The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-02
CITY OF WASHINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1913

these cases when we came back to our sober senses
found ourselves involved in war. We should take
that in eagerness for the acquisition of terrific
ry we do not promote national crime He said it was
not our business to interfere aid of the weaker party III
every civil war that may break oui in the world These
people, with wool hats and check shirts have rights as
well Others and, doubtless. they have some for
their course although theymay have dsregarded some Of
the uesoi warfare and made rather free with the
property and lives OF the whites But the ouses of France
did the same things Did not they seize upon Louis Phil
ppes private property and tear the throne to peces-al
for The public good But i is said that these Indians are
SO much inferior to the whites that they ought not
rule Now, Mr.. X took ii, that the people OF Yucatan
were about equal to the people of Mexico and il there
was anything meaner amongst men than a Mexican
greaser he would like to know where he could be found
No sir; Yucatan might have begged I'LL doomsday for
-four AMI meal, and clothing, and never would have
sent them even as much as we sent TO the poor Irish
but when they talk about their inability protect them
selves, and offer their country for their potecton against
the lawless mobwho WERE fact no less than the good
"native Americans" OF Yucatan-we are forthwith call
man from Pennsylvania censures the President for being
territory which had been offered By hs whiies # we
TO him BY the gentleman from South Carolina that Louis
Philippe and M G9izot would have been very glad to
have made the same bargain and so have annexed France
Anybody from abroad No, sir; they the people Of
Yucatan. He did not rejoice in the shedding Of blood
His heart shunk back at the idea of war everywhere
and anywhere He regretted to hear of the waste and
destruction of life by such murderous intestine conflicts
had obtained in Yucatan But still we We're not au-
thozed to declare in favor of small minority against
the majority there; and he insisted that the PROPOSE
ton would not be entertained by this government if It
were not for the prospect of grabbing Their territory No
could pretend that would send an army of occu-
patton there without claiming to be Undermined p and
we should be blessed with another beautiful condition
of thngsthe control OF two Of people perpetual
war with each other and taking part favor OF the mi
norty. Mr.. r. confessed his sympathy for the white
races but in the first place. he would do no injustice to
any other race. However, he must have better speci
than TO be found Yucatan, TO enlist his sym
pathes very much He suggested that the printing be
ordered and that further action be postponed till Tues
day .
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, demanded the previous
question but gave way for
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Alabama who suggested that, by
general consent the letter of Mr. Sierra in the hand Of
the gentleman from Pennsylvania be also made the sub
jec of reference with the message and documents He
preferred the Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. Bolts, after few preliminary remarks, moved
TO refer the whole to the Committee Foreign Affairs
and to print and renewed the demand for the previous
question, which seconded and under its operation,
The first questonto wit: refer TO the Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union-was negatived
and then
The motion by Mr.. BORIS put, and decided in the
affirmative.
So the message and papers were referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed
The House then adjourned