Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-06


they had manifested without regard 10 the of the
or its necessity, disposition to sustain the honor and credit
of the country They had voted for all the bills of the Adm
nistaon They had given them all that had been asked for
leaving the war under the peculiar charge OF the Admnstra
ton and they had right and with justice, to
turn about and say this Administration, You have neglect
ed TO prepare the country for vigorous prosecution of this
war; instead of calling upon the people Of this country TO
pledge their property the war; you have gone upon
credit you have relied upon borrowing you have attempted
push your credit to the utmost extreme and in the first
year Of the your chief officer OF finance with all his nge
nuy at his wits end as to how he shall raise money You
preferred political theories which you preparing
for the last fifteen years for time Of peace and you will not
now give them up in time OF you will not give up
your Subeasury though every iron chest in it holds nothing
but promises to pay you will not levy tax for fear 1t
will disturb your preiy contrived schemes you adhere
party Notwithstanding the emergency which calls
upon you lay aside party feelings In time of there
should be nopary And nasmuch attempted only
there but elsewhere, to throw mputaons those who
opposed to their party measures OF want Of disposition to
the country in time of war, he threw the charge back
upon those who originated the war; that they had per-
formed their duty the country preparing the finances of
the country to meet the emergency.
He had word say in regard the in which this
had been managed. He did not agree with gentlemen
here that the Executive, upon his responsibility should
plan campaign but it evident that such had been the
course followed in this The first campaign against
Mexico had been planned and controlled entirely by the Ex
ecuve The grand scheme, in military point of view, had
been TO conquer peace it called and, TO do this
round the They had divided little army into
three four distinct divisions; stationed upon the Rio
Grlnde another penetrating Mexico; third at Santa Fe,
and fourth around Cape Horn take
California Tho fleet of the United States had got possession
Of the Gulf of Mexico, and squadron the Pa
cifc Thus the Republic of Mexico completely
surrounded by their army and their naval forces. Now
said that they wanted conquer peace and that the
proper place in which to dictate that peace the has
of the Monezumas in the city of Mexico and yet every
division of their army stationed at extreme points, in
mote provinces, in provinces of comparatively small popula
ton they had been sent from point to point far they
could ge as remote distance possible from the CEN
trail point to which their operations must be directed if they
would conquer peace. They sen. to those points
where they could conquer nothing the wilderness and the
barren country. Their navy had been sent into the Gulf
For what purpose To contend with the which pre-
vail there Mexico had fleet, nava force for them
encounter This had been the plan Of their campaign and
yet they complained because they had not accomplished
This the kind OF plan for investing Mexico though the
idea of the President that blow be struck the
heart of the country their army kept thousand miles
from the spot where the blow be struck But they
to concentrate in the city of Mexico and there peace
to be conquered Sir (said Mr. NJ if the object be
peace; if the object OF the campaign has been conquer
speedy peace you have taken directly the opposite
from that which you should have taken accomplish it But
your object be smembe Mexico of her Provinces and
not peace then the you have taken accomplish your
purpose has been wisely planned.
Sir, there have been many schemes proposed. We hear
them day-you hardly meet of military pretensions
Now if the object be, has been heretofore repre-
sened to obtain peace- you seeking for nothing ese
then with gentlemen who say that you should have
concentrated your forces and marched directly upon the city
of Mexico there struck decided blow and then said the
Government of that Republic prepared make
peace with you by settling the of quarrel-the
boundary line of Texas and the indemnity citizens
Sir this had been the object you would have had peace long
ago. But instead oh you have your army around Cape
Horn you have employed yourself in annexing the Uni
ted States Mexican territory and establishing forms Of civil
Government and publishing to all the world and Mexico
that your object despo her of her territory But you
say that your object is to conquer peace In what
to conquer a peace BY striking blow that will make
Mexico for peace That has not been your of
conduct.
The President asked last year for two millions Of dollars
6a % esn @ But what does the
chairman of the Committee Foreign Relations say I
lie says that the Administration wants three millions for the
purpose OF making peace that there is party in Mexico
willing to make peace, and that they dare do
less this three millions of dollars placed in the hands of the
President to sustain that party Mexico making peace with
Sir will have nothing to do with such scheme as
this believe II will amount to nothing, and that if the
three millions are given instead of procuring peace
will go into the pocket of traitor Mexico, traitor
10 his own Government that shall lose our money! and
with the honor of this country Sir it looks very much
the two millions had been wanted for the purpose Of getting
Santa Anna into the country and that the three millions
now required TO get him out.
He sorry respass upon the time Of the Senate and
he would not detan them much longer. He did alude
these things for the purpose of finding fault with what had
been DONE but because by abiding them, he accomplish
ed what he desired which 10 bring the Senate consi
deaton OF the of this war; in order whether
they could not bring it to end by honest and speedy adj
ustmen of the Of quarrel which existed between the
two countries
He would therefore refer for few moments to the causes
of the and in doing this he would direct the attention
Of the Senate to what the President himself had said regard
to the difficulties, and the only difficulties, which existed be-
tween the Republic of Mexico and the United Suites the
time this commenced In his message Of December s45
the President gave the country detailed account Of the
differences which existed between the countries There
but two subjects Of dculy in regard to the
boundary of Texas arising of the of annexation and
the other the unredressed injuries which Mexico had in
fcted upon the property of citizens of the United States for
which the payment of indemnity demanded These
the only existing of difference.
Mr. NJ here quoted from the message OF the President
IL was most unfortunate he continued, that sister Repub
lies should to for such these. War should
have been prevented and it would have been if there had
been proper prudence and foresight the part Of those
whom the administration Of the Government belonged.
lie would put this question to the Senate, and through the
Senate to the Executive, Are you willing make peace by
settlement of the which led to the war He believed
that if had been fully understood when Mr. Sel went to
Mexico, that the desire of this Government settle
those two questions the boundary and the indemnes
would have been done and if the purpose the Gov
eminent that they should be settled now, it might be done
But the President not prepared do this what
that he wanted Let tho world understand let the people
tins country understand what the object and intention Of the
Government was He did not know what that object could
be- unless the conquest Of Of the Mexican pro-
vnces If his object merely punish an adversary the
spirit Of the would not justify him in his This