The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-03


when Stern necessity euads Us TO this mode
Of redress, We ahould enter on the contest
with pain and reluctance. Yet, notwith.
standing al the horrors and expense Of wsr,
and the renewal Of negoIiODs on the Oregon
question, some few ParIizan presses and
small number in Congress are clamorCus FOR
war with Great Britain, q a REIMBURSEMENT
By her Of "Ihe whole Of Oregon" Il is
difficult 10 penetrate the motives Of men,
invested with a controlling power over the
destiny Of the nation; or 10 trace how far
they are influenced BY selfish considerations
ia adjusting differences with foreign powers,
or precipitsting Misunderstanding into pre-.
matUIe collision. Much boundary Of discre.
ton is necessarily allowed TO our official
agents. But there are certain truths and
certain facts which are too broadly defined
to admit Of any difference Of opinion as TO
the policy Of making them the landmarks Of
national measures, No allowance cen be
made to the rulers Of county, W;lO are
incapable Of an energetic prosecution Of
war, when commemorative eTince iInbe.
ciity-Or betTay sinister motives in its taldy
operations, OF lose and Intellectual move.
mente. % the same principle, no allow.
ance can be made for rulers. who madly
plunge the country into war with several
formidable enemies at the same iime-OVer.
whelming the nation by combination Of
foes, any one Of whom Singly we could sue.
cessfully repel, or proudly triumph over.
In these reflections we freely exODeIate Mr..
Polk from any sel6shness, want Of energy
OF desire TO compromise the Oregon diff
culties, as his asking the advice Of the Sen.
ate as to TIE late proposition Of Great Bri.
tain, shows his Willingness TO compromise
the matter. Yet, there are these who would
glory in a war with England, not that they
wish TO participate in it, but merely TO car,
" out their own ambitious and puperciIious
views. Why should the Undited States and
Great Brain 60 TO war about OregOnl How
could such step be Justified What necCs.
Sily is there for cOlIision1 England is
moderate and cOnciliatOry, and has proposed
a renewal Of negotiations. Our Govern,
meni is equally solicitous to adjust this vex.
ed question. Yet there does exist a certain
pestilent faction, who are only restrained
from turning traitors in the Mexican War
6y the hope Of its leading to a collision
with England. We ask those loaIhsome
and delcstable wrelches, il We rush into 4
heodlong wat Hith England on the Oregon
que stioo, will II -IIUs UtEeetuaIIy lead TO our
defeat with Mexico, when assisted by the
open cooperation Of England and Francei
I Will il not be such a diversion, IN favor Of
Mexico, as that outlawed power desiFesl-
/ And are not the advocates Of war with
England, the secret aIlieO, and real friends
Of Mexico and consequently, the real enc
mics Of their own counlry1 Can any mOr
in hisssnseS, purpose a war sguinst England
without knowing that in so doing, lie is shc
friend Of Mexico and the enemy Of thG
I United statcS7 Most urquestiOnably not
"suffcient for the day is the eViithcTeOf.'
! One wGTsat 'd't;u,si is quite enough W.
now sptak exclusively Of our pToookinS
state Of hostilities-W hich at all times, an'
under all circumstances, is a wsntOn ant
wicked act. We are bound to take England
j ct her word, that she means peece when Sht
!. pfesses it. A war with England rest
| therefore in our own hands, and none bu
{ Ihtughtless demagOgucS and traitors vii
attempt to fomrni it into blaze. Ameri
\ can interests, American honor, American
policy. all unite in den uncing it as an &C
. of madness. One at a time and we car
whip them all. One at time,' and peace
+ may be honorably preserved with all th'
rest. We therefore; dcnOunce the cOurS'
pursued by aP9rtiOp. Of The press and th'
corpOfaI's guard 10 Congress. -rgIa4iv, .tO-
/ war with England, % all 'ssii,u,e Of.Fea
son, patriotism, and POIicy-allke al wa
with The ,rne spirit Of American inStilu
tions aRdcihs liberal views common to tai
3 nations Of the civilized world.
From MExICO,- opr.lasl accounts from
Mexico state that a revolution in favor {
Santa Anna has broken out in Jalisco, AM
that the revoluiionistS have taken tho cit
Of lGuadalai1rs, and dictated terms to tn
government garrison. Don Jose Mari
D. Yanrz is the leader Of this new movement
There is also a runner that Paredes ia de
.posed-aad- Herrera reinsiaied to the Pics;
.densy, and that he had Immediately pro