Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-04-11
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New difficulties throng around US in our Foreign
relations, but luckily rteady hands and sound
heads ure at the helm.
The Journals from the South West are full of
quasi ornaments for Mexico Our People there
cody and deliberately are going to war, without
waiting to hear from Washington, or any Presi.
dent, or any Congress! If Mexico cannot be
dealt with according 10 the laws of war; il is clear
Mexico is to he Lynchedl This is all contrary to
our laws we need not say, und subjects offenders
TO severe penalties.
But what will Great Britain say TO this? What
viii the world, asks SANTA Annn himself in his let
ter oireply to Col Bee, who threatened him "wth
the tnlnuuous population Of Tie Mississippi? p
Grent Britain has treaty with Mexico, the con .
dition Of which, ii we recoect uriuht involves
her somewhat in her defence IN case The United
States becomes the ally of Texas. Again, there
arc new principles at work in this conflict between
Texas aud Mexico, which interest the civilized
world. Texas personiies civilization, and Mex
leo barbarism but Mexico on the contrary is the
barrier OF the dominons OF the system of slavery,
aud Texas carries slavery with It's victories Thus
what the civilization of Southern and South Yves.
tern paris Of our Republic sympaihses with, The
civilization of the Northern and Western parts alb
hors
Difficulties ,hus lhrong around us from tho acts
OF our own citizens, aud from The consequences
OF these acts to Foreign nations. There is great
danger that If the United States now he involved
III war with Mexico, we may be involved in war
WITH greater and more powerful nation. We
trust however, that the prudence which has 80
long preserved us from foreign war, or Intestine
CONNECTIONS, will continue to watch over u.s. aud
TO preserve us to this end.
We find the above in mn exchange papcr, copi.
cd from somebody without credit. 1t does not
present the whole difficulty. While there isdan-
ger thai, 10y violations of neutrality by Somhrons
we shall give Mexico and her allies good cause
Tor wnr-there are also causes already eAlsing
which may wngant hosilIips on our part The
neglect OF MeXico--indecd, her direct reGtsai it
IS now said-to mike indemnify which is due to
MS, aud her refusal, also, 10 release the t. y Gill
zens taken with the Santa Fe uxpedition are tho
causes TO which we aIlude. It is, we suppose
very clear that Mexico had Il perfect right to
treat all connected with that expedition MS enc
mes the citizens Of the U. 5. and of England
as well us the Texans. However innocent NAV
have been the real intentions of those citizens
they we're caught i'll bud company \, unless Their
Innocence Of hostile intentions can he proved
they are strictly liable to be treated us armed cue
mics OF Mexico ms much so certainly, as were
those AmerIcan citizens who united whh lle Ca
hadIan patriots against Great Britain. The real
difficulty is, that The British citizens have been
released by Mexico, while the American citizens
are retained, except young CUons, - whose re-
lease was distinctly avowed, Ivy Santa Anna, TO be
from personal favor. Partially of this marked
character gives good ground for complaint, und
when INDEED 10 the reputation OF our Just claims
presents nm aggravated case OF national wrong
we think it must require great prudence TO avoid
war aud equal prudence if war comes, to put
tins nation III the right position. war TO sus-
tain Texas - or rather TO sustain slavery in Texas
would he an inglorious and unjusliiable war;
war which would invite, if not warrant, the in
reference OF Olher nations against us; a war Il.
ganst which disnerested men, in every portion
of the civilized world, would unanimously pro.
test. That issue, then, we would hope may be
utterly excluded, by the srictcst nounterlerence
on part with Texas.
1t Is difficult 30 say where the Sympathits of
Northern men can find play in this contest -
whether with the slave holding TEXANS, or the
barbarous, cruel and pcrfdUus Spaniurds; and
hence is 1t pretty clear, that favour to cler hy
our government, can meet no hearty response
from this portion of the country.