Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-30


a War with Mexico--The Veil Withdrawn
The mandate has gone forth frsm the councils Of
,be government that Mexico shall be punished
When nation has once determined on quarrel, il
can easily make a case The sending cut Of the spe-
cial agent 10 Mexico will more than probable result
in refusal on the part of that people TO accede to ou
demands. All just demands against the Mexicans
will be promptly met by them. They will do every
thing to satisfy government-so far as we have q
right TO ask of them reparation for sutrages and ex
cesses committed on our commerce.
We are enabled to speak thus knowingly from in
formation in possession of the most unqueshona-
BILE authority. On the other hand we have every rea-
to believe, and we fear that our demands will
trespass 80 far upon the rights of Mexico that the
special messenger will come back as he went.
This is the great point to be gained by Mr. Van bu-
rem. An excuse for war will enable HIM 10 draw
off the public attention from the present deranged
state of the currency and the Ills hnder which the
country is laboring He knows and ne sees that the
root of the evil now devastating the land is his Safe
" Fund system. And yet without that system his
power cannot be perpetuated. Hence the public feel
ing is 10 be iniamed by appeals to their PATRIOTISM
the country is TO be plunged into war; not to
revenge our wrongs for the Mexcans ready to re-
pair them, bat to perpeluate the present system Of
misrule and abuse of the banks
Il is conceded on all hands that war with Mexico
will be popular. And why? The deep interest felt
in all portions of the Union for the fate Of Texas and
the late contests between that infantne republic and
the mother country have enlisted our feelings in an
extraordinary degree against the successors of Cor
tez To have an opportunity of giving them side
cut for their inhuman butcheres at the Alamo while
the ostensibe object would be TO punish them for ag
gressions upon or commerce, would be highly agree
able TO thousands Of our people. Under any view Of
the case, war with Mexico must be popular. If the
Mexicans will not give full, ample and just salts
faction why, then, the sooner we drub them the bet
ter But, as we said above, there is reason TO fear
that our government will not be satisfied with repara
tion.
The policy Of war with Mexico is then evident.
Banks, Safety Fund Banks, are daily and hourly
getting int disrepute. The public feeling towards
them is becoming more and more developed. Their
fate sealed unless the attention OF the people can
be drawn off from them. The Albany spectators
and their adjunct cques i'll every quarter OF the coun-
try cannot carry their unholy schemes in the light
of open day. They hope, however to screen them
selves behind the smoke of the battles to be fought
between Americans and Mexicans and while they
sound the cry of free trade and sailors rights they
design TO put into full blast the sdious Safety Fund
system and to keep the necks Of the poor and indus
irious beneath their feet
Such are some Of the objects which animate the
breasts of our rulers Let not thepeop!e be deceived
II the Mexican government yield 10 just demands,
the Congress should carefully guard against any tech
nicalitles or bubbles by an adherence 10 which we
may be thrown into Let our representatives
act openly aad above board. The Nexcans must
be called account But great care should be taken
by the National Legislature that the country be not
betrayed into rupture with neghbor by the friends
and supporters of Mr. Van Burens rotten Safety Fund
system.