Speech of Mr. David S. Kaufman, of Texas, on the Subject of the Mexican War
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. David S. Kaufman, of Texas, on the Subject of the Mexican War: Delivered in the House of Representatives, U. S., June 20, 1846 The Bill providing for the reduction of the tariff to a revenue standard being under consideration in the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union - Mr. Kaufman addressed the committee as follows: Mr. Chairman: I congratulate the friends of the revenue principle on the favorable auspices under which they have entered upon the discussion of this bill. It is known to you and the country, that one of the favorite arguments of the friends of the protective policy at the North, has been, that it would be suicidal in the United States to permit the introduction of British manufactures into this country, while England closed her ports to our grain and breadstuffs. This argument, which has done more than all others beside to make a protective tariff popular with the farmers of the North has been lately silenced; for we have just received the gratifying intelligence that the old and aristocratic corn laws of England have been repealed, and that henceforth our farmers will find a market for the products of their soil in ports hitherto closed to them. To preserve that market, it is evidently our policy to reciprocate, as far as we can, and to remove all restrictions upon imports from abroad, so far as is not incompatible with raising the revenue necessary to keep the wheels of the Federal Government in motion. But, Mr. Chairman, fruitful and inviting as is the question now legitimately under consideration, and deeply interested as my constituents are in its proper disposition, I do not now propose to discuss it. In the wide range allowed to debate, when the House has resolved itself into committee, another question has been raised by members in their discussion of this bill, which demands my first and especial attention. I allude, sir, to the Mexican war. While every patriot in the land feels a deep and abiding interest in its vigorous prosecution and speedy and successful termination, yet, opinions have been advanced in this debate which peculiarly concern the people whom I have the honor in part to represent on this floor. In the hasty zeal of certain gentlemen to attack the President for ordering the United States troops to march to the Rio Grande, (the western boundary of Texas, as defined by the Constitution of my State,) they have struck a blow at the integrity of her soil which I must attempt to parry, and which, if their opinions were correct, would curtail the once "lone" but now "bright and particular star" of one-half her fair proportions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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