Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-10
:. F. MARSHALL'S SPEECH AT
NEW ORLEANS.

therciai ExcnanRe, on the 9Th inst. to hear
a speech from T. F. MARSHALL, on the sub.
ject Of the war. His address was listened
TO with great attention, although the orator
was laLoring under serious indisposi,iou.
A brief report Of the speech is given in the
Picdyune, from which something NAV be
gathered Of the present views OF Mr.. Mar
| SHALL.
Alter abiding to the circumstances which
brought forth the address, he said tina, he
had been one OF the loudest and most vocif.
erous IN advocating the annexation OF Tex.
as, when the question was sgitated, and
when he was told by his constituents and
his old friends that the result Of annexation
would be war with England, with France,
or with Mexico, he ven,ured to predic, no
war would ensue. But war did follow the
act and was now staring all his prophecies
10 the face.
He would not discuss the question whetb.
er the war could have been avoided or not,
nor would he say whether the ordering OF
the army TO the Rio Grande was right or
wrong, but he believed that 10 this war the
country was carrying out a destiny no hu.
man power could control. II was no W too
late; It was useless TO discuss the right.
eousness OF the war. The destiny OF the
Republic-and he had from boyhood I'D pic.
tured to himself such destiny for his coun.
try-was to extend itself from ocean to
ocean, and from the arctic regions TO the
isthmus dividing the continent. There
were those who were opposed to the acqui.
sition Of territory; but what was to be done |,
Victory on victory had been achieved by
our armies, and yet Mexico refused to treat
for peace. Were we to withdraw our
troops from every quarter OF Mexico?
Were we to yield back California and New
Mexico2 Were we TO leave for Mexican
corn.fields the soil that has been fortified
by the blood Of our heroic soldiers, For
ms part he saw no other course but the 10.
tai subjugation Of the country. Mexico, in
refusing to come to terms, was blindly rush.
ing upon her ruin, and her fate was inevi,a.
BILE. "Quem Deus uuh perder. nrius demon.
tat"
There are those, too, who sympa,hise with
Mexico as being Republic. Mexico Re.
public! From lturbide to Paroles, from
Paroles TO Santa Anna, and from Santa
Anna to whoever may now be president,
has not the sole object OF power been plum
der? Has there not been an incessan,
struggle between the military tyrsnts and
the priesthood, for the possession Of this
plunderf Are not the people crushed with
taxation, and is liberty known to themf-
Those desiring their welfare could not wish
them better fate than the subiuga,ion Of
their country by the Anglo American race
and the consequent change in their system
Of government.
Mr.. Marshall now passed to his connection
with the army. Having advocated the an
nexation OF Texas, he felt bound to stand
by the consequences. He volunteered in
the service Of the country, and soon found
himself at the seat Of war. General TAYLOR
fought and won the battle OF Monterey. He
advanced upon Saltillo, and preparatory to
a descent upon San Luis Potosi, and ulti.
mately upon the city Of Mexico itself he
had marched to Victoris, to discover if there
was any pass in the mountains bu. that OF
the Rinconada, through which he could ad
vance, and avoid the waterless desert be.
yond Buena Vista, or through which the
enemy might enter the valley of the
Rio Grande, and fall upon his rear. Willis,
This reconnaissance was being made. he
Mr.. N.Y. was ordered 10 proceed to Gen.
Taylor's camp with des patches. These
were the dispatches which announced TO
Gen. Taylor that the flower Of his army was
TO be taken from him, to operate on a now
base, and ordered him merely 10 stand on
the defensive.
Mr.. Marshall said, great an opinion as he
had formed OF General Taylor before he
met him at Victoria, he was totally UMPIRE
pared for the loftiness Of character display.
ed by him on receiving those despatche
lie, upon whose crest victory had perched-
The lion who was preparing for another
spring upon the foe, saw, without murmer,
that his claws were to be torn from him, that
he was TO be enfeebed 10 the defensive, and
never, Mr.. M. said, did he conceive that a
great soldier, fresh from the field OF his vic.
torres, could submit in the simple uucom-
planning manner General Taylor did TO or.
dsrs depriving him Of his right arm.
The best OF his troops were Withdrawn
from him. With such as were left under
his immediate command he rs,raced his
steps TO Monterey, and shortly after Joined
Gen. Wool at Saltillo. Duplicates OF the
dispatches had fallen into the hands OF the
enemy, and, acquainted with the weakness,
OF Gen Taylors's force, he soon made de.
monssrations indicating an intention to ad.
vance and give battle. II was now, Mr.. M.
said, Gen. Taylor displayed those qualities
which proclaim him the greatest military
ch'eita'u OF the age. Il was known that
the enemy was Overwhelmingly superior in
numbers and commanded by their most
sk'lliul general, and military critics declared
the only course to pursue was 10 fall back
upon Monterey. Gen. Taylor, with Q pr.
cePtion Of all the consequences OF such a