The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-02-10

" made IN reference 10 The matter; and IN
n was precisely the arrangement into viii,
e. he Senate itself fell. Such, then, vas II
OF amount ct my perllnacity in that case. 4
10 TO the adjournment, it has been many tim,
y matter OF conscience with me to vote {,
.. adjournment, under the Impression tina, "
! dId less mischief Out of this chamber tina
y IN IT; but here is a case 10 which the II
IL 'eFes's OF the country required premp, az
s. ton, and therefore opposed the adjourn
e meat. We had tefote US bull whose i'm
II poriance cannot be oyerrated. We ha
u been giving 10 il me and half hours dis
o lcussion daIly-sIx hours week allotted /
one OF The most important measures in il,
consequences ever presented TO the Sen
ale objected to adjourn Ill Monday
and ha. is adduced as another proof of nv
pcf'naci'y. Really, canno. see it.
Now, with respect 10 the motion before
the Senate, all ask is, lha, this matter
should be allowed to lie over ill lo.mor.
row, when the honorable Senator from,
Arkansas, (Mr. Sewer specially charged
with 1t. shall have collected the necessary
Information. do not say that il will not
be proper then TO communicate the FOR.
nation, nor have | said tina, it would be
improper TO give any Of the Information
which is sought. The gentleman has ask.
ed TO whom the information is to be dis.
closed! Why. 10 the Meyicans. | do not,
oil course. intend TO say, that that is his Oh.
ject, bu, that will be the effect of the reso.
luton.
Mr.. Mangum. The Senator miscon.
ceves my moaning. The Mexicons have
already had Intelligence of the designs OF
the President to the utmos, limit, aud, #
the Information is withheld, It is because
there is an un"lllin.ness somewhere iha,
II should be laid before the American peo
pie. As to the Slexicans, they have been
already advertised Of the views Of HE Exc.
culive.
Mr.. Cdss. II the Senator Only wants
that Information, the A me ican reonle have
got II as we'll as the Mexcaus. take il
Mr. Presden,, that in oil countries Jnrin,
The prosecution of war the specific plan
oil the campaign should no, he made public.
Surely prudence requires that only the gen.
eral intentions Of the Executive Govern.
ment should be made known in such CIR.
but where, in the name of
wonder. would be the sense IN telling Mex.
lco that on the first Of June we mean 10 take
Vera Cruz, and PoebIn on the 20 h : tina,
m such day such and such troops or sub. {
lsience, or munitions Of war, would be dis. !
PATCHED 10 certain poiutl |, lie no, the
Pec'tic. identical plans Of campaign made
between the Commander in. Chief and tho
government which should be laid before |
he legislature OF the country aud the enc t
ny. thousand reasons wilt occur 10 ey. (
ry body, showing that such procedure il
not impossible, would be highly injurious. s
repeat. there is no wish 10 refuse any in, "
'ftna'Ion which may, with propre,y and a
aieiy, be communicated. My only olcc, Of
to delay action on this resolution for al
'ort time, until the necessary information ii
IN be supplied. All contend for is, that q
'e broad principle assumed by the honor. al
Die Senator from North Carolina is Meth Ii
safe in itself nor justified by the practice da
any Government, TO wit, that q, all times to
Is right TO call upon the Executive TO dis. Sc
ose IFS specific plans of carrying Oh war. w
no adoption of such principle, il is OBJ. 50
Gus, would be attended with the mos, in. ca
r'ous consequences. b,
Now, with respect to the progress of the ";
ar. II is said Gen. Scot, is gong on from TO
~n TO town, and from city to CITY. con. SC
ering oil before him, am very glad to 81
ar il, | hope tl.al the commanding gene Of
will continue TO 60 on in this wav. If up
does so, have no doub, he will conquer lie
exlcan obstlnacy, aud thus conquer a III
ace. have already expressed my opin. oil
with regard TO the war in Mexico, and it
We nothing TO say on the subject now, es re,
pit TO tell the Senator from North Carroll. wi
VIA, had The honor to say 10 the Sen. sci
" from South Carolina, that tho adoption vi.
any resolution, in this Senate with re- ito
I'd to any danger, if danger there be, in Sc
e progress Of this war, would be bu, as pr,
9 IDLE wind. You might as well stand by no
cataract OF Niaears and say to its va WI
g, " flow not" asp,o the American PEG. thi
;, "annex no. territory" if they choose of
annex il. II is the refusal Of the Mexi. 10
n people to do US justice tina, prolonss XIII
IS war. II is that which operates on the up
bic mind, and leads the Senator from m,
'r'h Carolina 10 apprehend state of Ito
ngs which he fears, but which for myself wi
10 not anticipate. Let me say, Mr.. Pre- &c
lent, thal il takes great deal to kill this ito
un,ry. We have had an alarming crisis ate
most every year as long as can reco RIG
T. came on the public stage as a spec.
or before Mr. Jefferson was elected Nc
IA. was crisis. Then came the embar. res
crisis, the crisis Of the non intercourse, Sc
the war, of the bank. OF the tariff, of the ca
moval of the depositcs, aud scoro of thu
hers. Bu, we hove oulived them all no
d advanced in all the elements of power SUI
d prosperity with rapiditv heretofore We
known in the history oina,ions. Ii We ev
ould swallow Mexico tomorrow | do no, CO
T.. e, L.