Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-01-26

patriotism can only find rgh;ft.i action IN u sup
port Of the war--that there is no patriotism any
where else, and that the admin. istra,ion, which
has been so fortunate unfortunate as to plunge
the country INTO Il war, has only to appeal 10 the
country, and expect to receive other response
exec Pt hearty ana unanimous support. Ind this
doctrine has been carried so far, and in such
high places. that the President OF the United
States has denounced treason, tie opposition
Of Congress, although his MODE Of prosecuting
the old OF accord with their convictions. l
recoilect bat ono incident in my reading of his
tory which Ia analogous. II is stated by an Eng
lisi historian, that when Queen Eiizabeth had
summoned her Parliament, and they were about
TO organize for business, she sent her messenger
TO them "th this royal mandate; @iic told them
TO be very careful that they did not NEEDLE with
affairs of State, "because.'' sid she, "such
things altogether beyond the coilpass Of your
narrow Understandings
Sir, utterly deny the soundness of this doc
tfine, that Congress ought TO have no voice be-
yond granting the supplies. If there ever IS
time when opposition should be vigiiant, scruPu-
ous, watchful, noticing every thing that X
wrong, it is "a: time when, through the acts OF
the Administration, the country IS burthenrd
with an unnecessary war. v hen the fruits 0!
industry consumed for the support OF such 4
war. and when surrounded by all the hor-
rors whIrh war brings III It's train II there
ever is time that should put men upon their
Individual Judgment. reflection and responsibility
it is such u time; and such is position nov,
and there by the unadvised, unconstIiu-
tiona. and illegal acts Of the President pro-
pose, i say, to 90 what may. feeble as 1t may
be to place the country right. have never
learned in that school of moral or political sci
ence that by perscvering III an Unconstitutional
and wrong course, s!:a.. ever come oct right.
Mr.. Hale furnishes a copy Of Mr.. SlifelI's let
ter Of crcdence from President Polk 10 President
Herrera, Of Mexico. 1t is curious official doc
uIne ut and reads as follows:
'MR. sLIDEII's LLTTER or cREDEscE
JAMES K. POLK,
President of tie United Siuies of 1H,erica.
GREAT Coon FRIESD--I have made
choice of John S!idcIl one Of distinguished
citizens, to reside the government OF tie
Mexican republic in the quality Of Envoy Extra
ordinary and minister pienl potter tinry OF the
nited Stutes Of America. lie IS well Informed
of the relative interests OF the t':o countries,
and of sincere desire to restore, cultivate,
and strengthen friendship and good correspon-
dence between us; and from knowledge OF his
fidelity and good conduct. have entire conn
Dc nee that he i'll render himself acceptable TO
the Mexican government, by his constant eniea-
! to preserve and advance the interests and
happiness Of both nations. l therefore request
your exceliency 10 receive him favorahiy, hnd to
give full credcnce to whatever he shall say on
the part of the United States. And pray Cod
to have YOU in his safe and holy Keeping.
"W rItten at the city of w ashington the tenth
day Of November, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud forty five. ana Of the
independence of the United States, tho seven
'''' JAMES K.pOLK.
BY the President:
JAMES BCcHASAS.
Secretary Of State.
To his Excellency
Don JOSE JOAoUIM IiERRCRA
President OF the Mexican Republic
This letter, "pcr Sc, bears unmIstakeable ev-
idencc of emanating from pions and affection
ate heartii is signed. ''your good friend jaime.
X. Polk and the author, mentally embracing
the Mexican President, gives utterancc to the
following pious invocaton--..I pray Coz to have
YOU in his safe and holy Keeping As an evi-
dencc of the sincerity Of President Polk $ pray
err, for the safe and holy keeping of the "great
and good friend" Gen. Taylor had been ordered
to embark with the American army for the coast
of Mexico, TO insure at least the safe keeping OF
his Excellency, Don JosE JOAQUIN HERRERA.
Senator Hale closes his speech in the following
impressive language:
at seem to me, that there is a light streaming
down the pathway of ages Illuminating the des-
inv Of nations and that it is written i'll glarIng
Observation-Disclosures. 1t is law in operation
cal ORD. II is true Of nations as ofindIrIduaas,
w hatsoever man sows, that shall he also reap
| would asl, those disposed 10 look at this ques-
ton in the light o! history, TO go back, and by It's
aid, the long vista of ages that have elapsed
lie. them 90 back, if they will, to the morning
of creation when all the Sons Of Sod shouted
together for JOY, that Almighty Power had spo
ken a new world into being; and they will not
find it recorded in any page of that history that
any nation sowed the seeds of and sla-
very. and reaped the fruits of peace and liberty.
No. that passage remains to be written; aud 1t
requires very great effort OF the Imagination
to fancy that We can now hear the voice of all
nations Of the past sounding solemn warning
in our ears. Let us beware, lest that fate which
has constantly followed such course Of policy
may not soon be ours