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Speech or Hon. Daniel WebsIcr
ln commenting upon the remarks Of
Ne. Webster, At tho late Springfield Con-
veeant''on' our Tribune friend says--ssThey
are able, lucid, and patriotio-wor,hy Of
the man.and the occasion. We intend to
s. nuence disqualification Of this sneech
aasn our next No, Il exhibits in its paked
sueiormi'y the unrigh,eous origin Of the
Mexican war
Thus ends this singular feat, as the
natural offspring Of more singular d;s.
crepancy in nature. We know 40 ,;,,,e
how 70 account for this mans. taste q his
dlscernmen,. The one must be sadlv Vi
tciated, and the other uapardonably s,upi.
ned Tor both arc equally repre- hensible,
g applied to 9 faithful description of Mr..
Weostera speech. II is neither cable. -
lucid," nor patriotic; . and instead of
sexmolting I'm its naked deformity'' this
unrighteous war;" it only exhibits the
lni'e rfections of one, whose trade is poll
lies, and whose country is but mart in
which to yend his worthless merchandise.
Let Us see whats Mr.. Webster says about
the annexation Of Texas. Mark his lam
guage. while referring to the course of
Mr., Calhoun: "Sir, Ihave before alluded
70 the declaration Of Mr.. Calhoun, that if
there had been no annexation Of Texas.
there would have been no war. Now. |
choose to say, that ! concur in your own
declaration, sir, (meaning the Chairman
OF the Convention,) so forcibly expressed
by you, in your place in the House Of
Representatives, that "lhe direct conse-
Guences OF this net ofiniquity, is the pre-
sent war. - From the above decIara-
lion, none can doubt that Mr.. Webster
regards the act Of annexation as the fun
cause Of the war. Again he
is too plain that annexation was
he primary cause Of the war; In the
last quoted paragraph, he commits him
sell beyond controversy, or even doubt.
Well, no one will take issue with him up-
on this point, for it is universally ac
knowIedged that annexation was the os-
1ensible cause Of the war. Still. in pla-
eng the cause upon its proper ground,
we should not overlook the fact, ,ba. we
had lad Tor many years prior to the admis-
sion OF Texas, been most shamefully in
suited, both by sword and deed''-un-
provoked on our part, aud unremunera
ted on theirs. With this UNDERSTANDING
Of Mr.. Webs.er's views upon the '!prina-
ry cause" Of the war, and his repeated
and unayaiIing efforts to shuttle the en-
''ro responsibility upon the President
charging It as a Presidential war, and
one without the sanction Of Congress. or
The Consli'ution-foreign 10 the wishes
OF a majority of the people. and in viola
ion non OF every principle Of, national iuris-
prudence-how can he, or his friends,
reconcile the following extract from the
samo speech.
In referring to the independence Of
Texas, he says-"rhis country acknowl-
edged that Government; foreign States
acknowledged that Cove rnment; and I
think, in all fairness and honesty, we
must admit, that in 1910, Al. AZ, and
-, Texas was an independent State a.
mong the States Of the world. | do not
admit, therefore, tina! it was any lust
ground Of complaint on the part of Next
co, that the United States annexed Texas
to themselves" Well, if it was no "iust
ground Of complaint on the part Of Mexi-
co that Texas was annexed to- this Union.
and If the annexationc Ct Texas "was the
primary cause Of the war;" (Which is the
precise language of Mr.. Webster,) and
IT this act was consummated before Pre-
sident Polk assumed the reigns Of Govern.
lnent, (which is the fac,,) with what fair
ness or consistency can Mr.. Webster
charge this war upon the President. as a
tsurpalion of,hc rights of Congress and
The liberties Of the people, or as iniqui-
lous on the part Of that govcrnmen..--
Was not the President, as the chosen
guardian OF the liberties Of the people,
Irrespective Of location, the date Of ad-
mission, or the, peculiar circumstances
hat might have surrounded annexation;
bound by n most solemn oath, to protect
he people Of Texas in the free enjoy