The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-18
TIE MEXICAN wa r.

THE MEXICAN WAR .if n .yz
The nature Of our 3ins,i.uiinns leuvcs
every man Ut liberty to express, wi:f<,Is
utmost frcc'om, his own sentiments in re-. s
'ati"n to my Gnrs,i' n"f jIlitics, or nor
ais. The press is the grcnt organ, thru,el.
wh'rh public srn,n,rn, is expressed. AMI s
'hy which public sentiment, in relation ia,
such f"esii"ns. il, in .grcn. degree, com
tr"'lct. and fixed. We conceive il, there
lore. I" br the duty of every nrwsprprr,
whenever m"ra! or political question. of
great public importnncc, is bcfnre The, pco-
plr' t" think, decide. ap.l express, It's cpir.-
ION uP"n il. if,hei npinion be wrong, il
will NOT he likely, ultimately. Ia rcsml, in
u" rm; f"r truth is mighty. nn,l will pre-
vh'i; u u he right.2it may ,rcsul. iu public
good: Impressed with these views. &c
rr"r"se t"say u few wur,Is in rcIn,inn IN
The Airxiran w"r; and, in dning sn, we
shall utter " In. we really think, without
modification or cxagerratign.
That Mcxirois, il some parts, ancxcecd-
'"s'y barren c"untry,is, beyond oil unc.-
''"r, true; but Tie ssmc thing may be sni,l
"l almost any conTtry!"nslhe globe, wl,irl.
p"sscss"s tertiary sn widely extended.
bn'. speaking with reference only 10 .ncI,
p"r'i"ns Of her territory MS are brs. suited
for the hahitai"n nf man, we hcl,cvc. with
distinguished writer. that there IS M
country in the world. f"r which nature hns
done much, nnt man so li,,lc. If ,bc
ground. upon which The 'aking p"sscssion
at America hy Europeans has been jns,i-
ii"d, hc true, then, il seems ,n us, Tia, .l,..
title. by which Mexico holds I.cr n,ssrs.
Sions, is MOI founded in unlirirnI ,i.L,:-
'irr climate IS The hes, that The w.rl,I
Knows Of; her s"i!. perhaps. as rial, rs
any. And how have hrr people used ,ls
blessings, with whirh nature has thus cn-
,l"wrd hcr' Have they improves, ,hc,,.
as they were hnun,l 10 dD-ns their ,lu,y
!" civilized man reqnirrd' .l'hry have not
Is iler" reasonably fair pr"sprc,, ,hn.
they will q" better for tie future. Thcre
is none. Could nnturc,,thp have intend.
ed. that such country sloul,l be inrcrer.
P"Ssrsscd hy people incapablcsof nrprr-
ci"!'ne lis manifold advan,hgcs9 Mexico
l'as M large rivers, It is trur;. bn, where are
her rail roads! MOI inc does she possess
j Her mines produce, annually. more than
twenty millions nf 'ollnrs. of the prccious
metals, for foreign cxpoi,a,ion, besides tie
amount used al home. lIow is Ibis rast
amonn. mn ','h,' of money spent! In the cul,i.a-
lion Of science. the diffusion of useful
knowledge, the e'ncation of tic peoplc.
The Improvement of ,lreir virtues, aud Tier
rcligi"r.' M. Htr5hnIl.Ggh,s, her cock
pits, her gaming tables. md an isnoran,
nn'l licen'ious priesthood, must be resort.
ca TO, for nn answer 10 the question.
Agriculture. Commerce. Science. L;,er,.
tnrc. Art.-ererylling, which iptlics,cs !.
civilized aud enlightened people, Is there.
ni its loves, ebb.
Strangr,-that where Nature loved 10 trace
Asst for gods, dwelling place. - X
And every charm and grace hath mixed.
Within the paradise size fixed
There man, enamour'd of distress, zEF9 =
Should mar il inln wilderness
a md trampe, hrute.like, o'cr each flower
That tasks not one iaborious hour
NoI claims the culture of his hand, ST.
I To bloom along tho fairy land,
Hut springs as TO preclude his care
And sweetly woos hin,--bu, TO spare -
The fact, then, is augran,,-ll,e truth
s'ares us in the face, thai, great as The adj.
vaaAn'agcs arc, which Mexico poss csses. In.
stead d Of Improving them, she hos abused
hem: instead Of advancing in The cause
lf Civilization mud