Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05

utterly ovenode and treated moonshne-as
stution is too often eated any respect to be had to the
opinions Of mankind and the laws Of mankind conquer
Mexico we must take oil her debt with her. do not under
take to say il will ever be paid do not undertake say
how rife reputation will become but this know, if the
laws OF nations to be regarded every dollar is 10 be paid
cannot stop to read authorities this point, but refer
gentlemen to vaite book p section 2O3 in which, after
ing OF This subject at length he says For conqueror
to refuse to pay the debts Of the country which he has sub
dued would be robbng the creditor with whom he is not at
swar."
Do you not perceive in all the orders given to our COM
mandng officers they are required carefully avoid touching
foreign property. Well, who this debt against Mexico
England, France and other nations besides ours do not
know how many uncounted Therefore, when YOU
conquer the territory you incur the debt you are to count up
your millions with the millions which Mexico owes too
All this would have be paid you do utterly override
the laws of nations.
Another which assigned why the army should not
home that should incur national disgrace and ma
ona dishonor do not profess to be quite nice Judge
Of honor many men, not being very well versed in the Pc
cuar principles of what called the code Of honor know
something about the laws of honesty, and take it
that whatever is national honesty consistent with national
honor | heard a man remark that he never knew
person appeal to his honor but lie had used up his honesty
think there is considerable foundation for the remark and
my idea is that whatever be done with honesty be
done with honor.
The question then is Can we honestly come home I
sob, but somebody will say something about your running
away - Is possible that these repeated successful
ties, any body will charge with running away Is it
cesay mat after you nave your adversary down. you should
keep your foot his neck and strip him and take your pay
in his clothes If that honor, belongs code with
which am not acquainted No. it national honor and ma
tional magnanmy to come home. We have done enough
and more than enough. s
But it is said it is destiny to CO. Why, seems to
such thing destined TO be done, does not require
much aid from If am destined to have my neghbos
horse therefore destined go and steal him. It
to me would let destiny" work. and should get him
honestly by-andby This plea Of "manifest destiny"
first avowed in this House in reference to the Oregon question
by gentleman from Illinois, lM Bakery Atthat time it
produced general laughter Of general derson
through the House Now it adopted Of the popular
issues Of party 1t was our desny to up to $40 40
Well the President settled the question upon line FIVE
degrees lower, and did not the people acquiesce
But it is said, in behalf of the conquest that thereby
should do good the people Of Mexco doctrine of this
kind the doctrine of the crusades 1t is the very doctrine
with which Coez dgraced the chrstanzed world when he
ovenun Mexico before is the plea which has been at
the foundation Of every conquest and crusade which has dis
graced the world 1t will not do for people to adopt the
idea that their Institutions better than any bodys else and
undertake force them upon others the point the bayonet
Much less does it become the people Of the United States