory-to yield up the territory
between the Nueces and the Rio Graudea In order
to do this he had other ground the ASSUMPTION
hat the war was unjust and impolitc Mr. Clay says
the cause the annexation OF Texas and the
General Taylor march his forcos ween the Nueoes
and the Rio Graude Now, take Mr. Clay In the position
In which he charges tue war on the administration In
| the annexation OF Texas | cannot charge that upon
the administration the friends OF the admin
oecsuse the annexation caused by demonst
from tho entire country II Is nv opinion that II the
accusation 10 made the people Of the country will de-
fshd themselves from the charge Mr. Tyler next pro-
oeeoed to review the question the the war
and cited historical facts show that It was caused BY
ne deposition Of Herrera and the elevation Psreds
VINO was pledged to prosecute war with this country.
w we TN OF Dectmbvr, The Government received dis
patches from Mr. sdel and on the sth the executive
ordered Gen; Taylor TO tho Rio Grande. In ths
dered citizens In GOLD blood Under these orcum
stances the order was given to Gen Taylor that the
American nag should protect the American coil
10 whatever quarter 1t might be needed and what i
strange then, he Kentucky Legislature psssed resou-
.lohs auo sno NvW 'We'todn newspaper published In
this city fuminsted abuse against the President for his
imbecii u
Mr. Tyler then referred TO the army and It's victories
from Psio Alto no to the present. when the American
dag was hosted on the Halls Of the Monte zumas where
II noats proudly the fragments OF broken govern
meDt In relation to the extension Of our commeroe
by the increase Of territory he said the day
wnen the ports Of tho Pacific will be crowded With YES els
wsing into them the treasures Of the east, and the
whole world, to enrich this great country when the
commerce OF the whole wordths north east west and
shall pour forth its int lap OF this
han tha eutir a. a
man Will be united In republicansm, and In the bonds
Of universal brotherhood.
ANDREW MILLER, Esq on half OF the committee of
arrangement, stated that member Of the committee
had gone on to Washington aud had seen Ne Hanns- |
gan, VINO promised to come and address the meeting
lie undoubtedly would have been here but for the cause
held In his hand.
Mr. MiLLEa then read letter from MIR Hspnegan, |
regrettng hts inability to attsud In of In