New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-04
Ca,,torn;a-Tbe stocktou Dinner.

Among the toasts az the Stockton Dinner last
week in Philadelphia, was one endorsing the SEN
timent, Right or wrong, our Country" The
health OF the Commodore being proposed, he re-
sponded, and, in the course Of his speech, made
some remarks about California. which We submit
Seietl0ns from Ccmmodoye StDcst0ns Speech.
may be permitted 70 miugle, without STINT my con-
CALCULATIONS witty that California IS under the
protection OF the United States Great cheerngl Cali
FORMS IL IN my Judgment. valuable country Her sgr'
cultural her ho euitura her mineral resources. are alum
dant. she has beautiful skies and verdsnt feds Ter
population consists Of fine looking race Of men and wo-
men and they kind. h0spitable ano valiant,
California has within hor.elf The elements Of wealth and
power and when ant and science ana region-when all
the genial Influences Of civil zaiion which IN cur day
advancing with such marvellous rapdity. are brought 10
upon her, may not reasonably assert that the
years Will 10 but few before behold her standing erect
In the attitude Of free and independent nation.
Our have overleaped the bounds Of al human
calculation and the most sangune hope. Therefore we
must look beyond all this tor the secret Of our successes
and the source OF ienarkabs prosperity II IS be-
the spirit OF pilgrim fathers is with us. 1t
the God Of Armies and the LORD OF Hosts Is win
US. Tremendous applsuse)
desire to address you now in the spirit the father Of
large family, DESTROYS 10 transmit 10 his latest posterty
the blessings Of civil and religious liberty speak TO yos
as Christian man, az a son-perhaps an unworthy son
Of this great Republic but one whose heart burns with al
ardent desire 70 transmit not only 10 his own immediate
descendants the blessings Of which speak, on TO extend
them 70 our nelghOOrs on this continent.
he it ours now 10 forgive Mexico all her trespasses and
returning good for evil, make her free and happy (En
thusiasc applausc)
III were row the sovereign authority. once the
yiceroy( augher)I would prosecute this war Tor the
express purpose OF redeeming Mexico nom msrue ana
civil strife. IT. however such treaty were offered me as
that offered the Government of the United States be-
fore God would consider my bounden duty TO reject
cloud applause) | would say 20 them we can pay the
indemnity ourselves But we have duty before Goo
which we cannot must not evade The priceless doom Of
.f.rt1 ham cd
trustees (Cheers would insist, If the war were to be
prolonged for fifty years. and cost money enough to de-
msnd from each year the half Of all that we possess
would still insist that the nesiimabe blessings OF civil and
religious liberty should be guaranteed TO Mexico
But indemnity is not the object Of the war. NO man
here elsewhere will consent to weigh blood against
money. / do not care who presents the proposition
when It is presented-or TO whom II is presented whsor
Democrat. man will weigh blood for money But 'hs
is d. repeat condition. Higher and noDler objects
present themselves the attainment OF which you must
increase your armies in Mexico, cost what II may fty
thousand men must so to Mexico (Renewed applsuse)
We have vanqushef Mexico. SHE is PROSTATE al our
feet-we afford TO be msguaEmOus. Let Us act 50
that the stricest scrutiny OF the CHRIS
tan and civilized world. would With magnaniinons
and kindly hand gather these wretehed people within e
fold Of republlcanism. Ooud applsuse) This would
accomplish at any cost "Oh but It is said. this VIII
bring us to direct taxation" Well let it come.
Mr.. Polk as propogsndist wants other 10000
men. but the Commodore wants $4,000. Mr. Polk
wants only one-hslf of Mexico now-the Commo-
dore wants the independent whole. He would
seize upon Paroles, Arista, and some others, mo
word of Santa Anna and send them to St. Helena.
Oh, how anxious he is for liberty, both civil and
religious He would tax, directly, every family
in the Union TO enable him to confer liberty the
"kind, hospitable and valiant" Calfornians whose
beautiful country isso tempting both to Puritan and
Mormon, that already the emigrants who have es-
capped starvation in going there, are compelled to
go far back in the rear of the dukedoms and prin-
cipalities which generals, commodores and col
onels have already set aside as their share of the
liberation, the religious liberty, with which the
hero helped as he said, by the Lord OF Hosts
interlsrded his discourse. Was it MIR. Murphy,
when in Texas, that wrote 10 some other hunbug
dipomatist to tickle the ears Of the Northern peo
pie about liberty, while they were securing Texas
for the future abode of drivers and their sers
The hint is not forgotten.