The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-12-10
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot
WASHINGTON, Nov %, 1916.


Can any one tell how our Government IS
TO get out of the war with Mexico? II Is an
easy matter for an ambitious, weak or uuwise
President to get the country into war, even
without the aid OF Congress, although the
Constitution prohibits the act.-bul to get
it out al war when once once IN, IS not the
most feasible task in the world!
Will we consent TO a treaty of peace and
amity with Mexico alter what has happened,
without slice of her territory? And sup
posing she yields as much territory as we
agree to be satisfied with will end the mat
ter? viii there be no strife, no contention
after that! Let the treaty be made and sign
ed and sent to the Senate, il must receive
the appFohatoa: q Sc Two thirds of that body
or il will be dead letter, blown 10 me wlhus
made null and void!
Will two-,hirds of the Senate vote for II,
unless there shall be in il a clause proh'oi'
ing the existence of slavery in the newly
acquired territory? On the other hand VIII
two thirds of The Senate vote for The "eae
if il does contain clause of such pro nlol
tory naiurei
II is we'll enough to look this whole mat"
Ter full in the face, and for every lover of his
country and the prosperity of this glorious,
hal shockingly sbased Union, 10 ask himself
what dangers this war with Mexico is fraughi
with! If ii shall result in the dissolution OF
the Union-which Heaven forbid l--let him
who brought il on, be overwhelmed with the
terrible responsibility of the act!
The message of Mr.. POLK will be looked
for with very great anxiety all over The coun-
try. am informed that he will be very
stubborn on the subject of the Tariff, and
take high ground in favor of the act OF 1916,
Ii is said that two Locoloco editions from
Pennsy lvania waited on him short time
since, and preached The subject of the Tia.
riff; but he was inexorable. Very likely be
was, and very likely he may be in his forth
coming message TO Congress. II is quite
possible thai he will stand on the Tariff as
he did on the Ooregon question, unul the
next Congress assemblies, when he will sub
mi! the subject for its decision, as he did
that of Oregon 10 the Senate. If Congress
chooses 10 Talk the responsibility of repeating
the act OF 1916, why he will give the meas.
ure his sanctioni
/ He will want 10 see the complexion of the
next Congress, however. And who car
doubt that the popular branch of il will be
Wing? 1t must be, if the Wings do but hal
their duty in The States yet to elect. How
they ought TO unite and exert themselves il
Old Virginia for example, where they have
everything to gain, and nothing TO lose! -Four
teen Locofocos to one Wing! Shall this be
so any longer? The Wings all over the State
in one universal shout say no!
And how is il to be in Indiana alsoi Shal
the delegation any longer stand eight Loco
focos 10 two Wings? The Wing Hooser:
with one voice will say no! lie, them re-
member former occasion, when they with a
mighty, glorious, patriotic effort, the,
threw off the Calling shackIes of Locofoco.
ism and returned Wings TO Congress from
every district save one in the Sialel The,
have the same cause now that they had ther
and similar effort will be attended with
similar result! Who can doubt, then, tina
The Wings of the Hoosier State will make tht
effort?