The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-13

say 49, that think constituents ought TO be content
a SO lar as they are OF the circumstances anc
changes to which have alluded, doubt they
must now proceed TO denounce heresy, which II
more frequently proclaimed by men who believe il not
than by those who honestly think they say. Political
writers and speakers OF certain stamp most OF the
northern States, have held forth the idea that the actual
object OF The annexation OF Texas to increase the
lpower influence of the savehoding States in the gov
eminent Here wing member desired Mr., W. to Yield
The floor, and he would furnish him with pretty good de
mocratc authority Tor that ldea-holdlns up what was
believed 10 be an old number of the Ohio Statesman Mr.
Wick declined to yield the floor, but said All yes,
deed of democratic friends did take that view
of the subject at first, before they understood public
opinion al the SOUTH west, and north They found
their error, 10 both, to be extreme. 1t but
whisk of the brush of the fox of Lndenwald Notc il
would not change the feelings and course of that true
hearted man and bold democrat, Sam Mednry1
Sir, (said Mr.. w } il was no calculation about north
ern southern ascendency which made the Ration
of Texas desderatum with the majority of the Ameri-
can people. This is emphaicaly true to my con-
stuency The convention which nominated me to the
canddacy-resung IN my now being here-as demo
always do such occasions, adopted set of res
olutons. quote one OF them;
Resorea That we know North and South, but the
union of States" f.
which or what section of the Union has the ascendency
In point OF numbers provided that the Union preserved
entire, and the government controlled by correct prnci-
plesi When they look into the history of the country
they find that the Father of his Country was slave
holders and that though he regretted the Introduction of
slavery INTO this country, and held moral and
to his conference.-the warned us against sectional dl-
visions and eaousies He made exception of ieal-
ousy because of aPprehended ascendency OF free
slave States. Again: they find that Jefferson, though
disappearing OF slavery in the abstract condemned in
the most pointed language the Missouri Compromise, as
aggressive and unjust to the slave States Again they
read Jacksons Farewell Address to them and they find
the same warning against sectional divisions and jeal-
ousies which burst from the tomb of Washington.
Again they remember that it the hand of slave
holder which grapped with that monster OF corruption,
the United States Bank and sranged it to death They
remember that, in that struggle he sustained by the
southern democracy. They take knowledge, too OF the
fact that the southern States the first and most
prominent advocates OF the free trade in which they base
their present prosperity. On the other hand, they
member the north the days of the revolution
they take knowledge Of northern progress the arts,
sciences, and moral they receive nearly all their mis-
sonares, doctors lawyers, and editors from the northern
States. How, them should they know a north, or a
south, or support either in struggle for ascendency
They will not. Sir, in advocating the annexation of
Texas they had one predominating motivethe sympa-
thy inspired by feeling of kindred and heaven born char
ty Our brethren had gone to Texas, and settled there
IN good faith, expecting continuance OF the Mexican
government as it then was Military revolution over
turned the Mexican fedeatve system, and brethren
shorn Of their rights For len thousand times the
cause which induced our revolution they revolutonized
and made themselves nation. To secure themselves
against threatened Mexican aggression, and to crafty
the longings of their hearts for political association
with their fatherand they sought admission into the
Union. Our people were told that to receive them,
would induce war with Mexico. They rocked not
Had Texan brethren been in the wrong, they would
have received them at all hazards But as they in
the right people stretched forth their 10 receive
them, and looked up at the racks which hung their
rifles Such is charity in the west There may be else
where seasoning OF the charity which begins at home
peril calculates political balances Ii so, it is not the
charity which Christ taught and lived According TO the
Divine code, it is selfshness, the religion of hell
The next thing order is to respond to the criticisms
which have been uttered upon this floor and reiterated
everywhere in reference to the march of the army from
the Nueces to the Rio Grande will so state my prem
| hat onn will nam Teya aH
mtted into the Union of States, and in virtue of such
admission, her boundary was the bourne OF the Union
By of her legislature, passed before admission the
Rio Grande was declared to be her boundary By the
terms of her admissions that boundary became subject to
revision and alteration by treaty between the United
States and Mexico, and not oherDise No of Con-
gress could substitute boundary other than the Rio
Grande. No treaty was made altering the boundary.
Mexican functionares denounced not upon condition
that army should move to the Rio Grande but be-
cause Mexico claimed all Texas to the Sabine Mexican
armies marched to the Rio Grande crossed it, and threat
ened our encampmen on the Nueces The President
OF Texas defining the Rio Grande as the boundary of
that State 1t was not couneracted by any other law,
or by treaty He marched the army TO the Rio Grande
only law in existence on the subject except the Mex
can laws, which defined the Sabine the boundary,
hs a YOU have criticised But have any
told what you would have done in his place Would
you have assumed, without law, that the Nueces
the boundary Would you have recognised the law OF
Mexico obligatory, and have defended the Sabine,
and left Texas prey to Mexico2 Or would you have
defended the Rio Grande boundary Answer, | pray
you, in chancery siye-not by evasons and equivoca
TONS but directly, "yes' ''no" You never have
answered, nor will you ever
&c. too according to the law of Texas, Santa Fe with
its dependencies was within the. State of Texas. The
President found occupied by the enemy. He marched
an army, and took possession of it. Would you have
done so Or would you have preferred the laws of
Mexico to the law OF Texas? Having taken possession
of Santa Fe, and finding American Texan govern
ment, laws in operation the President established
government of temporary character Would you have
done the same, otherwise and if otherwise, how ,
Answer | pray you, in chancery style. Disclose your
ideas this point for enlightenment. Verify he is
no statesman but merely court yard politician who
finds fault with other mems doIngs, without showing
what ought to have been done
Take notice, | am about to plunge into the apollo
gec The other day the honorable member from Penn
sylvania Mr.. STEWART made speech which have
since found in pamphlet FORM and which, Judging from
the signs about our folding has been under
the frank OF members of Congress to all quarters of the
United States. | find in that Speech printed, that
Gen Cass represented to have been formerly governor
of Michigan. True find it, moreover, stated in thai
Speech that while Gen. Cass 50, aforesaid gov
ernor of Michigan, he, the said Cass charged the gov
ernmen with large sums of money for "ertra salary"
which were actually paid to him. On examining the
records, find that no such charge made by
General Cass The words &c extra salary not to
be found IN General Cass's accounts, nor the
books OF the proper department Now how does
this happen! We all know the high character in the
country of the honorable member He is member of
Congress- and they ought to be infinitely above wiIfully
supplementary for any one TO say the contrary Be-
sides, near neghbor OF the honorable member-one
OHe-did once, on this floor commit Just such blunder
tIe obtained from the department statement of all the