Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-03-11
Abstract of Mr. Collamer's Speech
on THE ARMY BILL.
From The CONGREGATIONAL Glube

Mr.. COILAMER occunied his bour md in
sisted. in substance that this is bill mnLinrr an
propriation of about thirtv nillons of JolI1rs
part Of which is for arre,rogos now dino md r,r
which all would be wjlng 10 vote: but u,ost of
il is for the support of the army in Mexico iron,
july next until July. 1913. in rcoord IN which
there is much hesitation.
Every man should so vote as ho would wish
the n,oio.iiv IN vn,o. o,Lor,riso bo ,,,,, e.,
tiously. That man is dissatisfied with n dcclar.
alton of war is not alone sufficient reason far
voting against Supplies for its prosecution. lie
should be also Convinced that the wt,bboldinr
such supplies may be done with safety 70 tho
country. Hence, IN the last war those who vo-
ted against supplies, voted factiouslv. because
had majority so voted, if would have lnid down
the country at the feet of the enemy who were
invading It's for it must be remembered. thar
though Congress can declare tcnr vet il cannot
make peace as that can only be done by the CON
sent Of both nations In the present war how
ever, lutte or no danger to this country il apnre-
hended from its INFUSION by Mexico.
As to voting supplies To- CARVING on the war
IN Mexico, that depends on It's cbafocter. nurno-
ses and designs. I'm tho propress or th,s sessi,,,
these have become fully dcvclonnd and ore m,
disguised II is n war IF co,o,,esJ he, vl;cL
must be understood war IN Dcd,,;rc t,r.,,or,, ~
retain. II is now fnllv nvowed -, tho n,o,,9,,o
and by the mode of CONDUCTING Tho VOW md Ln
undsrulsed declaratlons i, Ln,h Uo,5os ,I,
territory is to be taken IN kceo IN resnonJ ,l,o
glllms on Mexico and tho ovnorscs or ,La 49,
This Is n clam witbon, T,ni, c,r th, i,n',,. ,I
war and the moro ,hnro is cn,,nroj , Wv
the brl. and tLe ,,,ro r., I trn,aI,11, III
,uj;,,;jJ cono,.t ai a. 0'''"0"' us 10
n. and boncd ,I,,i. - -, w ~ AUS
o,,co ''s'u II DO "d'J"' t"'St-
'Thoro sh,rI,, la
0'"'i" " uPPc"uCu 10 tIiIS ulIl acc
M ''''' We "TiIner seek the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
~ "0"'''' "0' WIN we mona any OF hef territory,
""N "'i Woctou III Tue course OF capture aud
conquest ON! 10 weaken her Ter thus contest, and
w P''u'OI un npuorioIe peace Such decIar-
"uo I ",'"G " MEXICO 10 our people, and to the
"o''ui 10 uc"'ilueu oy every consideration we
'' SNO NC SUBJECT. ne war, theh, ceases TO
oo wa. VI C0HqueS'' ana the MeXIcans can no
".cle oe 'od ny 'heir leaders mat 1t IS war for
et'SN"ce war OF races" nor can they excite
'ne Syn,Pls"y OF the world as people driven to
uTspe'o''I" ana oattIlng Tor their homes, their
".'"'9, anu t"e" ives III Is dne 10 our own safe
H. ,y "S '"i conquest ana retention OF any part OF
tr, 'nc question OF what Is TO De
;TI S " "'I 'a'ses t'e queSlioi Oh S'dpey
n. no ''ouln sh,uiu not say lhe worth mad I'M
.tiis question: 1t huu slept qul-
I'M IN "',nin URGE yearS, ana VINO lheh arouS-
81 Sou''', ~ '",S hummer ~ lie" pollt-
n" ~vo''o''s.s az lne NOr'h nave Insisted mat
pV".i " me ueme'M Government SHOULD be
,ho " Ptou1Se 'lie dOo'uto" OF slavery III
, 'o e'unenoIuihS states, out the great body oil
"Hs r rd ,'env iaH eSGt nolueh at tne SUBJECT
of tho 60 ~ t'lo ''lu'es' uuu ,lat 'e power
No, ho s'ioiIu not ana coulu
rhe Issue wos n ,rI,cS ,no, H., n,,o, 49,
he used ,o otena,ba,' liz PU"', e'iou'u
was SHAH il he ,,seS If e,u ~, 10" s1hi"r ''J 60
condition of tblngs The Son,h invoEed rho avnr,
else Of the power of the General Government to
enlarge and perpetuate slavery Inv the nnnexa-
ton Of Texas; and when the treaty was made
the Secretary of State AS the orran of tle Gov
eminent officially. in his letters to Mr.. Kinr.
our Minister to France. to MIR. Pakenham. the
British Minister. to our Minister to Mexico, fully
uvoYed to the world that Texas was to be an
neXed 10 prevenL the abolition of slareru there. and
thereby to render ii more pertinent here. Thai
treaty was rejected BY the SENATE: but these
purposes, thus Gui[y and oAciaLy ngo,rcd were
ACCOMPLISHED by The iOlnt resolutions and hnnce