The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY NIGHT JANUARY g. 1917

has been referred may result in speedy and honorable
peace With experience, however. of the unreasona-
Bile course of the Mexican authorities, is the part of wis
dom moi TO relax In the energy OF military operations
until the result is made known In this view is deemed
ays 20 b noa sHsn I'M G al the %
shall have been concluded and ratified by the
tries. l M
'The has been waged with view TO conquest
but having been commenced by Mexico, il has been
cuied there, with view obtain honorable peace, and
thereby secure ample indemnity for the expenses of the
war, well 70 much-injued citizens, who hold
large pecuniary demands against Mexico"
Was it not apparent (Mr. j. continued) that his col
League had made assertions entirely unsustaned: But
the gentleman proceeded and characterized the war
ga Presidents war" The gentleman declared:
The President executive officer but whose viii
did he executef The viii ofihe people Mr. had heard
o * m hs OF her w they had d nowss de
provinces to this Union. Mo- such thing The Presi
dent had rushed forward on his motion. He
usurper, violaor of the constitution; and it would be
treason, moral treason, not to denounce him."
Bold assertions, truly! 1t was, indeed, rather dsc
ded position which the gentleman had assumed The in;
the President of the United States involved the country
in that war; Did the President begin the war; His
colleague ay asserted that the President rushed into
the war ION his own mere motion" Let them APP
peal o the law and to the testimony" In lS45 there
struggle in that House between the two great po
cal parties who should have the honor and credit of
introducing resolution there that would be most accept
able to the country and best the annexation of
Texas to the United States That struggle was between
ne anu the democfatic party several Proposiu0hs
were p!oushl forward put an were voteu DOWN VINO
concocted-who maturad--the proposition that
cepted Was il the President of the United States Was
M,g Of aenpcttt WY, was ms ?Mr J:s
the there, after the various democratic PROPOSE
tons hal been voted downs and after that resolution. in
oauced py g9ol wing OF inc State OF tennessee, had
co said It was UNSUITABLE cause Of war; and Immediately
demanded his passports AMI who voted for that resou
non alh ,,ao ieaaS Why ms colleague, lnI zen
TRf1rau voed lof H. ANA men TO follow up the mat
Ter ltte iuliher what ana the Mexican government say
70 Nir oaei uney aa!horizea 'he loiio"ihs eAPncl
language 10 DC addressed 10 MN
'For these reasons the undersigned in compliance with
his instructions finds himself required to protest. as he does
in fact protest in the most solemn manner in the name OF
sss ~ ni Rs
p's o e al i III r o of x M m n,
grant portion Of the Mexican territory is agreed and admit
undersigned moreover protests in the name Of hi, govern
men that tue said law can in nowse invalida,e the rights
ON which Mexico relies to recover the above-enoned
province OF texas, OF winch fhe now sees herse, Insy
despoiled ana ,nai sne VIII aah h hiu nphou 'osc
,ga,s al '''e ~ means "'''' ''' &c ~ 'o
VII ho s,ooa h., and s.no,;onod all ,boso ra,s,ros
AGAINST when Mexico mus piotesteas ne
te If tha measure His 1Nr .sI co
laue Should have recalled his vote for The admission
nf SSraas Tor that was The anse Of The war Had
! NJ NJ i go ~, fxJ man ans, IN 81 bonaan,, Id
me- ouss,en Of boud,rv over e come nun toud the
d1n,da States authorize aov Inc eycep, that reco
nh f,rti,r ,, harp
nseu o Ds NJ No question ~ boundary haa
e,S sa ."i" R,t ,,r haa comImencd Nraycn bsa ds
a i A. ~" M f 80 a',;atS .h. H. oon.aa
t "a - ma - Of Txas vas that c c,us Thn
IN. IA ,h A. T'hev crnssed The III, EranJe tha,,
, Wy Cns,; Tbamion and Tho s;ytv mon With him;
yonndina Killing many and taking the Others prisoners
Nv ,h III Nd OH n Nav thsv mel Cen Tavlpr IN this
Ia 81 tba R;n Granda within The limits of Texas and
, o ~ .h my Lt,i are fou@ht On Tho ab nj NAV Con
~rass was called on to pass the act recognising the exist
800 &c Syar hot,vaen The limited States ana Meyico
Nv Va I;S 90, H.; coeanue vote for the act, The war
NOW, dld not ms coheaSuG Vote loi ,he act nc "a
began. congress was caliea on 10 pace III te aos Vi
the government money and men IN order to resist the IN
cess And what did that act saw? [Nr. J. quoted the
nreamble of the awl Who said SO; Who had declared
hat or ax;s,ed nv The act Of the rembc of Mexico
VA "e VII. Il &c ~ d e, Cr,nJa R,,t hs
Wndt dct' WY, Wy e,oooi'S VI 1ie 10y i.' ~. 80,
coileaSue sad uia uiey iau gseii eNnou up ~ Siea.
emergency anu ihat Ven, .ayiut Mao 1'neiy y. o '
GU NOW, lei 'hen laA ta, on e acnJ W.
!ne pm anu s.ii, anu o T, nn1d ba, Jon. tbsn
pos1hpie ui any u, - G Joy NJ III; arm,
couia nave aloiueu lenei ~ e,, G @ n n bfs
must nave pen ele. H b ~ ~ ,;iaa hin R,,t
lne acaol ~ ~; L. h oI,aane hat b and others had
s, ilaJ 70 yota under tbe oner,,ion of the sspau
that there was no escapeno alternative And then he
tnad round and said he was opposed to the war and
| Jnn,nnJ i az "a presidents war =, Well now the
Gt ,; &c Tho hi M 1I5 authorized the President
10 receive into uie diniy VI .ie olS e. ~
number OF militia, and authorized nm 70 iePel me
INVASION But ms co!eague was not satshea WIN
ll,a I IN NJ nao he or sanction nj an oath that
anu ;d i,l tho act of ne rcnuhc of Meyico And
M Mai Ia So ~ ad ave Tho Presdent fifty Thousand
men and ,n millions Of dollars to prosecue The war
men S anu ei "a ~ b nntr,s ,pd The House how
~ ~ ~ With Tho hold assertions az The GENTLE
al ''l m liz a. -, f, DAYS aTo, With he own
.s; HIM f,lI in The face the gentleman had the