Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-07-03

a Man may say and moi commit Treason
What he may not.
great thing live in free country, and is not
y long since it generally supposed that America
e.. We elect members of Congress investigate and dis
IS and make laws. We have Senate, a part Of whose
ty ID supposed to be to keep supervisory view
our foreign relations and domestic affairs in order to adj
the President and when necessary check him. There
certain among in old times who could not be.
they lived under King and obsnatey persisted
sir death in the faith that all citizens and especially all
embers of Legislative bodies, had right Think reason,
I'd to speak.
The people Of this country have been far led off under
halucnation of freedom that they have considered it
commentator say of candidate for the Senate or House
Representatives in Congress that he Of talent,
Die TO form opinion upon public affairs, and courageous
lough to express that opinion when formed There are
living who remember when it was held that even
might be allowed its while was left free to
ombat it, But this age of progress. There still
pleudices alive against the Of King but thereis
strong party in our country, determined to have King in
ay under the name Of President Democratic President
ling They not only intend TO have one, but they say
ave already They do not, was done in primitive
mes choose their aest for King, but done at
later period in the history of the world they set up calf
Id worship him. Our Congress, they say in effect has be-
ONE mere form. They may investigate, but they must
investigate further than they told They may debate,
ut hey all take side They may reason bu. their
acues in the groove that cut for them very
hight variation indeed constitutes the highest crime known
0 human laws--the crime Of treason : The King do
10 wrong Whatever he proposes up opposition, for
opposition is treason Debate much you please, but
you disagree with him you have committed the internal
,f treason. Reason much you may, but have
hat your follows and obeys the King your head
viii find its way the block Not that you are to be act
lily guilotned, hung, sho-we too refined for that
,u you are be DETAINED by public and private means and
robbed of the esteem of your fellow You 10 lie
branded Cain branded The patronage of the Gov
which you taxed support is turned upon you
Five hundred vena newspapers make their business libel
you. Ten thousand stipendares uneashed upon you
with their cowardly and tongues, clamor for
your destruction. The King and his Government their
foot upon your neck. At every bypath assassin of cha
ce kept under pay for such purposes ushes out and abs
you, and then sinks back to his lurking place. If you
him and pursue him, he flies and seeks refuge under the
Empe robes of the Democratic Presdent-King.
II therefore becomes matter of grave inquiry what
may say and what he may say We suppose ourselves
journalist performing acceptable duty in attempting
guide the feet of readers safely the burning plough
shares of treason, hickly planted in their path. First,
then they may not say this
Show Mexico that you sincere when you YOU de-
sire nothing by conquest She has learned that she
conquer you war, and if she had not she weak
disturb you here. Tender her peace and my life it, she
win then accept it. But whether she shall not you will
have peace without her 1t is that has
Llade war; your will peace Let us then
close forever the approaches OF internal eud and
b the ancient concord and TO old wuys OF national proser
and of permanent glory Let us here in this temple
eeraed to the Union, perform solemn lustraon lei
wash Mexican blood from hands, and these altar
The presence of that image Of the Father Of his Country that
poks down upon us swear = preserve honorable with
all the world and eternal brotherhood with each other"
Senator CoHwIS said IN the Senate supposing he had
right to say it, but it turned to be rank He
membered what'had been said in stirring times by Hampden,
Sydney, Chatham, Patrick Henry and old John Adams
and supposed yant could be than those they
combatted. But it turned out otherwise Neither King
Charles nor King George were here but Democratic Pres
dent cali-sor of King; quite great yrant and
speful because OF his weakness. Mr.. Enfsa committed
what they call treason, and has been outawed.
( Again. You may not say this nor the Ike Of this
"Wil the North consent treaty bringing in territory
subject TO slavery viii the South treaty brug
ing territory from which slavery is excluded Sir fu-
full OF difficulties and toll Of dangers We suffer
ing pass the golden opportunity for securing harmony and
the stability Of The constitution We appear be rush
ing upon perils headlong, and with q all open. But
put dst in Providence and in that good and par
osm Of the people which will yet hope, themselves
before il is too late"
Mr.. WEBSTER said it in the Senate, and he too is outlaw
ed and declared guilty Of treason.
We will tell readers ,chen they may speak and
hOlC, without being guilty Of treason. Mr. g. j. lNGERsOLL,
chairman Of the Committee Foreign Relations in the
House. the Sd day of February 1915, declared in Con-
gess that the true boundary between this country and Mex
the desert between the Nueces and Rio Grande, in
this emf hattie language:
Tho stupendous deserts between the Nueces and the Bravo
rivers the natural boundaries between the AngloSaxon
and the Iauritanan There ends the valley ofhe We
There Mexico begins Thence, beyond the Bravo begins the
Moorish people, and their Indian associates whom Mexico
properly belongs who should that vast desert it
they could we, side too, stop there be-
ntcrminabe conflicts must going south
their coming north Of that gigantic boundary. Uhe beacc
cherished that boundary scH be sacred Not nil tie sbiIt
Of conquest RACES will the people either side modest
mix with each other and whenever they do the other
must be conquered r not extingushed."
Mr. ISsERsoLL in ls45 might say thus and commit no
But the Democratic King took another shoot and
concluded that peace should be "chesed" nor 'tiat
boundary be held sacred" What then did Mr.. Ingerso do
Would have been proper for him adhere what he had
said Not so. That would be unahfu, unoyal and TAX
ing sides against the King Il would be So
Mr. INGERsoLL in the session Of ISl647 taking the
not the boundary, as follows:
Preae Polk had no constitutional ight to stob short Of
the Bavo and, truth the province OF Texas extended to
that river by territorial conguraou, ~hc itself has
rendered the lmitary demarcation OF that region"
Such, reader may you do, and be safe Noturn less sud-
den will answer the purpose Swallow your wors-no
ter how often Gup them down, you will find your
self traitor
In conclusion, allow all ministers Of the gospel
beware how they preach against the msees and Of
waral sober and good citizens how they express any
and have