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the Conspiracy Of shs whys 10 defeat the sHseutio"
~ the treaty OF Peace and boundary with MEXICO,
.,d 20 rob the Mexican Claimants OF their I"dcln-
nifty under the Treaty.
# is we'll for the country that recent events have so
fully the hopeessness OF the attempt of the
wings to obtain possession OF the power OF our govern
ment in the approaching presidential election; for the
course of the wing leaders in the House OF Representa-
yes during the last few days of the past session. shows
On their part fixed purpose, they have the power, to
pepetrae deed of moral treason m time OF peace the
atrocty of which even exceeds, If possible, the inamy
of .the aid and comfort which they rendered to our
nublc enemy time of par, and by which the eyils
and horrors OF The much aggravated and so
long protracted This moral treason IN time Of
D,aee is nothing less than substantially avowed pur-
nose on the part OF the wings first to prevent the actual
running ont and establishment of the boundary line
between Mexico and the United States by commissioners
appointed for the purpose, stipulated in the treaty and
secondly to delay indefinitely if not to defeat forever
the payment to our citizens OF the indemnity due to them
because of the spoliaons of Mexico for which ndem-
ny The treaty provides the extent of three and half
millions of dollars We invite the attention of our read
ers to the conclusive proof of this nfamouspurpose of
the wings and we trust that the democratic press will
do its whole duty in putting the matter in its true light
before the people.
is very well known, that the whole wing party early
in the took strong ground against the acquisition OF
ann territorial indemnity from Mexco-every wing in
the Senate, one, having in the last Congress
corded his vote in favor of Mr. Beuens resolution
10 that effect When the treaty of peace afterwards
came under discussion in the Senate, it is equally
well known that many of the wings voted against
its ratification, mainly because it contained cession
to us of such territorial indemnity. This was the
position taken by Mr.. Webster in his elaborate speech
upon the during the present session. He would
not vote, he said, for peace wih acquisition of ter
ritory He wanted peace withoM territory" Again
in his speech delivered Saturday last Mr.. Webster
while defining his course upon the question of slavery in
the Territories, went out of his way to ream his oppo-
stor to all acquisition of territory and said he reoiced
that he had had 'no connexion with the war, but op
pose il with all his might and connexion with the
treaty which closed the war, but to oppose that, too, with
all his might"
All this goes to show clearly enough the strong reluc
of the wing leaders to any treaty secu-
ring territorial indemnity, and their settled purpose
from the first and to the last to prevent such result
But must look to the House of Representatives where
the wings have, by their accidental majority had every
thing pretty much their way during the past session.
what the present spirit of the whg party on this
SUBJECTS and to ascertain beyond dispute that they have
made up their minds to cede California and New Merico
and perhaps Teras apest of the Rio Grande back again
Mrico if they but elect their President and so get
the power to dol In proof of this, cite the follow
ing passage from the debate as reported in the Congress
sonal Globe which occurred in the House of Represen-
tahves Saturday. the goth of july upon the message
the boundary of the territory acquired from Mexico" &c.
&c. 1t will be seen by this extract that Mr. Duer an en-
Northumberland wing member from New York solemn
y declared, IN the name and ON behalf of the whig party
that the wings ready to reject and cee back all such
acquired terrtorythat he made this formal declaration
for his party, without contradctonand that no contra
dclon of it was given on the part Of the wings, even
after Mr. Thomas of Tennessee had, on the part of the
democrats, very Justly and strongly denounced it.
Mr. DuER then proceeded with his remarks He spoke of
slavery in the Territories, sefevident proposition He
then branched off into examinations of General Casss
position upon this question He advered the
which induced wing opposition TO the late Senate compro
prepared to support to nit compromise upon the rectio
o al Territorial ar7nistions from Merico He closed his
Of the Van Buren, detection.
Mr. Thomas succeeded the floor and opened his speech
with an ausion the inconsistency and folly of the oppo
son made by the wing party the Presidents peace
sage upon the question of boundary territory tchich
they noc dpoced Themselves ready to gipe back to Merco
Nor was Mr.. Duer left alone in his position AT the
very next session of the House. the Monday following,
Mr. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, another leading whig,
took up the tune in the debate upon the Oregon
BILL We quote from his remarks as given in the Con-
gessional Globe:
He MIR. SMrHI protested against identifying the fate
and e interests of Oregon NTH the dte and of NW
Msr,co and California. There was why The
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government until they could settle the question growing
out OF the territory Why, we had yet barely
CURED New Mexico California They not part
and parcel thus Unon because the treaty by pich ertco
no appropriation get for that purpose No legislative act
hadb done By Congress to consuate and carry the
p"aons Of the treaty; and he repeated, that would be
unjust to compel the people OF Oregon to unite their fate
with the people of New Mexico and California
THIS territory had brought upon only the evils pre-
ded by the opponents of the These the bitter
fruits OF the unauthorized measures of this administration
been warned in time that this very OF things would
come upon the country The wings, the opponents OF the
war had found it here He called all to witness that
hsy mad done all their 10 keep this Territory out Of
ana IN me poneM aud they had received from their southern
friends but all had been They found it here,
and they must it like and like statesmen. Mr.
never would consent extend slavery by act of his
There was opposed to the who had pre-
olced what we now The wings did not take their
opponents by surprise and they could not avod the ag
On h thus contest creating all the country IN
any other ,cay he rond Gust the Whoe territory from US as
gmasn aid curse. 1t was merely bone Of contention
Wis not ordd Of the responsibility 1 hated acqnst
ION had cost hundred nsions of dollars, and thirty
nr' thousand human iipes and after aH it than
W@thts 1t would be found in the end the dearest
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