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q y extorted =? Sir, ii would be no peace.
3 1t would tie form of peace, and the
$ form only; and would be observed no lon
: ger than the peplo CT that country were
F.. disposed to observe it; no longer than
= when they discovered it could te broken
, with impuuily. am far from desiring
, any such result. Another thing will
say. Let The heroic young adventurers OF
this coulry once look upon the fair fields OF
, Mexico, and it will Le in vain to attempt
to restrain them. 1t will be as vain as 10
attempt to restrain the young eagle from
} returning 10 the carnage upon which il has
: once feasted. If you ever undertake to
dictate the terms of peace, you will find il
impossible 10 do so without leaving upon
The minds Of that people an abiding NOR.
tification from which nothing can relieve
them short of renewed warfare. desire
no such result. | have always looked
upon patriotism as being somewhat cun-
nected with the institutions oil ones coun-
try. have always considered That it had
something to do with The preservation Of
those institutions. | regard this love of
country as one of The mos, beautiful senti.
mems that can animate the human breast.
And have always admired the spirit in
which Bernadolte when called upon, as
Que Of the sovereigIs allied with Napo.
lean in his campaign.tO use all his powers
| iii the furtheranco of the plans contempla.
-, led in that campaign, upon arriving at the
contSes of France, refused to invade his
native soil. Sir, would not desire that
any people protesting TO be nation should
have their national character obliterated ;
and least of al, would desire that that
act of obliteration should cotIe from lie
public like ours, protesting TO act under
free institutions, and whose lnterest II IS
to maintain and preserve similar Inslltu-
lions wherever they may exist. LII his
view, therefore,, L should regard i, as
great misfortune tha: i've 'shpplI be com.
PEELED 10 carry our military. operations so
far as by force of arms to extort from
| Mexico such peace as the hearts OF her
people would not willingly preserve.
But lake the other alternative. Sup
pose this proposition should be made in
plains lermss,o Mexico: We are engaged
in war; you owe cur citizens money
which you have hitherto been unable to-
pay, and it only remained for us 10 appeal
to the sword. We are now going 10 COM
pei you to satisfy our claims: The Mex
lean people, exhausted by this prolracled
war, say they are still less able than be-
fore TO satisfy those claims. Very we'll.
saHaeaI a1f EhS sssue hs fR 5 prHaSfahfi rPayHshi
of The claims OF our citizens. but, besides
that, we are willing to give i'll advance
three millions of dollars more, in lconsIde'-
ration that you code 10 US such territory
of yours as will be Of some advantage to
US, without al all interfering with your
own interests. Nnw,il is difficult 10 dis.
cuss proposition Of this kind for we are
speaking of it as only one Of The parties
Interested. | cannot say that Mexico will
be disposed 10 cede 10 Us any portion Of
her territory, but am inclined to think
that, ii this money had been placed in the
hands of the President last session, it would
have done more towards securing peace
than ell that your army has effected.
would place il then in his hands; not sir,
for The purpose Of bribery--not to be used
for the purpose of corrupting The leaders
Of the Mexican arnlv, as has been lnslnl-
ared, but for the,purpose ofpayins, If they
desire il, the expenses oflheir army. The
President may say to the Government of
Mexico, you shall have this money TO pay
your troops in consideration Of some ter
r,ory thai you are willing 10 spare. be-
lieve this would have had more effect To-:
wards procuring peace than all The war
operations that you have carried OIL
firmly believe il. am for having spon.
laneous peece--a peace coming from a
free people, without coercion. Such a
peace would be much more accordant with
our own poicy-a policy founded in wis:
dom, for it would be more permanent.
: know that other suggestion, other counsel,
; may be pursued, but | am inclined tc
F., think that The dangerous consequences
3 arising from those connselS may not be
seen, may nol be sufficiently apparent un
: Ill it is too late to avert Them Yes, an
a inclined 10 think lha. every day we prose
? CUE this war these mschels will increase
e If peace had been coocluded in lew
u months after the batIles upon the Rlt
9 Grande of The 9Th and 9th OF May, at The
(. time when you put at the disposal OF the
: President fifty thousand troops aud Ten
!, million dollars. L do not doubt, think
j, there is no doubt on,he minds OF the Peo
= pie, thai we should have had peace. ant
# a much more advantageous peace than WI
!. shall ""e by emp,ius to subjugaie Mex
: ico, b, !rikiug at The hear, of their coun
: try. So far, therefore, as that is concern
It ed. would be very much averse to it
;, would DO willing 10 make this experimen
g at all events for concluding a peace, and
j. would do SO with the hope thalil will sue
it cecd.
if But it may be asked, what territory d'
y you want? Sir, willsay, in the SINGER
e ity Of my heart, The less territory we re
"a ceiue The hettar In view Of Iha restriction