New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-10

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ward. he sends messenger 10 Geo Herrera and b. The
hands Of this msssenEer application 20 Almighty God,
prayer should fail had taen the prosecution 70 send
Gen Taylor with his army hye months before 70 ase
senate long on this part Of this matter IL
u too plain for csv and n had the issue ~ b tired
bef0r. twelve good and tue, the rs witness would
cali would be lanes h. Pok-iOr never knew witness
conscious u telling the truth. who found II
e-sary 70 repeat often the came assertion Why does
TIE President 20 mo % Ion ana sg5eo 40 tu,i y Prev
that We had good cause of war II this were he case
and We bad not commenced TO- insiesa 81 heins - or
crst u would hsvs been oisErace n q II oua ntF-
shown u pusianmous nation 10 =, tnsfeiole' Jf2
oe se Of his argument Because, u ths were me case
SHOWS thst We should have zone Shat me Aas
lsbofed u show have not done. The President may
conquer Mexico. but be never succeed 10 eong1ens
the truth lie may direct a. many guns % bear upon % .
II would require 70 silence Mexican battery bit be VIII
not be successful.
Well II tins MAS the cause Of the war-f this the
IN which the commenced what are e carry
ing II on for now: WHAT d. We propose What DO Ne
want Why In the message VI the President Congress,
Ia 1876 be tells that conquest he desired.
bot the Of tnis year he modlt-s 10 little
Now the conquest he disavo.s thai H. ne does
take the whole Of Mexico. suppose that he means 70
divide Il very much Lord Aberdeen divided Oregon
with him. TO take what he and the lie
says:
"Itwss never contemplated by me to make perms-
nent conquest Of Mexico, 70 destroy her natonatJ
Well sections speak louder tnsn words and coed not
adnonish gentlemen on This floor Of this fact f0r have
proof my hand What does the preident tell you
heard 10 asserted by Senator the other day that Senators
voted for the appropriation o. the ar under protest
That they did It for nothing else than 70 relieve Cen lay
or from the critical pOsiuon 10 which he vas placed
The President came and made the thrill
that American blood had been shed American soil And
while every psptated az such an outrage senators
anxious 10 re- eve i5en TAYLOR were now willing
the supplies required, though the blu FOR rslsing
them accom- psaied By the declaration which, a. ttai
time they be- eyed 70 be untrue, that war existed ~
the act Of Mexico They their votes uocel ne pro-
test that 10 expressly for the relief Of Gen. Taylor
nd Whist the esideut sly TO those Senators
Why, he says you did not not any such thing lou
could not have You knew indemnity must
be acquired senators, when yoa passed that vote y9u
al get territory The Precedent has said 3d. lie
il your Executive oicer-suTsy be ought 10 know and
The President has gh g say IT, because actions speak
louder than words You voted him the and the
nsy you gave him the sword and th- purse and you gave
him Unlimited license 10 conduct The b. pleased,
and you pass this biil-give him the ten Iegi
nents Of regu ars and afterward twenty regiments Of vol
and let him thus, riding 20 the Senator from
Kentuck increase his avail able forces in Mexico 20 nine
~ thousand and 90 on supossting that country ana
what will he tell you at the neat session lie now tells
you;
Congress could not have meant-when, in Msy, 1915.
they Appropriated ten millions Of dollars and authorized
the President TO employ the military and naval forces Of
the United States aud 10 accept the services OF hy hou
sand volunteers 10 enable him prosecute the and
when al their last session, and after army had in.
vaded Mexico they made additional appropriation aud
authorized the raising OF additional troops fer the
purposethsi indemnity ~ be Obtained from 3eN
leo AZ the concu. on Of the war and ye
that If 10 Mexican territory was acquired 20 indemnify
fsrther manifest that Congress contemplated ter
toral indemnify from fact their last session
passed upon the Executive recommend laon,
three millions Of dollars with that express
object. This appropriation was made to enable the Pre-
to conclude treaty Of peace limits and boundaries
with the republic Of Mexico 10 be used BY him 10 the
even that said treaty, when signed BY the authorized
agents Of the two governments and duly rahed by Next
shall call for the expenditure Of the same or any part
thereof The object Of asking this Appropriation was d..
timely stated In the several messages the subject which
communicated 70 Congress"
Vote him the men and money he now asks and
what will be tell you Al the next session what that
Congress intended 10 overrun all Mckee lie viii say
you that should carry destruction Thou hCut the
whole OF that cOuntry-tlat
d" should dip my sword In blood and write my name
On oes0laied lands and cities'
And he won q have night 20 say so Vote him the
and the money he wauislst hun have ninety thousand
troops there aud he viii enact scenes that PER- APPS We M
tie hink of; aud At the next session he viii and tell
that that what he meant, and he will have rght
% do go because actions speak louder than words We
certainly giving or votes must be supposed 10 hav-
object TO attanhat object he President can con
strue for himself
In regad t. the amendment which has been proposed 70
this bill, osead OF making better u leaves u more ID
noNous still. IL leaves TO the Presidents discretion
whether embody these troops or not bot that l. the
very thing we ought not TO do lie has hla discretion
enough Was not Al hs dsc elton thai our troops -ee
marched to the RIO Gfsnde IL seems to me that the true
take the discretion into own hands and
shall know for what objects they are made.
But the President say he does not want the con-
quest OF the whole Of Mexico tut he wants indemnify
security Well these words easily qroronnc-d
But had good old lesson ia New England requiring
ihs definition Of worosto be gwen Indemnity Tor ~nAt
Security FOR what, find the Indemnity hs wan ed, was
not only indemnity for our aims aud rail the expenses
Of the hut Ina addition 20 al this, he wanted TO dve
barga with theni-he not willing 20 make peace
unless they would sell him part Of their ountfy with IT,
inhabitants for read the jh and 9Th articles Of The
treaty proposed BY government 20 Mexico Us follows
AR s. L. consideration Of the extension Of the limits
art Gle by the tpulatons which farther contain
ed in Article the United States abandon forever against
the United Mexican States all reclamation account Of
the Of this war; and beside, 10 pay to the
United Mexican states, IN the City Of Mexico, the sum
Of r..
"AKr6 In full consideration Of the siipuations
tanned in Articles and OF this tTesiy the United states
agree and pay all al present due 20 claim
and thos- which may be hereafter established,
cording the Convention concluded between the Re
publcs IN the City Of Mexico on the -uh Of January,
843 u provide for the payment Of what shall be decided
In favor OF the claimants ACCORDING 20 Convention BE-
the United States .nd the Mexican Republic the
18th Of April 1889 And the United STATES equally agree
ana pay al recamst0ns Of citizens II the
United States against the Government Of the nted Mex
lean States not previously decided an amount
exceeding three millions dollars which have as4n pri-
the 18Th of May, 1896 ana which shall be aoJ judged
10 be due by commission established By The Government
Of The United states whose decision. shs be dehnuve
and conclusive: Progided airagf. That Ia deciding
IN. validity Of the .aia demands the comm sion shall be
guid and governed b5 the principles and rules prescribed
by tha first hh articles OF tue unfHtned Convention
concluded In the City Of Mexico the ~ hoi November
any claim embraced BY these prime pie. and rules
And the United States for the present ana he future
crate the United MeXicsn ates om any the said de-
mands Whatsoever which may be admitted rejected BY
said board Of commissioners"
He requires payment Of our unliQuidaed clams-he
quires the expenses Of the war aud addoa 70 these
he requires that they shall sell him Just much territory
t buy his pficethis Il the indemnify
security he Are Senators prepared sanction
these views Can they face the Ind gnAon Of the ~ord
after having mated them; Here is government
feebled-brOken down people disiraced-having nat
ural attachment 20 the homes Of their brhto the SOL
beneath which mOuder the bones Of their fathers sod BE-
cause they do choose sell their unI, aud them
selves the President the BE- prosecuted ami
carried into the vital parts Of Mexico. Well, now, the
course the President decidedly reprehen
sb.e. Perhaps ! have commented upon . IN manner
not quite becoming TO this place. hope not.
cannot help remAkirg justice 20 him that he has
not shown disposition TO- al thirk IN the
mansgement OF the Ores0n be exhibited Christian
meekuess surprising degree BIt he did net inherit
the blessing of the meek lie did not ct the land he
would submit arbitration Well how did he settle H.
Let Mr Packenhsm. the British Minister tell hisown
story. 'NAsAifsfoS, June IS, $50
My LORD: Ia conformity with what had the honor %
70 state my dispatch No go Of the 7h instant the Pre-
sdeut sent Message Wednesday last 70 the Ser
submitting for the opinon Of thai body the draft c Con
venton FOR the settlement Of the Oregon queon which
wa, instructed by your L0roshps dispatch no 9l cf
18th Of May 70 propose for the sccepisnee OF the
United states.
After few hours debsr4lon each Of the three
days "Wednesday THURSDAY and FnsayJ the Senate BY
msority Of Sc votes r. adopted yesterday evening
reso advising the President 70 accept the terms
posed By Her Msiestys Government. The President did
not hesitate this al vice, AID Mr. buchanan
cOTiingY for this morning and Informed me that
the conditions offered BY Her Mai-stys Government
pied By The Government Of the United states without
the addition or alteration Of single word.
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