Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05

1 Pre-
siueni might have got the difficulty by saying Well az
CONSIDER this political affair." my friends taken care Of
@ y 'ne large Offices and you may have share of the in
eer oces, especially those inferior officers come Ia con-
M M WIZ WIZ. me men, and one half the are Wings But
% y hese SIX or seven hundred officers defy any man to
snow me hity Wings WELL the Wings fight az well a. the
ah 20 anu 'he Democrats well tie Wings; for as
u ~ Pausan as may be esteemed il does seem 10 me
mad been IN the Presidential chair should have bIuhed
WIN shame could have had the hadihood 10 have consd
y s, m % o. uiese ohces when we mortal combat with
foreign rover, upon my party al the same time NO
claiming to the world that am patriot, and IN p,ap,
not OF party, but OF the whole American natter ~ =
ana ms friends can show me that there wasnot
IN Inc Wing party to make portion Of beae
ais, then will make my bow him and saw tho psi,
has done right But as long as can no;ot h ~ ass
MCKEE Hardin Clay, (the gallant Of noble srel-as
long as can point to two gentlemen ON this aoor one ~
own colleague, (Col. HAsKELL,) and The o,her 49,;
gulsed gentleman from Kentucky (ajor G.IsEsl 80 lone
wl say that any man who takes that position i enrev
mistaken IL Is well known we have such materials as tbea
men iunish to say nothing of the very many gallant Wh
IN the regular service. II impossible for the President @
the United States to make such mistake unless he did Il de-
sgnedy and with the of doing what has never hean
done beioreof carrying partisan feelings into the appoion
ment OF military honors and appointments among hoe pa
lany engaged in tho defence Of our common country
Now TO sum up, few words, my objections under this
head the President shows himself much of partisan and
SO little OF patriot that am unwilling give him any in
crease power and patronage such would be conferred by
establishing ten additional regiments of regulars Now do
not want TO impugn the motives OF any but are all
aware that important election is approaching and five or
SIX hundred additional eectioneerers thrown into different
towns m this Union under the title of captains ieuenans
&C VIII be possibly empowered add very much to the
strength OF the party in power and Of those who expect
ing to follow in the footsteps of the present ncumbents Of Of
6ce do not impue any bad motive those gentlemen who
may receive the appointments if these additional regiments Of
regulars raised but is human nature to admire the
power which has favored and to endeavor keep that
party in power from whom we have received office
now come to very important matter and one TO which
in the very short time yet allowed me- shall not be able 10
do any thing like justice. Mr. Chaiman this is startling
crisis these alarming times And vet the people seem to
be sleeping over the edge Of dreadful precpce Such
crisis has not arisen since the foundation of this
Talk to me of your embargo laws your tariff exctements
your Florida your last with Great Britain there
never has occurred in the whole Of our national exist
ence SO fearful SO momentous crisis in our affairs as now
sares US in the face. We called upon to swallow
eight whole millions of people, subugate and annex large
territory to this territory inhabited by men of different
blood, OF different color, and, above all of different re
glon And this proposition made in high places and
yet you do not the whole people rising up as moved by
one spirit and aciuated by sense Of DANGER and
saying 10 this spirit Of aggression and conquest which now
seems govern the Executive and of his friends Ths
FAR shalt thou and aher That very apathy that
failure hus to rise up almost congeals my very hearts
blood Tor It is an evidence that the people wide
awake to the danger as they ought to be.
Now, some gentlemen may say that these are not the
opinions of the Executive But there not man Of obser
yation in this House that know it is the in
tenton OF the dominant party Look the declarations of
Of its prominent Senate look at the toast
drank at the late 9Th Of January supper by distinguished
Senator from New York, (Mr DrcKISsoN y more per-
feet Union, embracing the whole American continent look
at what hear and every day in the streets
with gentlemen of the Democratic party that will avow
their real sentmentsand have conversed with suchand
they will tell you that upon the banners that party will raise
at the next election will be the " The whole of Mexico and
they prophesy under that signal defeat to the Wing party
as when under the cry of The whole of Oregon they
rallied and elected their President who committed that
as clear and unquestionable." But they discounted
for while avowng sentiments Of that kind they yet will
ing to vote compromise yielding large part say this in
no unkndness of the gentlemen who involved in
this proceeding for many of them have the highest regard
Sir, object to the subjugaton Of Mexico; am opposed
to the dismemberment Of sister Republic am opposed
it. because it is aught with evils that may lead revolution
jec but have not the me and there other matters
TO which wish to call your (By the by this is
most tyranncal rule and if had any woud rail against
it, laugh i but shall not as my immediate predecessor
(Mr Ewing) said TO have done take half my hour in COM
planning Oft would like at length-and may do il here
aerto give my reasons for opposing the subugaon and
annexation OF the whole of Mexico, But there
things to which must advert
Gentlemen refer to the annexation of Texas the acqu
sion of Louisiana, and say suffered
from these things neither from the suugaon and
nexaton OF Mexico The entirely dsmar Texas
constituted bone Of bone and flesh Of flesh The
Texans BRETHREN fathers cousins they
were linked to by blood and by BIRTH Now so far as
immigration concerned let the flood of emgrats from the
old world upon by 500, 900 year, and what is
the effect IL is only like that Of the broad Mississippi
rolling its mighty volume Of into the ocean- tnges
ne blue waves lew miles out and then swallowed
their boundless expanse. The immigrants become absorbed
IN our population they become assimlated manners
and customs and because they generally speak
same language and Of the blood This growing
heme which should like dwell for half an hour But
must pass
wish, Mr. Chairman, distinctly to asow my sentiments
IN subject and that is the acquisition Of territory am
opposed to the acquisition Of territory, sir by violence
ues and willing say that such territory may be
eemed necessary for Of purposes that legitimate
hould be obtained by treaty negotiation opposed
he acquisition Of territory by conquest violence the dis
nemberment of ncighborng Republic. ! could state
housand reasons bad the time Bot warn my political
opponents pause before you take the step that
empaed by many Of your most distinguished leaders.
Sir, when go for series OF years prospcrng and
prosper they may be blinded by to think that
always continue until they take step which dashes
om them their cup Of prosperity, and reduces them TO dis
comture, If not disgrace Such has been the with the
President Of the United States in my opinion in regard
this Mexican and although, when gets through
This life without meeting the reward Of his acts taught
10 believe he will suffer il in another world, there many
examples in which moral rebuon overtakes him in this life
that moral retributon Think has already overaken Mr.
Polk Among the reasons in my opinion, which induced
him bring on this war; that had enabled him OBJ
tlnhe the add new territory
And what has the result Of this effort lay the founda
lion for new triumph Where is the moral retribution
consists ia this He selected Of his military agents
plain blunt smpehear,cj no5enaured man. who had not
been known extensively through this country who was
al