Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-27
TOLCMEII--XUMBER ERIe.


i'ined' nuiu,iima'ely conquest b.cains unag0id
able and itw was necessary no, only TO hold N.
country, bu; 10 conquer the adjacent territory.
Well sir. if this coming .ncy follows--if Ihs
Executive fails 10 establishing another govern
msnI there unisr our encoursge mont and pro.
/ iecton, and If the government il4elf shall re-
iJss 10 make treaty with Us on such terms a,
We viii acccptin regard 10 indemnify, lhcn N.
President himself agrees lha. he must take lhs
very course which have said would BE- ths in.
oynab!e consequence Of Il vigorous pro .ceulion
| ol The war. TIL: President says in substance.
alter having ausHpleI 10 build up sach gov.
arnmenl--aigr having employed lhs b.st cGons
10 SECURE peace u3Dl the mD5l liberal l.rms, II
all fall now give bis own worI5--if all fil.
We must hold Oh 10 ihe occupation Of the cogn.
'ry. we must take lhs measure of indemnify Ia.
! 70 our owa hands, ald calyrc3 such terms as N.
honor olihs country demands. Nov, sir. what
! Is 'h.si - It not an Acknowledgement, thar Il
'Hl' iacli:Iol5 goserln.ui, which 10 aimed at,
cInloI be Jlit uI, ". must max c5nluast ol
10; whole coIairy aai occupy n!--caa words
hi srong:ri Occupy III. coInlry, ,"-Pas.
'At 'uI moasIr; ot I4dsmul.y;--uJ d.f.nsgg
.id'--ap tr.aty--auI -Hiurc. lrru8;--i.rus on
whom! on lha gtyarIm -N1--aJ--ao. Il
[ Is To enforce ths terms Uu tho psur,g iadiyid-
ualy; that IS 10 say, u establish a goyer.gl.a.
over ihcm in ths .srm Of prJyAc.s.
/ Well, ihs Pf.siIy.li is right Ii finiho v;g,.
rInS Proi,cnIOa o. ia; war. as the Pr.s.u-.l
proposes The conang aacy shy-I i..I. aai III.
chances OF lt5 failures arr maay, there viii ,Lc
NJ relt-aHog. Every argnnenl against caiNlq
back the army. as they designate it--agliusl Ia.
king defensive iiae, which is now advanced
WI have doao'e force at-ry yol have spent sixty
"i'LoAs OF dollars, and have required possession
OF The whole Of Mexico. Tas Interests IN "a.
vof OF Keeping us jhcr- VII. b, ml.h more in.
!iueHllal than now. The army Itself wiI D.,
larger. Those who live by III. war-a larg,
and powerful boIy-lh. numerous CONTRACTORS.
The suffers, the IA r-hanl5, the spectators IN the
lands and mines Of Mexico, aud all engaged ey.
cry way, directly or indirectly in the progress ol
the war, and absorbing The waO.y expenditures.
viii Oa all adverse 10 retiring. and viii swell N,
cry IN favor OF continuing and extending con
guest. The PresIau, talks, sir. ortlaing iuJ.m.
my into our owa hands, then; bul. " hy 10, Ia kc
indemnify now! We are much nearer igIe,n.
niy now, than we will BE- al the end oCihs p.yl
campalgn, when We shall have Sky millions
added 10 the expenditure Of the iasl tor.y. What
wlll you thea have 10 indemnify youl No,h.
ing but a Mexican population, On whom vou ir.
10 impose iaXa'lnn in all forms and shapes; uud
amongst which you will have 10 maintain an ar.
my oil at least twenty thousand men; accoriinq
10 the Stn''of from Mississippi, [Mr. DAVIS
hot very large number, for he says, Thai Ia.
Seveny.thrc1 thousand men now lh.r, are in
danger. That there is no indemnity u,aI!.--
lou Will never 81 cnough in that way 10 meet
your expenditures. Il Will all have to come out
0! me pockets Of the people of the CDued
States; and aiier all, The tail Of indemnify, Of
Pushmg oa this war vigorously 10 s1cce5s, al
'ic ea' OF IN next cIn?agI, Instead Of ia.
G5mnI'y,yol Wi have heavy p,cluiary bur.
den imposed upon he present a1d succeeding
generation.
Well. Mr.. President, we have now come 10 The
solemn question proposed by these resolutions.
nave SHOWN where this Iilo !. policy will, in
all probability, lead you'll may say, will !a.yi.
'aoIy IeaI you, unless sons unexpected canlin.
gency should prevent. 1t will lead TO The blo..
uhS out OF lh5 nationality of Mexico, and the
'hfo"Ih6 OF sI9at or nine miliiGus OF p.oa.g
without government on your hands. il Will
compel yJl, IN a.. probability, TO assume iha
government, iar, think, lhar. will be yery In.
ne prosper OF your retr.ng. You must elher
hold me country rs province or Incorporate il
lAIo your uh.oa. SlIlI We do Uilh.ti Talt'3
tle question. Far irom us b. such an aeI aad
Tor tha reasons contained N III. resolutions.
lhD hr1I Of these reasons IS this: it would b.
txyIth I,
the war has been prosecuted. Thai needs 10
atler what has been said. Since the
commencomenI Of the war ill this moment, ey-
cry man has dsavowed The intention OF col-
quesi--of eXIinguishing the existence OF Mexi.
co as people. 1t has been constantly proclai.
med that The only obcst was indemnify. And
yet, SIR, as evenia were moving on, what we dis.
aVow may be accomplished, aud what We have
avowed may BE- defeated Sir, this result vii!
be dark and lasting impuIalion on eilhsr the
snceriIy or Tho Intelligence OF this country; on
lis sincerity because, so opposite 10 your own a.
vowas; on your intelligence, for the want of
clear foresight in SO plain case as not to discern
me consequences.
Sf,we have heard how much glory our coun.
try has acquired in this war. ackaowlcda il
lc the iuil amount, Mr.. President, SO far as mil.
nary glory is concerned. The army has done
nobIy--chivalrously-ihoy have conferred hon
or on The Country, Tor which sincerely thank
them.
Mr.. President, believe all our thanks will
D. conuhuod to our army. So far as know in
Ihe civilized world, there is 10 appreciation oflha
conduct OF the civil portion of our power. Ga
me contrary, every where tho declaration is
made, thar we are an ambitious, unjust, hard
people, more given 10 war than any people of
modern lines. Whether this be true or no., il
IS not for me TO inquire. | am speaking now
merely OF The reputation which we bear abroad.
Every where, believe, for as much as we have /
gained in military reputation abroad, regret to
perceive, we have lost in our political and civil
reputation Now sir, much as regard military
5Iory-nuch as rejoice to behold our people
N possession of the indomitable energy and
courage which surmount all difficulties, and
YHls,n rInSc Iknn1 tb