Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05

same time he firing cannon balls through his vital parts
This profession was all quibbe We were taking every
in power TO destroy her nationality 50 that there
would be nobody left in power make treaty with but
we meant no conquest--oh, no, not at all
The President told Congress that his object TO obtain
indemnify but there evidence that that was not the real
end in view He sent Mr. Trs who conesponded with the
head of the Mexican Government The terms oi Inc treaty
he TO make not expressed in the message These
blank in the agreement and when the Mexcans sad
that they were willing to accommodate on e suect OF tue
boundary line, to whether should run along by the
Nueces pass through the midst of the stupendous de-
se he said he would refer that question to his Goyern-
ment But there sine qua in the instructions
They must surrender to us the whole Of New Mexico. This
they conended than could pretend 70 demand as
indemnify OH replied Mr. Trist and therefore we are
willing to pay you FIR it. They then put to him question
which never answered Is it worthy OF you as repuo-
can and christian naon compel to sell our country
II could be answered manifest that the Pres
dents object not indemnify but something much beyond
it, So much that he ready to pay for It, Now,
Mr. c. said he regarded all territorial acquisition made by
treaty at the close of conquest The treaty was the
child of the produced by the war and what we
get by the treaty we get by the war; ca purchase or what
ever else you like, was conquest, and only conquest
With this avowa by the President Of his intention virtually
to destroy the whole country and annhiate its Government
having arrived at this point in the the question presented
| itself, What are we TO do
The had thus far been conducted with this disguised
design but he had reached the point where this
querade was necessary longer We had in Mexico on
army with general officers looking for and gov
enorshps We had politicians, too, locking Tor posts and
places Of civil kind and had shipping interest whose
interests largely involved the transportation OF men
and munitions Of And, lastly we had people intatu-
aed by the deluson of military glory, and carried away by
the huah of national fame and conquest When the great
and governing passions Of people reused by the
desire and confident hope Of obtaining by force Of arms from
Others that which by their industry they never could
hope acquire had reached point where the states
must pause and inquire what was 10 be done Men
gathered into large assemblies and told that was
duty and destiny ahead from conquerng to conquer
and whoever dared to resist the onward rush was saghway
denounced as traitor We had got up TO the point
where there longer any need for keeping the thin
disguise. The chairman of the Military Committee in the
Senate Of the United Statesa man high in political station,
in personal confidential intercourse with the Presldenan
nounced in his place that have right TO and con-
quer Mexico that we have right if she does not cede to US
all want, to take from her whatever want by force
and maintained openly that this great Democratic
principle. Could be expected Of Mr. G. that he should
ousy and cooy undertake to do battle against doctrine
such this doctrine which would have dsgraced barba
age six hundred years ago Yes, the avowal had at
length been made Yet but honest and unmasked
avowal of the real principle which the had been
Quoted from the beginning though hitherto under weak
disguise and various changing with the changing cir
of the drama. Now stood naked, without
vei in the open light of day. and Mr. O. had heard
proof of the principle thus avowed.
Mr.. G. really did not know, under such circumstances,
where how begin He called upon all who had re-
spec to the memory of foreahe who in declaring the
of independence proessed to have decent respect
for the opinions of mankind and called upon the God of bait
ties help the right But here Mr. g. called upon all who
loved right and loved their country denounce and enounce
train of monstrous. He called upon all who
had any regard for JUSTICE fear Of God who was its
living embodiment join their efforts to wipe this foul stain
| from the hitherto fair of our country
He would fan speak with GOODNESS every fit subject Of
discussion in this House, but he could not do it, The sub
ject stirred deeply within him. The abhorrence the in
dgnation he felt rendered GOODNESS impossible
Mr.. MCKAY here nterposed to explain. The gentleman
1 shA not In IN
ther branch of Congress The ground taken by the ndv
dual to whom he had referred was that when had just
claim against another naon and she unable to pay in
money! had right If she refused to pay US in territory,
to take what necessary by force He had not stated the
doctrine SO broadly as the gentleman represented
Mr.. COLLAMER, resumng, said that he had no refer
to the explanations which the gentleman had made alter
wards He speaking the doctrines promulgated at the
me and not to what he had afterwards said in the way Of
explaining it away
The CHAIR here called Mr.. C. 10 order, reminding him
that of order TO speak of what said in
dinate branch Of Congress.
Mr.. COLLAMER replied that what he had been comment
ing upon had been promulgated in public Journal and put
forth by the official Reporter Of the Senate However, there
nothing peculiar in the declarations to which he referred
the only thing which rendered il remarkable its being
somewhat premature. Under the principle ayowed the Pre-
dent had only to set up claim against any foreign nation
matter whether well ounded and then he could take
much of their territory he chose and was able to take
He had only to raise claim, and then raise army. The
principle covered the whole After the promulgac Of doc
trne like this to own people and before world Mr. c.
hoped there would be petty cddng excuses about
sending troops here there more nice inquiries into dates
the broad doctrine openly aSowed hashatever we claim
cd we had tight by force to take.
@ endeavor rapidly to state of the principles which
hold this subject and which 60 show clearly de-
monstrae that the acquiring of territory by force Of arms
of dangerous tendency and ought be
In the first place, by doing do violence TO the first
principles of Government Our Government is based
upon the principle that mankind competent self govern
ment therefore, go people and compel hem at the
point Of the bayonet into Government a total
subveson Of the very fundamental principles OF Govern
ment.
In the place. have pretended that we are compe
tent TO our own Govemment-ha mankind can govern their
passions. What does this say to the world Why
that the Republicans of America govern their own
PASSIONS that they have ungovernabe desires fake other
peoples propery that they have been peying upon weaker
neghbo and seriously preparing swallow up her very
existence nation. We do govern ourselves our own
passions in the view Of the world adopt any such pro-
ceeding.
In the place. however much may have been said about
destroying the nationality Of Mexico should destroy our
own nationality by such act We shall cease to be the
people that TO be the Saxon race Ame-
canzcjhe people coming from proud intelligent ancestry
capable OF reducing successful practice Government with
in ourselves We shall take in eight millions of peo
pie noway homogeneous incapable being reduced 10 COM
mon feelings, common interests, desires with us.
Again, told must go on with the war; because
we must have indemnity" One single word upon that.
What do Executive those peonle vho o,out