Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06

and il seemed like take the Of other sympathetic
questions in having the House go off into Immediate action
before of the documents which THY were TO &C
had been read Here The gentleman from Pennsylvania
Mr ISGEnsoLL) lashiug himself and the House into per
feet tempest Of sympathy for the people OF Yucaan and
planning because the Government had acted the frs
suggestion addressed 70 it. Now, Mr. r. very much in
cned 10 believe that were sympaihzng wnh The aiisto
cracy Yucaa and going oppose tho democracy
he rightly understood the matter, il cae Of the few
opposing the many Of the ahognes Of the country rising al
for their natural rights This the real slate Of things
far as we had any information III regard TO it, Now, u tia
what going on he wanted know what business
had interfere Let the people OF Yucatan take
themselves We had all been accustomed TO synahize with
the people Of South America in Their struggles 20 resist ht
Spaiads who invaded and tramped on them we were II
the habit OF admitting that they had right keep their op
pressors out and them when they in and
Mr. r. did know that they had lost any of their origna
rights Mr.. R. would say to the gentleman from Pennsyva
MIA Mr ISGFRsoLn) that If our Government acted Ia this
matter at ALL Yucaian, Mexican province, gone, for
and for aye. Let take military possession of the
country, and its defender and annexation nevita
bs Why were not gentleman as ready q sympahize with
Frapce2 l.y net take Up the cause 81 the blonses
Mr.. JOsERi r. ESfsE EI,seLL les w1ss.sl i.ave III
communicates Of Mr.. Sierra read. e
Mr. ROOT said be did not what Mr. Sierra said he
should not yield the floor for any such purpose Here were
gentlemen opposed 10 the acquisition Of territory OF any kind
We; wishing that army and fleet should take military
occupation Of Yucatan How could gentlemen be talking in
this way They might be very sincere; he did not doubt
they were but they certainly not very logical
The best motion that bad been made was that which came
from the gentleman from Georgia, CHR, SrEPnESs, yet he
agreed hh would be better that motion should be postponed
till we knew better what would be the effect Of it.
Mr.. +. would endeayo keep hinsefin order in the
marks he meant TO make This the third thing of the
kind that had been carried through that House on the
wings OF sympathy; and when all had been done, and the
House wake up aud gentlemen began to rub their
eyes, they found themselves in the midst Of and he
would add Of NATIONAL crime.
What we to go out and aid the weaker party in
every war all over the world oh, they did not
that but Mr. Monroe had committed by his declaration in
1929. Aye And what authority had Mr.. Monroe to do
any such thing None all. But il sometimes very
Convenient when gentlemen had point TO cary % resort TO
Mr. Monroe old musy letters We had no business TO
interfere with the internal Of other nations He
would fike know whether any gentleman meant seriously TO
take the position that duty nation Of repGb
take with the arlstocrats OF iucatan against the
democracy "
TIE Spanard had invaded and conquered that country
agn and had held their conquest until the demo-
cracy oil the country the wool hats and check shirts, had
found out that they had rights and resolved 10 maintain
hem They had be sure, dsegarded 70 some extent the
laws Of Christian warfare; they had made rather free with
their neichbors property and so did the kuss in France
They had shown but little respect for the personal proper
ty Of Bois Philippe; they had torn his old throne 10 pieces
and carried the streeihat thing sacred IN the
Of every old asOcra in the country and yet we had
expressed our sympathy with the bouses and them
congratulations And called 70 sympahize
with the Spanish srstocracy in Mexican province Oh,
but then the Indian so interior be so were we,
for hs reason respect for rights the abOn
gnes Of The soil1 Who the Spanards that 50 in
fntey their saperors Mr.. r. imagined they about
equal the Mexcans and II there any thng uadcr the
Of heaven than Mexican grsaser he should
like 10 know r. He felt more Ike taking sides aganst such
fellows than against the poor Indians The Yacanee might
begged long enough meat and -four and should
have them any, though did feed tbs starving Irish
but when little foreign faction that held al the rest q the
population in bondage cried = that they no longer
able 30 protect themselves against what he supposed gentle
men would style Ia~ess mob, but who after all,
the sNaye Americans in Iucatan, were siraghway 10
rst up most violent sympathy for them and
President and his Secretary Of State or being daory in
sending fleets and armies TO help them For what were
to send troops there The was TO get large
territory and keep These aristocrats were TO
surrender the country we would but attack NE maoy'
who cruelty expressing them the minority. This seem
ed be the only why should attack the native u
ca,anese unless indeed il account oltheir cor
Il was Just suggested him By gentleman from North
Carolina (Mr CLiNGNAS) that doubt Louis Philippe
would have been very glad il had ympahzed his side
and protected him against the boucs NO question OF It,
But who would have dared to propose that II these Span
as 10 Yucatan able 70 protect themselves against
the natives whom they had long governed and oppressed
whv should we be called on to DO il for them Who was
troubling them ANY body from abroad Not at al. twas
their afflr-a contest within the country between Tor
eign faction and the natives Of the country
Mr. r. said be did not rejoice in boodshed-he hated war;
He admitted there might al be necessity for il but the
heart sckened the thought Of tie carnage and misery that
always followed but not for that reason warranted
in interfering between petty faction and majority OF
the inhabitants OF another country. The Administration
would never have had the remoiess dea oil gong on
crusade Of pure humanity the Iucatanese from
being slaughtered had not been FOL the hope OF grabbing the
counryof getting more territory The gentleman from
PENNSYLVANIA he knew had acuated yno such motive
he had been perfectly sincere his idea OF what humanity
qurpd at our hands, That gentleman did not see that
once sent an army into Yucaan the pecxt OF defending
the inhabitants should retain The country forever tins that
gentleman could not see But Mr. would ask every other
gentleman in that House whether should take such
step, should hold to lucatan as ours forever
Why as soon we had driven back the Indians, we should
he indemned for the expenses OF the waro be IN
demnied for our sympathy great charity and regard 10
the claims Of humanity; and they would indemnify US as Mex
co going do, by yielding up their Territory Il would
be dear intervention Tor the poor Indians
That country contained distinct at with each
other and we were called take part with of them and
10 destroy their enemies Now Mr. r. admitted that his sym
pahe WERE rst in favor Of the whts but those who
went on this ground mus, show him better samples Of the
white man than these Spanads before they would get up his
synpahe very high Under these views OF the and not
es ~ any hlsy premature action in matter OF great
importance Mr X would that the further consideration
be message and of this whole subject be postponed Tues
dny next and in the while the message ard documents
could BE- printed.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Arkansas, demanded the previous ques
ton Ne believed that that in accordance with the sent
mert 81 he House.
The CHAIR stated that if the previous question second
Ell AMI carried the main question would be first referring
the message anl accompanying documents Committee
oC the Whole on The Of the Union, and secondly on re-
4 thau, IN a iectc