Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28
THIKTIETu coNGREss--Elr., session
Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.
THURSDAY, March %, l045.
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THIItTIETI CONGItEss--First Session.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
THURSDAY, March %, ioiS.
SENATE.
The Joint resolution from The House, relative
TO the evidence which shall be considered salts
factory in applications for bounty lands, was Ia.
ken up, read The third lime aud passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Anterior, tie Senate re-
sumed the consideration Of the special order, The
bill authorizing a loan OF SIG. 000,0 900.
Mr.. Webster res. aud said, that On Friday a
bill had paSsc! the Senate Tor raising len new re-
siments. And they Ale informed that that bill is
soon 10 be iollowea by another 10 raise twenty
regiments Of ycluni.cr> Tor TIC same service
He had desired on Friday u express his view US.
and would now do SO, in opposition TO The policy
which they were intended 10 promote. The bill
now before The Senate was a measure 10 provide
The means for The support oflhese thirty regiments.
The scenes through W .ich we have passed and
are passing here are various.
For a fortnight The world supposed them 10
have been occupied nthe ratification OF a trea-
" of peace. And lhoish The world had been
shut out, strong assurances had been given US Of
the prospect OF a treaty Il peace 10 console us.-
Not a temporary peac'-but a permanent one,
which shall cut off theirexpenses, and return our
children from The land oi slaughter and still more
deadly climate 10 our ila,ide.
Scarcely had these noes died IVA when We
were called upon for Unconditional force 10 press
home by fire and the sw,rd, The claims which we
had put forth against a allen, he had almost said
an ignoble, foe. The 0c,rine put lorth by The
Senator from Michigan vas, that mol only was il,
necessary 10 secure peae, bul 10 press the war
with increased viSor.
What then should all his mean Was il an
admission that we weIeno nearer a peace than
when we snalched M a piece oil paper AMI pass
ed it through This body. His strong desire had
been for peace. The actual order OF proceedings
had been 10 negotiate frs and ratity afterwards.
But We had reversed tr order 0. proceedings,
had ratified a treaty and lien sen! asen.s 10 neso-
tia,e. Ii struck him lha the course which they
had adopted was strange. was grolesque-unpre
ceden,ed in The history nl diplomatic intercourse.
We we're in possessi nof California aud New
Mexico, aud were informed Of The intention of
the President TO retain ,hm as provinces pro-
per TO be added 10 the United States, and these
troops were 10 cocrce Mexico into a ccssion Of
this territory. This is the object Of these add
tional regiments in his opinion, the Identical oh
ject for which the war vas commenced. All,
all in Mexico.
The members Of the other House had all been
elected since The dcclaraton OF the llth March,
1876. That other House had declared by their
vote that this war was unnecessar ily and uncon-
stitutionally commenced by the President Of the
United States. 10 that declaration he concur
red, and lie believed the majority Of the people
also.
There was another proposition equally capa-
BILE of demonstration, hat this war was begun
and has been prosecuted for the acquisition Of
new territory. with a view 10 bring new States
into this conlederacy.
And this force is 10 be used 10 force Mexico
into an acqniesccncc in this design on our part
to bring in new States from her territory. We
know that the Mexican people will never &C
cede to thn treaty unless compelled BY %irrcsis-
tiblc force, and for this it was that these thirty
troops. were III, nc san, that the war
was substantially orer-,hat there was TO &c no
more fighting. 1t was his opinion that the PEG
pie would not sustain this wal. lie hoped The
Ten Regiment Bill would not become a law,
and for this he supposed that he should be called
a Mexican Wing. For saying that he would not
approve a measure proposed by the adminiotra-
ton, a man was now TO be termed an enemy to
his country, or, what was deemed the same
thing, an enemy to the President.
lie did no, know a greater Mexican than the
Senator from Michigan. lie had SAID that his
object was to brighten Mexico, which would be
more humane than 10 harm her. This wa said
I'm the hearing Of Mexico, and even of the geo.
plc of the United States. This was on the tele'
graphic wires, and floating over the Gulf Of
Mexico. And in order that he might not
brighten her too much, he had taken the prccau'
ton TO inform Mexico that his object was only
to brighten her.
He quoted eSnub,' in the character of the
Lion, in "Midsummer's Nights Dream, show
ing but half his face, as illustrating the course
of the Senator from Michigan in this particular
casc-"Ladies, fair ladies, don't think me q
lion-I am no lion-l am only 'Snub the joiner
He coaIended thar there vas n necessity 10:
this additional force. Sickness and battle had
So lhinned The ranks Of The army in Mexico. iha'
il would require 10000 men 10 ill up the present
regiments.
This was all that was necessary. He under.
stood that there was a report from General Scolt
upon whose career in Mexico he passed a very
high complimcnt,) showing, that il The regiments
were all filled up, there would DO, including re-
cruiis on The way, $4,000 troops in Mexico.
The effect OF creating new regiments, raising
new recruits, and appointing new officers, with
oul filling up The cd regiments, would be UNI,
malely 50 10 thin the ranks that the officers wouid
exceed The privaies in number.
The Government of Mexico, he said, pfoha-
bly, owed lis existence TO The expectation OF Tellel
from the three millions appropriation. Ihei
where the necessity Of sending his new force in
10 Meyico} The main objecto Of these wishes, ne
believed was pa%lronage-Ihe qualification oil
friends.
The bill would render necessary The aTpoini-
ment of some 500 officers-Coioncls, Majors,
Captains, &c.-bu, there were also paymasiet>,
- .-,, ~ :, ia AntIpTS
who, in the language OF Corporal Rim, declares:
"Sutler lie would be unto the camp,
And profits should ensue
To the object for which This war was %prosecu-
ted-lhe bringing OF new States in The Union
he was opposed. lie was opposed 10 bringing
rev States into the Union from foreign territories,
East, West, North and South. lie would iejec'
all-and il The question were put him to-day,
whether he would have peace with new States
he would say no!
For there was no reason whatever to believe
tina, we could not obtain as speedy, as safe, and as
honorable peace without as with territory. Mex
leo does moi wish US to take her lerfItory-sne
yields il ! eluc'anlly-and every man here knows
il.
And If the Trist paper was rejected by Siexicc,
i, would be in CONSEQUENCE vi The reluctance OF
The Mexican CONGRESS or the Mexican people TO
give up their territory. They preferred TO keep
their territory and that we should Keep our money
Just as he preferred that we should keep our
money and she should keep her territory,
He denied that the people OF The United STATES,
in concluding a treaty OF peace, cesireG me ac-
QUESTION ofleTritory- and such territory. Through
the South and West, he believed there was no
general feeling in favor OF taking territory, and
such he believed The preponderalins senilmen! al
the North.
He knew no reason then, why The purpose OF
the President should control them, any more Than
that their purpose should control him. He would
Stand out, i, was said, asains, Them, and were
they afraid TO stand out asains! him. dc was
willing TO go to The people on this issue, or on .ae
issue whether we shall or shall no, take territory.
If the constitution was 10 be broken down, lei
il be The act Of the people, not his. But he do
no! distrust the people. He was willing to sub
NIT ii 10 them, whether they will lake territory
paying for it a thousand tunes more ihsn l. ;,
worth, or whether they will take peace without