Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-04-06
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, IS4S.

ion they constituted and held together under tho con-
and little do the population of Mexico on the south
resist and reject ALL and NIL with equal resolution And
therefore, say that II tho question were put TO me TO-DAY
whether would take peace tho present state of to
country distressed is during the existence war obi
this is under circumstances affective TO HUMANITY
and disturbing TO the business Of those whom now repre-
sent, ms now oss,I say STILL e it PIT whether
And that because, sir there necessity being driven in
to that dilemma in Judgment Other gentlemen think df
feronty. hold mans conscience hut mean TO make
clean breast Of myself and protest that see no reason
believe there Is nonewhy obtain peace
as honorable and as prompt pence without territory with
it, The things aeparnble. There is no necessary
connection between them Mexico does wish us to take
her territory while she receives money. Far from it,
She yields her assent If she yield Mt all reuctantlynnd
we all know it, is the result Of force and there Is no man
here who docs not know that And lot say sir that il
this Trst paper shall finally be rejected it ia most likely to BIO
because those who under protection hold power there
cannot persuade the Mexican Congress people agree 10
this cossion of territory. The thing likely break up
what we now expect to take place. is the rcpGgnsnce Of the
Mexican people to part with Mexican territory They would
prefer to keep their territory, and that should Keep our
nogey-'s prefer should keep money they their
ton do not know what may happen. The times are full
of strange events think it certain that f the treny which
mas gone to Mexico shall fiIao be ratified, will be because
of the aversion of tho Mexican Congress- the Mexican peo
pie to cedo the territory, any part of It, belonging TO their
republic " ''
have said that would rather poace for the pres
en than to have peace which brings territory for states
and the reason is that shall get peace without
tory az with tmore safe, durable and vastly
honorable to US, the Great Republic of the world.
Blu. we hear gentlemen have some Territory
the people demand it, deny tat least no proof Of il
Whatever. do not doubt there aic individuals of
Prsing Character disposed TO enigate who know nothing
bout New Mexico but that it Ia far Off nothing about Cal
Hernia out mat IT. Is sun farther Of who are tired of the dull
dreds and thousands of such whom whatsoever is
new and distant Is attractive They feel the spirit of border.
frs, and the spirit of the bodcer, take it, to be oeruby
contented with his condition where he H. until somebody goes
10. beyond m ana then his e1gonoss is to take up
vance OF him With such the desire emigrato Is IN
observer of human NATURE NJ Tulcyrand when he travelled
in this country in 1897.
But do not find anywhere any considerable and re.
spectacle body OF persons who want territory and such
territory Twenty four Of us last year in this
ganst the prosecution of the for territory
not want it-bob southern and northern believe the
southern gentlemen who concured in that found hem
selves even when they had gone against what might be sup
posed to be local feelings and parates sustained on the
genen policy OF not seeking territory and by the acquisition
embrong questions and considerations do learn that
ihey suffered from the advocacy of such sentiment be.
the part of the SOUTH and the to
great extent there Is no prevalent opinion in favor of acqu
our population, and by such population And such need
not ,y a. not the undivided the ptepondcatng sentiment
But it Is said that take territory for the sake of
peace. we must take territory 1t is the will of the Pres
Mr. Polk will take no less that he il fixed unon, bs
is immovabe he decentralization! Well, sir he
President as OF all Presidents with disrcspcct know Of
no reason why MS opinion, and his whs purpose declared
from equally conscientious Motives under as high respon
sbilites, should control him. We think he is firm and will
we should entertain respect for tmness an nd
yidna at the head of the government than may
to stand out against hm For one, do not appears to
me to be slavsh doctrine For one, willing 10 meet
we take peace without states or refuse peace without
new ste,es' will stand upon thai and the people,
And do that because think right, and because
distT,ist of the people am unwilling put it to their
sovereign decision and arbitration hold this ques.
the country and the maintenance of Constitution and
nm Willing 20 tns, ihat question to the people and prefer
pe or what essential to its manienance be broken
be s ns inc Ia, % a GeU n YES shall
am willing to take their sentiment from the Gulf rit.
ish Provinces and Rom the Ocean the Missouri will YOU
continue the for territory be purchased after all ut an
enormous price, price thousand times the value of ali its
honor have rcapcd by military achievements of The
my;-wil you take without territory and tho
willing stand upon that question: will therefore take tho
issue Peace Nth no nen states keeping money ourselves
That's the true issue. am willing leave that before the
people and to the people, because It question for them
ohcrwiscf they will have territoryand add new states to
the onion lot them do and let them be the afcers
their err own fortune for COOL or for evil
cannot be concealed. We re"bic before Executive power
Mr. Polk will take no less than this If don't take this
the Kings anger mny kndlc, and he will give what is
But now sir, who and whit is Mr. Polk? speak ofhm with
no manner oil disespect mean, thereby only ask who
and what tho President of the United states Tor
moment lie in the last year of his administration For
maly officially, il only be drawn the 4th of March
While really and substantially know that
will or may, produce that will duration OF
that official term yoy little importance We are on the eve
Of Presidential election That machine which rcsortcd to
ton two months hence We s6ai see il result il nav be-
that the present incumbent OF the Presidential Office viii
again presented to his party friends and admirers su
ages or the next Presidential do not say how pro
babe OF improbable thsis. Perhaps is entirely proba
be Suppose this not to be the result. What then! Why
them Mr. Polk becomes absolutely insignificant any
pecabe man among the public of the Uned States hon
oIed in private o valued for his private characler-repecta
BILE, never eminent, in public ehe will, from the moment
new star arises, have just little influence you,
far AS myselfa concerned that certainly little enough
sir political plTtsans and asPitants and oceseekes
not su'JoDers. They donot
"--iuin to their God when he sets
The same look which they turned when he rose'
No. sir the respectable gentleman at the head ofthc
be asieed upon there will be those who will
mend his consisteneywho will be bound maintain tfo
the interest ofhis party friends will require it. will be done
II otherwise who is there in the whole breadth length
the land that will for the consistency OF the present
eumbeot of the Office There will then he new objects
Manifest destiny" will have pointed out other
Sir, the eulogies wen-the praise
arc already elaborated do say every thing fusoe but
every thing panegyrca, has already been written out,w
blanks for names, to be filed when the Convention shall
journ When mun destiny" shall be unrolled all these
strong panegycs wherever they may light made beforehand
laid up IN pgeon holes studded framed embnzoned and
bossed shall all come out and then there will be found
the United States whose merits have been strangely
out BY Providence, kind of miracle
while all viii wonder that nobody thought ohm beore
ut and The only fit man 10 be at tho head of this Re-
public
shrink therefore, from any thing that feel to be my du.
nifty, and the oftn Inscribed the present
ohce hut wish noe possessed that power of will Iwish
we had that hrmness-hrmness--iimness: =
I ISL, sit ,-nullum numen nhsit.n
res, s WISH we had adheienee. wish we could gather
something from the spirit Of brave corps who
eedmy u1deI circumstances ADVERSE and have stood
shock wish we could initiate Zachary Taylor 10 his bvouac
on the hed OF uena VISTA He said he woud remain
night he woudyes the the morning and his
minds to steel the enemy aud his poson and think
should lind him Taylor did under the early SUM- his way
to San Louis Poosi. That's my Judgment.
But, come 10 The all absorbing question, more par
uenaIly, Of the creation of States. When
to the councils OF the country, Louisiana had been
da obtained under tho Treaty with spain. These two
countries were known to They lay upon frontiers
They commanded the outlets of the great river. As
have had occasion to say, and shall only repeat with
out ns1ment 10 The first Of these instances the President
thf United states, Mr. Jefferson supposed the acqus
Mr. Madison was then Secretary of stats. He proposed
that proposition for amendment of tho Constitution
should DO submed In ode bring Louisiana iAto the u
MON lie drew the proposition, and submitted to
Mr.. Adams. Mr. Madison did upon the general idea
that States might he admitted He did proceed up
this but the amendment OF this Constitution which
no proposed and submitted to Mr. Adams article 18th,
amenduioy Of tho constitution. The province OF Louis
lana hereby deca ed 10 be pat and parcel OF tho United
Staies" Public opinion, owing to The gtsut
this acquisition, took turn favorable to Tho affirmation OF
power hcquioReed In. Louisiana became part tho
Union, aud following tine example of Louisiana, Florida
admitted Now, Sir eonsda these rs
past settled legazed. There they stand They ore part
OF political history. They ficis against which il
would no idle Of this day contend NV frat agency in
the Union. That, thought my dn,y 10 opposc upon
the general ground Of opposing all new