The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-01
Tk1lkSTIEpH CO1GfSEsSs
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

wAMrscTor, Saturday, 1916.
THE INDIAN MAssACREs yUcArAN.
The following message was received from the Presi-
dent of the Uni,ed States
THE Message published 10 yesterdays HERALD
The meerage having been read
Mr. HANNEGAN moved that 1t be referred to tho Com
mittce on Foreign Relations. snd b, printed
Mr.. CALHOUN Before that question Is put, must rse
to express regret that ths President has thought
proper to put this oher ground than upon the
high ground Of humanity If have heard the rusessge
srght be undertakes to assert that in OF
MIR Monroes declaration, any portoo OF this con-
ocnt to be placed situation like that Of Yuea-
tan and the people Of the country situated feel them
selves undsr tho necessity of applying somewhere fer
protection, we must interpose and protect them.
not 3. where to nd limit on. -.
tell and take this early occasion, before the committee
have acted upon the long expeii.nce has
taught to strike Mt thing that is Objectionable at
the very moment it Is namedto express my sstonsh-
ment and deep regret that tho President should have
commended the occupation OF Yucstsn by army. or
by such portion OF il might be- spared from Mex
co These are great topics startling proportions In
.ns pIessos conn =, r, Q, au.ope ss there no
Yuestsn than thsro is that should ssss It. Who
tell what will be the condition Of Engsndnsy what 10
her dition now These things to me- strange,
uuacoountsble, wonderful d'a hope that the expsri
ence of the Mexican war-tha prsciptate and rash
terprise which has cost tho country . hundred aud
twenty millions of dollars and thirty husand would
have taught The miRistrston some MODERATION and
that would have been prompted In extending aid and
cooperation the people OF Yucatan purely BY phi
lanthropicsl motives and purposes Are to usurp the
dominion Of every portion OF this falling under
the ~s'ld ought to admonish us ALL Why IL Europe
rolling TO and fro at this momsnt! What the great
charge that ID made against GuGo and what are the
charges now made against the British govsrnnen The.
the burthens atfsndAh upon the war OF our revolution
DID not terminate wlin that revo,uuon HAS not that
been the case IN TINS c3up.it! mas there been
any sllsvistion OF the burtheDs OF debt growing
out OF the revou ION, ana out OF the war OF
1877 mas there ben any mitigation OF tho ex-
pebsee OF tho war OF ioiI' NO. sr nave gone ior-
wsrd Win IaPiaty IN our expenonures Ter, Tar out
running eitner Engano FRANCE, OF any otner country
In the world Mr. Monroe administered this govern.
ment for eight years 10 1875 at an annual
ooSt NOT exceeding WE'VE m'ions OF ooIsrs Iweuty-
three years nave ence eapsed auo our population has,
perhaps been doubled In mat time suppose We may
think ourselves fortunate II now get along with
an expenditure OF thirty millions The apnual sxpen-
dttures OF the government are now nearly double
much ~ they were when We had the OF 1912
hands Yet We ESTABLISHING precedent that will
involve Us In costs. the amount Of which mao
tell Sir, am willing tn rosp.ot the feelings Of humap
ty far It be done With proprety; and had the
matter been put upon that broad ground, would not
have offered word OF jsctiouI should be readily dis
posed to crafty these feelings by extending relief to these
people, who placed In OF the most calsmttous
conditions in which any people can Do placst. But IL
would seem TO me that thsro Is an intention 10 urgs
this body the adoption Of course OF policy which can
not sanction do not cay that It Is intended;
can hardly believe that At 10; but ! must lsmene
that the rresident mas thosg1t Mt te indugs in
sucn views upon sucn an occasion The case OF
fucsen, Mr. rres'dsnt 10 an AWFUL cnee, and one
from which We may derive instruction. They,
acting upon tue idea that ell men are entitled to The
epjoymsnt ofbertyhat ons nau IL ~ GOOD smother,
liberated all those whom We ohose to call slaves They
rsssd thoss dgr.dvd aud ignorant beings to isvel
vim tnemselvss placed them upon terms OF equality,
70 snss 10 % or thus acting contrsry