The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-02-19

surrecton in neighboring republic. | know
that 1t did not produce rupture at that time al
though | remember well the negotiation which
took place between your minister and theirs on
that very subject | remember that you made a
public proclamation; but 10 spite of this your cit
liens went there armed and therefore we all
know that il is against this Anglo Saxon, North
American race, that the prejudices and feelings
OF Mexico have been excited to the highest point.
What could be the feeling in the breast of any
man here, if people of Canada with the conni-
vance permission of the crown OF England, had
permitted their inhabitants to arm themselves, or,
it might be, had permitted regiments or trained
and mercenary troops stationed there, TO come
upon the State of New York and excite an insur-
recton there, to tell the people of New York
that the crown Of England was the natural and
paternal government OF the people that desired to
be hdppy-that the government of the republic
OF the United States was factious and degraded
that human nature wthered under it, and that it
was only under the lion of England rampant upon
his field of gold, and not under the BLACKBOARD
eagle that any honorable gentleman desired to be
protected and to fight?
II, sir, say, old mother England had sent her
children forward to you with such purpose aud
message as that, and had severed the State of
New York from you, and then, for some difficult
ty about the boundary along between it and Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, running up some little
tide creek here, and going off little degree or
two there, should have said, We have a dispute
about this boundary; we have some forty thou
sand regular troops planted upon the boundary,
and | wish you to understand that / am very
strong-that have not only about thirty millions
OF people upon the island of England-of Great
Britain that own my sovereign sway but away
upon the other side of the globe, right under you,
there the lion of England commands the obedience
of a hundred and twenty millions more. 1t be-
comes you struggling Democrats, away here in
this new world, to be little careful how you
treat with me. You not Cells exacty-you
are Ango-Saxons; but you are degenerate, an
alien, sort OF bastard race. have taken your
New York; will have your Massachusetts,"
And all this is submitted TO the American Senate,
and we are gravely discussing what ought to be
done. Would we be likely to ratIfy treaty be-
tween New York and the crown of England, per-
hitting New York TO become part of the colo
NAL possessions of the crown of England
should like to hear my colleague (Mr. Allen
speak to such question that. A Taught |
should like to hear the voice of this democracy
that you talk about called upon to utter it's tones
on a question like that. If he who last year was
so panied lest American citizen away-God
knows where lin some latitude beyond the
Rocky Mountains should be obedient to British
law-ii he whose patriotic and republican appre-
hension so painfully excited lest the right Of
Englishman carries with him as his breaches
pocket wherever he goes-should be made to
pear upon American citizen-were called up.
on to speak upon such proposition as that hich
| have supposed, should certainly like to hear
how he would receive it, Yet the question being
reversed, that is precisely the condition in which
Mexico sood toward you the day after San JAG.
into was fought. With all that, we did well all
that we did. Then we send our people TO Texas.
They went after liberty they say "a laugh
They could not have it at home!
| remember it WELL They went TO Texas to
fight for their rights They could not fight for
them their own country. Well they fought
for their rights. They conquered Them! They
conquered peace. (Laughter.) They were
your ctizens-not Mexicans. They were re-
cent emigrants to that country. They went
there for the very purpose of Selling that
country, and making it free and Independent
Republic, with the view, as some of them said,
of bringing it INTO the American Confederacy in
due time. Is this poor Celtic brother of yours in
Mexico-is the Mexican man sunk so low that
he cannot hear whit fills the mouth and ear OF
rumor all over this country He knows this is
the settled purpose OF some OF your people,
He knows your avarice has fixed his eagle glance
on these rich acres in Mexico, and that your
proud power counted the number that coulo be
brought against you, and that your avarice and
your power together marched to the subiuga-
ton OF the third fourth part OF the Republic of
Mexico, and took it from her. They knew this,
and knowing it, what must have been the feeling
and sentiment in the mind of the President of
the United States, when he tells you that with
such people--with people at least in their
own opinion so deeply injured by US, as were
these Mexicans--he entertained that divine BEN
evoIent sentiment--a desire to preserve peaceful
relations with the Republic of Mexico
This republic of Texas comes under the Gov
ernment OF the United States, and it happens that
the Minister resident at your Court, and it is
pretty respectable Court, Mr.. President, we have
something Of King, not for lite, it is true, but
ouadrennlal sort OF monarch, who does very
much as he pleases, the Minister resident at that
Court of yours stated at the time that this revolt
ed Province OF Texas was claimed by Mexico,
and thatif you received it as one oil the sover-
eign States OF this Union, right or wrong--it was
impossible to reason with this people about it,
thew would consider it as an act of hostility.
Did YOU consult the national feeling OF Mexico
then
Not at all. You spurned it away as a weak
and trnng thing, whose complaints you would
not evan near and when she murmured in hum
bile supplication and begged OF you not to do this,
which must disturb the peaceful relations of the
two countries, while she was at the same time
acknowledging her debts to your citizens, and
agreeing 10 the award OF your Commissioners,
v1bo had Given 10 them two and half millions OF