Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-17

a tues Szil y5ysuL goOtu 1oAa
anf 5aurseI eIyesss sW more; | saw the
4 bearing of fsdestion at that early
!. 81 ase, aud Il would become an instru
s ment ia lie elaEds ef foreign power o
striking d blSty tsus, and that TWO con
! slsterniiiaeus Iarshotaing communities could
4 moi cox exist tbodt one being welded .e
d the destraciiDnS the other. The senator
4 is right j then said was intended
% shadow sfofta The future; that future
51swhichsac ctuatt came. when was called
1l5by the uiianiniois voice Of the country, td
I take charse flhe; State Department, in
reference t0s these very events. | saw
will Gsnsfa ackson, that the golden
. opporlunilysliaa occurred when annexa
iien niusls take place in order to avoid in-
terminablsS aiiiicnlties and great disasters;
aud seeing did not hesitate 10 under
! take tie duty which had been assigned
4 me, Notwithstanding the difficulties. from
/ The weaiinsssof fahs administration at that
4 period. snccseded, in despite Of them;
and thatjoo without war; and all the
elaborate effcrtsof.the senator from Mis-
spuri, never candepriveHme of that credit
4 10 which L am enritled. in reference to the
great question Of annexation.
Onsasrev;ew the whole, my course, |
4 may say, exhibits not only some foresight
\ lin Esierencsst 10 ID, but also some powers OF
nysrtjf1,o The. i a 5ngers. and securing the
snd which e desired.
yesv me- ira 10 wards the accomplish.
=, ! r. ~ an "a, finn had beep .cousumma.
,ed bafara J, bi, nSaae =, oa mini,,ra,ion came
mn ,IIn,r SM war followed although
@ ,ba nf.f Il aaasssiion had been completed
mors, it,aa a 4 ssSr before the ruptnre be.
twaeti Is 5sSfj q exi ico took place; nor
5yyonI i uarS ,arasgollowed al all hadwe ACT
led viii onrI;nsf,s prudence. That Mexico
L. { s ,,5,Id: S5if ed. ibaI sbe threatened
= III, sal[ sbiIsSs an much. talked about
= I. !, ST sgsn q .ay;s,a nce5 of ho.tiilies
are hi l,ri, Z. was however. hui talk.
Ill,pha 4 !, Z, si,a, + 5s,w.ya nerrii, ,he
wea Il Ami 8 SrisSei| n ralIs 10 bluster and
scaldl Ssif fbosIl ;;iius sooffence: aud if we
Ebaii aaa Scis 81 exercised proper skill
I'm III 81 ,ass5aSent Of our affairs, Mexico
ANA o,,rs s|l,r 4 fIis Time. have
x stiiI6eiIls
IS o
icb0seI e is pulsae oAp die ourse, aud
are in 9W ar. = y :
f. Every senator knows that I was oppo
sell 10 the var. shat ai6ne knows ,huH myself
lheieptn Of aftnpposi,ion., With my
conceptions afsits character and conse-
uuences. II .wts iInpnssihle for me 10 vote
lior'il. When accordingly, i was deserted
by eyeryNfrieud on this side of tho house,
! ;nclnd;no INV then honoroble coIleapue.
.anonnn ,1o roo, TMr McDnf;s II wos
oot ah',t an in this least degree in reference
Nv, s""Moa 49," ~ Tho nass.ce If Tho .ac,
~ Wy . ,ho a,ar ! said to n1anv of INV
seeo'',.n ". ,,ssd had heen 1nne from
,,h;oI, e" ,ha | cnnn,ry would not be able to
,anover ror = iong time. if ever: and added
!, ~. a.onnad enrIain between The pres.
a,, anJ ,ha fn,ure which TO me is impen.
o". .ohs. anu "d ~. for rho frs, r;me since have
o.. eu:s aoe' "S,;uiir. a"S ann nnal,le IN zee The
S', ceeu :" I oISo addsd that il had closed ,be
s.s, fus s.l,nos o. If anr noli,ical history under
s. ,hs oon.,;,n,;,, and opened the second.
| ond tLoI M rnOrIal could tell what would
hs written in il. These deep impressions
w. ,".rs ~ ada unon nv mind, because | saw
o,o r.on, ,ha he circumstances under which The
war; - ,vos made n Total departure from
's wa, ',..a "uS .na ar noIicv which had governed
.nd' eou,.s - f. ,ha rnmmoocsnen, nj
Tue county mo,u n.,;l tI 80, ,;ns and ,ba,
our sose.aa.e" s . c,lcnIa,ed 10 lead
100 unueI u: :.n,,unns ss.'n eoSssGnsncss Sine
s. .,'St ,.su o,I ,han . wear bas ELAPSED but in
,har ,a, sbor.iperiod. t .snoug has already been
deveIopsdiio make what was then said
look like prophecy,
Bat The senator charges, entertaining as
i did these impressions, thai, i did tiot take
I,r 10 the Rio del Norte. I have already
stated! M The reasons np .af,,o;ther occasion
wby / aid mol; and no weveI unsatisfactory
,bey NAV be 10 The senator, they are sai
isfar,nr, 10 myselG and | doubt no. they
,.iI, bs 70 ,he community at large. He
alan in,iina,sd thalI ough, to have COM
"a"nira,ed ",,T INV views 10 the President.
..os 'o',;i,g of M naolec, in ,bat respect;
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