The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-04-12
speech of Wr. webster,
In the United Senate. on the 23i Of March,
ON THE LOAN BILL.

RI OF New troops Tor the farther prosecution
!, the war against Mexico; and we have bee
e tn.ofmed, That The measure is shortly to B
d followed. IN this branch oil the L-y.siafu.t
. by bull 10 raise twenty regiments OF vo!uf
n teers for the sane service. | vas desirou.
o ar, on Friday, TO express my opinion a
. gainst The oil 'ct Of those bills-asainst tn
I supposed necessity winch leads TO their en-
i ncimeni, and against the general polio
i winch ifev are apparently designed TO pro
!, mote. Circumstances personal 10 myself
bat beyond my cpDtfol, compelled me 4
fofego on ina, day the execution OF this de
sign. The bill now tsiufe the Senate is
measure for raising money TO NEE, The ey
, penses OF the government, and 10 provide
the means as we'll for other things as fo
the pay aud support OF ihese. thirty rcsi
men's.
Sir, the scenes through which We have
passed, and are passing here. are various.
For fortnight the world supposes Us 10
have been occupied with The ratification Of
a treaty of peace, AID iha. within these
wall
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notes Of pe1ce--hopcs OF neace-nav, strong
assurances Of peace, ard immediate peace,
have hem uttered 10 console US, and to cheer
us. II mas been over and over again stated.
that ne have raili d .reaiy--of course a
treaty Of peace; and as the country has
BEEN led 10 suppose, no, OF uncertain, aud
empty. and 1elus,,e peace, bat real, graft.
/ II inr. and enduring rescc "a peace ihat
shall st.unch the wounds Of war, prevent
tho farther fusion OF blond, cut Of the. sc
enormous expenses, and fe;ufn our friends,
md cur brothers, and on, chl!jren-lf they
be YET living from land Of slaughter,
and land OF sIil more dismal destruction
BY climate, 10 cur firesides, end uur arms.
Hardly have those halcyon sounds ceased
upon our ear, until in resumed pub!ir see.
SION, We are summoned To fresh wiflike op.
eraiions--io The creation Of q new army Of
thirty thousand men for the fJf!her prose
cuiion Of the waf-,o cary our power, IN
the language Of The President, still more
directly INFO The vital parts OF cur enemy
and 10 press home by the power Of The sword,
The claims that We insisi upon against a fall.
en-, pros'rate--l had niinos, saba ".
noble foe If may judge Of the opinion
Of The honorable member from NJ lchgan,
or ohcr speeches delivered in this cham.
Ter. there has not been lime from The com.
menerment Of tho war, hen IL bes been
more urgently pressed upon Us, M, only 10
maintain, but 10 increase our military mean,
not ouly 10 continue The var, but To press II
with more ,ig1T-than al the present time.
Pay, hat does all this meanl Pray, sir,
ask 10 /, confessed. then, tina, we are no
nearer to peace thsn We we're when We
snalched up q b,, Of p.per called, or mis-.
called ,res'y, aud ratified 1t! Have we
ye, 10 fight II cut 70 the utmost, az if no
pac ifcsilon had nlervenedf | wish to treat
the proceedings Of this and every depart.
tBen, Of this government with The utmost
respect. God knows that The constitution
Of thus goyefnmanl--und the exercise of its
lust powers, 10 the administration OF The
laws under II, have been the cherished OBJ
ject Of oil my unlmpaI,anl HE. Bat If the
subject were not too deeply interesting,
should say ha, our proceedings here nigh;
vel enough cause a smile. in the oIdna.
rs transaction Of foreign relations, in this
aud all other governments, the eour,e has
been to negotiate first, and 10 rsIily after.
wards. Thus would seem to be the natural
order OF conducting intercourse between
foreign States. We have chosen TO reverse
The order. We raIfy first, and negotiate
.,..h
we fnd II, and such MS VIC choose TO make
il. ard then we send two ministers penipo.
lenuaty to nego,Ia,e ,hereupon IN the cap.
ual Of the enemy! One should think, SIR,
tina, the ordinary course @! proceeding, was
much the wlser-lhat to negotiate, hold IN
tercourse. cone 10 some arrangement by
authorized agents, aud then 10 submit that
arrangement TO ;he sovereign authority, to
which those agents are tesponsible-w would
be always the most desirable method OF
procedure. l, strikes me. that the course
We have adopted Is st,ange-is grotesque.
So far Gs know, 1t is unprecedented IN The
history OF diplomatic intercourse. Lam
ed ren,lemeu on the fi,or of ,ha Senate, in.
ieiested TO defend aud viudicate shis course,
may, 10 their extensive reading. have found
Examples; know noSc.
! SIR, ne are IN possession, by military
power of New Mcyico and California, coun.
tr,es bAlouglng hnhef,o 10 the L. States oil
Mexico. We are INFORMED by the PGest.
dent, tina, i, is his propose to retain them
10 CONSIDER them as territories til TO be
attached, aud to be attached, 10 these Un.
I'D States of America; and the military
operations and designs uuw before the Sen
ate. nre intended to eaiotce thus claim oil the
Exccu i've OF the Uuited States. We are
to compel Mexico to agree, that that part
nt her domu,ous called New Mexico, and
tina, other par, called California, Shall be
ccded TO us. We are nov IN possession oil
these territories it is said, and she ,s 10 be
compelled to yield the TILE. This is the
precise object OF this new army ot th'i,,
Thousand men. II Is The idenhcal al jet,
sir, IN my Judgment, for which the war was
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