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after il had obtained all these advantages, should turn
round and seek to impose unequal restrictions the
SOUTH Let the NORTH them the spirit of compro
mise exhibited by their fathers avoid the danger Of this
distracting question Were they prepared for that
sacrifice the Union We're they ready for that paral
izee the OF the Execuye Let them leave the matter
time which would settle satisfactorily to all The peo
pie of the south had fears for themselves But they i'm
poed their northern brethren to avoid the dangers which
would inevitably follow their il were persisted in
Were they, he asked, prepared like Marus amid the
ruins of Carthage weep the discounted members
Of that glorious confederacy Were they, indeed pre-,
the danger He reminded them that all the horrors of
civil war were in the distance if they persisted Let
them reflect on the consequences OF such war. The
last hopes OF the human would be blasted forever
He did most ferveny hope that they would be relieved
of this exciting question. But some gentlemen had said
that this was mere war of dollars and cents. Was
Mexico, then to get of by bankruptcy How could the
United States obtain Just settlement of the with
Mexico except by the compulsory law OF arms? They had
now esorted to war-that ultima ratio reguand they
were bound by every consideration of self-espect and
interest," and national honor to prosecute until all its
Just ends fully accomplished In reference to OBJ
tanning the necessary means for prosecuting the war
coffee. But if it were necessary for the prosecution OF
the national honor he would tax tea and coffee He knew
that such tax was not expedient but true patriotism
should be ready for any sacrifice Ii his desire to
reap all possible benefit from the war and if the debt in
Cured should obge them to resort to the sound prnc
pies of the tariff of 1912, he would not greatly repne at
such result "a laughl In conclusion, he made an
eloquent appeal to the patriotism OF gentlemen on that
floor lie reminded them that to them Dad been
committed the special guardianship and defence Of
human liberty They occupied the dvance guard OF the
great army of freedom To that republic-the worlds
hopethe eyes of all the friends and followers of free
then act under full of their great responsibilities
Away with all mere partisan feelings away with the
pal and fleeing sectional interests OF the hour, which
would lead their minds and hearts from the plain path of
duty All knew that he too, had his party attachments
and his party feelings but if he knew anything OF his
own heart, in all sincerity and with all purity of motive,
ha hot aHrnrn
the destnes OF the country had been con6ded hearty
generous, and ardent support in the present crsa crisis
big with the fate not only of that republic, but of the
great of civil and religious liberty throughout the
world
Mr. FICKLTN then addressed tho committee: In ref
erence TO the which had been purseud by MEM
to him that they should first place themselves posi-
ton to be responsible for whatever was said on their part
during the progress OF the debate. But was this
done the present nstance' Was there such unity OF
opinion among them would make their party response
BILE for what said During the war OF 1912 there
but sentiment with the federalists-hat
it with that party now He found upon that floor
but fourteen gentlemen who ready to take the respon
sby Of openly opposing the war Here then o had
but whenever they had been called upon to vote the
subject up to the present time, but fourteen gentlemen
had dared to have their names recorded in opposition to
the What, them was the aspect of the subject
presented by the honorable gentlemen from Georgia MR.
TooMBsl and Massachusetts [Nlr. WINTHROP to whose
speeches. he listened with 10 the
least because they always talked not only well, but
siby' The ground which they or the gentleman from
Indiana had taken on this subject formed one class
Of the wing party. There was class upon the
stump upon the war question; there another class
for the war, among which he proud to number the
honorable member from Maryland, MIR LoNe,l whose
third class who voted with Polk and talked with San
with the chickens laugh Now his bis honorable ,e h,
though he for the war; yet he reserved the nalena
bic right of scoding the President upon all occasions
They told that because they talked about aid and
comfort, therefore they wished to suppress the free
expression OF opinion He (Mr F. would say talk as
much they .peased-talk to the four winds OF
heayen-talk till doomsday, when and where they
referred, remarked: Here Mr., +. quoted from the
speech OF MIR. TooMBs reported in the National Intel
| ligenceEl
| fault of Our gallant general in the field"
He would attempt to show, he proceeded, that it
was the fault OF their "galant general in the ed and
that there attempt there to place the responsible
y upon the President. when properly rested elsewhere.
| He proceeded TO quote
He has done all that could be done with the in
his power After the battles OF the 9Th and 9Th OF May the
Mexican army escape because we had no means OF fol-
lowing up our victories"
not he cut the Mexicans Off Why did he suffer them to
cross the river? He knew that Gen. Taylor said that he
had no ponon bridge; but why did not he follow them
MI j. R. INGERSoLL. will give the gentleman an
answer in very few words Those brave men, when
they fought the battle of Resaca de la Palma had been
thirty hours without mouthfu of food and ask, if
they thenafter that hard fought battletwo thou
sand against seven thonsand-in any condition TO
plunge into the river and follow up the Mexicans'
Mr.. FICKLIN Why did not they eat before the bat
! tie?
| Mr.. INGERSOLL Because they had not time, sir!
| Mr.. FICKLIN proceeded to read
| "The enemy had full leisure forfy himself in his
stronghold and after the lapse of near five months
generals again able to advance the enemy with
insufficient force, and defeat him, and again lose the
fruits OF victory by inability to pursue the enemy after
the capture OF Monterey. That place capitated on the
and energetic in giving empty orders terminated the ar
msce; but the army is unable, for want OF mere trans
portaon and munitions OF war, advance upon Poosl,
where the Mexican general whom the President furnished
the enemy has made stand, and, from information, s
ready TO fight The President has, all this time, had
ample powers 10 furnish and munitions to our gener-
in May last the country would have reaped some slbsan-
tal advantages from the treasure and blood which she has
expended; but ms it IS we are "a far from conqncring
peace the day started in this unfortunate
war. When the President determined the Rio
Cirande he should have done with adequate force to
produce decisive results With the government in the
hands of our present rulers we are constantly liable to have
the nation dsgraced in the midst of its victories"
And he might add, with the army in the command of a
wing general and with the opposition of wing members
upon that floor, there doubt that the war would
be crippled Further, he had found in the New Orleans
Pcayune of the 9th ut cunnngly devised letter, in
tended no doubt to shield General Taylor from what
regarded in the army failure on his part which
he desired the Clerk 10 read Ii accordingly read
as follows;
MONTEREY, MEXICO, Dec 9, 1916.
ain writing of the operations of the campaign beg that
may not be cassed eong the 'scbblers from the army,
who write only trumpet forth their own fame and that of
their copsdoing justice 10 none, injustice TO and
binding the the Such