Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-11

eul so vast an amount 10 the patronage Ci thiS
government, that it would absorb the whole pow.
er Of liis States in the Cnion. This Union would
fecume imrofia, and the States NEE subordinate
corporations. bu, The evil will no. end there
The PROCESS will go on. The same process By
which The rover would be transferred from the
States to !he Union, will transfer lhe whole rom
This department Of the government Il speak OF he
LegsIalureI 10 the Executive. All The added
power aud added patronage which conquest will
create, wi! pass 10 the Executive. In The end
you put IN The hands oi The Executive lie pow
Of coDquerrg YOU. You give 10 i, ,ir, such
splcndcr, such ample means, that. Ii!h ljp ?. IN
cipie OF prescription which unfortunately PIE
walls ia Oh! country, the Struggle will b greater
al every pr'Sid: nial election IN n our Institutions
can possibly endure. The ens. ei j! viii be, tia!
that branch Of the government viii teccm. all
powerful; and Tie Iesali is inevitable Guarchy
and GespUli,n Ii is as cciiain Us that am this
deg addressing the Senate.
Sir lie, it nYl be said ia. Great Britain tur-
nishes an example 10 the contrary -lba, she holds
provinces Of vas extent oil population, without
materially impairing tic liberty OF tie citizen,
or exposing her 10 anarchy, coniuslon. or c"rlnP-
ton. Ii is So But nal is nc exn'ana'ion2 CT all
governments that ever existed, sliITd'0a "ny pro
lec.iou whaIevcr,o liberty. the Eng'ish government
fer trahsCends them all IL ina, respect she can
bear mofe patronage in proportion 70 her prPnia-
lun and wealth, Than any government OF that
form that ever exisleI-nay, IA so further, han
can espo.ism IN lis most absolute form. will not
go nio hc philosophy OF this. That wOr!d take
HE further rom The track Than desire. bu i
wi say, in very few words, i, !csu.is rom he
fact hat her Executive aud III lons, OF Peers
The conservative branch o! her government are
both hereditary. The Roman Government may
have exceeded, aud did cAceet, the British govern
men! IN lis power Tor Conqnes'; hut no psope
c"cy did exist, and probably never will exist, " Ia
suci. 4 capacity Tor conquest a. that PC" te. iSnt
the capacity o; Rome TO rold subjected pfov'rces
was as noihiug compare 10 that OF Great
Britain; and he"ce, AS soon a. the Roman rA"er
passed from Italy beyond The Adria! un one
side, and The Alps on the other, aud The aicdi'cr.
raaean, their Liberty tell pr0s;fae-jhc Roman
peaPe became rabo!e- Tc1c'
Lated everywhere, and violence ari srar-
chy ruled Tic day. Now, we see h1"a'i win
dtGenteu; provinces Of vastly greater triri'o-
RAJ extent, aGd probably n, less in oanH'a-
toni have no. examined - We see her .a:ns on
without jmCaitID. re SDnaI .iOc'iy, or eIr"~lH2
the government u violence q! ANARCHY. fciihc
EagIish rave no wholly escafel. hl;hor@h they
nave retained their liberty, end have nd iaisn
il. 10 anarchy and despOlism, Yet we heho the Fo'
pulaliJn Of England, cru he'd 10 the cara ;. lie
So superintendent weigh q debt. Ref'Nir1 on
that Government have Cflrn thDr9A; tha; ,"e!e
WIS cnly Que wag ia which II could CORE 10 an
TIC weight Of the supcist'uc,nIe wuA!d
crash lie .oDnialiUT-; hat The wealth accumi!d.
tel in rdEi by hese veFY conqua>is hy n" higher
clas, IS. would crush the idhprIug masses below.
BIT has she Obtained Indemnity lroal al rcr sui
ected proyiuces7 On he contrary, instead Of
drawing the means OF supporting herself i!oiD
hem, has she no, been COME led 10 Tcsori 10 he
labor oi her own popu alCn 20 nod hem III sho-
ec;i0r? And mas Sic moi thrown burden u7pn
hem, which, with all thci- Industry and skill
with all their vast &C umuiarion ot cap.:a' aud
p wcr Of nlachinerY, lhcg are Incapable "i beat
Ing without being ieiGccd to p5veIti? Take
sven her earliest and nearest corqucs,-,h neigh
boring island Of Ireland is it not 10 this day
source OF htavy expense and burden 10 hi', IL
stead o: source ui levenuc2
But while the Ecalish Go"srnm'nt has srch
ya>. rover OF holding subjected provinces in sub
rc!ion wibcu' impairipg her liberty-w'ihnn;
he evils incident 10 i,--uu! government, 81 all
rec governments ma cy-i C.',.y /, i:ss i..c ..,i
capacity to bsar pa ronacr p-ooo.i5Hed 70 H.
wealth 2Gd g"wtt - 'h'' D., - -"a- !. ~
he two covs!gm"D,S IS @r'c.se.T - opposite.
loWever rjUct ai'ac n ,hrir * 'i,f le-la=. a',.
heir law. ana ,-' RS. TIE c'H- q .1'- d.
ence caaaOIUa.sf,a..ei - e&9;.i: ~ '.:e present
jccas!on, b.i :.!Is! cOacG' ~ y.i b. SAYING TIT
/, lesals from j., r.,,;.ii ci.ara:IeT aai ie mature
II is conservative ?incipes Saa W, then.
with these &C tain and inevitable ccsseqn nceS iU
government seiei calculated to rcsis ihe'n tan
INV other, adopt such ruinou, Po.icT, AMI reject
he lesson. al experience? 60 much lreA. M7.
}: i!eEt, .or holding Mexico is 4 province.
| come uo.; % he proposition q Incorporating
ler into our uaioa. Well a. i.r & "a" i con-
erncd thai is e. -. You CA establish Terri
ofia Cover. r.e.. 10! every sac IN 4ex:co, arc
here are some twenty o: them. Ion can az
,oin; governors, juices, and magistrates
You can give the people subordinate govern
nenr, allowing them 10 lpgisae Tor Themselves
yh;!s you Gttray he co7i. So 'ar rs law eo2>; the
hing is done. There is 20 analogy be'"ccn hi
md cur Territorial governments. Ca! TsfIiio-
les are Only an Offset Of oar Own people. 81 io!.
gnels from the sane regions iT1m when We
anne. They are small ia number. Iacy are
Incapable al iO!iDing a government. l. womb
,c ircCnvenent Tor them 10 Sustain government
l. were formed; aId :hey 5Tc very much o5i-cd
o the United States toT undertaking ihs tr"cb'c
moving that or the attainment oi their majority
-when hey come 10 manhood, al iwen;"-oHe-
hey will &c introduced to au equality with all ihc
lher members Of The Union. il is entirely di'-
creni with Mexico. Yoa have no need Of a.
MES to keep yoa! territories 10 suijec'ion. hui
Ehen you incorporate MesIco, you must lave
,ower.ul armies to keep them in SUI lec:i H.
on may call il annexation, b1l il IS = iorceiGT-
rxaicn; which is d contradiction, IN 'eTms; &C
0rciag 10 my conception. l"u viii uc invsi1ec.
n enc wOy,i, IN al! he evils which | attribute to
odng Mexico as province In aci, 1t vii
e lu provincial government u"der lne ma ne
# Territorial government. How long Will
hat las? How long viii it be before kiexic2
yiil he capable Of Incorporation Int our tni"hs
Why, if we Judge from he examples before Us,
will be very long lime. lFei.n has hecp
eid in sui! aciicn by England Tor seven OF light
undred wears, anu yei sill remains hostile, al
noush, her people are OF kinGied 'ace with the
orqueGos A lew French Canadians On this
yet maintain the attitude Of hostile
eopic; and never will The time cone, in ny
pni0n, Mr.. President, thai these Mcxicans will
e heartily reccnciied 10 your authority. They
ave Casi;lian blood in their "cins-thc oiG C'U.F-
c, quite equal 10 the ADgio-Saxon iE many re-
pectS--in some rCSpcc:s superior. o' I'll na-
ions OF the earth, hey are lhc 0cs' pciIlnaciouS
have the highest sense oi nationality u!d uu'
pn.esi, and often even with Inc lcHs, prospect 81
fleeing their object. On his slb Jet also have
onversei with officers 0i iie army, anc ineY all
nieriain the same opiaion-ll,a Ihese Te2Pe are
ow hostile, and will coainue 80.
Bul, Air. Pie, ideul, supposs al these ''iilicui
les removed. Suppose ,bcse people attached To
ur Union, and tesircus OF incorporating with
Is; ought we 10 bling them il Are they III
D he connected with Us hse ;Aey fttcr se,icc-
eminent, and Tor so.ernina You? Are you-
ng OF you wiling iha'yo STATES Should be go"-
med by these twca.y-old S,ie&icaD States. wi'a
population of itup' only cGc :"iii.pn oi ycUf
food, and iwo OF trec millions OF mixed BLOOD
ei.er Intermediate he r,si pure Indians, mixed
Iooj, equally ignorant AMI urf' i;or iihei'y-i'l-
ARE faces, boi as good as lie Chefokecs or Cace-
avs?
We make sreaI mistake, sir, when We sup
ose that all people axe capable CT self s""efn
nent We are anxious 10 force fee government
n al; and see Iha, it has been nfsec in
vcfy respectable qna;Icr hal il is Ike 'Hissi"n
4 This corntIy 10 sa.ea:! c:"i! ana religious i'per-
= ovc! The word, ard especially osrf ta- con-
.nen,. ]: is srca, ra;-'akc. Eanc bu. psa?.,e
dvancri 10 a :eyy high sae OF moral ara ia's'-
ec,ra! i.a;ravemcn; ate cs2ab.', n civi''z q
tate, Of maintaining :rc eovern~eni; ana