Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15

Well why cannot Senators who think with that the
wrong, radically wrong, and declare by
their votes Why sit here denouncing the President and
then guilty Of the all Difference say it
Of voting men and money 10 carry the war Why, is
said it would be unpopular TO withhold the supplies Are
afraid to trust the people with great question Of right Sir
think those who afraid to the people underae
them. Are afraid do that which right because it
may not be popular Sir il is this ghost Of the unpopuay
Of opposition the which sit like nightmare
upon American statesmen. Sir, think there truth
than poetry in what said by Western He said he
got caught by opposing the last war; and he did
get caught againhe intended go war; peslence
and famine And think there is good deal Of that feeling
in the country Men afraid to take bold stand
is said the people have already decided this matter that
they have settled that the shall be prosecuted deny il
entirely. do believe il. People have settled il ! |!
have met among the people who thought the
war was right, thought that il would DO right further to
prosecute it.
believe sir that the heart Of this whole people is sick Of
this miserable cmporizing policy which putting justice
and right and truth out order that cxpediency may walk
in and govern, control, and direct actions wish that
the experiment might be tried by Congress acting and
understanding expressed by themselves when they speak
Of the character Of this listened the other day with
great pleasure the remarks Of the honorable Senator from
South Carolina trust beard with profit tho suggestions
which he threw out when speaking his resolutions But
confess that was somewhat ssonshed that Of his
great experience lcarninghis keen observation
could really think that there could be any virtue in the pas
sage OF these resolutions would like, indeed TO those
rcsouos passed. not that think their passage would doany
good in the present emergency but they might il adopted,
sort OF landmarks showing with what ay and what
poclvity we have travelled the road to ruins but that there
would be any virtue in them have the least idea Pass
these resolutions unanimously in both branches Of Congress-
and let the President append them his usual declaration
that the wawas commenced by Mexico nay, you may
beyond that and with all the forms and soemnes with which
you could ehbody them, you may make them part Of the writ
ten fundamental constitution Of the land and what would they
be worth Not the paper upon which they written; for
The very moment that they stood in the way Of popular ma
jory they would he utterly at paugh He that is
persuaded Of that has read me- the first primer
Of our history think that the resolutions themselves
tain much that is just and rue and that the passage Of them
might be Of some consequence 10 the way which have sug
gesed but that their passage would check the downward
dency Of affairs Is altogether out Of the question.
believe that the people desire go right, and that We
have not faith enough in the people. Nothing
than to find aspanis for public favor ateng the peo
pie and continually prang their intelligence and patriotism