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and reflect. before j, enters upon ,he eiddy ca.


reer of conquest. The reflex influence Of lox-
ury, sensualiiy and extravaganza soon effects
ihe downfall Of The victorious nalion-.,he
spols Of victory poison It's blood. and it sinks
into the grave, bloated, mortified, dishonored
corpse The Boa, is easily killed. while its
prey lies rotIing in its nav. Mr.. Polk says.
that The objec. of Americans in extending their
territory, is TO extend the sway of peace and
liberty. There is nothing more hateful than
the efroniery with which robber jus,iies
his crime, and appeals TO the holiness of his
motives. Aye. Mr.. Polk, all the annexation.
lists of olden time, Nebuchadnezzar. Alexan-
der. Caesar were engaged in benevolent,
mission. Why radiaie the legiOns of Rome.
10 every province in the ancient world !! Not
for self aggraDdizement, Caesar declares. but
that he might cucgel civilization into Parthi.
ans. Gauls. and Billions. The Roman army
travelled forth to cow the seeds of science and
art. and feriilze the sol! by the bu,chery of
millions. Jubi,er ! how thy warlike children
yearned with pity over the berigh,ed condition
OF barbarlsns-and MIR. Folks pity for the
slaves of despoiism. is just as disinieres,ed.
just as hypocrliica, just as deiesiable. Amer.
trans went to Texas, swore allegiance 10 the
Mexican government, and then revoIted.-
Would we wish the Dutch. or the Irish to
treat US SO And wha, is the liberty that the
phi ilan,hropic annexaiionisis are resolved to
force down The throats Of the Spanish Ameri.
can nations Why liberty of one race to
hold another in AFFECT. hopeless bondage. ill
the end of lime Lord save the world from
the Propagandisis Of such liberty as this
the only blessing which this nation is commits
stoned 10 besiow on mankind.
The annexa'ionists are about 10 build a reg
ular foundry. where they intend to smelt for
eign nations, and mould them into the shape
of States. and stack them up like lead-,o be
annexed when necessary. Ofcourse, all dross
will be consumed by the operation. Texas,
when smeled, it is supposed will yield 999
per cent of pure democracy. ]. +. NJ.
~ Cigar smoking has been prohibited in
the churches of Vicksburg. Miss.
A "Prin,eT's Devil" is now called, in this
age of Improvement. typographical spirit
of evil"
The Hon. J. Q. Adams presen ed three
hundred and four petitions and memorials TO
the House of Representatives during the last
session Of Congress.
Mexican dates Of the l2,h February receiv
ed at New Orleans, state that Santa Anna was
to be tried on the 9th Of February, by the
Mexican Congress, constituted as jury
Horace Greeley. Esq, has been nominated
for assistant Alderman Of tho Twelfth Ward,
New York.
THE THREATENED WAR.-Amid
all the Furnishing, we have yet to see
whether there will be war declared by
Mexico. 1t would be special farce
for her TO do so; and our opinion con-
tinues 10 be that she will consider the
matter Of peace well. AS for the ter
rihle misgvings about the destruction
of our commerce by privateers, in case
of war. it is imaginatory. Before the
war had hardly commenced, it would
be ended by the prompt and energetic
measures of this government Vera
Cruz would be taken; Mexico, the city
Captured, and France, and England.
would not interfere; all these would be
quiet.
Texas has now been free from Mex
leo full seven years, during which time
the latter has repeatedly and unsuc-
cessfully attempted to subjuga:e her.
The chances of conquest are now less
than ever; for the reasons that the
Mexicans are as much enfeebled and
dIsplrited by The capture which was ef-
fecied. Of their chief and greatest gen.
eral and his army, as the Texans are
fortified and exilarated by their sue
cess.
There must be an end TO litigation,
is law maxim. equally applicable 10
individuals and nations A necessity
Of carrying out this maxim was never
more tu ly exemplifed than in the case
of Mexico. An absolute imbecility,
torpor, pros,ration on the part of Mex
leo; herself beaten utterly in the per-
son of her chief commander and hero
par excellence, and in his capture out |
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