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-----~- ..... ~Zia )ia4yn.$&-il~no . withinsia Inifthe, da,, cr1ptinu anlI eoe espirion of the i is be continue, Patb -or'deeebsfore the expira anzh ;but nopaperwall be'dis uitil'altrrearages are Paid, On ,.-" ~Er~roazraiivfiresepoissible ngub tneri apen for.oi: sec onspieouryinserted aL75' e i e's e) the 'aond 'or each costanc.. --(eiged~Ont ilor quarterly, 'ilI rIpersquare. Advertisements -i T ui.mber of iisar'ions niarked M.i .'iduedu til dered out --aions, post-paid,.vii be prompt 'etv.lttended in.' -. ~ llowivn ge emn are announced en diascindidates o.r the Office of at li ensuin eilection ATTLEBUM - G SHEPPARD, D ORBkis ON B,. MAYS '.S C OTT YtIWL8ON SPAN AT 6 17 48 Not A P BTLIE R S MARKS, 8 fieral C- bs', asezithwugh T ps eavin garrison at G oiad sli~' dfward a~d in h goa '~ tSi te-mnz A s ~hec~esenta' CI oses. e drove lunim Hepse thO .Bras a dwas g ong, o en at Siza tato,7e was metand overthrown-bytt iA.Xan AS n' eprere hisos taezi ner. The-revolution of .exas.w1Ws h'coI. simmaredusfar as de.c -onsum mated, bydheCapture. hpisoner ade reduction uof Fiisja:. eir terms; -which w irthe restoration of at prsoners nd property in hispossession. Santa Annaietered into a treaty not only to give upal' prisoners and proper , but ai. tht territory lying between theNuecessand the-Rio Grande.' No%, Inm notr .neofthose who miinain that 't is traty gives a-title; I am very far - from' meaning anj such thing4 but L re4 'sbt to irfor another purpose. . *The re~ voi1pifhaving been conducted 'inder *.begorganised government of Texas pro. ergives .it seems to meg the ighit'te alb~ithJa'nd on' this side the -Nueces. But, "~ ~eg~rs Tamaulipas, tha& avai a dis m' id sepate'Staie4 What right &~Iexas to this? Ifshe-acquired any must have been by conquest;. ,~ ~ irhatwas the. atture of-the-posses ' a'ib-ywhich she could estahlishi her Sigh5'fconqu'est 1 Why, .these are; uthe ~ -c~rfmsaces that are rslied on: that '~A~.s~e tohheisihabitis who bad' 'takeri tu de: r-te-fhiai GeilitRuil1 rawnd set here-by is. per, Smissigc ': At the saame Ii~te Texas ~g wvas hoisted a t/Oinpu isi. So -that possession. of the 'westlbank of-the Neces was kept until anojr mislitary nos~mnstration on the pa1dtf Meaio abtnsagain applidflor proteec ~4on" andhe ordered them: to retire b.4% ~od the rier ;they did so,,and after ~~a n'egr was over re'urned tothr o ~essions, professing allegianrce to the ans athoritios. These are the evi - o~fpssession ofonlyka part of this ~'. ~ror a possession wfhich, in the afnyw3ers, mihae. given a of-ile to her by constructivepos .szb 4ithe whole.. Andjuclih link, '- WOur~kYavebeen--the legagJnjerence, -i ~ ~eibi-had no ea preasif:&o I of possessioonto a at ofthe ter rfrlyling along thyRi indi. Bin ~ ~sso. Sh~e 14iJon~houses * r he citiaaseicn ~the te- xican" Go nf id .b ee olectd:ua i 4zpted'trritory Such was the situation of affairswhen nnex tn took place Mexico hadexs sessionofapart andTexas~a.1art, ying ondihe bailks of the respective riVets, leam i he tvning space ividd a shadowy fie. which'c.uldn well beiistmiinshed.Ied~i~s/cir cuista'nces thenexajiokipoo lce, and General Ta #lor iori i it army to Cops~Chi-is on the right anIofti Nuecei and in a part of the disoto l ritor N was there a rfet title-in legal contemplation inrthe Republi of the -United States? [ have no doubt sir Tex as'had as ggd a right. as Mexico: there wasj oncurrent s sessiom :'r This 'was exactly the position in..which naither had 'exclusive right to the whole. There was no exdusive right in .either, so far as regardsaitdefinz ite-certain, title. 'Tnder tieise circum stadiesi General' Taylot was oide'red down'o' Corju"Clristi,wiih a vieiwto. occupy the 'ierritory of Te-as to frroit it from th4 invasion of Mexico. Non cones the n-st difficult and debatable Ooint'at issue, uporighich it seems to me the.merits of this war must 'ult-iritely n-'tu , Genea Tiiaylor-was their by di rection of. the Government, and was right to.remain 'there until-he -received further orders from honie. 'Ai env6y .pleiipotentiary, 'Mr. Slidell, was sent to .Meio: withia view to negotiate, if he. could, and settle he boundary. We all knobw the result ofthis negotiation.- Her rerawho -was the'n in power, was pei fectlywilling to receive him, as'he said, as cominissitier to settle the 1iundarf ; but-helcot~j4 fi:dtieceive him as. pleni il:tar $ Si"v6 been an idle obetion, bti ur Governme'nt irsisted. thit the c.r' -econciliation would be Nxausted uilehe should b received in the character iniwhich he was-sentlto1 c AfterMr. Slidel was realled,j was ~rh~ is pasotsdet e mrgbe fle'ca :mg ave g~ton,;sh e... d . .. ......o it h ut th donai-te irs istn,~ toile~ anks 7, *for.'e .ttofcrtin miltar T1 - plarcs,*and otenit hatel b mit .ingdwt Corp'_-us Ch-rst orders, the Geoea" mihvave gone,- -as scented, hink it was'his dut to have on in e'first instance,to the banks Gof the Ro Gandep n tHe foreboe doitfig ,so, fory tewant ofce rtain wititasyap He gvhi ono td th rsiet pliacces and &mtentedeh himselfeby sit ingdown atr iorpus Christi. Here he continud, in someretrhe ading the soul t negotiatios. His dcisled opinion, nways bad -bee 'that' the Rio Grande presnted the best position for Jnilitaryre onnoissane. aid operations. He ge this oinion tm the President, evidently iderihe belief.th t lie might in Certuin coningencies have to resort to rcen tof efend 'the occuption of HTexhad teriary. afer havi'dngeroven tisacre. ion anohe lett co he-i thatifd ihoitkneoseo of the tv oen disud ettlin by eyonteNue cwth armyrihed tel r foere toa al Conyu Cobi. Widtmonhtrationstruc tisie uggsisefore--Mimitry force dbentrehden ai.,todadto as he though Heain fthandcontrb tho sparmoy. teria.larege,.and peas oagneo.nde iindS longcisi Meicoter. friedrgoestkings -pseanithon ofm-h dipt dterthe yi beyondthe Nuze ce -ila rnd ie or fo.ebS~oe mrke ay obhirawa 'leofraide'o, a designto us sar-itayth e - o th renidetn was exhanted.Was-.it Hoe hains han on heping cofro therhhsv- obliatio:n1s oj-ani itpwith to ih sworso peactevith a m crmia-l issue Frne whtpose. idfines dutyrimving nethe tia y fo'n tilNe ar or wo.iuto".Grn'e o i uns dn inter jut' hir'e Ksal tha thdapo haeonippaiedvn to Con'rsi ash'is doe e i~ivie of i the cno to hes~ord~'~Io'le aedctvih' and in tidis r~regadoh jonstiinl d e.iatisf niter fro ene to make or's con sunications, thatMexico w making ope'erponstrations o a di m Iodgn'en'if her ay o 'rrjtry in dis h deihj s a evi'h 'e it byra similar move mentne .lsiich' a juncture .'helhadf'f use he- vigilance and infofiiatjoii.of his milltdryOfficer. had eneral;.Ta .r hai reasonable. grounds of apjwe henslon, that? the Mexicati forces woi'e moving to this point? 1fsolite : perfectly rikht' mi'nanticipating tejii1, the contest for thfe possession. -'Theis sue of this introversy depe:{d. gi Ih statement of. the case. Whilst tis President has no right to make svar,,h& may.righifudlynse the army torebelihe hostile'6. in ion -of coiceetedadr disP#;! ted 'territor'y";bUt not-to bring on the ci'ctuifan'eith'at would lAeadfoiucnI M.Davisjof MiSs ssippi , .ti Sni ator wil" .permit nve, I wound suggest Ihat General Taylor, inmarching. to tIe. ,Rio Grandemet the Miexica -army-a bout half-Way-.na the-banksof the it;., tle"Colerado&--aind was infirmed byIthe, comman'dez of the Mexican fories'tlat if he crossed -that stream it would'lie held an' act:6f war. M Butler. Orders 'were, given to Gen. Taylor to; move his . forces fr).6 Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande. When these orders were receivediji January, '.they were commca throughout the ca Mp,- and :must have been-nown o raders ee points; and it-was notorious:in Maiamois ros before. Gen.- Taylor left Cor'i;s Christi, that he was about to take ta sition, pider the orders'df his Govrn nent, on-th 'Rio'*r.,nde,'Hioved from. Coipus Cfristi the 11ih Mircli 1846 and'reiched tls.Little Coerao about'then 22d'-of the-sante 'mo h;-Hre' his alieiiinii''e dyte o ofzbul.,onfe JlieI. bast nk. Cii I~x %,Aik a -S .tre ,'distatfr'on"CpsCts ibti I. d - :S" . s- V appr i n , ' !" l~ hi~~d~ , - - - -,&, dieient -ofailbutf bnant ii cus'o houise-id 'oii* r-blic builaiogs wre set on fire: and tlesettieendbid ken up.. . The tuth is the President. made this movement upon his own responsib'dity, under the mi!itary advice of Gen.'Tay lar, with a deliberate determiuiation'td. run- all"risks, or with an indiffeience to 'ihem, If peace- had been the fortu nate result, his' administration . would have clain'ed the'glory'of its' ascom plishment by boldness and decision :As it has turned oit otherwise, 'they-must: look consequences in the fice, and abide the searching judgment of history.-[fn serted on information sulisequently ac quired.] Mr. Davis. . The Mexican army moved first. Mr. Butlcr. I do not r'ecollect dates, but I unders'tand the order -to General Taylor 'vals issued before the Mexican army advaiiced. Mr. 'Davis. [ do not know at what iie tlie Mexicali army pmoceeded to this buinit, but wve'do knowv that Geder-: Taylor round them in position,.nnd they must,'therefore,'have moved first. Tniat is a fair inference- - Air. Sevier. TFhe order was give; oGeneral Taylor in Januairy; in Feb. ruary it 'was received by him, -and in March hn was in inotions -- 'Mr. Butler. ' But, Sir., . d- tiot think it makes a great deal of diffeererice as far as regards f he situation of affairs now. All -concur in desiring totbring this wvar to a close by 'an honorable peac'e. And how is it td be done? . -Having come to the- conclusion- that we are bound' to maintain -the righzts of Texas t6 the territory betw een the ~ur ces and the Rio Grande-and I11ertainP lv think we are bound ligthe most soi 'emin pledges-for we have an act of this very body reciting, that American blood had been shed,on American soil; there it stands on your statute-book, the most solemn of all declarations, thamt'this terrtory, did bolong-to Texirs and to his-ountry by annexation and though itaiaisbjdt ofh'est'disydte between Texas and Meiico' ad between the JJ States'and 'Mexico, aet wehavepase jdgent upon it anidsad'to-Teaag is parn df 'her tierritory-and in :conse~ quencdof that pledge-it seems toemeuewe ider cbiaiildiones)ot ofi ladthiside odh 3Rio'Qrad~ Ba tsir tharsM' Wf~~ac~ihiit' hiionnt~ p1aa iise cr ait in ll o nd~uqd? he most otect the righis of bestion siay-be glibiidii 4 bow Medi 'nyoflielr ine for. Stories of thejiUnited t~~i1' Wil you ~~1~1I7lic inwhcispa-rates 1 lijrn not, sir. g s .acceptable I ~ aith asincere uwar iIuId'not est~ e .thiomr td tious .em1bas ,t propo toq hers er Ix- liimatulm, with ;e7 emand from her d run y way the claims ivIe Sd-sho think it - were a-strong 0o vem e Rallengaged icided byforce of krms.i A wise.s But:as-to M.fizi j-postratte as eis, bi-mitch liazard..in the fiath jwarrith radation'in our ssi cce ting honorable i rs~ interist to pre nt an. respect nstead, o f putting orais her from ,anand sup -a epression-will . for -conquest. 46uriclaims to the Grande wenight -ll sa.ingwhat to jy~eis willng.. to gculdbefai al e.The ztbourtiroons t ted r' vr :;~~i~i ~22 r.$ - r,, S t rnce~ol h i ~ew addniis, d istr -chbievio jimiyad iaor inteas~soon -as.prac tic0?blot e il nati6nal honor. uThii st isnotfavorable to the counse oderaioin and justice'; zand 1tis .luosiggest hitm. As a Soitho D looking imerely to sec tionail mnte Jican see- no advantage to the 5ob 'pking any line above 32deg 4Sla aborcan never be em ploy'd ai hatand- I have no idea that slaveio %duid settle it should the 16rritoIy oveit fall into the pos session offdif nited States. It is un necessar h ive reasons. I must now spee pernaor, who is bound to act wule o6bligations orthe con stitution indr ereInce to the inter-ests of the entire Re ilib Ohce Ict this con federacy ent into th e apibitious plans of conques,1 gliaregardt-of the' maims of our. ailie jnandethe days of the old Repubi dim red. is fate--will be reedl'!imnt istory of-other nations,~ t ilt '1114- g$r[be identified- as :the hoinie'dff' 'n and ,the country .of Wfashhiton sd m eoinpire of Augus sus naC ttn Friendship with blI niitios- tangling: alliances with none; was e difashiobed sentiment of former, belie'ves better..days. ButtiC tod that ihe Mexicans i'eit2 o ISself-government. - leljee the htave o go through- ihe chatnges ta). cih iir ations are sub ject -They ilerhaps have toendure an irksonie ntation beford they ar rive at thaL roe of ieinement and in telligen6e6,Wisl -ill it 'thent- for a're puld rmn if Mex icode Arduid -give all w Glaimn 6-1 e'thwould-be to-her in teresty tgiv dlit i-itiiry. befween the Rio (9eadthe SierraMadire. My objec e ld for h&'bugisls of secur m vinlling~to'miake any coniry. < 1~-L ay bei teht- she eifllrgee't-y 41pirfa thatvshe,irllinot oalycling le uees;'inrthatsse wil~ r~ y nohSie~ie this ide of the bundary - SMeio anGregon. Su pset1.~~n~o reet al over wariwat a-estodo rosocutphyil avr deas tbbctintff, sequeste th# 'reenues, e'rnationreduce Wtincsfan' iainrallo us'and SkIN ' di6ti'oirC 4feer Is this desirable, sir, as i mattar of poll cy ?I-:sit desirable. that we- shouldre lAce-'lher- toi su'clh a cndition thatnwe' cannot refuse to ~reeive her. 'into the Union t.. Well,:sii'-this, itsents-to-nme is! bI the legitimate consequence of pushing these aggressive and invasiYe operatidns further. Suppose yotr take the whole of -her territory, or sipposel .youshwe the-whole underyour control, h Inuch' y o t conemplate permi nendy retaining 1, Will yii fake atore than New Mexico an .the two Calif'orf nias by 'way of indemnity for the Just claims,- which you have' against that Gdernnient s I ask:-.how niucliwill you take I "T again repeat the question, let the-President and his Cabinet indi citethis tI-niorrow. What prevents hem from doing it now, at th'is very, moment, instead of .overruning. the whole country, and, after incurring all the expense.. attending further invasive operati'ns, being compelled to content themselves withwhat they have at pies ent? What prevents the President from takingby his army noji as--muchi at he wants *. You can. do..nothing more by cnirying on the war thanyou have al ready-done.- I understand the Senator from Mississipp has said that it is niob thing more- thai an experiment, ani after you have mide. that. experiment- and Mexico will not come ro terms, you-can only then take a defensive line. Mr. Davis, of Missisippi. M o sition was, thitlholdiig therinteiior of Mexico w-ould conduce,to.peaco.;-that, when derived of all hope ofefurther re sistance, which could - result only fiom ths-presence of:apowerful and-.well or ganizi-d army,Tshie -must then give indi cations of a disposition to treat, stronger han sheids.heretofore given. ;Tiey 1avlt fori(And1 say it .oithout i indiii any one) contiually loked o n -,t, V.iie ':sjely to producn . rug t'a hey can 'be. n b t Z7 I, male'srtis ond uctouoperaI,1$tjJ ost p a fgR othei poslts in t xo wil~say, inathisconnexion, tat y-re marks thea;thr dag, in relation- to the .danger which might threaten the-armity, were not made in rpeerence to- Qeneral Scoit's column, which ,is. I believe, t wenty thousand stiong, and no more, though it is lcpnstantly represefited as otherwise. That is not' the column which is placed indanger.' It is the column bf General. Wool, nu.mbering six thousaud men, and holding a series of posts with-a long line ofcomnn inicatinn, and threatened, as I have hden recently informed, with an army of fifeen thou sand ;.and the militia numbering, is has been stated, fifteen thousandt and having immediately on its flankt Valley which could . turn out thirty thousand men. That little army, I thoutght, wvas in dani ger, and 1 thitik it may yet be in danger; Then, again, therc% :: smaller force in. New Mexico, and- a still smaller one in Calf'ornia. These are the positions which I wvishedito reinforce; and hence the necessity ol' adding new# regimenits,. instead of' -strengjhening old ones ; not of sending men to Gerteral S'act, but 6f strentgthenling other boliimns, as weoll as to hold newv posts a-nd to relieve gunr-. sons But I will, not longer trssspass on the. inme of. .thie :Sed.t'ratul beg his' pardon for this interl-upiion. irn Butler. -.I understend th e Sen ato'frotn Mrississippi~to say, that aifter we have overrmn Mexico, ifsh wtll not sign a treaty of peace, he then proposes. to take a line, to have the. better lag' to fight from. . After lie' lies whipspeds her, hen he would talke a line to fight fromn. Now the Senators -eede to una ticipate. that- a~cecan be'bjoug - ba by .teking an advantrigeous yostinrrom which to attaek the eiemy and hus crry on the-wvar. - lir; Danis.- It is a part-of the same la, and I would adopt itiow - Mr Butler I have said, and - would say again,j Iwuld imuif rather take no territory ata ~kthan, consentto early..out the nmignifient schiemesen~ tertained by ..orne . gentleman. onflts' kloor Whyf-nfuie the lifeless bhlod10 nrinea republic'into the "lifathyveins 6fts cofederac 1 Are yod~ aot-tii imgyour own b.yat tom mecate life to themyui mnore yu-canded heni t~ aproie and thistseess o.be the rpiet C enatodrom idina nW yj~ou have ByyolaFrmies, tryprietorsi,;consse what kind of -nagistrac W W-wz be responsible rssich anbiice Mrf Foe Ishe Senor vl4 low'me I would remark, - - n rodositi " f h $ tor from g - as [understand,- the r " was stricken.out& - - MJr Haninegan. Certainyi~~~ Air, Butler. Weillsir sal.seen- -d anticipafe that ultinitelyi --uild be driven to the aliernativerof e - kIg Mexico as a province, nexing lier d this. Republic.. hutm - be the case Why liardsthePres dent say? ii: ufst. eithefi ou army toovercoine anesubjugate Mezt co- or for 'the. purpose of giving stipok to :oneof the fseiions-therewhichilfu - favor of peac,; thiftis t sayi, the U ted:Statemust keep i army e until'oneof the factions is-strong en to form such: aGoverninent as to ena ble thern to go thiroim hi he fams n goiation. -I hiave ieter ieaid, sir read in historygof 'any people whope mitted "a foreign arniy togivoproiectio to any party ito w'hich the cquntr I as divided, that-had srtirived the proctmo" iiself. Why, any peb01e thatill c upon n artiy for protec m ble of.self:governmer a dunwo protectian. I:know that Phlilip o ae don, -under '.pioIus pieteixts m -- pricesmak e great puppet ofjpg , contrived to havehiniselinvie t a part-in the sacredwar, 6fgivi protecio tk ih4a e a the pdfaue'and tronger palt all know the resi ute I - ction of the of There niver was awse - one thdtsaould h counctilo1elvheaprpsti sou i e - no r 1g ltioon sfeakain d consequenccsterr:-usto - eiens hope tihait-any- sitid: ["o. e C1ri leard to such;a'tsudlt.^ , that these mad seeiesin'.spiW''-6~etr warning vo 4 ice b etietd ad that We shalfdours they are accomplished, in '.horse ' dition tha t any in which tis.. Repn li has eerei to pc' e uwil but ik ifsuch, ie fYdr oiin , gite he Brei.ideW'j ittauopis ar. all I - Or,ifi be y our design ncble: him to over ' dto eall xicon, .give in stfmvidnt number to accomplish fia* f re tikteedition t oaayin~hb Yera.reiz' in hade exico 'l e ithl;c~ twll bufit as4 thouseari tm a a inexcusabl lifeit " beic thr'esin oernin ok hit -thun r v cift all..2vaic ieai hinlwhatfi ehat nidmhero acomish:h puroslen. A mderMica o wa ith tmii lire iften -' j est of all its" elenments. Yes, sir, Goleinm'ent has g~neoi -and ml'ihe il ei al drafis upon theptriotisnsi ad lantry of its citizei's; and ne~r -~ ' they more-falihflly honoredi. Watwid~~ small forces wvill b' always proiac Whateirer plmns-are t6oe efieted, themt ie deconiplisliell miihi safdty a .innnd i4uidklnes's itina tormpeet 'T force. 'Biithaikcother reason*T is a ortion of the1 v oluntersnaw-n'th ~ field that 'omxgt to bo #iildin utliers eiffisted lintheirl ihe. Some o ~ f ~hprm'were end~d to .servo rurone year he Goverunent, takmg" advantag'm - t didrcumsjt incs .of their being a li~ exico, :liliced theme toardsfer th~' ie fat of th6 Souih Carolina efiti t. '' hey 'ha'd Malrd 9their services S 6' ~iey a d'folE iwao? - Sate and their-obligitiods to tm.Co'" , siutioniof' the ied Staiesn MurQ~ wos isoon onc~. a vefor thiso to *~4~ thend otY o it theeqeii~n - p 4~oer ~ fo~nSale Y olfu 3GVEumu