The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-01

soon as we withdraw our armies from and the re
suit would be. that instead OF being al wal with Mexico
alone, we would be at with Mexico and England
too-he greatest power in the world by land and sea.
lin consequence of some confusion at this point we
lost some sentences which reporter in vain tried 10
gather This confusion lasted for minutesl
captain RySDERs; If she annexes Mexico. we shall
annex Ireland, and be even with her
This caused tremendous uproarl
Mr.. FooTE. ! will give way to other speakers who
VIII address you l'Go on, "go on"l Gentlemen, If ii
be fact and say is. that the better portion If the
Mexican people are anxious that we should retain the
country what are we TO do The Indian part of the pop
uation are Wild ignorant uncviizcd and not nj all am
btous OF being permitted to exercise political rights
we cannot regard ourselves as at with them Our
contest is with the military and their servors but there
are more than two millions of the Mexican democracy
Or puros who are anxious that should take posses
SION oil the country and them permanent protection
against the violence of those from whose oppression
they have heretofore suffered Is there any injustice in
dong SO. l"No no?'] regret TO feel compelled TO
declare that different view OF this subject has been de-
iberaely expressed in the Senate of the United States
by two OF the most distinguished ursts OF the country
aare 40 ea a "e ~ hf
tlemen have not hesa,ed to assert or1er, oder] that
lorder order gentlemen, orer good title be
ous in The crows y ba herr IRON
San Jacnto who has just addressed you equally disn
gulshed IN arms he is in the national councs-disn-
gulshed as much as soldier he is for his oratoy
who now ss before you the senatorial representative
OF IeXas--has informed you of the causes which led
to this war on the part of Mexico, and of the earlier
movements of the parties that war; and in addition
he has asserted what we all recoec 10 be true that the
children OF Israel under the direction of Jehovah him
self acquired what was deemed good and valid title to
all the territory included in the promised land BY force
OF arms alone-a title the validity of which
dispute without proving himself both impious and I'M
reasonable will go still farther, and declare. what
respectful of the truth of history will deny, that
there is not an Of soil in Europe. ASIA America,
which has ever been rodden by foot of civilized man.
that has not been acquired by conquest All England.
| have yet TO learn, that after the battle of Hastings
there any dispute in relation to titles real
derived from that potentaie Do not know, that in
ancient times all Greece conquered by the Pelasgans,
and afterwards by succession of other conquerors
down to the period when Cecrops. the E, ptan estab
shed the city Of Minerva, and other colonzes from
same arrangements? There cannot be any one present
that is not of the fact that countryside
whole Of twas torn from King George the Third, by
OF conquest alone Tremendous appause] / do
not to assert that title by conquest, under all
cumsiances, is the best that be hed-that in wars
undertaken with view to conquest, as an original pur-
pose prosecuted with violence and bloo1shed, semi
barbarous manner tile to territory acquired is. in all
spectS, unexceponable; but do say that title by
quest obtained by undertaken for self-defence
the present with Mexico, and prosecuted alone
for in emnity and securtywhen conquest becomes only
incidental object necessary 10 the attainment of this
indemnity and securitys the very best title that civil
lied hold to territorial posses SONS and such as
the Almighty himself, had opportunity TO consult
him, would unquestionaby sanction. thank you kind
!
My heart is indeed full of gratitude For speaking the
language of truth and patriotism boldly elsewhere have
been heretofore denounced in various leading newspapers
OF the country unmndtu of the usages of pol.
shed life and the rules of parliamentary decorum These
lenunciations have arisen with persons whom felt to
be beowm notice in regular way in the United States
Senate; could not, in fact, with my impressions to
their prolgacy and entire want of principle. besow
them even this transient notice the present occasion,
did hot deem 1t expeden once fer ALL TO state that my
contempt for these Individuals is too decided and profound
tn permit me to have any sentiments concerning them
their ISLANDERS which could. in the least degree disturb
equan'm'y Of mind i regard t them as traitors TO
treason which they have conceived in their hearts |
furthermore conceive them, from what deem to be good
evidence to be the tools and agents of Others whose
present standing is superior TO theirs, and who feel
natural decacy in relation to assuming responsibility for
acts to which they willing to persuade others. A
single additional remark will make, and that is this if
any one the the employers of these malignant
Scrbbers, shall confess the instigaion which he
has practsed will hold him TO strict responsibility
cease to be the senatorial representative OF vaorous
constituency.
Senator Foote was followed by Mr. Eames, Of the
Washington Union, whose remarks give below
During these speeches the crowl in the room
tnuay ausmentng, people squeezing into the least pos
sibe spaces, mounting into the window seats and upon
the manelpeces and, in instances climbing upon
each others shoulders There not square inch of
the hall unoccupied.
Mr.. CHARLES EAMEs began by expressing his gratiG.
cation at addressing the vast assembsge of the democ-
racy OF the Empire city, and eoquently au led to the
patriotic impulses which had brought them together and
the testimony which they gave of the rea illness of toe
democratic masses to stand by their country in their i'm
and irresistible unaninty, against its foes whether
abroad at home Adverting, elicous terms to the
addresses of the distinguished gentlemen who had pre-
coded him having exhausted the topics OF the occasion,
and rendered any Heightened discussion of them by him
self superfuous, he said that there point in the
present condition OF the affairs OF this country which ha
not been commented upon, and which seemed to him to
deserve moments consideration. He referred to the
extraordinary fact, that for the first time the history
of this country, and almost the FIRST time in the history
of any country, the nation ,ed in war which
branch of coordinate department of the govern
ment had denounced commenced by the President UNI
necessarily and in VIC alton of the constitution; and pro-
ceeded to present. in strong AMI effective contrast, the
positions taken by the wing party IN Congress at the
commencement of the war, and in their resolution re-
Gently adopted by majority OF the House OF Repre-
scn.aves He deemed this declaration of the House of
Representatives the more remarkable, lnasmuch as the
not only forced upon us by the act of Mexico,
but part in its essential principle asser-
ton against the and the of Mexico, OF the
great principle of popular sovereignty involved in the
Texan revolution, and The annexation of that inepen-
dent republic by the unanimous voice of her people, the
United States In this fac', upon Mexican showing, lay
the whole foundation and cause OF the which Mexi-
CO has waged against He illustrated this idea with
much ceaness and force referring the fact that when
the commenced, Mexico had never placed her con.
trovelsy with us upon the question of boun1ary-that
her claim had been for the whole of Texas, not the
Nueces but TO the Sabine-for the whole OF Texas or
Passing from the causes of the war to a brief con
sheraton OF It's present policy he adverted TO the fact
to secure the concession of treaty of peace which BY
anil nur