The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-01-15
Correspondence of the American.

be raised, and an anecdote was told of him
as follows
Mr.. Clayton said that before General
Scott went 10 Mexico, he remembered 10
have asked him if he was not apprehensive
| OF defeat in the mountain passes o! lh..t en-
traordinary Couitry2 He smiled and said
that with 5000 American regulars he could
| whip any army which Mexico could raise,
though it rained MexIcans for a week
Mr.. Clayton said he could not eXasty
understand What she President meant By
'indemnity for the past and security for the
inthre,' but an ingenious friend had told
him that indemnity for the past meant one
hall Of Mexico; and security for the future
the other half.;' Immense laughter
Mr.. c. wished gentleman upon the other
side 10 answer whether war by conquest. or
rapIne, was legitimate power Of this Gov
ermeIt. He denied it.-There was no
such power. express or implied. To cs>
tabIlsh justice was the object of the es,ab,
l'shment OF this Govermen, and not conquest
Oar Government was organized for pacific
purposes But we were pursuing a course
which would compel us TO lay hold oil tie
whole of Mexico, and these Bills were but
elements Of ibis great design.
1t is claimed here I'm Resolutions deliv-
cred yesterday by Mr.. IIannegan) lllat the
annexation of all Mexico as a Province is
constitutional. We were indeed about 10
sen to Mexico an armed emigration. There
were in Mexico s, 900, 900 oGpeople, most Of
them col0red men. There were many
Abolilionists in the country, and Il TACT Ike
this ought to alarm this country
Admit all OF Mexico, and You conld and
would rend this Union to atoms. He be-
sought men 10 pause where he had paused,
and 10 keep that territory from tins Union.
He intended to vote for supplies, clothing,
munitions, &C., but 10 more troops were
necessary.
The financial question was then consil-
cred, and it was argued that an enormous
expenditure would be necessary. much he
You'd any amount which would be raised 10
do what Mr.. Johnson proposed. 1t was
$; id it would be The utter annihilalon Of
| Mexico. You prevented them from hav-
| Il
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The idea of coloni2ing Mexico as Prov
ince was regarded as impracticabIe and alb
sud. This was borrowing the example Of
the DespoIisms Of Europe. If we meant
annexation and TO seize the Whoe OF NleAl-
co. let us say so.
! AIR CLAYTON closed with same strOrr
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