The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-02-04

vernment-gavo this same Santa Anna,
with all his titles, a free pass through the
American fleet into Mexico.
"Mr. Johnson, of Maryland lin his seat.l
On the same day on which the war was
declared.
"Mr Clayton on the very day. as my
honorable friend remarks, on which the
war was declared, the President of the
United States issued his order to let pass
the perjured assassin without let or hin.
drance into Mexico. This. sir, is one of
those points on which l desire to see the
chairman fthe Committee onMiIitaryAf-
fairs so easily repel the attack which he
had invited. am bound, sir, to hold up
the conduct of the President, in this ia.
stance, not only to the Senate, but to tho
American people; and / ask the Champi-
on Of the Administration, or any gentle
man on the other side of the chamber to
demonstrate TO US the ease with which he
can repel the charge of misconduct, gross
misconduct, on the part of the President
of the United States. in admitting that
murderous ruffianinto Mexico. What,
sir, have been the consequences of the
actl Why, let me, in reply, take up
newspaper which is good authority with
my honorable friends on the other side.
In the Union" of this morning | find the
following paragraph;
1--WE have received the file of the
North American" printed in the city of
Mexico, from the Sd of November TO the
7tn of December. We find the follow
ing in the "American" of the FIRST named
date. 1t has already appeared in the
New Orleans papers:
"ONcE MoRE.-Senors Cuevas, Atris.
tain, and Conto, the peace commissioners
are still in the city, we hear, but of course
can effect nothing. 1t is now said that
they will not go to Washington as long
as Santa Anna is in the country. The
Government dare not even pay their ex-
penses; nor would the Commissioners
dare go there and make treaty; for the
Napoleon oflhe West may turn up some
day, land the President Anaya and the
commissioners would be shot. Oh, what
deplorable condition have this people
reduced themselves to!"
81 ask, would not the ejaculation have
been more appropriate: "Oh! to what
deporable condition has the President of
the United States reduced this people
and his own country!" Upon his head,
sir, and no other, must this sin rest and
if the honorable gentleman on the other
side ofth chamber has ingenuity enongh
to extricate the President from his posi-
tion, he shall indeed 5e in all time here
after my Magnus Apollo. If he can
point out any mode of salvation for the
; President from this charge. it will reflect
infinite honor OH bis character as an ad-
vOcate.
"This same Don Antonio Lopez do
, Santa Anna, who murdered our country
men at Goliad and Alamo. being admit
! ted to pass free into Mexico. has waged
war against our country OH all occasions
since his admission. He has rallied
thousands and tens of thousands of Mex
leans that no other man could have ralli-
, cd against us. He fought at Buena Wis.,
ta-at Cerro Gordo-at Contreras-at
Churubusco-at Molno del Rey-at
: Cbapultepec-at the city of Mexico. He
: fought till he was driven from the capital
TO the mountains, where he now remains
, with his guerillas, ready TO murder the
, peace commissioners of his own couhtry
if they should dare to treat with U.S.
Such is the man whom the President of
Y the United States introduced to in that
t country. and this is the state of things
. which the American people have been
r brought to by the conduct of the Execu-
, tive"