Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-27

cause they w.r, satisfied H., ,b,t .,.,,,,,y. ,.l h
pursued by the pfes,aepl1 Sneh alternative obylaed
the ublcclio of an unsettled anil unnst snn,d,rx n
looked To neroa,ion ne tho ,,n,dv il .ll III uhx
either with Texas ar N,,,ro II lacked IN anne >at,u
without The hazard oi war and was deson,d fr IN, nnr,
and patriotic purpose of mant,inny the ,,,c, and H.
Of ths United States Now air Al, mi ,llc,, h,, mn
the ground of the support and ,,,ll less ,h,, they
had any assurance from The President on the subject hut
doaee hat can conce,y, no other reason far waite
upon The resolution at all in Keeping with their chanc
ers for high intelligence frmpess o purp,se and pair,o
than that the thry nd nm IA, III
mode Of anne. aton would be pursued Sir bnw d,l II
uull The Ink was hardly dry with which the rcs,
luton was recorded and the nam, of The President
,ached to IT, before without going through ha form even
oil moments subsequent deliberations MESSENGER Wa,
dcsa Ichrd 10 tho government Of Texas inviting her IN
10 the Unon under the first aernsye-and un der The
first alternative she came into the Union
Now. sir. charge upon the Prssidsnt that tine
hasIy and III advised stop was the remote cause of the
present charge il upon HIM thai If he had acted
ptudsny, and cautiously, asd wisely he w,uld have
proceeded under the thor alternative And have ,a,,d the
dreadful ttuson Vi blood the world has been COMPELLED 10
witness
| charge il upon him that the course which he did pnr
was inconsistent with that uat,fm p,cy Of I'm, pre-,
deressors to avoid or 10 seek to- avoid b, every ,ssbe
aud honorable means that dlro,t If all nalion, evils
war
Sir is no defence tina, C,nrr.ss ,n,h.,,.d tho s,ep
he did take The, /, h. su,c ,nho,,y,d II hnt did M,
Command II. hpN pit Ith Ia .,s.tv | IN
certainly | wnulI ma, INV. i r.,t ,h J,sc,,,,, Il, ,
dept H. But he knew-mns, have known-,ha, some
Of the wsest and pnrr,, of statesmen prcdc,rd that If
would end in war, and sme n IN, ,iscst and pures,
OF The statesmen belonoinp To his own polc, par,y en-
,ortained that opninn II. knew thai m,,o,v If tho
Senate his constitutional advisers were firmly Of that
opinion. He knew they bad promptly rejected treaty
upon that yer, ground and that alone and vet in III
ance Of all tins he hcadlnu tax as tho x,ou. st.p
and the war ensues The responsibility i, upon his head
Sir annexation ii itself would no, have been war
Mexico had no ruh, Ia make tia cauy, If war r.,
an Independence had been loo I,np established and un
disturbed To have her obsut, r"bt of syer.,onv ga,
led in queslou-a cknow lodged by the PRINCIPAL powers
% the world all had rloh to say tina, reynluti had
rpcned into fl. and esn, c,lly lad m. Tinted S,...
rhs neehbor of the new Government th,, r,olt No,
do believe, Mr. President. that Mexico proud and ar
royant AZ she then vas would have darsd on ,cconu,
Of tn. treaty. " annexat,no 10 make war n,n m. I'M,
ted States No. sir. IT wa, the manner not tn. fac,
1t was tho rashness and under the circumstances in my
opinion. the utter rsshncss of the President. course
repeat therefore NV seuled conyic,ion ,h,, tho Pro.
Iicnt is ON this ocruit snsn.r,blo f., m, H., -
pom the second ur,und ia which hav, ,ofc,,,d his H.,
billy is even vet more manifest, and vithou, shadow
Of lustilcaonor excuse SRI need n saw ,h,t Iimnut.
improper motives To the President n, has no doubt
hope acted under a mistaken sens, of dntv n,,Inn
opinion sir, the order Ia march our army 10 the RIO
t;rande vasa 0,r,ant ,i,l,ti,n nf ,h,t H,y u,e II,
advised r-cL1,ss ,nd clearly ,u,,ns, III. ann, f ,b
constitution
Sir he could M, I'm, h. No l,,y, ,l,, .o, ,,.,s,,.
was lLelr IN min, ~, h,iI,', I ''' ~, - w., 49,,
known tia, .uch hos,i.s ,,,niJ ho i, ,L, ,lr.non,
If the nat,,n ,,,r ~, I " ~ ~ E'i
vested in Couo,rss n, wise h,,1 nJ ,.I $50. =,
nnlJc ,,J @ i ' ''''' ''' "
.uch dr,oJed n,,,a, ~ ~. axa.',,, " ,,
of freedom and n,nc. ds,,,nls ,ba, bo.a 10 a,a >,
paw the expenses Of u,, shnl aluo hive tho rl, IN
decl,re,, Cnnu,nss ,o "a,e ''''
they nat consnIfeJ , w. !, ,,nnLail ,I;' ,
would not by surb se, ba,,rL H.
Was II hec,ns, !, ,s ,l n 49,, & ", ''t
10 every noss,l,le e1.r, h.l,,, ,,l ~
invnlve ne Sir / bna 49,, e ~ ." '.", y.
The pres,L.,, T., Ll,ir 49,, ",' "o',o y" '.'Poe' 70
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