Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-12-01
Mexican War.
serve party aims!

We arc glad to SEQ public journals turning
their attention moro and moro TO this subject.
There 30 no doubt of the fact, that the
pubiic mind is resolved to have from Mr.. Polk fall
information with regard to it, and that he cannot
much longer delay giving that information.
IL is admitted, on almost all sides, that this
was unnecessnry-and it Is feared both by Wings
md MANY Of their most intelligent opponents.
,ha, the object Of it is both unconstitutional and
sectional Tho latter mus: bo So, if Southern
Journals. in tho confidence of the Administration
nre 10 DO relied They assert, that tho balance
Of power must DO rigldly observed between the
North and tho South: that IS. that Slave States
must be mado the ono, Free States arc Great
ed in the other
Balance Of power, What has tho constitution
to do with that! Wherein does il prescribe
rule of action by which any thing of tho kind
should be attempted dones Whence docs tho
South derive any foundation for this nonstrous
pre,ensionl Why, if this kind OF action IS to-
lerated--if for any cause Congress sustain or tho
people tolerate It, there is no usurpnhon--no
tyrannv-which tho President may not boldly at
tempt and successfully carry out
The North has dealt fairly with tho South. 1t
means to do so. All the rights which It has I'M
der the compact, we will stand by: not one OF them
shall DO infringcd upon or set aside. bnt the
North cannot, and. hope wc may with truth
say. the North will not. submit 10 an extension OF
territory for the extension of slavery. Writer'S
in South Carolina, It is true. assert when tins
ground is assumed, SIT will be DO time 10 argue.
Be it so, and what then! Nulllticatlont l5ahi
The time has gone by when this milton can DO
frightened BY bugbcar the people driven
from their proprioty by throat And pray
what is tho Union worth if It's power cannot DO
exeried--succcssfullv oxorted-tn supprcsstng
what is unjust, inhunan, unconstitutional The
only safe and suro course. for the North IS to de-
temine what is right, md 10 do Il. Let South
Carolina play tho fool. She may as well DC made
n political Thorses first as Inst, since she is de-
termned TO act that part.
Our reuders must not suppose that ih1s suhJec'
il unworthy their attention. or that there IS nc
doncer ct them bear in mind the fact tina
the South is united, and that in hour IT'S whole
strength can be brought 10 lear effectively upot
whatever relates to It's peculiar interests. ne
North, on tho contrary. Is divided. II has ili
common ccn,er.--Therc is no oneness OF feeHnG
or Of interest binding tho free States together
Not oven the cause of Freedom concentrate:
their voice and their power, II viii not do. then
FIR the press or people in them. TO be ide-to folc
,heir hands and say there is no danger-;o ooE
On while others act. Southern statesman say:
Every baltic Tough: in Mexico. and ovry dolia
.rent then. but insurcs the acquisition OF terri
tory which mus, widen the field OF Southern en-
torprzo and power in the future Ana the ma
result will be 10 re-adlust the whole balance 0
power in the confcderacy so TO give Us con
troll over the operations of the government IN a
time TO come. If the South be but true to them
selves, tho day Of our depression and suffering l.
gone and Como forever
..Widen the field of Southern enterprise ant
powerin the fuure!' Read Just tho whole bal
nnce Of power in the confederacyt" And howl
Through what instrumeniaityE through STA
very! Carve on, twenty, or forty rev States
of Mexican territory. and plant IN them me pc
culiar institution, and shen-what! Why con
tin,es these South Sto,esmen-