New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-12
- THE AMERICAN REVIEW for Sept ope


with an article on War with Mexico" aboundns
in iu., view. and striking illustrations The writer
denies the rgh, of the President mot Congress- 10
send T. s. troops at all into Texas while Annexanon
remains unconsummated. and very strongly sus'aih'
his position He says;
TO ssnd r. :. troops into sny part q Texas. when
Mexico had. yet. made demons'raion io' - &c
CONQUEST seemed very much In the nature a prs.O
ton or challenge 70 Mexico 10 come On QUITO senu 49,
specially that part Of the territory "hch - ~ 80 49,
and which even II the offer Of Mexico 70 rec -
Independence Of Texas had been accepted oy tne
would moi, without negotiation and comp
been included within lie limit. seems lne 'ei'
ness Of brsvadO. 1890. 20. 3e,ogs
.o- ", he Congress OF the United states wnlch passed
the joint resolutions OF Annexation 'o', " 49,,
lions the adjustment OF AL qnesnons VI oo-a, -.
- s-i.e win other governments u reserfed press
- rovernme1f which. in this connection, can
iv mean he President and sena'e-in other "oros 'e
treaty making power . .
On another point Of great prospective interest nc
says
Tho Government has studiOusly endeavorec % repre-
,n, mi, war as involving only oar (daGs tne teAan
;g,, M the territory in quest1On-leaying ont OF We"
,irev the Indian claim % the same territory VI eoul
The Indian though original. Is an obsolete eiAii anu
nothing could be more offensive to the eyes OF .oco
FocoT exsnism than the assertion oft We DO not pro
nose to assert anything other thar dcs however IN
pleasant they may chance TO be to the DenocIssy'
The Texans wresied their territory rst 1901 Dy ool
from the coas, tribes they advanced INTO NE h'io
tribe after tribe went down before them in ther west
ward march even 70 Bexar san Antonio here leks
pol,cians were bafied The country westward 10 10"
mountains in the hands oi the Comsncne, anu w.
country must be obtained whatever risk conFeh'
non Of the chiefs called 10 meet al San aniohp'
They came in good faith with their squa"s ana cnhure
70 meet the Pslefsces. VIA. was the result Like Nu
beos,s in pen they slaughtered man, woman ana
child with one OF two exceptions in the square OF beNsi
and the exceptions those who lived IN spite OF nui
efs And these are the people we are 10 Ieat afncaOi
with aud who TO the language OF late correspond
emf o., the Mon not so very Ormidaniel - y
inc notification Of such documents that the Aoihisrh
ton are trying blind the eyes of the people I1is per
son who has evidently been the ground ehoes'ois
10 make il appear that in the event OF war rs' s
u, he REGARDED AS comparatively Insignificant
We claim 70 know something about that region Vi nv
world ourselves, and we say that no asseI'ioH HVn'
marty claiming personal knowledge OF the acts coud pe
more wfuly false than TINS 20 lar from oeiis ue 'e
Comsnches are the numerous and relentless OF ,e
savage foes with whom we have been couipeiie1 10 u
pu,e our territory and in the event OF neir peihs
ed with arms mus, prove altogether the most formda
HE Az vet they have few guns amongst them, ana
their principal weapons are the lance and DOW Du' hey
have become accustomed 10 firearms oil every kih9
(parculary since the Texan santa re expeuuohl anu
are neculiarv sagacous and expert in awaiting them
selves of any in the ART OF war whch may
fall in their way To superficial observers-sucn as Tue
correspondent Of the Unionihey appear to be coward
w. from the fact that they wise enough TO know he
eriority Of their weapons and keep cautiously ou
Of range OF those OF the Americans Like all Peopir
whose trade il war. they know the value oil warrior
and do not wuy risk the loss Of one In all the heroc
virtues and energies of the savage no people ever ex
ed superior 70 them. Their tactics are exceedingly SUD
tie they prefer the Parhan mode OF flying hight ana are
wonderfully quick in their nanouVres 20 lar As Hcuty
and skill in horsemanship concerned they are tne
best cavalry The world has ever seen not excepting the
Maneluke and they mounted on horses oil the same
strain the geneaogy Of which ia carefully guarded hs
by any Nomad OF Sahara. They in word the Arab.
Of the West: mounted on horses OF the same oood OF
the same uncomfortable game and speed and are pos
sessed Of far more of vndctyc icrocity than character
zes their Oriental brothers They number from fte,H
10 ffnfv thousand UdrrOrs Since the massacre Al Shh
Antonio they have been rghteously the sworn and un
compromising foes OF our race Ihey nave os' M aiih
in us and ner be propitiaed againat least many
wears mus, nervene before they Will regain confidence
ON their swift and untrng horses they can sweep down
from the valleys among the spurs OF the Rocky Noun
sns devastaic the lowlands and retreat to Their last
nesses with immunity. 1t will always be an accident when
our hOrsemen succeed in oyerfaking theIn. Iney re-
oure nothing but arms make them eariuy Formidable
In case of a war now long will II be before arms are
placed in their handsf
Hon. J. r. lSGERsoLL contributes a strong paper
on the National Institute and the Smithsonian
Fund full of valuable information. The actual OF
the National Institute is Of small account lis possi-
bic is of the highes, moment BY the aid Of that
muniiiccnt donation Of Mr. Smithson our country
ought TO have the noblcst University in the world ;
founded on the basis of uniting daily Labor with the
best Instruction and the amplest facilities for scquir
ing knowledge. the Smithsonian Request alone
ought to endow and sustain an Institute having two
thousand scholars The nation is disgraced by the
nonusc, abuse and dissipation Of that noble Fund
They must not continue.
All the articles we have dipped into in this mum
Der are good-among them 4 Talk about Birds
and Audubon Frederic the Great, and The
Bhagvat Geeta Hindu and the Doctrine of I'm
mortality Better still we like n long, spiri,ed.Poem
The Statuary, by VIM. Wallace, which betrays the
true poetic fire We shall try 10 make room for it.
The American Review ably maintains the high
ground already taken, and we trust the Editor will
be careful TO give other than powerful and well
considered articles on Political topics Is per an
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