The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-07
And yet Mr. Stephens rises in his place in the House of
Representatives and before the whole country holds such

And yet Mr. Stephens rises bis place in the House of
Representatives, and before the whole country holds such
language as the following
take this opportunity the opinion which ex-
pressed the other day upon this subject and which shall
upon all proper occasions repeat that do
this treaty binding upon 'as the supreme law of the
land to use the language employed by the Presdentlast
do not recognise the principle that the Presi-
dent and Senate conjony have right make any treaty
which imposes an obligation on the part OF the representa-
ves of the people appropriate money TO carry out that
treaty II the President and Senate thought lucive
the best interests Of the country have such treaty it
was his duty ask the representatives of the peope-those
who hold the pursestrings of the nationto make the APP
preparation first
1t matters but little whether Mr. Stephens, as an in
dividua, recognises the treaty with Mexico or not
With that matter we have But we have some
concern IN his acts member of the Congress of the
United States, He has 10 egslae for us, and for every
citizen OF the confederacy, well for his own con-
stituents And we enter solemn protest against the
sentiments which the above extract from his speech
tains. We contend, every right thinking man must
conend-yea, Mr.. Stephens would contend if he
could for moment dvest himself of the rancor of a
partsanthat the treaty with Mexico is the law of
The landthat it would be criminal to desert our citi-
who have gone to California. and disgraceiul
to give up the rich domain which gallant SOL
not the first time that the gentleman from Georgia
has been araycd against the of his country 1t is
not the first time that he and his coadu tutors have
sought place in the hands of Mexico weapons to be
used against their government They asserted that
the occupation of the country beyond the Nueces was
hostile act towards Mexico; a consideration which Mex-
co would not bring forward account of its utter weak
ness And now that peace has been declared, and
friendly relations have been restored between the
republics, Mr. Stephens would make the Mexican nation
beeve-and that, too without foundation-hat it still
owns the territory coded to by solemn treaty, and
kndle anew the flames of We trust that this
patriotic endeavor will be marked by the people; and
that they will reward it deserves be rewarded by
consgning its author to that oblivion which he so richly
merits.
The Indignation of the people of this country will de-
servedy fall upon any party, or any man, who after
having refused TO stand by her honor and her rights
willing TO surrender the brilliant trophies of the
war, to abandon extensive empire with its boundess
treasures, and TO violate the faith of the treaty into
which have entered upon the merest petex and the
most ridiculous humbug. If Mr. Stephens should be
infatuated enough to vote against the necessary appro
pratons to carry solemn treaty into effect, let him
stand alone, as monument of the folly into which
party violence may betray him.