New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-07

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tie sef.t ft No. 70 h. .eeersii.h-s h-
the objects dlssv0wed viii Be seeomplished-
Hog !. sueee,..al war @ " carried % "a, -
but one thing 70 be effected It's suppress Ell re-
sstance n Mexico {, overpowsr and dsPe'7 her army
70 overthrow Der civil government ard 10 sals r.
without any farther power d resistance Well pr.
President n that be done, what Is TIE reslt, How
are you b. ret IN honorable peaee II taxes o1t one
party make Val-tEo parties 70 MAKE peace II 81 a.
th0riy Mexico be overthrow, II there he no legitimate
power with whom 20 negotiate how sreyou 10 aeeompsh
those obecis bch = proclaimed ms vigorous pfo'ecl-
ton II the wsr i intended % effect
Sir you defeated y your success That xii he TIE
clear and inevitable result Bat what Do you accomplish
should be prosecuted, where vii BE- the nsoraty q
free Republic with whom you desired - treat Gone -
We have botted her out Of the list q nations s1e nas
eNiience end me soFsresnl OF lA, oo-n ~ p
the time being q transferred % Now, Nh ffesl-r
fhs IS o1ly conclusion from reasoning upon tn'
s1teci bat IS one % which, u understand ihe Ires
dent Alright. be comes, with single exception enc hata
contingency not Eksiy % take psce TIE President
has very much the same conception q The otect o. Fs
orous war s. have presented lie says thai the siea'
difficulty Of getting peace, results ron me hst tl- p73
pie of Mexico divided under i.ctit rs chl-,hs Ane
that The chirftsn IN power oare no. give peace
hlsHYai would then be aDe 10 Turn nim oul .-1 ma l.
only way 10 remedy this eyil ana oytan tSei - % ~
down The whole Of them Well What i 70 be done isen
ls the thing to step there No We are then . nua u
srain and establish ruder our power snd protection is
publican form of government from the eiuzens VINO are
we-disPoseo who, he ssJs are numerous. sno az ile
vented rom obtaining t only BY ieMo mos hii-i1
chiefs And = is with this government sif, which j. O.
grow up under The and protection Of our
srmy-to be established By their suthOTy-tha . Il Pro-
posed &c treat Ia order to obtain peace.
must confess am little at less TO see how Tree
ana independent Republic can grow up under the Irotcc
ton and authority Of IL conquerof DO not see 10"
such q government BE- established rn-er his ST.
thoriiy. can readily understand how an srlsiocracy
how a kinzly government-a cespo'isni might De
established By a cOnqueror. But how Tree ais inar
pendent Republic grow Up under such clclmsssces
IS 10 me incOmpreheus.ble had always supposed thai
republican government was the sponiansous ~oik ei
Tie peope-tst h came from the peopo-irom the hearts
Of The rI
~ az MAJ, batsvsr But w h seems hat these
are ntiqused notionsobsoete ideasand that we may
now msnufaetnre Republics TO order BY authority oil
But suppose or al these difficulties surmounied How
you mabe free government in Mexico Where are
your mserisls' It is to be- presume conieseIstsa
Mexico adequate 10 the construction Of sucn govern
mentt That Is what she has been aimng al Tor twenty
odd years but utterly incompetent ae her people Tor
the that 1t has been a complete failure from begin
% end The great body Of he Intelligence and wealth
geher disncaed to that form OF government Then The
Of the haciendssthe large planters oithe country
gence without opportunities Of concert and destitute
Of the mesns Ct forming such government SIR such
goyernmf M would be imposs II put up, WOuln
tumble down the very next day after cur proe-on was
Withdrawn.
tsppears 10 be ar psusibis plan, II It "a
determined TO have peace, 70 sustain ne
that exists In Mexico rather 70 refrain from put
ting II down Let u gov up and mature itself have
converted with several Of the officers OF the q
utelgenceon this subject, and all agree IN the opinion
that the shadow Of Government "llch nov ir-
mains at QusTetaTo, VIII have DO authority whs'e'eli
and that II make peace IN any degree con
foImaory 70 our view OF what peace ought 70 oe ln7
very moment we withdraw, II would al Dc ofetihIo"n
and what then The very country assigned 70 Us Dy me
peace for an indemnify we must e'heT hold deiensys
and be bank ultimately 20 the defensive line which
would be the end Of the whole Of or, return ana 70
this ull II terminates IN the conquest Of the
protest utterly against this Government undertaking
to build up any government IN Mexico with tue pledge OF
protection The party placed In power m 81 be ine.a
bly, oy-nhOwn. and will be under the soeiln obAsa
On and renstAte them IN power and that would
occur ana sgan till q country would iall np our
hands precisely Hindostan fell into the hands u the
English 1hi. very conquest Of hnoOsan Nhch We nave
been ceusuriug for wears eud years. sn-e re-
collect the result of mistaken policy, leading on from
sign Of eopauest being entertained but ultimately
quest unavoidable and Il necessary not only
hold the county but io conquer the adjacent territory
Well sir, II this contingency ioows-ii the hHsculNe
fails establishing another government there unaet our
encouragement aud protection and the Government u
self shall refuse 10 make treaty with ne on sseh term =,
will accept IN regard TO indemnify then tbs President
himself that lac must take the very course "hcn
have said would be the inevitable consequence OF Ngo
substance after having attempted 70 baiid up s'eh
goverrment-aer having employed the best enyis 20 Sc
cure peace " on the liberal Terms, u al fall now
give his wods-if al fail, we must hold on % me o.
cupaion Of the country We must take the measure u IN
demnity hands, and eHioree such terms as e
honor OF the country demands Now sf what IS thls
It not an ACKNOWLEDGMENT that TINS iae'tous sosei
which Is aimed At cannot be built up We must MAKE
conquest Of the whole country ana occupy t-can Nou
be stronger Occupy the country - axe we iu MS
enforce terms,-terms whom, on the 6overnlent NO
Its enforce the terms on the people inovlo
ualy; that's TO 10 establish government Over ei
Well the Pre,ident is right H. in the vigorous prose-
cution of the war the President proposes the con-
tngency should fail and the chances OF It's failure are
many there viii be rereating Every argument az
calling back the army, they designate IT, sgalhsl
defensive line which IL nov advanced VIII bave oouDs
force after you have spent sixty millions Of eoAi'' d
have acquired possession Of the whole Oh nasAsS' 4Le
interests favor Of ksepng us there VII be mgch more
influential then than The army itself Will be larger
Those who live by the WA large ana powerful BODY
the numerous contractors tho suffers me ,elcnal.s
The spectators IN the lands ana mincs o. MeN1o ana
all engaged every way directly o5 indirectly, "a tis ~.
gTess Of the and absorbing the wheie @ H.
will be all adverse 20 retiring. aud VIII Sven ths eiy IN
favor Of continuing and extending conquest t. -
The President talks ar, Of taxing indemnify NJ on.
hands then; but, why not take indemnity nov We Ate
much indemnity nos than we VII De az tns enl
Of the next campaign when We SHAH nave ,Ay nh
added 70 the expenditure Of the last forty WHAT vi" you
then have 70 indemnify you, Nothing but aMeAeen Pop
uison whom you are 10 impose TAXATION lh ~ ui"s
aud sbapes and auons which you viii have % MAINTAIN an
Amy Of least forty thousand mem according 70 ih- sen
ator from Mississippi Mr. DAus,l not very large num-
there are danger That - no indemnity a. ALL lou
never get enough in that meet your expenditure
IL will all have out Of the pockes " the pSol ne
Of the United and after al the tas OF inaen'
the next campaign, instead Of indemnity you VIII nave
heavy Pecuniary burden imposed upon INC Pe'eN' sN
WsIi NJ president, we have now come to the solemn
question proposed By these resolutions. have SHOWN
where this line of policy viii, N al pfooatihty' s'a gu
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pected conns ency should prevent 10 viii rad 70 me p'-
ing out Of the nationality Of Mexico and The thfo"lns NJ
:. ght or nine millions OF people without government o
your hands II will compel you, IN al pfo'1oy' 70 a.
sumo the government; for think there viii be very ie
prospect Of your retiring You must either hold me
country as province, incorporate u lpt2 ye0i Union
Shall we do either, That's the question fsf from q. %
such an act and for the reasons contained 10 tAe fs'oa
uous ..s l.. - ....,.
The first Of these this Il would be ineonss
tent with the avowed object for which me Val Hes beeA
prosecuted That needs argument after "hs hAs pecn
aid Since the commencement oi the Wal ul MS mo
meat every man has dsavowed he Intention o. conquest
of extinsuishin the existence Of Mexico As people
Il has been continually proclaimed that the oay ore-
wa, indemnify And yet, SIT, events are moving %,
what We saVos BE- Accomplished And "hat Ne pave
syow ed may be defeated SIR. this result ~" % esik
and lasting mputatoh either the sincerity OF me ute-
hsence Of this country It's sincerity because - oPp0
.e To your own ayOwas on yOsf Intelligence oi tne
want OF clear GIT in plain case a. not 70 discern
the consequences . 49,
SIR we have heard how much cory our country has ac
quired In this war acknowledge 70 the inli anolni
Nr President 80 Ia military glory eoncerned Inc
amy has done uobly-chvsrousy- have conferred
,oror On the country for which sincerely thank them
NJ President believe all our thanks VIII be connned -
on AMY 50 far ss know the civilized word, there
. anorobaon OF the c0ndact OF the civil portion % our
rover on the contrary. everywhere thr decaianon -
nae that We are ambitious unjust hsio people n'-
siven 10 var an any people II modern times
Whether tAs be true or net u - h9t lel ~ ~