Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05

sh0ud De f0und properly 70 beOng Texas We had at
ready settled by the rejection Of the treaty. that the territory
up the Rio Gande did not properly belong her. Then
the President and took military possession Of that very
portion Of territory the inclusion of which in the treaty caused
the treaty be rejected II in possession Of the Mex
cans who had FARMS towns and forts there That was pos
session. There escape from this statement of fact
The country taken military possession Of by army
der the orders Of the President while the actual pos
Of the Mexican people Mr. G. insisted that
ton could only be made either by treaty the sword We
annexed Texas by the sword. He affirmed the act Of the
President to be unconstitutional But say this not
say that therefore the unconstitutional The Pres
dent might involve in any day he pleased he had
only insult foreign minister and refuse apologize and
should be in war forthwith. We had for long time
difficulty with Great Britain. If the President had marched
army 10 Quebec there would have been though
the Of doing would have been constitutional but
this would not render the war itself unconstitutional
Thus the with Mexico begun, and I! went on
much in the way. Our army got into situation OF
peril the President communicated that fact Congress and
said that existed by the act Of Mexico Then the
bill of supplies and many Mr.. c. side Of the House
voted for it. The question was, whether army should
be relieved, and they voted the bill Notwithstanding It's pre-.
ambie to effect hatobece Our army then crossed the river
and pushed into what denied to be the territory Of Mexi-
II entered Matamoros, and pushed or 10 Monterey
More supplies voted. Congress ~ one time were told
that army in danger, and there glory ahead
next heard that the halls Of me Montezumas were in
view and 20 from gorSus prospect 10 another yet all
the while the Executive declaring that he had such
thing conquest in view Well, man could put his fin
ger any particular act and say THIS conquest why,
what conquest Il the taking ol territory with
view 20 retain il. The matter perfectly plain. II
true that the last session and in the session previous Mr.
i c. had not been without his suspicious he did suspect,
strongly that by the operations Of army
than taking and temporary holding Of forts and
He expeditions fitting out Tor California, with insruc
tons take and hold IT. that IT, at the end Of the
treaty should be made the basis OF the ntf possd the
United States might retain in their hands That arrange
ncnt looked 10 something than controversy with
Mexico he suspected from that time that the object
conquest But the Executive utterly denied all suci
conquest Intended And thus had beer
led from step step, till at length we were here. AnC
what was our condition now We told that our armies
were 10 be spread all over Mexico, and all the capitals
the several be seized and taken possession Of
and tc General Government was to be kept in constan
agan without quiet spot 10 set its foot upon But al
this WIS not TO destroy the nationality of Mexico Oh, no
nothe further from the intention Of the Executive. II wal
mp,h like the case Of who should say to another
. hive no intention Of killing you OH no while at ,h'