The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-06

Taylor Issued.
and which he received time in February,
ried into execution sometime In March. Mr Sewer
said he held that tai, order was perfectly correct aud
justidsbe. He held that the President haa perfect
right unde: the constitution Of the United States,
either with without the sanction OF Congress, to
pei invasion tn 8 much vas right, therefore under
any circumstances repe invasion Of the state If Tex
as put ~. nstcs was aggravated considerably by tbs
iact that the troops remain upon soil
He believed firmly that the land up to the Rio Grande
snd up its centre to New Mexico unquestiou-
ably Beyond that line he never went Ho had rssd
m able article upon the subject from the pen Of our
Secretary OF the Treasury, which held cur title to
to Tpsas r' Su. bs @ 70, country as belonging
t'o Grande, and ia junction with New Mexico
He coult not b,lieve that thi, desert it Is called
upon stupendous occasioDs and for purposes
stupendous desert" ever intended nv nat,,rs a.
boundary r between the Ango-ssxon and -
Grande, however, was most fertile prairie aud not
such desert IS gentlemen represented. Mr. SEWER
said that since tho affair Of San Jacno Mexicsns
ha never crossed the Rio Grande but twice. aud then
It wa, for plumber bit they retired hastily again to
che ether side when the citizens this side
repellsd them They had had the title by
military power since then; and why and upon what
east of the Rio Grande by virtue OF conquest from
Texas. was to him fomething not essiy Understood
what ridouled the idea that persons residing the Rio
Grande had to come to Corpus Christi San Patriotic
for Justice or to attend to ordinary matters of county
| lston not so very thick as to have many county
seats but II nothing what he had in his own
State In 1871 the county seat Of the State Of
then part OF Missouri was in New Madrid, in the
State OF Missouri and was informed by some of
old settere that persons from above the raft CT Red
River were Summoned as grand jurors aud had to at
tend the Court a. New Madrid, travelling distance Of
mile. by snd for tho Of
grand jurors. From this tho Senator from Maryland
'ss IN the
than woald any persona residing on the Rio Grande to
80 to Corpus Christi This in 1911 and since then,
In his own time, he know of many such cases. The
State of Arkansas had been since then struck OF from
present State Of Missouri and the population had
aoacA haI r.. koavS
divided of into districts, these vast distances,
once said this noor by the Senator from Missouri,
mad Mi been growing less ever n since"
Mr. sEvIER-Well, sir, beautifully less - accept
the war, this order to General Taylor He differed
materially with the gentleman upon this point He
then in Of the feet Of observation that the
information he received from Vera Cruz that tho
country Of Texas was to be invaded A:o to the pro
at San Luis Potosi, which issued few days after
Taylors arrival on the Rio Grsnde which arrival how.
ever, was unknown to Ampudia. That proclamation
declared his Intention to invade and reconQuer Texas
and that the of his march the unjust
Mr. s. said that it had been said by the Senator from
Maryland Mr Johnson, (who had advocated the prose
cution off the but who had complained bitterly that
General Taylor had not been sent to the Rio Grands
with force saficicnt to the Mexicans off, and
frighten them of from crossing the Rio Grande This
was in the opinion Of Mr. s., very uukind when It
would be scen from the documents before him, that
for any amount Of troops he may desire But General
Taylor had said he did not want any troops General
Gaines had cent him some few companies, which act
General Taylor dsapproved Of for he did not desire
them The Governors of those States had been advised
by the War Department to honor any drafts for men
which General Taylor might make upon them II the
Senator from Maryland in his seat, he would say
to him. that in speaking In favor Of the he had made
one great political blunder, and he would advise
him not to make another by inveghiDg against the mill
thought that he had now gone over sufficiently the his
tory Of the to show that the President has managed
ministraton He thought the Prssdsnt Sas shown his
willingness to settle all difficulties peaceabt bis whole
hs' Sssn of Ssn and
President has acted boldly firmly, and with tho utmost
prudence and caution and this too, in spite Of the
with prudence for h. has received more insults nom
Mexico than any other holding hb position ever re-
bssr from any nation. He Thought that the mansge-
ment OF this war was another point which the Pres
dent had been arraigred but this was not moro just
than the ether accusations. certain amount of mo-
ney, ard certain number of placed In his
hands by Congress prosecute this war He them
disposed Of them as hs thought the best and the
consequence that tbs result had been, that We had
Tins result had been achieved in the face OF ofros
tlon without example At the very time the war was
DECLARED the President was ssrvsd with notice The
question them but after the war was over they wou&
hold the President t.. They II.
they commenced to throw odium upon the Prssi-
dent and the war The opponents Of this had writ
the Mexican couutry-stupendous deserts and impas-
cable mountains and for what purpose! Was 1t
| the armies then being raised for this war! Well,
| sir, this opposition has been kept up, oil the time
from that day to this will the President has been try
ing all the time to bring about honorable peace. The
two million BILL aud then the three millions were op-
OPPOSITION he had tho most brilliant re-
| Suits Mr.. SEWER would to the main part of
Which shah
the udemnties due to citizens and to some extent
at least the expenses of tbs war This indemnity In
the aggregate proposed to take In territory, and
this territory the last year 1t was proposed should not
exceed the area Of New Mexico and California. The
been sufficient and after the battle of Buena
Vista aud tho fall of Vera Cruz these terms would have
been accepted And before tho fall Of Mexico, balance
in money to greater amount than would now be pro-
posed would have been TO Mexico for the territories
required Of her At the opening of this session, the
President had amply detailed the whole subject Of the
and its objects Dessanting upon this subject and
the visws expressed by r Bell regarding the objects Of
Mr. BELL explain. He supposed that the Presi
dent was opposed to any peace that we could now gt
er to grant the security requirei security that we
should have peace Win enoo ana saas
Mexico with body ese in reference to that coun
try.
Me- BELL The reason why had supposed the admi-
nsation would accept OF proposition Of peace from
the existing government in Mexico sbecause 1t has not
the power to give the security required that foreign
shall hereafter be permitted to psnttsfoot
in Mexico.
Mr. CAST would ask one question Of the Senator
Mr.. BELL.-Yes Dir.
Mr. CAss-I would ask the Senator under what su-
hority declared that 1t is object Of admin
sraton require security against any foreign power
| having authority In Mexico
Mr.. BELL.--I did not ssy so.
Mr. CAST 20 u dcrstood the Senator
Mr.. Ball supposed that such mus. be the case
that tie administration had desire to make peace
with xjco because there was existing government
that eau give the security demanded for permauent
peace especially the security against the Intervention OF
any foreign power.
Mr. CAss stated his view Of the case and desired to
know the Senator's authority; and his view Of the
subject of security.
Mr.. BILL Security for the future.
Mr. CAss- yss but upon what authority does tho
Senator declare his view Of this security as point OF
the policy of the government
Mr. BELL ssid, that they his deductions and