Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-04-01
congressional Globe.
From the Congressional Globe.
Abstract Of Mr. COllamers Speech on the
Army Bill.

Mr. Corr drrunfed HE bouF and insisted
in substance ina, his is hill MAKING anpronria
lion Of ,hon, ,b;,,v rn;ll;o,s oe doIIsrs mar, oel
which IL for arreay,ges now due and for which Aft
,o,d he ,,;,i;nr a. ,o,o hi, r,os m I, !. "a, the
.pnno,t oe The a1mv in Mexico from Julv uext nm.
iii JuIv Ia4s in rec,,d N which there il mpeh |
hes;,a,;on
Fverv man sborld an vote ne he ,ronId wish the
ma;ority 10 vote. otherwise he votes f.c,iousIv
Tia, man il d;ss,,;s6ed ,y,b , dscI,,,,;on ofl
war is not alone = suf6c;en, reason for voting
aoains, sunn,es far ;,s nrosecu,;on Tie should he
also convinced that the wTbbo,d;ng such supplies
NAV no done ,,,b safety IN the con,,,v Hs,re
IN The las, ,y.r ,hose ,sbo ,o,ed ,aa;ns, sunnI;es
| voted factousv because had n maiority so voted |
i, would have laid dow, The coun,,v At the fee, Of
The enemy who were ;nvading II for II must be
remembered thu, ,ho,rh Cony,ess an deeLor, mar
vel !, cannot mai, D,oS, as .ba, can only be done
bv the consen, or hath n,,;ons Tn The nre.en, war
however lille q, M dancer 10 This country is an.
pretended from its iprosion by Mexico.
As 10 voting SUPPLIES for carving on the war in
Mexico tha, denends on i,s character purposes
and DESIGNS I'm The nrogress of this session these
have herome c,Iv derelooed and are nndisguised
I, ;s , w,, or ,ono,,e,t hv which mus, he nndcr
s,ood ..r % oed,,;r. ,:.r;tor,, "a re,o;n I, !.
rn. c,rIs a.o'.sd T. ,ba $500 and hv he mol
or condnc,r, The var and he nndisruised decIar.
ATOMS in bo,5 Houses ,bs, e,r;,oTv p 10 he taken
N Eesn ~ ,esnond ,be claims on Mer;co and the
exnerses If The war This l. claim, yVi,hout linn.
il for the Ionoer the war and the more there is
! CONQUERED tho Greater the hill and the more TO be
retained This is pnI;mitsd conquest. and Mexico
so understands il and hence thew regard il as
war for existence
There should he amended TO this bill a declara-
,;on that we neither seek The ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
Mexico. nor will we hold any of her territory. and
will n-oceed in the course of eAp,ure and conquest
only 70 weaken her for this contest, and 10 produce
an honorable neace Such declaration made TO
Mexico. 10 our people. and to the world is de.
msnded hv every Consideration we can Give the
subject The wa, then ceases to be war of eon-
ouesf and the Mexicans can no more be told by
heir leaders ina, !, L a war for ,risf,re, ga war
of ,.ces No, can ,bev cyclic the svmna,hv Of Inc
world 40 n naonIe d,yen N desne,a,;on and hat.
,I;na for ,he, homes their al,ars and their lives
7, !; d,s q, an, o,,n s.Ca,v ,s the coroues, and re
,en,;on or anv mart of MEXICO nvolves the question
, Of ,ybat il ~ he done with 4, This raises the
. ouss,;on If sJorsry
The South should M, saw the Nor,b had inn.
n,onarIv stated ibis o,es;on n lad slen, on;e,v
III -; hsaa 80 .nd ho ,hen ,,o,sed !,
Tha South in ,bis manner A few noli,ical aboI;.
;onss a, he North have insisted hat th, po,oer Of
: ~ Cs,eroJ Government shonld he exercised 10
n,odco The oIoJ;,;o ~ sloveyv in the savebold;no
S,.,ss b,, The area, bodv of the neonle there has
avor holden ,hat ,ha snbec, INNS, remain with ,bs
I States and ina, he mower Of the General Govern
men, shonId not and cood not be Constitutional,
= avor.;sad on ,be snb;ecf The issue was nj
,n6;,L co, the mower should he used TO sfr,nofhs
., o6oGsI !, hn, the ;ssue was sboH Il 4, vsed n
al on ,hs snh;ec, In his cond,ion of ,h;ngs m,
Son,h ;vol al be exe,c;se If ,be no,ve, IF the Gen
It ersI Goyernsn, 10 enIarge and perne,ua,e SLAYER,
g Lv The annsy.,;on of Teyss and When the treat,
a ,,s D,ada ,be S.c,e,.,v or STAT az tho organ q
IS The Govs,nmsn, oFic;sIlv n b;s Ia,,ers 70 NJ
Is K;nn onr M;n;s,er 40 F,,,ce n NJ PaLerbam
l tho Rr,,sh M;n;s,e, ~ on, Minis, 40 MeTico
c"IIv a,oed ~ he world ,6a, Teas vas 70 he an
nered N prrrsnt n, oboIt;on of SIorery there am
5, ,Isr,5 r. mi - rsors ,,sr,,onsn, H. IN.
i treaty was rejected by the Senate but these Pur