The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-22

moras upon the President Secretary OF War for a,
positively assured that precise orders this pac
lar point ever emanated from Washington.
But what If | open 10 the senator TACT or two mo,
in regard TO MIR Jefferson and the democratic parry
that time in order enable him TO appreciate the ac
jacksonville energy OF that high souled ESecutiy,
Spain publicly protested against The eessPn OF Loaisa
to the United States by France and hef citizens bor
ing Louisiana and Mississippi had committed vaIio1
aggTessions upon our population
Mr. Jefferson refers 10 these acts OF violence in n
annual message OF 1905, thus;
.Inroads have been recently made into the territorial
Orleans and the Mississippi. Our citizens have bs,
seized, and their properly pundefed in the very pos
Spain and this by the regular officers and soldiers M
government have therefore found it necessary lend
give orders to troops that frontier to be in re
TO project our citizens and 10 repel by arms
liar aggressions in future"
The senator from Delaware has referred us to the p
times of Jefersonan democracy, and would have Us
understand that MIR. Jefferson and the democrats OF
time were a particularly gentle and orbearng BODY
men, and that they especially evlneed this temper al
disposition towards Spain; and the senator recommen
in very solemn and imposing manner 10 US OF this ed
Grafton, their example and preceps lie seems pancl
larry struck with Mr. Jefiersons preferrng, in the
stance of Louisiana, negotiation 10 war-negotaton
which much valuable territory was 10 be peacea
acquired. | charmed to hear that the senator VIC
have been territorial annexaonlst In 1903 had he n
ed then as politician and hope that he may yet aban
the no territory ground upon which hs party have AL
fairly pitched their political tents for the campaign
| lS4S.
AS the senator from Delaware appears to be so mn
enamored of the charms of Jefiersonan democracy n
do myself the honor of calling his attention to the lerI
of Mr. Jefferson, written IN 1907, TO our minister NJ
Bowdoin in Paris, which appears TO me to be strkn
mark ed with the true democratic spirit of that period
s'Never did nation with more peridy or inas
than Spain has constantly pracsed against u.s. and
have kept hands of Of her till now it has been put
out of respect TO France and from the value we sol on
friendship of France. We expect, therefore, from
friendship of the Emperor, that he VIII either com
q a. nr nbo her In Ill
one month TO be in the city Of Merico."
| imagine that by this time, the senator from Delaw,l
is getting little tired OF Jetlersonian democracy
will excuse me, though, hope, for expe
upon his patience. In letter written by MIR LETTERS
in 1885, to A. Stewart, esq., he the following d
! guage:
learn from expression la your letter. that the peI
of Kentucky think of eparating only from Virginia
which they are righ) but also from the Confederacy
own should think this most calantous event. and
one every good citizen should set himself against d
present federal limits too large for good governm,
nor will tile increase of in Congress produce an
effect. On the contrary, il will drown the little divis
still existing there Our Confederacy must be viewed
the mes, from which all America, north and south,
he peopeu. We should take care, TOO not to think :
interest of that great continent to press too upon
Spaniards Those countries cannot be IN better hands
ton be sufficiently advanced to gain il from them
BY piece. The navigation of The Mississippi we must
This is all we are, as yet, ready to receive"
Now will tell the senator, that if he is jefferson
democrat am one too; and as such, fully believe
our conederacy "mus be viewed as the nest from WI
all America, north and south, is to be peopled and
decidedly in favor with Mr.. Jefferson, of getting fa
ard honestly the whole continent, 'pece by pec
And this ! hold moreover, 10 have been the doctrine
the democratic party always heretofore; and the op
Site no-territory ground, has been that OF the ele
| lists OF the olden time, and OF their wing success
! since.
The Usual hour for adjournment having arrived,
| FooTE gave way to motion to adjourn; and
The Senate adjourned.