Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-28
c,,.evE~>--z'ir-' Session.
wrpxr DAY, JANUARY %, Isis.

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which mu,ion was reccied-yeas To- nays
r.. hill was ,hrn passed over iniormaiY.
Mr. Rcr,on cave notice that he wouu' w 10
row. ask leave 10 introduce o''' g v,r
6lsr and 69.h rules in the articles VI Ma' ,,,on
The Army Bill was again 'aAe" =, 9 9p' w" ,bore
Mr. Dix addressed the osu"Ie. ,;.;t.S ,hc nnb
,ysre TWO questions which manly aiViueu un' ~
lie mind Is, The propriety OF Withdrawing on,
fnrces from ;he Mexican territory al'ose'nel, anu
S}ly whether we shall retain all The territory we
have taken possession Of as The means Q, seeu
neace The first has been answered ainl nid.,'e
~ on this floor, and by a statesman ls'u.u No
1nnbic life, and whose opinions are enlUleu' S;sa
weight He had, in deliberation CONF W LIZ
usnt conclusion. He was in favor OF Ie'ahl."s
XII we have ACQUIRED. not permanently, but as
means OF securing peace NO poi'cy WI" 81 ,be
no, secure peace shall receive the support Vi .ie
Senate. He did no, inlcni to so into the ques''.n
of The origin OF The war, which, IRON inc 'loi:. -
Of commencement. he saw could no! be 'ernln 1oi
led until atec fair tial Of strength. deIe .
10 the readiness with which our counuy So had
The plough, the workshop and The Jaw IlI resnlIs
rushed INTO the field, and asserted NAV W. al
of .his enthusiasm had been glorious oeyon0 OH
parallel. -. o,;ec,ons 10 the
p,an nj wiihdra wing our troops ne oe"e..G
such a measure, instead OF acceieid''"S' WYNN"
postpone the prospect OF peace. ..;.. -
He took briet view OF The various pafieS ~
Mexico, their character, their views anu '"e t
strength. The re-eslabiishment oil any u wv
turbulent parties in power would DC mos eaa'n
ions in lis effec, on Mexico, and would certainly
relard n peace the f'ederaiis's, ne oehese"
had evinced disposition 10 continue 'he wal
mostly from a desire TO put down The Cen'ia i.S'S
He was disposed to treat with the Federahs'S
whom he believed to be honest. he d's'fus'en
the good faith OF the Csnua!isis. Ilhaid" oui
troops and The party ieuds wouId &c itneM.o
with more than the usual bitterness; anu '"e p',II
babili,y OF interference by ioreiSn po"eis "a m.
be increased The President had Voueheu
IN ,h;s ns,;l and he was disposed TO COINCIDE
with him. ,,o,.a M
To sustain him in This view, he quo'ea Ni.
Guizot,s declaration respecting the oaiahce VI
power, which declaration was at variance WIN
all the known rules Of International law, ana
which could not be made applicable 10 our menus.
phere Mexico, one of The States OF SPANS"
origin, is the field on which this foreign lnleI!ei-
ence has been invoked. He commended that this
doctrine of balance of power was OF hioueln
discovery. II has sprung up within the last TWO
centuries. and has been acted on by European
nations in the regulation OF the powers on lha'
Comment sometimes bsneicially, but Tor Inc
most part iniuriously. He took glance al 'he
various writer's on the laws OF nations, 10 she"
that the idea was not entertained ~ any ol 'heui
when their works were written.
II was a mere right OF weaker nations 10 suS,
Tain themselves against powerful neighbors, and
had resulted from circumstances, and not from
any provision OF International law But wheh
is used for purposes OF aggression anu tyranny
il oush, to be checked on account OF lis injurious
tendency. YET history informs Us mat instead Of
being confined 10 weaker nalions, ii mas ueeh re-
sorted to By powerful nations, Tor The sub)usa'oh
OF the weaker. He inslanced, in particular, the
partition of Poland the details OF when lie wen
into, and the course which the different powers
had taken, until the very name OF that country
no longer appears in The map oil Europe.
Our country has hitherto reiraineG from any
notice of the acis OF European sovereisnlies, So
long as they have been confined TO Their own
continent, but when the principle is threatened
10 be applied TO our hemisphere, II becomes oui
duty to n,erpose. He expressed his belief that
the theory OF Nj. Guizot was sustained by The
King of France. He referred 10 wofd written
by member Of the French diplomacy, called The
"Exploraiion OF Mexico" from which he quoted,
TO show that, in Inc opinion OF the writer, II would
be for the interest OF France that Mexico should
be under sovereign, and II that could moi be sl
fected, that she should be annexed 10 the United
States. Without charging the French Govern
ment with all these views, he deemed il unlikely
that they would have been promulgated without |
the sanction of that government.
Looking al these facts and al The course oil
France and Spain within few years, IN refer.
ence TO some parts of South America, ne couio
no, bnt come 10 the conclusion that there would |
be great danger OF foreign Intervention, should |
we Withdraw our troops. ANY such Intervention |
would be productive OF much more serious events |
than we have YET experienced. We should he
compelled 10 make resistance by The force oil pub
lie opinion 10 sustain 4 declaration made by our
government forty years ago. II is true tha' 10
the history OF Europe, such resistance has not al
ways been attended by war; sometimes The en-
tering OF a p'oies! has been deemed suiiicieh'-
But in or, case, it would inevitably lead 10
conflict
He mex, advered TO the policy OF Great Bri-
tain, and her innovating policy with regard 10
the Musol on the coast OF Honduras. The
Musquiio territory embraces 10000 square miles
He referred 10 the protest entered by Nicaragua
and San Salvador against this encroachmenl on
the territory o: Central America. The king had
when dying bcGuealhcd that territory 10 the king
of Great Britain, VINO had placed on the throne a
Queen who had spread her possessions TURNER
into Central America, in defiance Of This protest.
He referred then To the Increment oil Loid
VIM. Ben,wick TO force Spanish CO onies TO pay
claims to British subjects. Lord Is. stated that
war wa. not the only mode OF obtaining payment,
but thatlthe possession oil Cuba wouc De suuiceh';
AMI his views were sustained by Lord PaimeIslon
10 a considcrab extent. He glanced at the OF
fersive ailusion made by Lord Paimerson TO The
nou-paymcnt Of their deos 10y some OF our States,
which was mad at the very moment when we
were sending carsoes of food TO the furnishing
people OF Ireland.
He concluded, from all these facts, that The
withdrawal OF our troops from Mexico might lead
10 some innovations on the palt oil lo'elsn 60
vernments even on the soil OF Mexico.
There would be efficient views en'efialned as
10 The action we ought 10 take on The declaration
OF foreign governments, but II would be gtea'
error OF craftsmanship in rs entirely 10 overlook
Them There may be an early peace, and II may
be said that in tha, case our troops would Ue
Withdrawn, and the same danger would be incur
red This might not De, as Mexico may moi be
actuatej by the same views when al peace, that
she would il the war should be continued. Tie
looked at lhe rapidly with which En2iant hal
spread herself The ODE; IN India, 10 Afghan
istan, aud even contemplating al exclusion
thro. Persia TO the shores vi the Tisri9 Sac has
planted herself in The CeleS ia Emric O'teu>ibiy
ior commerce only, bat in reality 1T political
power. Her dependencies enciIc!e The globe -
She spreads her commerce as Mahome' did his
religion, by fire and sword. Happily, The civ
il zauon which distinguis hes her al home, goes
with her and lessons the evils OF her march.
Win France we have been on most amicable
terms. The swords OF uiany OF her gallant sons
have . ne into the field with the swords OF our
own cuizsns, IN the support OF our own rights
La Faye;te, itochambeau, De Grasse. DEs'ans,
are names which mus, ever be dear 10 us. He
did not wish TO be understood as animated by any
hostile feeling in his reference TO England and
France. He had merely spoken Of them hslori-
cally.
He then went on 10 speak on the question of
indemnity. Although not originally one Of The
objects of The war, it did moi become us now 10
abandon the principle OF Indemnity, which would
be abandoned by The total withdrawal OF our
troops from Mexico.
While IN favor Of obta lining territory, he was
opposed to holding territory. He was opposed 10
carrying on war for the conquest OF territory
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