The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-21
GALVIENSIS.
WAsHrsGroN, Nov. 10, 1917.

WAsHIsGroN, Nov. 10, 1917
Merieo- M. Calhoun's Prophecy-M Clny's Pro-
sramme-The approaching Congress, and the Pros
peet and Chances Of Peace.
The stampede on that day carried every thing along
with It. Even those minds that were deemed too firm
and well balanced to be shaken by any human contin
gency borne along with the swollen excitement and
in the space Of single day, ten millions appro-
priated 900 ordered to be- mustered declared
and ut all hazards, in for the struggle.
On that day, the 9Th day Of May, 1916 Mr. Calhoun,
alone of all the Senate, maintained the equpose Of his
reasoning faculties On that day when Taylor's little
army regarded in danger OF humiliation and all
men OF all partes overwhelmed with the necessity
Of his relief, the great man of South Carolina, alone
stood up to resist the panic of the two houses He
asked days grace for reflection IL refused He
then declared that the act Of let down impsne
trabe curtain between him and the future beyond
spoke with the earnestness Of inspiration and the i'm
pressive soemnity Of prophet.
Time has passed rapidly and its stirring events have
crowded thicky upon each other that the proceed
ings the bill in Congress have almost passed nom
the public recollection but by the art Of memory"
there Is single expression In that days momentous
act which gives the memory clue to the whole affair
and that that the act of placed impenetra
Die curtain between us and the future beyond which
So find it. Who tell where a single year Of
Honduras for a boundary, ohsnering with Palmer
ston and poor old Spain for the Island Of Cuba The
boundary wall the South has been broken Awsynot
stone Is left to impede expansion and who shall
ray, stop here-draw the line-this Ia far enough ~
The influence Of the army will be powerful to keep the
war aive-the navy will find II policy to sustain the
prolongaton Of the war.
Mr.. Clay had q fine opening for good card But he
refused to touch the defensive line simply perhaps be-
MIR. Calhoun had already recommended IT. for
how jealous il Harry Of the West Of John Of tho
South. The defensive line, recommended by Henry
Clay believe would have united to moral certainty
the wings and Calhoun men In both branches Of Con-
gress, and thus would have had peace and boun-
dairy Between the plan OF Mr. Calhoun and the entirety
OF Mexico have but faint hopes Of success Of
plan The idea OF prosecuting the for nothing In
absurd. To tell the honest truth, must
have that harbor Of San Francisco any howcost what
will and the fact that il the most beautiful bay In
the world is the strongest argument to be In
favor of its possession abandon that abandon
every thing for OF all the territory proposed to be
nexed by the line Of Mr. iris. taking in the whole 600
600 squsre miles (deductipg the little valies Of San
Francisco bsyO there is scarcely square league that
ing It, the mules necessarily starved in exploring II.
Upper California alone embraces Of about &c.,
600 eQuars miles Of which upwards OF 900 square
miles positive, unmitigated desertthe bay OF San
Francisco and its vaes all that is worth having Of
all that proposed to take Of Mexico by treaty. All
the would be dead expense TO the treasury keep
It, for the thousand years; and the further 60
south from the Rio Grande m you reach the line OF the
Panuco and San Luis Poos thence across) the worse
win be the bargain Short indeed Of the absorption Of
the whole of Mexico other plan than the line
Of Mr.. Calhoun.
The curtain will have to be lifted by the next Con
gress; and greater obstacles to Mr. Calhoun
plan than those which in November ls46, stood IN
the way Of the line Of FORTY-NINE.