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K r. r: -r r ;tv .. ... . J - rzrr-: 1 i J -Hl !ill pf "!p ;' fca !- ttl.. Vft ild TIIOS. J, LEMAY, EUitor and Proprietor.) ' - jriwyt."iiu 'wtiiu u wuuciuuu khmhibihj pypi nourtcj igc ianp Pi ouf yirrs anoc point m out auff uonj." t.--t ilijiKfct. iKjLTjARS MP IU1 VOL 39 niLticn, it.c WED WES DAT FEBIiUAUl" 2, 1848. n V i.'A i'A U i tstJ.'lnS i ft rni't'd ... . m m tmrn -mm. m. nx Bras m "dps?, rat ra a is&nati t rn- m ' fa pjt ivs. r m k nbr tsi mm '"a" n ss& m,ih 0 rv m n '-. w S T n: Si 19 i J ' . , 3-- - - , . -.. t . . 'I; ' t. . WINTER AXD SPRING SESSION RANPOLPH MACON COLI.GR rfHE Siwimr 5n.trm f ilm ImiMnlire A MM un WatlMMin)!, W ItiN fit J u 1117. . paculi v or coixr.cK. W. A. SMITH, a l PrMMt 4 Pntewor ot Mrnlal M4 Moral Pti).nhjr. it Will DUNOA, A. M. Prof, ef AmitM E4KK.IEL A. BLAXCH A. M. Prof, ol pore ml applied MullirowlMi. KKV. CII S. K. DKE1JS, Prof, of ExperU (UVKUII. P COUPnEW, A. B. Toloref A icM Lani;afei anil Mivniiiit.. , ur. J. scin m m tu A. I, tnttrnetor of the Frrneli Ijmjfvge. l-niN'OIPAUS Of PPP.PARATOHV. SCHOOIA AII.UAM T. DAVIS, Pi cilliUl'frlr. lory School at Celine. . . , , JHAKLK9 H- SlX'ArtT. A, 8., Pdi IS CrcimnitorT School at Grybar, N. U, Up of PMiltf lh Preparifort Ttic Cntlrgiate fear k Jili, lul ( hcmm. The Dm b-rii merit after. 1 ihctrooadSI va-fkt lebr ih1 Wlalavf Jane. To lath daure 1 uir Colirfe, h ia fcftpcrtaiif I hat they t H a;cailaMe il lh ouoitUf H Ihfl ei'm. h'rl ahaenca at that lime ma place UxIcmX under ltnintrf wnwn wm impair mi Mr.oiaralilp thro'iKhna (tie aoa2on. ' Oar mww i attnly it an arrangsil aa la meat Ikt )! of yoa.aa). vbo telire 10 aeq'iir an et'rnti EiiglM oduoaliM, vtihoul atnil) in ih anclval Unpiunet. , Tlx bea Bt lo b oWrtTcl front tint ate 'of the Libraries aal (root anetwlomo ok thw licararf Soaietiea iho.iM airMRKlj iiulxca aunh ynouj anen wroa. thvir lf otIw far y arorfeot to voter mpnn the KinjhtW oonrae, b miM be Iho roaxiilT aciiMiio4 vilb Koglttb tiramaaar, te ojmphjr oirt ArhhnnTrai; fr7i' ' ' The etpeimet of lh Infilntlon are aa fallovay Jl'ianl per aeaamn fV't Taiiioa aad tlepotite ) per leuim, ti 3d arc $t3 for Ihe Collrfiate jrnr, rxclalMVe of inciiUmal (nara, holi in elu lr tli eol of IjU Wfk,liMt, rnrake e, tta., I ir room in Collr. We re.peaifullj ajlrtee pa rrnfa ihart mare porket noorj than m neteaiarr lo anpplf tlie rraionable vania A a ilet la injuri not. Th practice of eontraetntf tVbtt ohh tnaoao. men in ihc viciniiy of Uollege, it in a hi defret p-mioimn. A l ol the Stale of Virginia, miih view lo provide a reaaed for thie bane of all Cnlle (te, U to thit effrctt That on awrt banr ho thall Kir are.lit in a Cnllrge aledcut, wUAmtt tj.fii uulhtrilg fi-tm Mi partnt r gwtrJian, ahall, r.otievo)r Ihe tt4-'wet 'tci;, trt'leit iiia licei.ar, and be Seed fiuO' " tt pMenta anil gitinlwn k duo rerd lo bit law and brra it mar he neeeiaurT to xii'n an jieeoant ah :MdrUii,eW ind.tet5aean.iCar the amount aieificil, and the evil will wee, ' " PRKP.IITOiY DEPARTMENT. The primary ahjt at ol the Prepwrator hahnolt, i lo prepare Tbuqg mep for College, hot ihe oootm f aiuitr it tnoh at 10 meet the vantt of the iie'tch borhnuilt in ohiah Mier are loetled, and to qmalifjr lludma for Iho ordinarr occupation of life. The School ia the ieinil of OtHene armlkiuei nn tVr the dirnMtnn of Mr. W. T. Uttii, an able and pneceaafnl 'Teacher, and my n Immediate aup4rnioaJ if l Vil7 I' gftl! itPli-'i i It aeMiooa and rainlinna are he aarne a thoae of tie Crt1e proper. The eott oifbr4, kca, la a little lee limn a ttodent Ot CoMrt , . Bonrdiofaod todRinf la nrtoato Cnmllra, loela. lint aU nwairy eipenKe, $ w inonlU. ;l 'I uiiioo per aeaaraa for Claail Modeata,. 130 00 " " En'lith aiudiea, ' "" IJ 00 Pur' Ihe preparalorp aehaal at 4artoet "e obtained iho aariaeol.Mr.Charlei H. Btuort who (5 tduitrd at our inatituiion with hi highcrt honor!, and whnhat been leehin) wNh eminent iueeeu ainne the lima. Hit achool vill eommniM Ihe 3rd Mimiaj m Janaary.. . The). acholaaUe year mill he dieided into two aeeiioaa, of fire mnulba each llnird ean be obtained in the beat mmiliea ai $S or 7 per 'aaoolh; Tha rale of tuition per aeaaioH are for Ureek And ltin, 17 for Twodwaf ond ntltinp; $10 lc other Kngliah brumba f 19 (0 , The tohixil i In aa eligible loeation, in an inleW ligent and moral aommanity m Northampton eean. ty, N. C'. direetly at the junetioB of the I'erta month aad WHmmctoa Kail Hoda. Ihe oahool at Kidjew.y, N. C, la atilt aanp. died with a leaehrr. Oi ncll qualified lo lake cherro of thia aaneol van Id ohiato i urolltaUe and permaacat aitaatioo by pprlieetioa) lo the abar her. , - I ... ,,." - . .- Peranna arniDnF to the Preoarator Deoarlmeol na achnlr4tioHt and te the aahool ta the i- eiuily f i:ilvhnla torn apuaial ajiantameal u iatda with ue tultaariDer.,..., X. iBMlTlT. , j.nnary 8. ' ; -'A-: -' JAMES E. BROWN WHOLESALE AKD,TAJL .. . 8ADDLEU ANDTBV.HI MAttCU, US Market St. betwetn Ath ftMk St PHILADELPHIA, i . rPlBSPECTTULLY ii i , Ud idrtaa Dra'er aad ota- , era, that he maonlactarea anil aorpa oonaiaduy on nanu an exUnaive aoMirlmrnt ofBaJ- dlea,. Bri'Ulrs, Rowrt and Enanteltrd 'Lealhef Saddle "' liage, Ultara, Whip, Ae, ' Ala, a fareo ctnefc of Wibea. IJuaaet. Black and wc toUircd RirtedTtunk.1Vlice. h..toftbet wi'h from aOO lo &0Q axnny, Bfunwla am) Damonk H'arpcV 1K. l.Kliet Baia, Satchel!, Ao ell of whirl) he on -ri at f ae 1 freed pnepe, anu couciia an rjiamin atlon of hit (noils, bain c-.nfuhm that erery ari (at ui giro BaJwiactioa- poth mi pttta ana qni' BBCmBBaaBnaaasnaaa s I. rhe rresiuent i riilit. Tieorona projecuttoo of the .war ghonlJ b aucceafuJ. ami the contingency on which ia xpect to make t a treaty . falU. there will be no retreat Eerj arjiitneiit against calling back the army and ukjog Uefuuiitre , lm will liuru tluuble fnrce aftei having a pent aizty milltona of dollar, and arqnireU. tlie posaesaion of the ; wholn of Metieo, and the intcreal in favor of keeping, pnaaeasion would be much more powerful then than now, The army , itself will , largrf iniMe who. live by the ,wa t the, iivmtrfrai i contracinrt, the inercnanta, ihe;Mn, the peculator in a,nd ami . mine's,,, and all who are" profui n t ifireci Ivor ind ireiaUy . Jby ii preaecuiion, will be advene to retirins iid wilt awe!! ijio cry of.lioUingan to ur on'4irMa,'rief'aiiiMtitul' an iinnienee T'-' f. ,jnflu!nce,i who re (vowing fitii by wht i i riMtfrrUhinf the rest , f temintry.: . . ;u , ?-.1tti .n,U thi. lage,tliat, tin .-PfeaHlent faka of ukiiij" the indrmivi, y, iniovtf i h-iiils, llut why ilriuv it until the whole country is a'ubdued! -Why not take It now? A part of Mexico would be a belief indemnity now: than the whole t of Mexico wmild be at the ent of the next camrmifb, when sixty million of dollars will be added to Ihepreeent eipenditHree. w would Indeed acquire; a Control over a mech larger portio of her popntatiob; bot we would never be able to extort fiom them, by all the forms of tsfntion to which yon ean resort, sum sufficient to pay the force necessary to hold them in subjection, That force must be a large one, not less certainly than forty thousand men, according to the opinion of the Sena front Mississippi, (Mr Davis.) who most be redded competent" judge upon this point, lie stated i" debate the tit her day that the army now there. , exceeding that number, are in dancer; and urged, on that account, the immediate passage, of the bill to rawe ten regiments, On this subject, it is as won to speak out plainly at once. Wa thtfl never obtain indemnity for the expcndilart Of Ihe -WW, ; ; They mast come out 01 me pocteis ot (he peo ple of the Untied States! ami the loncer the war is continued, and the more nume rous our army, the preat and the heavier ihi bur Jen imposnd upon the eoofttry , . , . If tht?se views be cbrrect. the end of the pofictr wcommended by m'ttie: "TtitVttrX?, whether contemplated or not. will be lo furce the Government tadnpt one or the other alternatives alluded to in these reso lutions. With this impression , I Cannot support the polity lie recommend for , the reasons .assigned in 4he Gist resolution. The first of there is that .'it would ba in- consistent with the avowed object for which mo war in . uccu nrusecuicu , 1 nai 11 would be so is appnrent from whaihas al ready been anid. Since the commence ment of the war untif this lime, the Prei. dentfhas continually diva vowed the intention m our control, tit nas constantly pro claimed that the only object Wat indemnity n,Mi5 wiwr ff'lc'.UK.olalnv. i by irraty. " And yet, if the re ults should be as I have stated, the end will ' be. thai what wa disavowed will bo QCcomDlislw.' rd and what has been avowed to be its object 'will' be 1 defeated, Such result would be a deep ana liuim? nnoeachment nf the sincerity or the,' intelligence of the Government of "it sincerity, because directly opposed V what ft has continual ty ami, eraphaticatty djsaycjVea or , or 14 inieliigence,' lor , not . perceiving what on ght to have een so readily Jinticipa- u t.,H lo, I " ted We have hearJ much ', of (he rtpuialTon hich our country line'' acqnifed by " this war. I acknowledge it to the lull amount, a far as the military is ' concerned. The army has dona iu"dutyjnobly ami conferred high honors on the country, Jor which I sincerely thank (hem; but I .apprehend that Ihe Tcputation acquired does not go beyond ihi and that in other respects we .have lost instead , of acquiring- reputation by the war'. It would aeein, .ceitain from all publications from abroad, that the Oovem-, ment itself has not gained repuiiation jn Ihe eyea of the world, for jnsiice, . modera tion or wisdom. Whether this be deserved or not, it is ; not . lor. we . to inquire ; at present- 1 am now speskipp; ..merely -of reputation; and in that view it appears that we hay lost abroad, as much in civil and poltticdl reputation as we hsve aceuired for our (kill and valor in arms, r flut much, as I regard military glory-ag mwch aa I rejoice to witness the display of that . in- dorailable enercy and courage . which Sur a ft a w a a mouois an. aimcuiues i woum u ortv indeed thst. our , Government should lose any pottin ot that Men character, for iastice. motleralion, and discretion, which distinguished it in the early stages of our history. .. , , .. ; j ; i., ' The next Vfeston assigned is that either holding .Mexico as a province, or incorpo ratiog Jir into the Union would be nnprer eedenled by any example j in . our history. We have conquered many of ihe neighbor ing tribes of Indians but ,we havo never thought of holding them, in snhjeclfrtfi or i incorporating them into our Uoion- .i.Tbey havd been left aa an independent people m the midst us, or been driven back ;"ito'ih forests. ' Nor have we ever incor oratcd.iritq tjie Union any but tlet Cau naslan . race. : To .. ineorrjotata t Aleiion. f would bo the first riflparUur of the., kin.; ioj more ino,n nau jOi He . popuinnoa ,.af pure JniJiansJ aod hy fl,(tho, larger, portion of the . resiilue, : mixed. blool, I : protest against the incorporation of sueh pVople. Ours fa Lho Goverpmeot of the whi'e man, T'io great misfortune of whst was formerly Apanish . ,Atnerica(.j.is ..It , be traejd lo the fatal error of placing ihe, colored race on aa equality" w'ulj ihe whii4 - , That error ileatroyed ihe ,: social arrangement which formed the, basis of, their ociety This erroi we have , whtlly t escaped; ( the Itraxilians, formerly a prnvince of7 Porlu gl. have eecaped also, .. to, a eoneiderable extent, and they ,and, we. are the ooJy peor' Die fL this , cnniinent who : ' have ntatle -veolMtiona witliont anarch ywu And . y et with'thui example before,, ihm, and , our uniform prartire, liere ere those sunuag )s who talk'about erecting these Mw7a into t errilorial Uovernmenu. and placing diem aatn enaatitf wjth be ie!et! lf these Sutes 1 , Utterly protrst against the frojoet.. r; i S, ,;nfi unl' t-rvu ' Ilia m Mm4ftM ' fast? U ' thlt'HnneV Hon, that in thit. wknJd" r.iatory 'of as far as my information extends, there is no iiiftunee whatever, of any riilized entered face of any ahadeKelnj found equal to. tbe establishment and mainten ance of fret Government; althoegh by1 far the largest pmpornorf of tho hitman family iscompoeed ff Ihcmjandeven in the savege state, we rarely find them any where with such Governments, excep i he tf" noble savages for noble Iwilfcall theni h: manylhfgh oualities. They; for the most pCr nau.iree insmuuons. out sucn . insittuiions are much moie easily sustained among n savage than a civilized people. Are we to overlook this great fact? Are we to aiaociate with ourselves, as equals, com pan- ions," aad icllow citizens, the1 lntliata and mixed raeea ' of Mexico? I would eonsider' such assncistion Ss degrading to ours fire, and, fatal to our institu- lions. , , . , The next remain?r reaeons assigned. that it would he in conflict r"h h" P'os and character of our Government ""d. In end, subversive, of our free institutions!, are Tdtfmntefjr cortnectedr and I than consider ibem together, r ... , ; That it would be contrary . lo the genlas and character of our Government, and subversive of brr free popular instutions lo to held Mexico as subject province, ia t proposition too clear for argument before a know the American Constitution too well. you have looked in'o Jiwtorr, and are too well acquainted with ihe ITatnfYlTeeit which larger provincial. , possesiohs 1 have ever had on the institutions of free States, to neeo any proor tq satisfy you how hostile It would be to the institutions of this country to hold Mexico as aK subject proyincs. There is not an example oi ternrd. of any free State holding a province of the same extent and population, without" olsastrbtf consequences. The nations conquered and held as a province, have, in lime, retaliated byde8troving the liberty ol jheircqpqtieror. mtww$sii it iif ;4i4ed patronage and irresponsible power. Such tf rtaialy woitld Laaur ease, 'fn conquest ed MexnwvwooiH add wwly wtW patrohagd of this Governmeht,'I-'jhatf ri would absorb the whole powers 'of tfie States) the Ifntoh would become in 1 npe-( rial power And the Statea reduced ta mere subordinate corporations. , , But the evil wiul( not end there;, the process i would to on, snd the power transferred from' the States in the Union, would bo -transferred from the Legislative department to th.'.,Befl I auve. ah tne immense patronage ihich hold j ingit as a province would Create, tlieptainten ance of a large army to bold it in subjection and, the appointment rifa mut ilude of civil officer necessary to govern it, would be vested in him The great tnfloenro which it woold give the President wool.l be the mesnsaor controlling the lcgtaiatlve de portment, and stibireting it to hi dictation, especinhy , ; ( when . combined 'uwiin '.the principle of proscription whicn has , now becorne the established pratice of the Gov ernment, The struggle lo obtain tha Pres idential chair would become proportion. bly greatso great as to destroy the ' free dorri of elections.vTheentr would be anarchy nr despotism as certain as 1 am now addieas irtgthe Senate. '. ' i,,v , . JUel it not be said that Ureal tirxatan ts an example in the contrary; that she holds provinces of vast extent and "popta- tion, without materially impairing the liberty of the anhject or exposing the Gov. ernment to violence, anaichr, confu sion, or i.nrrnptiou. It ia sv Qnt it must be attributed to the peculiar eluracier nf he. Government..! Of all Qovernments that 'ever existed of a" '-free' harsctei. the British far Iransrends them alt fn one psrtictilar.pand thst i us capacity to bear patronae'w'rthouuhe evnetsually ineident to-n. Sh ean bear more, in pronortmn t population and wealth,' than any Govern ment of that character that ever . existed.' I might even go furtheri ' and assert than despotism itself in its most absolute ' form! I. will not undertake to explain why if ' is snw' lt Will - take" ms!,furt1ieir l from" tb eoursecourse which hsve" prescriped "for tnyself than Id"eirej bat I .will aay ,n a Sew words; Iht it resnlts from the fact that ier Excctfiive tind ttli House' of Lord, the Conservative brtne.hes'nf her Goverriment art both hereditary while 'ihe oihcf' House kF. Perliament" has 'a'" pdpular'' Tcharae-, terv The Romfcn ''fJver4m6hieicetdoJ (lie Urilish in its spaity'for1 'cmtqiiet. No Govermnl.eyefl slid xit and none pobably ever will,, which in that nar ticulsir, eqaallect it; but its capacity to jiold conquered provinci in' Subjection,,' was as nothing compared (o that of Great Biit f inf andlienee 'whe'ho, Roma, power passed beyond, the limits' ol lulyf crossed the Adriatic', the Mediierrnen, ,,ond jthe Alps, liberty fell prostrate; the ,. Ilomah people became a rahble; corruption pene trated every department of the Government, violence and anarchy roled the 'day and military despotism closed tbe scene'. Now on The contrary, we , see England '' with uliject rirovinces of vasdy greater ierrito lial 'extent,' and prnpably 'of ' not' liifeno population, (t have' not compared" hern:) ' we aee horj ;I fept at gong on ritl0tt7,he personal liberty of the subject being , male riafly impaired of ih i Government , subject tofulenc or ansrrhjrt " ytt England pas aot Wholl v" eseana Ahe ciirso wbich must evW brfairM'r free' Government ,lwhU;h u..t i. ' i' ' ...WtA.::Ai iit.a cuviiiaivr uiuf iiirrt tt. u hi , ior aiinougn ne na not ioi ncr uueny, or" fallen ; into' a'naWhV.' 'vet ' we' be hold th populaiionjof England Vrushed lo the earth by thn nuprnncuinbent wsignt of debt and taxation, which may one Jay terminate in revolution The wealth derived from her conquests and provincial possessions may have contributed to 'swell the overgrown, , fortunes, of " the upper classes, but has done nothing to alleviate the- presrnure- on the laboring' masscss below. On the contrary, the ' expense ineident to their conquest; and of govern ing .""d holding them in subjection, hsve JL?en drawn mainly from their labor and h ini:.e,"d instd of ' decreasing ;the weight f . the p.ssure. I. has placed a' burden upon them fhich with bB the vast accumulation J ot capital and power Of machinery with they ar are 'aided they are scarce capable of bearing without being ' Mredueed to thd lowest depths of poverty,' Take; fur exam pie, Ireland, her earliest and nearest con quest, snd is it not to this day a cause of heavy'erpense niJ'J b' burden instead of a source of retenui', ' ' ''' ' On the contrary our Government, In llii nnrti'. "-"t vi r irrit mo Kritjsh. ' 7 'o wm-iiiuiniu u ii Id least eajmcil, in .proporiiiwt to the wealth, , ana popuiatwa -'i r"""'T7M ' bear natron age;.'. The reit'U .91 me two, in this particular, is precisely; opplw however much' slike n exterior f irm and diUvreiio, .1 will notntit'noe to rxpiV" 'a Ta nccaaallm on -tna . present occasion. l from it JsderatTcharscier . , od elecUvo Chief .Mwistrita nnd t) fa,' . om ., the axnmnla of Great Britain . coua tituUog a sf pafcfdent for usdo fdlpw, iho h basygajped from4ief numerous conq"' and vn,t. rro.rincinl possagsion, ;nd th" heavy J)iinlens w huh it hasimp sed upon her peoples to meei ,coaqutnLtiexpensa, ongbttirbotot-snj.tynning never vto - ba forgpttent especially' when y. reflect llint Irotn tha, naiure of our, GwertM.neqj,' tlut wo would be so liable - to tha oiuir - and greater evilatftom -tttfigiffi$if&& nature of her usvernmont, .rnmont, k': In g. 'ta'Vquwing Mexico, aeasure esempved frrfnaojf;fis, to iemquwing and. holding jt n aaubject province. 1 . worara ine reasons weithiv aeninst ineorporalifg her jnto,tlio- Union. As fm as law ia coucerned. ih tt is easilr Anne. All that i nsssary id lo establish a, Tarri- toril Giivermnenl Ur tha several . State in Mexico, of which thero aroupwands of twenty, to appoint goernors. judge, and magwu-tea, ami.fcA.j iKI ...u.j a suaordinito ri(liL. oLmakwg la ws we defraying ilia cost uf the 3overnmenU So far as legislation goes, dra work u will be donejjbut Uiere would bd 0 gaeat, differ ance between heao Territorial Ooveriments and ihuse which we have .heretofora eatab. lished within our own , limis. These are onlv, the uflaets of our own peoplt or - fmri eigners from Iho samt countries from whicU our aneestorscame.j The. first settleri in the Territofis, aroi too i.fsw in '.number to form and .support a government of their own and are aader obligation to the O ivern ment of the vmUd States A iortning One fir them snd defray iug the expense of main taining it; knowing a they do ht vwbea they hat (T-niH impuiaiieo.they will be prrfinnted to form a sonsutuuonior taera selves. Ai be sduiived as mmbsroIibU hion-Duting tha period of tlieif Territotut Governtentt no wrce is necessary to keep them in ssta'a, w PVOjectiimii.d Ita- east wilt, bo rntireljcdiuVenf, with these Mexf Terrilorie when you. form Ahem, -you mui have powerful armM-a .to bold 1 them ia subjection, wid alt tha ex pence jnsidont lo anpportmg hera -,Yohi may call them Territories, bl lle would ia resliiy; be hot, wnvjficf a finder, another j name, i and would, involve till country m all the dim eultifs and dsagtra which I 4ive already Shown would . result Irom boldmgi ;ihe eountry in ihal condition. , How long thia atate ff things would last before they would bt fitted to bt incorporated into the Union as SuiUs, we rasy form some .idea from siroilat instances with whioh we tro famt- liarw.it Ireland hat been held in.uliertion by .England fot. snany . centuries,, and yet remains hosljle although her people are of t kindred if aqe.iwiih' the tonqerms.-; I ha French, colour in. Canada atiil entertain hosiilp feelings owtrdt their conquerors, although living . in tht said st of ihem . for nearly ,pne hundred ybars-i If wa may judga from thesa examples it wou'di: not be.uaa(eHjOnclu(lerihat ' tbe Mexican never wiU bi heartily -reconciled t our authority. n.Tb btrlter class have Castilian blood in thcu'.!vins and are of -tha 'old .t,. t- f. . . .. . . taoinio biock --qui ie equat to me v Anglo Saxon in 1 inny. lespeemv and ini aomt superipr., Of all- tha people t upon tearth, they ,nratha most pertinacious, they hold out looter, and ofiea wlrsn. there would eera to be no prospect of ever making effectual, resistance. ., j It , is admitlsd I believe on all, hands, thst ther are now universally . hovlila . to us and tha prob . ability ukwiU coniione so. . r- i a j But sopposei' ibis difficulty removed. Suppose lluir boslilii should cease, and ihey should become disirous Of being in corperated m our, Untooi (Jiigtit we to admit liienif Art the Mexicana' Fit io be riiditically siociated. With. . ut Are they tit not only to govern lliemelre but .for goyrruingiiaanor YArP, ""J OljifU, osn-atoi-' witlinir'.' that vour Stain alinuhl ouhstiturs of a rasmber of a, Unioa.of which iwdniy dJ Mrfx'.cart' Sillies, , mortUien one third of tb'a whole would be a .iiarl. ike fr'grater p'rt' of tliti Inhabitants of Which are pure Indians, not equsl in imelli. gence-and eloation of character lo the Cliciukics C'eobtavvi, or any of our South A ' ero inuian trioesi , n p , .,1 ( 1 We mke a ret mistake in snpp)rnj alt people are capable of self government. Aetjng under lhav iropreitn, many, are anxious to force' free Governracnis on, all the people of this oontineni and ,over , lh world if they had the power,., Ii lias ben hitely urged in s very respectable qurier, that it is tlif mission of this couotry to spread civil and religious I ibcriy ever all lie g!olej atid especially oycrisoiiiU nent even by force, if neceearyr is a sad delusion. , None but a , jieopV d ; ranced to a high state ot moral and intellect lual itcellence are capable in a ci vilized con, dition of forcing and mailainirig.rt,cef4oy i ernments; nd amohV thoaa who aro so, f! advanced, very f! indprd have .had iho good fortue to. form cortstttut'ns capable o endurance-. ' Jt is , remarkable fart, in the politioal history of man, that, i,hefe is scarcely sn insUnea of a free coustjlution i Govcroment. wbfrh ' hai. bee the work exclusively of laWsight ; aid w w;orn.--i Tfiev have all tecn the result of , fortunaJis combination of eiicumstaiu-es, , Ii is a tery ilifiirult task . make aXVtnstu'iiin' worjhy' of'infi called so. Vf DdmubV,Mcri ', Cin?u'qtioo of pifrs,' i tlit,, suit suoti a combination. , il- ,w auppenor, y Butof tho lew. who nave been no. for lunate as to' adopt a iristf ppniUiaf ionstiOl fewer bod ih. wisdom'.1long,.to!rpettsv j gtent., 11 iSi nttyuer ,10 preserve t nn. ,to obpin Tiberty'r. Aficr yeara of 'prosperity,! ibA Jienurf , by t 'whiqh, it '.,i,)iela iabul W Ofieu' ror6tt?p, and jIfec(.BenatqrsA fliat sueh K'tha case wiiU...M PP -l..r...J. nnnr. nhnnt libortr. .It . was not to jo uo;ar,y t : "yvrs a ?Hmm S? wostinaijpowvr n.. n nn miHlina Of MPY ine . .l.i-l. lh. Itrt iu.-lltrV JT'tt ntf.'is UD. :1A ",""" Pv T -t i .-j,;n . ffe h consistent wim our fret,, ppp('l?r;nstWVm.V!'A M 10 sflict our UM&ih SZt J?vT autttiou. .f lfUta 1 1 L -tlliaut reverence or biiu- no-eiaWNiV i'ir;u'.''.'.:r.TiaJa r 111 I. IO gja anil ltou4ctoi:thi WM,; rr&.L: or, the fref insMtulioiis .nd, tW ;.,' j j) tuo peopip nare, scarcely, oren ai i.Vji0 although theiy.besripg, Ip. that rtspt.a-sj U'ti direct anil t jJisatroui. .t ,1 bey j won lu r 'J ' . J I I - M lorinef uoya, .nnje.Deen, via great sou, sea, , ing topics of discussion! and would abovti all other, hava, pad ihtirmost .powerful eaVc,tj in arousing;, the attentroo.tf the couiy tiy. ' But now, other topic occupy, thfMt; teniiori, of foojrsa and plj jht-. oqqntry military glory, . exteusipn, cf. tht empire shdlhe aggrundizement, ol the country- To whit s ihis great hajist to .b(' atti bntcdl Jsif nans. lherq haypeer P.tlea cay bfthf pifii of liberty among ibapeoptet I thihk hot. I beieve that ,jt ,ws, nave); mart ardent, The true .Jcauie i,' that we hart censed to remember the tenure by Which liberty alont casi be preserved. We have had otntiMy years -of( rosperUyi nassed through so ,.fnttfyr iIltnoakieaml dangers witbout the losa of lilwiyJ-iKt we begin to think that wo bold 4t by 1 fight A?. ,tTJ .11.1, oiTinr irom oeavpa itei; ; untie r tins isn iirt'ssion. without thinking or yfiecunrrw plunge into war, .contract heavy debia, tu ereine vanity tbo patroagt"tM ih Eteciai-1 live, and indulge in many species of ex travagance widpmt thinking that: wa . pose our liberty lo hazard. It ia a- grest; and Ta'taf mistake.. "The day of retributim -h I- I . I t. J..A1' Li: l - wilt come, ao'i wnon uoca. awiui will 90. die reckoning; snd heavy thsresponsibilHy aomtwhert.-ttst" '? '" Vf ,",, I hare shown. Senstrirt.' tnf 'th. Von. quest of Mexicr, and holding it'ag a suhject' provinrp, ur locorjiurainig it taioour Lnion, it liable to ihe munytand irr-sisuhle "ob jection nonigned' in ihe first resolution. I have also Shown that thd' po?iejr recom mend i! by lha President, i'ir "Cit'rr1ed'''ftlt.' would ter'minilW.' ht all 6robsbiIityiti'' Its conquest wnd httldin1 likjehher Vnonr(ror ths other mode stated j' and that sprK js the opinion of tnt President himself, unless In the mean limo peace tin pt obtained. Believing, theu.that thl litieof policy might lad tO" conserrr.ences ' tO' disasTrotr;171 otiirhl nOL In mr opinion. 'In the lantrhno-'o of the seeond r' solution, to be adonted.- Thus thinking;! cannot-' girt k inysnp port,! Thd question is then 'presented- What should be done? It is a re'at'and diflicult questiont and daily becoming nW so. 1,'Wbo nave naed every effirt 'in my power to prevent this .war, 'might excuse myself,., from answering m and leave it - th those who liavt incarred gresierreepons?. hility where thi safety of Uieoounuy oe Ua iistituyons areat Hsks'-uif f us vd ln , 'l'he first Cfiwijaraiion., in , determining 1 what lint of policy, in llie preaent sblte .of things, ought to b adopted, ia.i Vt sleeida What "line will effectually guard , against tit dangers which I have shown . woald result from f,Uf conqnest of . Uxtco,' j snd the dMtrous pouseuuepess,, winch srould follow it. v. j.k-"'L'i (st m d t niie4lWivt you into a conrso of noliey direettw V'- IAftf r fht .1 rrrosl rnttura irtuVetian -eahreli lava been able to givn.3.ithaisuhjectjl am of opinion new, and hnvebeen fmm ihe first, that the only one by which it can be ccrtain!y guarded Jagainal, is to take ihe r .b"inoi jriii iiiu. .:ri,i J .) (ivti (tt t , n nue'sttnn tifihdemnitv in mrJ Aaiai 1iiLT td OrBpy' defer-sixeV, ahf hnA llfyrflt tifgrtiation, a portion W we tt-rf flotf r MtSicii., which w-isy JdVii 'sitevaf cover all proper'' elfins wpWMit-fi Vxl whirh wdl be best snited to u fo'ac-tolrr, and least 'disadvsnm'gedus 10 her U'lok Snch was nW'drnpressfon' Wlif rrftflie 1 me- tsge 01 inefreaitlebtorthe ir." Siatef'r cbrnntended to Congress ltbe Ve'r!cgr'ntiOn,bf the exivtene1 of r war with Mexico? If r tkwi at 1 that tfmeVTfc"i,y" tha proper course to ba persned," was!:tfV Jftt'tlie snpplie,' to 'Tesdufr" fJcn." r,ayTo' "and hid army from' thd dangers Which lurVonnd d them, hnd take lime lodctctm rite work er we Should TeCognjad the war of n'of.' Had it been 'Sdop'ed, I would hVe Uiisted on rs'singa provisiqiial army" o ' W"eal If-ctcd at rnme proper point o-axTtpTe Train ed and disciplined; but 1 ty pnstrVne' the- tleelarstidn of wS r nntil ''iht.Coiigresa ' of Mes'reo, In wbich, ' cbidlng,io her Ciiov ttitntlnn, tbe- wnf-mBkmg'Votff'r'rriTded, should be hl1oed tfrnedit tITsivoV' the in tention bf insi'mg war ehislrnir to adjost all diflVrenees betwVeri tfid o 'Vbirhtriea. Hut if she rerused.if veii Weil f "would hivo advised to seize; by" wriy "or'repriaJ,"Mi porildnl of her ternto'ry " wncli'w-J ' rnfirlf seJect attd hoMJidiyiieff?r lav int stated, lusteadordaelsrinfar tarni-tU ihrjsgaiiut Jiej-a'aairdy fir-4m-1 U J. r.-..!.i! 1 .w. j. L .1 .. 'l purpose ofa voiding the very dahpert against which thest '.Resolution rare. intended 'tii giiSfd.Birt such tvas Iho 'urgsiicy whicn Wl8'snijpo'seffherfW''Wls was-inowe-i to pres'enVorpresa thqie'yWii'a 0 ion 'the Senate.'' Such a Cuee;,besidin this suyfrig of an' irAniehse' ascrifite of men and mpnond avbtJingfljeuVany other1 iviui to whfehhe'course' adopted nas" ilready atibpcied IhtP'tbttntrK would uive'ettecTui aiiynrevenntit nurDeinireniaiisiea 111 me ai- falrs of Me'xWt; from' w&irli we Bj-ff 'tppW :''!etvlwriee53 kideratfon aloqe gi r'es h 'deflate sd v artlhge,s,,,. iyv aOperior, ftK if it. should involvo'' the Same" latrrifiee kof i mc tmn woney Jd mointain, 'Vdefenv lihp; aS;woU?i) U oij thi ,aual jilirar the viofoua 'jw;c('u Ann bf llie War;' Mtxicii Utb ys saidcai ttffMi ttitt ihe bnty .ry ihst-wo tan 'cut lliocdr'(f tfiai fodd.nt H J'10 lVs f. AffSiq-a AV those proM 0bS!tjrWitirlb9t4f' Mfe'fW PPpulas f4ttnv With rite, llit libertv. inf iho. miisuim IP l?rf h 19 PWH jkV kd4adipcii4Uls f'l'P1 of.iqdra?Mi aml.it fice towards all oth.ee. ountfies.uto.aij Wjvhenjt eaa b vaided.(toi .latilUrjet hiejtaro tew .at!).'Jl LT. cn'M npecutioa f tint "' rah.'" wuBJrwA elswaUoa at oee "!ch " totty baa evrrbsro 'WA atiAined. j-.W persuing; such a course, a" inny tuce'ea'd tombtning gresu-'d libirty-Hht hihtat potsible grataetVwi ' ',' UbSfJargotajjaeafirt djf .r, liborly an4 -', mart tV iWHiodiilibtflyi by1 our? examplt oyer this continent and the world v geaerar? ly tha trouU bo dono -by a ihoissnd" victories, .; I may be, ia arpreiiioo- ibes' SaoUmeta, that I find : no repono In tho breasts ofthtaa vousjdfna.tif to, it must bo ( attributed to the fact tliat I am growing old and tholmy prineiplts aad foaUngd belong1 trt a period pi lliifty var n thirty-tive'iyear anterior io bt prea date It i sir'bowi' ' ovcri ths Irst time,! hart ventured in their mainlananco to stand !aJone. t 1hls"floorv r Wheu Geosral Jackson torne yenre sinctv1 during. the letter, part? hit Adinini4ration,?i reconimcnuttaj o Uongress Jo iunte Unterv o . marque and i reprisal xagaiset France; " I stood stone ,. ay phle hero, und. raised ' y .Voice sgttuft it on tha ground thst there' aanoi juacausa af ;:war wlthThrtf th W chwering iolO the djesiy o.iridiinn'nv'aur, ritisens teenold rdaiman against n herT th)'" King of Ffsneeanil It is Minisiofs doetarttl (d our MirMrr: that itraqitired a ' tote ofi Ihe VbDiBbers tomaktJ tbo appia.inati 1 0 l c4rry. itinloneu and that' lliey' wereb'i' noarih raaponstbl tharr to iiae1 their betvvje(l'urt--io induce rltrav to dt f ti--' ,1'hit.wai aliaonunupicatedloooriExtea live, and the treaty accepted Aao riiad,' hat.tho, King and hil Jiliaietsf vliadsfall redeemt'lirtbeir plealga to- uaal their btar efforts ,40 P obtain, 4h.)tieeery j aprnoct potation, rvcommended the adopiiim of ibi measure t . which .; I. ;h,aof alludedjt and-n which .would have teen tantamoout ao war. Ftirtuhately , lb .Government; of -GenSti Britairt, by Iwr interposition, prevented it This oampe, I Isar ha contributed mtert -fi. to give the strong btndeneyvbich we have "4 kuje witnossext,, .10 resort fat tnrnact aa4 force in V' aettlcmmeitl tif ourudiflVrcnceaW with other powers-: "d ! j4 biavs- I Aceordiq g to ;, my 1 (opinion , ' til parties" arointeceaied in adopting a line of policy- which ..wdl. certainly dMeataagla 4ii! fraravi-'-' tha , affairs f Mcsico.isnd -ovoid the great S3crifici4.f fnrn and money, and iht many O' other evils to which tho war expntea at. It me sad to my friends, rho siipport tha ;Administrstion in their-policy, that if you ipfrsist,anj if peace byNsoin good fonuna should not be'obtaincd.'ih wjr will go on from year lo year,"ahd ybu will be mtery oertliown as 'prty.! Do'yoii tts' th rt lis affects'tn'tefrreneer fo'WUr rT.dr,, f" to4'-" eqnfreiy lo tttat which Vod fiva proftseil''' ta seppnrti and in fvrLof rW'whieh yots K have charged your oppnnsjii with support ing. 'You kavs ever professed 10 oppose-, aa . a party, a national debt, ted charged your ..
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