The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-02
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
MOONS PHASES.
MR. BADGERS SPEECH,
Ia The Senate. january lsfh. Is
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Ba, this purpose the President did not
make known to Congte.s. lie did not sob
init { - he should have don.) 10 the Jidg.
men, Of Congress, ~heihar they wcfe sIli.
ing 10 prosecute q ~ar lar The purpose OF
rnsking pcrmsncn, conq ies' Of the terri
tory Of neigbborlng republic. On The
coa,ry, he seems carefully 10 have conceal.
cd hi. de.ign from Cong'e-s. 10 h.. .p@
col message OF the h OF August, 1916
TO the Senate, he sa,scsptessiy:
/" The chief diff ul'y to be anticipated
10 the pcgo' a'iDn IS tho adjis'mrn, Of The
boundary b~tueen The ptties. by a hne
Shich shall nj once be satisfactory aud con
vru,cni 10 bath. and such a. oeiher ~IiI
hereafter be inclined TO disturb. TINS IL
She best mode OF scouting perpetual peace
and good ne,ghboshood beiseen tho too
republtcs, Should the Nexirsn Gavrsn
meni, in order 10 accomplish these Obj 'cls.
b. uiliing 10 e,de any portion Of her ter.
n,ofy 10 The L. States, ~ ought to pay
them fair equiraieaf Just and honora'
bic pace, AND Sor c souEsr, tenn our
purpose IN the prosecution q ihe vat"
Nos, what notion the Pecslden. attaches
to TIC term conqaes'," | do no, kno"
10 me IL seems plan. iast what bsd been
directed to be done before ihis message wa-
written, and ~hsi MAS sfiesasrds done o'
The military and laval officers vi 'he Gov.
era meat, no, only Sithou, rebike, oui WIN
the express recognition Of the P'eslden' oil
The Ua,,ed States, Is direct, clear, aud tn'
ape,,,onsbe conquest. understand con
quest, in this connection, as meaning the
se,zlie Of the Territory Of anolhef nation
by lp,ce, ~he,hcr IL Is TO be held by force
or ~hcihef . consent 10 our retaining u u
TO be eltotied BY she po~ef OF arms.
A,sin, sir, the P,es,dcut's me ssagea Thu
las, session OF Congress expressly declsfs
tina, "ihe war has not been saaed ain
vlew 10 conaues, !" thu, "the aar vii con
,nue TO be- prosecuted with steo', as W
bes, means OF srcu iug ptsfei Hno ina
"ii 10 deemed proper TO bold miiifary POS
S.,,op of oil the provinces ~hich ha'
been taken, until definite treaty OF petc
.bali have been concluded and raiitird b
ths t~o countries And recolleci gel
CIR, at the last session, ~hro reso'o'io
vas moved BY member oil THIS BODY VI
Wescoi,) directing the C"mn''ee
Terr,,of,e. TO consider as 10 The pfop''e
OF establishing somc species oil ies'''so
authority over the territories OF me eneh
Which had boon taken into our p0ssesslu
the honorable Senator from Missouri, VI
Benton,l who 10 90, n. 40 his seat, IN
s,tou. manner, denounced IN his zee
proposition, on the ground that a'tr'ou'
10 the President al the Unted States
assumption that Those pnfi,ons oi Mex
sefe territories Of the Ua'ed States.
,he bunorab Seaalor cha acter I'd as
sb,urdiiy.
Mr.. Weslcoit.--M pnsirosiy.
Mr.. Bidaer.-Ye.. mon-,tosi'y. u
cir. this year tbs tone ot the message
materially chsnacd. The P.cs,d~n,
90, new phrase. H. nos SAYS, not
he is no. carrying on the war Tor The '
pose Of conquest. but ut hs. never b
contemplated BY me, as an OH ct OF
war, to IN Ike permaneat conquest oil
Republic Of Mexico, or TO ann'a,lale
separate existence as an independent
ton" This Is quito consistent "''h q
sign Of temporarily couquefing the tr'
and permanently couquefog PiTt.
deed, no expressly informs US, that
Mexico and the CALIFORNIA; F." should n
be surrendered to Meuco." Now. y, 81
to me tina, |, vas the duty Of the Pres'
Of the United States TO have espla'ne
Congress from tho first ~ha, his real
pose was. Ii he intended, a, the last
SION, TO actually conquer and retail
tarce--,o seyoin, under all cucums'a
the territory then acquired from Mex
he should have 30 told Congress. Bt
told US no such thing. GA the cont
h. leaves Us to suppose that, though
proceedings seem 10 iook like conc
yet t,,ll, in The Presidential mind, the
ques, of any par, Of Mexico was NJ
purpose. Now, err, We are d,suoc'
formed tina, the Prcs'den, Is of op'uo
we should retain, at ell hrz ,rds, Ne"
leo aud the two CIl,lornlas.
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