Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-12

but Mr. T. contended that this was false construction NC
On iayiors language which, on the contrary, express
60 MS high appreciation Of such STEP On the 18th Of Ja
hua ne told the Department that he did think the ad
vance OF The army would be seriously resisted he spoke Of
rnofcng our rights, and thought there would be no need
q increasing his force by volunteers &c. because the people
"ouin generally remain quiet.
NOW, let any compare the language of gentlemen on
inc oher SIDE IN regard the President the United States
anu ~ chielaln whom they considered themselves enjoy
ing monopoly to exto
He on to quote from Is,,ors ,.,,. L. a.. =, - L.
oh ana ~'s OF April after he had reached the rver and
was ehsahPea Immediately opposite Matamoos Here he
81 our Ish' 70 Joint navigation of the Ive and he
necessity under certain circumstances of carving the war
as should be carried, into the enemys country ~ He cal
ed io he thousand men, expressly for the purpose of march
ing INTO Mexico Now ne presumed Gen. r. knew as well
any whether the war was begun hy Msx; - h a.
United States ' " - w
The President the United States on the lth Nav said thar
the war had been commenced by Mexico and Congress de-
clared the thing. On the llth of March the Mey
minister, in his letter 10 Government declared that NJ
leo bad used all efforts in her power 10 avoid the war p i
had been provoked on part gentleman on the other
sde OF e House. speaking the ether day had the same
statement The Mexican minister used the term provoked
so did gentlemen here There seemed an entire
between their language and that of the Mexcan Now il
might be that Mr. Ts paiaty for his country blinded
his perceptions Of TRUTH but certain it that he should not
ike TO be found thus agreeing with the Of his country
Now, to how far Gen. Taylor agreed with his enthusiastic
admirers this floor, he would read from despatch Of his
the sh Of May, in which, speaking of his TO the
Mexican request for armstce, he tells Arsa that cir
have changed and that he could suspend
an operation chich che had not initiated prouoked"
Mr. II would leave the gentlemen the other side to
lie this difference in sentiment between themselves and the
Mexican minister the side and Gen. Taylor the
other. Which right Both could not be- Here were
the President of the United States and General Taylor
side and Wing majority Of the House Representatives
the other He con,ended that these gentlemen had by their
admitted before the world that Gen. Taylor was in the
right not, then they were chargeabe with all the
quencas Of the war; They had voted and money
inict these terrible evils both on Mexico and their
country However reprehensibe the President might be-
they had gone further than he He had ordered the army to
the Rio Grande they had carried the gates Of Mexico
All the thousand mseres which had been endured all the
thousand scenes Of which had since occurred charge
able them. How many widows walls and orphans
had gone up to Heaven witnessing against who supplied
all the means of carrying unjust and unnecessary
Yes these gentlemen had done it. They voted the supply
bill-but why They said the unjust-a war Of
nvasiona war OF conquesand still they voted TO carry
Those Mr. rs side had but acted as did their Reyol-
tonary ses when they believed their rights be invaded.
They thought the right and us-provoked by Mexico,
and not TO be avoided by without dishonor They wee
therefore, chargeabe with inconsistency but gentlemen
who said " e that Mexico begun the war; and yet
voted bill which proceeded that assumption. how could
they escape the responsibility Of all the which followed
in its train For himself he would rather have believed the
falsehood U alsehood was than voted the bill while dsbe
leving it.
Mr. T. here quoted the letter Of the Secretary Of War
Gen Taylor in which he directed him, should the
right of navigating the Rio Grande be resisted by Mexico,
not to attempt to enforce by military The course
Of the General approved far but lie must let the river
alone. But Gen. Taylor instead Of letting the river alone,
had ordered its mouth to be bockaded and sent
Ampuda warning him that the Mexican army must either
withdraw from the river il and fight.
Now, gentlemen could find language severe enough
to the President for the ata order to advance the
10 the Rio Grande and yet not word Of for
Gen. Taylor who bad ordered his sole responsibility the
river to be bockded and that against the Presidents ORDERS
Mr. T. here read part of Gen. Tayors letter to Ampuda,
in which he tells the Spanad that the has been forced
upon u What would he have said could he have oeseen
the positions that would be taken by his special admirers
that floor He surprised that Mexican should
pretend that began the war. How would he have hung
his head think that Americans and American legislators
should be found standing with the Dragging and swrunning
Ampuda !,
Here the Charmans rod Of fate fell with hollow sound,
and Mr. I. resumed his seat