The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-11
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nlunpe the two sister repub-
iics OF the United States and Mexico
into war, but he did not believe there
wss anything IN the PresidsnFs message
looking that wsy.
Mr. Garfield suggested 70 Mr.. Hewitt
70 modify his amendment By emitting
that part relating TO the treaty, as II was
clesr that it WAS not sny psrt Of the bust
ness of the House. he recognized that
the present relstions between the United
States and Mexico were on delicate
ground, and, therefore, nothing should
be omitted thst would tend 10 lessen the
danger or fears Ot war. The question
WAS now IN the hands OF the Committee
on Military Affairs, y isct which was IN
itself an indication that It had gone to
point where the military was TO be con-
suited. He thought the matter should
first be considered BY the Committee on
ForeIyn Atsirs. and that 1t should no.
be sent to the Committee on Military At
fairs till something more was requisite
than csme within the jurisdiction OF the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. de did
not believe the Executive had any idea
of asgravaIirg the chances OF war, but
his apprehension wss that the people OF
Texas, leeling keenly, as they hsd right
TO feel, the difficulties to which they had
been subjected by Mexico, are not pre-
cisely in pacific frame of mind, and
that from that might come danger OF
WAT. He therefore thought it wise that
the Committee on Foreign Atfsirs should
not only consider the subject, but that
| such a resolution rs that proposed by the
gentleman from New York (HewltL),
modified As he suggested, should be
adopted. de believed it would tend to
slisy 81 spprehensioDs on the subject.
Mr.. Potter said he also had heard the
spprehensions OF WAT with Mexico TO
which the gentleman from Ohio Mr.
! Garfield referred, but the spprehenslons
| when he Potter had heard had not
| come from the same quarter. On the
| contrary, ever since ne hsd been IN
Washington there las been an under
current of rumors, which had reached
him occasionally, to the effect that the
| Admin strstiOn was ANXIOUS 10 get the
| country involved IN a WAT with Mexico,
and he WAS glad to hear from the gem
tlemsn from Ohio that he had been mis-
informed. he WAS very sure the country
| did not want war and did not want 10
treat sister republic with less generosity
than 1t treated great State.
MIR. Mills expressed his dissen. 10 most
of what he had heard In the discussion OF
the subject. lie admitted that diplomacy
WAS proper between civilized nations
which had strong governments upheld
| by their people, but that was not the
condition of society ia Mexico-the peo-
pie there recognized no government.
Since the Republic had been declared in
| 1924 there had been forty rulers in
Mexico. Thslcountry had broken tresties
with the United States and he protested
against another treaty being made only 10
be again broken. The government OF
! Mexico was in constant ebulhtion. Was
! il not madness TO trea. with such peo-
! pie and such a government lie WIS
! not in favor Of war Nobody WAS The
saxon people loved peace and order, but
| il loved security OF lie, and It was nom
sense TO be- shouting peacel peace!
through the halls OF the American Con-
gress y hen the committee OF the House
! had reported for the last ten or twelve
years that there had been state OF war
fare on the border.
MIR. Wood, OF New York, accepted Mr..
Hcwltts amendment, but did not believe
the Executive desired WAT He Wood |
thought the President only desired to
preserve lite and property on the border.
The country wanted peace. 1t wasted
to take advantage of the peace
| iul condition of the country TO
revive It's sur ken industry and enlarge
It's power. He could not for moment
think that there was the least danger Of
| war.
Mr. Hewitt. of New York, modified
his amendment as suggested by Mr.. Gar
field, and 1t was agreed TO.
Mr. CoDger offered an amendwent re-
ferring TO the Committee on Commerce
so much of the Presidents message as re-
stes to the commerce OF the United
States and its shipping interests, which,
according to the original resolution, were
referred - the Committee On WAYS and
Means, as well as that portion which re-
fe-s to the improvement OF rivers and
harbors.
The amendment was agreed tO,and the
resolution for the distribution Of the
message WAS adopted.
| Adjourned.