Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-27


within thirty forty days travel of any and every point
the map of the civilized world Through this great artery Of
trade you would have carried through the heart OF your
country the teas of China and the spices of India to the
kets Of England and France. Why, why, Mr. President
did abandon the enterprises Of peace, and beake
selves to the barbarous achievements of war Why did
forsake this fair and fertile field to batten that moor"
But Mr. President if further acquisition Of territory is to
be the result either Of conquest treaty. then scarcely know
which should be preeedeterna with Mexico the
hazards Of internal commoion at home, which last fear may
come another province is to be added to territory
There topic connected with this subject which
BILE when approach and cannot fobear notice it, IL
meets you every step you take threatens you which way
you go the prosecution Of this alude
question of slavery Opposition its further extension, it
must be obvious to every one is deeply determination
with men OF all parties in what call the non-slaveholdng
States. New York. PeRnsy lvana and Ohio, three Of the
most powerful have already sent their Legislative instructions
heeso it will be- doubt not, in all the rest. II is vain
to speculate about the for this Gentlemen
the South may CALI prejudice passion hypocrisy fanatcsm
shall dispute with them that point. The great
fact that it SO, and otherwise what
know. You cannot alter change this opinion il
would These people only say, will not cannot consent
that you shall carry slavery where it does already exist
They do seek disturb you that institution
lists in your States. Enjoy il if you WILL and as you will
This their language, their determination How in the
South Can be expected that they should expend
their blood and their treasure the acquisition of i'm
territory and then willingly forego the right carry
hther their slaves and nhabt the conquered country they
please to do SO Sir know the feelings and opinions of the
South too well TO calculate this. Nay believe they
would contend to any extremity for the right had
they wish to exert it. believe (and confess trembe
when the conviction presses upon meg that there equal OBJ
stnacy on both sides of this fearful question
IL then, we persist in war; which, lift terminate in any
thing short Of mere wanton waste of blood well
ney, end Gas this bill proposes in the acquisition Of
rory to which at this controversy attach, this bill
would TO be nothing less than bill produce internal
commoion. Should prosecute this another moment,
ln
Of Mexican land the North and the South brought
into collision point where neither will yield. Who can
oresee forete the result Who hold reckless
look such conflict in the face unmoved do envy the
heart of him who realize the possibility of such conflict
without emotions too painful to be endured. Why, them
shall the Representatives Of the sovereign States Of this
Union, the chosen guardians Of this conlederad Republic
why should pecptae this fearful struggle, by continuing
the results of which be force once upon
it Sir, rightly considered, This is treason, the
Unon the dearest interests, the ofest aspirations
the most cherished hopes Of constituents. 1t crime
to risk the possibility of such contest II crime Of such
internal hue that every other the catalogue of niquity
when compared with it. whtens into virtue.
Oh, Mr. President, it does me- if hell itself could
yawn and vomt up the ends that inhabit its penal abodes
commissioned to disturb the harmony of this world and dash
the aest prospect of happiness that nured the hopes
men, the first step in the contamination of this daboica pur
pose would be to light up the fires of internal and plunge
the sister States of this Union into the booess gulf Of civil
sfe We stand this day the crumbing brink Of that
BuWe sec us pioony eduies wheeling ana Dolng before us
shall not pause before be too late How plain again
here the path, may add the only way Of duty of prudence
Of true patriotism. Let abandon all idea of acquiring fur
ther territory and by consequence prosecute
this war Let call home armies and bring them al
once without our own acknowledged limits Show Mexico
that sincere when you cay you desire nothing by
quest She has learned that she cannot you war;
and she had not she is weak disturb you here Ten
der her peace, and, my life it. she will then accept it. But
whether she shall not you will have peace without her
consent your that has made war; your
will restore peace Let them close forever the approaches
OF internal eud and return the ancient concord and the
old ways Of national prosperity and permanent glory Let
here in this temple consecated to the Union, perform
emn ustraon; let wash Mexican blood from hands,
and these affairs the presence of that image of the Fa
Their of his Country that looks down upon u.s. pre-
serve honorable peace with all the world and eternal brother
hood with each other