Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-06-03


States Cape Horn which had copied our form
OF government and established close political
cal relations with u.s. All these States had emancipated
can system and taken The United ssa oP their mase and
their end-he elder sister and parental guardian VI the
Gordon OF republics which stretched the two Ame
cas- Inc position Of the United States head Of this
long chain OF republics grand and impressive and m
posed upon her an enlarged and enlightened system which
sao ossn carefully ACTED upon by all American statesmen
lIsh their independence. Europe had system Of m0nar
ehies consolidated bya Holy Alliance The new world had
its system Of republics aud united by
pa'hy, and friendship. To maintain position the
head Of THIS republican system Ia the void, due
70 and to the human To and pepetu-
se 'hese Fepuolcs-to their friendship ard their
commefce,-io continue 10 be their 20 tical mebt1r-o
continue them IN the republican item Of the world,
old wOIld-this policy. Wal any one Of
them would endanger that policy; for being all Of the
origin reson language customs. they w.ud naturally
friendship Of all might be jeopaIded.
lie MI had endeayoIed to act upon these enlarged
saIesnen Srr IN no' WI; WIN n ps s va" ,, ensn.eso
oed 10 get back Texas without with Mexico. and
certain might have been done with all by leaving
Mexico aud Texas 10 make peace, and treating Mexico with
the respect and difference due a sister epubcthe
proud and sensitive because weak and unable 10 contend
US The s great error was the annexation treaty Of
1877, and the in which it conducted. That
was the wolk Of the Tyler administration and for selfish
and unworthy purposes The second great error,
Than error the rejection Of the Senates alternative
resolution and despatch Of the midnight messenger to Texas
with the absolute resolution Of admission, the night Of
the 50 March, lSi5-ha also, the work Of the Tyler
admnstation aud in the last moment Of its expiring
istence The FIST Of these steps-the tIeay-woud have
made instant If il had ratified the the
second made the war and the great question is to finish
it. How TO finish That the question which every
body was putting to him, and which every present.
no doubt would wish TO hear him speak. Bot this not
he time 10 speak upon that point The time would come,
but was not His opinions had been asked By the
President and given to him. and approved by him. and in
tune would be given to the public
IA ~ n led han
arms TO finish this with weak aud pro0d Neighbour.
Fight US BATTLES she could not That proved from San
Jscnto TO CerTo GOdo and wherever the two met,
from the Gulf Of Mexico the Bay of San Francsco VIC
tories would often fights but there
danger to be feared-he danger Of anaicismand the
version oil the war into death contest for country and
religion. The Spanish susceptible Of deep national
emotion, fanatcal both religousy and politically and Of
which their history furnishes examples
Old and in the New World; and from the time Of the Car
thsginans and the Romans to that Of the French under
BOnaPane Policy more than aims, but combined with
aims, he considered the road to peace
lie would not say that victories alone would not bring
peace they might do so; but not the kind Of peace which
he was IN search Of He wanted the peace which
merely cessation Of hOsties, but restoration Of the
ui,s and blessings Of peacethe restoration OF friendship
and commerce. and of position head and chief and
parental guardian Of the system Of Republics New
World
Mr. said he stood upon ground which, he could net
Plors: he aud to subjects which he oud not unfold
but he could say that great confouad the
whole Mexican people-the whole eight millions Of their
mixed population, under general view, either pO
towards The Uniied'States aud the would be great
confound this large and mixed under any
general and aworse to act hat view either
maIily politically. IL had its divisions both OF
and Of political parties and leaving out the illteate,
impoverished and depressed part Of Indian race which
signifies nothing politically, though the half Of the whole
population and the sole resource for day aborers and the
rank and file Of the army-leavng out that depressed half
the other half is radically and irTeconciIaby divided
political systems and in all the affections aud views which
result from that division. The larger half is Republican,
aud have Struggled since 1924 for the establishment Of
form OF government, aud always cay the elections the
other part is Monachca, and strongest though least nu-
merous because has the siuew Of war-money and
Ii rests the church and standing of twenty
thousand officers and much twenty thousand
The policy Of the Republicans leads them to peace and
friendship with the United States; the policy OF the Mon-
archsts leads them to European affections and American
anpaihes Bot there is point at which they all unite
the pride Of naonaythe love Of religion aud OF country
add which makes them unite IN the war against US.
Mr. said he had expressed his opinions publicly and
responsibility the Senate both in speeches and in votes aud
privately and frankly the President asked lie
had done he had been willing resign his place in
the Senate and 90 to the held vi operations not so much to
command armies make military subseIv Went
diplomatic policy and produce peace which should be
restoration Of friendship and truce exOrted by
force om weakness, and leaving the shmosties Of
behind He who had refused embassies the first courts Of
Europe, was willing 10 go to Mexico; he who had refused
TO let bis iend Propose him oi FIRST Ma or General IN May
1896 which would have put him at the head OF the amy
was willing 10 have taken a commission when the be-
10 take the appearance of continuing long, and becoming
fanacs, and giving strength to the monachcal European
party He willing have taken the place Of Lieutenant
General for that would have shocked military feeling,
aud displaced no military man, and would have allowed
policy approved by the President have been completely
carried out. He could at this time that
point but when the plan which he submitted the PTesi
dent 10 be made known it would be seen that the
military men would had nothing to complain of-ihat
General Taylor. instead Of struggling Buena Vista with
1000 against 20 00O would have been advancing with 90
000-hat General Scott instead Of enlTenched amy at
ceo GoTdO would probably have found the road
MexIcO-ihat the Generals would sooner
they will the city OF Mexico-snd that diplomatic mis-
son nationally constituted both in geographical and po
cal and attending the might have concluded
peace solid aud lasns more readily than II will probably
be done.
Mr.. B. passed TO a sutjcct-and which had not yet
excited the public attention-but which in his opinion
pregnant with much danger, aud required early attention.
diplomacy but Of domestic legislation be settled by
public opinion, and by He alluded to the slavery
resolutions introduced into The Senate towards
the close Of session, and which he sgmatZed
on the day Of introduction face
these resolutions contemplate subverson Of the Union.
throwing the guilt Of the subveson upon those who oppose
no citizen Of non-aveholdng state can ever stand, and
what many from the slavehoding States himself in the
NUMBER would stand If they could They propose the
abolition Of all compromises and future the slavery
question. and treat yioators OF the tights Of the States
and Of the Constitution and subverter If the Union, all
who will extend slavery all the Territories
Of the United States to the and hypeTbo
Oregon itself in the latitude Of Wisconsin and the
northern sboitiOnists, and with the practical
quence only reversed fom. The abolition creed is,
that the admission of slavery in any part Of the Union is
violation Of the Constitution, and dissolution Of the Unions
the resolutions declare the prohibition Of slavery
Territory Of the Union, is violation Of tine Constitution and Of
the rights Of the States, and subveson Of the Union
true il is that extemes meet, and that all fanacism, for
against Dogma terminates at the point Of intole-
and defiance
The first effect Of this slavery creed which the South
summoned adopt summarily estab-
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