Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-13
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For goods lost in Parian, and interest. "A, 800
r. H. Turnage, for schooner seized in Texas.. 10000
Gilbert Thompson land claim. ........... 407, 900
H 0.# ..... ... .##a . $4,SiS, STA
Now will not undertake affirm that there is no justice
in any these claims There be Justice de-
gree, in all of them But almost the entire amount is for
lands in Texas The claims founded alleged contract
with Texas, when Texas Department of Mexico The
claims good for any thing good for the land and good
against Texas against Mexico. And in has
Government any thing do with it. for they avowed
the ground Of conac and tho wrong, if there be
any wrong is of the that Government has any
right to redress, to interfere about except with its friend
| ly Offices
The of PARROT is stated to be " for various claims
Mexico, arising from contracts, and partly from wrongs donc
forced oans and various oppressons under color OF u
dcal proceedings from the year 1892 to 1897 During this
time he resident do not know whether he had be-
| come a citizen of Mexico. "nh
If had time, sir, would enter much into detail on
the merits or, if you choose the dement's of these claims.
The patriotic appeals Of Mr. Polk, in his annual message,
have brought them here sir and made your duty and mne
| to look at them and what they
has served at least purpose far am concerned
had heard so much about the peridy, the ouages the
nsoence, the injustice and dishonesty OF Mexico, that had
taken it for granted it all will not say is
false, but find no proof of il in the record.
But Is said all through the country, that Congress de-
clared and that great injustice done the President III
calling il his ......
do not mean repent what has been proven in this
House, and in the Senate fifty times oveha the with
Mexico brought by Mr. Polk and by him alone That
Secretary Of State who than all other men, caused
the OF Texas and who any in the
United States contributed the election Of James K. Polk,
Of ensung that annexation, has admitted in the
Senate of the United States within the present week. that the
ue of the the movement of the American army,
made by order of Mr. Polk Mr. Calhoun maintains that Mr.
Polk had right decide what precise boun
dairy than you have And advanced pro-
position undeniabe ,.E.
Sir he might have gone further back and involved himself
and his friends deeply the which impartial history
is bound to visit that awess proceeding. do not speak
much Of the popey Of the annexation of Texas, if had
been conducted deliberately pudeny, and respectfully to all
parties concerned.
That the Joint resolution mode of annexation would inai-
bly, produce war; unless Mexico restrained by deep
her inability to maintain it, manifest TO ALL not too blind
TO any thing, willingly shutting their eyes the
most obvious truth And may add, that do not believe
there any Government in the world that would not have JUS
hed her in making of This is CERTAIN that
in part of the civilized world have any indications of the
opinions OF dsnrested been made which have not been
in utter reprobation of the whole transaction.
1t has been said that they who predicted this result have
worked out the fiment of their prophecy. How stupid
the proposition The whole process has been left the hands
of the Democracy The people of the United States deuded
into the belief that peaceful, easy and judi
cous operation, dsegaded the warnings Of the ues and
wsest sentnes who for forty years have the watch
of our constitution They preferred to the
sells of the Baltimore Convention and these them that
they had nothing to do but to place the Democratic party
power and harm would Of the annexation of Texas
he Idea OF war - w ing humbug cheat and
fraud" attempted upon the people of this country.
These vruous victims of Mexican spoaons and outrage
were here in neutrality-suspicious. and adventures job
bes and shavers and congegaed about Capt.
toll and according to very distinguished Senator from Mis-
souri,, the White House itself in the hands Of desperate
who fashioned the policy and directed the action OF
own Executive.
1t vain that every Wing man and every Wing press
i'll the Republic appealed the people in the solemn
warnings Of the inevitable consequences of hasy and violent
measures in the matter of annexation Polk Dallas Texas
and the Tariff Of forty-t~o, swept all before them
Mr. Polk was elected Texas annexed, and follow
ed Whether the certain and necessary effect Of the
act of annexation brought about by the bunders Of
Executive may be question but il is question worth
discussing, for in either the entire responsibility rests
that party OF which Mr. Polk is the leader and chief
My own impression is that the President and his advisers
more to blame than the party. little necessary
give the crownng glory to the Administration of this Hickory
junior. His first impression TO measure with an
adversary who according To the most inflated conceptions oil
those about him, worthy of his steel sThe whole
none Of Oregon announced by his organ be the ground
which he planted himstE His followers in this hall gave
understand that the British lion be humbled in
the dust Laures to be from that great Power
whose martial history rich with the recorded trophies Of
turtles of yet records moment Of her existence when
she potent rs now.
II fortunate for that Congress suited The
Senate Of the United States yet mad with party rage
had the discretion and rmness the President in his
absurd Planting themselves upon the extreme ground
OF our preensons presenting calmly but firmly fair and
which Executive inauaon seemed have coured but they
gained for the every thing which reasonable men
claimed The greatest Of Mr. Poks leaders (Mr BgSroS)
has recorded in Senatorial debate that they who claimed
should be "cut for the simpes His acknowledged off,
cal newspaper organ for months-not that
had escaped with Great Britain, but that had gain
ed 50 much by negotiation The frmneSS the ,DiSd0n,
the "dipoHntic address" of Chief Magistrate the
themes which this hghtoned organ peaed IFS loudest and
sweetest Of praise. From day day trembled in
agony OF patriotic apprehension lest the people should fail
be sufficiently thankful for the happiness of living under
such jewel Of a President We told if he had not
gone for . 81 40" he would have gotten "49"
credit which the President would claim for him
SELF since il would imply that Government had introduced
upon the great theatre Of international intercourse the tactics
Of the s,abeyard where jockey might be expected TO c
tate himself getting fifty dollars for his beast by asking
hundred for him at first.
But Mr.. Speaker, il would that President was
not himself well satisfied with the Of that adventure
He keen for brush with somebody that in Western
England bully her but the Senate would let him.
next time He would dispense with the assistance Of his
faithful Lords and Commons in this Capitol and take the
whole matter in his hands.
There no risk in it. " A single regiment could
march TO the halls of the Monczumas Mexico poor
and feeble Republic, distracted in her councils, exhausted by
her revolutions and bleeding every pore from the rage and
fury Of contendng factions We at peace with her,
be though had just taken ourselves large portion
Of what she claimed her territory. She had made
for this although she had threatened it. She commit
ted against greater offence AMI made resistance
than did the cells when they excited the indignation Of the cook
by not lying still to be skinned She not precisely quiet