Democratic banner., 1848-04-24

BOIN / 10 nlUSb uutUFlUUdtC "IfCu tO SoySl
that the resolutions Of annexation were
framed with the design of deceiving the peo-
pie on the question ofboundary. Now, think
that he should deal more kindly with his
party friends in this affair than he has done:
On looking at the Journals he will discover
that these deceptive resolutions Gas he
pleased to designate them) were intro
dueed by the Honorable Milton Brown, OF
Tennessee: and it will not cost much OF a
search through the Journals to satisfy him
self that Milton Brown was a good Wing
and true. Now, I do not believe that the
resolution was drawn by Mr.. Brown with
q view to deceive the people on the 4ues-
ton of boundary; but it is a family quarrel
I will let others settle it.
My friend says, in the same connection.
that she Wings all over the country pro-
claimed that annexation was identical
with war, and that they were ridiculed by
Democrats for entertaining such an idea, i
admit, sir, that the Wings did proclaim all
over the country that annexation was 'iden-
ticaF with war, and that it would be an
outrage which would compel Mexico to
take up arms againbkus. We said then, and
still say, thatit is prePeSterous to pretend
that annexation was jus cause for war
We could not, howeysf, forsee the effect
which the able andiApassioned speeches Of
Wing orators here you'd have upon that
inlammabts but iDfatuate9 people.
If geutlssle6 wish to discover the true
cause OF thissgar, let thepS 90 back and
read the speeches and nsslpapers in opo-
sition to Tssasanrias4he G mpaignof 1874
audsAassa s sessisa Of Cdnqress of 1874
b when anaexsGsh was Iconsummated.
Xhe Mszicel.rsould not havts anticipated
dssstatescf things IS they have ssince tran
ssapksd, thatthe Wings would spea ak on their
ride, and then, whsd they gotlntSI war, vote
men and money for their. destr&ction-
They might well exclsimyscan Apu-f6;s
backing Jour friends?n
TIE Wings. who voted for the I ~resolu-
tis1saf ~anRsxation must, as a matter Of
6H-prese Aiopss spntend that the war was
Rtoccz H5he sctsI as a dernie,
kptt sszbatth of General
Ia the Rio Grsnde
t6s da ma. II, cannot
A6e thsttAaAck o~fsannexation caused
war, but thsE De march of the army to
be Rio Grande cs6sedit.
Aa the SdSSfistfssiSnss 49,. st.ss
: fWkoss ecoFdingto my best recollection,
: waNbnchgbt into power by the Wings, and
tkskzA Wig introduced the resolutions,
wss thea see that they have a strong
moti7sto shuttle the responsibility from
their own men BY abandoning the annexa-
ton position, and pressing the one in re-
gard to the order TO march the troops to the
Rio Grande,
In urging too strongly the order to make
q forward movement on to the Rio Grande,
q still greater difficulty presents ITSELF
General Taylor advised that movement I'M
dor certain contingencies.
But apart from this, Mexico had deter
mined, long before that time, to make war
on US. She was tampsred with by the
cabinets and d~iplomatists of France, Eng
land, Spain and Austria, with a view to this
end; and hqR far the course Of the Wing
party in thisaountry gave encouragement
to those European intrigues it is now diff
cult to say. 1t is known that France uni
ted with England to Induce Texas to reject
annexation, but failed. France then en-
deavored toaccomplish by indirection the
same object, and persuaded Mexico to re-
cognize the independent SHtess fall
.S4-aisU.
In 1874, abook was published in Paris by
order Of Louis Philippe, written by M. de
Mofras, on Oregon and California-the
first part of which is devoted to the subject
Of establishing a European monarchy in
Mexico. M. de Mofras was attached to
the Frenchiegation in Mexico, and his book
was Published under the auspices of Mar
shai Soult, President of the Council. and
~ Gnizot, Minister Of Foreign Affairs of
Shortly afterwards-in the year 1916
N. Guizot, the French Minister ofForeign
Affairs, declared, in his place, in the French
Chamber of Deputies, that it belonged to
France ssto protect, by the authority of her
Dane, the independence of states, and the
equilibrium of the great political Powers
4America.". This was the first official
decsSEation, by any European nation, to at-
tempt to preserve the ssbalance of power"
on this continent, by an interference, on
ther part, in thsAfairs of the seperate and
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