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<£rcen0borougl) ■ Patriot VOLUME VIII. GREENSBOROUGII, NORTH-CAROLINA, JANUARY 23, 1847. NUMBER 44i pnblieljcb iDtckln BY SWAIMt SFIERWOOD. " ■ ■ ICK, TKICKK nol.i.Mls A VKAR. -vi ■J'J.SO, ir Mia WITHIN vii MONTH mm Tin mm ur NL'hui nmn« \ UiUre 0:1 lln- part ■if;.ny cuntonwr to order a tlWontiii- IM MM ivllhln OU -■!>• icrijiti >■! "ear, will l>c coiiMdertt] in- •*i.i".*- ■»:'■.■■ >*i«li la I'otilinuelhe NMf< 1^11 1- " -'■■■f,ii« — ■■*■ ■ ■■—■:■■■» — SPEECH OK MR. GENTRY, OF IISM^ :. ifn t'i: limit of IfrprttWu'ivei of the United Slot**, Ore.. |t>. lHKi. on therenohiticm* to re-fit tJ afferent cj/nmitteea the President'* mes- $0g9. The AJ.ninulrjli'i;i print*, ■JY-I t!if*"ItichnionJ Time-*," ! .v : I 1 '■■ 1 grvjl J.,i| of untie,vi > -iry iUmor al-oul llie anaaataraautfuf ohirartii of Mr. Otnirj'* Utu fljtcrcli •• c;;;i'i |hi FrtfUtol'i COUIM, in Itgtfd to tho Meiirnn Wui. The" AlixjnJii* QnetM " irraU ihf matter «M| justly, as follows: Mi. OnxTitr'* Snua^-Thl *r*cch of Mr. Gfiitrv U IJJIUIKI W.IIIIWIMJ to (lie Ailmi:mu-«tio.i, an) i« dljacttd t > ill tUMt iHllf QlMrtjU. Itlft. M U;i:icceiMlily harsh.— Wr fin not i.tv, as a c«HIT*! rule, th.it ■j'jch prtvluttion* arc imttcultrly to outti-te; but in Ihf pTMCQl OtM*. »• 1 .. ! , ■anything—*T* mach. "for tho nirttof LIIIHTT." It i~ ui-ll thai '■•••• *houlJ have aanir freely h|K>ken. bolJ.in-trtfiid IlVprtt?*. nuiivri on the ll.»or of Ooap—11 and than aie not to he at all UtiMi "OttHj mouthed," ur o*cr nice in ili*ir pbratta* I.ctilU' rccoUi'CieJ.loi.lSat the orzan ofih? f*o»ernment bad prc*u:n.'J to stuioutiw OM ofihe |reat paitia* ofthu pountry—i piity every day hpt-nJin^ UtfUMttan-, in I, ly iu nvmV'rs pouring out il« h'.ioJ in thi* mi wi h M«*xi-ro—. is the patty of "Nattanl l»i*^rarr." ami that UM Prevalent cvt-n )i*l i-alh-J traitor* tli»ar- of Uiat party who darnl to quratioti the wi**Jom 01 bit meaiurrs, off the ■ *et* of hi* paltry, lindtr inch circumalanr* J, a gallaul tt big K.'piiwntaiire.whcn ho ro«o to rr|».-l such calo.-imi-w. and tO viridic*ti*hiiiiarlf anJ h.spjrty, from surb fool jnd un-jii* t a-*. :i. ■. ■ >.i.: 1 DOtatopto lunJle biaopponantawiih qlove*. or to polv-h th^ wtupons pfbhl inWIMntaj »•> *hat ihey niitrhl oalff glilUr and n H bu-i. Tin- wn* not Hie ol.ject of Mr. (JYnUy. I!« ■■cuinpii*hed hj< object when I.. : n ■ blow for bl.*w, and hurled hack upon ihocc arfao fir~t aruttheiD, UjoapiihaU whleh had Urn appUod 10 him nnd his ftiawa. PlVII COfl alway* command oViaBCO fr>iiii iu saU'llliraand woishippi-n. Thay can affiiJ lobt- "clioico in their language." Tho defenders of tho r*»rLi: mudt be ready, satneiimea, to enter tha arena, j nftrtd for u.e UI'RT of'.he combat. const-qu-Mice than any other qut'siiott thai coulJ nr.se. He would lake the librrty uf a-Mnninj iliat iht! ambitious schenn-s uf a Pwild<1 of the Inci-ted Stales might be the source of moie r«'al (UO-gertoour Uepublic and i:s liberties than an army of one hundred thousand invaders. These would be mtl at every (.ass, and dri«- 1 back with igno-miny whence they came. ' vho woulJ give us back our lost liberties,our violated constitution! When a petty usurper had come into power with-out the will «»f the people of these Slates, and al-most withou' the wish or knowledge even of bis own party, u ■ I without qualities in his own char acter tocouint td i persons in the touniry. men werj not wantinp sliout acclamations to all he did and all he :aid »o compel indemnity ! Mexico bad no armv tliero to fifibi; no foria to t'tke ; noUp&g but a wild country spnrsvJy iuhabite.l. What was this pick-ed regiment to go there for? The people would have no difficult" in understanding »uch a fact; and ,.'.; the sophistry of the President in this fag message (and wlial was the whole message but one bundle cf sophistry f) could never blind their eyes to a mailer so plain and palpable. The mrmiQ was nothing but a low demagogical at-tempt lo decieve the nation—to tell just enough of the truth to cause the people to believe a lie and peace in the Upreaentativcs of the People a-I put in peril by fouls and traitors. Would tin lone. A large discretionary power was necess.i- Northern States consent that slavery should bi nly left in the hands of the President; and by , established in llieso new provinces T Certainly the abuse of this he Offgfal briiiir on such a state | not. Then we wire |0 have at the extreme South C.4PTIO\S OF THE 4C IN Of ihc l.cjislatufeof N. C. panvd dMhcacMonof IftleVla PUBLIC ACTS. I. An act to Ue-district the Stale,entitled, >• of things thai Congress could exercise no fre.- vo- | a cordon or free Silt**. \\ W would the preseul §e| {Q ^^ M oc|^„ &c> „ rallfi(.j |7(h jan> lilion ii the case, but must declare war or suflW ; South say to that f f^m ond for lUc purpose of securing a jusi and the country to be insulted. This was now the Did not gentlemen see the difficulties which controversy hetwien the President aud the People lay in prospect before its f What was the Pre-of the United States. | aiJent going lo do with lb*M province,-when Mr. i': here quoted the letter of Mr. Oalhoun . he got them f This question of slavery hud ; when S. cretary of Stale, ad.m'ting the country j been met by our Revolutionary fathers M the time , between the Nutces and the Kio Grande, to be | of the formation of the constitution, and even then Uut be never could convince people of plain cum- j propeily a aubject of penceable negoliuliou be- \ It was one of the tlimo?t dilficuhy. It came up ["e're^pecl even"of the meanest ] mon sense that the war was undertaken for no tween ihe Uniied States and Mexico. j again on the admission of MsMOari, and then il nlrv. men wera not wanting lo other object thnn to mike his own Administration I Mr. O. aaid he would greatly like to know what ; shook the deepest foundations of this entire onion; glorious. The President was writhing beneath ; inslrnciions ha 1 been given to Mr. Slidell, when | nor was the danger averted but by llie efforts 01 1 ^ HJalorv told us of nations who'bad lost their free j thai scalbing question. '• WDO is lames K. Potk f" aeni to Df^QUBM on the subjecl of boundary, whm i that ilb.stno.is partial lo whom the country owed : ^ p^ Slokt.St UaAmAam, Uuflford, Uan-don in rofmai ana: but who. in their strength to | And be aaemed determined u make vwry body | at the nine mne our navy was statmned on the | so much of Its prosperity. S.iould it OS brought 1 do,()hi anJ [)avij40Di maiuiuin it, bad immortalized their name by deeds of noble daring and by patriotism the r.\ .-'. sell-proper division of the Siuie into Congressional Districts. I Lnys off the districts as follows : 1st. liist. Cherokee. Mucon. Hay wood. Bun cainbe, Henderson, Uutherford.Burke.McDowell, Yancy, Cleveland and Caldwell. Dart, Ashe, Wilkes, Sorry,Davie.Ruwan, IreJvllnnd CatawbaJ 3J. Dot. LioCuln.unston.Mecklenburg.Union. Ansnn, Siauly.Cubarius, Monigomery, Richmond and Moore. sacrificing. They lost their liberties only because ihey were overwhelmed by power which they could not neist But w» citizens of the freetl know who James K. Polk was ; and, OJ il Was (Mexican c<"iit nnd Gen. favjor ordered lo Kio up again In this new form, and on so wide a scale, 1 ^ Djsi. Granville.Caswell, Person, Oranga I truly said by a poet— ' Grande. Had lie been instruc'.ed lo insist on ibe , he feared it was destined to produce the wreck 1 Mj Chaiham. "Ajulfuehraaliia where ansfUftar to treadV \ Oeaaion of the California* or of New Mexico?—!ol oil our hopes. There men in power were evi-1 G[b ^^ Wake, Franklin, Warren, Halifax (VhenlliOM instructiotions should be submitted deiuly going to build up the South at the hazard Edgecomb. Nash and Johnsion. to Congress they cuuld better determine whether j of the Union itself. There were bod men among , *tli ^.^ Cumberland, liobeson, Columtua, he had ventun d on irtati* rs fur bevoud i!< He hod a predee lhal all should unite lo bring it to an honorab conclusion, and, Brh< n that was accotnpli.-ht-d. then 'o hold the public functionaries engaged in origin-ating and prosecuting il to a strict responsibility. That vvas the general rule; and, therefore, M'O. had heretofore fell reluctant to apeak ol ihie Mex-ican «ar, because he had hoped lh.it we should n.on have peace. Bui now he knew hut when peace was lo return. He did not know fer what ends the war was waged, nor had ihe people any clue by A'hich) they could discover. Under such circumstances, he held il lo be the duty oi a rep-resentative in thai hall to speak out freely his sen-timents, both respecting the course of ihe Exectl* tivc, and leapecting the origin and cundoct of th war. He held it to b< mainiain the right3of il How di 1 this war come into existence I By ' whom had it been made t A lart'e portion of ihe message wos evidently devoted to an eflbfl >o ghaw itiui Texas csmprehended all Ibo country I east of the Rio Grande j fhat Srat-* having con*] qaered the right of sovereignty over the whole eountryf us declared in the uc; oi' IfcSW. sure L1 1 President cuuld nut have expt make Congress believe thiSi but ha was to make ihe people believe it—llmigh a! intelligence must know to the couuary candid and honorable RepresentatlTO from the Richmond district (Mr. SKDDOS) had adu.iiied that Gen. Taylor( on approaching the left bank uftt To bt eted 10 trying ! o.r any . The in conformii 1 their will f Where was the President auihor-nia and New Mexico ? Did not this plainly show to ho annexed il was territory that he wanted f The gentleman from Illinois, (Mr. Douglass.) a distinguished leader in the Executive rank*, and u learnvd jurist lo boot, had slated to the Mouse that, by the mere fact of conquest) New Mexico nnd California became pail and parcel of the Uni- . led Stales ; that we bad a perfect right to set up | and New Mexico, and to appoint (here he read government over them; and further, lhal if u trea-ty of peace should be made without specific boun-daries, all we bad conquered would Of course be annexed to tho territory of the United Stales, and nee taken, it could never go back bul by un act y ot August S. r. 2d. ,.rovides lhal all Appeals taken and causes trans* with the doctrines of OUT own constitution and m\Xif^ fro.:, l[ld couwj,.8 0f Stokes, Davidson, the Declaration of Independence, force a panic- Monigomery, Anson, and all counties, lying We. t u!ar form of government on any people against 0f the same, ahall be beard and tried al Morgan- . t,o,,n,,.. ,S,ve^c... U3dU.. Ip'lrbovUidVeIsj 1fo11r, thM*i*l Map|'|p«oJHin#t.m»..el n'!»t VI ■ iwd 10 tnipowrr Com. Siockloii and O.'ii. K«or- ck-rt, who shall kcrp his effice a! MofgOTIM iiry.h:8offi«ra, (ogive conaiiiunonstoCiiIiforni:i iSce_ .ilhi mak(>, j( ,(le julJ. .j ,|ie Sh.Tifl" o ovi r (he nanits of offictlt oppoinu-.l, sowe of whom, ho said, he was ulierly unable (3 pro-nounce) :o subcrdiiio(e offlorl (il [hi-ae govern-inenis? While (he I'rpnd'iK a.'sumed (he Rio del ,■ RioGriD.de, found il oeooplcd oioluM»ely ' of re-ce^lun nr by a ra-eooaoett. voplo who own dnoocier Ciov,riiine::(bu[| ««W,Mf. Q. li-.,i nodoubl lhal (his foreshow Iturke, lo Blleud ihc (tssion of said courl. Sec. ."ith, provides (hat (he lleporler for (he Court ot lv ■ . s:.;u also ac( as UepoT(er(oiiie Morgan- (on BvMion of i:. Sec. Glh, ol'i'ij ihe S.cniuer T«rni uf ihe BuDMineCoart a£ Kilei^h. from (ha (he and Mooday of June lo the yd Monday of May. Nona as lh< boundary of Texas from ils mouth s,c.7lh, makes il (he duly of (l.e Judges (oappoiin 10 iu tourer, be Ulna same (inn congratulated 0[,e 0f lhl. Solicicrs nriihin the region of country Mr. GENTHY said it had not been bis inten-tion lo address (he House on (he subjec(s in the F.xecutive communication at ihe present lime, but lo wail till a more advanced period of the session, when a more tangible questiun should come be-fore !'']■ in. At such a pi riod he had purposed to present some what at largo his views on this sub-j> ct of the Mexican wur. But his course had oeen changed : ehtngtd in part by the remark, of gentlemen in the debate yesterday, nnd in part, and indeed chiefly, by the denunciations contain-ed in the message agtiotl those who belonged lo Ibe mate political party with himself. The lan-guage held by tho President in Ihe part of his message alluded to, had induced him to alter his purpose, and to speak now. And he spoke now more for the purpose of abowiog thai he was not afraid u> speak than for any thing else. The President of the United State, in his mes-tnga to both Houses of Congress, has doaceoe'ed from the dignity of his high station, and violated the propriety of his office by assuming that all who dared lo call in question the propriety of his acts in originating and continuing the present war, were guilty of afT<rJin2 "aid and comfort" lo the enemies of the United Slates: terms which seem-ed purpofely taken from tho legal definition of trcasin : an I his friend*, in the debate of yester-day, if not called upon, had volunteered toreiter-u: e the sumo charge against every independent American fieeman who should have the temerity (and as th.'y seemed 10 think the insolence) to call in question the conduct of Ihe Chief Magis-trate. Mr. G. Mid he had chosen lo express his sen-tiiiier. ts now, simply in order lo bring himself with-ln the range of ilu'so denunciations, lie chose lo identify himaelf with those who were thus ac-cused. Why. sir, (-aid Mr. Ci.) we are put upon our meiile: and if.ufterauch language, we should decline tn .peak here on any and every subject connected with the Executive and this his war, we nny aubject ourselves lothe charge of having our lips paralyzed by fear. We are called on lo maintain our rights at freemen, or basely lo sur-render them through dread of Executive power. Thei lire I shall speak. Mr ti. said il was not his intention to go elab- -. into the constitutional que>lions, or qoea-of the la* of nations, which had been dis- . d bore by liarned gentlemen who had taken part in this debute. Ho spoke that he Blight an-nounce l.is own opinions, not to treat ttleiu with durospect. I.'e held an opinion which leeroi J lo be conirorerted by some gentlemen here, thai a man might bo loyal to his country nnd yel op-posed lo Ihe President. He did not hold il to be j list lhal the true und only '• II of patriotism was t ajt* lo tho l'r-sileiil of" lhl United Statej. lie could imagine a set of circumstances—nay, cir-cumBlancea now existed, when a nun. could up-hold Ibe cause of his country, and yel ilrenuously oppose ihe Executive. Il teemed lo liiui that great mistakes bad been made here on the doc-trines of the law of nations; and the positions ta-ken S'-eined to show (hat we had become so de-genatate, that we had so for fallen fruin the high virtue of our palliol ancestors, us lo suppose that ibe President of the United Staltt Rtl ihe Gov-ernmnnt of the United States, ui.J wa's possessed of unlimited power. We wi re rapidly advancing toward that maxim of royally that ••the King can do no w rjng." and that Bone could be patriots who did net shout hosuonas to whatever l.e might Choose to do. Men might perseveringly rote sup-plies for the war; nay, they might wet with their nest blood our battle field j bul, if ihey did not, iu the spirit and. with nil Ihe servility of a spaniel, epproach the throne, crawl to the fool of power, »nd there laud and justify all ils deeds, whether good or bad, they were no better than traitors— She enemiea of'iheir country, if setimenta like Iheaa were to prevail,free-bornv\mencan citizens SU'.'M surrender all their rights to freedom of •neacb, ay, even to liberty of thought. Lei ihoea, wbmja inborn servility of asoul -qualified them for •uch employment, (,o and offer their homage to la*Exvttutire. lie trotted there werethoae 1n Ufcfilouse who felt that they had higher duties *u4 » nubler destiny. They stood here, not lo pfai*. »>,.• Kx.cuiiue.fjui lo maintahi tinrconsiiiis- IMn. I:, coatrntn-d j»»n«v.m m»f «f saute his duly 10 support nnd k» peonia . ...--legislative branch ol Ihe „ a,, r \j,.,ic0 No fact bad been or could te ' <J lhc actual pbuof the Admimslraiion lo get r.d Congress on the conquest 01 ReW aiexico anil .peefled, |o attend laid Court ol Morganlon, M All Governmem. The Preaidenl was rnly an ex. c- BWtjUced w abnw that Texaa efer bad efleelirely I °' o11 *«>•• Itulai diiBcuh.es and obstacles that ibe capture of Santa Fe, though a arge portion lorn,v fur,,,,. Sloll._ uiive (dicer ; nor cou.d be rightfully wield any J,wbliabed her lurisdiclion over lhal part of the , tonielimei attended the consulting ol a legislative | of ihe province, as well us its capital, lay east ot 'fhe aci does noi abolish eilher of ihe Terms at but executive power. As coiimiander-in-chi.f of c~.JrU'rv Yet the President spoke of all lv.n.!o:Jy. But il woulJnolgo. E^en the more hon-, il.at lirer, aud of course (necoremg lo him) wnh- Raleigh, but provides for holding an additional the army ond navy, he was but the ageolof the m J^ti! rj„riMibat Texas which had been ••< partoftlie Democracy themtelrea would ner-', in the State of Texas. Here was the 1 resident ■„,,„„, Morganlon. people, lodo that which ihe Lrgiajature, os th organ, declared lo be their sovereign will. He had. as President, no ri^hl to make war but for obj>cis previously sanctioned by ibe legnlaiir .' log r tr mar as 10the United States. But ihe annex-lul n ipoke only of so much of the coun-ng fully b-'longed" to Texas,and no was annexed, II Texas ran tq ihe Bio authority. Had this President engaged in that rjrande, from lit mouth to lit source, why had son of war T |j,, ,Veste:n boundary been reserved as a ques- In expressing his own opinion, honistly held, ,i„„ fur negolialion f No: tho President might J Preaidenl Mf- G. could not ovoid compriuniaing soineof ihe ' Statements of the President in the late mes3 He joined ittua with ibe President on the point tpo1,, oniy ihoi he might lead ibo peopl. llere a lie. Althe time of annexation, and since, stituie ihe great feature of this ago, viz : Ihe an it had been admitted by the moot destiuguished ; nexn'ton of California! andJhal^tb» man « member? of the Democratic party that the quet-lion of boundary was still on open question, and thai the country lying between the NneCea ond er stand (hat. Old Virginia would not stand it. ' establishing a government and appointing nil it- There was too much of patriotism, too much cf olliccrs within a sovereign State of (his Confed-the lore of liberty yel remaining to sanction so eracy ; or elte be WUassuming the Bio Grande gross an infraction of the constitution. | as the Texan boundary contrary to truth and Bul his colleague, (Mr. Stanton.) a gentleman fact. Tie masssge left him in this dilemma, personally and politically associated with ihe As to Texas having once constituted part of ;l. To amend Rerised Statues entitled Deed, and Conveyances, f Prorides lhal ihe registry, or duly certified copy, of ihe record of any deed, conveyance,Ate. may be given m evidence in any OOUIt of record and that ,:,.-.- mentioned in the 18th section shall be outhorlsvii lo ceriify the proof of veracity. The President declared that this war had nol been undertaken for conquest. Mr. G. believed otherwise. An Executive message was a solemn Slate paper, and H should be of such a character as to command the belief of all. ... bad told the House that the President Louisiana, What bad thai to do with ihe present 0f execution of power of attorney by a subscribing flhe lry, but he nerer could niake the people of ihe did not desire unjustly lo wrest from .Mexico any question touching his usurpation IB fotcmg^00 us j wuane, or acknowledgment, provided lucb wie °Ke- United States believe any stich s'.atemi lit. He of hi r provinces ; but lhal ihose who opposed ihe a war without cousuliing Congress | Ihe pxat I ,„.„ reside OVt of the Siaie. ,oi"t si oka on'v that he might lead the people to be-1 Wlir waW opposed lo on event which was lo con- we admiited was reroinlionory Texas, and her , 4 'p0 regulate the issuing of pneess in Certain Aa a member of a co-ordinate branch of the Gor- ,jie Rio Qr,nd, wu plausibly a manor of dia ernrnenl, he ought, certainly to give credit lo .^ statements officially made by the chief Executive Mr. O. did not say ihat ail the intermediate officer of ihe Governmenl, and an apology was cll|li|r/ wa, debatable ground, because he well due for not believing him. Mr. (I. must ihereloro ,.,„.„. (j,,, on lht) Ul,., bijnk u( ,„, NBWM „,„ refer to facts loshow why he could not b< few 1 rople who had taken part with Ih insurrection of Texas* and were under Texan jt risdiction. Texas ha.I established a custom-house What had happened in regard lo the Or _ territory '■ The President had told the two Houses Y)f Congress, in h.a first annual message, that our title lothe whole of Oregon was-clear ond unquestionable." All must rembember the course of thing, bul a few weeks before the project of tho J^JJ course "juritdiction quite up 10 ibe' Rio British Government was submiited 10 U10 Presi- (iran,|,,, |„ ,uc|, :,„ inference there was neither dent, and by him submitted to the Senate of Ihe United Slniej. Who could forgel that he had there, a* ibe United Siai.s had done since. But tho President drew the inference lhal, because Texas owned a little strip west of the Nueces. she told a memberof the body that heshould maintain our rights up to the parallel ofIM ••VJ' al all hoz-zards ! And his Secretary of Slate had al the same lime declared that he wou'd lose hit right arm before he would sign a treaty reeongnming the ptrallelof 40° as our boundary. Aud a Ben-aior, known lo be high in ihe President's confi-dence, had saiJ that if th" President should ever consent 10 lake ihe ihe of di*3, hu would damn ihertbai ii i« not the import of tbt language used. Mr. S IANTON here explained. When he said things were tending 10 such a result, ho did no) mean the uitju.ij.nd unauthorised annexation i f California, but simply Ihe annexation of a large I be an act of direct I portion of the Mexican territory. nnd would deprira her of j Mr. CEN I'BV supposed that the gentleman pan of some of her most raluoble provinces.— | only meant lhal we mutl indemnify ouri.nves for He insi>te.J thai no good would ever grow oal ol ,,! denying so palpab'e u truth, lor honesty wot al- 0 ways, in Ibe* lotig run. ilie- best policy. ihe President next undertook to give a history logic nor common sense. Mr. (l. here referred to nnd quoted the well known resolution, introduced into the Senate by Mr. Benlon, declaring that 10 seize ihe country u;» 10 the Bio Grand, aggression on Mexioi boundary extended no further than she hod been ' caM3. [Prorides that il there should be no proper able 10 establish ond enforce her jurisdiction by ■ officer U nny county. 10 whom any process of any blind who did no! see lhal events all leaded 10 the sword. AI that point her territory lerimna- J courlought lo be directed, ihe clerk shall issuo ■ucb a result. [Mr. G. here quoted the report of led. [the same to ihe sheriffofany adjoining •JOUUiy. Mr. Bunion'sapeecb.1 Mr- KENNEDY,oflnditna, did nottuppoeell; 5. Tomtke real estate assets. [Provides ihat To what result I Obviously (according lo ihe very material 10 ilia' Committee loknow whether when ihe goodsond chattels of any deceased per-language] to-the unjutt nod unauthorized wrest- he had intended lo speak on ihe occasion or not. fclin sI,u|| be insufficient to pay his debts, upon ob-ing of California fn.m Mexico. The gentleman orer the way, however, bad Mer- uining a license therefor, which the court may Mr. STAN ION. Does my colleague mean med lliein lluil he had not inlended 10 make a > g,,,,,! U|,0„ peijiion shewing the amount of lands 10 tay ihat that wat my meaning I speech now, but was induced to do so thai be ^ other assets debit &c„ court may direct sale of Mr. GENTRY. According to the language it niighl bring himself under ihe denuncialicn of ihe a|| ur pan, heirs shall be made parlies to petition must hare been. Prtideat ofihe United Stale*. And did the gen> I md tball hart notice 1 sale to be mode under Mr. STANTON. -Then the gentleman has ilemen, then, intend to "give aid -ond comfort 101 direction of court. No proceedings lobe bad scarcely a cm reel understanding of the English 1 our enemies !" It was against such persons only under ibis art by administrators or executors of language. ihalthePretldenl'tdenunektionhadbeendirecled. j wj||, prorrp before 1st Feb. Isl7 1 and all lands Mr. GENTRY. That may be true. I om I When Mr. K. heard ihe gentleman lay this. ; fraudulently conveyed, cud all rights which would unlearned: bull submit 10 the harm d here n he- he thought ihat, if such was his object, be mutt I descend lo heirs shall be told al assets be possessed of oerre, both moral ur. I physical, I 0. To protect the public bridges within this equal 10 all lhal he professed. Por a iiianio avow ' c.a,e, [Makes i( a misdemeanor 10 fall limber lhal lb* object ol his speech wat 10 give aid and m nny Hnan] ,bor* a bridge. comfuri to ihe enemies of hiscountry. proried lhal 7. AulborisitiB u.e Qoreruor to rstlblisb a de* he ha I never indeed— ' pot cf arms at Ne.vbern. [Governor shall ap- Mr GENTRY ionired whether the gentleman point a superintendent and contract for rooms or was meaning lo speak of him 1 building for safe keeping of ihe arms, pronded Mr. KENNEDY aaid, as ho had declared salary und rooms, ccc. shall noi exceed 70 dollars expenses 0: lb* wal; and to do this we should bit object to be lo bring himself under Ihedenunei- , „ year. obliged—most reluctantly obliged—to annex ' ation ol ihe President, and os ihe President had "«. IQ addition 10 lb* Revised Btatntetentitled ic of hi r provinces, though tho whole nation denounced only those who gave aid and comfort! Mi|js ond -Millers. [Piovides lhal no trial pro-opposed 10 it. Yet; Ih* Presi lent hud n..l . 10 our enemies, ho inferred tbtt such must be the • ccediug under said sialute shall be abated by tho ors tict cu himself to sodeep an infamy that the hand of ^^ 0ulr*ge* of Mexico on the people of Texas, mod* war for conquest i not at all. Bul he found gentleman's object. ' death ol either pany, or marriage of any female resurrection could never reach bun. All ibis ffoin l01) gj, exi,u.nc, 0f lhal State lo the present conquest in his paib, and ha coold neither get orcr Mr. GENTRY sa.d his object bad been lo I party therein. mu.-t ,,e fresh in the minds of all who heoid linn. (j u. j ,,„. Wasdoaewitha riew 10 create the it. nor gel round it; tohe.e'en picked 11 up.— I show bow much he despised and scorned Lim. y. Amending an act lo reduce into on* theses Now, Air. ti. insisted that no lucb annexaiion Mr. KENNEDY, r» sinning,said that* ilo-gh cjuld lake place wilhool anaci oi the Legislature ilie gentleman might have disphu ed some ability or a violation of the constitution, if it was thede. \ in giving aid and comfort 10 the enemy, he exhih-siie of llie people li.nl lliese provinces should be-come, a [ art of ihe United Stales, lei them say so. Bul ihey. had nol, nnd Ihey would int. The Pre-sident was n usurper, and Ihey wi iv trai'ors lo • • , .■• • mile , u.iu .>!.-> ,,us,.'..,* ...... .* ............ W ell i t'te British Minister submitted the project jinpreMiMr| lh,| Ibese were the cau ict ..1 ibis war. -i* _ .........—..,.i:.k:~— ,f>-.,» ,1... K..n...l.t>.. I li.l ,, ' e ,11 1 1 Uut no man ol- sense coulc auimi such an luet it wat intended for fools, and fools only, Mr. G did not controvert ihe position lhal for these uut' of a irea'y establishing-I'J- as the boundary. Did llie President reject it! No; he lent 11 lo ihe Senate, declaring that, if following the bent of his own will, lie should have rejected such an offer, hut that K was 11 ma ter of lo* inucli consequence ii" him to net on it without asking lb* advice of bis constitutional advisers, (well .knowing when he said 50 whit ihe:r decision would be. far a majority of tvro-'.hirdi had already expressed themselves in favor ol the boundary of-Ur,) nnd he Dually tigaed a treaty establishing lb* line. Bui, further than Ibis, our Minister lo th* Court of Si. Jams* had recently returned from bit in >- lion abroad, and, being invited tou public dinner 10 be given in his honor, be had said HI his reply lhal, before be left the United Slates, he had DOS-sessed himself of lb* views tl ihe American (1 eminent and that, in laboring to gel ihe line of •l'J- agreed upon as a settlement of the difficulty, he km w lhal his course was acceptable to Ihe Pit sideiii and his Cabinet. Now, in view of fans Ilk* these, would nol the" siosl Zealous friend of ihe President be disposed 10 excuse Mr. G. for being a little skeptical in regard to official statements, when ho had iiu proof of their truth bul llie declaration of the Pre-sident of the United Stales! ' He believed, himself, Ibal the present war Wal waged for conquest. Th* proofs were abun-dant, au'd perfectly conclusive; nor would lb* people be ai any lo-s to find ihsin. Congress were bo'ind loeiainine intointnfand every free-man was bound to do the same. Mr. G. would here lake ihe liberty of reading one.durument. Il wns a report from lb* War Department, dated ibe 20th* June, Isii. [He heie read the letter of Secretary Marty respect-ing ihe regiment lo be sent round * 'ape llnru. 10 consist of persorjs of good habns and various pur-suit-, who might Co d,schaig,u 111 any" foreign territory if II tboold then conitttui* a portion ei ihe'Umted Slates; if iini.iheni.ttne Dean ilfoiut witbio our territory, &c.j ti.d thii look Jikc repelling irvsston J Did.** rages we had bad good cause for war against j Mexico long ago; anJ if the President had open. ly brought them befaro Congrett, and recom-nn n.led ut.r on that 1jrnnnd.Mi.G. did nol know I their couniry w hu did not to rent bul he might birr* been in favor of 11; hut the be attempted l.hu case was otherwise, ond lb* Executive hud not | oonslitotlon, 10 annex vasusrriioriesio Ibis Union c. 'stihed Congress inlh* mutter Jill be wat . is necessity. Hel«flillillcircum-1 He was a lawless usurr ,ucii as io leave Ci ngresi no rtroral ed by impel *; inc .- wer freedom ol ootion iween sacrificing G funnally reo allowed 10 debate 1 oi ::e : i: ibem 1.1 choos* be-en, Taylor ond bit army ond x 1I10 war. Nor vv«r* ihey ques'lion or speak a word ued a great H ant of lact in doing il; und thought if Mexico might show greai aval and courage on the field of battle, her Iriends showed but little skill in their movement on this Door, ' Mr. GENTRY said the gentlemen, of couite, without Butbofity of law or ' hod a light to draw any conclusions from his ipeech which he chose, but when he contended ihat Mr. G. had for Ins object to aid and com-fori ibe enemies of his country, he inferred i\ hat was without foundation. What he had spoken lot Wattoabon Iblltbe President had violated the about 11. They voted under the gag, a id in li.i., way gavo ii»o Presidsnt fifty ih-usanj men and arealer than the entire area of iheojigmal Stales. I !■• -aas a lawless usurper; and if ihe members of lhal House sanctioned him 111 procndinu like , these, Ihey were unworthy of ihe seals ihey oc-cupied ; ihey were no patriots, and guilty of ihe ! highest trea.-on ngainsi their country. I: was 1 lie if duly lu resist the encroachments ot.Execu-tive BUluorily, Tho**encroachments always had been made, al.d IlllVaVs wouKJ be, wi,' i» not re-eral ucls concerning pilots or couiinissiuiiers of navigation, Revised Statutes, chanter £■<, section 33. 10. To prevent citizens of oilier Sates from diiving their stock intolbiiBuiela lun m luge in ihe forest range. [Imposes a fine of live dollars for every head of horses, mules, calls* or sheep so brought in, provided the owner lives more Ihtn five miles from Ihe North Carolina line, or is uot an owner o! laud iu this Slate. 11. Protecting house: und enclosure* from wil-ful injury. [Makes llie burning, defacing, pull-ing down or destroying in uny way, of any dwel-ling bouse, uninbabbeu house, out botite or •10,003,003.. Since then lb* President hud been ; listed b/ tit.- patriots who «itnetted them. liule oth.r than a di .•;".!, on I had waged ihe wwaarr;1 Bul lie bad not lim* even to glance ,01 oil lb* j was not fail by his own will alone. It was ihe war oftt.el pnintl which he could desire to notice, llehe- Presi lent, commenced and carried on lor Ins own [ loved lb* present A.dministr'ititin had been guilty objet is, without ibe COIlsenl of the tnaly 10 whom | of inaflifold crimes Igainal llie constitution, as well exclusively 1 he cmistn ul un had committed ihe war-1 as ngaillll Ihf prosperity ci liberty of their Country. power 111 thisGoverunienl, lb* Prestdunt wat jan executive oilier, bul whose will did ho exe, cute I The wall of ihe puoph f Nlr. ti: had heard no such expression ol'lheir will: ihey had I nowhere declared u 10 be tlieir wish lo annex haM j a dozen Mexiaan provinces to ibis Uuion, No: I no tuch thing. Too Pieaidenl had rushed foi-ward on ins own "mere motioui he was a usur- I per,a violator of ibe conslitutioo . null it would V' treason, nfWrtl ireaton, not lo denounce him. Put Mr. O. had been led off. lie w.isurg'i-ing to show thai ihit war had been brought about by au unconstitutional act of ihe President cf the Uoittd Slates. He Intd said lint ine country be-tween the Nuecet tnd the Rio Grand* was sub-j^' ct todispuio and to negotiation, but the Preti lent at tai IT t» force "i »rm*.«* Mr. *-'. ioaiaied thai wn* wo, „n act of .r/rovueu-lion calculated.nnd intended lo produce «ari and coflilituilon. and lu remind the Reuresnttiivet of I'closures, u misdemeaoor, puoitbable by fioe or thepeopleih.ua usurping President wns more imprisonment, or both, at Ibe ditcreliou of the dangerous, if not resisted, ihan a hondred Mexi- courl. can armies. ^ 18. Amending the lawt regulating tbe ininee< Mr. KENNEDY asked if the gentleman in- lioo of turpenline [Rrquitoa every barrel si., tended to add this lo bit speech I If he did it I turpentine lo weigh 280 pounds gross, and bin J 240 gr-ss. 1:1. To amend th* act of ISM—\ relative to APPLIED. r.otan-s. [Fuel lb* lies of prolesi, except pro-an ogi Nor Coald any excuse be found for them thai urged bv ihe divine Saviour'in behalf ol hi. cruciCersi "FatheV, forgive them 1 /Ar.y blow nol what thMU </»," Mr. G. doubled whether this Administration had sense enough to compre-hend the .vast, ihe stupendous dangers 011 which they were precipitating the cuuinrjr. The President waszjoing to conquera'vatl re-! -ieu of country, larger than all ihe thirteen Slates. | a'n.l add a 10 ihis Union, lint any oian know .what iie'h.id iutendsd 10do wnh lb* lwo utili 9ns I of dollars be-bad asked the House 10 Bzipropriat* lor conn igeol expenses f ^\ gooij Democrat had moved u celebrated resolution 011 thai occasion prohibiting the purchase of uny territory with Ihe money, unless shivery wus 10 bo excluded from it. Sorely, the people most be mad it they shut ibeir eye* to th« bearing 01 such »Tesoluuou.-« Th*y were bteaud 10 anticipate the danger* which A GOOD ANECDOTE V.KI.l An Imlisn Ml1 a KcntUCkil* once inn uieiii lu hunt in ;•.-.,','•■'», I'.ii divide squall) tho gatti* rtinch ihey wightchtue* 10 kill. Uufortuntbily, a crow and 0 wild lorkey was all they slu.1. ••Well," said tho Rentuckitn, ot ihe end of the day, •• 11 wr* .re lo divldt 1 qually, you laki tlie crow, and I'll lake lhl luikey ; 01 I'll take the tuikej tnd v ti iiiln- ih* "»«." • How'a-lhal I" inquired Ihe Indiin. The K •nun hem in rnpil teeeiiU reottted his pro-posal, lo which me Indian, after a bUnx and puultd luuk,o mnntsd, but wn 1 ih* remtrk— • Ii set/;.,/,all vary fni-; but, tomtwhow nr other vea alwiys gel ihe luikey, and / ltdid pi "• 1*'' *.- It*'** iftuOital esasionef I ttli»*ten_*4 tbeuv, and la call the peeBle totker ' U«ivu.eutcSiawCri;i:'uti-i*iuier.Um.i-.eii- l.w.».-. M>.J -ai,.s.li r-j-.- :d -.lie [ ml *f m)I^H» TKu deiKM avift-j WvWsWtst 10 b- . •,> .-.-.,«. This I* *n edminuV* iUuttrolion ot" ihe mode in wluclitlie nii.liMisey in all coiintiies ami ages btivu doi.I witli the people. KvcrywJiere Ibe cunning tnd Ihesuong have loagusd witli the mass, under pre-tone* ofaol.ieiiog In* conHnun vo il, Imi with ide yroposvltodividoiqoally Ihe toneAt**«eroi .. Irani Ihispartni r-.'n;', f"ii Ihe) li*vc iiiva 1 IU) eontriv (I 10 " ike tests concerning vesoels, at one dollar. 11. To establish a public burying* ground in ihe county of Cherokee. Appi ipriale* ted acres lor the purpose. . "* Ift. Amt nding ibe 30lb leciioo of the 108c. Rev. Slut., entitled salaries and fees. [Gonfvrriog on ihc coumy court a majority oi ju.-tic.s 'bfioj-present, ibe power 10 regulate ihe fees of ids. Register. . * 10. lu favor of the Cherokee Chief, Juoi lu.k*. 17. Bepeuhug ll.e act entitle J an BCLIu n j ..I :!rd section ol an act of IMS. lo direct the manin , in which license shall hereafter be issued .0 reo vs gei tlej tailors ofapirituou* liquoji so far as regard! rbw . counties of New llanovir and Richvuundi IS. To exit od lh« lime i.f eimg gran., mense conveyances, powers ol attorney, bills <4 sale, and deeds ol gift. M . • 19. loprovide fort new county, called Gusf»«, out of pans ol Lincoln and Citavvbn. . • till. To lay off and establish a new feu-tit ft1 ..-. litdnutoffllwaoocbinibooxlcdMO. ihe name ol Alexander: to b* compose) * part* ><*«, . «ib«coiiiiu*e.r l,cdtH, <;*idw#i! »ai''':iv».
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Title | The Greensborough patriot [January 23, 1847] |
Date | 1847-01-23 |
Editor(s) |
Swaim, Lyndon Sherwood, M.S. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
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Description | The January 23, 1847, issue of The Greensborough Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C., by Swaim and Sherwood. |
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<£rcen0borougl) ■ Patriot
VOLUME VIII. GREENSBOROUGII, NORTH-CAROLINA, JANUARY 23, 1847. NUMBER 44i
pnblieljcb iDtckln
BY SWAIMt SFIERWOOD.
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\ UiUre 0:1 lln- part ■if;.ny cuntonwr to order a tlWontiii-
IM MM ivllhln OU -■!>• icrijiti >■! "ear, will l>c coiiMdertt] in-
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SPEECH OK MR. GENTRY,
OF IISM^ :.
ifn t'i: limit of IfrprttWu'ivei of the United
Slot**, Ore.. |t>. lHKi. on therenohiticm* to re-fit
tJ afferent cj/nmitteea the President'* mes-
$0g9.
The AJ.ninulrjli'i;i print*, ■JY-I t!if*"ItichnionJ Time-*,"
! .v : I 1 '■■ 1 grvjl J.,i| of untie,vi > -iry iUmor al-oul llie
anaaataraautfuf ohirartii of Mr. Otnirj'* Utu fljtcrcli ••
c;;;i'i |hi FrtfUtol'i COUIM, in Itgtfd to tho Meiirnn
Wui. The" AlixjnJii* QnetM " irraU ihf matter «M|
justly, as follows:
Mi. OnxTitr'* Snua^-Thl *r*cch of Mr. Gfiitrv U
IJJIUIKI W.IIIIWIMJ to (lie Ailmi:mu-«tio.i, an) i« dljacttd
t > ill tUMt iHllf QlMrtjU. Itlft. M U;i:icceiMlily harsh.—
Wr fin not i.tv, as a c«HIT*! rule, th.it ■j'jch prtvluttion*
arc imttcultrly to outti-te; but in Ihf pTMCQl OtM*. »•
1 .. ! , ■anything—*T* mach. "for tho nirttof LIIIHTT."
It i~ ui-ll thai '■•••• *houlJ have aanir freely h|K>ken. bolJ.in-trtfiid
IlVprtt?*. nuiivri on the ll.»or of Ooap—11 and than
aie not to he at all UtiMi "OttHj mouthed," ur o*cr nice in
ili*ir pbratta*
I.ctilU' rccoUi'CieJ.loi.lSat the orzan ofih? f*o»ernment
bad prc*u:n.'J to stuioutiw OM ofihe |reat paitia* ofthu
pountry—i piity every day hpt-nJin^ UtfUMttan-, in I, ly
iu nvmV'rs pouring out il« h'.ioJ in thi* mi wi h M«*xi-ro—.
is the patty of "Nattanl l»i*^rarr." ami that UM
Prevalent cvt-n )i*l i-alh-J traitor* tli»ar- of Uiat party who
darnl to quratioti the wi**Jom 01 bit meaiurrs, off the ■ *et*
of hi* paltry, lindtr inch circumalanr* J, a gallaul tt big
K.'piiwntaiire.whcn ho ro«o to rr|».-l such calo.-imi-w. and
tO viridic*ti*hiiiiarlf anJ h.spjrty, from surb fool jnd un-jii*
t a-*. :i. ■. ■ >.i.: 1 DOtatopto lunJle biaopponantawiih
qlove*. or to polv-h th^ wtupons pfbhl inWIMntaj »•> *hat
ihey niitrhl oalff glilUr and n H bu-i. Tin- wn* not Hie
ol.ject of Mr. (JYnUy. I!« ■■cuinpii*hed hj< object when
I.. : n ■ blow for bl.*w, and hurled hack upon ihocc arfao
fir~t aruttheiD, UjoapiihaU whleh had Urn appUod 10 him
nnd his ftiawa. PlVII COfl alway* command oViaBCO
fr>iiii iu saU'llliraand woishippi-n. Thay can affiiJ lobt-
"clioico in their language." Tho defenders of tho r*»rLi:
mudt be ready, satneiimea, to enter tha arena, j nftrtd for
u.e UI'RT of'.he combat.
const-qu-Mice than any other qut'siiott thai coulJ
nr.se. He would lake the librrty uf a-Mnninj iliat
iht! ambitious schenn-s uf a Pwild<1 of the Inci-ted
Stales might be the source of moie r«'al (UO-gertoour
Uepublic and i:s liberties than an army
of one hundred thousand invaders. These would
be mtl at every (.ass, and dri«- 1 back with igno-miny
whence they came. ' vho woulJ give
us back our lost liberties,our violated constitution!
When a petty usurper had come into power with-out
the will «»f the people of these Slates, and al-most
withou' the wish or knowledge even of bis
own party, u ■ I without qualities in his own char
acter tocouint td i
persons in the touniry. men werj not wantinp
sliout acclamations to all he did and all he :aid
»o compel indemnity ! Mexico bad no armv
tliero to fifibi; no foria to t'tke ; noUp&g but a wild
country spnrsvJy iuhabite.l. What was this pick-ed
regiment to go there for? The people would
have no difficult" in understanding »uch a fact;
and ,.'.; the sophistry of the President in this fag
message (and wlial was the whole message but
one bundle cf sophistry f) could never blind their
eyes to a mailer so plain and palpable. The
mrmiQ was nothing but a low demagogical at-tempt
lo decieve the nation—to tell just enough
of the truth to cause the people to believe a lie
and peace in the Upreaentativcs of the People a-I put in peril by fouls and traitors. Would tin
lone. A large discretionary power was necess.i- Northern States consent that slavery should bi
nly left in the hands of the President; and by , established in llieso new provinces T Certainly
the abuse of this he Offgfal briiiir on such a state | not. Then we wire |0 have at the extreme South
C.4PTIO\S OF THE 4C IN
Of ihc l.cjislatufeof N. C. panvd dMhcacMonof IftleVla
PUBLIC ACTS.
I. An act to Ue-district the Stale,entitled, >•
of things thai Congress could exercise no fre.- vo- | a cordon or free Silt**. \\ W would the preseul §e| {Q ^^ M oc|^„ &c> „ rallfi(.j |7(h jan>
lilion ii the case, but must declare war or suflW ; South say to that f f^m ond for lUc purpose of securing a jusi and
the country to be insulted. This was now the Did not gentlemen see the difficulties which
controversy hetwien the President aud the People lay in prospect before its f What was the Pre-of
the United States. | aiJent going lo do with lb*M province,-when
Mr. i': here quoted the letter of Mr. Oalhoun . he got them f This question of slavery hud ;
when S. cretary of Stale, ad.m'ting the country j been met by our Revolutionary fathers M the time ,
between the Nutces and the Kio Grande, to be | of the formation of the constitution, and even then
Uut be never could convince people of plain cum- j propeily a aubject of penceable negoliuliou be- \ It was one of the tlimo?t dilficuhy. It came up
["e're^pecl even"of the meanest ] mon sense that the war was undertaken for no tween ihe Uniied States and Mexico. j again on the admission of MsMOari, and then il
nlrv. men wera not wanting lo other object thnn to mike his own Administration I Mr. O. aaid he would greatly like to know what ; shook the deepest foundations of this entire onion;
glorious. The President was writhing beneath ; inslrnciions ha 1 been given to Mr. Slidell, when | nor was the danger averted but by llie efforts 01 1 ^
HJalorv told us of nations who'bad lost their free j thai scalbing question. '• WDO is lames K. Potk f" aeni to Df^QUBM on the subjecl of boundary, whm i that ilb.stno.is partial lo whom the country owed : ^ p^ Slokt.St UaAmAam, Uuflford, Uan-don
in rofmai ana: but who. in their strength to | And be aaemed determined u make vwry body | at the nine mne our navy was statmned on the | so much of Its prosperity. S.iould it OS brought 1 do,()hi anJ [)avij40Di
maiuiuin it, bad immortalized their name by deeds
of noble daring and by patriotism the r.\ .-'. sell-proper
division of the Siuie into Congressional
Districts. I Lnys off the districts as follows :
1st. liist. Cherokee. Mucon. Hay wood. Bun
cainbe, Henderson, Uutherford.Burke.McDowell,
Yancy, Cleveland and Caldwell.
Dart, Ashe, Wilkes, Sorry,Davie.Ruwan,
IreJvllnnd CatawbaJ
3J. Dot. LioCuln.unston.Mecklenburg.Union.
Ansnn, Siauly.Cubarius, Monigomery, Richmond
and Moore.
sacrificing. They lost their liberties only because
ihey were overwhelmed by power which they
could not neist But w» citizens of the freetl
know who James K. Polk was ; and, OJ il Was (Mexican c<"iit nnd Gen. favjor ordered lo Kio up again In this new form, and on so wide a scale, 1 ^ Djsi. Granville.Caswell, Person, Oranga
I truly said by a poet— ' Grande. Had lie been instruc'.ed lo insist on ibe , he feared it was destined to produce the wreck 1 Mj Chaiham.
"Ajulfuehraaliia where ansfUftar to treadV \ Oeaaion of the California* or of New Mexico?—!ol oil our hopes. There men in power were evi-1 G[b ^^ Wake, Franklin, Warren, Halifax
(VhenlliOM instructiotions should be submitted deiuly going to build up the South at the hazard Edgecomb. Nash and Johnsion.
to Congress they cuuld better determine whether j of the Union itself. There were bod men among , *tli ^.^ Cumberland, liobeson, Columtua,
he had ventun d on irtati* rs fur bevoud i!<
He hod a predee
lhal all should unite lo bring it to an honorab
conclusion, and, Brh< n that was accotnpli.-ht-d. then
'o hold the public functionaries engaged in origin-ating
and prosecuting il to a strict responsibility.
That vvas the general rule; and, therefore, M'O.
had heretofore fell reluctant to apeak ol ihie Mex-ican
«ar, because he had hoped lh.it we should
n.on have peace. Bui now he knew hut when
peace was lo return. He did not know fer what
ends the war was waged, nor had ihe people any
clue by A'hich) they could discover. Under such
circumstances, he held il lo be the duty oi a rep-resentative
in thai hall to speak out freely his sen-timents,
both respecting the course of ihe Exectl*
tivc, and leapecting the origin and cundoct of th
war. He held it to b<
mainiain the right3of il
How di 1 this war come into existence I By '
whom had it been made t A lart'e portion of ihe
message wos evidently devoted to an eflbfl >o
ghaw itiui Texas csmprehended all Ibo country I
east of the Rio Grande j fhat Srat-* having con*]
qaered the right of sovereignty over the whole
eountryf us declared in the uc; oi' IfcSW.
sure L1 1 President cuuld nut have expt
make Congress believe thiSi but ha was
to make ihe people believe it—llmigh a!
intelligence must know to the couuary
candid and honorable RepresentatlTO from the
Richmond district (Mr. SKDDOS) had adu.iiied
that Gen. Taylor( on approaching the left bank
uftt
To bt
eted 10
trying
! o.r any
. The
in conformii
1 their will f Where was the President auihor-nia
and New Mexico ? Did not this plainly show to ho annexed
il was territory that he wanted f
The gentleman from Illinois, (Mr. Douglass.) a
distinguished leader in the Executive rank*, and
u learnvd jurist lo boot, had slated to the Mouse
that, by the mere fact of conquest) New Mexico
nnd California became pail and parcel of the Uni- .
led Stales ; that we bad a perfect right to set up | and New Mexico, and to appoint (here he read
government over them; and further, lhal if u trea-ty
of peace should be made without specific boun-daries,
all we bad conquered would Of course be
annexed to tho territory of the United Stales, and
nee taken, it could never go back bul by un act
y ot August S. r. 2d.
,.rovides lhal all Appeals taken and causes trans*
with the doctrines of OUT own constitution and m\Xif^ fro.:, l[ld couwj,.8 0f Stokes, Davidson,
the Declaration of Independence, force a panic- Monigomery, Anson, and all counties, lying We. t
u!ar form of government on any people against 0f the same, ahall be beard and tried al Morgan-
. t,o,,n,,.. ,S,ve^c... U3dU.. Ip'lrbovUidVeIsj 1fo11r, thM*i*l Map|'|p«oJHin#t.m»..el n'!»t VI ■
iwd 10 tnipowrr Com. Siockloii and O.'ii. K«or- ck-rt, who shall kcrp his effice a! MofgOTIM
iiry.h:8offi«ra, (ogive conaiiiunonstoCiiIiforni:i iSce_ .ilhi mak(>, j( ,(le julJ. .j ,|ie Sh.Tifl" o
ovi r (he nanits of offictlt oppoinu-.l, sowe of
whom, ho said, he was ulierly unable (3 pro-nounce)
:o subcrdiiio(e offlorl (il [hi-ae govern-inenis?
While (he I'rpnd'iK a.'sumed (he Rio del
,■ RioGriD.de, found il oeooplcd oioluM»ely ' of re-ce^lun nr by a ra-eooaoett.
voplo who own dnoocier Ciov,riiine::(bu[| ««W,Mf. Q. li-.,i nodoubl lhal (his foreshow
Iturke, lo Blleud ihc (tssion of said courl. Sec.
."ith, provides (hat (he lleporler for (he Court ot
lv ■ . s:.;u also ac( as UepoT(er(oiiie Morgan-
(on BvMion of i:. Sec. Glh, ol'i'ij ihe S.cniuer
T«rni uf ihe BuDMineCoart a£ Kilei^h. from (ha
(he and Mooday of June lo the yd Monday of May.
Nona as lh< boundary of Texas from ils mouth s,c.7lh, makes il (he duly of (l.e Judges (oappoiin
10 iu tourer, be Ulna same (inn congratulated 0[,e 0f lhl. Solicicrs nriihin the region of country
Mr. GENTHY said it had not been bis inten-tion
lo address (he House on (he subjec(s in the
F.xecutive communication at ihe present lime, but
lo wail till a more advanced period of the session,
when a more tangible questiun should come be-fore
!'']■ in. At such a pi riod he had purposed to
present some what at largo his views on this sub-j>
ct of the Mexican wur. But his course had
oeen changed : ehtngtd in part by the remark,
of gentlemen in the debate yesterday, nnd in part,
and indeed chiefly, by the denunciations contain-ed
in the message agtiotl those who belonged lo
Ibe mate political party with himself. The lan-guage
held by tho President in Ihe part of his
message alluded to, had induced him to alter his
purpose, and to speak now. And he spoke now
more for the purpose of abowiog thai he was not
afraid u> speak than for any thing else.
The President of the United State, in his mes-tnga
to both Houses of Congress, has doaceoe'ed
from the dignity of his high station, and violated
the propriety of his office by assuming that all
who dared lo call in question the propriety of his
acts in originating and continuing the present war,
were guilty of afT |