The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-02-26
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Ialion 10 the val. Sc, Is 10 81 found inthe
speech Of ibis gshtlsnan ii The House Of
Representatives on tie sih of January =.
We select such portions as viii most inter,
est our readeFa;
M. ToolnIs said be had already given bis
opinion upon The policy which lea 20 ihjsE
war. Ho sought the EARLIEST opportunity
which was allowed him after he passage of /
he bill recognizing the war. He condemn.
ed that policy. He then expressed the
opinion that the wal. was unnecessary, and
might have been bOnoTably avoided. phat
the CONSTITUTIONAL powers Ofltllis Houselover
the question sof peace aud war had been
psufped by the President; that he had made
this wat without the authority 81 law.
Mf. +. said those opinions whlchhe then /
expressed we're Unchanged, but that re !
should mot again have ageFted 10 the causes
.of the but for the indignant, systemat-
ic attack which the President bad thoueht
proper to make ia his annual message 10
both Houses Of Congress. The continuS
ance of the controversy was one Of his own
seeking. The Resident has presented To-
the county and the world q long andtart,
fully drawn. list Of grievances against Mexi.I
co, and Voluminoua argument in favor Of
the Rio GTande as the boundary Of Texas.
| shall not examine that list Of griegan-a
ces; admit them 10 be as stfong "a he rep
Fesents, and they are numerous and unius-
lti6able have only to answer, thar IN the
Constitutional il the duty Of. Congress 10
determine whether thoees grievances were
just and saficientcause Of war, We charge
the President with usurplng the war-mak,
ing power; he and his friends answer Us BY
q long list of Mexican nIisdemeanOFs and
crimes. We charge him with marching the
army of the Republic upon the Rio GIande
without authority of Laws with seiziBg a.
country without the authority Of Congress,
which had been for centuries, and was
then In possession of the MexieaHs. We
are answered by arguments in favor Of the
Texan title to that river, which, whether
good or bad, it was not his province to de-
i tefmihe; the Republic had not. by Law fixed
its boundary on that frontier; the resolution
annexing Texas did not define the bounda.
Bry, but expressly declared It should be set
2 tied hereafter; the President undertook 10
settle it by the sword, and thereby, in my
opinion violated the laws OF bis country, and
nsnrped powers not conferred upOn'hifn, but
which the people had entrusted toCongress.
!. The mode by which he has attempted to
|, Istifle all debate upon and inquiry into his
own conduct inrelation 10 these matters Is a
!. extraordinary assreprehe nsIble---as untena.
bic as the policy which produced the war.
He has attempted TO overcome the freedom
! of debate 10 this House, by insinuating .
lchaFge of disloyalty, Of treason against those
Representatives Of the people who dared
} fearlesslY iosexercise the fFeedomof debate
to stand upon their rights as freemen, and
as representatives Of freemen in this hall
: anaign and condemn his conduct; and bis
Ipensioned presses have undertaken to ST.
lence. the Whig press of the Republic By
similar denunciations. That press has no
bly, and ably bid it defiance, and yet stand:
upon the watch-tOwers Of liberty, giving
continually warnings TO the people Ofsths
, dangers with which the republic is threat
ened. It dares to defend truth, Justice anC
the constitution, and to denounce tFeachefy
imbecility. corruption and nieanness, Wher
. ever i may be found in the government. :
! It is performing its mission, the high dest
. ny of free press in "a free county, and il
: entitled notionly to- the support but the graf
itnde Of the country. And small has beeI
: the ''aid aud comfort" which this atrociou
! policy has brought him ia this hall. ri
! must procure his partizens here To give a Sc
] dition law, and power to enforce ii befor
! he can silence the voice Of freemen here
!. The wings are ready TO do battle bot
against domestic usufpers and foreign ag
i gfessors. While we are fighting the nobl
s ship Of State against our foreign enemie,
: I'VE shall take care that no tteacherous pile
i shall run her upon shoals OF quicksands {
+ bore holes in hef bottom.
,. Nj. Z. said, that if'the President and b
!, party had intended TO make this party wi
no measures could have been adopted be
e ter calculated to produce that result ina
IF those which he has adopted. He seems
N have acted under the Impression that he b
10 an easy war 10. Mexico, but difficult q
= at home, and therefore his .'eRcrgetic imb
il: cilities" have been displayed both al hon
a and abroad. His appointments 10 the mil
tafy service have been almost exclusive
at from the ranks Of his friends, and Be b
il manifested every disposition toprogoke a
at drive bis opponents into the adoption spe
i. courses As would destroy their inilusn,
b with The country. lFeferhim % lhe recp
ELECTIONS - evidences Of the success o
4. policy. The. same want Of capacity Al
ID ImbecilitV which siEnalized bis policy y
Sc fore the WaFsRnd which blundeFed him id
ns il, has marked every Stage of its progress
d, We have victories without advantages. 81
d. it's not The fault &c out gallant General
"a The field He hasdon all that could
be done with the means IN bis power. AIT
be The battles of the 6th and 8th Of May. Il
Mexican army escaped, because We bad
means Of following up our victories Ell
on anemv had tle;eS,f s e fnrfift h;e,sslf