The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-13

- SsnS c.,s.r vcte. vhich he had been compelled to
give only with the whole o. the o'ns ca as sTsn%s
DI.rsnces Of opinion not matter o. wonder upon
qusion ks this Every one mS ns's IF ,Ss @in
suishsd ssnstors from South Carolina and Michigan,
ssss c.houa and cs 10 A: ps0,ound ocp 1.
nvcvsd in dar kness and fearful and I'm
psnstrsbls gloom wh'. tS the soft imagination Of the
prospsrous sunshine, and uudimnished beauty Mr.
Corwn was disposed TO accord with the fenru
of the past than the Elusive
OF latter senator. He had heard the Senator from
Mchigan bsors In similar beautiful picture, on the
yesterday had said then that the sentinel might sleep
upon his wefch tower, for there would be Of
sufacien for the day the evil thereof then tbs
cry but the evil was then predicted and now 1t has
come upon u.s. We are not now. Mr. rresid emit as we
were then. at psscs with ell the world We ara not
free nom debt and the spprehensions OF debt az we
were them but We have beggsred treasury. lifting up
II s the sousy 70 help i" this war Til:
only showed how little relisnce was to be con
Reviewing then, the origin the war, Mr. Corwn said.
appeared II the constitution had been torn to tatters
red to The winds and that tho power Of party
had assumed It's plrss, and tina. we had become she
criging slaves of that power intended to DO tho mne
rial ofhcer only Of the constitution. After war OF Yen
months in which our 6scal energies and patriotism had
been taxed to tho utsrmost in vain we LOOKED upon e
Ss o hi, war The Of Con
grss. the wsrmasing power inrnisheS no s" % 20
TIL. nod Io'hSg ssts var Tse bs,s,au
WHO sbould come 10 examine our records, would sag
there could have been no such constitution we
cussion any where OF the fact Although the war had
existed months was not until within few days
that we permitted the privilege Of any dis
cusson whatever. As the Senator from south Carolina
had sci d. We had been compsllsa in the absence Of
Official facts guess at IL How did come MIR FRESH
dsnt-how happened it, that havs thus early depart
ed from the teachings Of fathersf He then proceed
ed to show that the wisdom Of iahers the col
sosd wisdom Of the history of mankind tina, they
had seer from those lights that was the destruction OF
hands 81 one mu they
70 the people and their senatves They provided
however not without their msgylngs: that The presi.
United states And what, under this power. had been
done1 In every little Indian difficulty, army had
been augnsnted, until IL had risen from Go 10 10 900
mon and the other day aske tor regimen,s
more: and for not giving them quickly as they
the roy oostool for the yblown remnsnts that may
l from the Executive shsmbies arraigps this Senate
. charge OF treason Mr. COrwin trusted that
this miserable minon of his Msjesty would he
appsassd from the readiness with which thu
to ,hs auson 10 The Presidents message to hi. humble
servants Of both HOUSES OF Congress, of giving aid
one .s 20 os ns masna nN.
ssd Mr. q he was to be punished among tue melsfac-
,or under n. charge no. q. iss; hoped = ths pT1y
doris, who condemned t. be hsDged, and qusre
ana dl,emha~elsd; he s least hoped that he might be
allowed sufficient time Oh Ike. daughter all around
The eloquent Senator then passed of review Of the
progress Of British freedom until Day when power
propositions refused and specific appropriations
made for the last hundred years, the King Of
Britain and Ireland could not and cured not.
else tho msk,pg power VIII Oh had been cissd
by the President Of the United States He denounced
war, we were bound to prosecute it, Under this false
doctrine might blndy follow the Executive to Mon
serey. sonoIa to Yucatsn 20 Panama, or to China.
sdous despotism the face OF the earth He had
tired to bring his mind to tho duty of sustaining this war;
bat he could not and he could not sustain which
he believed TO be neither necessary nor just Ho knew
THAI denunca,ions would fall upon his headhe knew
that his ressoning old fashioned and anpo pular
quite unpopular his side OF the House the other
He ha not upon the bill Of ten regiments) the FIVE
pisio, but he had only three and the Senator from
Michigan had referred to job he too had turned
he could exclsim in his desolstisn with the =" man
Of Uz," What time my friends warm,
they vanish tGreat Laugher. When it is hot they
consumed out OF their places Increased iaugher
He then proceeded to show that the people did seek
war bot that onr MASTER the tommsnterin Chief Of the
Army did seek it, He next reeed the history OF annexa
ton from the battle of san Jacinto, in the year grace
1885 and gavsa NEST sarcastic account Of tina: battle
show tho glores that goin strength
of with the Mexicsns But heroe. before
the hero Of San Misunderstanding scrsss 10 General
great battles before that at Monterey. He hsa heard Of
Two or three himself (Laughter) War an old
practice Of six thousand ears-ths 6rst born
hero, and gained battle in kiling his brother
And Yet all to join in loud nalleluah and in
general mphony OF exuaton at ,hs inviac Bile power
st the Anglo Saxons as exhibited in Mexico These
Anglo-saAona were truly a great people. They had
been robbers all the world over They had gained
especial glory battle OF san Jacino for of 40
eng sged there were three killed and two VINO
died alter ards of their He did believe but
In the work human destruction q equal to any
people the facs Of the earth and that as viii
ling the throats Of neighbors upon small
est preext He claimed honor Tor tn. Anglo saxons
in the highest degree L4ugh,er) He then illustra ID
that the rebellion in Texas instgsted by the United
satssthst OF the 700 at an JsrIate there but
20 who not IRON the United States-tha the army
OF Texas provided and fed Unitsd States and
that the Mexicans knew the object time the
dsme mberment OF their country. What then. must be
their feelings against taey who have clause in their
written constitution that the Republic shall never be
dismembered-so strong is this principle i'll their very
nature In illustration drew supposed
Of the descent of Great Britain upon New York after
exciting an nsusction in that state and the of
that commonwealth, and her planting 10000 upon
the frontiers OF Pennsy lvsnia New Jersey to cover
iato submission; and what would be effect upon
us1 Whstif Great Britain in doing this to say,
have not only 80 900 Quo OF people at home but away
round on the otner side of the Garth, light you
have the command OF 100 900 600 Get out Of the
way, you struggling democrats, must have Massa.
chusetts for naemnes. Would the senate ra,ify such
treaty. ask my c,lioegue (lir Allen) bis op,njon
upon It. tGeners merIIment) My colleague who
interested last the pogr Amer
in Oregon, for tear they might the ennis
sares OF Great Britain with viii Of hs5eas corpus
their pockets lLsughierJ But they TO Texas to
night tor Liberty remember very well at the time
had very little Of il here (Laughterj so they
went down to Texas to tight Se7r it, and they
conquered peace. General lsl.,hing) MIR. Cor
recited the history of the spondence OF
MIR slidell with the NJ xican GJvernment-snd how Al
mJno here at ths court had protested that xaton
would be cause OF and how force into
good society abroad in securing Mr. Sldel a recogni.
uoa u full minister had made military demon
srson upon northern frontiers OF Mexico, and how
this failed, AMI that the result
documents OF the President upon subject bore ast-
hood upon their face. Mr.. eorwin In a enaty
way, alluded 10 the great fundamentally OF Colonel
Benton def ling the truth OF history respecting the
line Of Oregon, ani wished he had nterposed
authority upon this question OF the boundary OF Texas
at the critical time He might have saved the war
Mr. Covwi0 then read from a resoiu ion offered
20 wit :-tnat assumption OF the left bank OF
the RIO Grands as tho boundary OF Texas would
BE- act OF erect aggression upon Mex co. ivr
the consequences Of wh,1n the Unite1 states would
wholly Iesponsiole DIR. Gown said IL for hi
apIor humole man like the puDiican to ques ion
intalibiy OF democratic Pnaisees VINO kno W oil
things; he could only, like the publican, afar or
aud LIT up his voice and cry, God be mercui 10 me
D pooc wnis" General explosion Of laughter above
snI beloMl Il TOR hum auxhi agaipat tina