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because he had got you nto war tnen ie, some u
Cromwell come in and say-'Ihe LORD mas no =
need for yon. You are barren tig-tree. lou
do M, bring forth fruit and the fate OF The bar
-, e,,re "a yours Christ cursed i for It's bar
-. .rd 4 twi,hered." Believing that this is v
w.r of aggression, as the Senator from Missou- y
: b.d denominaled il long ago, before this came
:. n. question Of war on your part, | cannot '
.nrOoy, Il. have no way left but to withhold
,ss means 10 carry on that war. That way !
S.va selec,ed, and in that shall continue until
shall be satisfied that have been mistaken my
ground on this first grand position, and then
shall be as ready as any one to reirace my ssePs'
word on the proposition before YOU lhrog
ro;ll;on. of money are TO be appropriated, anu
b.re vva labor under difficulty. The Chairman
of,bs Commi,,ee on Foreign Relations 'el's "
,b., h. has every reason 10 believe uia' Po0O
s.r ho chained il we grant this apProPrlaes'oni,.
What reason have you Mr.. Chairman ~, '"o' .'o,,
on;nionl "Facts which cannot GlsciOso y 80 |
correspondence which II woulu Ve nl'P 90,
name here-lacts which know ou' wii,s" ~ ~
are not permitted TO know nave sa''Si'GS aI "'
Committee that peace may oe PurcnS'TTu SsTl
will hut grant these three miil'ons " uI
Now. Mr. President, wlsn 10 kno" ~ an
ouired 10 act upon such opinions oil te Chs',u'1
qe't'u So-or,ii,ee ON Foreign Relations, formed
upon facts which he refuses 70 DISCLOSE " NC
Mol must know the facts before l Gun 'O'"' ''''
Judgment. .l..,Loro D,rs,
- u nrosnec,s of an end to this dreadful war
-or;tis dreadful war, being as believe IN
49,, Coincidence an unjust war. Is it possible that
e. ,hrea millions YOU can purchase peace WIN
Max;coi Howl By the purchase OF Cahior-
- NJ President, know not what facts the
cb.;,non Of the Committee of Foreign Affairs
80, have had access TO. know not what secre'
agants have been whispering into the ears oil Tue
a9thorities Of Mexico, but of one thing am Ger
,o;r that by a cessien of California ana view
M.3;co Won can never purchase peace VIII
Mexico. ,s-;,o b,, vo
You NAV wrest provinces from Mexico oy wa
Won NAV hold them by the right oil the s"oHs
.st-vou may rob her, but treaty oil peace
Tho, effect with the people Of Mexico, leg'lua'e
Iw had. YOU never will have! thank God that
- 40 as we'll for the Mexican people unhK X
,he Senator from Alabama, Mr. bagoy, l y
not value the life ola citizen OF the uhl!eu 0'a'e
.bove the lives of an hundred thousand MeXic'
wornen and children--a rather cold sot' y, T"
lsnthrophy in my judgment-ior me saHe i11.
Maxico then rejoice that II is an lmpoSS'Oi'i
that YOU can obtain by treaty IRON her '4oso % L 'o
,;,ories in the existing state of things bu' nc
is itl What do you means n-,:n =,
Hare comes the Senator from Mlchlgan' q
,ho Sano,or from Missouri, at the head OF .
Committee of Military Affairs, and demanG OIL
thirty millions cf money, and ten thousahu rec
Iar ;roons-to do whatl to conquer peace
those obstinate Cells, who will not give I'LL
heat Them still farther. We are told that ina
the way 10 do it. There is very curious
sad commixture of things on the o'hef sGe iS.
the Chamber. Scarcely have these "'i'N'
gentlemen-their instruments all 6ulle'S onu y
0owder-made their demands, wheh up ~ W.
tbe Senator from Arkansas, Mr.. oeVietJ
three millions of dollars in his hat-ho'I'lLs"
like about him laugh the truHPe'o Vi s' "'
taken from his lips, and he comes IN oU'
oentle measures and says to the poor Ee'',
Gods name, since you don't want 70 Oo n,
and slaughtered, let us lay ASIDE 'ne SPo"'
Achilss-there is the olive OF minerva ~
shnpe of American dollars, according 10 0u'
kee fashion!" !.
Idor,t understand this. live are 70 Vi
o.,a our rights by battles-in oloooy nelua
~,'.r-let us do it. If that is not me PIau'
,ban let us call back our armies ll.o ou'
t.rr;tories and propose treaty win Me~'oo
.ed upon the proposition that money 10 Oo'''
her and land is better for US. mus VIC ca"
with Mexico like an equal and DO hohUr 10
.elves. But what is it you ask! You nave
.aLen from Mexico one-four1h OF her ~rtl
and YOU now propose to run line conlPfe
ding about another third, and iof wha. !
Mr. President, for what! What mas MeX'o
from YOU, for parting with two thlrus Oh ne c5
main! She has gwen you ample teuto9s ~
erv injury of which you have compliance
has submitted to the award oi your ooi oo
soners and up 10 the time OF 'he 'uP'"'0
Texas faithfully paid up con =,
In return up comes your Ang'o-0a~oh .
man, with the New Testament III one ""n'
Bill of Rights in the othero-yoaf eva eva"S,
Colonel and law-pracuclng Dlvih0' Don " y
Cotton, who gives up Chr's's sermon y, =
mount, quits the New Ies'anlen'' "'p 7
him to Blackstone and hent-lS eteE,0u Co,.c
of the Peace-takes possesslon' Oh Oa'i'ol
and instead ofteaching the way oi rePei
and plan Of atonement to the miSeruO'0 ~
holds one of Colts pistols to MS iS ear anu
"o,tI ..TaLe rial bv Jury, or-"(The remain
~. santonce was lost in the general b.
I"noh,or which here broke forth from all
the Chamber.
What is the territory, Mr.. PreSlueh!'
you propose to wrest from Mex'co' ~ !"
Grated to the heart OF the MeS'c@n " -
we'll fought battle with his old casnIH2n 1 %1, !
His Bunker Hills and Saratogas and lorI or
are there! The Nexicans can say
bIed for Libery and shall | surrender IN
secrated home of my affections to'he Ang
on inyaders9 What do they want VII
They have Texas already. They have E
sed themselves Of the territory between IN
ces and the Rio Grande. What else
wan.l To what shall point my children
MORALS oftha, independence,wh ioeq