Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-12-17
SPEECH OF HON. Mr.. WINTHROP.


representative, who has just returned from Eu-
roPean Jour, made speech in Faneu Hall on the
DC ut The following powerful extracts will be
read with deep interest everywhere:
Even, sir, If We are to have no sense of justice
for Mexico, is it not time that the Government, or
II not the Government, the People of this country,
should be made to consider not much what is
deserved by Mexico what is due to ourselves
lpray this meeting for moment TO consider
to what end this is to be carried or. Is it not
time that sober and rejecting men should ask, how
will this leave US? Upon what new waves is
our old ship of State about to be tossed Extin-
guish the nationality of Mexico what, sir is to be-
come of the extinguisherl Subiugate her whole
territory what is TO become of the sublugator ?
We cannot annihilate her. We cannot say to her
cloud capped mountains, BE We removed, and be We
cast into the ocean. We cannot submerge the table
lands in the gulf drive those who dwell
upon them like swine into the Wo unto US
if extnguish it. We cannot be ignorant that
her halfcivillzed tribes to become fellow-free-
men of ours, to be entitled to the same privi-
leges; and where then is nationality Where
are the hopes of our nation? where is the boast
that we have intelligent people, capable of self
government
Because Mexico NAV have injured us shall we
allow her. shall we compel her to infiict a much
greater injury upon US Shall we say, you have
cost US already hundred millions of dollars; YOU
shall not leave us until YOU have cost US q thou
sand millions? You have robbed us already of a
thousand young and vigorous lives; we will not let
you off until you have taken ten thousand You
have involved in civil feuds, which cast a fear
full shadow over the existence of our nation; we
will not let you finish your work, until the whole
arch of our union shall be riven asunder Is this
patriotism Is this sound policy? Is this what is
to be called indemnfcation for the. debts which
Mexico owes US, or for the expenses Of the war?
| pray that in Faneu Hall will forget
that there are at least two kinds of peace at stake
IN the war now going on. Sir, there is foreign
peace, and there Is domestic peace, and the Admin
istraton may insist upon the one upon terms which
may necessitate the resignation Of the other No
man can be so blind not to that any great
annexation of territory will bring up question
which will shake political fabric TO its CENTRE
The north have adopted system upon the exist
ence of slavery, which she will not yield: and |
appeal to the voice of New York, it has been an
nounced to tonight, testimony that she
will not yield. On the other hand it is impossible
not to see that the South have adopted an equally
uncompronising purpose with regard TO their sec
uonal rights and no can be blind enough nx-
ceptlng those who will not see, not to perceive in
the signs of the times crisis far more fearful than
any foreign which can be imagined.
There Is, then, but one policy left for US, if we
to preserve the peace of the country and the
Union. This must be stopped where it is
These absurd pretenslons either for part for the
whole of Mexico must be abandoned. We must
establish boundary line according TO our own in
terest, and must place armies in a position TO
maintain that line against Mexico or against the
world Humiliation ~ What humiliation can
there ever be in doing right? What humiliation
in subscribing our own interests What humia-
ton there ever be IN procaiming to the world
See what we have DONE have gone on
gloriously everywhere; all that brave and 'skiful
generals could accomplish has been accomplished
more than ever done beneath the sum- GER
tainly beneath the SUM- we have accomplish
ed. We have knocked ct the gates of the citadel.
entered the very recesses of her capital. and now
contcn. ourselves with nscribng 8 Non est nven-
tus upon her walls and proceed to take measures
10 advance own interests. Is that humiliation
No, sir. II is consistent with honor, with Justice,
with manhood - and the sense of the civilized
world will be with IN proposition of this kind.
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun writes as follows
startling prevails in the city this morn
ing, that will someA hat embarrass the no terrific
ry party. Mr.. j. G. Adams it is said will avail
himself of the first opportunity to declare himself
in favor Of acquisition of the whole of Mexico.
myself prepared for this course on the part of
the venerable gentleman from what had heard of
his conversations at Quincy during the last sum-
mer. He expressed the opinion that the war would
result IN the acquisition and annexation of alt Mex
Ico-and subsequently,, his belief that, to avoid
the natural consequence, the administration would
patch up peace with some government of its
establishment in Mexico.
That peace is not vet patched up. but il is ex-
pected by some that /. will be very soon after, if
not before, the meeting of Congress Let the Treaty
Be made and If provides for anything short of the
acquisition of the whole of Mexico, and if it does