Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-07-03


sion of the President the permission given Santa Anna
to return Sir could we have been driven to such
desperate straits TO send back the very man whom the
President and his friends this floor denounced, few years
ago. so very BITTERLY yrant, despo and monarchlca and
military usuper; the very who perperated the psry
atrocities in which the present finds its main justification
But resoed to for the purpose, as the President
tells of procuring peace. Peace may be purchased al TOO
dear price and is far costly when II is had by ma
dona degadaton-by dimming by suspicion the na-
tiona honor
But is likely tha, this piece OF diplomatic craft is cacu
lated 10 peaceo sAorten this war The very way
TO polong and embier the contest is to impress the enemy
with the opinion that you peidous We had striking
instance of this in the history of the Florida war.
We had impressed upon the Seminole Chief the idea that
Government had some secret design IN all It's oilers OF peace
And when the troops of the United States were gathering IN
closer and still closer circles around the small number OF stub
born Indians who resisted to the ast proposition IN writing
sent to the Chief that upon proposed terms peace should
be made and the American troops at once WITHDRAWN
proposition seemed fair the braves III council were generally
in favor of its acceptance But Oceoa their Chief the bra
of the braves Indignantly REPLIED ihe white man speaks
with the orked tongue Then, striking his dagger through
the paper he sad you have Oceoas answer The increased
bitterness of the subsequent contest only proves how much
wiser would have been all things have taught the enc
my that at least honest
SO it may be in the present The impression created
that you dishonest may only poohg and give increased
bitterness to the contest No let our motto rather pe as
when we fought the African pirates in their strongholds,
"milons for defence, not cent for tribute.
But the other upon which the President justified the
also reason that your soldiers should be wen PAID
We told that another object Of the was TO define the
boundary between Texas apd Mexico. Well sir If you send
mark that boundary with the sword, to draw with
blood ii is proper you.shouay them. Bt II II was TO es
rsh The Rio Grlde the boundary why, anu do pat
ties the banks of that river in Nav aswhy after all the
country this side OF the Ro Gane is in our
why armies marching into the heart OF Mexican
provinces if only be to define and establish the boundary
Does any believe that army, after the battles OF
the Sh and 9th of May had been marched into Mexico IN
search of the Mexican troops who had gnay been beaten
and scattered that the would have commenced ana ehdeu
in those engagements If military posts had been established
along the Rio Gande you would have fully established as
your boundary without that expense III money and
blood which has resulted from invading Mexico But ina'u
alton and folly to have marked the councils winch con-
troed
1t appears from the communication Of the President, that
this has changed its character since It's commencement
If the outset for the recovery OF money and
the establishment of disputed boundary is now war OF con-
quest The President has congratulated Congress and the
country the vast extent of territory have conquered
He says have acquired military possession OF Mexican pro-
vnces of Santa Fe, New Leon Coahuia, TamauliPa and
the Caiomias containing considerable population, pehg
territory larger in extent than that contained IN the original
thirteen States Surely sir when you are adding 50 many
uncouned millions your already nnumerabe acres IL Is but
just you should reward the soldiers who have won them by
their vaor and their blood If these conquests be the subject
of such hearty congratulations and rejocng surely the m
srumens by which they galanly achleNeu should
have the small ptance furnished by this bill. IA voice
" WE'LL take their pay of the land conquered gen
eman says take their pay out of the land Better pay out
of that you have already got.
do not know Mr. Chairman that these vast accessons OF
territory regarded by the House and the country as the
propriate subjects of congratuaton. hist rolce with
unegned joy, at the gaanty of our troops and the spendo
of their Observation-Disclosures which fully sustain our high re-
pue in arms, and will be associated in history win the most
brilliant of the pas say that the possession OF these
conquered territories is free from mgNlng and ioebodng
They already made the subject of angry dispute by reck
less politicians the bitter feelings of the North and The oouth
already aroused The gentleman from New ork, (lr
GoRpoN) himself Democrat has said that the North wish
this prosecuted Of conquest and that as hrm
and unateabe resolve, it is declared by the North mat no
part of the conquered land shall be admitted slave territory
and bill has been presented which proposes TO enact thS
and already the cry of the dissolution of the Union renewed
Nor you, from the question of the future disposition OF
these conquered lands, separate the agatng question oi
slavery and the fearful prospect o the dissolution OF ts
Union. -.a-
Mr. GoRpox of New York, and said he had said
thing about the dissolution of the Union He had not heard
such thing talked Of except Ivy gentlemen from the South
Mr. BELL resumed The very OF the gentleman
remark shows the calousness and perfect indifference with
which gentleman he with the Union 1t Is to
gentlemen nothing. The Union was nothing 50 the
party triumphed The gentleman very cooiy says that he
had said nothing about dolvng the Gnion No. though he
and his colleague had raised the question of slavery which
Of all others the very most dangerous 10 the ePeul-
ty of the Union.
The President the last session Of Congress- congratu-
by the annexation of Texas, which then proclaimed a
boodess achievement The and time OF this annex
alton calculated create danger of and the con-
graduation that did exist has proved amentaby i'll
timed We all now know that which all free from party in
huence always oresaw and oreod, that this annexation OF
Texas would with the policy likely to be pursued involve US
in war which would render the acquisition of that country
both bloody and costly But the suggestions OF danger were
treated with dicue and those who made them assaied with
ancorous abuse The leaders OF the Democratic party
anxious for political that they either unwilling
to believe that any would follow from the annexation OF
Texas they shamefuy msepresented the whole subject
the country Such their anxiety to annex Texas that
they denied every danger connected with it, and by their mad
and precptate policy then commenced and since pursued
the country has been plunged into this unfortunate Sir
let us endeavor regulate future additions Of territory
involve greater evils than waste OF blood and
Let show by policy that wish no war o
conquest-no for territory. II TO fight let 1t be
sustain the HONOR avenge the wrong to secure the
teres Of the nation Let such sordd motive the plum
der Of neghborng State lend its influence to the prosecu-
ton of this Let before the world take high ground
and deal magnauimousy with weak and oppressed neigh
bor show that the weakness of Mexico and secret desire 10
punde its land is the real though concealed, Tor the
prosecution of this This just towards enemy, and
is towards ourselves free say that would greatly
prefer that should preserve the integrity of Mexico II
wisdom that should strengthen, not weaken her
We may go in military triumphs. We may dcspoi
Mexico of her provinces, and by taken, may be
nf the