Speech of Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina: On His Resolutions in Reference to the War with MexicoJ.T. Towers, 1848 - 16 páginas |
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abroad acquired adopting a defensive ample to cover anarchy apprehended authority avoid avowed object balance of trade believed CALHOUN ceding a sufficient commencement compel Mexico conquer Mexico conquered peace danger debt deem ample defeated defend that frontier defensive line disastrous effects emphatically disavowed evils Executive expenditure expenses favor flowing forty millions free Govern free popular gold and silver Gulf of California hold honorable peace hostile incorporate intended to guard last campaign liberty line of policy ment Mexican Mexico to sign Moffat SPEECH obtain an honorable obtained indemnity occupying defensively opinion Pacific ocean Passo del Norte past and security patronage policy recommended popular institutions population portion possession President probably not less province regiments resolutions are intended sacrifice Secretary of War Senate sign a treaty silver flowing sixty millions SOUTH CAROLINA stocks and Treasury subject-province successful take indemnity Treasury notes Union utterly vote WAR WITH MEXICO whole
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Página 5 - But of the few nations who have been so fortunate as to adopt a wise constitution, still fewer have had the wisdom long to preserve one. It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty. After years of prosperity, the tenure by which it is held is but too often forgotten; and I fear, Senators, that such is the case with us. There is no solicitude now about liberty. It was not so in the early days of the republic.
Página 5 - ... still fewer have had the wisdom long to preserve. one. It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty. After years of prosperity, the tenure by which it is held is but too often forgotten; and I fear, Senators, that such is the case with us. There is no solicitude now about liberty. It was not so in the early days of the republic. Then it was the first object of our solicitude. The maxim then was, that "Power is always stealing from the many to the few;" "The price of liberty is perpetual vigilance.
Página 5 - It is superior to the wisdom of any or all of the men by whose agency it was made. The force of circumstances, and not foresight or wisdom, induced them to adopt many of its wisest provisions. But of the few nations who have been so fortunate as to adopt a wise constitution, still fewer have had the wisdom long to preserve one. It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty. After years of prosperity, the tenure by which it is held is but too often forgotten; and I fear, Senators, that such is the...
Página 1 - Union, would be unprecedented by any example in our history. We have conquered many of the neighboring tribes of Indians, but we have never thought of holding them in subjection, or of incorporating them into our Union. They have been left as an independent people in the midst of us, or been driven back into the forests. Nor have we ever incorporated into the Union any but the Caucasian race. To incorporate Mexico, would be the first departure of the kind; for more than half of its population are...
Página 5 - We have had so many years of prosperity," said the South Carolinian in January, 1848, as the war with Mexico was coming to an end, "we have passed through so many difficulties and dangers without the loss of liberty — that we begin to think that we hold it by divine right from heaven itself." "It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty,