The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-02


TO be-buI i'll we did, we had no right 'rl
depart from the bounds she had liked At
hers. W. admitted her with those bounds
Il was legislative act, and the President
was not TO blame for it. llwas his oii'cla
duty 10 sec the laws faithfully exccned nl
regard to this as 10 all other things, and
what had he donei He sent a minister ioI
settle that boundaiy.-not by war, but by
negotiation; but Mexico refused to negou'
ate, snd said sho intended 10 setue that
question BY the swordf she would recon-
qCer Texas
Some gentlemen said tue President should
then have stood fast at the NueceS But
Mr., X. asked, what gave him any right to
stop lhelei Had Texas agreed that heI
territory stopped thsrci Did Mexico recog-
Mise The Nueces as he boundaryi II not,
what gave the President the right to do so'
Il was true that certain distinguished Sem
ator had said lha, il wus his opinion that
that wss The true line But was the Presis
dent to take his word rather than an act OF
the Legisalurel He was bound TO take
lhC claim of Texas as prima tacis evidence
that she was entitled TO the boundary she
claimed
All this noise about an Executive war
was nothing but poor mean effort IN gem
uamen 10 escape the responsibility OF their
own act. So the world would view it,
And now, (said Mr. K.,) you Peace'IoV,
ing, war hating, religious men, you have a
very gres're regard fol Mexican blood lun-.
dersiand The ana.wcr principles, was
raised among the Quakers myself, they held
to uon>ressianos, but never could quite
60 that, always fell as il, after turning the
olhsr cheek, (and that was The extent OF the
command, y should like 10 give the fellow
tha, struck me good hare blow.
admit that war is an evil, but | ask, who
is responsible for oil The blood which has
been and shall be shed in Mexicol Who
is responsible before all just meni I will
say nothing about the bar Of my Maker.1
will tell you; hold YOU res2onsibe for
it II it had not been for your obstinate
resistance 10 The annexation of Texas, and
your flaming speeches on that subject, ii
Mexico had not expected support & aid 10
her cause from you, shs never wonId have
presumed 10 make war upon US. But they
believed you would keep your word. You
said that annexation was wrong, and would
certainly bring war with iI-and they trust
ed to you to keep th,m out Of war. They
must be infatuated 10 expect 10 cope with
us. No; they thought that they would
catch Taylor in trap and cut him of be-
fore we could come TO his aid, and that then
there would be such clamOr By you a.
gsnst the Executive that we should give
them good terms Of peace. But you have
thus cast a shade on your own pslrolism,
and you are responsible for lAe war. Were
not your iDfammaiOry, speeches published
10 Mexic9' Did not their leaders dwell on
theso speeches Of yours as evidence to show
;Sal you would parslyse the arm Of The A,
merriam Government
Bmth WAC not all. Your clamors a.
ssinsI the Executive, and your nIimaliOnS
that you would moi suffer The President to
carry no war into Mexico, embodened
hem 10 attack ua, II you had threatened
vigorous prosecution Of the war, they would
never have dared 10 give US battle, ,a?ler hav4
ing been so whipped at Palo .4Ito. Good
as yOut Intentions may be, ny you are
responsible for The blood shed in Mexico |
hold you rsGponSbs for i! alb end so
wlli The American people.
lfyour power was equal 10 your viii, |
sou would make us now call back our army
from California and New Mexico, and III
YOU persist long enough in your opposition
and they DO not bsCome fully satisfied that
you will rot gst The ,einO Of power, they
will 90 on in the hope that, as soon ag you
come into power, you will no! only with
draw your lroopO, but give them indemnify
for all the injury you have done Ibsm.
Such (Mr. K said) were his views, he
was not esrrsdj he meant nothing but what
he said, and he meant all he said. TO him
i seemed passing s!rarge that, in all their