The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-12

/ Mr Davis, (rep) Of Md, from the
| Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
the following Joint resolution -
Resolved, That the Congress Of the
United States are unwilling by silence
I TO leave the nations Of the world un-
/ der the impression that they are indif-
/ ferent spectators of the deplorable
| events now transpiring IN the republi,
of Mexico; therefore they think it fit
/ to declare that it does not accord with .
/ the people of the United States to ac-
knowledge a monarchical government
erected on the ruins of any republi-
can government in America, under the
auspices Of any European Power.
Mr.. Brooks, (opp,) OF y. Y, said if it
/ be not a mere paper Illumination, / do
not object but if it be q detonation
only to burst in the House, what is the
use of 1t? IS anything to be done with
! it?
Mr. Davis replied, whether it is a mere
/ paper illumination or not depends upon
whether Congress will adopt it; and
whether in adopting it they represent
/ the opinion Of the people of the United
States. The resolution is simply n dec
laratiOn Of what our policy should be,
touching our interests very nearly. /
suppose 1t Is not a subject any one wish
es to discuss l move the previous
question.
Mr. Cox, (opp J Of Ohio, said the re-
solution had received his concurrence
I in the committee, but he preferred that
it should have been more emphatic
1t ought to have been passed before It
will be looked upon now as a mere
b77ttuBl falaen unless backed by arms.
Are We ready for that? Mere paper
resolutions do no good after statesman
ship has failed in its duty. Perhaps
the blame for neglecting Mexico at
taches somewhat to the previous adj
ministration Of Buchanan, certainly to
this. The McLane treaty should have
boen pressed. 1t was pressed when too
late, and beaten by New England
Senators, aided by Southern secession
lists. 1T would have given rs not an
neXatiOn, but y firm alliance with
Mexico aiding our commerce, and in
time foiling the scheme which France
began in 1860, TO get control of Mexico.
The old democratic policy Of defiance
to foreign dictatiOn was the policy for
this emergency. While he favored this
resolution, he only wished that it could
be 50 framed and so backed up as to
prevent kingcraft and the Archdule Of
NspoleOn Macmillan from establish
ment on this continent
Mr., Davis was very sorry the gentle
man from Ohio had thought it necessa-
~ to make an argument against the
resolution.
Mr.. Cox replied he did not make an
argument against it. He would vote
for it, but he wanted the language to
be more emphatic
Mr.. Davis did not know how the Ian
guage could be more emphatic; for the
resolution declared that a monarchcial
government would not be recognized
by us. He did not know whether it
was becoming at this time 10 say what
we would do, and whether we meant tn
resist by force Of arms and prevent the
permanent establishments Of a monarchy
in Mexico When the gentleman refer
red to the democratic policy in regard
to affairs on this continent, he would
ask him, when France and England
more than once jointly intervened in
the affairs Of the South American re-
publics, was there protest against it
by the government Of the United States;
he did not remember ever TO have seen
one, and certainly there was no armed
protest on our part The democratic
policy with regard 20 our Southern
brethren had a tendency rather TO the
ultimate annexation of Mexico to the
South
Mr. Cox hoped that the gentleman
would not forget that the treaty Of Nj
McLane, of Maryland, was not with
view TO annexation, but 10 the transfer
of fifty millions Of silver annually %
our own country. Ii was broken down
by New England Senators, with South
ern secessionists. The great body Of
the democratic party and some gentle
men on the other side favored the treaty,
and for this at least some credit should
be given them
Mr. Davis supposed Mr. McLane's
treaty was the precursor Of the present
rebellion, and the calculation was that
when we permitted those engaged in IL
to part from this government, the MeXi-
can soil would expand their territory
The treaty proposed 70 secure Us the
privilege Of intermeddling, contrary 70
the policy of our government, at any
time, until finally Mexico was secured
TO US II his friend had expressed his
regret that the Corwin treaty was not
ratified, it would have been a different
view Of the subject That treaty grant
eel pecuniary aid which, If given, would
probably have prevented European in
terventioh. The time had, however,
passed TO prevent tho war from going
on. We now wished to declare against
a European Power planting its foot
on Mexican soil and establishing an
empire, either under an offspring Of the
Hapesburg or somscion Of the family
Of Louis Napoleon. He wished the
world to hear the emphatic declaration
that the erection Of a monarchy ia
Mexico will not be recognized BY the.
people Of the United States Let the
consequence rest with the future
The resolution was. then unanimous
ly adopted by a vote Of ono hundred
and nine yeas, as follows -
YEAs-Messrs. James C. Allen, Wm
J. Allen, Alley, Allison, Ames, Ancona,
Anderson, Arnold, Ashley, Baldwin Of
Mich, Baldwin Of Mass, Baxter, Bea-
man, Blaine, Blair Of No, Bliss, Blow,
Boyd, Brooks, Broomall, Brown Of Wis,
Brown Of West Va, Chanler, Ambrose
w. Clark, Clay, Cobb, Cole, Cox, Cra-
vens, Davis Of Nd, Dawson, Dennison,
Dixon, briggs, Eckley, Eden, Eldridge,
Eliot, English, Finck, Frank, Order,
Grinnell Griswold, Herrick, Highly
Holman, Hooper, Hutchkiss. Hubbard
Of Iowa, Jenckes, Julian, Kalbfeisch,
Kellogg Of Mich, kellogg Of y, Y
King, Lazear, Long, Lonyear, Mallory
Marcy. Mcbride, mcclure, Mckinney,
Middleton, Miller Of y. y, Moorhcad,
Morris Of Ohio, Morrison, Amos Myers,
Leonard Myers, Nelson, Norton, o.
Neill Of Ohio Orth, Patterson, Perham,
Pike. Pomeroy, Price, Pruyn, Randall
Of Pa, Randall Of Ky. Rice Of Mass,
Rogers, Rollins Of y. H.. Scott, Shan
non, Spaulding, Stevens, StTouse, Thay-
er, Epson, Van Yalkenburg, Wash
burne Of III, Washburne Of Mass,
Whaley, Wheeler, Chiffon A. White,
Wilder, Wilson, Window,
Benjamin Wood, Woodbridge