Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-21

lands and m,nca Of Mexico and ALL engag ed every
way directly indirectly, in the progress OF the war
verse to retiring and will swell the cry in favor Of con
tinuine and extending conquest The President talks
siro, taking Indemnity into his own hands, then bi,
why take indemnity nowl We are much neaie,
Indemnity now than will be at the end OF the neA.
campaign, when we shall have sixty millions addeh 10
the expenditure of the last forty What wl y"" NOM
have to indemnify you Nothing but Mcxlcui phi
ulation, whom you are to impose aNu.'o; u hovr
forms and shapes and amongst which y you WI" men
To maintain an army OF az tro e's Mississippi oi MIR Davis
no, very LARGE number, for he says, that ',e sew
cnty-threc thousand men now ticye are i, nr Gc,
This then is no indemnity at alt fou w, ne I, Iii
ennuc, in thai way TO meet yonr expenditure IL WIN
all have to come ont OF the pockets OF w. V, p , Wv
United States after all me .u'h u. A, ,lc enJ
nl ,h, next cnmpaign instead OF indemnity, you WIN
hive a heavy pecnniary burden Imposed upon 'he
,,rcseut and succeeding generation. |
Well Mr. President we have now come to thc SOL |
,,.n uicstion proposed by these resolutions nave
Shown where this line of policy will ~ al prohao''y,
lead yor-I may say, will inevitably lead you u'4s
sam, unexpected contingency should prevent. II "ll
lead TO the bottng OF the nationality o, Mexico
aud the throwing Of eight or nlnc millions o, peop'e
w,ihou, n government on your hands. II VIII compel
yst in all probability, to assume the government iof'
think there will be very little prospect of your re''r
iIuy You must either hold the country ms province
ar incorporate it into your Union. Shall we do ethcr
That's the question. Far from us b. such an act, and
tor phe reasons contained in the resolutions -
Tie first of these reasons Is this II would he neon
been prosecuted That needs no argument oittr Whit
has been said Since the commencement OF the war
ill this moment, every man has dsavowed ,,r c'l
ZION of conaucsl-ol extinguishing the existence OF
Mexico as people. Ii has been constantly proca'ii'-
ed that the only object was indemnify. Aud yet, sur
ms events are moving OH, what We dislvow may be
ACCOMPLISHED and what we have avowed may be de-
i,a,cd Sir this result will be dark and lasting I'M
pnation either the sincerity or the tcl'se'ce VI
,his country; on its sincerity, because so opposite to
your own avowas; on your intelligence for the want
OF clear foresight in plain case us not to discern
the consequences.
,conrod in this war. | acknowledge II TO the iu
an mt Mr.. President, far as military glory Is con-
c,u,d The army has done noby-chvaIro,s!-
they have conferred honor OH tic County, 'o' WIFI
Mr. President believe all our thanks will be confn.
cd to our army. So far as know III the c''ilizeu
world there is no appreciation OF the conduct Of the
civil portion Of our power On the contrary, every
where the declaration is made, that we are an ainh'
rcus UNJUST hard people more gvth 10 ~' r ' or "n
is not for me to inquire. lam speaking now merely
%. the reputation we bear abroad: Every where, oc
lieve for as much we have gained u, lh'lly epu-
tition abroad regret opecevt, we nave ost III "u
nitial and civil reputation. Now sir, much as re-
gard military gory--much as rcJolcr To behold our
people i'll possession OF the ind4ni'aoe cm,Is! u''
courage which surmouni all diiicuiilrs ana WHICH
class hem amongst the first military people OF the age,
would be very sorry indeed mat our government
should lose arg reputation Tor WISDOM MODERATION III
creon justice, aud those other high quantities whch
nave distinguished Us III the carly stages u our lslo-
The next reason which my resolutions assign, Is,
that ii is without example precedent either 10 hou
Mexico as a province incorporate her into our
Union. No example OF such line OF policy can De
found. Wehave conquered many OF the ncighooring
tribes of Indians, but never thought OF holdH tueii
in suhcctiol- OF Incorporating them mo our
Union. They have either been left as an independent
people amongst US or been driven INTO the i9ress.
know farther, SIR, that We have never ucaiIpt OF
Incorporating into our Union any but the CAUCASIAN
racc-the Tree white 10 incorporate Mexico
would be the very first instance OF the KIND OF moor
p,rng Indian race for than half OF the Mex.
cas indians and the other is composed chiefly OF
mixed tribes. protest against such union ms t,int
Ours sir is the government OF the winnie apah. ne
greatest msfortuues OF Spanish Amcrica are to he
l7red to the fatal OF placing these eolored races
on an equality with the white race: That error ne
.,"y' ,i.c -al arrangement which formed the basis
S<clcty. The Portuguese Gpi Ourselves have escaped
~ Portuguese nj least to some extcnt-;,nd we are
the ONLY people OH this continent which have made rev
vluohs without being followed by anarchy. And ye
il prolssed and talked about 10 erect these Mexioam
INTO a territorial government, and place them on al
equality with the people OF the United States pro
les. utterly against such PROJECT
Sir, il is a remarkable fact, that in the whole hisio
nv of man, as far us my knowledge extends, there il
instance whatever OF any civilized culorcd races be-
ing found equal to the establishment ot free popula
government, although by far the largest portion %
the human family is composed Of these races. An'
even in the savage state We scarcely find them an!
where with such government, except II be our nobl
savages--for noble ! will call them. They for tn
most part had free institutions, but :cy easily
taileualnOngSt savage people. Are we 10 OVERLOOK
this fact Are we to associate with ours, Ives as equals
companions, and fellow citizens the Indians and mix
ed race Of Mexico! Sir, should consider such thin
as fatal to Institutions.
I'll. uext two reasons which assigned were, tia
it would b. in conflict with the genius and charactt
of our institutions and subvcrslvc Of our free COVER,
ulent take these Two ipgciler ms they are SO mi
mateIy connected and nov Of the fsl--lo hold Me'
leo in subsection.
Mr. President there are some propositions too cle'
for argument and before such body ms the Senate
ci,nuld n OSs q
that to hold Mexico as subjected province would
hostile to- and in confl. with, orr Tree Institution
and in the end subversiye OF them Mir, he who kno
the American Constitution well he who has dn
studied its character = he who has looked NJ hstoi
and knows what has been the effect OF conlncss I
free states invariably will require proof at my hn'
to show that would be entirely hostile To the nslt'
tons OF the country to hold Mexico as province
There is example on record OF any tree sta
even having attempted the conquest ct any terrlto'
approaching the extent OF Mexico without dis'sro'
consequences. The nation conquered have ~ I'M
conquered the conquerors by destroying their beri
That will be case, sir. The conquest Of Mexit
would add ST. vast an amount to the patronage OF til
government that il would absoib the whole power
the States in the Union, This Union wonld becon
imperial and the States mere subordinate coipor;
tons But the evil will not end there: The procr
will 90 on. The same process by winch the pow,
would he transferred from the State to the Union, WI
transfer the whole from this department OF the govefl
men, q speak OF the legIslaurel to the Executive.
the added power and added patronage which conqne
will create, will pass To the Executive In the Ell
qiering you You give to sir, such speildor sue
ample means. that with the principle Of proscrpto
which unfortunately prevails IN our country, that "
struggle will he greater at every presidential rlrctio
than institutions possibly endure. The end
will be tina, that branch OF the government will b.
all-powerul and the result Is incyllabiy-anarcl
and despotlsln. IL Is as CERTAIN as that am ills ia
addressing the Senate.
SIR, let II not be SAID that Great Britain furnishes 4
example To the contrary-tlat she holds provinces
vast extent OF population without materially impairli
the liberty OF the citizen, or exposing her to ararch
confusion corruption. 1t is ST.. Bat wha; is the q
pauatonsl O. all governments thai eyer existed q
ioriing any protection whatever To hbe.ty, the En-
Iish Government tar transcens them all II, that II
pect. She can bear more patronage IN proportion
her population and wealth than any government
that form that existed, nay, To 90 farther thu
can despoilsn IN lts most absolute form will n
20 into the philosophy oI this. That would tai
me farther from the track Than desire But | W
saw IN n very few words. II results from the fact III
her Executive and the House OF Peers the
branch OF her government, afe both hereditary. 4
Roman government may have exceeded and did I
coed the British government IN ITS power iJr conque
but no people ever did exist aud probably. meyer v
exist with such capacity Tor conquest es that peot
But the capacity Of Rome to hold subjected PROVING
,yas as nothing compared &c that Of GIe5t Britain q
hence, as soon as the Ronan power passed from Ii
beyond the Adriatic OH one side, and The Alps on
other and the Mediterranean Their liberty he'll pI
,rate-the Roman people became ra66le-coirup'
penetrated everywhere ,a.lf violence ahd ahhfehSft
The day Now we see England with dependent |
ynces of vastly greater territorial extern, ana pfopa
in uInto - have pxaulncd--we