Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-13

aud rarely gives uilerance to metaphor. cnnnar.
isun, OF a figure Of speech Of any sort. 10 his
reniurks to-day, remember bur one ana that nm
appeal TO Senators, when speaking Of Mexico
that they would not chain our living BODY 10 a
Mexican corpse. by annexing Mexico 10 The u.
nlIed Suites. There is no prelude or Der. pulinn
TO whit Mr.. Calhoun says. lie iImps al OF &C
into the very being Of his suli e. aud when he
has closed, you have the end Of his speech
Ills speech to-day Is not an easy one TO answer,
and must add great Weighlto the general oppo.
silion TO the war. 81 cacnot approve nor can
| support it," said Mr.. Calhoun, Regarding il
as a war unnecessarily commenced, as one
which could have easily been avoided, and as
greatly endangering our free lnsliiuiions!" An
opinion like this, from man so eminent as Mr..
Calhoun, IL seems TO me should have great weight
with his political friends. The Administration
was addressed with great earnestness and effect,
and the question put to the party Senators
how they could, disavowing a war of conquest,
as they did, push tho government into The mex.
trcable embarassmenis into which il was pla.
ced by the war. "Where" said Mr.. Calhoun
"are your professions for free trade, when thus
you propose measures which are TO increase the
amount of taxation, where your regard for a me-
tallic currency when thus you find il necessary
to issue paper mOney,-where your horror of a
National debt, when you are by an unnecessary
war Pilng up debI which the present nor the
next generation cannot extinguish."
The speech was not long, not more indeed
than one hour and half, aud was spoken, as is
Mr.. Calhoun's habit without notes, or even a
reference of any sort. Tonight or tomorrow,
he will probably dictate it to some friend in near
y the precise words in which he delivered il
himself to the Senate.
| cannot suppose the speech has had much
effect among men in power here, for that is not
common, but 1t must serve to confirm those who
have been inclined 10 similar opinions, and who
may have been wavering in their judgment. 1t
will however strengthen the Peace men abroad,
and lmpart among men, whose judgement is
worth the having, and whose opinions tell
upon their own and coming time a new impulse
to peace principles. Military Glory if it is the
enthusiasm of the age, so il will prove The bane
Of the Republic.
Mr.. Calhoun's Resolutions lay upon the ia.
bic for me,-perhaps for the session, for he
will not call them up until there is some proba-
bility of their adoption.
The House Of Representatives have admin.
istered another rebuke to The Executive to-day
and by a stronger vote Than ever, Through the
last Congress it was impossible TO obtain the
correspondence leading to the return of Santa
Anna to Mexico after his visit to Havana. Res.
olulion after Resolution was then offered, but to
no purpose. Now, however, the Wings are de-
tcrmned that there shall be no conceaments in
regard to the War. Whatever is hidden in the
! Department, should be BROUGHT to light, and par.
ticulary where there are men in Congress and
out Of Congress TOO, so blind and wiIful as to
shut out and deny all truth in regard to the ori.
gin of the War. The House calls both for the
correspondence leading TO the return of Don
Lopez de Santa Anna, for the facts attending the
return Of Parodes, and for the instructions Civ
en- 10 Mr.. SlidelI. We shall soon see how
much "aid and comfort" MIR. Polk and his
friends have given to the Mexican generals.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs have re-
ported bill approprating five millions of dol
lars, in five per cent. Stock, for French Spolia
lions committed prior TO 1900. There is al
ascerained majority in favor of this Bill in the
Two Houses of Congress, and if it is not doom
ed to a second veto in the person of Mr.. Polk
twill relieve many hearts 81 cancoa an obIiga
ton, or rather perform u pubiE duty whicl
ought long ago to have been dlcharged.
The military Bills will be pushed through tho
Senate as soon as practicable, but loresee q
months discussion ut least and probably more
upon these ten and twenty regiment bills.
Mr.. Hampton you will see has offered a scrie
of Resolutions looking to the admission of Mex
ican Provinces into the Union, by their consen
as ifeo territory. Ms. Dickey, a neighborinl
Representative has also offered aseries. ThcrC
are new some dozen sets before the House ant
two before the Senate, e,-thosc of Mr.. Calhoun
aud those of Mr.. Dickinson.