Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

he might other candidate VINO ne provided he b
respectable man. he will get the support and of hi
party II what star may rise, whether b
OF magnitude that shall fill the naked eye OBJ
winker only by the aid OF telescope,
he fixed upon he will become fixed star, the Of sys
tem and around him will revove every satellite OF power
OF party II idle address to any such question this
who is Mr.. Polk I" He is his will be- th,
mere impersonaon OF set OF prncpleshe official head o
great party This is subject upon which that great party
and every leading Of that party is commied they have
pghted hand and heart TO the cause they will sustain it,
fall by it,
Now, what those prospects Of by which the
Senator emboldened present this issue to the people
And addressing myself again only to Wing friends here,
but throughout the country, if utter unpleasant truths il
not because do feel them to be unpleasant II is need
less look things would like them be- In ques
ons Of this must look things they The
issue which would thus present for the determination
the people is this Will you, at the end of this year.
withdraw your troops without territory Win you back right
out OF Mexico That is the point There great many
good and wise who would beg pardon Of Mexico
ask forgiveness Of God, and bring the army home. But
how small this number compared with the great aggregate
the people They will scarcely be heard Of at the ballot
boxes The Senator from Massachusetts, tells that the
Of the House declaring that this 'nnconstupnay
and unnecessarily commenced" by the Administration is the
last public annuncaton OF popular sentiment upon this sub
ect Grant it, That declaration passed by vote Of eighty
two to eghtyone Now, lei try the position of the SEN
ator by the standard On the day which that
vote given resolution introduced in that House
instructng the Military Committee to nquiremak,
resolution OF inquiry which ordinarily passes matter Of
courseo inquire to the expediency of advising the Pre-
sdent withdraw forces the side of the Rio
Grand and negotiate for peace The question put
the House u whose action the Senator triumphanty al
udes and the resolution voted down by hundred and
thirty five oy-one Now, If the action Of that body be
taken aodng significant expression OF public sentiment
in regard the of the war, its action must
also be taken aordng legitimate exposition Of popular
senmentin regard the mode which end this
But passing from that House to This chamber, let me in
rfnfn hava
ratification Of this treaty if it had been confined those who
made i" no territory absolutely sine qua to treaty
of peace. 1t where extremes met-where the
of g territory and the of all territory stood
for the time being togetherhed there by external pressure
only that pressure removed they are wide the poles
asunder, might refer the feeling Of the country is
not unusual thing, either in public private life for
who has dstrused the justice Of his quarrel in the be-
ginning be unwilling to yield till his foe be completely pros
aed Besides be rccoleced that it does require
very heavy force TO determine the OF many OF the States
Of this Union There have enough returned from
Mexico to determine this question against US on such an ISSUE
The whole aggregate majority of Mr. Polk 1914 only
3sS0l; and in 1896 the majority for Mr.. Van Buren,
only Alb There Whg enough returned from
Mexico there will be next fall Ito say nothing of their
knsmen friends, and empoyes) with every feeling enlisted
in behalf of the to sweep away these maoIites twice
told And yet is supposed may go with safety into this
campaign upon this ISSUE Sir is possible that have
forgotten the Democratic slogan of ls44 "Oregon and
Texas was then the ralyng cry, and it still rings in our
Are We Bourbon like, 'to forget nohngto learn nohing~
Can the conviction that what Oregon and Texas
in 1914, '.Calornia and New Mexico will become in
ls4S only doubled quadrupled in power The hound has
not Just opened the you do not for the
first hear his deep bay from afar the Short quick, pant
ing yell he leaps upon his prey And yet Is upon
issue like this aud in the face OF feeling like this that the
Senator from Massachusetts advises the Wing party to enter
the campaign No. sir no, sir il must not be- With every
respect for that Senator than dstru the wisdom Of
such counsel appeal to the Whgsto political friends the
whole country if it he wise, il lie saesmanke pre-
sent that issue The Senator from Massachusetts and
he felt this thing. He says with truth the poens dis
couraging He admits that the indications all sins
ter " but he adds, whoever fates whoever flies, he
sss to-day, he rests always" BE il The Senator
could not do otherwise than resist lie had in times past
committed himself far upon this question against territory
that he hardly liberty weigh alternatives. But is
it with all is the great Wing party fully, fatal
ycommtted upon this question Are bound stand fast
upon
This ledge; yawning
Gulf below, tumbng torrent from above.
Can we not move
Are spell bound Forbid il God Could believe that
the power acquire territory yet open question, and
that the constitution clearly forbade IT, though the heavens
darkened my head and the earth rembed beneath my
feet there would staad-stand with the Senaor-siand with
the constitution
"Shisld il, save IL or perish there, too"
But deny that il is II doubt existed the past has
settled it, Oneha Of our country has become country
tried according its effects and consequences and by my
best judgment, aided by the best light that obtain am
persuaded the alternative Of the line offered with present
peace better than for year with the chance of peace at
lis close and territory. This conviction declare with
the respect for the distinguished Senator from Massa
chusctts and all others who may differ from hold
that upon The issue which they would make upno
less without terrtothe Whig party cannot survive the
year. will go down To the grave and all IFS conservative
principles will 60 down TO the grave along with It with
wise saw upon its lips, il will die doubtless, the death
of the righteous, "jocng the hope Of glorious
rection." lis enemies yonde will give kingly eptaph
He jaeef
"It said foolish thing,
And never did wise one J"
take no such issue. seize upon the first and legitimate
means make peace IL fall let the misfortune rest where
il may it will not be here and then at least have the pry
ege Of calling upon you political adversarie for all the
treasure that wased-or those twenty thousand Of
young whose bones bleaching in the mountain
passes and the arid plains Of Mexico.
But my purpose sir, not 10 anaign others My pur
pose simply justify ourselves The Senator from Mas
sachusetts the further prosecution Of his argument tells
that this treaty gives the line Of the Rio GraDde, New
Mexico and California and in view of this acquisition OF
territory the Senator goes into showing the
cessary sparse character Of the population and for
long time como and he then goes to speak Of the
number Of States that will be formed Of the territory
and the Senators who will then take their places here
In other words, he tells that fourteen Senators will
take their places here and in the contemplation Of that result
be becomes absolutely struck with horror He dpouncest the
whole thing mons;rosily"-a disfguraiion --an
He doubts if that Of which he speaks be real hesaies whc
ho narh. Lot