New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-18
Mr.. CaIhouu's speech.

We have Mr. Calhouns Speech on the Ten Hegi-
ments bill and would crowd it in II we supposed
single human being needed any argument on the
subject but as we presume everybody is perfectly
aware that there Is no need no reason, colorado
pretext for the passage of the bill in question, we
cannot spare the room for so useless though able
speech. Ii an enormous waste OF power to have
Mr. Calhoun oppose such bill-equisalent to
An ocean into tempest tossed
To Waft feather OF 10 drown hy'
However. we will give part Of it. as follows:
Mr. CALHouN = very careful examination have
not been able 10 find single argument which 10 my opin
would justify The OF this bi al this time and
who have come 70 different conclusion, have Oyef0okc
the actual condition Of the Mexican government znd OF the
people Of M-Aico, In suppOns that this bill v's necess
~ eitl ntnidsi- coerce that government INTO
ratification OF the treaty recently acted upon here ths
srors and vigorous. II he people oMex-
united IN resistance 10 us and capable Of sasteinns
the event that the treaty shall not be raned there
might be strong reasons for passing THIS bill oas such
The On the contrary, the very opposite L.
The Government itself is li.e more than shadow With
army and without revenues the people IN astste
OF distraction with large al powerful party IA opP0sl
ton &c the Government and Tor eontnuation Of n
net in hostility 10 but IN hostility to their own
Government, which hey desire should be oserthfO"n-
Tue Government itself exists b. iorbearanee, aud
under couuten.nce they bave been Induced TO treat
with from The dread OF their snnihatioD, and wc
with them from the consideration. For
STANCE as Il may sppear, the very motive that induced
Mexico 70 Lrzt Win Is, lnouccd &c U-1t Win uct
she dreaded her snubiston. and 81 did We IL aim
cult % say Ghch would be subjected 70 the greatest evil
IN consequences % such annihlaon The dsokef TO- not
that the Mexican GOy-un-rt In the event Of the reec
tion u The treaty would be able u resist bot u - that
u may perish before shs raiifY a. But " s fnis
taken 10 Al this. hing 10 ciesf witeout these
to- additional regiments, We have TO meArs ~ IN
timi1ating cosrcing that o5yernmsnt % any "a
teut Ne pleas. sinsie brigade tnsy Annhiats u hut
even N should CHOOSE 10 avoid tbs 40 rod snof-r
power Ia hands thai ample 10 Induce her D. sty
The Treaty provided there 10 any bssiaion On her part
We you'd 10 TIA case have bai ~ t. hof hst viii
adopt the boundary ssreed In hs Treaty and husssye
ourselves N. sam ~ f4ntfo9 which fu,of stttes
hat are 0, az. Goa The 'o~a tsftgfy THIS epnsd
Grafton sDue IL saeisrf provided hs Mekcen Vvrsfn'
mem itssf anti shs shall have 1-tHd ufon
t1is Treaty with the snsudmeut. ths' msJ havs bssa
fnsds 20 IA BY this body
~ this view nfihe snbscf fszsfd me psssags Of this
b II ~ b. INTENDED siihsf Tor tho ppfppss Of Dti
daion egfean. y h. satifsy usssss-an uRmsanins
b. ssstss 10 w. ny aversion would not BE-
u nov is n swsss thss usssss u 10 H'ehissop aaa
viii Prove usohss5us both hsfs snd ihsts His.hav,
ofsf pfoessdnfs B fsfsfs7ss - fa Treaty. aai sup
pg'sa ~ ~ fppntT 10 30 fallJ Informed 4 sfsfy.
ihins in fsisl ~ a suiissf should rais The WI now
bs'fs 49, D. Hi - received D. 'hs public r. sa sFrsshsh
800 o. cor fsf' that 'Hsss Esa sa.ffH hs a Tfssy
vii n1'b s uhs ssa tbs effect sp9H "s' ,-iuaf .nd
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isffps itvi 10 hisshaF..s there. fs hs fe-i .ls
thai tbs Hssfaa uvTsfsassi has " fssf tki. thsa