Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-07-26
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What would this not have accomplished,
had II been expended for the Improvement OF
our country? What countless benefits and
blessings, Instead of curses and calamties
would 1t not have conferred upon the Ameri-
can people? They are more easily conceived
than described; he would not, in his brief
hour attempt 1.-THE would leave every one
to make the calculation for himself.
10 the above add the loss of time and la
Dor to the country OF fifty thousand volun-
teers Tor two years, and the loss to families,
and to the country, of fifteen or twenty thons-
and valuable lives. And, he repeated for all
this what have we gained? New Mexicoan
California which viii cost Us every year, to
maintain and defend. as much as it is worth
And where is our promised ''indemnity for
the past and security for the iulure?" In
demnity! We have none not a cent for all
our losses; but Mexico has received ''indem-
NIFTY Tor the past" by a release OF the FIVE
millions OF debt which MIR Polk made the
war TO recover, andifitteen millions in cash;
and as TO ''securlty Tor the future" we have
none. But what has Mexico? She has Sc
curly for The future. We are bound to pro-
tect her northern frontier against the hostile
and predatory incursions OF the Indians of
California, now ours. here ofore a source of
so much annoyance, expense AMI suffering to
her people. From these caamities she IS TO
be hereafter protected, not by her own, but
by American armies; so that in peint OF fact
Mexico, aud not Mr. Polk, has got all the 'in-
deunity for the past and security Tor the iu-
tnre.
Such are the benefits of our war, and the
blessings OF our peace, OF which we hear SO
much boasllng on the other side OF the House.
Sir, but for the madness and folly of this Adj
ministration, all we have got could have been
obtained, by wise coansels ard amieable ne
COLLATION.. for some I{teen or twenty millions
Who eau doubt iu Bat, no; nothing but war
and ,.blootshed would satisfy the President;
he would 'cavil on the ninth part OF hair
he would not consent to change the lille Of
our negoiiator sent TO Mexico, MIR. ShdelI,)
| rom minister pleniputentiary" to '.comms-
! sioner, which was all that was required to
secure his recognition By Mexico and the o.
pening OF negotiations iur peace. Rather
than comply with this reasonable request, he
instantly ordered Gen Taylor to march to the
Rio Grinde, and thus commenced the war
without consulting Congress, then in session;
thereby fixing ON Polk and his party the re-
sponsibihty-the fearful response bility-of
this war, and all its consequences.
But there was another grave objection he
had the policy of this Administrations Our
Government, as now administered, has. in
effect, become foreign Government. we
could now do every thing abroad, and moth
ing at home. The American people were
taxed for the benefit oil foreigners The mil
lions raised TO carry on this war had been ex-
pended for the most par, in foreign country
| Internal lnurONpmpulS were unranstituio,,
al at home, but not abroad; we would sur
vey and OF course improve the Dead Sea, we
could make roads& canals across the islhmus of
| Panama and Iehuantepec. If we want goods
they must come from abroad. A proposition
WAS actually made by his colleague, (Mr. j.
r. lngersoll,) and sustained by his party,
lew days ago. 10 take hall the present reduced
duties of the rch mans luXuries, iewelrv
silks, laces, lawns, gewgaws. and every thing
OF the kind, aud off iron, coal, cloth hats
shoes. and every species of manufacture, re-
dncing them from 80 TO Is per cent. aud re-
duclug OF course, the revenue one-h halt, ex-
pressy 10 favor Foreigners, who Were repre-
scented by his colleague TO be ia suffering
condition, (no matter about Americans;) aud
then, to make up Tor loss of revenue, il was
proposed to puta duly of twenty five per cent.
ON the poor mans tea and coffee. Such is
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IN character with all the rest-preaching one
thing and practising the opposite.
Thus, sir, every thug done by these ''pro-
gres,ives inure to the benefit of foreigners.
/ Our money Is sent i'll ship loads abroad GU:
Improvements are employed abroad. Every
thing Is j0r6lSR, foreign; nothing American
| No power TO protect or benefit our own peo-
! pie, or improve our own country. The pow
| tr TO contract debts, 10 tax aud Cypress the
people, were the only legitimate powers of
! Government as now administered Was
this not true? Would the people longer SUP
nit to ths state OF things? The p. wer and |
the remedy was IN their own hands, aud they |
would apply II, by elevating that honest |
trie-heared American, General Taylor, TO
! the Presidency, who would soon correct these /
foreign and anti American tendencies, and /
bring the country back to the good old revo- |
lutionary principles, and the true Anericaa |
policy OF tne earlier and better days OF Tile I
Republic.
The Baltimore platform had great MANY
things in it to which his brief remaining lime
wound not permit him even 10 allude He
saw, amongst other things, they had resolu- 4
ton IN which they repeated Presidents /
charge that the Wings gave laid and comfort
to he enemy, Now he would like TO know
what sort OF laid and comlor" OLD lack gave
to he enemy! Slr, Polk sent Santa Anna Ia
give them aid and comfort; white, instead OF !
and. General Taylor gave them "a httle NOR.
gjdpe and canuister.' He wished the ON.
tiemen opposite 10 make the most of the aid
aud comfort hunibus; old Zack had spiked /
that cannon, OF rather had turned il unon
theif own ranks, now flying like the Mex
leans lore him.
In The next place, they 30 in for sound eur.
Tency; and yet he party, alter he destruction
OF the United Sa,es Bank, had established
SIX OF seven hundred State Banks. This has
b zen done by The DemocrdtieLrgislatur4sin
Democratic States He had a list OF these hanks
showing where, wnen. aud by whom incorpor
ated. but have hot tiMetO introduce them now.
he might do itan an other occasion; this; how.
ever, Was perfectly consistent with all The,
did. They make cutlery against bank pa
per, and they fill the country with i1e.iii-
( ma paper money issued in violation of the
Constitution. which expressly declared lh3t
no Stale should Issue bills OF credi,;" and
OF course they could not authoriz- Other, Ia
do what the States themselves were nor am.
| thoEzed 10 do. Tbls provision, Mr. AlsJI.o,
IA iue FederalisD says, was inserted for Tie
very purpos ot preventing the States rom
ts-ains or authorizing the issue OF "paosr
moiEy lie (Alr. 5. vas not d bunk man
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