Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-04
ON OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
FROM THE KENTUCKY ossrnyIn AsD arroarHn.

FROM THE KENTUCKY OBSERVER AND REroRrER
II seems TO be given up that we are TO have no
war with Mexico. We suppose that It's the result
of her utter ncapacity to wage with any Power,
much less with the United States. Distracted at
home-rent by civil feuds and never-ceasing revo-
lutions-without money and with but feeble credit,
II would have been an act of unparalleled folly to
embark in war with us. And yet those who nn-
derstand the Mexican character-vain, conceited,
and boastul-had cause to apprehend that she would
not be deferred by even these powerful considers
tons from vindicatng herself from what she deem
ed great indignity put upon her. She has, how
ever, taken counsel from prudence and heartily do
we rejoice that she has done so. There were no
laures TO be gained in Mexican war; and even had
we forced some OF her territory from her as an in
demnity for the expenses of the war, ne who look
upon the further extension of the limits of the
American Union as unwise could not but deprecate
such an acquisition. What is to be the end of this
thing of extension, however, is utterly impossible
TO foresee, since the acquisition of Texas has been
made, and apparently with the sanction of ma
ority of the people of the United States. Some of
the presses even now talk of the incorporation of
California, and perhaps ultimately of Mexico her
self; and after that we suppose Canada upon the
north.
Now we have not the slightest objection that
every European Power shall in due time be made
to relinquish all dominion over any part of the
American continent. We can see no reason why a
small island, three thousand miles off, and separated
by wide sea, should exercise dominion over any
portion of this portion of our Continent. But this
is question exclusively for those over whom this
dominion is exercised and not for US. But that any
man of sanity should suppose that, even if Canada
becomes independent, and Mexico subjugated, and
Oregon ours beyond dispute, the whole is to be
made one People, governed by one Constitution,
and subject to the same responsibilities is utterly
|incomprehensible to US. Such Government could
not last quarter of a century.
!. But sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
For the present, we congratulate the country that
the dark cloud which for while seemed to threat
en- the peace of the country is fast disappearing and
we are again upon the march to our high destiny as
people War is not the policy of this people, most
emphatcally. We have mission of another char
acter to fulfil. By the light of our example may
yet behold the principles of political and civil ber-
y take root in Europe and flourish in strength and
vigor. But it is not to be done by the sword.
France tried that, in her wild revolutionary throes,
and she soon fell back into the arms Of the Bour-
bons. We must propagate our principles as the Di.
vine Founder of our Religion taught his followers
to propagate it-by the simple exhibition of its own
purity and holiness of precept.
But, Of all wars, war with Mexico, poor and i'm
beetle she is, would by all true patriots have been
most deprecated We trust now that it has all gone
| by, our Government will exhibit magnanimous
spirit towards her in the settlement of all diff
culties. and take from her, if possible, every pre-
tence for unkind feeling which may exist and ran
kle in her bosom.