Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-04


Carolina 20 whom address myself. did H. On Sunday
ue second day oi Msfch-hat day which preceded the
lsEt day Of hs aBhouvand that day. sacred to
tho oounel at, that acted the rosoluuon,.-and in
The darkness Of night bowling with the storm and bat
ling with the elements, u Heaven warred upon the
nudscous act (or well do remember it, the fatal mos-
sengcf off, which carried the selected resolution
20 Toxss The then done: Tc1as was admitted;
oil the consequences OF admission were incurred-and
especially that consequence which Mr. dc B,eaneVra had
denounced aud which our Secretary had accepted
WAX The state Of war was established-the ststus
te was oreaied--and that by hs operation OF our own
constitution as well by the filed declaration OF
Moxico; iot Texas then being admitted into the Union
the war with her extended TO the whole Union ;
and tho duty Of protecting her, devolved upon the
Prsidont o. the United States. The selection the alb
soluc resolution exhausted action: the alternative
resolution io negououon was deiune the only mode Of
admission the absolute one, and 1t made war. TIE
made 10 Mr.. Polka hands: his administration
came into existence with upon is hands and under
the constitutional duty protect Texas the expense
at war with Mexico; and 10 that point. oil rapidly
tended. The Mexican minister General Almonie, who
had returned to Washington city after the rejection Of the
treaty Of annexation, demanded his passports and left
the United States. The land which been adj
vancod to the Sabine, advanced Corpus Christi
the Mexican troops moved towards the Rio Grande the
feot which remained at Vera Cruz, continued there
commerce died outs the citizens OF each country lett the
other, rs far as they could denunciauons filed
the press OF each country and when minister was
sent from the United States, his reception was refused
The state Of existed legally all the circumstances
OF except the single Circumstance OF boodshod ex-
listed nj the accession OF Mr.. Polk aud the coun-
uies Mexico and the U. States, stood in relation to each
Rio Grade brought the conlict-mado the collision
of arns-bU not the The war was prepared or
Fanzcd, established by the Secretary OF State before he
loiI the department IL his legacy the democracy
and TO the ok Sdmiusration-hs last gilt TO them in
the moment OF taking long farewell. And now he sets
M Tor man Of pescc and throws all the blame of war
upon Mr.. Polk, TO whom he boqueaihed II.
Cicero says that Antony flying from Rome to the camp
al CTsar in CsslPine Gaul the Of the civil
which folowed-as much Helen was Of the
Trojan III Helena Tojani, Auie re,pu5liea
bei-eaUsa pests atque eriii tit. He says
that flight put end to all chance OF accommodation
closed the door TO oil Cancellation broke up the plans OF
pcaccabo and by inducing Cesar TO break up his
camp GEul and march the Ruhicon, liz up the
flames Of civil in Italy In like manner saw that
the flight 81 the winged messenger from this pta on the
Sunday night before the Sd Of March, despatched by the
itcn Secretary OF State in the expiring OF his
power; and bearing his fatal choice the capital OF Texas
tho direct OF the war with Mexico IN which
are now engaged. Like tho flight OF Antony, broke up
the plans Of all pescesbe men, slammed the door upon
urgotaton put end to all chance OF accommodation,
b-oke the the Sabine sent the troops towards
Mexico, and Inc up the Like Antony and The Others
nc made unlike Antony, he does not stand To
but copying rather the conduct OF the paramour Helen,
ne flies from the combat he has provoked and, than
Pans, he ondsavors draw along with him, his own
unhappy fight the whole American host. Paris fed alone
A. the sghI Of Meneaus the senator from South Carolina
all fly ct the sight OF Santa Anna. And may
he that than Paris again, he may refuse
the field. Paris back under the keen TeFsoaeh o.
Hector, and tioi 10 fight
'Fcrthee tsc rolI,er b'c.ds The usairoz nounA
An wuzsfh var Il a. is fay barns
Sung with TINS Just and Keen rcbuke-his vivid picture
o the ruin be bad made-Paris returned TIE field ard
t-ied fga and, now, u remains 70 be wheher the
fror Souta Carolina Go ne and. II not
whether be cannot 81 least cease % obsiuet the
oins-s-ceaze 70 abe: to involve tie whole army
Enuan.y retreat
U7o1 TIC evidence given, drawn frol as p15..c
os sets aione, be s,aa5s the ua1 sPged uAor
c-tsct u; lh. calamity. History WI 50 wr.,e hza down
Iuc1orsse isT51T with her pea OF iron and tsbs. o.
o--ss. 49, ~rits biz down: and tao-saad ye.-s
hc-e "a i1es thousand ye.rs hence, 5-y ~ ms Is
s7 zhi- s-- % II te book. tsa as Hsea &c
re Ts--1, and Aat-uy t1e es-Ss Of tae Roman CIV.
80, --- Lr- Ncr ra-e is ar - TIE revocation. Us.
--;r-y . joss c CLLE.-y tie EutlcE q tie present
49, tetvss- ne United Siltes and NeEco
&c - fCr re Character o. p.e-i-zt1--E.tn
VS. s--S, 81 TIE i-rtacT faej proclaim whi-a new
.r--E-. Ta-ss tsndred nevs-.Pers r lie sumner q
lisa e g1y O. re Department Of saie, s5oke The sea
-- Cd; t1e Department o. s-;e, and 2grszc- traitors
ra te I-tse S-tss al who were for psaee1be a.
---- q! Texas y se;-uE the boundary iae Ct Tt1as
~rr- H-r.r5 sul.taus 5asy with the snpc11uoa Here
F' i-st--ctols uncer Snca t-e three hundred a-ec
As re conductor % The one 1, I5-raa!hs-e he IA.
qr- ne 20 answer ). ycsr letter. whea rgqses.I com
~ vs.A readily.
with regard 70 the course OF your psper YOU can take
tic tone OF the administration from the
think. however and would recommend that YOU would
eoac ycuFse 10 attacks upon Ben;5n showing that he
has allie himself with the wings on the Texas question
Quote Jackson letter Texas, whe,e he denouaoes all
those traitors OF the county who oppose the
Apply 1t TO Benton Proclaim that Benton, by attack
mir Tyler and MS friends, and driving them from the par
y, aiding the election OF Mr. Clay; and charge a.m wi tn
doing this defeat Mr. Polk and insure himself The
ccssol 1915 and claim that full Justice be done 10 the
aud motives Of John Tyler by leaders Harp upon
these strings. Do propose the Union; lit il the bu
sness OF he democrats 10 do this and arrange
perfect satisfaction. quote here from our leading friend
at the south. Such is the which recommend and
which you pursue, not according 10 your real at
tachmcn; TO the administration.
LOOK out for my leader of tomorrow as an indication
and regard this letter Of the strict and invioabe
confidence OF character"
make no comment this letter, nor read the other
paris OF II: time will for that. IT is an original
and will keep, and will prove itself merely read para
graph show with what Justice the person who was
in the Department: Of State when these 800 newspapers in
ITS pay were thus attacking the Of peace now sets I'd
for the character OF pacihcator.
[Mr. CALHOUN. Does he intend TO saw that ever
r.iC such letter
Nj BENTON. ! read 1t. lsay nothing
hr. CALHOUN. / never wrote such letter as that
SIR. BENTON. have not said 20.
NJ CALHOUN. take this occasion 10 say that never
exercised the slightest influence that paper never
had the slightest connexon with H. never was sub
soiiber 20 IT, and very rarely read il.
Mr. BENTON. TWAS the work Of one Of the organs
OF the administration, John Jones; aud the instruction
was followed By three huuded newspapers in the pay Of
the Department Of state
hsye finished what propose to say. At this
iMc, relation O. tie authorship Of THE war c9rfoe
myself the ofcia words and Of the senator and
Tc.y upon them g. show that he and Got Mr. Polk Is the
Of tire calamity. Bat while thus presenting him !,
the aslr o.. ihe war; do believe that war was h OBJ
J-- but only incident 20 his obec; end that al fis
conduct DO relation % the admission Of Texas refers ss
with those eec1ns, and explains HE activity
auI &. cIvy thJ.e occasions. Thue, m May 1896
vlo1 be such hot and violent haste for immediate
aimss5n tae election Of that year impending and W
Nan Barren the democratic cont5aie and the Texas que
ton could then have been b'gugiup, nc might have been
showed aside just easily 10 afterwards IN 1874
T. explains BIZ acyy 1856. ~ 1910, o. senator from
Ih Caro.0a sort Of supporter Of Mr. Van Buren,
aud might have thought that good turn deserves
onoiacr and 20 nothing was sad about Texas a that
'ecu01dangerous the least delay four years be.
lore. AID this may explain tic inactivity Of 1910. The
election oi lsii was coming on, and the Senator from
S'uh Carolina O the turf himself, and then the
TcHir question with al dangers and alarms which
had 30 sctOmmJ5atngy postponed themselves for seven
E'f3 years. sud1eny woke up and with on activity and
rg2f propIrholcd O. I.s long fep5se. Instant admission
90 OFT u-zsrds and az the expense of renewing hosites
i.iw. co. Mexico aud Texas, End involving the United
oiaief In Ntm became intspensabic-uecersary 10 our
4.yauoua clear OF sc defence. end then com
Hcuctd al those Vaccinations which ended in the Over