The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-07

Tbev have found themselves impoverished and their
army and civil list sustained by forced and illegal e.sc
tons upon her people, destitute Of means and no hope
of obtaining IT, Gloomy this picture Is on the part OF
Mexico, should this war continue for great while
longer thew see that their condition will be still more
oppressive and the which they can ultimately
have peace. still onerous TAis is the light in
view this war and Viewing it, the President thinks 1t
at least probable that If clohed BY Congress with the
nessery neans and discretion that he may be able TO
make peace with Mexico On part, we begin to
feel that we are engaged in expensive at
exhaust to great extent, the means of this Govern
ment and continued for great while longer. must
il may be asked can lasting permanent peace be made
under the circumstances 10 which Mexico placed,
divided as that feebly. badly governed and unhappy
country was into various qualifications OF party factions
existing ever, whore, an unstable government and
one party sufficiently strong to make pescs1 The intel
gsncs possessed by the President gave them reason to
believe that. by certain advance 10 money to be made
to them in their exhausted and impoverished condition
10 pay OF their army and other expenses they would be
allie and willing make peace and cede for the objects
rpecihed that portion Of the country he had named
review Of the policy Of thi. appSoprson Of 50 900
this the objectf the purpose Of this fund be- as
disclosed the purchase Of santa Anna and the srmy'
with his overw helming force-he may be waiting ior
this money and this may account also for the permit 81
Santa Anna to pass the Gulf Squadron from Havana au
10 re-ener into Mexico Mr.. B. argued next very os s
bsratsy the question Of national honor Involved 10 h
war; and commended that ii Decessary 70 NEE.
demands Of the national honor to dismember me 'erro
ries Of sister republics but that such an So "Iu.a
aud the W. ak distracted condition OF our neignoor
Besides il was not necessary that deos incurred by US
in the defence of the national honor should be paid by
another nat on is right that we should pay our own
debts of honor Regarding the lust fer acquisition OF
territory he dsnounc. having already endangered
The national honor The territories proposed to be grasp
cd from defenceless neshbor embraced one third OF
The whole of the territories of Mexico But the Senator
from Georgia deprecated the acquisition Of territory
from Mexico because Of the difficulties of assmilating
fhs mopgrels inhsbDg these territories with
population and own nstitutions but more than ALL he
deprecated it, because Of the domestic question Of
slavery, a subject which already menaces the
psrmanancy Of this Union lie appealed to the South
against admitting any further foreign territories into
this I'm cannot even In leaving the question Of
slavery open result in way but to the Of
the South MIR Berrien willing to treat with Mexico
for satisfactory boundary to Texas he willing that
she should Re made give satisfactory securities for the
pay Of indemnities due to US; he was willing that
port should be secured to the Pacific Mr. Bsrrien
spoke with great force and consummse ability and clas
sicsl greece, for about two hours and half
MIR CAss submitted his amendment.
MIR h. JonNsor desired the Senator to explain it,
Mr. CASE said he had no remarks to make, as he
thought his proviso explained itself
Mr.. JoHssoS then moved that the Senate adjourn
And under the idea that Mr. Johnson Is to speak to.
morrow, the Senate adjourned