The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12
THIRrIEIH CONaRE -.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Een0tos
WASHINGTON, Feb 10, lsAs.
Skies bright as the dawn spring the highlands Of
FL Rio Bravo del Norte Day dslioiously transparent,
and sunny Large visitation Of Stranger to the
capitol Supreme Court room gaisriss Of the House,
Congressional library, and galleries OF the Senate,
throDged with gay bonncts and ostrich fsathsfs Full
quorum Of Senators present Prayerf Journal
RIVERS HARBoRs.
Mr. BENTON presented petition from the authorities
of the city Of St Louis respecting their hsrbor which
wss referred to Committee on Commerce.
THANKS DoSNIPHAN's COMMAND.
TO Col A w Donniphap and the oaioers and man under
his command for their sgnsl fortitude and
courage during the expedition through the Northern
States Of Mexco and that swords with appropriate de-
vices be presented to Col Doniphap, 1t. Col Jackson
and others The resolution referred to Committee
Military Affairs
Mr.. CAss presented Joint resolution providing for
the striking of medals for oHicsrs non. commissioned
officers and men Of regular and volunteer iorces VINO
may disting uish ths mselves In service.
THE REoIMEsrs.
Mr. UNDERWOOD and addressed tho Senate on the
bill Since the period, Mr. President, when eur govern
ment became that Of separate people, We have had two
with Great Britain The first was the war Of the
fined by fathers In the Declaration Of ndependence
and with the publication Of these principles to the world
the people Of the United States knew what they we're
nghting for The second war; the war Of 1912, was
based upon free trade and sailors rights" and they
the causes Of this second declaration OF war IL
was to save from spoliaton, and our ct
zens from improvement We now engaged third
war with civilized nation or at least with one recog-
in the outset to this Of its provocations and t ne
cessity. In the ether two cases MI thsn spone OF
the inquiry the people we're making INTO 70: %eo tt On
charge Of treason against the wings BY the president
and Of what similar charges In the Senate ana u
the party newspapers Of the day, as vain attempts
10 arrest q free investigation Of this matter
Mr. Underwood said he should not be intimidsted by
these things The people, In the inception Of this war,
had had nothing to with It, and therefore, they and
their Representatives were entirely free to investigate
fully the objects and the causes and the origin Of the
~
governed In affairs by precedens and even In
this unprecedented one presidents had been examined
for its justification. A precedent in judicial case
rives Il strength according 10 the weight Of the preoe
dent and of any politics measure He hoped there
FORE that the dscion Of the people on this war would
be euch a. to leave no precedent behind dangerous To
the integrity Of Institutions but that their udS
ment would be such to benefit themselves and ter
potsrty TO the latest generation We had been told oy
senator, over the way, from the great Empire state
that IL was good policy to contiguous ~
whore It can be justly done and .nss VA,
strengthen our commercial and potcs relations 70 40
so What do We W. ut with moro territory with the
ACQUISITION of California and New Mexico We shouo nave
pent of Europe and he to that the Unt<d
states were capabls Of sustaining srg.r PoPuSSon
than Europe and to dy Tine II we aid not snoS
mon the rights of our neighbors But the gentleman
says that We must widen our borders, N order TO
strengthen our mercis relations Could not this be
done Far more readily BY treaties Of reciprocity The
imports of Mexico, and her exports to an from the
United States ssvr nv tS.s
been reduced to one million. Was this pitifui com
msrce worth acquiring By aggressive war, II such
war car be justified under any pretspcesi But We
must ex end the Of frcedomthat was our mani
fast and here the Senator read nom the book
" Cspts Henry Of the army, In which that gsient
officer predicts the extension Of aoverpmcnt over
he whole Of the continent including North and Soutn
America This idea, too had taken bold oil the minos9
" nstors; but he thought upon experiment, II would
urn ont onIv delusion He represented in this view
The disuty Of governing the different races Of p.opie;
speaking different languages, and the impc@iom'? OF
hing Of
sinsss ana con letting elements aud interests tnas souo
be oombined In 90 great that Of Capt Henty
Euusllv upteusbe dd Mr. Undersood argue the Idea
ne hat n WAS the destiny the American people TO
extend the liberty Of conscience and the ble~inss OF
true religion TO the Mexicsps He himself vsss
testant ana he believed In the faith Of the Protestant
but he utterly protssed sgsust sny scheme when CON
tsmplatsd the dnuson OF the liberty OF copecisn~ ~
the point Of he bsyonst. in such an snssfpsh"s"s