The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-04-12


,usposei TheIe is no army to fight.
oppose the enemy has not five hundred men
oge,her under arms IN any pastof Mexico.
Except in Que instance, perhaps, there is
sos half that number. Mexico is PROSTATE. I
There 10 no government to resist US. Why,
!, 10 notorious that the government Of Mes
leo is on our side. II is our instrument
BY which We hope to establish such peace,
aud accomplish such treaty as We wish.
Asfar as can understand the matter, the
Of Mexico owes its life and |
breath, aud being, a, this moment, to the
support OF our arms; and 10 the hope-i
will not cay how inspired, that somehow
or another. and q, no distant period, there
may be pecuuiary means arising from our
three millions, or our twelve millions, or
some other OF our millions. VIVA, do we
propose to do. then, with those thirty req.
msn,s that We desiso to pour into Mexico !
Are we going to cut the ihroa,s OF the
Msxicsns, Are We going 10 plunge the
sword deeper and deeper into the vital pa'.
Of Mexicol What Do &c propose to do!
sa. sec no cbleet, and yet ~e are pressed
and urged to adopt this proposition in lis foil
leng,h-,en regiments Of regulars. and
twenty regiments Of volunteers! We are
told, end the public is told, and the public
believes, that we are on the verge Of safe
and honorable peace. Every man looks
on, in the morning for ,idings Of confirmed
peace, or confirmed hopes Of peace. He
gathers il from the administration, and ev.
cry organ Of the administrator, from Dan
TO Beersheba AID yet the wsrfke opefa
lions, 1.-The iucurrins OF additional expenses
1.-The imposition OF new charges upon The
treasury, are pressed here as If peace was
not in all our. thoughts, al least no, in any
Of our expectations
Now, sir, | propose TO hold some plain
talk to-day and | say that according to my
best Judgment and apprehension Of matters,
the main object Of these bills 10 patronage
-ofiice--the grahficalion Of friends. This
very measure for ten additions. regiments,
creates four or five hundred officers, colo.
nels and subaIierns, and no. them only, fol-
whom have some respect, but then there
comes, pay INSTRUMENTATION, persons
Engaged IN the transpor, ice,-commis
saries,-even down to suffers, ct id senu,
ae.-peope who handle the public mon.
ey without facing the foe; one add all. the
true descendants. if no, the true represen
ta,ives Of corporal Nym, who sald
For l shall su,ler be
unto the camp, and profits will accrus."
Sir, hope without dsrespecs 10 those ap
plicanis and aspirants, and those patriots
some Of them patriots ready to fight, ant
those other patriots not wiling to fight, bu
willing 10 be faid,-l hope-wi!houi dis
respect 70 any Of them. according 10 tbeir
rank and station. aud erits, tina, they may
be all disappointed. hope, sir, as The
weather grows genial, and the season ad
vances, they will, on the whole find it then
interest. to place themselves one Of ,hes,
mid morn;ngs, in the cars, and take thei
destination TO their respective places @
honorable. private occupation and civil em
pleymen, They have my good wishes
that, bidding adieu 10 The Avenue and lh
Capitol, and the puriieus Of the President
House, they may reach their homes. II
good health themselves and ind their fani
lies all very happy TO receive them
But. cir, paulo maora eanamus' Thu
war was waged for the purpose OF creatln!
new States. near the southern portion Of tn
United States, on, of Mexican territory
and With such population as might be foun
resident therein. have opposed that pro
ject. | am against the creation OF ne'
States. AN against the acquisition OF ter
riiory to form new Safes. And this, sill
is not matter Of sen,imen,ality, which
am 10 parade before mass meetings OF be
fore my constituents at home. II is vii,
mo no matter Of defamation, regret, or eS
pressed repugnsnee. Il isa matter Of firI
interchangeable purpose, TO yield 10 no fore
Of circumstances that have occurred OF tina
may consider likely TO occur; and there
fore | say, sir, tina. it am asked TO day
whether Tor the sake Of peace will TAX
atfeaiy tina, brings two new States ln'
this Uaion on lis southern boundary, ] sa
no, distinctly no and | wish every man
the United States to understand tina, TO !
my Judgement and my purpose. ha'
said on The southern boundary, becsus
there the prssen, proposition takes lis Il
cslily. ! would cay the same Of the we
tern, the northern, the eastern, OF any o,l
es boundary. | would resis, to-day, and
the end, here and every where, any prop
s,ion TO add any foreign territory, on Il
south or west, norlh or east, TO the Stat
Of this Union ~ they are nov constitute
and held together under the constitution
4 do not want the colonies Of England c
the north; as little desire tho Mexica
population on The south. resis. and u
ject all, and all with equal resolution at
therefore, say, tina, If the question is p
tome to day, whether | Will take peace
the present state Of the country-disires
: cd Is i, is-in the esigeocy Of this war,
dioos as II is-in circumstances so sffiicii'
10 The community, and so disturbing to u
business Of those whom | repre.en,
those which nov surround u.s. say stl
that II the question be pr. 10 me wbe,h'
vtIi have peace, With new States, ! SO
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