The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-23
MIR. senator Corwin's Speech.


Mr.. senator Corwin's Speech.
This speech has been quite generally condemned in
the Federal papers unpatriotlc and ant-American
We find it, however, given at length in the nellgencer
of this morning, and introduced by the following apollo
getic editorial notice:
Yielding pretty general oppression Of the oi of our
10 the revised speech of Mr. corwin which viii probably
be generally acceptable readers any equal guam
THY OF other matter"
Our attention having been drawn to h. effort by the
somewhat singular reception it has at the hands OF
leading Federal journals have been induced TO read
through! it is now published; and general de-
scnpon can convey adequate idea OF its complete
aroidance Of the topics naturally belonging the discus
sion Of the three million bill, against which measure it
processes have been delivered, we shall not attempt
any complete analysis of its OF thought 1t seems
to have been intended general review OF the policy
of our government towards Mexico and Texas for the last
ten twelve years 1t is the most violent anathema
which have yet seen hurled against the honesty
the good faith, and the recttude OF the American
government in its management during that period OF our
Texan and Mexican relations. 1t advocates the whole
Mexican in reference to the annexation OF Texas
with considerably vehemence than the famous let
ter OF the Mexican minister Rejon to Mr.. Shannon Ii
labors zealously TO put country in the wrong
asagans Mexico, both in respect to the annexation of
Texas and the existing war; than any other similar doc
ument which it has been our fortune to peruse.
We shall make few extracts merely TO show the
general style in which Mr. Corwn has thought proper
to treat these matters But the general scope of this ex-
traordnary address embraces very much more than the
entire relations to each other both past and present. of
the United States, of Mexico and of Texas The hope
full views OF General Cass the results of the war;
and the gloomy orebodngs of Mr. Calhoun on the same
subectthe novel topics of the possession of the war
power by Congress- and the alleged Executive usurpa-
ton of that power-the loss of the army bill, and the
comment (in the Union presume) upon the fate of
that measure by "some minon feeding upon the fly
blown remnants that fall from the Executive SHAMELESS
and lie purifying therehe probable satisfaction OF the
President (whom by the way, in addressing the Senate of
the United States Mr. Corwn desgnaes sour mastery
at the subsequent passage OF that measurehe fact hat
in the year of grace 1885, the battle of San Jacnto
fought" with the bold question, 'does any body deny
that !" and the significant response, no here will
doubt that ac'the gained by General Houston
in that battle and the interesting relation subsisng be-
tween Americans and ''Noah, the great 'proposus OF
family'the obstinate love of the soil implanted in
the Spanish -MeXican-lndan race--the probable feel
ngs of the American people, il the government Of Canada
should invade the State of New York, and England
connive at that invasion-the supposed of argu
ment, which Mr.. Senator Allen would be likely to adopt
in case such an invasion of New York should raise
disputed question of boundary the Pennsylvania
New Jersey line-the court of the United States with
something of king quadriennal sort of monarch
at the head of 1.-THE "spurning of Mexico and her min
Isle uOV sshauphtV
OF Mr. Sde" in Mexico. and the 'lofy conceptions of
the President, in claiming for him the character of
minister plenipoenary in his proIered negotiation
the panic Of the Mexican population, when "brave
old Rough and Ready marched up to the bank
of the Rio Grande"-the struggle of Charles ! to
hold the command of the army against the English
Parliament-the interesting spectacle OF General Cass
and Mr. Sewer knowing grand procession through the
halls of the Montezumas" General Cass being "red
with the blood of recent slaughter, the CORY spear OF
Achilles in his hand, and the hearse clarion of in
his mouth, blowing blast so:aoud and deep that the
sleeping echoes OF the lofty Corderas start from their
caverns and return the sound till every ear from Pana
ma to Santa Fe is deafened with the 'and Mr.. Sc
ver covered from head to foot with gorgeous robe
putting to shame the wealth of Ormus or OF Ind"
while "he olive OF Minerva graces his brow and in his
rg mana is te decate IeDeck from wnlcn are Deatnen
in Lydian measure shat tell OF naught butlove and
peace pthe highly probable establishment Of "the sim
pie savage mind OF Mexico" at the spectacle of such
procession of these two distinguished ssnators"the
Rev Don Walter Cotton abandoning the sermon on
the mount, being elected justice OF the peace, and
presenting Colts pistol to the ear OF igno-
rant Cet and telling him to take trial by jury and
habeas corpus, nine bullets in his head"the various
gentlemen in history who, from time to time, "have
wanted more m"-Nimrod, General Cass, Tamerane,
Napoleon, Bajazet the Autocrat OF Russia and the Ro
man god Terminus being OF that numberthe awful fate
which overlook Napoleon and Terminus because Of their
desire for so much roo and, finally the picturesque stu
alton of our country, "standing this day the
bling brink OF the botomless gulf OF civil strife, with Its
bloody eadies whirling and boiling before US all this
and great deal more, OF which this lie not ade