The New York herald., 1845-06-20
War with Mexico.

her news with some confidence
War with Mexico.
The public mind which he'd been quietly settling
down into the conviction that all the threatening
clouds had dispersed, and that annexation was short
y TO be settled forever, without any difficult
~ is again disturbed by rumors and indications oil
the approach of less agreeable state of affairs be-
tween this country and Mexico The heavens begin
again to gather backness, and distant mutterngs of
thunder appear to foretell the coming storm.
Amongst the indications OF threatening charac-
ter which engage public attention. certain move
ments in the War Department, which, connected
with the alleged presence Of Mexican force on
the Nueces, are certainly worthy of note. General
Scott, who had been presiding at the Board of Ex-
animation at West Point lett this city, it is said,
very suddenly on the night of Tuesday last in con-
sequence OF message received from Washington.
Other rumors are afloat in various quarters to the
effect that hostile movement is contemplated by
the government for the purpose OF driving the Mex
leans the Rio del Norte. More significant, how
ever, than all these givings out is the tone of the
government organ itself 1t no longer effects to treat
with contempt the opinion that Mexico may offer
forcble resistance to annexation but takes up and
treats with great seriousness the statements which
have frequently appeared relative to the issuing Of
letters of marque by Mexico, and declares in the
most emphatic terms, that if that power venture on
such step, the government of the United States
would at once tissue orders to the Commanders of
our Squadrons-if they have not already been issr-
cd-to treat pirates any foreign vessel that is
pleased to sail with foreign crews under those letters
of marquee
1t is thus apparent that there is not so little dam
ger of important crisis in our relations with Mex
leo, many have recently been led to imagine.
BY treating those vessels sailing under Mexican let
ters of marque pirates, the interference Of En-
gland and France would be efiectually stopped and
war between the United States and Mexico be pre-
cipitated, which would inevitably result in the COM
plete subjugaton of the latter Such war would
be one of the most popular movements ever made in
this country. Thousands and tens of thousands
would rush into it at once, and take possession of
the gold and silver mines, whilst our conquer
ing eagles would soon float on to the towns of
Mexico, and the miserable mlsgoverned people Of
that country be blessed with civilization and IL
berty
The HEART OF TIE NEW PHlLosopHY-THE
" TRiBuNE'' AND GENERAL JAcksoN.-We have
seldom such an exhibition Of unanimty of
v,
in the expression of sentiment and opinion called
forth by the death of General Jackson The whig
papers, II is true, do not say great deal about the
departed hero and statesman; but what they do say
is respectful, and in good taste. One remarkable
exception, however, TO this general exhibition of
good feeling and good taste, is presented in the
Of the Nev York Tribune
On the morning after the intelligence of the death
of Jackson received in this city, the Tribune
shocked and disgusted every. body, by mean and
paltry attempt to backen the character ofthe mighty
dead. For this outrageous piece of folly and ma
lgnlty the Fourierite organ received universal re-
buke; and, amongst others, the Don Giovanni OF
the New York democracy, Captain Rynders, took
occasion, at meeting of his club to chastise the
philosopher in pretty terms. There are some
people who will not be taught dscretion-even if
you pound them in mortar with pestle, they
will still be fools-and the men of the Fourierte
organ appear to be of this unfortunate category. In
stead of opening their eyes to a full conviction Of
their gross violation of every principle of charity
and sound judgment, in the first instance, they
came yesterday with an elaborate article, full
of the most abusive and vituperative epi-
fhets, applied to General Jackson, and Captain
Rynders, in about equal proportions. As for the
Captain and his friends, they are quite able to de-
fend themselves-they Of age, and can be quite
as eloquent and denunciatory as the Tribune man.
But the abuse of Jackson, cannot suffer to pass
without notice-abuse of whose character and ami
mus the reader may Judge by the following speci-
mems :-"Jobber in human hesh'-'slave trader
-''destructve influence in politics and morals"-
wholesale butchery"-s'his crimes against liberty
and aw''-s'lynch-law" mail robbery
''forcible exile of unoifending tribes"-"avowed
perfidy TO the Cherokees'-"covert, rapacious
treachery TO Mexlco.' Such is the manner in
which the Tribune honors the memory Of the dead
And yet this is the very Tribune that glores in its
title and character the organ of that philosophy
which is to open the gates OF the new Jerusalem
expe from human society all the evil passions of the
hear-and introduce era of universal peace,
charity and benevolence! This is the Tribune
which is continually prating about its superior re-
spectability and freedom from low and vulgar preu-
dice and ,-borng about its visions Of the
glorious millennium Of universal love and harmony
and whining piteousy every other day about the
scurrilities and ndecencies OF the press And ye
we find this miracle of decency deliberately and II
cold blood violating all the humanities OF civilized
society-raking up, with ponard, the ashe
OF the dead and loading with every epthet Of inamy
the memory of a man, not, it is true, without faults
but endowed with many virtues-a man of lofty
heroic character--one who has rendered great ser
vices to the repubc--and to whom men of all par
ties are offering homage respectful and sincere
Why, even the 7iibpne's friend in Wall street, nur
tured amid all "thc brutaties of the camp" an,
with all his lack of taste, judgment, and feeling, ha
not been guilty Of such gross violation of dccenc,
and propriety.
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