The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-22
Hoa. |. N. Seyier.

The Washfngten Goion, of the l4ih inst. eo. tains the following complimentary. triba,s ,o ,A. speech of Senator Sevier n defence of the war rO. ey of the administration:
 INTERESTING DRvgLoPMRRrs IN TuE Srs.rs ,o. DAY, "PKETEScEs"--BLowSS SkY.Hlcsl Mr Sevier, the chairman ol the eommi,,pe s. Foreign Relations, addressed the Senate ,o.dss {. reply to the positions of the whigs and in re.t.o, of the chimeras ot Mir. John Bell. We pas o,,, the arguments which he advanced in favor nj ,h. declaration of the war, to show that t was provoked and waged by Mexico, and that. on o,w past. .a ws. a just, proper. necessary, and constitutional r,r
 He also defended and commended the vigprou. sni
 brilliant manner in which it haa been caahr,ed
 These parts of the speech will speak for ihemses,
 when they published. lt is the third part whirk touched on the objects for wt.ich the war ls 10 M
 prosecuted. that Is the most striking and impos,sat
 It was a frank, honest, flat footed developnent of the plan and direct policy of the administrator --aet that "rnasked pollcy.h which Mir. Bell siysa il. Mir. Scvier spoke boldly, frankly and as b.. came a jus, and honorable caas,. No one could
 see him, or hear hitD, without feeling that be us speaking the truth. He came forward to deieM the administration against the chmeras and mlsse
 presentations which had been conjured ap against is; and there could scarcely have been a whie rv, sent who vas not impressed with the ffAnkuess sna truth of hts developments. He blew down Ma breath me Gdi4-CaStcS 0i Ftse CeHetGr ANhhf3
 see. He dissipated the idle sspfetencess' which Mr. John Bel. had been fabricating for two days, coorahIe excuses for refusing supplies to onf srmy He leit not an excuse standing-not "pre,eaes'' unexposed. Bat. we apprebend, although they ss '.refuied (the whgsl wil argue stili;' ahoagA ex.
 posed in their true color their spreteuees" VII b produced again and agaiG, in the vaia attempt to deceive an intelligent people
 What BOW become of Mir. Bells "pretehces" hat .f ksa rtxs. Aa Al.
 words security for the fnture.'--the very phns
 "ndemnity for the past. and security for the future
 which Mir. Sevier quoted iron Mir, Clay's speech in the war of 1872, when in like the oppe.
 nents of that war questioned him about the visws of Mir. Madison's administration.
 What becomes of Mr. Bells extravagant "fhney sketch" ot the designs of Mir. Polk. whseh, be eoa
 tended looked to the whole oi Mexico; And to sydt the execution of which extrayagant schemes. Mf
 Bell was peepsred to refuse reinlorcements to sar
 arEniee, ss,hDugh he had promised supplies. pc
 fessed his determination to grant them O Ass eea- ing to Cohgressi The most singuias part oi hf Belts declarations to-day on this point vas, thal the war went on, whether Af. Polk wished t o nci
 1t <euld be rresistibiy drawn into that conseqasnc
 Snd yet. if it were so clear and irresistible destiny
 how strange that Mr. Beli's astuteness did ho df'
 cover it befere. he came to Congress. Mr. Sewer
 disspated at once ali theeecxiravagant "hobgobhhs
 and ehimeFas dife"--those s'painted devils, whis
 calculated to .ffight the eye of ehildhoodonly
 He declared that the President was snxioasto maks a treaty of peace with Mexico that ne wisbedt tf
 nothing but a fair and adequate indemnity; that Nc
 never went for the whole of Mexico thai he a's' claimed it; and hst he wished to preserve As bsasa declared in his message, the nationality of aerice
 Mir Sevier also deciired that the President wi'hst
 indeed, "secarity |" for the future;" and shs he would be satisfied with making peace with such stable government as had existed under PAie 6ss; and that he would make a treaty with such
 government as the present, with Anava as the Prss dent, and with the Congress Of Qnere'aro. Ihsss plain and simple declarations. spoken with all ihs
 honesty of truth in his counienance and taaans', blew sky-high ali the bubbles which Mir. Bell hsa SO adFoiiIy blown up. and will give confidence
 the nation in the course and views of tte sdrnrns tI at on. . The wigs have no longer any "pretenee' ee which to found their spprehensiohs of Mr, PoKs
 views, e1 on which to place their own miseh'esos. opposition 10 supplies. We trust that It Is not ye too late even for them 10 retreat. Othefsise, fo
 them be assured that free peogle will sbjare me"
 pretensions their presidential candidate and al 'es designs which they have been forming to eoan
 their votes and raise themselves to power Ihey
 will rue #, as Mir. Seyier told them n ibe sesss chamber, He seemed, however, to consider 'hs@ as despefaiely bent on opposion. as be veDlafee predict they would oppose any treaty which "'sA' be led before them. A, There were other interesting revelations brought out in the course of Mir Sevisrs speech, or apoa the questions of Mir. Foote addressed to MT Bss'
 in reply to queries which were pat to him by 'hse two Senators he said he had not heard ol any Tesy being formed by Mr. Trist oI Gen. Scott. and DC as not believe tbat any of the whig Senators had sy information upon the matter If these msl'.lA therefore, have bot been concealed from the ssn% tor of Tennessee-if the government has no lniol%s ton about it, ss Mir. Sevier sad--snd I iher. V DO private iniof nation among the wbigs ine'nse''a there caa be little confidence placed in tne iuI~. wEich have been circulated from this eity ioi ~''' than ten days. Co ali tbc points of the compass