The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-02

var, ss announced by The Secretary OF IN
y Wa Department 10 his communication
!. the President, if carried out, must irresi,i
r bis lead 10 the conquest Of the whole {
: Mexico and | think we may rpasnuabl
conclude, Judging OF the future hy the pas
that II q, thus SESSION Congress shall plac
. ~ the hands of The President all the mean
s he has asked, we shall, al the next srssioG
find the Whole Of Mexico entirely overruu
and al The mercy OF our troops; aud "
shall then have message informing Us tina
the Prcsid-0i IL oil opinion that Congfes
should not consent, under any circumsIan
crs, to surrender an. portion Of the Mex
can republic.
The Secretary Of War, in his repor,
speaks Of three plans. Whv, SIR. Their
are but tao, 10 fact, # am capable Of IN
ders,andng What seems TO be- tolerabl,
pam language. Human ingenuity conno
make Of II more than two plans, although
he has numef'cslly dl,ded 1t Into three
What are they
"O1r further operation, must, in nv
opinion, be condyc'ed IN one oi the three
fullos m, modes: First, TO take and hold
an indemnity line TO recede from all places
aud positions nov occupied 10 advance OF n,
and cease from all aggressive operations
be, opd that line. Second, to oseriun the
sbnle country. ard hold all The PRINCIPAL
/ places IN i BY permanent gofrisoas; and
third. 20 retain Shat ae now possess, npeD
t the lines of communication mo the ME.
/ rier, aud extend ous operations 10 other
Important places, as our means and the
prospect OF advantages shall indicate. keep
ing a dlsposabls force al.a,s ready, within
apptoacha limits, TO annoy the enepy, 10
sex- supplies, enfofce contiibu' ions. aud
frusitale h.. Efforts TO collect means aud AS
senble troops Tor The purpose o. p'o fac'ine
The war;
Wei, now. sir, is il not strange thai
numbers Two AMI thrso shall tie considered
separate ard d,silnct pian.l The second IS
TO o,eriun he hole country. and hold alt
the prncipil places IN II by establishing
gartlson- therein. WIS, is The third 1,
- TO retain ~hsi ~e posse. .. To open u com.
mulacsuoo srh the inieTInf, aud 10 take
other pisces according rs our means ena.
bic us. ID c. he mean under the second
plan TO take mote han our means sitl cna
bic u. TO take Under the e. u the t~n
latter Of The Secretary p'sn., he proposes
10 take al III principal PAGES "a Mex CO
and. under the .econd Of ,hcin, he proposes
10 /. .ep cha, AZ have got and get all Ne
can. Well. uos. the Pfes'dent has ao'p''
ed the third OF the plans reported 10y IN"
Secretary, a. enumerated by bun, upon
~hch tie war Is 10 be carried on. ana q Is
I UPON ,hni basis that supplies ate asked, and
particularly the ten ,eginlenis proposed 10
be tstssd by this bull, 10 ASSIST m Carving
out the operations ii this var 10 accordance
with the ,ic.s OF the Secretary.
We'll, or. beI,csns. as do. that the nr
cessaty Consequence OF turnishing tlt
means ~h,eh are required by ih's bill VII
be TO enable The Sec,o'aty Of War, unde
h. dnect,on OF the President, TO mike
; permanent conquest OF the ~hole OF MeN'
co. canno, vote for It. ! am opposed 9
supmentns tie forces lor such a purpose
How IS the conquest Of Mexico to be q
feclcd How 10 a peace 10 be bfougl
about, under this mode OF prosecuting
var, except by the seizure aud suhJoga''o
III the ~hole country J canno, vote, 81
lorsny plan by ahlch Mexico is TO be cot
= que ed and annexed Because, in the FIR
: place, II ~ouid be grossly unjust. 1t woul
IN INV Judgment, according To mv eonvr
:" tons OF right, be high and tligtan' ~for
= Tor u, 10 seize upon and incorporate II
= territories OF thu, republic into our on
= | beheve II would fix stigma upon u
character Of this people which all sUcct
s,e ayes would no, be able 10 wipe cut.
h, ~ oblivion that thousands Of yea
al could throw over II, no dnkness with Win
h. the lapse of ages could surround II. wo,
"a pfrvrn, the ftgtsn, enormiy OF such
M. IN a.ute from beng apparent to poster,
mn How coul1 our future historians ard 20
bp able TO relate the tai" OF this COUNT
dulnss in regard to this teeh'e, un'ot'un'
N, degraded republic Ia wan would the
:, tenn, be made 10 close The eyes OF IN
as KIND against tNt Etuss i"lis'iet v '"'' '
ha, r.dutc, by throwing around u the h''
mr.. p,eteuces which pa,flo',sm mtem sugg
a., Sir now We have the dazzling blaze OF !
The uary eip,v cas-, over these operations
Tho behold them IN light which may ms
her and deceive Us; but when the esclten
ma. If the present d,v shalt have passed AZ
de. md thew shall be looked at 10 the
ole hph, Of HISTORY, and their character
In. nounccd by the voice OF truth, there WI
,es a universal verdict of condemnation &
aver by mankind. NV deliberate conv'c''o
ems ,ha, in the Judgment of pos'er''y' u
dan, should consumma,e snch n wrong "a
d to the crimson guilt Of the PARTITION oil ~
nut. would pale into absolute Wilderness IN
,omuat,sop. The one, II would be
, by was on &C, perpe,ra'ed BY m"na'chs'
ices. d,,ary rules, men born to govern and
CO. had been laugh, 10 regard others mere
!, he the ministers Of their pleasures, or IN
raty. s,ruinentaitv of increasing 'her y
lhese and IN whose behalf II m'ga' be uree'
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