Mississippi advertiser. [volume] (Aberdeen) 1842-1848, 1845-02-22
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IN RELA.
TION TO MEXICO.

Ihi- document brcahes very wnrelike spirit,
but will not, in our estimatio, produce war -
Even if the views Of this message should be adopt
ed by Congress, whichs utterly impossible, Mexico
will not declare war against The United States
Our shipping merchants are apprehensiye of such
war. Having great property ahort, they very
naturally upprehend, as they do Whenever war
is threatened, that it would become an object of
depreciation. They very naturally suppose tina, in
such war, Mexico would grant privateer commits
sions to any body; und that thieves of all nations
and especially our own, including our smugglers
into Mexico, would apply for such commissions
and cruise against our commerce. Shouid such
war ensue, Mexico would certainly do this. But
the danger is not quite 80 formidable as it appears
at first. Let us sec.
An Army of thirty thousand men, which would
be collected, organized and equipped in less than
three weeks, could conquer the whole Mexican ma
lion in one week. 1t could land nj Veta Cruz, ard
march to Mexico without interruptions, and seize
the whole government almost without striking
blow. And while these operations ire proceeding
an auxiliary army OF ten thousand men could march
from TeSas into Mexico, and subdue all the
Northern portion. almost without firing gun
| Every Mexican port on the gulf would be seized,
before any privaeers could be fitted out in them
and as the Mexicuns have few or no ships in the
Pacific, our commerce would not be much exposed
from that quarter. Then we have squadron in
the Pacific, to which intelligence, of the war could
be soon communicated from some Mexican port on
Pacific, seized by portion of the invading army
And while thirty thousand men were tins subdung
the country, the Federal Government could organs
izng thirty thousand more, who would be on the
| Mexican soil in six weeks from tho beginning of
enlisments,
| But the Mexican authorities may grant prvatcer
commissions in neutral ports. Our ministers on
this subject to III, governments near where they
! reside and these would prohibit the equipment OF
any privat'crs in their ports, such equipment in
neutral ports being against the laws Of nations
But these are not our only defences. The Next
cans have no vessels already equipped in any for
eign ports, excepting two steam tngaes in New
York ; and private vessels prepared for war, belong
ing to any nation, are not found in any European
! ports
Therefore all this fitting ont must be done after
the commencement of the war, and would NOT be
allowed in neutral pors,and would be prevented by
our cruisers in Mexican ports. Then as this fitting
ont, to be done at a must be done in defiance OF
international law, our government will treat al
such prvateers as pirates, aud issue proclamation
to this effect in its declaration Of war. We do not
believe that Europeans would take commissions
under such circumstances: for they would MT dis
obey their own governments, with navies to enforce
obedience and run the risk ofbrDg hanged by rs
Then our merchant vessels, smiling after tie decla
ration of war, would arm under governmental au
! thority.
The only European government that would ever
connivc at the hostiitles of Mexico, is the British
and this connivance would produce Il war between
Britain and tho United States. Would Btan en-
counter this contingency Notfor Mexico. Britain
breads war with US more than anything else. a-
such war would produce commercial and mlnuta;'
turing disasters that might end in revolution. b.
tween all Mexico north of Central America, ant
peace with the Unitel States, Britain will not hes
itate prefering the latter VIII France connve a
British designs on Mexico, o. Mexican hostilitie,
against us7 If Mexico ia designed to fall unle
Angle Saxon dominion, these powers would preie
: an American to British conquest; for the British
are their neighbors AMI rivas-we are remote an,
their friends.
But Congress, as we have already said, will tol
crate no war, and sustain no Executive negotiation
tending to war. 1t will ever quietly take thi
whole subject from the hands ofthe present Execu
tive, and settle it peacefully hereafter. We advis
our merchants to dismiss all apprchensons Ihei
rich commerce is perfectly sate.-Philad Ledger
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