The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-24
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the commander abandoned his master upon the field Of bat
tie, and was elevated by the English 70 the vacant throne
Omichund demanded than Give willing &c
grant; but fearing that he might belray the secret the
English general determined TO deceive him. And he did
SO. quote from English historian
'Omchnnds interests be proscted by special
clause IN the treaty. Two treaties drawn up; one,
chund another written upon red paper conta all the
sPuations OF the white treaty, and, in addi.on an article
purpose for which it existed But difficulty occur
red The select committee had hesitation in signing
the mock documents and the absence of his name it was
loeseen would excite the suspicion of wary man as
was TO attach the admras by another hand, Tor,
IN other words forge it) The treaties were accord
pose Omichund kept the of the conspratorsSoo
dethroned and Nicer aier elevated TO
"The sequel OF the tale is melancholy.
That document was produced in white: Omichund be-
red treaty saw Give cooy replied. yes, but this is
while one :; and. turning Scralon who spoke the
now time undecetve Omichund' The process of un
deceiving the miserable man was short and simple. In
omchund the red treaty is trick you are to have moth
ing Ana h he needed not 70 say more The senses Of 9
OF idiocy."
This was in fact the foundation of the great empire of
England in Hindostan. Many English moraist has
visited this process of acquston-he only one, perhaps
OF the kind in all hisorywith that indignant reproba-
ton which nothing but we'll turned periods. From
that time the English government has been the sovereign
of Bengal. But where is the Englishman moralis
statesman writer politician who has proposed to
surrender this territory acquired by forgery, to redeem
the national character from the charge of participating in
the crime, by rejecting the benefit it brought with it, So
much Tor coats OF arms commend this incident TO the
Heralds college. But to return to the charges of cruelty
which have been made against army in Mexico. No
one believes them, or has repeated them here. We
all equally free from that reproach But there have been
many allusions-exaggerated Ones it appears to meo
the terrible calamItes which has inflicted upon
the Mexican people, and which elsewhere might be quo
ted as corroboratve proof OF the alleged misconduct OF
our soldiers. | would not stop TO quarrel with mere
figures of rhetoric, would apply any sanons
of criticism to extemporaneous debates like ours where
much is said in the heat Of discussion that cooler
Judgment does not approve and sad too, in stronger Ian
guage than we design to use.
In illustration of these remarks, will read short
tract from speech of an honorable senator upon this
floor who in all the qualities of head and heart that give
worth and emnence in public i'll private life, is inferior
TO none OF his associates:
"We hear of intention strike outraged Mexico in
xpediiion to 20 on Before the Mexican blood IS yet dry
upon the fields of Pao Alto, Resaca de la Palma Monte
churches fall under the dreadful aim of the moarhe
blood of her and children in through
ihooughfare INSTRUCTED by the manged bodies her
slaughtered citizens until, last her hold
arms She snrenders Yet sui, our Vengeance is not
sutted. Innocent, unoendng outraged Mexico has yet
be wrungmore gallant blood be shedlnore and
children to be slaughered-more agony in every form to
in fiendisl progress. At Cerro Gordo Chnrubusco,
Chapultepec, Mono del Rey march of slaughter is
Mexican blood every plain The cries of Mexican
agony starte every ear and still the work We lay
siege to the city of Mexico itself-bombard its peaceful
engsmake her streets to with human blood, and
slaughter again and children, until be-
comes unavang We get possession OF the capital and
yet carry Sir, country have done
such deeds! Is she so deeply stepped in crime Has she
M honor left Ara W. nd zaJ
robbers and murderers hope she will pardon the
and ys if ss wn nd % ii was not p
human heart, animated by single human feeling, can
but answer in the affirmative.
But no. sir; no. sir it is not She is big minded,
Just, and honorable She is civilized, not savage Her
honor and forced upon us in of our violated
ing results The war is just because she commenced it
does exist by her act and so help me God but for ha,
would have voted for the OF The 18th May 1916
'These SCENES" says the honorable senator, in
the eyes OF God and man to be justified because neces
sary honor and forced upon vindication of
our violated rights"
Mr. President, we have far better justification than
belgeren necessity for conduct in Mexco and that
is that these described did not and could
occur there. The coors too dark, and the picture
not true to nature. And no sooner than the
tor himself will be reoiced opportunity Of correct
language may have exposed his meaning.
Now, sir, put it to the honorable senator and to the
Senate, whether such vivid descriptions this not
calculated to do injury in the eyes OF the world
Whether they will not be transferred to the other hems
phere and swell the catalogue of calumnies, which nol
erance, both political and social pouring out against
our country! have made good deal Of inquiry upon
the subject, and perfectly satisfied that the evils
which the progress of arms has inflicted upon Next
co. far less than before attended the operations
of hostile army. 1t would be folly TO deny that
brings caamities enough, under the most favorable cir
cunstances, where the discipline OF invading
my is the stenest the disposition of the commander and
If fho nd mpa n
necessary violence the promptest and the eff Gent
But regiousy belle We that the injuries we have COM
mitted in Mexico-and have taken trouble to
tain the truhhave been ess-far lessthan ever follow
ed in the train of any army that went forth for
egn have run my eye over several pages OF his
tory cursory indeed, but carefully enough for my pur
pose ascertain what has been the conduct of other
nations in similar circumstances, and how far they have
carried their fobearance either in the exciting operations
TONS have omitted, in this search, glance at the
military history of England, whence the first stone Is
always thrown at us, and who, guess herself of amb
ton and OPPRESSION sthe sef-constituted Judge, was
about to say but correct myself by sayng-the con-
demner of this country, past present, and TO come.
And now what says the record OF human wars
have collected Mr. President from the records of history
several instances of the extreme cruelties and suterngs
which have attended warfare from the period described
by the Jewish historian, when "hey took all his cities
that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women
and the little OF every city they left to re
man" down to the last continental war, which ravaged
Europe shall content myself with brief reference to
some of them.
Louis XIV laid waste the Palainae, and men,
women, and children were driven, in a season.
out of their habtatons wander about the fields and 10
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