Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-11
RICHMOND, VA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY II, 1913.

| iinue 10 Involve ourselves until our own sys.-,n
! becomes = ruin. Sir, there 10 no sclici,uGc Row
! for liberty. WHO TALKS Of liberty when any great
! question comes rp2 Here is 4 question O. tie
! first magnitude IS 10 inc conduc, OF this war: DO
! you hear anybcly lalk abou! lis elfsc, upon orr
! haTiIes and Gu rec iDsiiul!oH,2 No. air
! '.rat was not hc case formerly. In he early
sage OF our government, The great anxiety vas
| how 10 preserve liberty The great anxiciy new
is for The attainment OF mere military glory In
rae one we axe forgetting the other. The maxim
III former times was, that power is always steal
lag from The many 10 lie te"; the price Of libcr-
! y was perpetual vigilance. They were con.
sanity IookiGg cut and watching Tor danger
! Ihcn wien any great question came up, the
! first inquiry was how il could Affect our free in.
/ stuliJhs--how could affect or! liberty. No,
So BOW. Is i, b cause there mss been any decay
OF Tic spirit oi liberty among he peop.e2 Nc,at
all. believe Ike love al iiber:y was acgcr more
ardent, but they lave ior.o'ten The, ;cnare ol ih-
erly, i. wrcn Alone ii i preserved.
We think we may nov indulge in every thing
with Hpuni,Y, as II we hcid oar charor @! liber.
~ by 'ri,hl divine"-- from Heaven Itself Under
these impressions, we plunge into war, we con-
tact heavy debis, we increase hc patronage OF
he Executive, and We escn talk ci crusade 10
force our institutions, orr liberty, uIon all people
There is no species OF cXiGavacance, which our
people imagine viii aGtanser their liberty in any
degree. But is 4 great and fatal mistake. The
day OF reiribllon vii! Gene. | va! come as
certainty IS | am now addressing The Senate; and
when il does come, awful Nj! ne lie reckoning
heavy The resnons biiity Somewhere!
Mr.. President, with these impressions cannot
approve .! .he roiicy recommended By the Exc
cu'iTe; nor can !, with NY preScG; T.eTs, sup.
port it. The question is now, Waat shall be
done? Il is aiea, and difficult question, and il
. IS daily becoming mofe AID more ClifIcuii.-
Whai i, % I've doDel Sir, that question Ouch not
ia b. iof tie 20 answer-i, who have Used every
elior ia riY power la i-eTeHl Ibis ua!, and a:;er
is commencement nave done everything 10 my
power to diminish the ev! 10 The smallest possible
amount. But Will not shrink from any Gcspon'
sihiii'y, whether il properly belongs 10 nle or not.
Alter saying lhHl cannot support the course re
commented q the Executive, | viii proceed 10
STATE that which wouit propose Is The best 10 be
pnrscet. Wei, then, wii say ,hat there is NJ
The smaiies, caaccc q our disentan.Ing our
selves irH..! has .,rXicaa concern WHEN 'hca-
cns us So ngch--,,.esc has Eoi been, ~ my cpl
zion, the SNAKES, chance, from he commence
mcni Of the waf Un!il ms tjmc-bu; b. taking Ii
detensi:a !.,-tu.n@ ,aat now, WHICH The ffs'-
dent recommends. Spu Il he done finally alter HE
conquest and taking indemnify iG;o our oWn
hands. TO 10 ia-, depends On our own vol;ii0n,
il tine hal been allowed 10 the SENATE when ihr
uossa:e q ihr Pics:aeEl Recommending war was
before ihcl-i. ting rad been ailJwed 10 the So
rate would Aava announced The course u poll
cy which i!cul hi I.h'; but lime was n0 per
mi;icd. hiy opinion vas, tina; We >hun! have
simply vo'rd iaYi0t the means q de!encing
himself. Tia, Oa2h 10 Eave been done. TEcre
then shoulG have been solemn report from he
nroTer committee, going i3,o a.! the circnms'an-
ces showing lhat tie Hr?ubiic oi Mexico had
no; &c, recognised ;aesc ho,'i!ies recommending
I pruvisipna army 90 ha directed - a rtcp'r
rnini, giving iiuis - he Mexican Congress and
Mryic p-or,c 20 nave ccgsiicIed Whe her 'f.y
woud Hvow {: disa row he a'tachs cpou re, an
il no satisfaction were oh;aiacd, not L. make war
in ibis SGT form bet seq upJnite portions o. he
country contiguous ami n!ust convenient 10 rs.
and then have assumed he defensive lac Tb"s"
are mr vs~s; hut, unfortunately, We were al
acting here r.dar an ufecEc. "i'Iu:ir lure 10 re-
feet. We wer" pushed On and tod l. yyu 10 moi
acJ 10 day, uo:Ling c5n c toGr.
We: iry'. SIX. a TO uh2le the defensive line
slIui-. lie .; ~" nIesent time. d" not pesGnc' 70
oler 20 or.n! y sEcce 4 .'ac a. 'Hc 'asi
session | I'm n, freaste! q So = a. wo1
D.. th1 p5cFe. one ~ .ie - SoH' '.'r"; - %
So; ,aa ve ;cc-, 3sr2.1 ~. .e..,, o..I.;! Mex
10 VIC nm. f.. b7st-.. ypG eh1,s, % usr
ia, g.ur,--uG ;a;c iiac ;.al snail cover ample
;er-iioiy q i1!cmai;y.
For nj part, am rot for charging S'cXica
With the whole expense O. ~" VA; bat wuu!d
'ahc ample ie.!;arY, ;ad ho'd j satjsci % neso
iiaion. Now, s'r :Lov' it vii! Ac SAX: that ihi-
VIE ne - eSi'e"NI'c d. We wal. "',"" NV.
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1t ~e;e, Ia corps "? "ojtc' Is 70 gel fid oi
as sao2 : POS 0'e.
look not TO fe@icc; !oo!: 10 our o~r coan-
Try ana Ter i:'hHii is iooH 10 'nr iioei'y oi
This county 9aI nohia@ csc !'!f Fftsi eni j.
we BIZ! e.eI"e oiE Liberty BY proper couTse oi
no 'eid;!tn, aci'e j"''iy 'o""'"s ""' "''SH'ur:
and wisely in Paati 10 o1.sc.res-ii wc 'em'in
Cuic'. res IL. n sic ah'. mastery inacIirrF, ard
LIT ouf GssiiH!-s WORK out their on" ftSai 6, sc
shall DO mo:e iof liberty, not oniy 'of Ourselves
but Tor the example ol mankind, than can be- doEe
By thonsand VICTORIES.
Sir, hnd am becoming niii ta'hio9' 'ee' MA
live among sfanserS nave e"ftsaSrG any
taias ina; is uqcaaeeaial 10 ae feelings u! ms
+ dv cal dnya az proceeding from hc old as
y
arc sill o!iacie around me-. sir, this Is rottbe
slime !i,.i nave lax u my s.ant asinsl wal.
I,'hcn Gerrc:I Jac.son fecomacrd'd letters OF
ma-oua aad ie,r-a. against France laiose aioae
il linz Scnalr, lnd demonstrated a@a'H'i sncn IN
Iusficc. An, n IN oi tact. 'br treaty #'ich
was subsecucaIg curclute Win France, was Fa
tilsd with The express understanding, "heh was
kn.wu 20 eur cyyc,rman, waen tie treaty WIS
for,,.1. ;fgi;, You'd reacirc vote IF lie Cham |
t.r. on tie part OF Fence 10 sustain it, rs il F.
rorld rconi:c 2 VOTE to sustain il "n the par, nt
,.is corairv s,. lha. IA. were no iu;hc; re.
.,.p>h. lha;, 10 u>e der o,s; If IT'S 10 Obtain
s,yn.c And g. tAor-h !. was Acknowledged !
,ba, ;5c Ezccciive o: France had done all in his |
r., Oh ain the vote re were nearly pushed
i.,." r',r N.lhinr Inn IN, iD;eroosi,ion OF ,
Cfss, E,iaip prevented il. As Tor myself, sant-
ine, ~ his .ta Of the chamber raisc ny voice
s So aaa3a>r il.
M President, in nv opinion all parties a:e
;,,o-osiet IN aiyjuc his mater the oa!y direction
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