Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-08

some supreme power to whom the Republic and its NOR
wealthy citizens might be made accountable The population
OF the empire had become and nconguous tina
there prevailing and conservative public opinion whc
could direct the enactng the administration Of the laws
All deposms grow out Of similar necessity They gene
rally established for the protection of the people, though
course perpeuated through Ignorance and fear So Mexc
at present needs much stronger Government than the Unite
States Her people may govern themselves, but they hav
long since learned that their happiness is concerned in ben
protected by much stronger central police and
shcve constitution than the American people would submi
To- and hence they leave few what they dare trust
more is, after all, This mutual distrust among the Mexi
cans which makes them yield the management of public affair
so fully to individual rulers and is this distrust Thu
popular intent which, the world over gives the despot his
rilous power.
There other differences between the characters and taste
of the two nations which would render alliance between
them, within any denabe period dstasef TO the American
people, but have not time at present indicate them
Indeed esteem the considerations above stated sufficient,
controlling TO justify Government in dscouraging any
policy calculated 10 hasten event from which ap
parenty realize SO little good, and may realize much harm
We may seem to be taking great deal for granted, in
discussing thus early the consequences Of extending
oria limits further TO the westward than the boundaries
Texas and to be unmindfu Of Mrs. Glasss instructions
cooking fis-rs catch it, We believe, however, that
word, If wise in ITSELF is not premature is opinion
dangerously prevalent among of overise politicians
that the of the Presidential election was determ-
ed entirely by the views which the successful candidates en-
eained in favor of the Annexation Of Texas this Union
The enthusiasm which this alliance has since awakened
throughout the country they have ascrbed prevailing ap
petite among people for territorial acquisition Nsed by
this conviction, every engine likely to be employed in
listing public favor by endeavong to anticipate its tendency
in this direction If party prevailed by annexing Texas
why cannot another by annexng Mexico and third by
nexing Canada and fourth when neghbors all abb
sorbed, by crossing the and annexng Ireland This
misrepresentation of the feeling which disposed this
try to look with such favor upon the annexation of Texas is
likely produce the very of public opinion which
tn xvhi
lead to that result the consequences of which have
endeavoed to consider much than is dreamed Of by
those who most reckless in giving the impulse. The feel
ing upon Western border, panied to think any
thing but healthy upon this subject and it, there
family some reason to fear, should be Obliged in selde
fence to assume aggressive attitude towards Mexico and
armies should enter her territories must be the
statesman that foresec end short of absolute subuga-
ton at once, by fomentng spirit of national hostility be-
tween which must ultimately lead to such result"
The reviewer is wrong in his first paragraph in
stating one of the questions now occupying the pub
lie mind to be that of oar consenting or refusing,
at no distant day, to admit Merico into this Con-
federacy. The idea in the public mind-in the
mind of all who favor the annexation Of Mexico or
have favored that of Texas-is of an enforced union,
to be brought about by successful invasion. In
what manner we are, without abandoning all our
principles and methods Of government, to hold that
great country of instructions after subjecting it.,
the reviewer has not considered, though surely
from that strong difficulty very important argu-
ment in support of his views was to have been
drawn. If we should hesitate las he thinks we
should) peacefully and voluntarily to Incorporate
Mexico with us, surely to do it by force is not for
an instant to be thought Of.
In his next paragraph he intimates that we may
absorb her by successive dismemberments as con-
Joyous provinces shall, one after another, revolt
md offer us, like Texas, the opportunity to profit
,y the instruction. This process, be it observed,
'upposes several shocking things on our part,
perpetual false peace /; on hers, an endless endur-
,nce on that of all her provinces permanent dis
oyalty to their own race, religion, language ma
lional animosity made legitimate by communal in
uries, Government which il would surely at last
grow easier TO correct than to betray. Then may
not the pity the interests Of the rest of the world
nterpose at last 10 snatch distressed people from
destruction Or may not provinces remain not
willing to be merged ina strange people, under a
government not understood, and in which they must
be under tutelage at least, if not the-yoke?
In the third paragraph it is admitted that the state
Of feeling between our Western population and
Mexico will not permit peace sunless the most rigid
police be established along our western border"
Now, this g rigid police TO stretch along an unin-
labited border of full two thousand miles, must
,umber highly efficient force OF full ten thousand
men. The thing is, therefore, out Of the question
i police is to do it, Wo to Mexico when we
shall have TO employ our army to protect her from
our people! And who shall protect her from that
armyl "Who shall keep the keepers ~ The re-
viewer next intmates, in of those passages which
we fear must more than neutraze all the good which
the sound part of his paper intends, that if Mexico
is not more than pacifc-if she be not enduring in
the extreme-the "outraged feelings of Texas and
the sympathies of the West will permit no half
way measures - the Rio Grande must be crossed,
and Mexico will be swept from existence. All this,
we must say, is as immoral and as reckless of the
political consequences as it is imprudent. vast
waste lies between us and the conquest of Mexico
a waste thick with natural difficulties and swarming
with ats Indigenous savages, not TO be passed by
bodies OF troops large enough TO conquer the obst-
nate people beyond, of race always terrible in de-
sultory warfare, and among whom, from the time
OF the siege of Numanta to that of Saragossa, inva
ders have found little but graves. To overrun
might be possible, though not without very large
and perectly-appointed force but to hold such
country, all in against you, and animated with
their own vindctve ferocty--to hold it with wide
desert between you and supplies is business that
no man in his senses will talk of as thing sure to
be done without frightful disasters and sacrifices
In his fourth paragraph the reviewer speaks of
the successive revolt of New Mexico, Chihuahua,
California, and Yucatan, and their union with us as
:" certainly more probable than was ten years ago"
the result in Texas. Here, again, fact producing
a boundless difference is overlooked. Texas was
full of our people: the rest Of Mexico happens to
have none of them in it.
As for the remainder of the article we can safely
commit it to the judgment of our readers its general
tendency and arguments being sound.