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' :b!ooJ, jihaken Europo tfo .iia cectre, and" tuudc le hjt fields (( Franca, a Go'-atla; una us corseous s i -: H a crimJonr ' - 1 At ih'al moment tbo tratrr df inani . lrpops,ncircting.them as ibe Hin hunt crt surround s ntl ; c'xait7tilclT frct s , : . "upoo live hunteiJ lion aner- : - M ; rv.-'-J ,Wo n;re b?JrajtWd!,X Pierre Rob.' ''; . '.rl. "'Tho traitor ln tie. Lorvdtivll oikj r, " ifwrnn! ? cam,:; ona.srt :. L 1b lo-tN-i...:--.: -1:: i 1. f:: m " wcrc rui duwq ' ansj overrun .,!.'-' : i vJcs$;U.do'; oCi ycrjgea;nce,v a ntl : vim a rJne 6aVt, tiietr ciiief w cap- . ; ' wolfcVa lakcn lii the vefy aGt bf ' .. u: : urc"mg ibu young noble; - Jean defrLo- '! vr: V7j whii led, thd solo.jbprcMQi': 7 ;t'f-? :' JG.i;i JSuV'LuraineJ. whw bad proved hint,' v 1 Uoc jwiih jr;fatskifl and. courage disarm.'; ' ; cd birrinnd secured b "BUo' a.jlion taken . ; in h'iiis-?;l; iiv ; f;:- j' Thus terminated lhe; existence of the i -j" .-Vif. ''Smost.KsirabrdinliTyie: evernpwn on i ; ! '.''Wilhj nond . furiii dcstrnctionbiwaniijr; 1 ! ; ' ' - vwas Cndebticd.tut'bob 'wlioj.Mflcd it by iniuajiivoji but f Xvjien be i i j t learned ibe horrible character bt the cbmj , ' binaiion, and dUcoyc.rcd ui lhes3 men Abe sreret aassins wholiad.oppaned France v nd astonished . H)u rope J by : the j ; boldness , ' V- f itcn mystery.' and -sanguinary; nature ; of their deegsi bp resolved; 10 eiray .themJ .. Ka 111cm once ,: uc fi 1. ;bci tnu ery Hgv 'f '. 'after i their .ser,srn'iibn. But- before ilioy ? -iou!d all be arrrstel, it .was necessary o ; , , tvait patiemiy lilt the 'year and. day cxpir- , CO, Wlieil.lllcjr wuuiu uc : utm, itiuuu ua. V '. serr.Ucd totherin the .wo'od.of EMogoe T)Q' result i . known . to the. .reader, 'i ' , whom we have bee iCRtertainW wiiH no ;; idltf fiction but presented before him i'nar-;, C .... A,lA r'f ktv " 'fi r rirnrf? tried and iiuillodned: the third day ;aftef - bis arrest, meeting lit fate with fi'rrr?n,ess,: ; expressing itix wish that the Bourgeois ;.t;f Tari bad ;but odq" hoad,indthat it could ! be laid un tliO sbauld, undertieath tbeixeJ; by-i.blc side' bf1js!bwnj.?;;p,-' '';. i ' ; can do'-Lorainq was rewarded by the ; : goy eknmcnt wlh the eb estate of hi n'i' ' b!e abcestorsi and tho fatr ' haad.of ; A nflo- . inettij dVngoulrnei tiie of the fairest high.1 i jjorn; maidens of ic. riwrti ol I: ranceJ! -1 , . Bat 'tbe fakJ of! Ilcipa .Viast,: an'. . , ; LSscel les , t wo more of t he Absent -co of re r sj Who ,hll narrate the qauds of their , absence al iito Louis Oakt ;.,' t'lj'.- '".V' f l '. A1 mainuseiiptv fifed .in the ,itrcbives;i.:.rjf; '. the Prefect's' Palace, at r'aria, bnfolds the ca'jrie,.and at the s'ame 'tiinc- reveals one of themost toucbing ahdjlctribfe.circ'umstatu . evrwkicblha imagination can .conseive to rfave been .the oirsprit:g of so iolcrnal a ' ; Societe "ns that ;of ha .Thirty ( Con fore's.; U may.e; the subject; i.f future chapter. j " mledi States, Dec. 16, 14(3,' on the res- j ' the i rewni 9 iiJLessnge , -The dminUlrauW, prkits, says' the J i d va 1 f V o acc ds s aW ; c U n i i f ;: alior ; iKe' i n f ; H curlpromishig; fc'bafacWr-'bf Mi Oebtry's fate SoAcU ogaihs 02 rretdent co-arse, i in rvErtl; to tne otexcan v ar. -t a ne (Atexnndfiaf jatcUtr;als,:the matter praise tte E?CCe'gyc;;;'but;. to mamlcTiihe very jusVly, as follows: :ri ''I- cxms'jtuttonjt jta-comtnucarcscrTaudn MnGeii'ettThjl Setvch bf vf orc, consayencethari-; 'a tiy oheV jyir;; pcntVy is'; 'gall and; war mjvood to the, rV'ib'sitiir'rivilwbcn Ho wqod take: v A JmimsUaUorfe; and iw obiectedvto m some! Vui hbcttv cf -BFsumtng tnat tiicaniuiuoa Si .'-j. ;,;:olbeqanen.loolHiuoncccssinty . ; We cannot, say, ;cs, a geVtcra ru'cf: thatLntght: be,thcilafC6;:o, more r':lao2 ri' ..i!y:--V..H:ocb.''protfu'ct.inSjara ajil its librtie thin an vl - ''f-iLV'-te ; J iii.iRRRTv;v ; It ts.well'lhnl we-sbouia; have drtaea bark- iwuh irrnominv whence thi w -rfic; : iCrt.r.i: ?v'.JJiiiVfl'uaftetrs. .'lbb.uancccss '.lie - U. Stiles . V: r)mci Irceiv spoken, ouiu va-. . 4Ui.r-piu.4 c.nw.-.-'ui-'; :vtu coua civc us uick pur; , i iais '.'.Vi " " ;-'vV ' ': - u i j- . ' . i. . .. . ' . , - --i ir.om i.no .war .Utfpar.unew, a-ii-oo. u4kii V iHpresCntatites oh iheilior of Congress; f Vihd tbese are alit iabaH Umes maly .1 inouthtd,,v oV.ovcr nice in'jtheir fh rasps. i " r .l )'i lLit ba rcc!!cc:cdVtborth:atthdorga ' , ' ' 1 ftbe GovcrntiKnt had. prosiVnied a stig: . i ; 'maviz'one of tho "gwatl, rrti rifv this : : country a arty every cay spcn'Jmg iis .':-;': '-'"ii cairn re, nbd. -:by;:.iu'hiember4': poaririg iiut iw -OJoou in " 'r, 'S'' : lh'e "party a;wnat u-sgacc, anj ' j that lh&PrstUe:ntc. ',rs l- -;.; ' r I lho isd?m f bis mrasurVs or tne fTLrc: s ' ! ' j-i f ks policv. Utufef such circumincesj ! v I"; 'U.J glUnt WhigUeprrentitive, : wbft be r$o to pM; syeh calumnies, and to, vun tlicatg himself.; tmu; his f party 'from jrsuch J:'v.-njuul and . unjusi-i assertions COUlJ odt sibp I . V : - ' :' '-' i ; " - ".j.-.:i:sJ' Jl: ' iq present sornoahr.ri n rf ViCWS 1 On tSiS iuh-'Inrn Vf. ,t,. .. rjZi;'i'iitSr t Alextcag o.ui nis course bad be in part'bv ihf r.r,,..f. . debate ' 01 ?UetBeit fci,, I II fi. v Vt.. : t' in " : ' .ir""cai, partv iiltlangui bold" by the pa rt T bis mess "ji 1 1 n ri .ak than for nu deseeuded from-iba di -nit-of ;KU a.i wno fared ikt Jo tjje cneiC3 the' Uniied S which xeem&d purposely le'sal defibindo cf treason in the debate of yesterday, .if ootiCjalM upon, Jpd: volunteered '-to rerterau the ane cnarg. ijagaii every r ;idrndQi: Airier.b:3ti ifecman wht should b'avtj ictncr. ity (a'nd is they seemed to tbitik tjioi toio lende) to call : in quesou;tliS.conducVipf th-2 .Chief RluffUir.at'cc ; : -. ;ft to rxpress blijisentimeaVa ; now simply jnrqt r: to brinir himself within the range 'of thcj:c:4, n u nc i a ti5 nsi I le chose to i de m ify h i 3e If viuih those ivlio n ere t bus act:u?d. , Why , strj (said Ntl 0 ) we are put; upon ;ouf mettle:: ani- if,' fcficr such ' Janguac we should decliao to speak hero on any iand evpry. subjefct i connected with the lvvV;cu-: tive, and thisihi wo "may :ubjkt our', selves lo the chaVce ot having otfpivnar- aUzkd . bv 1 fear.' f We aro called 'on .10 maintain our rights. as freemen, or basely to su render: Ih'n; through dread of ,Ect -utive rover.: Therefore I .shall sjeak..: 'M:ru?iV-W0Sn intcit.ion t co elaborately IQto ther consiuuiiunllques- tionf,: o'r qiti'6hs of the law qf nations, whtch-'bad been .discussea nere. oy learnt-u gfiuU.inen who bad taken, part, in fyis de bate; lie snoWe that he ; ini'-rhV announce hisftbwn opin:ohs, not to .irf at ; thtir3 wiih disrespect, i U c held a u opt nton : w ru cn set-nicd to tie controverted by -'"so'rn gen- the true and' only, .test; of pat.riqtjnv v jvas fealt v to the Prejidetft of. the United States;; 5Jo "Could imaghfc a set tf circumstances-p- n a y ti r c urhsl a hecs now . ex iitcd , when a man could up(i'ild:he cause bf bis cbuntry' and vet strenuously oppose hq Execuuy. It SceiWl tptbim V that : great ,msiakes Hdd. been ma-de here on the doctrines bfthlaw of rationsjnd thpositions taken see tried., to show that we bad become so degenerate thv wobad so; fat' . (i tctP fron' the liigh vi'rtuo of bur pntriot ancestors, as to. sup.-.' 'yo46 thart khe:j ;res4da.nt v of the-.U. "States was "the kVenmot o tho Uo(vj Spates, and. was j"o39skeof;;Uniimtd; ;p!dwe:rr Vo are . raptdljr ..advancing toward that tnaxirrvoT royally tpat'thc kingcan d4:.J)?': wrouff.- aild ;that- none cpuld . bo " patriots wrQQgi Pa who. dtd hot shbu;i,hosannas o whatever he mtgt choose to do; Men might perse. vfr?nglyvutesu'pbes;?)r ' the war,,ndVf t!iy tn-iht ct wUh tiieir best, blood bur btrlp tCldj but if t jjoy did riot ji tho spi rit aHd with aU tU. servility of a laniel, pi-bach ibe ttrone crawl , t.f!ie fpot of pocrtand.lb9fp:aud and ; justify aMjis detaV, hei he r gocd b r bd tley , we re, n bfter than ;iriltors--rihe enemies of .'-their coumryL;if ;s'e prevail-frcfj iam American. ciiizeiTfs nbst ; strrrcjider alulieirv;rights o, ' freedorrfi'dr speg ayjfen t0 hberty'- of':th.o"pghti-i :t,6v ,lhoie w)fc3e 'iqban servility , of ;soul: qitAljficdVt'iicm fo.r : sucit " employmcjit, 'go ntii pfH-r ibrr jainae .to the Exeeuviv.---:, 1 1 e .tr us ted "t lis ?c , we re thoso in thcI fou.se who (Vh thrfrtlkVid. higher; tiujies-and a; nobler 'dcsVinvl f iThev stood here, "ftoUif lot : liberties; our Violated . cdnsiituiion? When a ptkty usurfef - ,had Vcdsne into powirr wi'li'oui jhe will, ol the , peoplo of these States, and. almost without the or kbowledgo even of bis pwlj pariy anfi wii.iout. quantum to nis own caaracter ...m cc mmand the respect even of the mean est' persons irf tho country,' rrfeawcro'tiit vvncyng to shoot acclamations to -a! hd; aM Iwjsaid,. ; IlisikJeyyolJ us fpf rti. tiorilwlrotiad lost t heir; freedom fbrtf ages: bit n tlielr strength to inaih tain -if, had :1mm ofUlstcd their in mo ly diids A nobW dirfbgi-; tin1 by patrivjii'm tht,!miisIfrpC4-tficiiig.-.: 'y Ufji t)t liberie only because they were ovif l! uteri by powers which they could lot' rciiU. Bit Wc; cubuns of iho .freest B H::. i " .: . ..';;-r'::;V'v--i-.-fi'r,'; .ar.' be newfnot-wbSMic .'f?aw. But tw fid iioi ' know fai-?5 -,,tDT retiirt, , e :r nay m was "waged ; u r ImJ ' ,e; ; M-3 dent . T' iKiOf I'Fesi, V con j i.irrh;r;; , v ;r MVl, fW .',.s-corrrrnander. h'.rbief lakcn , :,furn. .tefe' 1 k : hold. "Mr. M1Lwi?l)k(l'i:Ww ti;ni. -T, uV.',0"a 11 occupied irr5.of:ate dein;ihelate 'with. 'the FrestpetU pa. the pni Ol veraclTyvcusivc7yu 1 he 1 'resident pcerca irjaiin.. w.a.r,iau not : becn'uiidrUketr ' ifor fcotrtosb-; -ijr.; .beHevcd btherwtse An extCut mcsr socge was- a solehw State pnperi i'h t sbbaPd- be-, of such : aiGtia r;tce,r. j'rts,: ,16 Cidm- mahlbQ'belieT.fof-Asa-ih a ctj-ordinatc brnncli of - Oovcrnrnent hf pagitVcoaiuly'to gi jo cieitt a? t itiV hen:s otUctaliy m ide' by;tn cn tivc ofliccrbi the Government, and an?: 4 pology "was ; d'uq ' br!f riot helieving bim. M r,.G.; must ihrefre'rf (er to facts" to show why., fee could , not beilev. AVhat, bid happened in regard tb tbe'Oreun le'r ritoiy i The President: had i toldv thd.;t;o Ilwiss of Congress mj hif tirst;Tannt (nessaW, that our tjtle to tho whole; of egon wa's .Vle'arJ'and onqtiestVonable'light lead the -pcoN- to b:itievt! a ;vltevV: At AH mult ''.Veorftbf'ih'tdttrsti and since, Cft had; bu;a few weeks beTOwj; the project; of jJ.been aiiintited by the ;Brhibb;Guvet :hrncnt"w.a;s submitted tq;w,i,'crjnbeVs; of thd pdm001' Pay.'. lal lfltH 'Fresident, and by htm , isabrfriued) to fH Seriate: ofihe United Siatcsbo'c fonret that bo had iold n Member bfBhel 'body that he shou!droaim 't tltpi 'nhrilnl f?f 51-4Q' Jit all hhf2ady!W A td tire'SeeretArv of SLatehadt ti!je,oyclaVedl that he wou knew that on tbo tvest atifc arm before he would ign -a 'iraty :K&Q&MfclUe NHiccs lheri) were a few people wfe 'A rid a Seriatory known to be hih in . thD Fresldeni's coiindeboc ba'd sri'id V jbaf 'ifth' .fcstderit. sh'owla.'fcVerf consent lp ia'Urffr'i! line, of 43, bS wulu"damnf bimseir-'to.'WIit lbs. President Hrew the niferehcenhat, QQep an lu.uyny iij'.u iuv tpu i cum ov.. iion could never.each him.;. AM this must be fresh in the minds of nil wbohea rd hi m, vtii: iuc.prHisit,uuiisit-wnnucu--r; M'PifcMi tcrencu -luerc, was. jicuuvi jugiu iiur toin. proji-'et of a t reaty Jestabtishing tts lh boundary. 7 ms risiutrnt ;r?oct: j Np; bc.ieni .it to', the . Sen.ate; .declaring jhal,; if;followinglhe:' bet of ; hiswrt 'ill 'ho' sVoold )iav.i rejicitMl jsuch an' OilVr,. but that h was:a-maut.f of!, too. rtiueU' ; consc. que nee for blm'tocionit witbbu(ybskmg tho advice';;;of b constituttobal ' advisers., (well k co wing en-hd:i4''iwb?tik!ti! decision'woulu be, for a majority ; of twrt tbi'rls.nnd. ; already! expresseVhVuislfcs -ti: favorot'he' ;: tkifticTcIa fyP:-).'' bt finally; iied a treaty osiablfsftlg' tbe.ljbel But, 'iuriber.,tb'ah.-tn,Hrou .to the'. CJurt of St. jamcS bad recemly , returned from'his mission abroad and being j'nvired to a public'diflner to be given in .his.honc, ha bO ;s.a iiin his riey that y before, bc-lefi i'hfi. U n i ed St a cs,. f to h a d' posse ssed him." Sc.jf )f)ho"vieiV3 of the 'American, prVvcrh nibt 'and -.tbatV inlabaringjio-get t fhe! line itf AQ?;. is g f eed upo n a s a I sejftlefeent i-bf. the dipichHy-Lh ccptble ' t6; thp Prcsidebfa t-'r irfrview of fact: hkethse i9nld ' he'tnost 2ealAu3rfrii: of the Fresldetir;; ho k?p(8ed loxcuse'-M r. Gvrfor being ';a' : kittle sceptical .)ft4;'fdgttJ.kaf6i5tc.vta.(. fluent's,; when be hid no proof of tin ir truth bul the IdeciariitVDi of -th6 iV3:den i of the Uni'Mi Stat Jo? "',.';. " ;tle believed h:ms6lf,V that" tba;pf'c'.mt ; wit r y-gs i. waged ;fpr conqtresf.f VTbe; proofs ' I tt;e:fc.abuna4nt', a nd; .'pelecdy conelusi Vri; nor ; -.wru,t i ;n? peopje , ax a ny toss to ) . f ib bore : of S:erV;iary M arcy ! respecting' t!;3 'VTCgi. Trtfht to bj';snl fpund ..Cape.- il orb j to run ist ofrsnns of good biibti(;and varjuus jiUrsuu wlva-rnighl bo,;f?ihirged -.in any liirijign-teVruofy if 'iVUobtd then cn$uiufe i: pojrt ton of llje' U niied t eiy if not , th cp at th beai est point withiiV 'iho ' IcnitorV, Dvs 'this J Joft Vie repelling mvasion? t);d U?": Vre men to go to California lb rcl. 5 a vision rto? compel indetnhity7 M ex ico had no a rmy .there fo fight; no forts to take; nutUi ng but -a wild cot;n t ry -i pa rsei I; iVjhabittd. ' What was thi; piekicd regi bic:ftfto go there f o r 1 4 ' '1 ho opeoplct w bbl '& ba"-.n'b';d!Cicu'ty'Tia' und'ersuodinsr such a tci and ali t', sopbUtry.of tho P-csidant io llkii Wg mcss3go (and tvhat wtts th ow; Of . Jhn , rvlor: rbo?M; not txecej .tbat r, Jancs lv. IVJ U fiat U.lan wa, bat ajetond cordon f.fbsi;raiS;ilt;!ri. ".Tl: bo!e p.ici ofSouiJierarBtK;c.xoD bad - i - Wa r WAS J.I. . i" '. Iiyr "of county a,vd,c,rQd j! ;ibe-ure the f'resideni r.M.M 7. txiMicied UoVma ke Coiiress i:tHi; but be '"strvinii to mnt;. , , 7 J f - ' '.tf rf.J 1 . . I II'. j 1 ; ! . ge portion t? - U ih CunrrWas or devoted l.an: efe ew Mleor - When those insi.uction, komptbenlc4&Vtbx ho.uW.6obnna to CorArressthv rl.i' yr?thurf ah :ir Z "S4'' ' vcucvckko also : , " -"Mvinceijcc musti ;Xrho' Jvpsiiionf". i .! . . find. 'L V S) m admftUbtai lasted I tiauslv re nver hrnoht but lb at of MeKicov; m fact had becn or could be prjiduced' to ;that:re"xascver: yfiV(vei esblish ed her jutisdiction ver thai pirt of the : hfOuntry;,;et the iriesiuoni spoue oran lying tiast ot, the nvr as tnat ij-xas wiiieti iifiuT beetv, annexed uo.thc United States. But the annexing resolution spyke. only' o so much of thb country s; ' ri igh: fuly b;. longed':, tu'vTexasr fend :no iiioKC.'w-tiht iicxed. ; 1 i" Texa3 a n tp'theU :udo f torn it r 'inu; b to, ..ijs.-: sorc vyhy bi4 tht: fsten" boundary ticcij rcservv! s-a qLS :.l&n' 'fori ttbcotlation! No: .-llio'f le.sitb-ijt tHrhiM trv:abut bo icvpr . could Ktnake':i the. fefc0pie fefconle1 ot t he' U n tied St u ts k bevo - a ny luch statement. ;lio spoke tniiy thVt J -question - of " boundary was SUH; an open and that ( tlic caantry- ;jVing bev twecritthW Nueces' ind the Ra jGiano-as , j 1 " r kls.: i w. :'r,, Jen that nlF tbft . inter BOa - iauen ran Mitn tne insurrection-ok pjexasahd vefttjbbder Texan jurisdiction nVjxas had c'stablithcd'-- a cdiiorn- b bVisf U btire; ' a the Uji'ned States, had dine since,7 aCBUse j-1 exas owoeu a inue strip Apsi oi tnu Nufcs,-sh bid of course;juris'diction foniet up to the : Rio Grr nde. '"la"nuch n yw)-.n sense." ;' v i'-i Mr, G. tfcrc fbcrred; to ana, quoted the ; weilinoiv 6 resolution, intniducedj into- tl.e Senate by Mr. Benton, declaring that to scize'xtbe ' countrypup to rhe Itto Orande wbUld':1ic " an : act of direct agsressto.n oo Mexico and ivop'u) .deprive br b( part of somio of her most valuable provinces. 'Ui hisH;'ed:thut no - gobd would ever gVow" out- oi . uepytng se paipjioie a irutu j tor nont"wyj Vas alavs, ' ia. iii'o lo'h rub.:.:; t.he i'.b'cs f oucy. v ... ; v- ; ri .; - ,(- iv.:";'-;:;':;;:: ? The President next undertook to rrive a history of the' out ges of Jexco:"o1l '.ih peop 1 a 6 f . f v x.i s y '' . Tr o m lb e fi r st ;: isWiiCe' of hat Siate to th p resent, l i , rtb jVii tl il at vas.oopo win, a vipw to. create tne- -imp res. sioh jiat .these were the causes this war. 15 at no' m'li n of sCrjsb. could admit such an idea: it .was.ifitenJed for fool an J fools on!y. ' M r. G. did fior controye(t Vibe posi. lioii - that fpr Hhesii outrages-'We bad had good cause for w;r against .Mexico -long ago: -and; if ; thb' jPredent , baS ; bpi5uiy broaghi. lie rn befbr " C'j ng res3 and recom,: mended var c(n jhfit ground, tilhG. Nid not Know oui ne migtu nave, been m tavor. b( it ; - but the case! was othcrw is e . ':'un d 1 ttf Executive had cotlcotisuUed Congress7 in' the ; matter tiit beiwasUrged by imperfous nectsjsit'y". . Ifo lt d i lill tireUnuUucri; ere such as to leaVo Congress -no.-moral frecdonV of acti)n;: for he le It th'em to cho jso hetweti s-jCrincjng Gen. .Taylor": atirf .'hi it rmy'.ttd. formally ccognisj i ig hd''V ar tiorj it rspeuk a;wo about it Tbeji vvtrd ,unaer tne gag, and in this way1 :tve the PrOsident filvy thousand meiKand SU),O00', t)0iX;: nce then the Presiient' had been liitlc tiher. .than- a idespK)t, und h 1 1 waged; tho: war by lusown will alone. fit wa the war of tlttj IVtsideiSii commenctd arid car.-' ..rieu oij i jt ui.v owf'. ODjecis, wuuo.nt tne Consent; of the bo JK to wltoin exclusively ibe constij ution bad jconim it ted t lig WrS p(iv;eryiu this 'Govjuranpbnt; Tlm ;;Prest, dentVas' on execd;iviB oflicerbut Whosei wiitdio , ho execute, jTiie Will of- the pep. $ivl:-Mt:. ijr. had beard no such expression of, tiictp; will: .theyf bad. novhere declared it la be tbctr wisb o lannex half a dozot; Mexit;4n'provincrsto this Union i No: no s0cb Ihing.; The j President bad rushed forward o hts-ow merd niutfon; bo was) i ;uuref ;a violalof)of:the:consh"(utifin;: an 1 tt j would he treason, moral 'treason, u it to denounce-hifn.' ' - i " - Bjt'Mr. G. had been led ofl. . lj was arguing to show tll this, war Had; ' bien U.:d lb letter - of vawiuun ;:,en Secretary tf-StiltV udmit'; W country ;i:tWn the Nucces'o f K'l cV;,nJ'tu bo properly a' .kobW , 1 . . 1 ween me: ury; r. said ho' r-itU W.vvha nu.truction, bad betngircoto bct ?f , b-.uuJary, : When; af s1mo icao coisi and (Icn. Tavlorr.M ... .a: . o'ntT "tlcMjrnnnrt . tt !..ik. .1,:.' . . " . j- h . v? vvm.vi f.us was nnaer. acertHibat i tz-i uc u "owfVt;r. r certain -thajt Air, bHdc.U had been inu acted no. W arrce to, any t reatyvof Jbobnrbiry; whirh incJudcJ California, and perhaps N did not t f"" w Mex. "-"hcu mo nave tnrjugljt ' 0 only Mr,k nnMrnnrwi" in Mni!k an;impoijiir bhiw onti made ibai thr. n.iJA:. ..i . r" ' fVuu Jitry oenmnsnatn tttraiion woubl b.W,. us name nud Adfuiu gforiou.-i in bist.irv lun?fr lhnr li,. ra4lrr'fliri ..ill. 'California kud pluiolyboSvj edl : -: ' : '.; -. . - -- Thd penile man from,4!iinoi , (31 r. y) ug lass.) a dwtingutshed Icu'dcr iiViiut bvrfii- live rauksJ anO h- learned jurifst to- boui, hadtattdj to the' House that, by th nicfe foe t of :cotqut-t, ;S e w . M e X ico :. and Ca ( . forniVbeciiiib pafit and parcel of th Uni. fed S;'aU-s; tliat.wo had a perfect right to set. up oy jrnnicnt over tbetri; 0 ntl fori bet" V that if ja Cre'atyfoi peaCe ih. juld holniaye vuhoutycW)cci$ boundaries, all wc : bad conquered) would, of , course be annexed to the - territory of the" United States, ond once taken, t : cou! never) go back but By aty act oF re ccssionLof by a re-conquest.. f,Jfijw-Mr,i!t5. had no doubt that this fore: showed ibp actual plan of the Admimtra non M get! rid e't all difficulties and obsta- "eles that VpmetiAies attended the consulting rt. a legisitiVe body But it would riot go lLveti live inoo nonest pari or tne uemoc- ritiv tbeifcselvViS , would ' never ; stand tlrit Old. Virginia would pot stand; it. "riierb was- too njiueh of. patKioHsml too murl) of the Jovbjdf liberty yet ;r.einainii:g'to.san.e.. tion so gita'ss an Inlraction of the cons jiuV ifon. ; ;; l -v . . ' ; " :)' v . 1; . ' .'.y--:: ';: f But his colleague, (Mr. S:aiton,)Ba-gcn tletuan pc "son ally and .political1)' associated with bo Prcsicient,. bad told the.. llone thai 'the President, did .not desire tin) a vii) to xvrest fiom Msicbany of her pnvipoe; but that iioseiwho opposea the' war were bpjos.ed to anx vent a bich was to constitulo the great Tealu re oiF this age, viz: the an nexationff CabforpiV? and - tlnt; the'm ui was blind who -did not see ih'at evVnjs 'ult .tended ; to such.' a - Result..' - Mr. G. ilicrtj quoted ih report rif Mr. Stanton s speech; J .To Ayhat rcibll? Obviously ( iccbrijing to the lahduagr-) h theiuiijust and UMaulhor, i.dwresaiug of California from (M.xiop. ; Mr S,rA;VTON.'C;i)o's. my. cillta'g;.iu inc'uri'tu('.siy:'t'lji',1liat'-was my meabirigf .;: ; Mr. GENTU ;;Accc)rdI ng to the Ian. gd 'tic it- must have bee'ri . - ' . J , t'lri S'ljA N TON. Then -1 he gem lemin has carccy & correct und-rstanJing of the English language. " ; ' .'"-'.;.' : : Mr' G it NT it Y. : That'may be true. ;1 am uplvarncd; but I submit to the Jennie J hcrtrwhethyV that it is not the import of' ihc laogunjgn used, r ; , . ; ; ' ' M r. Sll N TO N he re explained. -When bosaid things were tending to such a result, he did . hot mean, the .unjust aud unau'bror ied nnneLatiop(' cf Cutitornia, but Minply; the; an nexatiop of a 1 a i go portion of tbi Mexicion-t:rrrftpryJ ';" - ,- '''' ' ':. j - Mr; GENTRY supposed thattlic gen. tieniji'ry ptjly' meant tliat we tnust in lenibily ourse ves ,or the expenses of the w a r; aud h tio , thislwc 'should be, obliged mast ire-' I u qt a oily : - job! fgl-d t o a n nex so me of f he r pruviic.cs J jihuiigU.','-; the -wbofo nation 'was opposed A Hi, : '..Yes;'' the Preslicii'Jil bad not m.i-de war Jo'r conqov?!; hot at aU. Bat he. f und conbuesi in':; bis path, und. ho could neither1 -'an over -ii' tior. net rotind ii so hW e enj piek d itpp.. VNowMr. G liisistpd that, n: i.su-: U 1 atmexaiini could i a k ev pi ace : without at a?Uif din gisl.iturc or a'vio, tation Jof ihc const itm'ton: U it was thy desire ol 7 the people, that tin se provinces shoufd bedomo a part bf t e" i liilt-J Sia'.es,' et thenj s iy fiso But jthey' bad not,' and they i vvirtiltl - ut. v)Ti"' President u-as ; a nsurpj)r,Jhd they: Awefe trait rs) io "thetr Country; Who did oof. so reganl bini, v hen he auempved .thus, without authority 'of Its W . b r ; 'cb i, i t i t ut io n Vjt 6 n n n e iV v a s t ; t e r r i t b ' rics tui tht:iUnipn grea.ter than the et.tiro area of Jtl original States. He was a lawless usurper; and ; if the members, of that ilpus "sanctioned him ; in proceding Itke fhese'J' they were utnvorthv of thc'ieats ,!) '.v .occu Aird;.5 they Wert; n , patri ots, nd guilty 01 llie.tHghesl treason uyainsV thoir country, h as their- duty to resist the nCrt.aqlmiebtstbfE Tboehitneruachmbnts: always : bad been. nude:; an.J always : would hv. when. resisted bVho patriots who wittiessed litem,- ; Cat hi -l . i, - "i ' 1 1 X in Hi.'.. ... 1 New Mexico!; Did fiqijh H i' produce alio wreck' of all )tnir IWi- iad noi timecvcrtclo glance ,ai f COu omir :T ' J; r p,VropriHv bad iii,v iHrcni-ioti 10 tn'vbJ w9 ,oW .T01'0-1- w ... : the 'rrscue''' . '-'a' Vbejv, ' WpuJJ ,hfc I 'Uls i t hnv at " ...--. say tor tfW . . Ti"FI D .d ivKfi.l. J ; - "vn Ve- ihrt "ti !:'.'' I H'VCeatfefneti ;. i;n.,y; lr1 -Wi. . f -CBiljfj' Hon of 'thJ.-n... ... 'V'tfttf :iv.t'i;ttd-. but hy ih "tH f tii i,ti .' u.t. . - ,IU ! a yh ",u-b . of lis rt...- . r. 7 . VW eiuM-- i iKtiffJ up ihc S xuh t ' tJve baz;ird ,it. U'u it.sJ f, "njcr.e were b id mi rrotrr. m; 'Who desired it i . t V ii 4 ; i fb ri rr nt f. u i "k ' Ootigrts put a rb otWihcJinvutbfrhii x.tiy iyr;l;.t, (4i,d, as iris KiJ fiiW lhm ?'d!d tyl..du "ti aforji' htf 'invoked t!,m n oii it.i 'bthrr ho bvtnl il-ir v ot try fonjd in : ti;r work.) wi' misfit;' ai,;n ate,;envq(i('crs irioie .disaifrv-es ! tbtij any JlMng Uiat h.idV: occtiruj '. fo us tiii rd-'p;rjtj. o; i!i-tn-ii:tj.n. ; -vMrv it. w-?;$ saiitt'ii-.nnt-i id:nav : in-. ti iii.ul Mtxieu by eoi?q.iet; sutha prfXnri,. inrr wasn't wnr. wun n trie :.pi!i-ijrlt' Gayeutwrfvui.- -Th.only Miuicr Miiy 'to do t!is was to bevr-id)f b, C bur a j 1 evprHoj willT'f the iHHple to1i"e iii!in&i J ii L-. i. ...... ;-: ' d,eti iW of our bVn consjiuui n aud jliel u - iroutu wt- ; j ij coutornitiv 1 ft in tit; '' D;;Clra,n 0f .lu.VjjViidcticte;': (on i pH r,t ieoli r 'iVonr ot :- gvverom-iji on tpt rt:u(.. against ;t Kli r, . w it S? :AVhurg w5 tb. P i e j:!eot a o,'ho ri z-'d to rmip-iwer vr j .SuicL'huj nn'l Gen, KearPeri,.lii i.fii.'-fi,' i;.oiifiJf; c'oiisi'iiotioM tii C'tlrornia- fl'odfim -MexiGo , a od 1 Ofu'.iipl;-(.j-.'1 tli' r.iinr ,"ofOdi es. app'i -e bOeadi W tiui.td," sonwtf lit! j o , tie s :j i d , bov a s ; jj i t c r ly ppa b If it p f ptioHi ic -..,' su 9-jtu s pate ;oiact;s ia it.; gr;vt-Jimen'? . '. ; ; t he- lsidcnf;;as)so;neff. ilve Ri h;l iSi f le P V tfje b Vjijd i ry of , Texas fnfi. i l s.i i ut ! i '-tt its KiMt r. e ,"bo . u t tt 1 iu it m b r. 'conritubid'j.Cbn'grcws un "the '.ctfnijli-s of '-N cjw Mex ii-o and, the it'ip re of 5a i' . Fe.tbtiugSt a large piM-'tiurio'l the piopn-f.T ;is ,vij-h ;is -fts X-api'LiI, lay east uhlrtt anil it bourse. (according to hiot) itli t iiC fcaltj i.f 'I'exns. . Here was) the Prr d I-h t i s t i . I ; 1 1 1 n g a -po v t x rb't n t r. ii ippi-J! ; iug afl 4h ptridl-rs wiihin n suyertjgn of.tl-k Confederacy;' r-he has .aw;-, ing. tVie'Fvio Grande. as tlio'Tvsaoitmitiifc-, ;cpiitrkry to li urh a ;id f ict' Tft ine. j Kit liiiofo: thb ' dih rnuuP.: As loTVi; iia-vi ii pnee ''const it ued parV ofXioaislsi; wliatjlial itiat to Jo wit nine preww ye- tiutl touching bis usurpation tn ttirciog ' Ps a wnrwttliWut consulting Cing-rt Tho i exase: admitted wjftolutwc?r Tt x-.i,.andlief b)jmida'ry no lumber she fif been abje to fstab'ish sbdenfc.- lier r-diCiionby: the sprdJ Al lj': point hcr 'territory' terminated. , . . MA KKNEUY.ff Indiai,:Wf;. suppose :it verv. material to that C; to knpw whdher he ba-1 Inteniijd :ih&bcc'ivn or no). -Tfa geoifep?. over heJviayVhPwtver,hadii)lbtmfiiM ih le nad'bot inttrtde now, hitt was induced lotto si m'igbf Wing -himself under the w; ti;).f f v:W Pr('sideni of.die toit' Sti Ami iitdl:6 gentlemen,. itteffr .It "ivas'Hninsf Audi persnniprilJ , ; 4 PnesidenVs depaciatS-Ifl WjteiK K lieard M this, vfrthPughlJ.bar;tf3 dT euemie. of UU country, . 1 . j : i had tibvt'r ipdeed-- ) "Xfe liv.' ' v '. i tiWni'. .t irenHLMHH.ti wM.mH"- Vofnid dec1''! w fek,6fej..ci.e, wj&s lheode.uunciaiion ot '.ne ii- , the) President bad -dt-nouflc . - V fr , whd 'Pave aid and co ho inlei fe'd that suvh m ." ma h'k object.- ' . "M 5f Jr MfGFNTRYsaiJnndJW(frir to showbow inuehWof p13 ? . .-thi GFNTRYsaid ed him-.'; T-?. ' - ' " -;rt"V-io t"Wf tiio'Uiih he gendemap."' .Viftrt v. 1 1 sonviabilltv hrciviti m f , i thoem'beexlubttr Jf . ..i.7 r-rv - i- ' .... t . ... " - '"-wji' ... .. tat'iti dofng Ml :anff ft-f might show'grVut r tbef.ehh.f. bailie; bcrru HtUckUH intKcirrnavcmf 1 , x t ;.':.:.-:.; 'I" :'.;-'-: ", ' .M-".' :" : - -I---' -.. ;. '-- t ' ; m ;' 4 'f'"t. VI i- t!
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Feb. 11, 1847, edition 1
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