Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-18

unsd nstss ard O. nsinsin the honor Of the Cover
fnsnt end country dssPifs al. objectionable preamble
which. whether true false they we're not prepared
ssy. end therefore did desire 20 say.
The whole proceeding from beginning to end, oecupie
hot small portion Of single day The previous que
uon was applied at every step. and all debate eNpanaor
sni every attempt to ret information. was put down
parry votes Of The dominant party II tho Wing party
Congress committed In adopting the pre.mbls
that "vsr sSistsd bv fAs act of Msres" have show
that they forced into position In which they wer
compelled either 10 make that admission twhscvcr thei
doubts about ID refuse the means Of rcseuing GU
whole army from wis, seemed be inevitable destruction
We ondeavoted 10 strike out this preamble because
doubted its truth. We tried debate We were born,
down. no, BY argument proof but by brute force b,
numbers. Nearly every WIKI in this House voted
Against ~, snd twelve OF the Democratic party recorded
their votes with but in vain. II passed any othe,
proposition II suited the party si'm could have been
and would have been affirmed This certain that beth.
the asserted fact not there was not one OF
those who did that did could have known il to
be fact, unloss he had information that public.
Beaten this point, had alternative left but to
refuse the supplies, for the bill with preamble
As many OF psrty could the floor. Il BY
party ,hose who voted against the preamble Mr. DAVE
Kentucky and Mr. BAYLY OF Virginia. did protest against
the preamble aud voted for the whole Their reasons
were known be rcasons-n Of us least who voted
for the bill acted precisely thoso identical reasons
But fourteen gentlemen voted against the In.
sany they denounced through the land Mex
cans," and traitors 20 their country We who
for now, against the truth Of history, in the face of
the Journals OF Congress falsely and sanderousy charged
with being responsible for the preamble well for the
bill.
five were wrong, for the potent considerations
that did induce for the measure, give sup
port, then offence hath this extent more we
voted supplies 10 save the army We could not be bued
cked out of giving that vote, though yrant maor
~ forced by the power Of numbers to endorse the word
your Presden for had his word that war DIP
exist and that by the of Mexico If were true then
there harm done It false then the fasehood is not
II erred in believing the President for
gvenoss Of the Democracy. Ii a weakness, It weak
ness all towards which they should be indugent If
prosecuted for the offence could plead that inen
lion honest; II for Pecunary penalty, could
dlubtedy get off the ground that enforcement
your Presidents veracy extorted by you whilst you
held Us under durcss. OF those propositions about
which, far your regular palace men are concerned
''the least said " the soonest mended."
An honorable member from Illinois (Mr Fcklin) has
complained that the Wings do vote against the supplies
and he gays the FedeTaisis during the OF 1872 did
lie complains that against the war, ard still
puppiics The gentleman has Only expressed what his
party generally has deemed it pruden, to suppress.
They would have been delighted, sir, If the whole Wing
party had voted constantly against supplies. From tn,
commencement OF this war measures have been sha-
ped so as drive the Wings into position, possible
the impudcnt charge Of hostility 20 their country
might be made against them with some appearance Of
truth
Measures necessary and indispensable, made od
and objectionable by disgusting and Inappropriate
Hppendago, that sometimes constrained - vote
against hcm and forthwith hired organs denounee u as Of
the Mexican party.
Tac Presdsn, asks for three millions. Il understood
that his object purchase peace and 10 buy i,ie
moro land Four hundred millions Of Of unoceupied
land sufficient for must buy it;e mote.-
Yes who cannot SELL for doarsnd quarter acre,
lands richer than the banks OF the Nile, must buy
and thus increase fund with which men, who play for
the Presidency seek bbe the people and demorshzs the
Republic; 4, sir were lees anxious preserve
Ulion than make the resources OF public corruption eter
and ne1haustible We reluctant f1- such
an appropriation; vet anxious do everything can CO.
conscenuouy ald eo1siuuonay, % ard aai sustain tie
President in hs present emergency, determine
for It. Bat Just about 90 ea6lcE Ds--oc-a
TIC fasnd OF the Adninisrauon, M WltNJT o. Peurry
vania) Offers provso, that the aad when g; sh-. De
made into tres States, whether they will no. a1- VOC
AMI be denounced for ,hai' No, in IRE soa,s. !
thiuk. Bat IN the Norm suppose al who slnd
he e1eny"-ls refusing 10 the Pres.dea The means o!
carrying on the var.
So N van.8s other instances, things which we could
take OF themselves, have been mixed mp with some
Vie and viAan3us compound, TIA, We are constrained
re- the whole
No~ ST., does not this mode Of carrying on the war
lo9S IKE II was more war on the Wing party Than agaa.
Mekisol
Ta,,i, was, IN its i1eeption mere party movement;
suoke O; policy, BY which the Democratic party 10
confirm and establish dominion IN the country Is a9-
p,eaerd questioned By cay mind which looks au .h
beyond the surface Of things AND profound str5ke
II was thought 10 be
These gentlemen have taken up idea that war Is in
ITSELF and always, popular that because the
~ and unavoidable we have had England were
seconded and sustained by the p-Jo that no
any party VII. be odious that Itself peace party
hey do understand and be TO compre-
head, the extent OF advance in civilization. They
have learned that the people Of this county su-
cieuty elevated and enlightened look upon war Is
thing watch, though sometimes unavoidable always the
greatest calamity that lurge a nation.
Suppose man had dreamed that he had witnessed
and overheard the proceedings OF aco5iuca
thatflshOns the policy Of this Administration stand
ing committee Of the Baltimore Convention appointed by
HAT wise body Of vceoyai agency, during
cess, consider. when need be- the ways and means oil
keeping the Wings and impressed upon his
mind thai he heard speech every word OF which he re.
mombeTed IN his waking hours speech satisfactory
20 the conspiraors TO fix their policy and TO terminate
their delibeTauoHs-the speech running thus
We have, brethren, difficult path tread IL is not
strewed wita ross, but beset with pitfalls and all
OF dangers. We reached power by unnatural and raudu
lent combinations; we can only retain u by sccpess Wig
lance and address Our Of public policy arc hum.
bugs that approximate already their inevitable Of ex-
Plo'ion 1t behooves US to do something that will the
time divert the public rom charstansn
and weaken and make Odious our " hig opponents.
Let Us make Let make It IN way 90 gross
ly unconstitutional so ou'ragoousy unjust shat oil moderate
men Will be shocked at It's enOrniy. Let the President
make 10, and, having done So bring Congress aud
demand that Congress approve H. aud Say that Mexico
made II, and that 1t is a just and righteous war
'Our boys will come up TO the scratch No fear OF them.
The Wings would Of course vote against much Of the
proposition. But with these ASSERTIONS Of false facts
will mix up other ingredients. We will make appr5pr-
atom OF and money e. save the lives OF
and tue honor Of Keep the whole firmly
together II they ,ry separate the propositions, gag
them. Make them swallow the whole or none
Then have them ctociually on the hip. II they
vote Tor the whole, then they responsible
III tie war; and u they Afterwards find fault either with
W origin, w progress, its objects, will denounce HEM
first involving the country and then facousv
opposing and ombirrafng ths Administration.
'li they vote against H. then will proclaim them
peace party IN wax Our organs sha hcnceioftl cal
them nothing but Fcderass and shall Identify them with
that old party Ne matter how false the putai0n OF the
Identity with the cd Foioralisis. Sick it In times
like those good c well stuck is better than the pure
truth badly sustained. When party gets bad thai
truth aid IT, false hood becomes 10 only resource"
Now, s.f, suppUs' this all 20 hive been 4 dream. Bur
H the dreamer had had his vision about eight months ago
and had contemplated the progress Of from that
90 THE, b. would die in the belief that dream.
As 20 the 81 iar the NeXicans concerned, 10
very small atiif--a incident 90 tho general
plan. u would he than brigade inspection, or
rermonta These poor snvaces ult fly before
arms, DID their ancestors Of the part fly fall
before their ancestors the otter part ther Original
invaders, under toe bloody and fapacious Cort,z.
Pr'scoirs beautiful and flowing history had appeared
AID scppose iurnshed the staple OF historic information
which thofc wise heads possessed of Mexican asirs and