Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15

saw the President amid the dripping of the Storm standing
at the front OF this CAPITOL reminding the people how
young he was, and yet he would have the whole OF
Oregon. almost expected to hear him say
I" You'd scarce expect one of my age
/ To speak in public on the stage"
know not whether most amused the juyeniy OF
the President his determination seize upon the whole of
Ore,on He would not even submit the question TO arba-
ton because that would be admitting that Great Britain had
some of title there. Nothing short Of the whole would
satisfy him. Why, could hardly be recognised
democrat the Eastern States unless he claiming the
whole OF Oregon. dc must go for 510 40 or he
democrat and Slate Legislature SO violent in the
cause that they for claiming $40 49. wonder il
occurred The President TO send officers and take posses
sion Of the territory up TO that line Why did he not do
this Because he kuew, and every body knew would be
an act Of war; He knew would be considered by Great
Britain and resented by her Well, so here The
sending Of General Taylor the Rio Grande was beyond all
controversy, act OF But propose give you the
Presidents of it, In his message OF May 1916,
he says he kept the troops Corpus Christi until it
decd cean that the Mexican Government had refused
ceive Mr. Slide Well, on the 10Th day Of November this
commission appointed and being much acquainted
with matters Of diplomacy, Of take what the Pres
dent said as being what he meant.
Mr.. SlideHs Letter Of Credeace
JAMES X POLK,
President fhe United States Of .aneriea
GREAT Coon FnIEsD; have made choice Of Jons
SLInEL of distinguished citizens reside he
of the Mexican Republic in the quality Of Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary Of the United
ess the countries and of desire restore
cultivate and strengthen friendship and good correspondence
between and, from knowledge OF his fidelity and good
conduct have entire confidence that he will render himself
acceptable the Mexican Government by his constant endea
and advance interest and happiness OF both
nations therefore, request your excelency 10 receive him
ayoraby and to give full credence to whatever he a
the part the United States And pray God you in
his safe and holy keeping!
Written at the city Of Washington the tenth day Novem-
be in the q Lord thousand eight h%dred and
oryvc, and of the independence Of the UntedSaes the
seventietb Your good friend 80 norr
BY the President
JAMES BUcHAsAS Secretary of State.
| To his Excellency Don JOSH JOAQUIN HERRERA,
President OF the Mexican Republic.
"And pray God to have you in his holy nd keep
ing " How pious the President is He prays fol his
mics. This written on the 10th of November. Now,
want to read another document to show how Mr. Polk
treating his good friend the 18th Of June preceding In
confidential communication from the War Department, dated
June Is, 1915, to Gen Taylor, find the following
"The point of your ultimate destination is the from
tier Of Texas where you will select and occupy the
Rio Grande del Nore such site win consist with the
health Of the troops and will be best adapted to repe invasion
and TO protect what in the event OF annexation vii be our
western border You will limit yourself to the deece OF the
territory of Texas unless Mexico should declare against
the United States.
"Your movement the Gulf of Mexico and yourprepara-
raons to embark for the frontier OF Texas be
made without any delay"
Well, now, what do you think Of this pous President
On 18th of June he ordered The troops to be rea to en-
bark for the of Mexico and FIVE months afterwards he
sends messenger Gen. Herrera and by the hans of this
messenger suppcation TO Almighty God "to have him in
his safe and holy keeping Lest this prayer should fail he
had taken the precaution to send Gen. Taylor with lis amy
five months BEFORE take him in bis care and leeping
Well will not detain the Senate long this pat Of the
matter. 1t it is TOO plain for cav and if had
the issue to be tried before twelve good and true the first
witness would call would be James H. Polk for
knew witness who conscious of telling the Truth who
found necessary repeat often the assertion Why
does the President go into long and abored effort
prove that bad good Of war Ifhis he case
and had not commenced it. instead of Icing credit
it would have been disgrace it would have slown us
puslanimous nation is therefore, Jel0 dss n his
argument Because if this the case, i, shows TIL I'VE
should have done what the President has laboed shoye
have done. The President may conquer Mexico but ne
succeed in conquerng the truth. He may direct
many to bear upon il it would require to silence
Mexican battery, but he will not be successful.
Wei, ii this the of the war if this was ae
manner in which the commenced, what we carving
il on for now What do we propose What do want
Why, in he message of the President to Congress- in 1896
he tells that not conquest that he desired but in the
message this year he modfes little Now the con.
quest he dsayows that is he does take the whole
of Mexico suppose that he divide it, very much
Lod Aberdeen divided Oregon with hiu, take what he
wants and leave the rest He says sit
plated by make permanent conquest of Mexico Or
destroy heI nationality" WE'LL sir actions speak louder than
words, ard need not admonish gentlemen this floor Of
This fact lr have proof in my hand What does the Pre-
sdent tell YOU heard asserted by Senator the other
protest ;ha they did il for nothing else than to relieve Gen
Taylor from the critical position in which he was placed
The President and made the thrilling that
American blood bad been shed American SOIL And while
every heart papated such outrage, Senator's anxious
to relieve Gen. Taylor willing the supplies
required though the bill for raising them accompa-
MED by The declaration which, that time they believed be
untrue that war existed by the Of Mexico" They gave
their votes under the protest that expressly for the
lief OF Cen Taylor And what does the President now say
TO those Senators Why, he says you did mean any
such thing You could not have meant it, You knew that
indemnify must be acquired Senator's when you passed
that VOTE oil meant to get territory The President has
said He your executive officer surely he ought 10
know and the President has right say it, because ac-
tons speak louder than words You voted him the men AMI
the money you gave him the sword and the purse and YOU
gave him unlimited license TO conduct the he pleased
and now YOU must pass this BILL give him the regiments
OF regulars and afterwards twenty regiments Of volunteers
and lea him thus according TO the Senator from Kentucky IN
crease his available forces Mexico TO ninety thousand and
go on suugating that country And what will he tell you
the next session He now tells you
"Congrcss could have meant-when in May, $40 thew
appropriated ten millions Of dollars and authorized the Prc
dent 10 employ the military and naval forces OF the United
states and 10 accept the services OF fifty thousand volunteers
10 enable him prosecute the and when, their last
session. and after army had invaded Mexico they made
additional appropriations ard authorized the raising sdd-
t"nal troops for the purposehat indemnity 10
be obtained from Mexico at the conclusion Of the and
yet certain that IL Mexican territory acquired
no indemnity could be obtained. =
at is further manifest that Congress contemplated terri
toa indemnity from the that their last session an ACT
passed the Executive