Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-09-12
RELATIONS WITH MExICO-A LOCO
FOCO CONSCIENCE FOUND.

with frankness if not with penitcnce Sc
much grace as this even is uncommon amone
them. We cannot therefore omit to notice
the following sentiments from the ~ Y Morn
ling News-a journal which has been one ol
the mast strenuous advocates of Locofoco Tex
anism.
Nine -tenths Of our people ,(say sthis paper)
cdteris puribus, would rather have a little
fighting than not. The old Adam is about as
rampan in our American republicanism as in
any other branch Of the Anglo Saxondom.-
They rather prefer to do the fighting in q,cs.
ton themselves; as the next best thing, they
like to look on and see it done BY others
And, whether done BY self or duty, they like tc
see ii done well, according to the old establish
ed laws and principles OF the fighting theory
All this, we repeat, we knew perfectly well
and therefore very far from surprisedat finding
our doctrine and advice in regard to this
Mexican war (if Mexican war there is to BEL
civilly but decidedly demonstrated against at
once by three of our most respectable contem-
poraries-the Euening Post, Al5uny argus,
and the Union; the last carrying the multi
piled weight of its representative character.
They all declare for strong and energetic action,
which means nothing more nor less than vehc
mcnt attack, with view TO put an early end
To the threatened hosiilities By some prompt
and crushing blow; or what may be called the
ctensiue dctensive system. Be it so, if so it
must. Be the sin and the shame, b. the crime
and the sgrace-whacv Of either there NAV
bon the heads where they may belong.
We wash our hands of the blood our skirts of
the stain. II such a war is TO CONF, we shall
sing no paans 10 its heroes, no re. Deums for
its victories we shall covct none of its aurels.
Mexico has been hardly dealt with in the
whole business; dealt with as ill becomes a
noble and powerful nation dealing with a
weak and impotent one. She has been too
much disregardcd and despised. While no
substantive rights have been injured-and we
have the whole law as well as the whole prof
III" on our sidc-we have been too Indifferent
TO her feeling, too contcmptuous of chose ina.
ginary rights, which have been not the less
sincere for bcing absurd. 1t has been all
Jortiter in re on our SHE, with, with none OF
the SHdvifcr in modo and the relation between
the two iii the point of power would at least
have made little of the latter graceful a.
dorninent OF the former. Different influences
unhappily ruled the hour: perhaps after the
18th OF March il was too late for change
! And now the result is, that Mexico, mean
\ AZ mis- ,ln Tho,
pleasc-is about TO march up to certain demoli.
ton, in military collision with us, on the
simple point Of honor; reluctantly as we all
know-hopelessly as she herself cannot but
feel; not TO recover Texas-not to gain any
thing imaginable; but simply because she feels
concerned" in position where an attempt
at least at war seems vitality due 10 the defence
of her national honor, the preservation of tina,
popular pride of patriotism which il is not fol
our people 10 deny as a virtue.
1t is not in human ntturc-not in ours. al
least-to look with satisfaction upon an,
fight between big and littlc--between lior
and rat; even though all the right may be OF
the former side, our own side; and all In,
wrong on the other the enemy's side. Iii
were only royal Bengal tiger, now, or al
elephant, or hippopotamus, or any thing a.
least looking tolcrably equal even in bulk. i
might pass. But the lion TO roar against ;
rat--the eagle to strain his great war scream
against bu1ard! We have no stomach 70
the business, and never shall have.
Cancellation! Cancellation Cancellation
Between powerful and weak il is never to-
late for Cancellation. We would have on
Government send special mission of concili
alton, with unusual form and solemnitics. 4
explain and justify our right, TO soothe SINGER
limitations, to satisfy offended scruples q
pride, TO dcpreca;e endless, foolish, and Grim
efiusions OF blood. Let there be at the sam
time overwhelming force concentrated at TN
necessary points, both for defence and 70
bloodlessly stringent blockade, if necessary
How gracefully would such an attitude becom
our country towards Mexico? How beyon
all compare superior the moral glory of a peac
!, thus secured, to that OF a submission cStortc
from crush. dcspaidng. and still hating impo
tence, by Thousand San Jacintus
i But such counscls will ayil but little. cithe
with our people or. a. necessary consequence
3 with our Government. Alas that il should bo
J 50! So much the worse fof them and for US al
for Mexico--for the poor wretches of Mexi
can soldiers, dragged in coffles 10 battles no
'heif own; Tor ourselves, for our own tru
honor; Tor tn cause Of christianity: for I'M
progress Of the human race.
/ VERMONT ELECrloN.--We have IN
returns from nunbpr Of towns. but Too IT,
complete 70 judge with certainty of the re.pl,
On the gub,matofial ticket there is cnnsiJ
cradle falling fin the vote, as compared viii
the election Of 1914 We are inclined To- tb;ni
tliat there Is no election Of Governor b, m,
4 people The legislature will in All n,,b, LI: