The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-13

5 600 000 now have 10000 600, she has OO0 0oO-
She has become ruined under misgovernmsnt. five
do not have her, may expect to menbsr Of
the house Of Bourbon placed her FIVE secure her
rich Mines II her from European influence;
the passage the Ishmus Of Tehuantepe,
bringing the mouth of the Columbia within three weeks
of New Orleans, then nothing exist that would
alarm or fear for the permspency Of free nstu
tons this continent. In this Questionable extern
sion Of terrory-we present to the nations Of Europe,
not the dismsmberment Of Poland to establish despo
tism only overturn monarchy to establish FREQ
government to the people the rights they de-
to them what they own. The conquest
of the whole of Mexico is the only at present,
unless she will make peace upon the
ed in the message from the President The people Of
those statesC afornia and New Mexicowill desireto
derive the benefits enjoyed by the Inhabitants OF
Louisiana and Florida uader the influence Of free insi-
tutions Give back California and New Mexico We
might well give back to Great Britain the colonial
possession which she once held on this continent; as
well give back Louisiana; well give back Florida
The constitution gives to Congress power to control
the subject Of slavery In territories That section
which gives Congress power to make all needful rules
and regulations in territories Is not sufficient Another
section exclusive power the District Of
Columbia It Is evident that in the section which gives
Congress the power make all needfu rules and regus
rory used its material sense and not in its political
sense The several acts Of Congress upon this subject
territory been stated proof of the power Of
Congress he thought without sanction The spirit
of the ordinance of 1887 had been incorporated into
territorial government; but it is not just That Mr..
Madison said passed without the least constitu-
tional color or right. The Missouri compromise act
could not be quoted ordinary act of legislation
The whole spirit of laws for organised princi-
ples-that all sovereignty rested with the people, and
not with tho government Fer Congress to legislate
upon the domestic institutions of the people inhsbiting
ter ritories would be unjust Itwould DO giving tho
States of New York and Massachusetts, and other At
lantc States the power and right to control the do
nestle institutions and affairs Of the people Of Oregon
Minnesota and Nebraska If this tho case, then the
theory the sovereignty Of the people would becomes
fable only based upon the spirit which gives
to the few right to hold the desnies Of the many In
their control 1t is the offspring OF that same principle
which breads the extension of our territorial limits and
looks with holy horror upon the naturalization OF
foreigners 1t is the result of bigoted and narrow
minded distrus of the people and expert
ments have shown that the people In the far distant
lands where the population Ia SPARSE are as FULLY capable
Of governing themselves wisely In the more thicky
populated States Outbreaks and violence against law
had taken place in populous cities From this he infer
red that the people would be careful to protect the
liberties of the nation and themselves any other Mr.
then bounded away into the fields of poetry, phoso-
ply and romance and concluded with sublime demon
ration in behalf Of the extension Of tho area Of free
dom.
Mr.. YuLEE of Florida, offered an amendment, recog'
npg the control Of slavery belonging to the people
at large inhabting State Territory. Ordered to be
printed.
Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, proposed substitute
slo lint rr{f 0y{e
in the United States obtained by conquest or other
means. Ordered to be printed.
THE TEN REGIMENTS BILL.
On motion Of Mr. CAss, of Michigan, the Ten Rsgi.
ment bhl was taken up.
MrC CLAYTON, of Delaware, resumed bis speech rom
yesterday. He exhibited the sum Of the ndemnitiss
due from Mexico to BE- So 29 6o5 as had been laid BE-
fore the joint commissioners 50 O26 24O were allowed
and about COO 900 had been disputed subject to On
umpire Or
Mr. WEBSTER here remarked that Mr. Trist was au.
thorised to treat upsn the basis OF $4,000 900.
Mr. CLAYTON accepted the information and oontended
that 90 far from these indemnties being cause OF the
war; they process payment when the war be-
gam and the President had declared the begun
BY the shedding Of American blood upon Ameri.
can soil; but now from the utter prostration
of Mexico, there was necessity of more tro,ps
He read from Gen. Scotts reports, to show how com'
pletely Mexico down. Gen. Scott had declared, be-
he left here that give him column Of 5000 r'gu
lars and he would whip any Mexican army that could
be raised, If 1t rained Mexicans for week; Qmmode
rate laughter) and he had made his word good As to
the Of the for indemnity for the past
and security for the future, do not know what 1t
means; but suppose indemnity for the past means
half Of Mexico and security for the future the
other half Long and continued laughter,) Our con.
att n eDt al
tice the vindc alton of claims founded love Of
conquest and pluuder He read from New York paper,
extract to show that the annexation Of Mexico was
already becoming formidable question so 600 adven-
turers were In Mexico who demand the protection
OF this and the proposed increase Of the
army would be adding much to armed emigration,
which If admitted will be impossible to resist Already
they talking of railroad from Vera Cruz to
Mexico, and the magnetic telegraph at Tampico (oars
of laughter) He opposed to this absorption OF
Mexico If any gentleman for It, he wished to hear
him now. He warned the gentlemen Of the South,
that the incorporation of the colored population
Of Mexico would destroy the institutions Of the
South. They will control our elections to their
destruction As to the revenues Of Mexico, being suf
fcient to maintain the army, General Scott ssys
that they nearly annihilated; then you cannot
by any process support your armies from the resources
of the country The vast increase of expenses al
ready threatens financial revusion. He went on to
show that with the troops going down, there would bs
$4,000 in Mexico. Why therefore, send down 10000
more men to be fed and clothed He earnestly argued
against the bill 1t would add $40 officers to the execu
tive patronage CT the President pending war. He
proposed to allow two-thrds of the Senate to make
peace without his assent; but It was not deemed neces
sary because the of supporting the ct
the discretion of legislature The chairman
of military affairs had thrown down the gauntlet and
said that attack the administration respecting the
war, could be easily repelled. Very WE'LL shall
see Mr.. Clayton then took up the bloody history Of
that murderous rufisn, Don Antonio Lopes de Santa
Anna and his free pass by authority Of President
into Mexico and his desperate and efforts to