The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-06
WAR WITH NIEXICO.

Mexican Executive, IN proposing t.
Congress wir with the United S st,s
is needle" Bot few comments are
due TO the insligalors Of sep, which,
{ me, by ouI country as it ought to b,
will aanihils,e the Mexican power, sno
clear The Continent of European intrigue
This war originated in put IN ,he stfug
gle OF the Mexican fdclious foI power.
rhat nighled county, ever since IIs sep
,talion from Spain, has been the field o.
,on,eotIon among political chqnes, OF
rs'her military chieflsios Struggling for
power aud as It's ignorant people ale ex
operated by the loss Of Texas, and read, /,
support any Iesder who will fliuet
their beniRh'ed vanity with a promise Of
its recotquesl. these cliques are now
'u,biddiug each Other for popular favor,
by threats Of war sg4inst the United
States. But these politicians, knowing
hat Mexico alone Cannot contend win
Us, would be able 10 smuse their peoplt
wthoul actual hoslillies, aud would
therefore cautiously avoid such q fslsJ
step il they were not encouraged by
promi Of foreign aid. Mexico IS FL.
ed with British agents, ploltIog mischief
according to ,he nvarisbe custom OF
British agents in all countries; and these
agents are liberal in their promises o,
pecunisry and naval aid. The British
government would gladly iovolve Mex.
ico 10 a war with Us, if It could keep H..
sell clear Of the disturbance. British
merchants and manufacturers suppose
that this war, by excluding all .A,neri
can commerce from Mexico woud give
to themselves monopoly Of It's markets
and British state men probably suppose
that this war would induce an insurrec-
tion of our slave population, and for.
chile dissolution Of the Union. Win
these views, British agents encoursgt
the Mexican government to hostllties.
Then a portion Of our own press, aud q
portion Of our own politicians, are con.
'inualIy denouncing our govern
ment Tor its share in annexation, while
another portion ere cooperating with
The BRUSH government upon the sub
ject OF emancipation. Such proceeding.
induce the Brltlsh and Mexican govern.
mems TO suppose lha, our people are de-
Ivided, and tina, one half of them would
not support their governmen in wal
against Mexico.
Under these circumstances, the duty
.! every American, naliveor nslurslIz.d
IS obvious. lie should aid our govern
ment with all his energies. .Rhd ou'
| ,oser q ;,a an, ia hnnnd TO prosecute TIN,
war, When once oegun. win me urmusr
'Igor, and close speedily. the coun
ry should pu, forth lis whole slfeag,h
meet lis responsibilities lojlhe utmost ex
'remlIy, and thus strike evil doers on
The other side of ;he .Alantic with sslu
'ary and lasting terror. We SHOULD
never sop at haIf way measures. Mex
'co can be easily and speedily conqer.
ed. and il ought 10 be conquered quite
down 10 the lslhmus, and annexed to
he Union. And If Mexican letters OF
marque, navigaled by foreign pirates,
assam our commerce, such foreigner.
should be treated as pirates. II WI
make short JOB Of Mexico, we shall
not only clear the continent of q mis-.
chievous European inf1ueuce, but con
vince the British government, and III,
French 100, that they will loose mor,
han they can gain by interference wnh
our sfi,i:s. The French nation has u,
desire to quarrel with US, all its lnler
esls being best promoted by our pros
perily and our friendship. Bu, IN,
French government, or rather ihe king
and his minister, enlanged 10 som,
family considerations, may be disposed
10 with success 10 British designs, ,spsins
us. But any direct cooperation o.
hese two governments against Us would
probably produce srevolulon in France.
Aud whatever be The designs Of the
French government or nation, Russia i,
our naturally againsl 5olh,snd especial,
against The BRUSH II then The war be-
gins, le! il be speedily ended. Venus
now show our power, and show it by
our union Ledger.
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