The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-11

- tho honorable senator from TIE xas for their truthwhat
doubt there that to that part of her constitutional UNI
upon this point have done What senator, what Amer
can would be now content to abandon the territory
maze the Nueces the boundary and night only iof 'na
boundary For peace put end to the war; 10 spare inc
further euson of blood, might be found who woula
by negotiation, agree TO that limit OF MeXieo-wouiu
surrender all title to the rest of Texas But VINO Is 'hets
who would now propose TO fall back to the Nuece anu
abandon at once the intermediate territory the very eu
of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma to Mexico ana su
her only to the banks OF the Nuecesf penevei nU nn
for the honor OF common alegance-that here Is ho'
one have said that trusted for the SAKE Oh ou
ofore stainless character, that the opinion MY h niue
fully endsavored TO maintain, was corfect-u'' INV ~
is, on our part, Just one
If not sir why is IT not 1t is because without usi-
fcation we invaded Mexican soil IL Is pscause WIN
out justification, we caused BeNcah uloo ~ &c pe t
upon Mexican ground 1t is because they were met al
their own homes, which we invaded; upon their own
fields dear to them love OF country IS dear1conse-
Grated them by all the Mhcn oa man de
fence of home and country and have, without fghl,
without excuse without palliaton, gwen them TO me
sword-saughtered them by hundreds and thousands
and driven the survivors away. Sir would not such
tale of wrong of itself, cover cur country win sno
miny But it is not yet hall told. What else nave we
done We have seized upon it as preteX Tor oher
lished to the world falsehood We nave enaeayofea
to conceal the true character OF our outrage we nav,
stated that the contest was of their own seeking-ho,
ours and upon this degrading perveoh have
them with still more frightful outrage, we al 4nGe
called into the field $4,000 sodiers-placeu the VIZ
naval power of the government at the disposition OF .ne
Executive-intrusted him with ten millions OF doars
and carried on the thus begun-took possession on
their bombarded Monierey-cared !, amos. Ua
storm Strengthening men and women by hundreds ana
thousands. Sill the story is not told ne uainr
dshonor is not yet dark as the truth hhoi,e non
gress assembled-we of the Senate composing IL IN part
We authorized additional troops to be rased-we Placea
additional funds in the hands OF the PRESIDENT
We hear of an intention to strike outraged MeXco IN
vel more vital points: we do arrest it. We suffer the
befor he
upon the fields of Palo Alto, Resaca de la rama, mon
terey and Buena Vista, Vera Cruz is bombarded HeI
bood Of her women and children runs through
her before peaceful and happy streets her almost every
horoughfare obstruced by the manged bodes OF ne
slaughtered citizens until at last her yaor can hoa ou
no longer before the mighty and crushing power OF our
arms She surrenders yet, still, our vengeance Is no.
glutted Innocent unoending outraged NeSlc1 mas ye
be wrung-more gallant blood to be shed-more women
form to suffer We have not yet had our i'll of blood
on chapuspse Re
slaughter renewed and goes on with YET more eaIiu
violence. Mexican blood waters every PLAN Inc ere.
of Mexican agony starte every and still me WORK goes
on We lay siege to the city OF Mexico seli-oompaIt
its peaceful dwellngs--make her streets to run with
human BLOOD and slaughter again women ana children
until resistance becomes unavang We get possession
country have done such deeds Is she deeply steepet
crime Has she no honor lett! are we nns''1n h amt
she will pardon the inquiry and yet, the war was
unust-f not provoked-if il was our act and no
; the act of Mexco-every human heart, animated by
single human feeling can but answer in the affirmative
But no. sr-no, sir-it is not so; she is high-mnded
just, and honorable she is civilized, not savage; he
citizens are moral and Christian Those scenes are II
the eve OF God and man. TO be justified, because
~ to our honor and forced upon in vndcaon OF GU
violated rights Mckee, answeFabe Tor all ah eo sa
menced it. Il does exist by her act and, SO help mi
God but for that conviction reverence truth and de
test fasehood, would never have voted for the act
!; the 18th May, 1916
= Without concluding, MIR. j. gave way to motion Il
adjourn; and
The Senate adjourned