Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-13

to seek peace without the condition Of further territorial
QUESTION: go in that (aeady disaous Of
boundss and endless and awess annexation OF provinces OF
other States still and money wanted They
wanted TO army in Mexico from total sacrifice
the reputation and character of the country from absolute dis
grace destruction.
shall vote for men and money. cannot concur with
those who think that the war; if need be- should be stopped
1 by refusing supplies.
Ours il very different from that Of the British Paa
ment They force termination of in other way
! Here gentleman inquired, How can we i"l Easily
enough, sby the removal of the President That be
done under the constitution in tcO ways; but practically and
really there hut one way and that by the bacbox
There Is analogy between the British Parliament and
ourselves this subject. The British Monarch has the
making power Ours makes war, to be sure but not by
thoIity Of law. The King can 10 wrong" The Pres
dent is liable to impeachment But, above all, the British
King in his Office for life, whilst king for only four
years; and, in this particular case, thank God devouty
| than years of that four have passed
Sir, must do OF two hings-impeach the President
and break him, sustain him and his until put
party and make peace. not in favor of impeach
ment therefore | will vote supplies.
The constitution has made him the commander of
army and navy the people having elected him President,
and he has ordered his fleets and forces to duties where by
thousands they persing from peence and the sword
away, ships and amid the stormy peils of
inhosptable shore Sir would these from the in
eyitabe consequences OF a refusal Of supplies.
expect for if not all the supplies the Presi
dent may call for that have the slightest confidence in
the ay OF the President those about him to conduct the
raton; yet that desire win. either by nego-
aon, inch of territory from Mexico but because he
has been appointed y the people of this country to the chief
command, and compelled either abandon my country
a terrible fate TO them by the only instrument
tally my command, by furnishing him the of
. recruiting and subsistng them.
come consider, first, the principal point had in
addressing the comnee, that which the President,
in his annual message assigns the leading of the
He does assert terms that the declared
account OF the claims Of our citizens against the Govern
Of Mexico but he gives pages of his annual mes
the subject of these claims and states and argues
the make, he did not intend TO make, the
minds of the people of this country the impression that the
war is mainly If not entirely to vindcate the honor Of our
dag against the insults offered by Mexico and to enforce
the payment of money Justly due citizens for wrongs and
ou'rnses committed upon them and that these wrongs and
outages committed upon them under such circumstances
that Government is bound to them rghted.
regret to have occasion TO refer 10 these claims at all.
know personally of the parties and have feelings for
against hem except that natural bias and sympathy which
all feel for countrym question between them
and foreign Government where there any color of equity
or justice in their demands. "
If any harm these claimants from the policy of the
Administration, which has placed them prominently for
ward on this great and exciting national question: let them
member that the fault the fault of the President and bis ad
vise and Of them alone He commenced this discussion
Without any necessity proprety In doing he addessedI
The country through Congress, pages of his annual
the subject of those claims and there
hundreds and thousands OF the people Of the country who
verify believe fighting with Mexico her pay
them, and that that Is really the OF the
have said that the President did this thing without any
necessity or propriety. "."
What necessity there for his explaining to Congress the
Of war; which he elsewhere says Congress itself made
and for which lie and his presses every where declare that
Congress Is responsible
II Congress made the war; and these claims the
one would suppose that we were perhaps as well inform
ed on the SUBJECT the President himself The condescen-
sion OF the Chief Magistrate in furnishing ioi
act ourselves performed months ago. may be very
amahe, but certainly does not imply avery high compliment
The truth Is and every who knows amy thing knows
10 be the TRUTH that the Mexican claims had about much
to do with the actual production of with Mexico the
Maine Oregon boundary questions had To do in Producing
that result decent respect for the understanding Of the
President will compel every to admit that much OF
his treats of this topic intended for the
try and not for Congeske the speeches of gentlemen who
talk five minutes, and publish five columns, it intended
for Buncombe.
prety OF Presidents avang himself of his privilege and duty
of submitting to Congress annual exposition Of the public
affairs to make eectoneerng appeal to the country and
meet the message the isue which he himself tenders.
deny that these claims in any respect the of
the that they could have been at any time properly
and reasonably made a cause Of
The obligation Of the Government Of the United States to
project ITS flag where and against every Power is
questionable
Whenever the citizens of this country pursuing lawful
commerce under the protection of that flag, have been plum
dered, imprisoned any Injured aud maltreated then,
and in every such case they entitled full indemnify
and is the duty Ct Government to enforce it, and do
30 promptly.
Unfortunately for many of citizens the practice Of the
Government has been heretofore very prompt the per-
Torrance OF this high duty. Perhaps its has been
the wsest We have had many cases. and much delay,
a,ion and loss but have got along without wars, and
hope all just claims will be made. The people of this
country have attained higher civilization than to I've capable
Of desiring that the fraudulent and dishonest shall be
enforced.
There nothing in the law Of nations cole than which
there distinctly settled and defned-more clear
and perfectly agreed and understood than the doctrine
To what sort Of Government may and what
1t may not, interfere ETcby in vudicaon of the rights of
It's citizens, and OF those who claim be have been It's
citizens Let examine the claims, and what is their
character and what has been the conduct of Mexico about
I lhem.
viii endeavor, in few words possible pro-
position or two, by which hope to be able present with
more facility the views which have adopted in regard to
these claims.
ls citizen Of the United States has no right 10 claim the
forcihe ntepoon Of his Government for the enforcement
Of any demand fgfyde8 contract between himself and
foreign Government, any citizen Of foreign Government
I'd. When a citizen OF the United States leaves his own
country, and becomes resident and citizen Of another
try he cannot gh fully claim the fcble interference of the
Government Of the United States protect him. indemnify
him against any wrongs the hands Of the Government of
his adoption Of its citizens.
assert these to be principles of the public law he
questioned disputed this day ALL The Government Of
the United States and all other Governments accustomed
IN very strong OF this description what they call
jrieady Gces-ba Is, they permit their foreign dplo-
mate agents to render assistance to such claimants that
viii not in any commit the Governments represented
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