American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-12
nurerftau Rfpttbitran,
AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. IL, 1916

Wan With MtMCo. NotH tbs ,andIng the
various rumors which have been circulated N
reference to the likelihood Of war with Mexico
ana the preparatory measures adopted by our
Government for such an event, by ordering
: ,me troops to Texas, and requiring others to
be N readiness TO march; we still have 40 apPrc'
hens or that we shall have war with MeAoo, IN
less. indeed "madncst should rulc tie Aour" with
the government Of that country, which we
think improbable. Mexico is IN COMPARE
t.yely dcfenccless condition, having NJ navy Of
any im1ortance and few troops upon which
she can place reliance. Her government and
people are in an unsettled state, and by no
means sufficiently united to engage in war,
particularly with the United States. They
w.u naturally endeavor to remove internal dis
satisfaction and difficulty, before they will
tl.nk seriously of hostliticS with so formidable
a power is this country She sees, by the move
meat OF our troops to Texas, that it is tie de-
termination Of our government TO defend and
L 'AINL tI'hN N''i''' '''S' 81 i'S'''' '''>'
that the march of troops from Mexico into
Texas, would be considered, in effect, as a dec
lara ion Of war against the United Statcs-wc
CONSIDER It, therefore, improbable that even
Texas will be molestod. We do not suppose
tl.a! Mexico can calculate with any degree OF!
certainly, on receiving aid from either Eng land
or France in case of war with uS--and, if left
to her own resources alone it is evident that
she would fall an easy prey TO our arms. We
doubt whether twelve months would elapse be-
fore the American flag would fly over the city
Mexico has heretofore been unable to subdue
the splrsc population of Texas, how could 1t
resist the overwhelming force which could be
raised in the United States? The rich booty
70 he found in Mexico would prove an irreslsta-
bic temptaton, and tens of thousands OF men
would be ready, if necessary, to volunteer to
march to Mexico, and to annex her to this
country, Her pacific policy may postpone
this event for some time, but it will inevitably
come. Size is destined to form portion of the
United States-but whether to our benefit is
not so certain. For our own parts, We should
prefer that she would remain independent, an
less she shall become the asslilant, when we
shall certainly convert her into an appcndage
of the Union
The Convention Of Texas is proceeding with
great dehberation in the formation Of Cons,i-
tuition; and, 50 far as we have seen, it will be
formed upon just and liberal princjples-assim-
lated to those of the Constitution ofthe United
States. We hope that all our an,cipations
with respect to the annexation Of Texas, may
De disproged by time-and that Texas may
prove to be blessing, instead of curse, to
oar Union. The experiment is of very doubt
full utility under present circumstances: but as
i las been determined to make it, we trust
that it will result to the advantage of our
county The people of TINT country will the
more readily accommodate themselves to their
new situation, from having been, in the main,
citizens of the United States before their re-
moYal to Texas.