New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-12

Of dollars get 70 the city OF Aezeo 70 dictate ts
100 ara VIA, the sscri6ce Of life VII D., may be
-s-.d h- lo-k;n- 81 the past One-thrd must - put
soSn a. certain 70 perish. not y the sword but ~ dis
ease sfssn thousand lives then, must De sacrificed -
T A-a now put this question u % worth wave ihai
80, s.-rfrea should BE- inside In order Cd CT that
Which l. within your reach thcut any sacrirce a. att
Sir pus higher question thirty millions ot do-Ais -
be expended in pushing your var y men must result N
. obtsialng for US no more than We have already Il
fh.-s snv rrsn hero who would give for CAiicrnis
ffteen millions OF money Yet We propose 70 prose
cute vsr ~ an expense Of thirty millions, which : 70
produce tlis result Sir am but touching Ire slt ol
ihs rsf-er IS yet Il there any Certainty hat you VIII
reach The city Of Mexico Cr You reach - u there Any
certainty thai you dictate peace there even II IN
possession OF the city These are considerations "Hci
/ command our attention. They are CONGREGATIONS OF
the utmost MAGNITUDE But there others which are
not 10 Be overlooked An offensive war looks ultimately
TO sub6uing the country against hch i - wased and
taking this BE the object Of H. we have scarcely com
rrenced an offensive Il Is true we have acquired
twothirds OF the Mexican territory by this war IN that
part Of Mexico that IS adjacent 70 us snd let u oe re-
uehsrsi farther that this acquisition gives us larger
extent Of country THAI the whole valley Of the Nssissip-
pi and in this immense space we have rot more than
Ave or sx thousand Inhabitants
Now We have 0vcrrun this adjacent country % this
vast extent ard with this thin population hardly man
OF whom had 1ned the forces OF the enemy, and what
hss been the result Of thus setting possession Have
We c0ncated the Neycans who occupy that vast conn
try Natal They sre more hostile % US than they
were A. first ard ready 70 take advantage OF any
opportunity 20 do us injury Can We hold these posses
sons then. without large force Not at all lt must
require several thousands Of our beet troops. Nnat
have We accomplished We have hardly approached
the confines o populated Mexico We have but entered
her Interior PROVINCES Mexico proper consists OF that
remarkable ish land Of which the city may be said 70
occupy Tie center vast rpCon extending down 10 The
Pacifc and % the southern eide 90 the Gulf o Ca1r
mia containing millions of population populs
ton ten times a. numerous az that Of the country which
We have captured Here is fhe seat Of her wealth snd
OF her power of her strength IN defence IN resistance
70 our arms. What description OF country . Nf III
mountainous az any region IN the world II may well
he compared with Atlas N Africa. and with the Cauca
sus in Europe These mountains interpreted with
enormous deties. rendering the approach Of army
work OF the utmost difficulty. This = the character OF
the country ne are about to conquer How are we TO
overcome these difficulties The plan nrst as I'M
dcrstani b. 20 take Vera Cruz. Now. what i the de-
scriptOn Of country in thafrecion The country about
Vera Cruz ise the Province of lucaian. - hot and
sickiv region the home of the yellow fever for eight
months IN the year and during tn months that t i ey
empt rom ihs scourge i s subject % the most violent
storms. which eudangcr navigation AMI make It uncut
for SHIPS % land Apr.lis q very s.ckIy month March
not ro sickiy. We near the middle OF Februa
~ Ws r1V have force enough - taxe Vera Cruz but
appeal 90 Senator'S tl sides shall We have force
enough o. march % The ci,v Of NeNco S,r VIII noi
say fis have not fut wN say this. there no GER
ta,nry Thar have j. is altogether contingency We
may no, be- able 90 mach tie city OF Mexico before IRE
s.ckly season commences, and o we 90 not all Is lost
TOR Ibis campaign Mexico viii be encouraged. and we
discouraged before can remedy the disastrous e.
iecis of THIS result of our Intellectual attempt 10 reach
the city.
dictate q peace Whom have We to deal with
people above all others renowned ia history fer
obstinate resistance when sssaied-n people who held
our when their independence refused 20 be rccos
Missed for twenty years. These the people have
to deal with and s there any certainty that we can
bring them consent 20 propositions Tor peace provd
ed we get there Wei 70 there Is certainty. but
The outrary there every probability that another
ps'gD viii be- inevitable, (and it must be 90 % eiihcr OF
these contingencies happcn) We must then have Sc
cond campaign.
Now a solemn question comes up Can we raise the
resnsf And We Inu5f remember that 10 viii be necos
sarily much costly campaign than the hrst AZ
creo- drtsuce from place where we can procure sup
plies. IRE expense must Be proportonaieiy great and
this 20 be- continued for great length Of time tor IT
We DO not conquer Mexico, u we do not conquer
peace we must then have uerri.a warfare such
war as exists between Russia snd the Caucasus. Well
lir can see have the means 10 meet this enormous cx
pcnsei IN the FIRST place TO The men let me tell you
that the spirit volunteering s gone that spirit celses
when men retarn with broken constitutions wnen
who went for glory return with disordered health
You will get volunteers You must depend upon the
ordinary Of recruiting your army and that must
be sufficient 10 give NJ 5000 men Tor the third cam
psign II IL takes place.
Well sir suppose this difficulty surmounted, can You
provide the waJs and means lear there will be more
difficulty in this than you imagine remember That you
have only az reliance your treasury notes ana such
money a. YOU can borrow. You must either borrow
impose taxes what tsxes you imposef Your taxes
upon imports give you nut small supply you must
resort 10 internal raNess which is sbhorred
bT the people "a This country more perhaps than by
those OF euy couny upon The face Of the earth. But
there j. one crcumstance which should cad you 20 an
avoidance of internal taxation, u u can De avoided by
eny possibility and h. that many OF toe states are In
le1,ed moro thSn they pay. II you lay an internal
tax 10 must be laid uniformly throughout all the states
srdif You Jay upon those States thus indebted viii
not reputation extend WIN the people pay the tax
VIII Pennsylvania with debt Of forty millOns-wiI
those which unable % discharge their obga
t0ns-wil they bear such a trxf no, cir.
d srfi fg fn ~ yer
that you ge oil the you wants there sufficient
unanmity and zeal the conduct of ths 10 enable
10 prosecute Il successfully 10 me termination Wnich
you desire Does the experience OF This session furnish
evidence that such would be the cssef No sir there 10
TOO much division Of sentiment There Is too arge
proportion of the people OF this country who believe
hat the war was ayoidable who believe IL might have
been avoided and thst n ought have been avoided -
There s too large portion OF the people, Oh ms coun'
try who believe that u was commenced without consu
tutional authority There Is too large number who
believe that the not only unnecessary and in
expedent bur thstits commencement was highly inlun-
Gus the Interests well 20 the reputation Of THIS
country And these opinions doubt honestly en-
tertsined What my opinion j. inrcgsrd 10 this would
willingly express but 10 not hold proper 20 interniu
gle opinions upon matters which are not relevant % the
main question under consideration IN reference % MS
important subject u s sufficient for me 70 say that %
We NAV iue g from Appearances the divisions OF opin
ION which prevail will render u highly improbable that
there will Be hst zeal and uuanmiy relation % 10 this
war that necessary order 70 procure the means Tor
that Is proposed an
But there was 8 still deeper siil more terrific din
Guilty 70 be- meta difficulty more vital than those 70
which be had alluded difficulty arising out Of divi
sion OF sentiment which went 10 the very foundation OF
our Government How should these lands be acquired.
II any were acquired To whose benefit should they
enure3 Should they enure 20 the exclusive beneat OF
one portion OF the Dnioni We were tod, and he was
fearful that appearances well justified the assertion
N ell parties IN the nonslavehOding portion Of the
Union insisted that they should have the exclusive
troll OF this acquired tertoryhat such provision should
be made g. should exclude those DO were interested
in the Institutions OF the South from participation Ia
the advantages 10 DO derived from the application Of
these institutions 10 the territory taus acquired.
sir (ssid Mr. If the non.slsyeholdng states having
no other interests In the question except their aversion
70 ssvery-if they come 20 this conclusion with no
interest in the nstrer bot this turn and ask gentlemen
what be the feeling OF the population Of the slave
holding ststes VINO be deprived Of their constu
tona ghts and despoed Of the property belonging %
themasssed in the most vulnerable point for 70 them
this question was question OF safety of self preserva
ton and not mere question Of policy and thus % Dc
fespoled BIZ those who were not concerned u there
were sternne5s and determination On ore side tey
might De- assured these would De on the otnor u he
might Judge from what he had beard from the appcar.
ances proceeding from the saveh0oing staes-and
be had no reason 20 doubt IT, they being the hfs 70
cry outFra vigorous prosecution Of the wsr-could
thew suppose that less feeling would be eNnl9ed on