Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-31

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Mexico. He has branded the President as
the originator of II. He has declared again
and again that il was utterly unprovoked.-
lie has declared that its sole object IL, con-
quest for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of slavery. He
has ridiculed unsparingIy the plea that it is a
war In defense of the country. The pream.
osc to the I'LL of Congress, asserting that
war exists by the act Oh Mexico, ho has re-
pehtedly affirmed, to be "a lie--a nefarious
tF{p set by demagogues to catch their oppo-
uthts.''
And yet, what is he now doing7 Going
deliberately into the strap "~--abzndoninr
q held OF 4anii-slavery labor, for d field of
Pro-slaycty war--throwing up the pen with
Which ne was a dgosating the cause Of JUS
uce and freedom, and seizing the sword to
nght We battle of Injustice aud Slavery -
showing
''Our OPINION says he, sis, that the war,
SO unjlstly and wickedly begun, should be
pressed with vigor. Its the only %alterna-
lire left"
Il Is no such thing. True, .sThe Demo.
cratic Standard and Wing OF Seventy Six"
me campaign paper published under the au-
thohiy OF the State Central Liberty Commit
Ert "ANP'S uliA cdtiCttpnS tue same 1SS1tn0-
ton. But, we repeat, it is false. Slavery
and violence say tia; 'there is ne other alter
naive. i've must conquer peace.n Such
IS The cry Of the Washington Union, and tho
whole pack Of war-dogs.
Are the Liberty presses about to ioin hi,
bowling packl Mr.. Clay and the Liberty
campaign paper suay not be able to see anotn-
er alternative-bu,, let us hear the generous
sentiments Of a man who has moi vet come
up to our sublime standard of Anti-Slavery
orthodoxy! Horace Greeley shall say wheth-
er there be not another alternative.
I" But we cannot believe that the true way
tc obtain Peace is by sending an Army far
Their and farther into Mexico, battering down
her fortresses, capturing her ports, tramplinr
down her haryests, firing her dwellings and
shedding the blood other people. We know
this would no. be the right way 10 make
peace between individuals, and ii cannot be
between nations. Let us indicate our
plan Of 'conquering Peace
Let our Government at once disclaim any
Intention of aggrandizing the nation by a fur
ther spcliation of Mexico. Let it refuse any
further extension OF territory at the expense
% our feeble, distracted ~neighbor. Let our
n ~luateers be paid for their lost time, and
sx.t home to attend their harvests, and lei
our Army take up a position defensive rere
ly. The true way would be to withdraw i
at once from the waters of the Rio Grande tc
those Of the Nueces. on this side of that des
EFT which Mr.. G. J. Ingersoll SO recently
declared the natural boundary between this
Country, including Texas, and Mexico. Lei
Mr.. Buchanan indicate by note to the For
cign Ministers at Washington the sincere de-
sire of our Government for a prompt and hon
orable adjustment of differences with Mexi-
co on the principle Of mutual forgiveness OF
injuries. Let those Ministers be invoked to
lnterpose their good offices for the re-estab-
lishment of Peace. After the exhibition al
ready given of cur power and Mcxico's weak
ness in battle, such a course on our part could
not be attributed to inability or fear. Who
doubts that 1t would conquer peace within six
weeks! VIII does not realize that it would
be the wisest and best thing we could do,
even if the thunders of Sinai had never syl-
tabled the stern, inlexible injunction, Thou
shalt not kill"
What man of sense and principle can lay
his hand upon his heart, aud say, these are
any other than the words of Truth and So
herness Certainly it is remarkable that
while the New YoFl; Tribune should he Civ
ing utterance to sentiments, held no doubt
by nearly the whole of the Liberty Party, III
Liberty campaign paper should be echoin!
the sentiments Of the Wing and Democrat,
parties! We cannot but believe that tn,
next number of the Standard will contain
some explanation showing that the COMMITTEES
do not hold themselves responsible for tho ar
ticie TO which reference is made. Doubtless
Liberty men have a right to promulgat wha
sentiments they please, but other Liberty
men have also a right TO question their sound
ness, to show their inconsistency. We hav,
c%ensured the course of the Wing press for up
holding a war they condemn as utterly flagi
tious we Can do no less where a Liberty
paper adopts the same course. Indeed, il
this case, the Inconsistency strikes us as be
ing far more extraordinary and humiliating
We put it to any intelligent American
suppose You should by any means become q
citizen of Austria; that, fof Ghe slae OF Sc
curing peace and safety to Despotism, tina
County and France should provoke a wa
with Switzerla and agree 10 partition it'
: states between themselves. Would you
supposing you to retain your present love 70
Freedom, engage in any such war2 Woul
You UoiIntesr, under the lying pretoSt of de
Tending your country Austria, in full view {
the facts, that not one inch of Austrian terri
tory was in the slightest danger of bein
pressed by a hostile foot, and that the sol
object of the Despotic government was,
aggrandize itaelfby The spoliation of its neigl
! Dor? We already hear your answer :-''Al
! | a dog that should do this thing 3"
THE PRACTICABLE, THE RIGHT
"With them we would, as we have dor
f in this Texas business, as we do on the Or
g. gon question, as We will do on every 9th
= question, oppose with all our feeble power
: an appeal TO the dread decision of frightl
I war. Bot war being through the machin
: lions OF bad men entered upon, we hold i.
$ DO the duty Of every citizen, to do wha, lii
4 in his power to bring it to an end in the spe
Z diest manner practicable. "-DemoerGtic Sian
/ ard and tvhig Of '76.
!. Practicable And what of the Rigl
2. fiend' Aoi is il q Liberty man who sdop