Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-26


become vast acquisition to the of the Republic
Talk Of retrocesson II is impossible The permanent
possession of the Bay of San Francisco alone is worth the
penses of five years war
"Wiih bounds thus sxended-with rich mines to be
developed-wh grazing and graingrowing country to sup
ply the cotton and sugar growers Of Texas and the Gulf ports
the side and the Sandwich Islands and the ports of
China the oherwh packets making regular trips
to India, between ports in the Pacific and india and
railroad canal connecting them with steampackets on the
Atanche United States would have the control and
controlling power of the world With navy yards and naval
ornaments on the Pacific on scale fully with
naval equipments the Atlantic which must in time be
greatly augmented fo theatre will embrace the trade
and of great oceans, we shall become the
greatest naval Power Of the world.
What glorious destiny opening up for the future pro-
gress Of country How truly vast will be the area Of
freedom or, in other words, constitutional representation
civil and religious freedom The march Of AngoSaxon in
stutions is inessby onward"
Yes here we have ii. An " area of freedom"
to be extended by conquest! Constitutional repre-
seniaon to be established by trampling in the dust
to be extended by overturning the affairs Of Sister
Republics And then the temptations held out to
us to run this career of conques-to accomplish this
glorious destiny!' Ay, the temptations What
are they? The rich mines and the fertile lands,
the convenient seaports of Mexico, and, by their
means, the dominion of the world These are the
objects for which we are invited on one hand to
prosecute and proract this war; this wealth and these
resources we asked 10 appropriate to ourselves
by conquest by the right ofhe strongest, in disregard
of all morality as well all law. And these con-
quests this writer declares that it would be impos
sble for to give up in the event of peace, because
the acquisition of single harbor which belongs to
Mexico is worth the expenses Of a five years
war " Yes, one Of our neighbours possessions is esti
mated at the value Of two hundred millions Of dol
lars, and, therefore, the war being at an end, we
must never restore ii TO its owner y
Such are the humanity, the legality, the morality,
of the school which, infatuated, demented, by
the wild notion of Manifest Destny'-an on
ward march of g Anglo-Saxon institutions
vades at once the forum and the press, and pro-
claims doctrines the putting of which in practice
has brought too many unfortunate individuals to the
penientiary and the gallows, and would not fail TO
cover with irredeemable dishonor any nation that
made them a rule of action.
/ Ola yet more remarkable because more authori-
tatve, and of yet more perncious because ele-
waited character, are the feelings and purposes
avowed in another publication, concerning this
Mexican war, which has just met our eye. The
position lately held the influence still welded, by
him from whom it comes, give dignity and gravity
to the declaration, no matter how exceptionable in
itself; for it comes from man of high mark, and
is uttered in presence of another, upon an occasion
meant 10 do all honor and pleasure TO him in par
tcular. On such occasions, men even the most
nconsiderate seldom breach mere novelties on the
contrary they seek cay ruhat 10 tnn~n :" he
likely to give the highest popular pleasure.
The document to which we allude is what styles
itsef"a sentiment" but is, in reality, political
exposition, brief but comprehensive, addressed by
the late President of Texas, ANsoN JONES, TO a
public dinner to which he had been invited (but
was unable to attend at Galveston, given TO Sena-
tor SAM. HousToN, on the eve of his departure to
attend the present session Of Congress. II print
ed as follows, in the Galveston Civilian OF the 9Th
instant:
/ (SExT1MEsT.)-"THE Wan WITH MExIco Its ultimate
necessity has been growing and more apparent for the
last twenty years. II could not have been avercd much Ion
ger by human means. II is between the principal
and widely different races on this continent well be-
antagonsc principles and circumstances and
the other the very of things be predominant
On the side sem-barbasm, superstition, ignorance,
and social disorder all tending despotsm the other,
social ORDER civilization, intelligence civil and religious ber
ty in full perfection What friend of freedom and good gov
eminent the world would wish the latter be triumph
ant II is doubtless for the interests OF both countries that il
should be. May rulers prosecute the with all posi-
bic efficiency and vgor the best of securing this de-
srable result and the only Of bringing it to speedy
and glorious termination. We need another San acino y
These, then, may be safely assumed to be the
views which are popular in Texas, where the origin,
causes, and motives of this war, whether theirs
or ours, are probably better understood than any
where else except by those who have been admit
ted into them. They the views of one but a
little while ago holding in his hands the fate of
Texas and all the secret counsels of this Govern
ment in regard to these subjects and the occasion,
the reference TO the battle OF San Jacinto, with other
remembered things, make it apparent that they are
also the views Of the distinguished person compli-
mented by the dinner who, it can scarcely be
doubted, is completely privy to all the plans Of
this Administration in regard to Mexico, and has
as large an influence over those plans, as any one
whatever can be supposed to have.
And now, what are the propositions set forth in
this comprehensive sentiment, that expands into a