Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-21
Baltimore Correspondence Of he BosiO"
1HaS.
BALTIMORE, May 18Th, 1916.

BALTIMORE, May 18Th 1916.
We are here all in excitement about
the news from the Army in Texas
War of some kind, now seems "incvi-
table, not, rs Gen. Cass Il, with
England, but with Mexico; and if Mr..
Polk is allowed to 90 on, as he has been
going, for the last ten months, we
shall have war with England too,
most probable. Was there ever a more
unnecessary war than this with Next
co? With ordinary prudcnce-with
proper rrr cauUcH,-and actuaicd only
by spirit OF Justce--peacc never
could have been disturbed. But whilst
Mexico is distracted in her councils
her people, excited by almost monthly
revoutlonS-and her masses, Stimula-
ted by the rapacity that is seen every
where in her borders, to deeds of wrong
at this time, and seemingly only in
Il spirit bravado, the small handful of
soldiers who compose our army, is or
dcrcd to the Del Nortc, to taunt the
Mexican robbers and adventures to
make lncurSlonS upon any party that
may be found Struggling fromit,-and
TO bring on fight, if there is any fight
in the Mexican Generals or soldiers.
Why, would not n man, with ordi-
nary foresight and discrimination, have
seen that a rcconoitre could scarcely be
avoided by armies SO placed, opposite
to each other, where the common sol
dler would be sure TO conclude that it
was right to take advantage of any OPP
portunlty to engage in one? The only
wonder is that there was not n contest
between Struggling parties OF the ar,
mics before, or how, indeed, general
engagement was kept of.
Was ever any thing more Wanton
than this? Madness must have ruled
the hour, when the army was ordered
from place of comparative security,
from where the country could be bet
ter protected, and from where the in
vasions of the Mexicans could as eiicc-
lively be resisted, to place which il
could only reach after exposure and
hard travelling; and which, were reach
ed, put the army to great disadvantage
in the essential points of retreat, sup
plies, defence, and even offence.
Who doubts, that if Mexico had done
to the United States what the United
States has done to Mexico, and had
then marched its small armies up to
her very lines, and fioatcd her flag in
the face OF her soldiers and citizens,
that the United States would not have
fallen upon the Mexicans and slauyh-
tered them? No one can doubt that
we would have done this, if the places
of the countries were change inoth
er illustration Of the fable OF The bull
that goarcd the OK.
But we do not stop with foollshncss;
we must needs assume, in taking
our ground for war, false position.
In the former, Mr. Polk is responsible,
for the latter, Congress has made it.
self accountable.
OF lave the ! bate in tie Senate
yesterday, and in the House on Tues.
day. You will see that the two Hon.
SEES OF Congress, in the very face of the
facts, have passed n bill, declaring that
war now exists between the United
States and Mexico, 10y the act of the
latter This was denounced in the
Senate, as little less than downright
ialsehood,-and in the House, Mr. Hol-
mes and Others did so call a; and vet
the majority insisted upon keeping il
IN the bill, resisted all attempts and all
beseechings Of the minority TO take il
out, and the vote for the supplies might
be unanimous But nothing would
satisfy them, and the bill was passed,
with this falshood biazoned upon its
very forehead