New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-12
NJ For foil and interesting particulars OF the
War News ses First Page.
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so.b Ia the spirit In which portion of the Press
,h,.h admits that our treatment of Mexico has been
,ufssnly and pratcal and that the invasion OF her
territory by Gen. Taylor is fragrant outrage, now
exhorts our People TO rally in all their strength, TO
lavish their blood and treasure in the vndictve pro
secu,ion Of War On Mexico. We protest agains,
such counsel as alike immoral and unwise /; is
worthy only Of the fool who hath said in his heart
There is no God. Whoever has .houghtfolly studied
History whoever profoundly realizes that The UNI
ye-se has RuIer must condemn the coanscs which
are now urging our country on TO war nsa'1''
r,.-r., I,.t;.e0e vsr in which Heaven FAUST take
part against as.
~, :, 9, aid TIM, Mexico has made War upon u.s.
Ho,v ,,n this be pretended? Our Army was long
epcamped at Corpus Christi, on the extreme west
ern limit of oil that ever was Texas either the FRO
vince or the Republic. There our flag waved unmo-
les,ed not Mexican came near our little Army
No, an act of hostility was committed on either side
All at once without an imaginable preext our Army
broke no and marched for the Rio del Norte. twas
net by Mexican officers al several stages on its pro
0re.s and warned to desist On crossing The Nueces,
this warning was most emphaticay given. with an
express notification that farther advance would be
an nc, of War. Every body knew that our Army
had now passed out Of Texas into Mexico-lnto
Province of that Republic In which no dsatection 10
the Central Government had ever been evinced
Gen. Taylor knew perfectly well that he was no
longer in Texas bat in Mexico. Yet he had no
choice bu: to obey orders He has since acted with
circumspection and forbearance, but it was inpossi
bic that he should maintain his position as an nva'
der and not give offence. Pointing his guns at Mat,
,bo q MD of
War; and blockading the River 80 as to forbid the
transmission of stores and provisions, was another
Suppose Foreign Army were to be landed on Gov
ernor's Island, its guns trained TO bear on our city
and the accompanying fleet to blockade our harbor,
cutting off all supplies OF provisions and raising the
price OF -four TO $40 per barrel,-does any body
imagine we should wait to ask what WINS meant
that we should remain quiet until the invaders should
think proper to open their fire Would itnot be the
first dictate Of every heart to drive them from our
soil and then inquire what they meant by coming
here7
Yet Mexico hesitatedi. inquired, demonstrated,
forbore, and at last gave formal notice that If our
aggressive measures were persisted in. she would
consider War commenced and act accordingly
This she has DONE With what face do we now
vantage, and therefore call out for vengeance on the
perfdious, blood thirsty Mexicans7
Our Government has been utterly wrong in this
whole matter, and ought first of all to desis from
wrong.doing. Send Ten Thousand Men to the Rio
Grand to rescue Gen. Taylor and his little Army;
but lie, instructions go with this force for return OF
the whole at least to Corpus Christi early pos
sibe. No tree Honor, no National benefit can pos
sibly accrue from an unjust War. We can easily
defeat the armies Of Mexico, slaughter them by
thousandO and pursue them perhaps to their Capt.
tai; VIC can conquer and annex their territory
but what then7 Have the histories Of the ruin of
Greek and Roman Liberty consequent on euch ex-
tanainns of empire by the sword no lesson for us7-
Who believes that score 't,, ~ ove, mexico,
the srnA1nuon' q, ',si.
mrr: l,'bersy, purer Aoruse, "a
Industry, than we now have How VII! tue NIL
lions who must ever live by their daily toll profit by
81 IN extension Of our sway They may shout, and
hurrah and dance around the bonfres that will be
lighted, the cannon that WIFI roar In honor of some
field of human butchery: but to what end Is not
Life miserable enough. comes not Death soon
enough without resort to the hi6eous engincry Of
War;
People of the United Sta,esl your Rulers are
precipitating you into fathomless abyss of crime
and calamity! Why sleep you thoughtless on its
verge, ao though this was not your business, or
Murder could be hid from the sight of God by few
aimsy rags called banners' Awake and arres, the
work of bu,chery ere 1t shall be TOO late to preserve
your souls from the guilt of wholesale slaughter
Hold meetings Speak out! Actl