Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-02
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l.,in. from tho Washington eorcpon
Itnce q the BshimLre Pa,f,o,
Sipc. tn, date OF my LAST letter, Mr. Ty.
,ef, Massage on the subject of COR Mciiesn
troubles, whi,h has b-en look 81 forward TO
NHh 50 much lnpspenoe, he, been stnt to
Congress aud Published L., pacific char.
ae,cf iurpt,scd MOS persons. and II is al.
most universally l,lt*,d ihst II wss only nj
The lals ncnrnl that II was determined by
he Pu'id'n, 90 give It that CO., Immedi.
ai'ly Sller the quafr'l took place between
Mf shannon and Signor Il Jon, and a, soon
ain became Known thS The subject would
b. brUugh, bclot, Cong"s, It was mani
f,s lhnt the public and Congress wouli no
sanction resort 10 ,r,rrme measures fora
vcnging ourselves upon the feeble govern.
ment Of. N.iico, for an affair Of no greA,rr
magnitude than this No doubt this indn.
cuod Mr. Tyler, adviser. 10 ,ave him from
the disgrace cf recon mending war when
there was every probability ths, such rec.
ommeods,i.n would be secuted out Of Con.
gre.. For once, therefore, he seems 10
hav. b~en governed nv linlc good sense
and prudence or OIL least has followed nd.
vice prompted By those two useful quail
tlrs
II would be well for the country il there
va, rs lnllc lnein,,ion TO go TO war with
Mexico for the sake ofsnnening Texas 10
he United States, rs there IS for avcogIng
the insult which the Pre- sidcnt contends the
Mexican Government. through Signor Re.
on, has offered US |, isa common Thing
10 hear persons express very lulc concern
" hen the dLngcr ofsuch a war is alluded to, |
and many seem to thnk II would be trivial
nhlir |, is true that It would be almos,
impossible tina, we should be defeated in
snch n contest, and IN an open field md in
\ fair fight we might easily vanquish our
foe War, too, IN one respect, might be
p objective OF good, nnsmueh MS 1t would let
off the hu,nors ofthe body polite and cor
rtc, The esl, which,he country has FL, { IN
the existence, torso many years. Of n state Of .
high party excitement, II isvrrv likely !
rhs, this effect would be produced, and .
That war would, in q mrnsurc nlluy the I
lnd passions which the political contests we
have lately gone through have innamcd.
But notwithstanding oil this, if ever war
S declared ngninst Mexico i, cannot fail 10
q be attended with disasters which few have
ormed m adequate conception Of In such
IN event England would be sure to inter.
ere in some way or other and II she did not
lirccily take part with MeI,co she would .
10 drporl hers,l as to embarra.s US very
much
r." cas- 'frc, Of war with Mexico !
" Qua Uc to expose our almost bouu Hess
commerce 10 the deprcda,ions OF o swarm Of
ptva'cer., which would almost cover the |
ocean, and sweep AWAY millions upon mil. /
ions OF dollars worth OF our merchandise .
II would be the interest Of Mexico to en-.
courage these prva,eers, and furnish them
with tho necessary for annoying US in this
way and despoiIIng our commerce The
res.cls OF every nation and no donb, some
IF our own. would hos, the Mexican flag
nd share in the harvest our richly la len
merchantmen would invite them TO. Be
lde. the serious losses we should sustain IN
his wnv, trade would cease in its mos. i'm
,ouant branches, the greater port IN OF our
oamcn would lie idle. and the whole cur.
.cot Of business would be disturbed Who
an conceive the effects Of such n state Of
lfar, upon the genera Interests OF the ma.
ion and the people Il Let such OF our
statesmen. therefore, ms think lightly ol 60
ns TO war wilh Mexico, reflect seriously
'pon the consequences Of such a step, be,
orc they place us in position which must
nevitably lead 10 it, T.
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