The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-02

conduct, in acting for the nation as in acting ind-
vduaily. ! thought that honor was worth much
| TO nation as land or money; and | would not
despoil my neighbor of his properly would not
place my country in position TO be accused of sim
liar act But the honorable senator, who would to
do this in his private capacity justes il the act of
nation Is there such thing to govern conscience
when acting as public men How will the honorable
senator satisfy his own heart when il charges him with
cooperating with others act which will produce
the result OF lowering the character of nation If that
heart should hereafter reproach hun with injustice, and
swell with emorse, he may follow the advice of the fool
Lear Cy to it, uncle. as the cockney did to the ees
when she put them IN the paste alive. She raped 'em
o the coXcombs with stick, and cried, down, wantons
DOWN." He may sthe his conscience in that way, If he
Mr. President, have felt warmly on this subject, be-
cause the honor of nv country IS as dear TO me as nv
own individual honor. would do nothing that cal
cuated to tarnsh it. On the contrary would do every
thing to sustain that high character for integrity and
morality which sustained noby by the fathers of
the republic. regard that as OF more value than would
be all the wealth of the mines of Golconda and all the
military glory which could be gained Tor centuries TO
come.
| There are many other points to which would be glad
to advert but the lateness OF the hour adnonishes me
that should no longer respass upon the patience OF the
Senate.
| Mr. CASS | really not aware, Mr. President,
that the honorable senator from Delaware considered any
remarks from upon the subject OF Santa Annals return,
as matter of the least importance The President him
SELF in his message, had placed that question: thought
upon impregnable grounds If he had not done the
senator IRON Delaware was capable any other per
son Of showing The failure This he has not done.
will observe, however, sir, for the consolation OF the
honorable SENATOR and of all who have male the return
of Santa Anna peculiar cause OF grle that he has
proved himself the best Mexican general for that
could possibly have been seected and that if he had
been nominated to the Senate and had foreseen the
result, he would have been confirmed unanimously. He
has been defeated in every battle he fought lost every
place he attempted to hold, and is now wanderer, with
out power influence having his country overrun
its dispersed, lis government fugitive. and
large portion OF its population reduced 10 subecllon
do not believe that another Mexican general could have
ham fnnn hDNn t-tm
more positions, or fled with more llnominles
! Mr. CLAYTON. | only wish to say, IN reply to the
gentleman, that Santa Anna has proved HIMSELF beyond
all donbt TO be The best neral Tor them that the Mey
cans could have hail The fact that he was defeated by
such men as Taylor and Scott is no proof that he was moi
the best OF the Mexican generals SIR, who else could
have rallied the thousands OF Mexicans who marched
under his banner! Who, since he has disappeared
from the theatre OF action in Mexico, has been able 10
rally SIM lie req nent! No mta And now, when We
hear tonight, Tor the first time, that troops again
about TO be raised, fad Santa Anna the man who
been admitted into Mexico, one can doubt or deny
that could have marched to the capital without the
sacrifice of thou anls OF lives, which we have been CON-
PEELED TO undergo If he .ha not been admitted into
Mexico the battle of Buena Vista would not have been
Iouyht and other man could have raised the army
which met us at Cero Gordo at Mono del Rey, at Cha
head OF tue Prsiden, OF the United States falls justly the
blame OF this act. We have heard much OF aiding and
absltg the Mexicans, OF moral treason, and Of giving
aid and comfort 10 the enemy but, il private individual
had done that which the President acknowledges he has
done in public capacity how would he have been called
Mr. FOOTE. May ask question: Does the hon
orable say that the President intended TO
give aid and comfort 70 the enemy
this act, he has, Taileyrand would have said been
equity OF blunder which is greater than crime
Mr.. DOUGLAS | dislike to detan the Senate at this
late hour; but since the from Delaware has
opened The whole debate by his grave charges Will say
sIT CGraS ogy smoke At the s,res, momeD,
| could ret he floor
| Mr. DOUGLAS | have no doubt of it and too
speak at the earliest moment can get an opportunity,
and resolved that this debate shall not be terminated
without REPUTATION of the grave charges which the
from Delaware has preferred against the aiminsa
ton. ask, in what sense the admission of Santa Anna
was improper' Was not every Mexican, then out OF
Mexico, freely admitted into that country he desired to
reurn' You had blockade against the admission of
munitions of war and merchandise, but had you any
blockade against individuals Every Mexican, French
man, Saniard and citizen OF every nation upon EARTH
permitted to enter that country. Will the senator
longing to the Mexican nation was permitted to enter
Mexico, Santa Anna should not have been permitted
rather agree with the senator from Mississippi IN rea-
ton this matter, that should let them have the
they wanted to command their armles-any general
they chose to select that we might fight Their best men
[ much prefer that we say defeated their best
general in every field and that they cannot say that
had Santa Anna been there, we could not have done it.
But there is another why fully justify that
believe that IT not blunder, but one OF the
wsest and most polite that has been adopted
by the administration in the prosecution OF this war.
know that the time has not come Tor the development OF
all the facts; but enough has been disclosed to convince
me of the policy of that act We all know that Paroles
was then at the head of the Mexican government, and
that he obtained that position in consequence of avow
ed hostility to the United Staes that represented the
monarchical party and that his success would have
been the success of monarchical principles. They
had thrust Herrera out, for no other reason than thai
he desired TO make peace with us. We know, also,
! from the best information, that Paroles was at the
head of army raised by himself-an army which
he able 10 pay every week, or every day, II neces-
sary, in British gold-when at the same time he HIM
self known TO be bankrupt. without a dollar. We
know, upon the authority of British newspapers that
announced that the admission oil Santa Anna, and
the expulsion OF Paroles, the estOppel OF great
movement in Mexico We all recollect the TRADE OF
abuse poured out in the Times and the Journal DIES De-
bats of London and Paris, against Santa Anna for pre-
venting the consummalon of this movement What
vas this movement 1t was, as have said, got up foI
the purpose of establishing monarchy in Mexico
Whether Santa Anna there not, there was TO be
war Ii Paredes had continued at the heal OF Affairs,
YOU would have been engaged IN war, backed by En
rope. II Santa Anna elevated to the chief author-
ty, you would have under the direction OF man
who could look for no sympathy beyond the limits OF
Mexico There the difference The time will come
when the veil will be removed; AMI will then be seen
that the admission of Santa Anna one OF the wlses
NOV emenis b the whole conduct OF the war,
word in relation to another charge brought against
the administrations which is, the withdrawing the force
from General Taylor Just before the battle OF Buena VISTA
Does the senator expect that that charge will go forth to
the world with silent acquesceuce' Does he no
know that the administration did not withdraw man
from General raylor-that the troops were withdraw
by General Scott himself, of his own volltlon, whou
aDv directions from The administration? The alnln~tfd