Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-05

history or the tTuln oil history win my mas
ter, the Commander.in-chief upon that par
ticular proposition. On the contrary, could
verify every word that he thus utters. Sir,
| know that the people of the United States
neither sought nor forced Mexico into this
war, and yet | know that the President of the
United States, with the command Of your
standing army, did seek that war, and that
he forced war upon Mexico. | am not about
to afhict the Senate with a detail of iestimo-
ny on that point. | will simply state facts
which not a man in America will deny.
One OF these facts, Mr.. President, is this
That in the year Of grace, 1896, the battle OF
San Jacinto was fought. Does anybody de-
ny that? No one here will doubt the fact.
The result of that battle was that a certain
district Of country calling itself Texas, de-
/ clared itself free and independent Republic.
| hope the Senate will pardon Tue Tor u%tieGing
a thought or two which strikes me Just now
while | see the Senator from TeXas-the lead
er Of the men who achieved that v~ictory-be.
fore me. | wish to say a word or two about
the great glory, the historical renown that is
to come to the people Of the United States
by the victories which she shall obtain over
the arms and forces Of the Republic OF Next
co. | suppose, Mr.. President, like all other
boys, in my early youth, when | had an OPP
p~ortunity of looking at a book called history,
those which spoke of bloody battles and des-
olating wars were most likely to attract my
attention, and with very limited means of as
ceriaining that portion Of the history of the
human race, it nevertheless has impressed it.
self very wildly upon my mind, that there
have been great wars, and, as the old maxim
has it, very many brave men, even before
Ag%amemnon. "a laugh.) There have been
Generals before the Senator from Texas, who
fought well. "a laugh.) Men have done
valiantly on battle-ields before Taylor went
to Monterey: a few-one or two ] recollect
not particular friends Of mine, Mr.. Presi-
dent, although they were friends of my fami-
ly, descended, some Of them, from the same
English ancestIy-at all events from Noah,
to whom we all claim a very close and kim
bred relation. But | confess that ar some
what surprised that men acquainted with the
history of mnnkind-mPn who know that war
had been the trade Of barbarous and civilized
men for six thousand years, prompted by
those noble instincts which the Senator from
Michigan speaks about-who know that the
first man horn was a Zero of the very first
magnitude, he killed his brother; "a laugh
he beat out his brains with a club; it was ii
a dispute, Mr.. President. about the division
of power and patronage between them-l an
surprised, sir, that with all the history o
mankind, grave Senators, gray-headed men
free from the ardor and the natural aspirations
of youth and young men, all unite in one grea
hallelujah and symphony Of praise TO the grea
and illustrious deeds of war that have occur
red and that have shed such imperishable re
! now upon the banner and the prowess of thii
, Republic of ours in this conflict with wha
one would suppose from all this must be
| powerful and almost unconquered and uncon
: querable foe. Mr.. President, twenty millions
l of the Anglo-Saxon race-that indomitablv
, race, that have gone about the world robbinl
! it wherever they have settled-now set them
: selves up as gaining a very great reputation
7 in history for ~doing-whata For gainin!
, three victories in three battles with this Re
/ public of Mexico, who, in the year 1886, wa
j conquered and bereft of a territory as large a
: the whole empire of France by seven hundre,
5 men under the command of the honorabl
Senator from Texas, coming from about te
thousand people gathered from all quarters G
! the Union, who had a few months before Sc
e themselves down in the Republic OF Texas
a | expect this will be a very glorious chapte
Q in your history-won't it? "a laugh-) A
L ter The Senator from Texas had met this 70
in deadly conflict; had waged war with theI
I in stricken battle had conquered the Who'll
nation, and captured their President and Con
: mander Of their army, losing three men on tn
field Of battle and two others who died {
their wounds-thats the history of that wal
IS after such a conflict as that with the Republi
ID of Mexico, / do think it becomes the marti;
o. aspirations of this great Republic OF the I
s. nited States to wish to measure arms wit
e. this unconquerable sept in Mexico!
'e Why, sir, must not this melancholy alfa
nc excite the r~idicule, nay, it must excite III
u contempt Of every man acquainted with I'll
l history Of the wars of the world | do n,
IT. deny to those gallant men that have gone il
a to that country, personal bravery, equal
II, troops OF any land. of any kind, ~anywher
nd engaged in this work of butchering. | do NJ
d. believe that we are less capable in tie bus
y ness Of destruction, than any other people TIL
IN ever lived. | do not believe that we are Les
n willing on The slightest pretext, 10 cut 1t
throat of any other man. | believe that n
d. possess all that capacity in the highest d,
OF gree. | see examples of it before me, in II
ed very war in which we are engaged. Wei
n the Republic of Texas, having established i
n Independence by that battle, in due time aft,
lat seven or eight years, came to the sister r,
le, public of the United States, and asked to sin
ly its sovereignty and become one Of the sist,
rs Republics of the United States-and now Of
ia President has informed US at the opening
nd the session, that with the most anxious d.
m sire TO preserve pacific relations with Mex
le' co ~ he has been compelled to this war.
In was happy to hear the Senator from Michigan
say yesterday, that nothing could justify ii
war, but the defense of the honor or the il
ed terests of the nation, Of the boundaries OF 20
} Republic-he has been forced into this wa
IN Now let us consider the attitude Of these tw
10 hostile Republics as il was at the time vile
TO this battle of San Jacinto was fought-as
III was at the time when the Union Of these w
IN Republics took place, contrary to the will
&C. Mexico, with whom we are now at war.
loI Every one can feel, if he but examine h
own bosom for a nom ent, what must hay
'e' been the sentimen, Of a citizen Of tho Mex