Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-30

spot: These people are actuated by universal
feeling OF hostility towards the United States, since
our ARRIVAL nearly all of them have loft this side of the
riVer' ana gone over They quarrel amongst
themselves, but against foreign foe they united "
never was more sutien and logged disposition mani
tested The Perfect of the North Tainaulipas a. the
head of deputaion. met General Taylor his march
TO protest against his occupation of country;
when nus would not DO an attempt was made by the
inhabitants of the little Fronton to destroy tha
place. by fire, with their own hands 1t their Mos
COW ana they would burn IT. And all this comes not Of
attachment to the Central Power OF Mexico. but of ha-
tred 10 u.s. Tor 1t only six that they
gagged IN an attempt to throw off the authority of that
power. and establish the independent Republic of RID
Grande.
What asscr, Isl that il is not to be deem.
now committed, and so TO be justified any lighter
grounds, far responsible all than If W,
had taken had for foe the puissant
the earth Ii Is not such like such war,
might wage with one of our own miserable Indian
Tribes. II is not Florida war, like a FIoridr
war-though that was serious enough. considering tina
it only Executive 1t is even sucl
war as the British forces III India have lately wa
ged with the powerful armies of the Skhs in tina
country; and though it should involve i singl,
pitched battle last as long may, the conlic
of one-teuh one-twentet part Of the numbers that
have been engaged the banks of the Sute, yet
Is a greater ana higher war than that III every national
view 1t IS not war with savage civilized tribes
who are under our protection, whom claim
the right to exercise an ultimate. arbitrary control 1t
Is war between two Independent nations, mutually
members of the family of civilized nations and the
equals of each other and of every other in that family
before the law of nations 1t undertaken, and
to be prosecuted 10 the settled principles of that
law and with the other nations for our Witnesses interes
watcifuI-as many of them will be-to see that
violate of their rights neutrals land or
sympatzing with the weaker nd oppressed party
whichever it may be- and ready to rpose
with strong the side or the other they
may think their interest, policy. safety, may
quire.
ded, this to be deemed small which might
be lightly entered into, lstessy prosecuted. AS We
have sad it is the first time for thirty years that any
considerable nations of Christie ndom have underta
ken TO settle their disputes by appeal to We
of the parties to this bloody appeal, and
the last in Chrisendom that should make such
appeal till forced into by memorable necessity If
responsible for it, the responsibility fearful
And must not tlattcr ourselves that
cape under The notion that is comparatively,
portant afair-ony with Mexico. If Mexico
measured by standard and stature, a weak nation
distracted and almost ready fall peices by the es-
senal dscordance of the living materials of which it 10
composed, and rate utterly unfit TO cope with
eas of arms, the resources of war,
much the shame for us If We havo sought quar-
rel with her. kept the last necessity have allow
ed her TO quarrel with u.s. when We might have Gained
her anger by acts either OF justice or OF generosity or
soothed by words and deeds of
If Mexico is a weak nation, physically moral
w. the shame if could have avoided thi.
war, and have If her of right and wrong
in the solution of doubtful and difficult problems would
demonstrate the advantage We have shown possess
owe her in this particuar-f when she has done US
she has not seemed sensible of her
ready to repair it, the injured party, may have
she should been; if have found her prompt
take offence where ended part or
ginning that her rights invaded, her honor
suited, when we have only pursued own interests
followed lawful advantage without doing her any pos
tive wrong; if all this be why could we proudly
conscious of eminent superiority over her in this
gardw ould that this, too, to the worlds full
satisfacton.why could We not have waited a little lon
ger, with kind and indul her
sonable temper her delays of justice, giving her pas
time cool her wounded pride salvc itself Of
irritation, and her of justice
from its blindness? Was the urgent that We
the Instant Was it necessary to answer
threat of from snch quarter by defiance by
herald less formidable than well appointed army.
ready to proclaim that defiance by the mouth of hostile
cannon2 We had to complain, and we had good
complain of long continued and unredres ssd wrongs
and Injuries committed by the Mexican Government
Cze of the United States, in their persons and prop
erty,'' set forth by the President in his recent War
Message Congress; but outrages com
mtted yesterday and is it certain that all hope Of peace
full redress at end? Was there alternative left
but war? Mexico owes us some eight millions Of dollars
may be- but if liberty suppose has
been the real why the two countries now al
war NAV we not well ask ourselves whether we have all
WAYS shown, all parts of our Union, such extreme
aacrty in the discharge of undoubed pecunary OBJ
cations to others, ente to be very and
exactingin demands upon those who happen be
debted u.s. Are quite liberty put any such
case the alternative of prompt settlement war,
VI ght not the President of the United States. considering
States he had among his most strenuous supporters
of his hottest partizans might, sure--havc
well enough seemed to be touched with the feeling that
infrmty which causes Impoverished and distressed
debtor if repudae his debt at least TO to
dishonest unustable pretexs and prctences for
ent avoidance and DELAY
Or if we are that the rea, this rrp-
be found in the fact Of the refusal of the Mex
in past present revolutionary hands,
to receive President Minister Pienipotcntary,
resident that government, circumsantialy
blamed Of and apparent grounds of JUSTICE
BIZ the Executive, in his late Message, still may be
allowed ask whether shocking ndignity
tins uncomfortable, considering the quarter from
which it came that it could only be answered the
slant by bow7 We know that have arisen before
now from lighter than tis-but very lately;
and did not suppose that the scrupuous, say
spirit of chivalry to be revived day.
the person of President Polk That gallant func
onary gives to understand in his message, ready
vas he with rest for tilt with the adversary.
hat instead of waiting until the insult actually offer
d. he anticipated events and ordered OF our
rmv brstling with the teeth Of the Mex
forces very remote quarter as soon as ne mad
received such information from Mexico as rendered IL
rboIIe ;f mt &c rtaiu that Mex Government
xould refuse TO receive Envoy So, then, the Pres
snufd this the distance; and distant enough
= uv.x when this first contemplated: for
% long ago 30th Of July 1646-rnore than three