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Wnlon IH qoi 4fh f UWae'i tt)1 :
r,'m. ,tilVtMwlo. which fw t dl
): riit. ferxvn hmri ftl mm reppr e u
l;c!i psittfal Wrjf."
M.r Hi.iMot'K l.c' vividly doe that namo te
cs.'.' thr by -gune i f Vo'ith, cr Sorrow bad
i wrr ' c 'ii ii! mj li'im or Care to raM a thadoa
I'll "i I bo.)rit l,rrl ' Life's tlioroiets liowrra
I., '!! I iii but am, ..mi tuy path, and llie ky of
in K iliiie bmmJ bright and uitclMtdd. iloiiiu
r it'limt, loo, t.iat Mary Seymour was then a
gay, lijht-reatted ueatt.re, by my side delight
P il 1 1113- in tier ut, am! health blooming mi her
f' rek Together c.-r .n il the page of learning,
i as' ri It "it. i.'j-nJ Swi'tlv dj,! tlw
dais -f Ci.ilJbon.i j lidu by, and tnl our heart
nr.! ever hi'Ii Fricndion,.' !( 1,1 ( molten.
l'rc now is !., beloved so deeply and fer
Mn!l ki yoiiil) 1 Al ! rrhoonly answer 'where
tl.e IVauttf ! '.-.i 1 l-ftted girl! though long
fjf I v. if psfeee' - 'Cf list I listened In thy arl-!-
1. fc, and gav i Will; til luver's admiration
on I'.-. 1 1 1 ties bev '; - -viH, still within the bsl-
,i 1 tiii.)e'(.f 1 rj thv image it onthrincd,
! rr.rffff'MpU,') ii.' urim ,Vt thy ptcmui9
t't'". Sa.Jly di.f i!ii riii'.uii.cp rvco oiw trtcu
I In tT) i.f tliy vunig. ("ui 1T in tbr young
S's t"i. in the vviitM, to wl.irh lliuu did4 rlmg uilti
0!) i f N. li r-' f! ml.i, thy nio!r tpirit Kiuirlit
the hum ' o'er wlilcli t!ie I'trk ImiitiOiJ cluugen of
iarthhitr nn jmurr. Tlinii wrt too btanlifu!,
t "1 n intntl, to dwrll auuj 1 lie (ifkiiJ ulikb
i 'iji I!.' Iby biiybt liiiirinnjr !y. Llk at the tI t
ttZo fruii the limit- (if niL'lif, tveu mi, belnveJ an J
ehrr "'u'! onr ! di Is! th i't Mr from tliu oarlh ib ni
J Jl lii iiiinio uiilitdy litigbii'pintr :nilBj, thettar
l ;hl rtilunro nf thy (.rl"'l,l"i.iK po.
IJ'itv many mniiriifnl iliiij.htn are ctirtotl in the
leplt. of Memory' fin.ntitn ! yrt it it ever tlum
ih Yn itn nwin'c ilroim. Why i it tint the
luve ! ar..l chi'ni'h"il no eirly die 1 Wliy o'er the
'"'"'? ll"' h'iitifii), tl" yifii'il, ii u nfleit n ilrk
b'iJ i biTiiiif i.i-ninv rtt ? Why, whan all earth
Ci"'H r. i.tj 111 unfn-ltng lirililm-M o:ul Lumily
wbtn Nature' iiiimtrili tnnp timir liarjn lojiraito
hv hhoold Iho mournful aong ins beard from jimr
tal lipn, lamenting that firth la daik to many in itti
most tunny hour datk bpcauro Ihry who nncu
uroatliod the ;itll nf plndntin uithin tlm boworn of
melody and mirth, nru turn aut uithctod and
tiirnod to d'.mt! Why 1 it) "An iiivvaro voiif
roln-, "f!ek not to nvna tho hid Jen niysturius
of Fiitunty and 1'ttc. lie ho rul; nil dcttir.u'ri
ra riilpth that all thinjja in the end vorl: topolher
f,r gu. I Show yonr gratitnJo, thernfori". to your
Jli'iirul Falhpr by bowing rubnuively to hie
v, ul, and mourn not for lhno ulm iiro pUcod be
yt.nd iv.(? renrli of teuiptntion nod norrow; but look
fjrward itti palieiil and ulicratfiil h l" iitil lc
red pen id nben llm jirit, freed frum iti earthly
tabemai lp, thall oar away to the li'iino oftlH iin
mortal birili, Htid mt it lld .iiCi in jtlory."
In tho beautiful anJ pii.tuicque illapeof .S ,
lived Mary Ke)innu.r, the heroine of my alury.
Ilnjrlit eic tin' huc' ivlnch o'erproad tho horizon
of her )'"ng cxinteucc j and pure, beautiful, and
holy, were the dreams of her urdent fancy. IMoa
istirt nprcad her glided net, and enrolled bar oyien
f iti. to allure the daughter of beauty lu her delu
uo bowera ; but abe on)ht not lmppinci in the
adminr.f pare of a crud the lumago of the gid
dy votane uf lull'. No: her was a spirit which
'niflit a holier, loftier ttraiu, than that Inch ti
med from the bo.ven of uiirUi, the balb of vanity
and faahiot!. Oft have 1 iwa her fcteaiiof nfong
Die rmr m !r, beneath the nao rayt of thx moon,
uatchui' tbe drenuiy water' Wl, while thought en
finry'a w at; would lake il airy flight beyond the
dwellmga of men, t tho bright etbenat clime hich
i.rt .j. ,t the run' ;deu gleauti nur the uiuon't
jiU . r.-. iu 1',; inline it, bat -v here the uaqueocli
ab'n !i;lt i tbr Udy One beanw forvr. Oh, it
U t ncet to think of Him who firmed tbu baaute
(ui wurld out of c'.ieot to tnut Ilia lava through
every ill that rbud Ijfe'a tearful vale.
At the ige cf fifteen. Mary Seymour became the
bctrut.'ied bride of Frederick Weaton ; but by rea-
n f thr cxUenie jrovtb uf both, the Cotisuiiiiua
t.ou o:'thr nuptial vow wan defer led for a brief
period. Tune, on tbe wing of loo, oon npd
the a'! if. i- i courae ; and the appointed hour drew
nigh whn-h ' to complete their well earned hap-
pincw. TUir approacbiruj uoioo waa bailed a a
fettual to til; but tie ! 'they l.uuiv not tbe heart'
tbi-.jflu! ciime, who only ve it ummr flower.'
The m irntoi; dawned but not on tbe bridal of
Mary Swoour tod Frodwrtck Weaton. It dawe
cj 0,1 image of deefMir and aepukbral jloom to
the f jrm oa freah firmed hope uH rwel a
wakencd pataioa to Uw Jitter. Frederick Weaton
uJ-!ru!y UA tij tilltf fur a diataut clime. Kane
kne ihr iof tin uclmikod for teparat.nij
tint tuJden b'ljbting of their long cberitbatl hooei;
hut tbe ruoken cbfek, tbe dimmed eye of Alary
Seymour- the nxftmut of wo bicb marked her
krovt' told a tat of irow of bopeleee, tl.eert
Irtt imtery ; and from ber own lipe I received the
CiKjfn.won of the cao arhkh !;t J wrecked her hep
(irc fr ecr.
A frw ds; a p--Ti'i to that whkh vaj to have
uaited her wtib rreeVick Weatea indinoIubJy, a
letter wa d. vered to her in at well koan band
Mriting, m hicb be ooed a mot icetot oaaaion,
a ad cvr.,.rcl the borrut atricken girt, if ahe t mined
iir on hapi-iae, not to bisi him by an tngag
n.eut madt 'io both vtrt loo young to know th
tnje tt.- of tb-irate'tii(i--ariengageHnt irb
l.e at i :t ju'.J tet beu!J the deaire it, ul ith
.n.:, ' lviko. ' atlic la itaaingV-
h.-rtJ aadmojc . ar-d rtjaiife-
lenifiiib. Mary: .,..r . - that of a
broken beart. let eiriaied Of a pr w, laoigvast
apirtt t td 'i o anetert a! fart!l and tbcv
forth Jir- bocarna i .: i . ,!!. T'. f -Hindu.,
had'' i' 14 in eiery ttia i-f t-'iire hapj.i.
s.r - Ler t I.', j j tei bad tj-i f c
1 , Thf Hinetaiary at whw thrtoe be htd -er
abipped bad wow beam th tr of nnotbri' rdo
ratlin, and 110 balsa tr laft fur iter hwtara ipint.
The yaney f yamth a jrvt fuece of mi ml
hM lUd for wr. .She hnrw be n Ait r ken
, lb lep ilr-voticn of Iter heart throu n bark upon
bfr ; tod yt Ik btoathd not tine refMoarh not
om rrwBr nf reff let. Ilut her chfok gradually
; eomed the ha of deray lr ryw lot t thmr on
, hrillianr-y tm oon it wit Mbi.rered t,Rt the
j dark cir of the doed would ore long greet Mary
.Sejmour a i luhahttanl.
fnnaumption ! Nkiroyrr of the Joui.p and beau
tiful! they rail the terrible; the nay that, like the
Stroe Waal, ibcu witherrtt Iho lddiNjr fWunret
of beauty, and, hko the deadly I'pas, th) breath
MreMa death ami derntatimi nrotttid thee. Hut
ewe Hith thy rnmr.to hiirj com Willi Ihy rarmine
kieath and Itite tbe pale uheok nf Iho daoahlor I
beouly, (.h tbwgh ru(Tnriiic and death lurk b(
1 itflligHe to the ryq that language mi beautiful
j !y etm, Hoqnerti, eviii thoHjii thou an ,.moi
ly atling it haltmved luiphtnett do tlimi but
I bcnulify th ti-tu tlwm wotkeal on the tuinple
wliprein thou art riuhrnnd and tbe niToctina'c
'heart, ualcbina tii ft,'i like nil to. iir.sr.
quamted with thy deeei.f.ii I'lottiun-liU' 1! arartir,
will hail the heciie fluah, theaucet though meian
th'dy How or of death, aa the bloom of returnii'g
h4Mlth. Conacmption, iu iti mol boautoous foru,,
MMirhud ilary Seymour for it prey. Day by day,
I l beaide tho dying girl, watching the hectic
duh deopumy on her cheek, the feveruh bright
ne .if her eye, until I knew their lighten laiipungc.
It a a giorioua rummer eve. I atu hcjldi her,
watching llm laai ray of the nettim.: ami gilding
the deep blue woterc of tho majestic lludmm. Tho
air, fraiaut with thu perfume of llowerj, hlu
freadly on the lYvcmh brow of the icl; nno ; unil
cer am! anon the troubled glance of her eve, the
I'onv'iilaive Itemor of her form, told thai thnuirhta
j of qnguirh wcruntirrin' the deep and gushing (oiiu-
tain ot li!ttertie,, nud told aUothat tho weary fpir
lt' atrife had not vet ceased.
I it not beautiful I" ho murmured "thip (jl"
rioiw xinnet thojo deep worn), on whose wining
top the glowing hue are lingering, ns if loth to
mjil thi benuteoiiK earth. One b one they lonvn
their trantitury resting place the thadowe nf night
draw near, ami al! an; gone. As the bright Hutu
of thu sky ehnngn into deeper and darker hue, even
po did too bright hopes of my youth deepen nnil
darken, wither nnd fade. How emb!ciiiati( , too,"
ho continued, "of the human heart is the deep ex
panFu of water before in ! how i-ercnc and psace
ful, aa the tdumbor of infancy! ct how fcuon may
they bo raging and hwcKtng with the wild fury of
the element ! No lem darl: and mytterloti arc
the ivoikiuga of the huiuaii heart. Who can di
vine Iho ecretd which the ocean etuchipo, or re
veal thu hiililen atrifo in which iho spirit labors J
r .. c. 1 Ji-- -
unrullk'd an the placid water on whicn wu arc ga
zing, my Kiclttic? Yet how booh has the tempcbt
of life torn my young heart with contending emo
tions! The b1pi-.inps of love nnd life were torn
from mo in one fearful convulsion, and all beyond
whj deiolatiou nnd depair. SJrrow und wcari
ueea ut hpiiil have given their own dark hue to all
around me, and nought is visible but a grave?'; and
I could nil 11 list wis!i to sleep where crushed and
bitter fooling could wound run no mote. Ay, my
tplrit deeply yearns to tlcep the long ond dreamier
aleep of death; and may ho who has been thecaiide
of all tins mitcry Oh, uiiiy ho never feel the bit
loriies of this hour the deep, undying agony of
n heart fortikcii by thu object in which it all of
oarihly blur won centred. .May hi: never tule the
cup hi hand filled fur her .vho deemed her hopes
uninutlal.cveri though placed upon a thing of earth."
1'nnr .Ma iv I thu ruah of agonizing lliuughu
w bn:h crowded upon hor tncmoiy vva too much fur
her feeble epirit tu bear. Thnl night I prayed long
and fervently with her prayed that tho paaiunate
feelings which preyed upon hor flvered spirit and
wearied her departing aoul might bclmtencd, that
every atain of carthuueoa might bo removed, and
thu earth bound thought turned from the hope
uliciited and uflcclinn unreLnid, to tho love which
changes not through eveilotting ages.
vain wu alt earthly aid tint prayura and tears
of affection tu stay the impatient flight of tho soul
yet lingering In the suffering frame of Mary Sey
mour. She died in all her innocence and loveli
ness in all ber soul's lieauty; ami as I gazed up
on the holy calmness uf her exiiuisitely beautiful
features the hearenlv smile lingering on liar pale
. . ." . . .
lips, letting ut sin lorgiveit aim a urignt tnneriiance j
won I longed to shike off I he chain of mortality, (
and, like the pale clcepor before me, enter that ce
lestial home where ugtliing oarlnly has potver tu j
dim its brightness. j
Year had passed since Mary Seymour was laid
beueath the turf of tho village church-yard, when j
Frederick Weaton returned once more to tho Imino j
of hi childhood. A flit bride wa with him, and,
if report spoke true, he was wholly devoted to hur.
She wa indeed a Using formed to adorn tho world
be moved in. Like tbe rich hue of cummer eve
wa th glow on her young chock ; and few tiuld
resist the fascinating glance of Iwr dove-like eye.
And even I, a I g2ed upon her angelic lovohneaa
her sue! unfolding beauty ovcu I almoat fur
gave Frederick Wealun hi furmer caprice. R.it
was be happy I I saw him, when he deemed no
eye save Ileavm's rested on him I saw bim.be
iMM'.b the c! twauty of a moonlight iky, kneel we
ald th lonely'graro of Miry Seymour. I saw
lb cohi aw oat of mental agony gather oa hi pallid
brow. Then I kavv that the silent sleeper w
net fcrgotieo that the dark fountain of unavailing
renior wa at length opened, and lb s)tri. ol
Frederick U'xston was quaffing largely of iu bitu-r
flraugw. II did indeed drain th dreg fron that
j cap which Mary
Syjior in deth bad prered
t might pa froea
net4n,t .
tair sbnaU all cirt. ws riAi
h CbrpriMof tnuri b
i BtK Ustr'f alwayi ttnyiet;
5 la rt of aweaiW-ry .
v lutrrtK.
cCl IrHiete !jiU-L-ifr
I iu i'cr of th sr.rj --(srsw,
Tliy hacita ts- lr 1 i a l-wsr
JSryucJ wbst Lursao loogun cae tt't
C'ouKrt'vaiciiia! Ilciiafc.
AFFAIRS OF THXAS,
Air. I'll FSTON prefetitwl acvcral mrinmiala fall
of the fame tenor) from citurna of l'l.;!adeljihis,
prajmg Tengrrw to tt-rogtiire the innVpendciKe of
Tea, deterihrd and rharaclenatd the varioei
tranaanion brtiren that eounli and Mexico, am!
rrnnd the reading and printing of the memorial.
The n rrmiital ait read.
Mr. I'lth'I'oN ,(d that he war not Hirpriard
at tl.e natural rympatliy oi mir fellow -cit if cihi with
ilife who wc:n uruggling fur liberty, either in the
proTinec of Texaa hi any where eUe. It would ha
ttronge indeed il wo who had io lately, and under
snch extranrdinary cireuintanrc(,artiteiM) uur own
freedom; if we, mw lime lecoll'tmn the umtive
that induced ua to lear thu tlamkrd and fighl the
lutlle nf oiual tights were rtill froan end wgurou;
ll wc (hd not feel thu nlrmigeat and ileepe.t emo
l 'Idiij-thi cnnto.t; if, whrti the eiy of
liberty waarshaitl Briy,.ritu(riaiMit find a
ready cell', in our bonim, and go nitilng bark
rlioering end annulling thoau wkeie lln
't.n.pjp might he. )l
was mi in !hcG'c!i
e"!t ""ol'i' ti .ir ( eiiny m u.
enlwetd with tln.t gallsnt pe. ple, though far dirtant
and i-peaking in unknown ti ngiie. It wai to in
1'ie caao of tint small community, hitoated in the
centrn nf liurope, ?urrnuridld by a mp ol'enenilea
who a here Mire to cnifh thetrt. So deep and o
abiding w a that Interest fsi.il that, that far from
being cunrineJ to iihw .-p.ipers anJ private circle, it
burnt forth iu out pub'io meeiifig nnd legulntive
halla. He alluded to the 1'ole. So alao with S.
America. On the earliest oecaiinn ami In every
possible mode did we express our hope uf tho Until
triumph tif lhoo who were Milking for liberty.
Thewr facts were I'retih in our mumuriOiS.ftiitl w ere
honorably In our natiimi! character. And being
mi, hu repented that it Ans nut surprising that tho
deopett ftolicitudo should bu felt in the result of the
struggle which was going 011 in a province so noar
to us a province, the population of which profess
ed the himo religion, spoku Iho same language,
were lighting for the establishment of the same
institution under which we ourselves were living
and were connected with us 1iy tho dearest tics uf
hindred.
They hu been seduced to emigrate by t ho pro
mise of a free government. This Ooverument had
been overthrown; uml it de.Uroyer, trampling on
the fragments of j broken constitution, his passions
inflamed to madness calling to Ins aid till who
had assisted in tho old rebellion exciting their
love ot' plunder anil their religious ninatieisin, was
with these combined elements, sweep'.ng in u fiery
torrent over the country, and destroying life, pro
perty, and all thai was dear and valuable.
In this Ftate of things, it surely was tint to bo
TM'i?',l,,l that llm deepest solieildde should ex
ist in iiiu bruin nt evVrr"fnJwr in'ntr'i3,f
participated in the affairs of Government, there wa
scarcely nuy thing of a public nature which he
thought mere deserving of attention. His own
hopes had been animated: ho trusted iu (led the
Toxinin might succeed; and that thu standard of
liberty might yet wave over their desolated territo
ry, tu the utter exclusion nf this barbarmiK nud
tyrannic usurper; these hopes wcru shared in
by all who signed this memorial.
'J'ticeo sympathies and feelings do exist. They
might be, thoy were, cnlcuUtid to wnip our some
uf justice. He trus'.od thoy would nut; and yut
ho hoped that whilo wcexercircd the propordegiee
of forbearance, and did nothing in violation of the
laws of nation, wo should put ouisulvcs in ti
thorough stale of preparation to meet any emergen
cy which might arise.
It was now known that Santa Anna had declared
that his compiling baunor should bo placed upon
the Capitol at Wiieliiiigtuu. To effect (11111,110 did
not rely upon his own prowess, but on thu assis
tance of a certain set of auxiliaries whom hu ex
iiecled to meet on tlm Hanks of the Mistisaiiifci.
The threat might not liave been seriously intended
it might have originated in a mere spirit 01 Dravado.
' Rut wo ought to bo forwarned ami forearned; and
I if there should be the slightest indication that this
j was not an idle taunt, then we should moot him
and crush his hope ut once. If he die" commit tho
I slightest act of nggression, lie believed in God the
Knell of his dominion 111 Texas was rung.
For the present, he would content himself with
discharging tho duty with w Inch ho had boon on-
trnatod, by presenting tlmeo memorials; and be
1 1: .1.-. 1 ri. 1.1 i. 1....1 ...
Iteving that on action ot Cnngret could ue mid on
(hern, he would mute that they be run J, nod laid on
the table,
Mr. WUIiSTFR said that, like the gentlemen
lrom S. Carolina, h was not now prepared to go
into r. discussion on the iK-cnenre on our Bonih-
westotti frontier. Ho had no wish to antiriiale
any iliacoasioii on tins snbect, whieli might hero-
alter become necwM.nrv. Iu most of the soiitimeul
winch had Irtllon from the Senator from S. Candin
be entirely concurrod. Ue corssiderud it aa no
more than natural that the sympathies of all cisw
of uliscns should be cxcilcil iu favor of a war found
ed in thu desire, und saocuhed by tbe na nut of lib
erty. Ther.i could b no doubt, from our oduca
tin'i and hab.U, ll.ut free OuveroweM is Iho sort
of Guvcrniucui which cawiuaud our Wiacbu.oiii;
and when s see. otrugghug tu oblatu such a C .v
rumeni, tboau who are, in worn dajeree, ilid U
u by the lie of cou 'ri,couipai.inbip, and kind
ted. it u nut mailer f x wonder that should ee
not mailer f x wmoer in I h
inspirrd wi.b warm hope f'r iheir ecce.. B .1,
Ills. V. ,d I iM jL,-jre,?Jal:uitner t.iib
Seiii.,r f,uni S. (; ,'io,M.st litis la n it I he !.uie
for Congress 10 do r.r 'vwti.n ey ct bey.'nl
presersaitoo or our ceuirahly in tbe coolest To
any ibtntr bevood U... It was eenoaed, but to
that obrct isi wa willing to lad hi fatsny o-pe-
; ratMHa.
In one rifjueet ouly, tnee, be dtlrd from tbr
SenaUr froui H. Cr..ua. H wa. mm lut to
Tbu mil mattti fui very ladistdual to ooudr
r, imir il,. lr the eju..dai.i t'
fur himelf. rather
Ceeurie. N .- a r(--a'i h..o-.-;i, w r on,
Uehe esight iase lormrd lo tne manner in
which 'his war in Tn had bcefittigrd, or a lo
U mi,ru r iu w i : i'.' M x.iao G.,.criimut waa
a'.ioistraW r,,u .j l, f jrg"t t' at we aie on ttrms
of peace wuh ibilOovernmeU as it hat Lcn cr
) cvitfxl. and at it i adrnttrtrfrteaj. W Mretinw
! (the Senate.) it would bo rrcolhelr4, a jmrl ul
iw i:vfeutlv, Iravtj but rncMlly m a treaty 1 of lb United me, h would dntwlhem to NVaah
with the Mo&tcan UttwnnMMt, wiih (i-n. Santa nagtoa- aod, tuimng to Mr. Paken'iitn.fthe llntieh
Anna at ita head, and that th-ermtwt ii at ibia ' nlter.) b uddad, 'Yi, I will dine them In
mnniem rrprmenteil in th I. S ate, by a difl.uoa- Waahmgti.e, and atrip lb" tantvU fmrn (len. Jack
tic agent. I'ndrr iIiom eircumt'a u-e,h flt him mi, umi bora th OMul. a your countrymen onro
)lf rr.tnhfe,! fi,. ,vp4ynig iKh epjilwtn an tie- d.J aoJ ml il mid, noteriUrlnw, bo a littlo
Senator from South Cirolina had na), iu refer- m e.'u i,r lik th unreh of .Nip !. t.i Mncow.
enre to Iho lead ) ttuit Cucernmeat. liana; TU Ul.ih ui:.ilr, tl. wri'ar of thi letter
bf on rHt on, in llm exurutmn f ht ftW-na tonal etiiieal wae willing t coti.lriu llw truth of tin
function, tu conclude a treaty with that O xwm- fihutu', Thm gib-mn on the other rido
iiit iil, Imfolt lii-naelf r-ririncJ, frum tbe ox ofi wre at Itberlr la rrtd tbv- Irtte . II had lint a
uch ler in, In npeaking nf the aeknuw lodged bead ttneW T a dixbt that Siu Anna had nude audi
T the tiorertimeiit, a might haa tendency lu
prevent the continuance of tlm iclaiiuua cf price
and amity which are now tulitlug bet wee u Mex
ico and the U. State.
As to the actual statu of thing in Tex a, be had
peihag ns nrunrate information aa a,ny one nl-t.
Ilnwn to a very Iiti III pnriod, he had loceivnd it
f'oni persOui actually resident ut that count .-y. He
would, ot thi? time, sy mil binf to that stair
"r'hlris. Hu w entiiely willing thnt wnshmtid
bo pjpparoJ for the wort that cotilu linpptm. Ui
he Mia mt, on that account, abut to auppos the
cxisleutMMif that urt alulu ..filling. Al! be
meant,. sit present to y was, that lm concurred
generally in what hud fa! Inn from the Senator from
S, Cnrolimi, reserving himself, t to tiny partieular
opinion, for it fut uie iijnaioi. lint he did not
feel himself at liberty to tea language wh'.ch is at
war with propriety, ccpcttally toward the head of
a 0 iwrnmeiit with which we aro on a friendly foot
ing; because he was unwilling tu do or to nay an)
thing which could have 11 tandoncy to duturh the
peecu of tho U. Stilus. Ho went for tho peace
of the U. Slate, at tbe sumo tune I lint he was
willing to go as fir in ilcfencu ufoor frunticr us
I the uoi esity ot'enso should icuuire.
j Mr. I'lUISTON t.ai.1 ho wa happy tl.nl his
1 v ews iii.-t, in some measur.', with th concurrence j
of the gentleman fiom Maasnchusutlr. He slinuld '
onleaior. on ovory occanon, to suppresa all undue
1 ijhiillitiuu of feeling, ll wa impoMihlo howevur, ;
, under si'iiu circumstances, to measure laiigusgn.
I Hu !.nev what was'iluo to his country, and ducirod
nothing so much as its trainpuHity und liumu.
lliw, w bile he vvuuld do nuthing to iiitiitrnp! its
peaceful relations, or throw uny impuihment in the
way of their uxerciee, ho must be permitted toc.-ri- j
si. ler himself not only in his executive and legisltt
live capacity, b.it asa citiicn of u Republic, whenever 1 diwigor it would bu incorrect. He did 11 it iin.lcr
ho was called upon tu e.vpruas uu upiuiun in such nn 1 !an 'Iwliy S uti Anna ahnulil bo selected of all thu
j emergency us this.
I If thu feelings to which thia cmcrgrtic) had giv
, in rise chuiild hurst out iu strong epithet if he
, diil not mllicro to thu cold und exnul dislatoa of
I duty ho trusted an apology would be found fur
! him. Wo had recogn'ued the Government di fiicln
j of Santa Anna. Wu ,hud entered into dipluuialic.
I KloliV.'. JiiLVoWlii-u . "I ".is Oov.
nnd what sort ol 11 (jovcinmc.nl was lit u as it
the coiiitilulinnal (iovcimnout of long eoiilinucnce
supported by I lie wishes ami love and iie-liiu of
the I'eople? Or was it a mere despotism, and its
founder i. foituuate soldier
It is our pulley to lecogniso iislabliahod (Juvern
inotitH, no miittur what their principles, 01 by w hum !
loumle.l. Wu linvo a ttuaty with him now; we
are running a lino between his territory and our
own; and there existed no with nn his part lo inter
rupt the first, or prevent tho peaceful pioccitiun
of the latter.
Rut thuie wm a principle of last importance
presented to his mind: snJ that was the acini ex
isting state of things on the Suuthw esturn liontior.
It was absolutely necessary to consider thu next
step in the surie of events which wa tiatispuitig
there.
Thorn might to be an uuginenU'd military force
in thai defenceless tuctiou (if our count ryp.urrn.nd
ed ii it w by savsg and warlike tribes ,redy lo
be acted n;nm by thi Santa Alms i man uf uu
questioned ability. already m damniaud of a r..ixed,
hter.igeueoiia, and ferv,cmus solditry.
It theve threats have been inadu but he would
forbear, fir!, because lie believed the policy ot uur
count iv ui iviation to forctge'Guvrrnuients to boa
vv ise and true one; but chiety, that he dare uot
irut the current uf hi fteiiir to sway him. He
would rtatiatii hi indignation, therefoie. and 111
cousidaratiun of tho iepcialt term iu which
thu momori'l was couched, and lb high standing
uf those who Hgued it, he would move that it be
print od.
Mr. PORTER said that his object in rising wa
not so much to take part in tin delate ue to maho
an imjuiry ol tbu Jionorablu HernUn from S. Caro
lina. That gentle uioi) had sai.l that it wa now a
known and admitted fact that AinUi Anna hadde-
, dared, that by tit aid of a (.main irliuu of our
population lie would mvadu tin UaHintrv, man Ii
j through it and last thu cily of Wtuhltiftoil. Mr.
' P. id that 'l.u lael wa not knuww to htm, and
, lltwrefum he coeld not edmlt n. I! joh an asrer-
I tion Ud rsrwn put forth, h sboeld consider it an
1 idl rbodimiootade, b jl 11 wa calc.lat) lo iu-j
creae the esiilioi ul Ahicb had been ahead gotten :
up 00 tins sub):'., and be should be gWd if tin
Kenat'.r from K. Camiina would favor lh Mt'nate ;
wtte the evniwK 01 which be cunsulered the fact
a knten ami nJmiUrJ.
Mr t'ltWfl N ai!, it neuld be, rerhaSJl, hav '
been m veil if Se iat-r fne louiaiae bjd lH
tne tMiMr rest on hi (Mr )''. ) proal atiion j
4 th rbc hot the inquiry kmi tse i4. b I
I "-nnd a-r H by referring t the Kenne ftose
i Mt!, who had to hi petesH coiIbuv.i
evideoe of the lac!.
Mr. WALKER eaid trni d'bp it eeolii
h t. tiMIsi i ikvn Ud f '
tarn. He tied iend a iartlertrosu a tilaiweei
en md.ndfl! in the capital W Mroca, but Je dad
oi 1 mob M piofr to - pu "y to tb ism of
tbe writer. 11" bad stx-wu tl.e teller le
tl.e teller le erl
Knr, d t would read to ll fee!t) an e-1
treet Owtn 11. He had no bmtation to ftinjr ea- .
I lire credit lo th" nawmea' m Un extract, fer lis j
wiiter, wu vts weii Itnovvn 10 L.e)y taswalaar J
, 'iid as rr( . lablr a standing s any jr'o
' tans floor.! susisvy W i-.s auiem - t wa
( iuiisvHWe. Thu extract wa at tolluv..:
' Jut before tieueral hsi. a Ar.na left on In.
N jrtiiern ta r.oagi-. he was at Taicbav. Tm
U. .:.tn and Frem 1 nan ('.-. 1 . ciupvnh.i. IU
; iH he I ltendJ to drtae ts Te,vn aejoo the Rod
,rirf, arrd tf they were defended there by the troop
n dcltrtt'in. And fid Mr. W.) ar we tu il
her and liaten to agitlogie and excuse for Iho
strocitt of Santa Anna I Are we tu bo told by
Ammican Somlort. in the AinnncHii Smiatr, that
wii tnuat tnprva mr IWhngr, aa well aa have re
aped to our neutrality I Tnat w are not t i ei
pre mi I ho re fveltuge uf indigni'imi wlorh moit nan
in every Aioern an Immih J Win i Santa Anna 9
11 i lit Ootvrouwnl of Mcxii'o. Hu ha plantud
a p.iiMif. In that Pnuntr, hai urrcriod a re )
tral ifiMwem nt, and deetrnyed uvory vctitf uf
free loo H !n e m-uu -.I ..J.-U. 'u'h.v nre the
ie')i 1 'i'Uev nre S-uila Aunt and In piiuats.aiv
incrciuartr in I nn r indou. The. are the rebels.
! Th tr mlo of Taa cluuj l the (. ivernmuut of
1 Mexiiro a long a ihwtr poai ible could do so; as
j long 1 wreck o'tti Consul ui ion wa dit'crnblp
or a rivaling plank, tliev 01.I thutr utm it to save
it from dwiirdot.on. It was not until the flag uf
the Constitution was stiuck, and tlmrti w as im lung
or a bona, that they taised the lla; uf luJepcn
bti.iti. Mr I'OKTEit 'said h .leprocaln.l uvor thing
which bad n ten leucy to unlial still turllior our
felingympaihwsintli 3onlt nnw tnging 111 ll.u
Mcxiran prmiuce. Our (' tioii.nui imliusl charac
tors, dj uur true iiuerest r.ii oied a strict neutrality
ll mtr hamls. Thi pill.: v u obviously tho
pruier 0110 thai hs could mil imagine, mi l did 11 it
mean to asserl,, that any Semitor litre wished to
deptrt from it. Hot he h i sorry lo my that noth
ing be:;er calculated to produce n deparlure from
thu position we should iccupy could bu Iungmcd
than what had fallen to-day train thu Senate s from
S. Carolina and Mississippi, Our government was
a popular one. Ilaoi'tmu ueeenily sympathized
with public opinion; and if that opinion was foruiud
under escitemmit and luissi.m, them was great
other despot that i."(istuil nt 1 resent 111 thu wotl-l
and mad thu tliemn of tepreach. I ll comloct 11
perhniM very l a I, It iinghl be true: Mr. 1'. bo
lievnd it wue true, that ho had ovenhtow 11 the
Catisttttiliun of Mex'.co, mi l placed himsolf at tho
hejd of us (!i)Teriimnl , and exercises arlntury po-v-rr.
lint what then I Wuru tl.e e not n great
msiiy other ilosp uie and sibilaty Government in
laming relation of imi -n tni! amity t (lir relaTM(!
he beluved, were of tho most I'riemlly liiml with
thu Grutid Seiguui at Cona'antimplc tho llarbary
I'owors oil tho const of tho Mediterranean and
oven thu blicit emp re orHavti. Wu haJ only this
atissioii rntifiod u treaty with some liilliorto uiikiiovvn
Iinlf-ciuli7.cil Power on the cohst of Afiicn. '1'hnro
wore no free institution amung Ihnno different 11a-
tnirif. I espotisiu, absolute, cruel, and conitant,
prevailed snu.lst theiu hll; und yet not a breath uf
ro roach wa hear,! spam lliein. Our imligi.H
tlun was a' I roservpil for Mexican oppression, Wu
J-ill tu P otliur porlion ef the world Iho nfluir uf
living un.li:i what kind of Govertimr.nl they pleased,
and considered that as we permitted tin fotcign in
lerfereuco wild uur polilicnl institutions wu had
uu light to qnoiliiio the iusiitiiti'ius of oi'ior coun
tries. Mexi.o a'on wat imde an uxcepiion.
Th hoiia,'a'"U Senator from Miseisaippi had
atd that ho h-id heard on thi floor apoligies for
Santa Anns. )1 f AJr. P.) hd heald uuno. Ho
himself hsJ nevrr mad any. Ho had always
thought, an.! always t aid, l!.t so 1'ing as ho ob
served good faith with tin, and iflain'aine. tho trea
ties ho had entored into the 1'. State, wo had
iOtliing lo do wilh l.U ba.l conduct in the .Mexican
provinces. Th-il opiai'.n h': shield on all ruitahlo
occssions expre", and if in his nower eufirce. Ho
should not bo deterred from fining so by any fear
of niimninsUuctiiti of his motive. Hisoljj. rt was
to preserve lire f care of the country. Hu thought
U her interest to preserve i' he mesnt not merely
her pecuniary uiierest, but that of a higher kind,
which looked at her true glory and the ina'iilen
nc nf the moral p wer whi-b she now advati
Isgc.iusty p.ioeeJ a, in n maukiuil. And if thrto
ciosidci slums did not iiiflueiire bun in the course hu
prescribe.! lo lumtrif in this matter, tbe vital inter
eit of 1 lie State hu had th honor in part to repre
sent 011 this floor left hit.) no di' rction. The vl
uabij and lut.-a:ive brauclm of tra'le which were
now in a. tivily between I,ooi.ir and Mexico,
would bu broken up by a wur, aiel thu principal
ch.niic! Ihiougb which speein entered into Neiv
j Orleina closed cnnipleuly. 1'very ii.lmosl in thit
Stale, agricultural a well . (.ouimerclul, would
be sfliiously (7i-ctd bv change iu our relation.
ll vvss informed. auJ belie d, that, during iho
Usl twenty ue-uili. I he trade between the city just
mentioned and the port of Mexico amouriled tu
nearly filtcen millioM of dollarj, and that in Iho
sseie ac ..fume about eight wtliiun of sticic
bad uolefed the Mississippi lrom tbe Mine quarter,
All tbi wa to be thrown away bceauae they had
00 free in I'uH-n iu Ih country adjoining us..
He ni'ut be eci Mdlf f did 0l fuel Inmself at
libv-t;-iu pariakc in tucb wMuvist. Wo were
plceu b re lo watch over the gruwiug interests of
'ur own country, u promuie its hppioca by all
iherwcans by which it wealth, population and
curiiy can be MwwreJ. fl not to indulge at its ex
ptCMi m,r own fj. lu.s, o.r lo carry out among
ut'ier nation our aboliact uptuious cf government.
There wa an tber coosidrralion (Mr. P. said)
for him tud for tbe other gentlemen ft m Louisiana
10 both lluaats, with etwui b iJ tbu r.'.uor tu t-o
so iatJ, If war broke wet between l.Vxioo and
tbe U, IJ., the ,,cm L'-rti'.n of our Stale, and
lUbord, ere le (return ihe, seat of it. That
war, eace cuniriiied, he wa ifrai! woub! riot
a; e -V) irru.11 HrJ. It moat bs. om, from the
i-x'. u" i.fll.e t'.vi -ry t J .' l.rfs . ut, parliaan 10
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