The North-Carolina standard., 1847-03-17

Mexico declared that the only alternative left it.
was war against the United States; and our army
did not leave Corpus Christi until the lllh. Will
1t be pretended that the news of this movement
could have reached the City Of Mexico in one
dar2 And before Gen. Taylor had been at Mat
amoras seven days, orders were given by the
Mexican government to her Generals, to attack
the American forces, w hen The fact of Taylors
arrival could not have been known at their seat
of government But if the President had gone
even farther than he has in this matter think the
Wing party in this House might abale portion
OF their wrath by adverting to period in the his
tory Of Mr.. Madison's administration. They have
certainly forgotten The famous dispute about boun-
dary between this country and Spain, while Flo
rida belonged to that nation and that pending the
discussion between her and us upon that subject,
the prudent and cautious Madison took forcible
possession by our army of two points within the
territory claimed by her, and that bis foremost de-
fender on the floor of Congress in his triumphant
vindicaton from the assaults of his enemies for that
step, their late candidate for the Presidency,
Henry Clay.
Gentlemcn in their eager desire to fix the CEN
sure of The public upon the President, involve
themselves in a palpable contradiction. While
they tell US on the one hand that from mere hatred
to the people Of Mexico. he has, even in violation
of the Constitution which he has sworn 10 sup.
port, precipitated us into war with them, they
tell US on the other hand, that he has shown too
much friendship for Santa Anna, the leader and
master spirit of that nation, in preventing his
return from exile to Mexico. 1t is for them to
reconcile, if they can such Inconsistencies Sir,
| if the enemies of the President in the United
States had displayed The same zeal to aid him in
the defence of the Interests and honor Of the
try, which they have to clog and embarrass his
administration, this war would have been now
Terminated, and Mexico would have made atone
ment for the past and given pledges for the future.
But | believe he will at last, in spite of opposition
at home and abroad, BRING US we'll out this con-
flict that the appreciation of his countrymen
awaits him; ard that his name will be ranked in
the future history of his country among its great
est benehctors; while many of his revilcrs
''Doubly dying will go down
To the vile dust from whence they sprung
Unwept, unhonored and unsung."
| But we have been often told in this House that
the democratic party is now nearly prostrated, and
that the future holds out to it no dawning of a
better day.
| These predictions have no terrors for me- am
not specializing upon the fIturc-I am not calcu-
laing the chances whether the party to which
am proud to belong, is to GO down or be in the
ascrndant---I have stood by it in sunshine and in
Storm and expect to abide its fortunes throug h
veal and through woe; and if the sombre picture
Of our enemies shall be realized, and the party
shall become utterly prostraed, some of Us will
have the proud consolation Of knowing that upon
this important question at least, we have obeycd
the patriotic injunction,
''Let all the ends thou aim'st at. be thy countrys
"Thy Gd's, and truths; then if thou fail'st,
'Thou fallst blessed martyr"