Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-19

by just tribute to mental superiority admitted to an equality
Of social and political privileges 1t is to be hoped that shall
always have portion Of the Senators Of this CASTE who,
by the novelty Of their complexion, will give interest and
attraction this body. Why, sir at this Of advance in
schemes Of national aggrandzement shall be subject
great changes Of every description This Capitol will be
found to have been projected upon quite too limited
view Of our destiny We shall have TO dispense with
it, and with the grandeur of our sys-
tenn; or, rather will become expedient centalze
the national metropolis
Bu sir you hesitate you recoi from this Of the SUBJ
ect you turn aside from this picture, and say you will adopt
policy less revolving to the popular feelings and judgment
that for time at least you will hold Mexico the form Of
ores provinces subject to your regulation that in this
mode you win govern Mexico until by immigration there shall
be such infusion Of the white in all the provinces
them the superiority OF numbers and influence and
then you adopt them into the Union States upon
equal footing with the present States Of the Union But you
will still have five millions Of Indians hand, be
eating canker your system What will do with these
They must have space you must leave them their villages
and You drive them into the Pacific
side, into the Gulf the other. You exerminate
them you will not be cruel than the Spanards You
say that you will take them upderyour tutage that you will
enghten them commencing with your military officers and
soldiers their first teachers and the bayonet for the rod Of
discipline; that you will stimulate this inanmae into
life and energy by the nuencesof tradeby giving them the
benefits of just and equal laws that you will thus gradually
nduc them into the knowledge and duties of free institutions
and that aer the lapse Of few generations you may hope
they will be qualified to enjoy all the privileges of the white
heneflcent
all history, all experience, is against it.
There another consideration deserving attention. hopGh
Of less importance when you shall have resolved upon holding
Mexico appendage subject province provinces
What will you do with the public debt of Mexico which is
said be 100000 900, S6O 900 of which due
foreign creditors Will you repudiate it If you do you
may bring old house down upon your heads Will you
seize and conscate the property and estates of the clergy
1t said the higher clergy have great amount OF debt against
the large popeors Of mines and other estates secured by
mortgages Ihaye heard itestmated 900 OO0
have it also upon good authority that the Puros party, in
conjunction with which you propose to establish Gov
ernen have long contemplated of their objects in
prng power the conscaon Of those debts pay the pub
lie debt Of the country and appropriate the remainder the
construction Of roads and other works Of general utility Will
you carry this policy when you shall the absolute
dominion of Mexico If you do what will you say How
will you yourselves the new Pope of Rome Bsh
op Hughes These troublesome questions but trust
that Senators will that they deserve consideration.
Permit now sir to call the attention of the Senate to
of the further consequences which may attend this
scheme of conquest and annexation When shall be known
Europe that you have soemny decided upon the policy of
extending your dominion all Mexico, will there be
disposition among the large and powerful States of that con
nterpose and prevent the of your mag
nifcent scheme of national aggndzement Upon this point
would respectfully inquire of the chairman Of the Committee
Military Affairs if the disposition of foreign courts has
been sounded this subject hardly suppose that
has been done Il may and probably will be said that
will permit interference Of any foreign Power that
they have right to interfere and the moment such
ment is made the whole population will rise up TO resist the
audacous attempt Still sir, the great Powers of Europe
may choose interfere. do not think they will for several
Great Britain, with her large colonial possessions
northern border and her commercial interests and
cendency will have most 10 watch our career OF con-
quest but still she with the other monarchies Of Europe may
look in quiet complacency hrewdy supposing that
may, in extravagant attempts all Mexico, do for
selves the worst their united could do and with far less
them that the subjugaion Of Mexico will be per-
peua drain upon resources and reduce instead Of adding
porhan thav
may indulge the expectation that in the mad
entering uponha model system Of free representative gov
ernmen that mirror system esabshcdn America which has
long reflected back upon Europe image of freedom and
prosperity and happiness seductive dangerous them
selves will be broken pieces to be reconstructed
There other however which may control the
councils of Europe They have their troubles at home
England has her Ireland France her Algeria 10 tax their
sources and hold them in check France, in period of
little agitation, and with population which the consummate
skill and craftsmanship of Louis Philippe has failed unite,
on the Of entering upon the experiment OF regency
under the reign OF minority prince England and France
jealous of each other and both look with fearful apprehension
the designs of the Autoat Of the nohhe great North
Bear who only waits the embodiment of those Powers
with each other with America, stretch forth of his
huge paws TO draw to his strong embrace the domnons Of the
Grand Turk and with the other TO grasp British Inda with
internal capacity still remaining sufficient TO enguph all
Europe, occasion may offer.
Si sir England and France disregardng all other
sderaons, may conclude that their commercial and other
interests require them unite in focble interference with
policy which looks the establishment of unlimited do
minon upon this continent and il becomes estimate the
consequences of such determination their part The
in which shall then be engaged will be confined to the
land il will be warfare also To meet their united
naval Of thousand ships Of enlarge
naval establishment in corresponding degree When
Mexico shall find such allies when the disciplined egons Of
the combined enemy shall be brought her assistance land
instead Of fifty shall be called to send one hundred
thousand troops Mexico, and have many defend
coast then extending from the mouth of the Oregon
ff he
of Honduras Bay Of Fundy the Gulf of Mexico and
the Atlantic Who shall estimate the cost omantanng such
armaments both by and land would then be ncum
bent upon you supply To say that hundred millions
per would the Of such would be under
rather than the mark And where will be your
when your foreign shall be annihlaed Sir, IL
may be wise and patriotic to speak Of foreign interference
be deed but il also the part of wisdom TO
slider that il is possible probable and TO make
accordingly know sir, Senators may excam, who
dreams Of such result foreign interference,
with England and France Who, sir, ought dream
Of such results when they understand the tendency Of
present policy in regard TO Mexico And how often has il
happened that the greatest msounes have beaen country
because her statesmen have failed TO dream in time Of the
dangers which impcnded over it.
must say SIR upon this subject Of foreign Intervention,
that the course of this Government any thing but conca
tory towards the Powers Of Europe. At moment when
you have already seized upon New Mexico and California,
and declared your intention surrender them, and
when the time you preparing grasp all Mexico,
proclaim TO the world your determination allow
atlantic Power TO acquire any further oothod in America
While, by this declaration, you what may pass
sound policy by your practice you take away al merit from
the motive. You will suffer other Power TO add TO their