The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-17

Ish race 10 susceptible Of deep national
: emoton-a ianatcal emo,ion--bolh reli-
giously and politically, and Of which their
: history furnishes abundant examples both
in The Old and New World, and from tho
time OF the Carlhagenians and the RorOans
10 that Of the French under Bopaparte -
Policy more Than arms, bnt combined With
arms, he considered The road to peace.
he would no. say thar victories alone
would no, bring peace--Ihoy nigh, do so,
but not the kind Of peace he was in search
Of. He wanted the peace which was not
merely a cessation Of hosllhies, but a re-
storaron Of the fruits and blessings of
peace--lhe restoration Of friendship and
commerce, and Of our position as head and
chief and parental guardian Of the system of
republics in the New World lbe peace
winch leaves all he enitnosiles and resent
menis of war behind, was not Inc peace
which the interests OF the countries, and
the good Of the republican system, and The
safety and lndepe ndence of The two Ameri-
cas- required.
Mr.. B. SAID he bad expressed his opo-
ions publicly and responsibility in The Senate
both 10 speeches and IN votes and private
~ and frankly to the President whenever
asked. He had done more. He had teen
willing to resign his place III the Senate and
90 10 the field Of operations, no, 60 much
TO command armies as 10 make military
movements subservieDt to diplomatic poll.
cy, and produce peace which should be
restoration Of friendship, and not a mere
truce, extorted by force from weakness and
leaving the nnmositles Of war behind. fle
who had refused embassies to the first
Courts Of Europe, vas willing 10 90 20
Mexico; be who h. refnsed 10 let his
friends propose him for the first Major
General 10 May, 1916, which would have
put hun at the head Of the army, was will
lHg 10 have taken q commission when tho
war began to take the appearance of con-
Inuing long, and Of becoming f1natical,
and giving strength 10 the monarchca Eu-
ropean party. lie was willing to have ia.
ken the place Of Lieutenant General; for
that would have shocked no military feeling,
and displaced no military man, and would
have allowed policy approved by the Pre-
sident, to have been completely carried out.
He could say no more, al this time, upon
that point; tut when the plan which he sub
uitled to the President comes 10 be made
known, i, would be seen that the military
men would have had nothing 10 complain
of-that Gen. Taylor, instead Of struggling
a, Buena Vista with 5000 against 10000
would have been advancing on Santa AnDs
with 10000; that General Scott, Instead
Of an eutrenched army a, Cerro Otter n,
would probably have found the rof.a IN whe
10 Mexico; that The two Genera TteA'SS1s4a'
have probably met sooner a, the ,tt11ieqil
Mexico, and found themselves attended 699
diplomatic ml.sian, nationally constituted,
both IN geographical and 10 q political
sense, aud prepared to take advantage of
ell events 10 smooth the way TO a solid aud
lasting peace.
[Mr. b. here aimed paragraph or two
at MIR. Calhoun's ani,abo lition resolutions.
and closed as lolloWs:-
Mr., b. concluded with saying that be
limited himself on this occasion, to the few
subjects on which he touched, without ex-
haust'ng them. They were subjects of
present interest, and of national import,
and rose above the level Of party, and we're
fit to be discussed in this Assem- blage Inch
was not one Of party. He had not acted
upon them IN party character when be.
tore the Senate, and did not speak Of them
as party measures now. On proper sub.
Iecis when party principles were applicable,
he was found close enough TO his party
line When principles did not apply
when the subject was either too large or
too small for party-when foreign war, or
domestic discussion, was the question, or a
poor clerk or laboter 10 be turned out of
empIoyment-on such great, and on such
IilIe subjects as these, he chose rather to
act IN the character Of Patriot who felt
for his country, aud Of man who fell. fos
his fellow man.