Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-03-04
NUMBER 2S.


popular. saw. on this side of the Chamber as we
find them 10 be on the o,her--I set myself to this
painful Investigation. and found not quite enough
along with me TO have saved that city in olden
time-(A Ianrh.)
There were not FIVE of us but only threcF "A
lauzh.) / looked around and as aIlusion was made
BY the Senator from Michigan Yesterday in very
singular and conspicuous manner that we read Of
in the Old Testament by name. Job in nv desc
lation finding myself only with two other men on
this important question, / did 90 TO that book TO
see if could not find some consolation in nv des-
pair /; and when these votes we're called and / was
compelled TO separate myself from ali around me.
could have cried as did the man Of Uz in his az
Fiction il, the oden time-'What times nv friends
waxed warm, they vanish = "a lauqhl while
il is hot they are consumed out Of their places p
(Renewed augher)
Well / could not leave the position in which it
had pleased the State of Ohio 10 place me. and L
returned again and again 10 the original and pri-
mary and important nauiry-how is it that nv
country is involved in this war; Hooked 10 the
Presidents account Of it, and be tells me that il
was war for the defence Of the territory Of the u
States ! found il written in that message, Mr.
President that this war was not sought nor forced
upon Mexico by the people oftbe United States !
shall make no question of history or the tYutb Of
history with nv master. the COMMANDMENT. Chief. s
upon that particular proposition On the contrary,
] could verify every word that he thus utters. Sir
know that the people Of the United States neither
sough; 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 thai
war and that he forced war upon Mexico l am
not about to afct the Senate with detail Of tes-
timony on tina, 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, 1885, the battle Of San Jacin-
10 was fought Does anybody deny that! No
one here will doubt the fact. The result Of that
battle was that certain district OF country calling
itself Texas, declared itself free and independent
| Republic. ! hope the Senate will pardon me for
uuerng thought or Two which strike me Just now
while see the Senator from Texas--thc leader of
the men who achieved that victory-beiore me.
! wish 20 say a word or two about the great glory
the historical renown that is TO come 10 the people
OF the United States by the victories which she shall
ontaih over Inc arms anu forces oil we Nepaohc OF
Mexico suppose Mr. PRESIDENT hke all o'her
boys IN my early you,h, when mad an opporiuni'
! Voi 'ooang d, oooH oa'eu 'iS'oly' 'hose winch
sPoke H o'oouJ oa'ues anu uesoia''ng wars were
mos, mos i,Aey 70 a'I'aet my euehuon' ahu N'n 'ety
hnl'eu means OF aseei'a"iii's 'nal Po,"on Oh 'he
h's'oiy oi 'ic hunan race II nevertheless mas ''h-
P'esseu nseli very 'Niuiy upon my n'hu .hat 'heie
nave oeeh great wars anu as 'ne oa maxim mas "
| very many brave men, even before Agamemhoh'-
IA iaughl
1 here have been Generals before the Senator
from Texas, who fought well. "a laugh) Men
have done valieniy on battle fields before TAYLOR
went to Monterey a few-one or two recoect
NOT particular friends of NINE Mr. President, al