Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-03-04

| that il is only in the regular army OF the
United States that you are 10 fnd the men
competent to fight the battles Of the country,
aud from time TO time, when that necessity
has seemed to arise, forgetting this old doc
trine, that large standing army in time Of
peace was always dangerous to human liber-
ty, we have increased that army from six
thousand up TO about sixteen thousand men |;
and the other day, Mr.. Presldent-the other
day-we have given ten regiments more 4;
and for not giving II within the quick time
demanded by our master, the Commander in.
chief, some miDion-l know not who, for |
have not looked into this matter until this
mornng-feeding upon the fly. blown rem
nants that foil 10 the Executive shumbles and
lie purifying there. has denounced us as
Mexicans, and called The American Republic
to take notice that there was m the Senate
of the United States n body OF men chargea.
BILE with inciyism-. Mexicans in hean-trai.
tors to the United States.
II trust, Mr.. President. that our master will
be appeased by the facility with which, i'm
medlately after that rebuke of his minlon, the
Senate acted upon the bill and gave him the
army which he required; trust that he will
now forget that law which, as Commander in
chief of the army Of the United States aud
President Of this great North American Re
public for the time being, he promulgated o
us 10 the message and commands which he
was pleased to deliver at the opening OF this
session, to his faithful and humble servitors
in both branches of the American Congress.
ajInonishing US that we would be considered
as giving "aid and comfort to he enemy
not ours !-his-if one word should be said
unfavorabe to the motives which might have
| L. A.. A. al. a..
he would preciplta,e this Republic into a war
with Mexico! | trust his Majesty, in con
sderation OF our faithful services in augment.
ing the forces Of the Republic agreeobly TO
the commands which we have received from
the throne, will induce him to relax a little
when he comes to execute that law of trea-
son upon one ut least so humble as myself!
do remember, Mr.. PresIdent-you will re.
member, Mr.. President your recollection OF
history will furnish you with a case which
will, think, operate in my favor in ques.
ton of that sort.
Some lime in the history OF the royal tn.
doris IN England, when poor Englishman.
for differing from Ills Majesty, or Her Ma
jesty, on some subject-it might be religious
fauh-was condemned to be hanged and
qnariered and emboweled. out of special
was expressed, the hangman was sdrnoplshed d
to give the culprn time TO choke before he
began to chop up his limbs aud take out he
bowels
II Now. Mr.. President, ! have already stated
that do not intend to occupy the Senate
with a discussion of those varieties Of topics
which naturally enforce tbemse YES upon my
attention in considering this subject. 1t
must have occurred TO every body, how Ut
tery npolent the Congress Of the United
States now is for any purpose whatever. but
that Of yielding TO the President every de.
msnd which he makes for men and money,
unless they Bssume that only position which
| is leil-ihat which, in the history Of other
countries, in times favorable to human liber
Nv has been so often resorted TO 0s q check
upon arbitrary power-wlthholding that mon
ey, refusal I" grant the services Of those men
when demanded for purposes which the Sen
ate OF the United States do not deem to be
proper.
! will ask any Senator here to fornish mo
with any means of escaping from the prose.
cUiion of this war for an hnndred years to
come, if II so please the President of the Uni
ted States to occupy this while. Oh for that
time! Furnish me with any possibility of get.
ting away from this war, concedlng to him. az
you have the power TO command your army
wherever he pleasca, and IN tho manner
that he plesses, and then granting TO the Ad
mlniStration, as you call 1.-THE President
every dollar in money If need b. every able
bodied man capable Of bearing arms in the
II United States, to prosecute that war-,ell me,
you who say that, being ~ war, and conce
| ding, as the constitution has conceded TO the
! President, the power TO command your armies
IN the field, to send them as he pleases. to
Il Monterey, to Mexico, to Yucatan, to Panama,
TO China, if you please-undcr The penalty,
too, Of death, denounced upon the officers
! hat shall dsobcy that comlnand-glve him
| that power and then concede II to be the duty
Of CoDgress-being thus engaged wlthou,
your consent at first, without appealing 10 you
! TO give him that power-to leave to him the
| whole conduct OF the war, and as many men
and as mnch money as may CRAFTY to the full
! his schemes OF ambnlon or ayarice. or what.
| ever else you attribute 10 him, and then tell
me, what is the government OF tho United
| States but one Of the blankest, leveIest, most
! odlous a nd most hateful despoisns that It has
! ever pleascd a mercilul God to allow a nation
! to be afflicted with on the face of the earth?
H | have looked at this subject with a painful
! endeavor to come to the conclusion, " possible
that It was my duty, as Senator OF the Un'-
ted States, finding the country IN war. tc
fight it out" as we say in the common ant
popular phrase OF the tunes 10 just and
honorable peace! could very easily conccde
that to he my duty, II found my country on
\ gagged in Just war-ln war necessary even
to protect that fanced honor of which you taIk
so much. should have some apology in the
4 judgement Of my countrymcn, IN the determln'
alton Of NY conscience. and IN an appeal which
YOU, ond I, and all of us must soon be re-
oulred to make before tribunal where this
Wanted honor Of the Republic, fear me
will gain but h,le credit as defence to an,
act we may be guilty Of here IN the Senate o
the United States.
II But. when ON asked to sny that ] viii
! prosecute a war. ! cnnnnoi answer that qnes
u lion, yea or nay or until have determined
whether that wac n necessary war: and
cannot determine whether u was necessary
IIuntil know how II was that my country was
II Involved IN II. And IT is to TINT particular
poin,. Mr. President 80 without reading dec
uments, bui referring to a few facts Which
| understand not to be- denied on either s'd'
oC this ch.mber-ihat ! wish To direct the
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