The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-01

the British nation, would long remain patient under the
wrong and that they had ample power and means 10 OBJ
tain justice.
pass the doctrines put forth in the speech of
Lord George Bennck, and sanctioned by Lord Pamers-
ton, though believe not perfectly clear that they
be maintained TO the full extent by appeal to any we'll
established principles of International law You know,
sir, that we have sometimes found British statesmen
even iose holding places nearest to the hroneat fault
both IN respect to matters of principle and matters OF
fact though is certainly but Justice TO concedc them
the possession OF more enlarged views of policy, com
blned with greater practical talent and TACT an is often
TO be found in the councils of European sovereigns.
pass over also an offensive allusion to the failure
OF a lew oil The States of this Union pay their
debts, "as a stain upon the national character" q
his own langusge,) when it is well known that
the SUSPENSION OF payment was caused by overriding
necessity that VA most instances, resumption has
already taken place and that In nearly all the most ear
nest efforts hsfs been made To the discharge OF
iheif osssuaas tais impuiaion was cast upon us al
the aiOlel 49, people. with heart, were send
ing abfoaA ths agricultural surplus to feed the iamshed
population Ireland. merely in the way of CONNER
cal exchange bat IN the form OF donations, in hploads
public and private And far the commercial portion
Is concerned believe merchants have for months
been draining banks of specie to send abroad to NEE
their peouniay obligations, while for time at leas'
they were unable TO draw their debtors in England f.
the proceeds OF the brcadsius by which her subjects ha
been fed But pass by all this and come to the import
ant fact that Mexico was among the indebted toregI
States enumerated ~ report on which the motion 81
Lord George Bennck founded. What is the exten!
Of her indebtedness DO not know, but hd,s nniesia
but recently that the public domain in California W.,
morigaged to the creditors Tor portion OF this ainonH
though the lien is said to be discharged.
appeal honorable senators to say, with these facts
before themwlth this public and official assertion OF a
principle which, according to Lord Pamesion. the British
government has only absained from practically enforcing
through considerations OF policy-whether, II our
forces Withdrawn frsm Mexico, and that country
should become prey to the anarchy ana confusion
would, in all probability, become universal and hope
ess-whethe say, there would not be atempation too
strong to be resisted to reduce the principle thus pro-
e tn ?-Vhpther
territory might not be occupied as guaranty Tor the
payment Of the debt due to British subjects and thus
another principle be violated, which are committed to
maintain! do not to say that this considerations
if it stood alone should absolutely control our conduct
But as auxiliary to the grayer considerations to which
have referred appears to me that may properly be al
lowed weght-enOugh, sir, perhaps, to turn the
scale, if it already balanced-though think there
sufficient without it to incline us decsvey to the side
of continued occupation
Besides British subjects have other extensive, pecuni
airy interests in Mexico They have large commercial
mining districts. If the political affairs of that country
should fall into nextricabe confusion it is not 70 be sup
posed that these great interests Will De abandoned by
what interposlton her part they could he secured
without the danger of collision between her and
Mr. President, in what | have said in respect to the
danger foreign nterposton have not relied upon the
ephemera opinions of the day. on opinions expressed
public journals abroad, however intimately those jour
nails may be supposed to be connected WIN
throw out from time to time Tor the public cons 'cauon
guidance have esorted TO no irresponsible sources
have presented opinions and declrations proclaimed
with more less OF official sanction, and for the most
part with the highest mean the declarations OF minis
ers speaking for their governments to the popular body
and the responsible representatives OF soveregns,
holding in their hands the authority to enforce or
attempt to enforce what they proclaim. How far these
taken IN connexlon with me acs referred TO-
may not all agree But appears to me that 1t would DC
great in craftsmanship to treat them as wholly
unworthy of consideration. Jealousy OF our ncreas
jnp
combine to give them importance. 1t is the province OF
wise forecast to provide as far as possible that these
adverse influences shall find theatre for their exercise
To abandon Mexico would, il seems to me- throw wide
open all the for their admanceone power Tor
MONOPOLY and the o.n a Tor po ona an con-
Gus task of removing evils which proper vigilance
might have prevented
1t may be, Mr. President, that shall have an early
peace sincerely hope In this case we must with
draw from Mexico; and may perhaps be sad that the
dangers have referred to likely to result from abb
ssnce at the present moment may possibly DC realized
These dangers, whatever they may be- we must incur
whenever she shall tender us a peace winch we ought
accept But there is wide difference between retiring
bellgerents and enemies, without treaty. and as
friends under amlcabe arrangement, with solemn OBJ
legations both sides TO keep the peace In the former
case, probably of the first acts of Mexico would ho
reassemble her army, and her government might all
under the control Of her military leaders In the latter
amicabe relations being restored and military forces -
ing unnecessary at least to act against u.s. the peace party
woud have better hopes of maintaining themselves Of
the army which now regarded as RESPONSE
Bile for the national disasters from gaining the ascendency,
and also of excluding influences from abroad, which
would be hostile to her interests and fatal to the common
tranquility of both countries.
La the references have made France and Great Brit
ain have been actuaed by no feeling of unkindness
hostility either Rapid and widespread as has beea
the progress of the latter, have sought 10 infer
fere with it. She holds third of the North American
continent She has established her dominion in the Der
muias, the w est Indies, and in Guiana, the South
American continent. She holds Belize, on the bay OF
Yucatan North America, with district OF about fonr
teen thousand square miles, if may trust her own geo
graphical delineaons We her IN the occupation OF
territories in every quarter of the globe, vastly, nodi
natey extended, and still extending herself ~ ~
not easy to keep pace with her entertainments lew
wears ago the Indus the western boundary OF her
Indian empire She has passed it. She has overrnn
AHrhanistan and Beeloochistan, though | believe she
has Temporarily withdrawn from the former. She stands
passing Persia and making the gris her western bouni
airy in Asia One stride more would place her upon the
shores of the Mediterranean and her armies would no
longer find their way to India by the ccumnavgaon OF
Africa Indeed she has for all government purposes
of communication except the transportation OF troops and
munitions OF direct intercourse with the bast Her
steamers of the largest class from England to Alex
andra from Alexandria there a water commu Acalloh
with Cairo, sixty miles from Caro- Is out eg'
hours overland Suez, the head of the Red sea from
Suez her of the largest class run 10 Adeh
military station of hers at the mouth OF the feu sea
from Alden to Ceylon, and from Ceyon 10 Chia one Is
not merely conquerng her way back IRON hlndoos'an
she has raised her standard beyond It, She has entered
the confines of the Celestial empire she mas gained Il
permanent foothold within it; and who that knows her
can believe that pretexts will long be wanting to extend
her dominion there Though 1t is Tor commerce manly
that she is thus adding to the number and extent OF her
dependencies it is not Tor commerce alone. The love OF