The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-20

Iesuicts MEMBER 10 one nour IN uepate was defeated
rule was adopted that pending tho election Of Speaker
the Clerk shall preserve order and decorum and decide
oil questions OF order subject to appeal 10 the House.
OUR RELATIONS MEXICO
Mr.. RLGAx, (dem) Of Texas, again presented his mo-
ton 70 refer the Military Academy bill returned from
the Senate with amendment providing The calling
Of the mounted regiment Of volunteers herctssre
thorized INTO tho neld to the Committee on Military AZ
fairs He showed the pressing necessity Of an additional
cavalry force Of the continued Indian hos
thties infantry being almost useless Besides the boun
dary between the United States and Mexico should be
protected. Uness this d done there IL danger that the
two nations VIII become involved In war.
Ar: Cox, dem Of Ohio, thought the merits OF The
We ought TO send the matter To the committee for the full
est inquiry. the Mexican Affairs complicated by
Just made may be lost We should intervene TO protect
Mexico part Of the Monroe doctrine; the national
honor and interest demand IT, After glancng at the his
tory Mexico history Of avarice, anarchy and changes
be drew statement OF the relative strengih and cond
ton Of the central and the national parties and Of their
ernment as dc Jacso asd de lure the government Mr.
Mc1ane had DO recognized II, practically by treaty
That treaty gave US three valuable rights Of way
Mexico and tho right to intervene by force 70 project it.
spoke Of the advantages the treaty every part
the countryside the Ohio farmer, the Southern planter
the iron and manufacturing interest He illustrated his
by statistics from Ohio whose grain product was one hun
dred and twelve millions OF bushels and whose live stock
was seventy millions Of dollarsa great surplus for
change He gave statement OF the productions Of Mex
leo, especially Of It's coffee sugar and silver The last
two and half billions the conquest and during
He found the causes Of in the outrages upon
American citizens at Tacubaya Zacatecas Cordova and
on hs ,e RIO and y %
colors, and said that We did not intervene,
General Houston would have 10 protect the frontier
formed BY the knights Of the Golden Circle who had
rendered their aid to the Juarez government They
In consideration Of certain lands in the Mexican States
There were also other considerations offered. II this
treaty FAIL Il this soyernmest do not 90 in By il rsgu
blame either them Juarez France could intervene in
Italy but our interest in Mexico greater than that Of
jursts to show warrant for intervention in case like
Mexico even without the Intervention Of treaty There
= something yet to save. Mr.. Cox gave an &C.
monopozed them. We are the neighbors OF Mexico.
He referred to s soil and other natural advantages Give
nS SELF and S
tres and our commerce would surpass that Of England
with Mexico, which was thirty three millions Of dollars
per annum He considered the objections against this
treayFIrst that would bring BE thought tha.
it would prevent Second, that annexation would
swered the objection by pointing 70 their growth and
gress. @ Third, as to the population not being homo
expansion He regarded our expansion - part Of The law
Of growth which was the condition OF health. Retro9res-
son decay, and America not exempt from this law
and We cannot give Il an Orderly indspsn,
dence guard its weakness, and administer s estate.
There was American but had lurking appreciation Of
the elastic spirit which made the greatest power the
continent We do not intervene will be done by SPAIN
France or England Esgland would not object to in.
reference He quoted from the London Tmes Mr. White
head the agent Of the English bondhoders and others,
to show IT, he quoted Bulwers speech the British Co.
lumb bill 10 show that the best sentiment Of England
favored m expansion Of States and Comm0nw here
whose history should be written not In obelsks and pyra
mds but In the English langusge. He said bis former
speech bad been translated into the Paris and Madrid
presses the expression Of IN jeVne America They
were amazed at the remark made year ago that We
consider tho elements Of country intellectual,
tia agricultural mechanical and POLITICAL had always
dozen locomotive republics fred up and ready for
ment He thought the neutrality laws repealed,
and the sanction had regiment OF such ele
mens could be readily raised In every Of the two hun
dred and thirty Congressional dacts in the Union.
European nations expand Russia, France England, sar
dinis, and even Spain in Morocco snd have pro
tests. We must obey the same law. England honofs
Een for the reciprocity and Chinese treaty We have
such xiumpbs q commerce hero II doors, yet
pend means In opening the ports Of japan aud China,
and neglect Mexico This expansion the law of health
The Southern cross was ~ type Il shone In the
North Astronomers say u b coming North again. Our
nation b the guide for the expansion Of this continent
and We must act up 70 the exeency OF the Time He who
regards ~ the aggard Of the century, must recas
with nicer heed our national horoscope
Mr. REAGAN said he wanted the people OF Texas pro-
tected. Let those Of Mexico protect themselves.
Pending the question 70 refer the bill 70 the Military
Committee, the House adjourned