The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-02
THE SPIRIT OF THE COUNTRY.
Extract old letter 10 Che Union, dated

Dl;LPnI, (la.,) August 25, l6i5
We have just received news that Mexico has de-
ciared war against our government. II such DC the
fact Mexico ia a doomed nation--doomed TO receive,
at last, the punshment due to her manifold crimes
doomed 10 utter annlhilation IL the war shall he
prosecuted with the vlgor and energy which The
spirit of the people and the crisis demand, 1t WILDE
brought TO triumphant termination by the LIST day
of April, 1876. One campaign will sudice to plant
the star-spangled banner on the spires OF "the city
of the Montezumas." Had we years ago acted upon
the sentiment once expressed by the sained
Jackson, "to ask nothing but what is clearly right,
and submit to nothing wrong" this war would not
now exist. With just cause TO declare war against
that country for her base refusal TO pay the indem-
mites which she has so long owed, and for other
wrongs and insults have for years borne and for
borne, we have demonstrated, we have negotiated,
and, in every peaceabie manner, endeavored TO OBJ
tain rights but all in vain We should, in JUS
tce ourselves, have declared against her four
or five years ago. But now she madly provokes
the blow which will not only rebuke her nsolence,
but crush her 10 the earth, and, trust in God erase
her name from the list of nations forever. IL is true
she is weak-torn in pieces by intestine bros and
ommolions--whout either an army a navy fit
for efficient service-with weak, imbecile popua-
lion, surrounded by hostile tribes of Indians which
she can neither qnell nor conquer; yet, notwith-
standing all this, we, IN selEdeteee, should be acua-
ted by no mistaken notion of forbearance or mercy,
until she does us complete and ample justice. Let
this war, then, be prosecuted with the utmost ylgOr.
Let the President convene Congress, If that be ne
ccssary let him call upon the West-the great the
patriotic Westtor forty thousand poi,p,teers; and he
will be answered by an echo worthy only of Amer
leans. Let them rendezvous OH the western boun-
dairy of Texas on or before the LIST day Of Novem-
Der next, and be ready by that day to march upon
the capital of enemy. One campaign, thus
prosecuted will carry victory our banners TO the
EXTREMIST verge of that country. This, my dear
sir is the voice Of the West Our people will he
satisfied with no such mean dwelling and halfway
work exhibited in the Florida war. Let the
word be action! aciionN aaonM
The administration have done noby, thus far, in
! concentrating strong naval force in the Gull, and
in marching our troops on the confines Of Mexico,
to he ready to meet the blow when it should fall.
indeed the measures of the administration, thus far,
are universally approved The late glorious result
of the elections in this State is but the willing uib
ute of the people to the justice, WISDOM and energy
of President Polk and those able men whom he has
called around him as his constitutional advisers.
A majority of the wings silently acquiesce in those
measures; and for once, they hare ceased abusing the
democratic party Z! However, there are a feW of
them who would, if they dared, oppose this war;
but they knoc such course would sink them so
deep into the grave Of political infamy that pow
err, the resurrection trump, could again call
them into being. Let eur motto be: ".No eonlpro-
mise, but al The canions mouth"
Yours, truly, R.
I5@The preceding letter is from the pen of
most distinguished citizen of the IIoeser State. He
says that the thoughts which he expresses, in
unison with the feelings of the people of the West"