New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-18

70 = 80 -. S.ssi.a.d bsf-sss iLa Mssiesn Oos
sfamsnt ADD this aYaAiiT pnwil'lns n. 80 1900
that thsy wish "a that oossfemeni AnpihlAs', a
iba b. 30 90 q seer .n fhei hfu"s tgN ~ ~ ~, 80.
sass's .' sI ~. s :., vi ' ao 20 S rSsS vii
srouso and animate that patty 20 double sss'" J" ""''
ns1 consider it not oaiy u.sss. ony n'ehlsvoa.
In he sht which nave Indicated, but ~h - sp'J
bravsdo tao q of sfaaisa ihs' ~ lasaa
man of the Couu itire un hiiiAy Ahai des. nYt ~
Simply that ths BIN shall psu his bodJ-'h.i ~Yuo 20
uawoIihy Of his charscisf-hs then shP'e,s tnal -
.o pas the other branch ~ tousfrss and become ~
nd haf tn. force will 30 raised and employed lfes
should fail Ia carr log on tho NM VITA metey 49, :,
,tr hi passes ard ust consider In thlt pa'
-. hs. viii H. b- result, There will b. no eimcuiy
IN getting oicers sad u'sn the} WI nave no
Of sons 20 Mexico y hshtns iltuIe bs..s' ~
li.trn.rt viii turn out 10 be money specuAroui eaeh To-
eru - al receive for hi. enlistment hts bounty 10 isna
Amounting one hundred snd sAty acres his souny y,
money equal twelve coliaf,, th- uru- ls'nns OF
eothins untius A. the present price Ga about ~en1
one oolsn Esiimaiiss the Bounty N .anS =. t oIs
dollar ana quarter an acre 10 woad mafe me ~h0e
- Ooo 90. These items alone would De ee9s' 20 ,S
millions, three iogr hundred thousand ao,as nSe
lo thi, ,he pay Ard emoluments Of the officers, the
PAY 10 tie soder sud the expense for saoHs'enes sLe
ihs Tor recruiting hs whole ssi;s vii D, asS h
not than 600 COO 20 which The passage o. no 9l
woslf subject the Government To this must DC souea
the vast paronAse which ne sppoinmeut a. 80 oheeIs
snd this great additional e1peuotu1e woa confer On
the Preside l. ard that too, on the very eve Of
Denial election when the patronage OF th- Dofetnen'
is brought into the highest degree Of activity ssen In
erssss q psTgGass sfes. evi IS ever ma. o. gy
marty sl readily acknowledge, II be would eanony eh
press avs sentiments for II thee 10 anything when
srs ssrted. 10 Is that Executive patronage aIeaoJ
sa1itl0us. a-d ought not 70 b increased. ,,,
Nov submit - my frlecds on this sde Of me ehaW
beT Who have indicated disposition 10 pass tns oi'
whether they willing 70 iuc1r this heavy cost ana up
jet he country 10 tbs great esil ~ passing tais o
which have shown 70 be useless ors'aoo unDeoom'As
a srest and n ssoADimous people. 40, . -.
Ard only object 20 The passage OF ne 1il 81 ts
time ard under existing ercqmstAnees pql laAe e.
groaua am opposed 70 the bill under all cregmstAnee'
would have voted against II II treaty mac not osen
made and fo that, 70 myself are conclusive Ano
Sir s All know he or sin o. this bill; Il was reported
early in the session and originated the Message Of The
President Recommending vigorous prosecution o. ,he
aud rs Leading sns main ooysc. W - ~
recon ndstion into eject H. them We pass tnls o
We give according my humble conception pledge 20
the Executive anc 20 Tie country that II me saS ~
We Will resort 20 vigorous prosecution OF the wal Tor
one sm unwilling 70 give this pledge; unwilling because
think II ous not 70 DC gwen, -ho up y
given, am Of impression Il never will be deemed.
II ought to be given. for reasons which nsye as
.sped fully on former occasion and which shall only
briefly repeat on this vigorous prosecution OF the
war would be the snnihilauon Of me meAean III
meut Leaving no Government with whom 70 tLest, luo
Effect Of that would be the entire suhusaton OF te eou
try throwing upon one OF two alternatives esnet 70
create Government By our own authority Win "hien
10 tr.at-snd this trust who duly appreciates the
principles Of oar system Of Government win ever
adopor hold It under s1husaton as conquered
country be governed as PROVINCES or u De incorporated
into the { MON. -.
Nv am utterly opposed to this for reasons which
stated At large the occasion referred to- and whicn
Is not Necessary here TO repeat Tor one cannot give tn
pledgenor can give H. because have not the lesst eN
Of the whole country remarkably changed IN reference
10 the war There az that time large party IN
the country who In favor OF tssing the Shole o.
Mexico 7 have bat 20 appeal 20 the proceedings 81
public M eetings and 10 declarations repeated made
IN the public journals 10 prove this But thai sen
umen, Il ehanged and why u Il changed Because
the people were sWare, that time, Of what would
be the consequence Of vigorous prosecution Of the
war IL sppea TO their manly pride but ~ soon
A. thsy saw the commemorative The result would be 40
have stated they drew back and put the seal OF their re-
probation upon it, only fer the present. but trus tor
With this strong disapprobston OF the war on Ihe
part Of the people II would be idle dream 20 suppose
that IN the event OF failure OF the treaty this war would
ever BE- rene wed 10 be carried on vigorously. .
But il may be asked. What shall be done ay ans~et
plain and simple Only thing can be done 10 iai
back and take the line Of the Treaty TO tell the Me&oAn
peop mat we intend 10 hold IT, that sstihed II
hey sre Nor can Ii be objected that costs more for u
would fully large army sud az As grst cost
TO protect Mexico under the treaty egalust me Indians
falling on Of the line under the Teay As TO pro
tect the MexcAus By assuming the Inc
without the Treaty, ~ taSe into estimate e-ouVV'V
which would be saved by adopting tne latter.
The whole affair il in hands whether me treaty
fails or not We still have the compete control II We act
With wisdom aud hrmness and avoid what detest ABOVE
all things a system of bragado, Ia The mAn 10
gOtaton had hoped that that system hao
been abandoned forever IL nearly Involved as In war
with Enga aud Oregon. X was only prevented by the
and hrmnsss OF this body IL was te-orted TO IN
our NEGOTIATIONS with Meseo and the march Of the army
under General Taylor 10 the Rio Graooe az but Intended
10 susainit Unfortunately the circumstance prevented
the Senate from nterposng In the case OF oregon ana
this the consequence From H'asf'"s hP'rt'