Washington telegraph., 1848-02-02

hael heaVy urb1s, We increase the patronage oil
the Executive, and We even ialk Of a crusade 10
force our Institutions, our liberty, upon all people
Ihefe : no species of extravaganza which our
people imagine will endanref their liberty in any
degree. But Il is great and fatal mistake. The
day Of ofre,tibu,iou will come 1t will come as Ger.
iaialy as am nov addressing the Senate, and
when ii does come, awful will be the teekonngi
heavy the responsibility samewherel
Mr., President, with tlese impressions cannot
approve Of the policy recommended by the Exec.
ntiye, nor eau ], with my pftsen, views, support
It. The question u nov, what shall be donel II
Is great and difficult question: and u ia daily be-
coming more aud more difficult What Is to be
denei Sir, that question ought not 10 be for me
10 answer. I, who have used every effort in my
power 10 prevent tins war, and after ila com.
meneement, have done every thing in my power
10 diminish the evil 10 the smallest possible amount
Bat | will not shrink from my responsibility,
whether Il properly belongs 10 ne or not. Aflef
saying that cannot support the course recon.
menaed by the Executive, will proceed TO state
that which woud propose as the best to be puF.
sued. Well, then, will say that thers ls mol the
smallest chance Of oat dsenlaLgline ourselves
from this Mexican concern which threatens Us 80
mueh--iheFe has not been, in my opuion, the
smallfsl chance, from the commencement Of the
war until this time, hal BY taking defensive line,
doing TINT nov Which the President recommends
should be done fnally after the conquest and TAX.
ing indemnify Into our own hands 10 do this dc.
pends On our own yoliiioHi aud 10, on the fleet.
Ing consent Of Mckee. sF, Il time had heen
allowed TO the Senate when the Message Of the
President recommending war was before lhFm,
If time had been allowed 10 the Senate, ! wunid
have announced the course Of policy which
thought right, but TINS was not permitted. My
opinion was that We should have simply voted
Taylor the means Of defending himself That
ought 10 have been done. There then should
have been solemn report from the proper Com.
miiiee, going into al tha circumstances, showing
thai the republic Of Mesieo had 10, yet fseos.
nizsd these hosgilitifa-rseammeudi pfosis.
ional army to be directed 10 proper ponti giving
time 10 the Mexican Congress and Mexican pee.
pie TO have considered whether they would ayos
or disasow the attacks upon ns, aud II no salts.
faction were ob,ained nat to make war in thia SET
form, hut seTe upen the pohivns Of the country
contiguous and most eensenien, 10 us, aud then
have assumed the defensive line These are my
views, but unfortunately. We Etre VI acting here
under an urgency without tine TO reflect. We
were pushed on aud told, Il you DO no, act to-day
uolhing can be done
Wei now, sif, as 10 where ihe defensive lne
should be Al the present limri do mol presume to
oaef an opinion. ! safEeslei line al the last
session. sm not prepared to say what would be
the proper one at The present time, but do say
that We mssi ,acale lie esnifal parts Of Metieo.
We mnsl iall back II You choose 10 use that Nafd,
CT take line that shall cover ample territory for
Indemnify.
For my part, | am not for charging Meseo
with the whole expense Of the war; but would
take ample ,rIhloy aud hold Il subject 10 nfFo.
tislion. Now, fit, know Il will BE- said that this
will be as expensive as the war think have
ssd enough to show that that cannot be. that IT
will fall far short Of It; but will not repeat the
Argument But admitting Il sIouldi admitting
that BY no means concludes the afyumeni for The
sacrifice Of men would be infinitely less, aud, what
Is nefe important, you will thereby be able to DIS
sntaugle yourselves That is the only way BY
which Il eau be done. You are tied at present. rs
Il were, 10 corpse. Ny object Is 10 &c, nd Of II
a seon as possible.
look not 10 Mckee, lock 10 our own country
and her institutions. look to the liberty Of this
country aud nothing else, Mr.. President, II We
but preserve our liberty BY proper coure Of
moderation, acting justly towards OUT neighbof,
and wisely 10 regard TO oursclyes-if we remain
quiet. resting IN idle and mastery Inactivity, and
let our desiinies work out their own results, We
shall DO for liberty, not only for ourselves but
for the example Of mankind, than can be done by
thousand victories
Sir, find am becoming old. almos, feel tina,
live among strangers. II | have expressed any
thing that Is nneongenial to the feelings Of this
body, put Il down as proceeding from the old asso-
eiaiions Of thirty or thirty five years ago. which
are still olnging around me. Sir, this y not the
frs, time that have taken my stand against war
When General Jackson recommended leiten Of
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In the Senate and demonstrated Agains, such ia.
justice. Aud, in point Of fac,, the Treaty which
was subsequently concluded with France. was
ratified with the express understanding, which
was known 10 cur government when the Treaty
was formed, that Il would require vote Of the
Chambers on the part Of France 10 sustain Il, as
Il would require vote TO sustain Il on the part Of
this country; and that they were no further re-.
sponsihlo than 10 use their best efforts 10 obtain
that vote, Aud yet, though II was acknowledged
that the Executive Of France had done all in his
power 10 obtain the vote, we were nearly pushed
iu,o war. Nothing but the in,srposiion Of G..
Britain prevented il. A. for myself, standing on
this side Of the Chamber, raised my voice singly
against t.
Mr. President, 10 my opinion oil parties are
interested 10 giving Tina matter the only direction
that can be given 10 II with any prospect Of IA
NoFahlt fcfNtL ift me SAY 10 we HlNhuA Hi INV
Administration Il you 90 on and some accident
does not meet you--if you 90 on Ia the prosccu'
ton oiths from year 10 year, you viii lind that
Il will overthrow YOU. DO you not zee that As far
as the internal affairs OF the government are eou.
oerncd, you arc reversing the policy of which you
have heretofore professod 10 he the advocates -
What party has been opposed 10 the recreation ol
great national debit The Demesfutc or Repub.
lcan pariyl Well, sF. this war Is Involving you
in greater debt than the opposite party could
have done, perhaps, in any circumstance short Of
war This very campaign, which you look upon
- lightly, will be almost rs great charge upon
the country as the debt Of the Revolution. What
party has always been agains, the extension ofthe
patronage Of the Exccutiyei Well, tir, you are
doing more towards the extension Of that patron
age, and above oil towards the continuance Of
that extension, than has ever been done uudsr our
government Well, sir, what party processes to be-
most IN favor ofa msltalo currency And do you
not see that as your Treasury Notes and Stocks
accumulate, you Are "a danger Of being plunged
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