Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-07-29

mas hsppe0sd even before his DEATH
aut cannot yet see my way clear to
the conclusion that either the lode.
pendsnoe Of 'rexas or the capture aud
military execution Of Santa Anna, will
save you frog war with Mexico.
Santa AIMS whs but ons Of breed Of
which Spanish America for the iasS
twenty Eve years has been q teeuJiff6
moiher--soldIsrs of fortune, who by
the sword OF the musket BALL, have
risen 10 supreme power, and by he
sword or muskst bsiI have fallen from
it. That breed 10 DOT extinJt; the
very last intelligence fronl Perd tells
of ons whohss fallen there az Fturbide,
cod Nina. and 0usrrn, cad Santa Az.
as have fallen 10 Mexico. The SANE
soil which produced them is yet fer.
tile 10 pEd1Tce others. They repro
d2Os thsSassIVes, with nothing but
change OfIhs name and Of lhe msu.
Your war, sir, is to be . war Of races
the AOglo Saxon American pittsd
against the Moorish Spanish Mexics0
AmsricanIa var between the northera
and 'outhsrn halves Of North Amer.
ieGi from PGssamaquoddy to Panams.
Are you prepared for such q warf
And Sgain I ask, Whs, will be yOur
esuas in such q warl Aggression,
conquest, and the rs.eltabIishmeni Of
slavsvY whore il has been abolished,
10 this var, cir, the banners Of ,fres.
dam will be the banners Of Mexico
and yOur banners, blush 10 speak tho
word, will bs the hsaners Of slavery,
Sic, in considering these United
States snd The United Mexican Ststes
sG mere misses Of power coming 10
collision against each other, | cannot
doubt that Mexico will be the greatest
su8eraF by the shock. The conquest
Of oil Mexico would seem to be 90
result Of the cOnaict, es-
p.cially If the war should extend no
farther than to the two mighty com.
hatsnls. But will it be so eonfnsdP
Mexico 10 clearly the weakes, of the
Two Powers, but she 10 not the lest
prepared for setion, She has the mora
recent experience Of war. She has
the grsstsst number OF veteran wpr
riors; and although her highest chief
hss just suffered = fatal and igoomiui,
Gus defest, ye. that has happened Of.
ten before to leaders Of armies too
sonEdent Of success and contempluous
Of their enemy. -Even now, Mexico
10 bssler prepared for wsr Of invasion
upon You, than you are for q war Of
invssiQn upon her. There may bs
fouads successor 10 Santa Auns, ia
famsd with tho desire, not only Of
sveaging his dissstar. but what he and
hia nation will consider your perfdi.
Gus hostility. The nstional spirit maF
90 with him, tie may moi only turn
the tables upon the TEXAN con.
Susrors, but drive them for refuss
within your borders, aud pursue them
into the heart Of your own territories
Are you 10 a condition to resist him!
10 the success Of your whole srmy, and
ell your veteran generals, snd all your
militia. calls, and all your mutinous
volunteers against miserable band Of
Eve or six hundred invisible Seminole
Indiaus, 10 your late campaigu, en-
esrnes! Of the energy and vigor with
which you are ready TO carry on that
Tar otherwise formidable and compli.
Gated wIri-eomplicsted, did I ssy1
And how complicatedl Your Semi
nole war is slFeady spreading TO the
and, in their march Of desc.
lalioa, they sweep along with them
your nsgFo slaves, and put arms into
their hands to make common cause
with them against yOui and how far
will il spread, sir, should a Mexican
invader with the torch Of liberty in
his hand, and tbs standard Of freedom
iloatiDg over his head, prOclsiming
10 the slave aud revenge
to the nsliYs iddian, aS he goes, in.
vade your soill What will bs the con.
dition Of your States Of Louisiana, Of
Mississippi, of Alabama. of Arkansas,
of Missouri, and Of Georgia. Whets
will ho your uegrOesl Where will b.
that combined and cOncentrsted mass
Of Indisn tribes, whom BY 60 incoo'
csivabls policy, you have expelled
from lhsir widely distant habitstions,
to enbody them within email COM
pass on the very borders Of Mexico,
ss il on purpose TO give that eoupiry
! nslion Of natural allies in their hos
IilitisV agpins, your Sir, you have i
Mexican, an tndisD,,and q negro war
,POn your hands, aud you are p'ung'ns
yourself into it blindfoldt you ere
alking about acknowledging The inde,
,sndeoce Of Texas, end you are ethirst'