Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-05

granted Though he did that the gentleman from
mas read the whole of that pondcrous docamc
MT w. asscn,ed In that case, fconnued Mr. s. can
only say that the gentleman has more industrious
o'o than other prominent members Of the great
p"oefane family, Tor there appeared tif mistake not
some time since, In paper edited BY the very
Mlko walsh. twho now, believe one of tho
from tho city Of New York in tho Lcgs-
azure o mat State notice advertising on tho part of the
said se Tor some patient long enduring and able bodied
individual who would undertake to read TO him tho P,,s
dcnrs messages and stating that to any one who wouJ
read tho whole Of without falling asecp moro than once
avery liberal reward would DO given But wba, .ecoup,
OF inns matter Is to DO found in this formidable docu.
men' Is denied that Santa Anna and his suito wer,
permitted To pass blockade aud enter Vera Crpx nv an.
eonnivancc OF the Administration or rather In obeJ.ne. 40
express orders to that effect transmitted from Washington
an. on the contrary understand IL to DO distinct
admitted by MIR. Polk himself that he did 80 act IA 4.
SAID indeed that tho OF Santa Anna to c.co eoud
nov nave ooen prevented and may be very convenient
moue OF getting over difficulty foe tho Administration
TO assume that Il could not have DONE what Il is
ana not attempt to do But apprehend IL wa. at east
possoc TO have prevented Santa mas return to
by the way OF Vera Cruz. and apparent that IL wa.
most important. II not essential the success OF hi.
plans that he should be permitted land at that
Wnefe ue inhabitants aud tho garrison were fayo-
rably disposed towards him. and where thew and
enthusiastically declared in his favor Had no landed at
some unprotected point the iron bound o Mexico
u not unlikely that Santa Anna aud the handful Of men
composing his suite would have fallen into the hands of
those who were then in possession Of govern
men' but with Vera Cruz. the principal port MeIi.
CO. anu tho almost mprcgnabe castle OF San Juan dc III.
Ios NJ ms command. and forming ralyny point for hi.
parry. he had little difficulty oveIthtoyyng Pared,s aud
constituting himself, In effect. Dictator Il unjust
therefore, TO withhold from Mr. Polk and his Admnisra,
non inc credit OF having contributed in very essential de-
See " replace santa Anna at the head OF affairs Mexi-
CO. mere may nave been great wisdom and eminent abb
MY IN all this but II So IL has not I aparchend bo.n
very apparent the country At large When ,h. wa,
heneed' we were taught To believe that would prove
very small affair aud all the organs great and .
were confidently predicting that from frontier of Texas
TO the City OF Mexico the march of our army ,youJ h H.,
" o man uiumphal procession. and that at the end of
lew short weeks for months at arthesl our v,c,o,n
troops would DO "teveing IN IN. Hall. at ,hs No.,
mas" But have these predictions been realized W.
have now been engaged in this war nc twelve month,
II has cost already hundreds of valuable live. and mil
lions OF treasure and vet bcliaye M man ;r,,,. ar,
we are any the Halls of the Mont.zum,s,
now than we were twelve months sgo Instead of being
weakened. Mexico this moment stronger than when
the war began Stronger the unity of purpose and OF &C
uon that has been inspired in the people, in the national
feeling that has been aroused aud the skill and ability
with which all her been called into pny and
all her energies directed against us Instead of n.,io,
torn by faction and weakened by dscor with feeble and
unpopular government at its head and without an army ON
the ronter that which scattered TO the wind. n,
Palo Alto and Resaca dc Ia Palma we have now onpo.ed
10 us a whole people, united man, aud an army of
2oOoO well disciplined troops, headed by the able and e.
penenced commander with which our own Government
has maguanimously furnished them These air mr.. .o,oo
OF the fruits OF that eminent ability for which NO mr.,
tins day called upon to our thanks
One word more, Sir and ha,. done Tt, Senate.
from Orange seems TO comnlain thai n, ,Lis - ',s
should be in condemnation of the course of ,Se .d
ministraon in the conduct OF the war On tbi, noin,
however, must take leave differ with ihat S.nator-
Entertaining the opinions have EXPRESSED in ,ec,,J q,
the manner in which the war has been commenced and
conducted, on the part of the administration should in
my humble Judgment DO false those have the honor IN
represen! ON this floor false to my oath and
duty and TO every principle of free government If hes
ueu on all proper oeeasicns and especially such an
occasion as tho present. earessly ayow and maintain
those opinions. But the doctrine advocated by tho soma,
tor from Orange no novelty with that gentleman IL il
,sf rom being wlhou. precedent Tor it was precisely
this same strain that the Tory Administration of George
inc lhrd reonked tho Ways OF that day for their opposi
ton to the war OF the Revolution and their structures on
he measures OF Government IN tho conduct of that war
III was To TINS sort oil robuko that Lord Chatham was
plying "heh nc SAID ihat though the liberty OF speech
imputed as enme. twas liberty he should continue 10
exercise and by which the Minister, II he were wise
would prohi Much indeed had II profted them and
NOSE whose desnies were unhapPy committed to their
hanus mad tho men in power that day listened TO tho
voice winch, IN accents ct eloquence that will never be
forgotten so long as the English language shall endure de-
nOuhced ha unjust aud merciess war OF the tomahawk
ana the scapng kne and appealed TO all ranks aud con-
uons oil men, to the sancly OF the lawn the purity Of
e ermne TO inerpo.e and save the country from 20 u
os oil such contest And the wreched cant and s
phisy garingy exposed by another distin
guished advocate Of tho principles Of American Freedom
lEdnund Burke when n. s,,J m, &C.,, L.
''ihis argument tho more msehefs we suffer frn s ~
'ministTaion the our trust i'm IL ia 10 no con6J
''Let them but oaee g,f M, inf, a ,aa, 81 "a
..,,fe AMI an ne, ~ 49,. 49,. s"u t's" poosr 70
-, " " '''V "'"''"" SPassedJoT al Their miseon-
r. IL, ,,,,.
ihis s what hgs SAID then and this Is what thew
say now They profess to believe that the Government
not the CouHTRY, whatever difficulty the advocates of
power may have found heretofore or may find po, -, -
king any discrimination between the one and ,b o,h I
while they nro prepated n, ali ,,nc. e' a'u
IonJe, ,hon 80 N, - la oy aeis, "hich speak
,rv ,,b ~ -; ~, 20 stand oy their coun
80 49, ''o' anu "elI fortunes, and III need be To
oo " neI service IN inc prosecution of this any
oher war IN which she may be unhappy involved: Will,
say, sir, the WINGS have always stood and sill, stand
prepared do this they are not and n rps,l ,.vo ~
prepared TO subscribe IN the sI,v;sb Joo;J ~ @ oe
nbhorrent 4, Cre.men in nj, ,,os r., = ~ 10
,,co l., -; 80 " Eel 'h'' ''o'ethinent which
80, 80 ~ ''o,'ius 'ne county IN war Is thencciofth
IN ' ahu una' an act OF OBLIVION IS passed for
Az i5 m'sconuuel ms SIR, was never Iphig doctrine
however II may be sustained by Tory precedent md will
not now apprehend for tho first time bo adont.d A.. an
article of their creed For nm. n, Leo. III 4 =
pared 10 o., a. far a. no ,.L, shaI - c.,,L. ~. pc
The co,,n,,, j.; r. .-'' 4t X 'a''"os' !" SUSTAINING
-, ~ - - P'o1oS-''oi VI u'e eAisuhg war, Will
o' S"7on ny nay Noto OF by my silence On this any
OhcT occasion, To give MIR. Polk his Administration 10