Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-20
Webster and Cass.

Webster and Cass.
We commend the following extract from
Mr.. Webster's late speech on the Ten Regs
lment Bill to the especial attention Of those
Locotocos who rant SO much about
Mexican Whiggery"--" moral treason"
Sc. We hope they will be consistent enough,
to pour out upon Mr.. Cuss, the vials' OF
their wrath with the same virulence that
they do upon Mr.. Clay, and in fact every
man who dares TO speak his honest senti.
ments IN reference to Mexico. When the
friends Of the "great doughface" discover
whose bull il was gorcd the OK, there will
be some paasiag to consider: ~
/" For my part hope the Ten Regiment
Bill will never become law. Three weeks
ago, should have entertained that hopo
with the utmost confidence. Events instruct
me to abatc my confidence. still hope il
will not pass.
And here dare say I shall be called BY
some +" Mexican Wing" The man who
can stand up here and say that he hopes thar
what the administration projects, and the
further prosecution of the war with Mexico
requires, may not be CARED into effect
must he an enemy TO his country, or be
an enemy to the president Of the United
States and TO his administration and party.
He is Mexican. Sir, think very badly
of the Mexican character, high and low,
out and out; but names do not terrify me.
Beside, if have suffered in this respect--if
have rendered myself subject 10 the rec
reproaches of these siipendary presses.
these hired abusers of the motives Of pub
lie men, have the honor on this occasion
To be in very respectable company. In tho
vituperativ0, accusative, denunciatory sense
of that term, don't know a greater Mexi.
can in this body than the honorable Senator
from Michigan, the Chairman of the Com
miitee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Cass: VIII the gentleman be good
enough TO explain what sort of a Mexican
am?
MIR. Webster: That's exactly the thing !
now propose 10 do. On the resumption Of
the bill IN the Senate the other day, the gem
tlcman told US that its principal object was
to frighten Mexico,--it would touch his hui
naaaity too much to hurt herl He would
frgbten her 81 5Ht
Mr.. Cass: Does the gentleman affirm thar
] said tlat'
Mr.. Webster: Yes, twice.
Mr. Cass: No, sir, | beg your pardon,
did not say H. did not say II would touch
my humanity to hurt her.
Mr.. Webster: BE il So
Mr.. Cas-: Will the honorable Senator
allow me 10 repeat my statement of the OBJ
iect of the blll said it was two-fold--first,
that II would enable us TO prosecute the war
IL necessary; and second, that II would
show Mexico we were prepared to do so;
and thus by its moral effect, would induce
her to rntfy the treaty.
Mr.. Webster: The Gentleman said that
the principle object of the bill was To fright
en- Mexico; land that this would be more
humane than to harm her.
Mr.. Cass: That's true.
Mr.. Webster: It's true, is IL?
MIR. Cas-: Yes, sir. $3.50
Mr.. Webster. Very WE'LL thought rs
much. Now, sir, the remarkable character
istic Of that speech---that which makes il 20
much Of n Mexican spccch--is, that the
gentleman spoke il in the hearing of Mexi-
iro. as well as in the hearing of this Senate.
We are accused here, because what we say
il heard by Mexico, and Mexico derives
from what is said here. And
vet the honorable member comes forth and
tells Mexico, ihat the principal object Of the
bill il To .frighten heri The words have
passed along the wires--ihey are on the
Gulf, and nre floating away TO Vera Cruz:
and when they get there, they will signify
to Mexico that, safer all, We good Next
cans, my principal object isto Tighten you;
and to the end that you may not be fright
ened TOO much, have given you this indicai
tion Of my purpose" That's kind 10 him
certainly!
Mr.. President: You remember that when
Snug the JOINER went to enact the lion, and
rage ard roar upon the stage, he was quito
lpprehensiye that he might brighten the
Duchess md the ladies too mucb--'for there
vas noi,' he was told, "a more fearful wild
owl than your lion, living,'-and o,wers
,iiy of his life--if he should terrify the la
Iies.' And therefore, by the advice Of his
Mr.. Nicholas Bottom, he wisely
oncluded that 10 the height and fury of his
fort qua lion, he would show one half his
ace from out the lions neck, and himself
peak through. -saying thus, or TO the de-
ect, So Ladi.,, or fair ladies, you think
,ome hiiher as hen. am no such thing,
am a man "a other men are Pm only,
Snug, the ;oinurp (GreaI laaghter.)
u3-An appeal for volunteers at Vienna,
o march into Italy, is said TO have been fol-