Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-19

message Of the President rapdthere were other
why the debate should not have been closed suddenly The
annual message Of the President OF the United States
document Of great interest every citizen this vast repub
c So interesting, indeed was IT that the utmost capacity
of steam and of electricity resoed spread through
the entire republic and before the Clerk Of this House had
completed its readng it was IN the hands Of compositos in
printing Offices in part thousand miles Off Ii read
too with the same impatient haste with which transmit
ted indeed the dispatch in its transmission but evidence
of the anxiety Of the reader TO possess 1t and yet
guar fact that there was paper issued public which
was read so careessy the Presidents message and for the
obvious reason that people necessarily supposed no state
would be contained in il without the most positive
of its truhuness In this TACT there nducement
members this House scrunize this message here where
there was both time and opportunity expose errors And
examining what did they find Would ii not be evi.
dent whatever the Presidents professions might bef pay
attention his proeaons Of of justice and right
which with him seem to creations the imagination and
have an existence nowhere else look only his State
Of facts that his design was to swallow the whole Of
Mexico Amongst the people there was much specua-
ton the object Of the present war. This singular.
For proof of the Presidents object in the further prosecution
of the war; he would read few extracts On page the Pre-
sdent says:
sThe commissioner OF the United States authorized to
agree to the the Rio Grande boundary
from its entrance into the Gulf to its with the
southern boundary Of New Mexico, in north latitude about
degrees and to obtain cesson the United States
Of the provinces New Mexico and the CALIFORNIA; and the
privilege of the right of way the sthmus of Tehuane
The boundary the Rio Grande and the the
United States Of New Mexico and Upper California consp-
ted an utmatum which our under no
cumstances to yield I"
ed to obtain New Mexico and Upper California but if
proceed the paragraph find ourselves again in the
dark
GAS the territory be acquired by the boundary proposed
might be estimated be of value than lair equivalent
Just demands commissioner authorized to st
puate for the payment of such additional pecunay consider
alton as was deemed rea sonable
Yes such pecuniary consideration deemed reasona
BILE And report said that reasonable demand M
twenty millions of dollars in addition to some three
four millions which claimed having been some time
due to citizens Here then, the Presidents mode OF
obtaining indemnity for the past and security for the future
If he anxious obtain peace why does he minge the
ton of forcing upon Mexico sale of twenty millions of
dollars worth Of territory, in addition to what he believes is
sufficient Indemnity for the past No better plan could
be suggested for prolonging the
But he would proceed to ascean by quotations from the
message, what the President required from Mexico
Since the liberal proposition of the United States
horized to be made in April last large expenditures have
been incurred and the precious blood Of OF patriotic
elow-czens has been shed in the prosecution Of the
This considerations and the obstinate of Mexico
protactng the must influence the terms peace which
it may be deemed proper hereafter to accept
Now, them than New Mexico and Upper California
demanded. And what was il Soon after the COM
mencement Of the New Mexico and Upper California
would have suficed but the President is not satisfied
without larger portion of her territory On page IL he
"Early after the commencement of the New Mexico
and the CALIFORNIA; taken possession Of by forces
and hold he subject be disposed of by treaty Of peace
These provinces now in andsputed occupation and
have been for many months all resistance the part OF
Mexico having ceased within their limits satisfied that
they should never be surrendered TO Mexico"
Here, then, it Lower California must be taken
well Upper to satisfy the increased demands of the Pres
dent who desous that they should be surrendered
to Mexico But what more does the President expect And
how does he calculate upon making peace On page
is he says:
ssWh people distracted and divided by contending fac
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cessye revolutions the continued OF arms may
fail to satisfactory In such event may be-
and Of protection the friends
peace in Mexico in the establishment and maintenance OF
Tree republican Government Of their choice, able and
willing to conclude peace which would be just to them and
secure TO us the indemnity we demand
Now suppose the President could find party in Mexico
make treaty peace with US, such party would in all
probability be in minority but, if il in major
t, and should guaranty their power by would
il make peace, No there would be no end to the
until present generation in Mexico shall have passed away
and the recollection Of this shall have faded from the
mory Of their postcrty Why have tried such expe
riment already. In s35 made treaty with the Cherokee
Indians and though they feeble than Mexico, yet
from 1885 10 S4s the deaes hostility has existed against
those who made it, notwithstanding the powerful influence of
the United States to make peace between them. And so it
would be with Mexico Any peace made upon these terms
would inevitably lead TO conquest and annexation Of the
whole Of Mexico and this the President himself believes for
he tells us in the next paragraph
M after afording this encouragement and protection and
after all the perseyerng and sincere efforts we have made
from the Mexico commenced the and prior to
that time, adjust differences with her, shall ult
maely fall then shall have exhausted all honorable
in pursuit Of peace, and occupy her country
with troops taking the full indemnity into
hands, and must enforce the which honor de-
mands.o
Here the Presidents message indicates intention to alb
sob the whole Of Mexico, the only Of getting
peace, the termination Of the which he commenced
plain to his Mr. Cs) nnd and ii must be so to the
minds Of other gentlemen who would reflect this subject
from all the evidence before them that the President had
desired to make peace with Mexico The President does
desire at the present time. He had wished TO obtain
such result The President knew well that the
prosecuted for party Objects and tina, its termination
would be destructive to his party hence he desired its con
during his Presidency II could be shown by the Pre-
sdens conduct that he had desired peace. What
had he done Why, the first thing he did order
naval and military commanders permit Santa Anna
turn Mexico and the President told u.s. when he got there
should have peace. And what next did he dol Why,
he asked for three millions Of dollars and every gentleman
who present that time knew with what air of
thoriy individual Mr. SEWER chairman Of the Committee
Foreign Relations in the Senate) told them that il they
would grant the President those three millions Of dollars
would have peace in sixty days. Yes he said he knew the
fact He had been in the council chamber he had let
from friends Of the President in Mexico whose names he
could dvulge of course hut who might be relied upon
who assured the President that IL he had command Of three
millions Of dollars he could negotiate peace ia verj short
time. But did this plan succeed No sir instead peace
IL had only served add fuel to the fire. and make burn
fuouy for the Mexcans were but the more exaspcr
acd when they that the President supposed could bug