The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-06

says, in substance, after having attempted build up
such agovernmen-afer having employed the best efforts
TO secure peace upon the most liberal erms-if all fall
now give his own words-if all fail, must hold on
TO the occupation of the country; must take the meas
ure OF indemnity into our own hands, and enforce sum
terms as the honor OF the country demands NOW az
what Is this Is II not acknowledgment thai ms
Fictitious government which is aimed at cannot DC pu
up we must make conquest of the whole country ana oc
cupy it Can words be stronger OCCUPY Tue country
take the full measure OF indemnity-no defensive me
treaty And enforce terms Terms on whom !-on The
government No, no, no; II IS 70 enforce tne e,es On
the people individuality that say, TO establish gov
ernment over them in the form Ct provinces
Well, the President ls right u IN lhe vigorous prose
gency should fa--and the chances of its failure are
many-there will be no retreating. Every argument
against calling back the army, they designate it
against taking defensive line which is now advanced
will have double force after you have spent sixty m
lions of dollars, and have acquired possession OF the
whole OF Mexico. The interests In favor OF keeping
there will be much more influential then than now The
army itself will be larger Those who live by the
large and powerful body-the numerous contractors,
the suffers. the merchants the spectators in the lands
and mines Of Mexico and all engaged every way, direct
ly indirectly in the progress OF the and absorb
ing the whole expenditures, will be all adverse to re,
extending conquest The President talks, sir of taking
indemnity into our hands then; but why no, take In
demnity now Weare much nearer indemnity now than
we will be at the end OF the next campaign, when we
shall have sixty millions added to the expenditure OF the
last forty What will you then have to indemnify you
Nothing but Mexican population. on whom you are to
Impose taxation in all forms and shapes and amongst
which you will have to maintain an army OF at least
forty thousand men, according to the senator from Mis-
says that the fory-ihree thousand men now there are
IN danger. Then there is no indemnity at all You will
never get enough in that way to meet your expenditures
1t will all have TO come out al the pockets OF the people
of the United States and after all the talk of indemnify
OF pushing on this war vigorously to success, at the end
of the next campaign. instead of indemnity, you will
have heavy Pecunary burden imposed upon the pres
Well, MIR President, we have come TO the solemn
question proposed by these resolutions. have shown
where this line Of policy will, in all probability, lead
you-l may say, will inevitably lead you-unless
unexpected contingency should prevent 1t will lead to
the botnng out q the nationality OF Mexico, and the
government on your hands. 1t will compel you, in all
probability, to assume the government for think there
will be very little prospect OF your retiring You must
either hold the country province, or incorporate II
into your Union Shall we do either' That's the ques-
ton Far from be such act, and for the reasons
contained in the resolutions
The first of these reasons is this: 1t would be incon
sistent with the avowed object for which the war has
been prosecuted: That needs argument after what
this moment, every has disavowed the intention of
conquest-of extnguishing the existence of Mexico
people has been constantly proclaimed that the only
object was indemnity and yet, sir, events moving
on what we disavow may be accomplished, and what
have avowed may be defeated Sir, this result will be
dark and lasting mputaon on either the sincerity the
intelligence OF this countryon its sincerity because
opposite to your own avowas; your intelligence for
the want OF clear foresight in plain case, not to
discern the consequences.
Sir, we have heard how much glory our country has
acquired IN this war l acknowledge it to the full
amount Mr. President, far as military glory is con-
cerned. The army has done bly-chivalrously-
have conferred honor on the country, for which sin
cerely thank them.
Mr.. President, believe all our thanks will be confined
TO our army SO tar as | know, in the civilized world
there is appreciation of the conduct OF the civil portion
OF our power On the contrary, everywhere the decla
ration IS made, that we are an ambitious, unjust hard
people, more given to than any people of modern
not is not me In
inquire. | am speaking merely of the reputation
which we bear abroad-everywhere, believe; for as
regret to perceive, we have lost in political and civil
reputation Now, sir much as regard military glory
the ndomtable energy and courage which surmount all
difficulties, and which class them amongst the irs mill
tary people OF the age would be very sorry indeed that
our government should lose any reputation for wisdom
moderation, discretion JUSTICE and those other high quail
tues which have distinguished in the early stages of
our history
1t rs without example precedent, either to hold Mexico
as province or TO incorporate her into Union No
example OF such line OF policy can be found. We have
conquered many OF the neghborng tribes of Indians but
we never thought OF holding them in subjecton-never
of incorporating them into Union. They have either
been left as an independent people amongst u.s. or been
know further, sir, that we have never dreamt of in
cooperating into our Union any but the Caucasian race
me Tree white race TO incorporate Mexico would be
the very first instance of the kind of Incorporating In
dian race for more than half Of the Mexcans Indians
and the other is composed chiefly of mixed tribes pro-
test against such union that Ours, sir is the gov
eminent OF the white man. The greatest misfortunes OF
spanish America are to be traced to the fatal of
placing these colored races equality with the white
race That error destroyed the social arrangement which
formed the basis of society. The Portuguese and our.
selves have escapedthe Portuguese least to some
ient-and we are the only people this continent which
nave made revolutions without being followed by an
archy And yet is proessed and talked about to erect
these Mexcans INTO territorial government and place
them on an equality with the people of the United States
protest utterly against such project
Sir, 1t Is remarkable fact that in the whole history
OF man. as far as my knowledge extends, there is no in
stance whatever of any civilized colored races being
found equal to the establishment of free popular govern
men although by FAR the largest portion of the human
family is composed OF these races And in the saw
age state we scarcely find them anywhere with such gov
eminent, except be our noble savages-for noble will
call them. They, for the most part had free institutions
PUT they are easily sustained amongst savage people
Are we to overlook this fact Are we to associate with
ourselves as equals companions and fellow Citizens the
Indians and mixed race of Mexico? Sir, should con-
slder such thing as fatal to our institutions
me next two reasons which | assigned, WERE that it
would be IN conflict with the genius and character of
nstuilons and subversve of our free government II
take these two together, they so Intimately con-
ton
Mr. President there some propositions too clear for
argument; and before such body IA the Senate
should consider IT loss of time to undertake 10 proye
mat to hold Mexico as subjected province would be hos
tile to, and in conflict with, our free popular institutions
and IN the end, subverslve OF them. Sir, he who knows
The American constitution well-he who has duly studied
ITS character-he who has looked history and knows
what has been the effect of conquess of free States nya
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