The State guard., 1848-05-30
Correspondence State Guard.


 The position assumed on Friday by Jefferson Davis, in the debate on the bill concerning Yucatan affairs, reported by the Senate's Committee on Foreign Af- fairs, are worthy of note. Admitting that the policy of Great Britain has for long series of years looked to obtaining such ioothold in the Gulf as to enable her to control s.le mouth of the Mississippi in case ot war with us, and with that view it is by no means unlikely that she may be disposed to act seriously on the invita- ton of the whites of Yucatan to protect them, yet he could sec nothing in the fact that she had already responded to that in- vitatien by sending three companies ol artillery to aid those asking assistance, which proved that she was about to take steps to get foothold there. He admit. ted the duty of this government to prompt ly resist any effort, on the part of Eng. land, to fake advantage of the prostrate condition of the Mexican Government (under the effect of the war; to gain the desired stand in Yucatan. He was, as before remarked, squeamish on the ques. ton whether England had yet committed an overt act of the forbidden intervention. He concurred that the troops required oi us should be sent there, under our right as belligerant to occupy any point in Mex ico we may desire. In reply to the sug. gestion of the difficulty presented by the armistice, he urged, that expiring by limi. tation before we can get troops there, fl really presents no difficulty; and, that fl the troops could be whisked to Merida sooner than was expected, the clause in the armistice permitting us to make, du- ring its existence, new movements to check any changes or movements of any portion of the enemy. embraced in fact the rightful authority under the armistice itself, to act as we may judge best in the premises. He concurred, that for the sake of humanity, it was fortunate the laws of war fully justify the proposed in. reference on our part.
 Now in case of the ratification of tbe trcdly, tllc WEOlo Ol HIS ICdSOulDS ldlls U the ground, our right as belligeran ceases instantly, and it matters not what may be the condition of things in Yuca. tan--however loudly humanity may cal for the presence of our forces in that par. ticular quarter, they must instantly be withdrawn, or continued wholly on the ground of the prevention of European in. reference, under which, MT. Calhoun and the whig leaders to the contrary notwith. standing, the act on the part of this Gov. ernment will be sustained by the almost unanimous voice of the American people, if the design of Britain to interfere is made papably manifest. According to Jefersonian readings of the constitution we have no right to interfere on the score of humanity, however strong may be the appeal to our sympathies. This clear ant very general understanding has often ;-nc again saved us from being involved in diff ficulties in other cases equally as press ing.
 1 Tho whigs, through their compression al partizans and leading presses, are es saying to create the impression that tn, administration designs this proposition b, rway of getting foot-hold with the viev to the absorption of the State of Yuca tan. Such, you will perceive, is the ten or of the short leader on the subject il ttfis mornings Intelligenccr. Itis hardl