The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-26


was raging in the States The senator from
south Carolina then had co-operatsd with the resric
onists and the sbotonst, sir who did not assume ,s
to be the champion Of the slave States denounced that
states and as full Of mischief That cs;sion back to
Spain Of Texas In 1872 laid the foundation Of this war
with MEXICO saw that that territory must come back
""psscssbly II We could iorcbly We must" The
TeIas 10 responsible for the war for here lie the true
causes- Is this which has made the recovery OF Texas
as deplorsble the original loss Of On the asd day
of March 1885, before the battle Of San Jacioto. while
the still pending between Texas and Mexico,
the Senator from South Carolina with the imposing
attitude with which he had offered his resolutions the
other day. here in the Senate and moved for the
coantop of the Of Texas and her ssmis
sion into the Union at the times double vote sir
(Nr Benton here read an extract from Mr. Calhoun's
brief speech on the occasion Here was an &C.
dagranfs 6siio Q cause OF wal II about the last
ofths session. and had acted under his impulse
we should have at once been plunged into q war
DO Immediately done, but the Senate though differently
and postponed the proposition In that brief speech
.hsdowsd forth all the results which have followed in
the annexation OF Texas In that speech of 1896
shadowsd forth that those who opposed the mode Of an
nexstion OF 4s were to be hunted down as traitors to
danshp which the Senator Afterwards assumed Of the
affairs OF Texas taking the whole into our care and
managing her affairs for her From that speech are also
Swallowed forth the abolition plot at London with the
worlds convention seven years afterwards All subss-
qasn. sc were put secondary and subordinate to the
from letter from the Texan minister OF State of lSl3
Mr. Upshur at the time OF the armistce between Mexico
time because might hoslities and Texas might
lose tho friendship of other nations involving them
that letter ought to have BEEN that not for the whole
round world would this Government interfere to
renew the strife with Mexico by untin ely movement
when negotiations were In progress between Texas md
for peace between them Had that po
Icy OF forbsarance been ynrsued wha.
the 1t lies In the mouth Of man especial
not 10 the mouth Of the mischief maker who originated
this war; TO say that would have been the
sequence Texas had bled Mexico She was proceeding
to negotiate Mexico and Texas appeared before each
other equals Had the wise counses Of the President
Of Isns. Iosn MorssSnS been followed peace would
have brought Texas into the Union without war Peace
would have been secured and Texas admitted easy
and a. natural a. Eve went into the bosom of Adam
Laughter The ladies held their fans up to their
Yes sir as there was no intriguing 60 between
ce Eve to the bosom Of Adam there would have been
no intriguing no plotting potcisn necessary to
been kept out Gen. Harrison during bis short term
had not intsreredhe whole interference was with his
from Mr. Nelson Washington April a. ls4s, in which
the President CTysr) is declared to be apprehen.
carried too far, aud that the movement to the
support OF Texas OF the army and navy of the United
be made because it would be violation Of the eonstitu
ton II was not within the competency of the President
to do so, while we were at peace with Mexico After.
here given to Messrs Henderson, and Van Zandt that
Texas would supported by the presence Of the forces
Of the United States naeal and military the peace ati
we had the letter of the Secretary of state IMr Cal
houn) to the President Of Texas Mr Arson JOnes) de-
caring that the United States army and navy would be
moved down to Texas in order to support her in any
emergency that might arise requiring such support
pending, and relations of peace with Mexico were
still existing The Senator from South Carolina says
signs Of hostility AID that they were to stand still and
wait the action OF Congress L was no such thing
They were to act In the of individuals it well
enough for to take up the quarrel Of smother and
fight out for him, but with nations 1t was different
matter. II would not do for Mr.. Tyler TO justify
enormly by committing another. All these proceed
ings leading to the had been done secretly without
the sanction Of Congress- and they only able get
at the facts by piecemeal and in this connection, the
criminalty and mbecily OF MIR Tyler's administration
we're Indignantly denounced by Mr.. Benton. On the
that the President had declared his of author
while at peace with Mexico the Secretary Of
State gave his secret orders by authority of the Pres
The wise counssls of Houston had been disregarded
We had the treaty in opposition to these councils
MEXICO would regard the snnexsop a. Sa ms 'n sn
act of war Mr.. Benton had then said in executive
sion, there was only one man in Mexico, he would
fight The senator from South Carolina accepted
the challenge Of war. About the time we had ru
that offer Of from five ten millions was pro-
boundary And yet the Senator from South Carolina re-
fuses to allow Mr. Polk three millions when he himself
offered millions to get out Of war intowhch he found
he had plunged the country But the treaty
and far the state OF peace between Mexico and the Uni
ted States remained the Mr.. Benton came now to
tons Of lsi5 in the double FORM embracing the aterna
tive for annexation in legislative act, by treaty
longer member Of this body, but who was present at
that time (AIr Haywood, Of n who stood with.
outhe bar behind Mr. b. The right of annexation be.
longed to Mr. Polk He was elected with direct refer.
to that very question:; and when under discussion
it intmated that the absolute form allowed as
an alternative Presden Tyler might foresal the right
of Mr. Polk; the Senator from North Carolina (Mr Hay
wood, who was compmented in . few passing remarks
for his patriotism and high sense Of honor had said in
mt ovo thu do
city to do il. But sir he didhe did have the audscity.
Mr. Benton recited the history of the joint resolutions
and the activity Of Mr. Calhoun in adopting the absolute
form, and in the despatch Of winged messenger BY
night to carry that form of annexation to Texas The
Senator from South Carolina, before taking his long and
last farewell Of tie democracy had thus bequeathed the
to the country. Cicero had said that the flight of
Antony from Rome was the cause Of the civil that
followed-so was the flight OF the winged messenger to
Texas by night, the cause Of the with Mexico
II LIT up the flames of war with the United States
il broke up all hopes OF peacet slammed the door upon
reconciliation, and lit up the flames of war The subse
quent march Of the troops the Rio Grande would have
been received with the courteses usual nations
at peace but for these preexisng causes and this last
hssty act of the last days Of President Tyler Mr.. b..
here entered into some classical and historical illusions
Of England, whom he represented RESPONSE
BILE for the they had originated than the sena-
Benton inferred that the object Of the of the Sem
aor annexation was to superseds all other asprants
items recently introduced had doubtless the same obiec
in Wow in reference TO the campaign OF ls&s Mr. Ben.
ton denounced the policy Of the defensive line Rio
Grandeto be defended by i've regiments against eight
millions of people, suppositious line to rest upon sup
POSITIONS territory not goa boundary to be secured
by the inactivity pocyhe sit still and etiout policy
He proposes to set them out sir Mr. argued that from
the thousand sitting of the Spanads against
the 'Nioors and visigoths, that this was rather an
unreliable policy But not only had the sena.
tor from South Carolina done great injustice TO
the President and the country in the war upon
him. but that he had assumed too much in assuming to
be the pacifcato Mr. b. advered to the three hun
drcd newspapers in the pay Of the State Department un
der Mr. Tyiers Administration; and read from
copy OF instructions to said papers, dated Washington
July 22d, ls44 He would not give the name Of the
writer; but would only for the sake Of name that
1t ives cousin John Jones Laughter He read the ex
tract, which as nearly could hear him, fol-
lows - Conhne yourself to attacks Benton Langh
teri Charge him as acting in CO operation with the
wings Quote Jackson's letter, in which he de.
nounces all those opposed to the treaty traitors to
their country Apply this TO Benton laughter say
that the principle OF his opposition to the treaty Is to Sc
the election Of Mr. Clay and the defeat Of Mr. Polk
with the design Of securing 20 himself the succe son In
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