Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-22

by the revenues of that country should them all
and creating drain for military purposes upon our popna
on and waste Of human life, that could be compen-
saed for by any advantages that could result from the
quess because eight millions Of peoples mpncab, revenge
iu and ahess, to be held in submission TO Govern
ment forced upon them against their will. Would not the
then be inerminable Would not every outbeak and
flame Of revolt have be quenchcd in the poudes blood Of
American chvalry How that obe indemnity for the
past security for the future How could they uk Of
cury by Of treaty when they demonstrated that
there Government there with which we could treat
upon which we could place any reliance How could
expect treaty with .anarchya mob which deserved
the of Government according to their own repre-
sentation low could gentlemen reconcile themselves 10
take such They proved by the Presidents mes
sage, well by their speeches. that they could
reasonably calculate upon indemnify for the past upon
security Tor the futures and yet they talked loudly about in
demnily and security" How was ii
Now, allow him for to direct the attention Of the
committee to what called for by the resolution the
House besides the instructions given to Mr. Slde In
nexion with this in with this waste OF booda
the sovereign United States the peoples
representatives had called upon Mr. Polk to tell them what
arrangement made with Santa Anna in relation to his
turn Mexico He exile at Havana, engaged Mr..
IT, did know whether call il in the very classical pur
suit in The hish military exercise of fighting chickens in
the cockpit! Rumor said that Mr.. Sdel Mackenzie had
been sent by the Government to Havana TO negotiate with
Santa Anna for the return 10 Mexico OF himself and SUITE
which he believed consisted oabou forty general officers This
credited by the people, and Mr. Mackenzies
return TO New Orleans, made him much lion that his
not sacred TO his occupancy and labor and
avoid the lon-hunters, he (M y was informed by
spectacle Democrat Of the Southwest who then New
Orleans he obliged seek the house of relation in
sequestered spot upon the Mississippi coast Paca
goua bay, where said he occupied week
in anang his Spanish documents and preparing his
papers for his report here at the of government
Mr.. T. then took basty examination Of the state of af
fairs in Mexico at that time. Herrera Government had been
friendly to the United States and TO peace The revolution
which placed him in power the only which Mexico had
known for time that did leap from the hearts of the
pe twas popular exertion, which had overhrown nj
lary despoism And yet Executive would permit
that Government thus friendly to claims and peace TO
exist but by the embarrassment he pressed upon it, and
plotting for the restoration OF Santa Anna overhrew Her
and placed the affairs Of Mexico in the hands of bitter
enemy OF the United States Just before the return of Santa
Anna, glorious chieain General Taylor whose skill and
inepdy general equaled by the cearness OF his
head and the greatness and goodness OF his heart had the
Mexican forces and overhown them on the banks OF the Rio
Grande. Their army scattered and their de-
stroyed miserable remnant of bad taken refuge at Mon
terey which by degrees into large force They
however, without any general whom the people had conf
dence and who could cluster around him, in time Of the
tional peril, the military spirit OF the country Where could
they find such q general How they to obtain him
There but atainabe TO them he then exile
had been driven for abuse of power he general
of Skill of exhauslcs of mind and energy of
ion who could strike of chaos the the
war with vigor. That general was Santa Anna and the
President of this country hmbaek to Mexico head her
armies and slaughter our soldiers. We knew it /; every
body knew it. The President, in his message of December
1916, admitted that he had permitted him 10 return But
He read from the Union" of the l4h January, ls4s:
Private and conidcntal]
u. s. NAVY DEPARTMENT, MAY IS, 1916.
CoMMoDoRE Ii Santa Anna endeavors enter the Mex-
can Psr will aow him to pass PEdSE seEE BANCROFT
/ Commodore Dawn CONNER,
Commanding Home Squadron.
There the pass granted him by Mr. Bancroft, Secre-
tary Of the Navy
lie would now read to the Committee from Com.
Conners letter the Navy Department. dated board the
I Princeton, Sacriicios, August l6, 1916:
al have allo Sed him santa Anna with
lestaon, speaking the vessel as informed BY
the senior English naval officer here Captain mber she
carried cargo and would be allowed to take
turn could easily have boarded the Arab, but deemed
proper do allowing appear she had
tered without IL is quite certain the
whole couutyhat is the garrsons Of every and for
tresave declared in his favor But unless he has learned
something useful in adversely and become another man. he
will only add the distractions of the country and be hurled
from power in less than three months"
Here we saw that Mr. Polk gave Santa Anna passport
into Mexico and determined TO conceal from the people,
the soveregns Lis objects thus returning him, and
ried his doctrines far induce the gallant Commodore
adopt the principles and declare he thought best to
let him pass without Its appearing TO be by his
And still the friends Of Executive prerogave cry against
the people, who want to know how their power
cised Aid and comfort " The gentleman from Indiana
M RoBNsoS) told them yesterday that every moment they
delayed to act upon granting the supplies demanded by the
Pres1envoing them hoodwinked, as Mr.. I. supposed
they aoding aid and comfort TO the enemy What
did be think Of the aid and comfort furnished by the Pre-
sden in sending them Santa Anna and y able Generals
head and direct their forces against create
where all exhaustion to establish order where all
anarchy And what did he think Of who sustained the
Executive in this aid and comfort and justified him in
iusng that information to the people whose sovereign right
10 demand and receive il
In connexon with this, he would ask the attention Of
the House what Santa Annas opinions were, declared
in letter written by him March 8, 1876, than FIVE
months before his return to Mexico. Mr. T. read from the
documents accompanying the Presidents message Of Decem
be ls46, at page 81 Of the document extract from
letter Of Santa Anna in which he made elaborate state
Of the views by which he had been governed showing
that bis great object had been manage his Mex
most eectualy TO resist the ambitious efforts as he
denominated them, Of The people Of the United States.
These (sad Mr. the sentiments expressed early
the 9Th Of March, ls4e and probably known the Pre-
sdent of the United Sacs OF the who restored
the Mexican army head and direct them against the forces
Of the United States and in relation to this extraor
dinay movement this suicidal folly the part Of Presi
dent involving such terrible cost in treasure and blood TO the
people of the United Staes and in connexon with the
power Of the Government that this House bad asked 10 be
informed by the President Yet he put the own OF his
prerogave and sad Your call is unconstitutional because
| is unconditional
Mr. T. here interrupted by the cry Of "Mr. Chair
man., from dozen competitors for the floor the hour having
! expired.
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