Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-07-23
THE MEXICAN WAR.

The Philadelphia Morning News, leading De- |
mocratic paper in that city is quite indignant at the
which has been made, that the Admins
tration intends to annex a number of the Mexican
Provinces to our Country by conquest. i News
is disposed to regard it as unfounded insauation
of the Wings for the purpose of ipuring the Admin
straon by exciting popular distrust against it. In
the course Of its remarks, it says:
''But it by no means follows, when we invade
our enemy's country, that we are bound or intend
to keep il, nor have we the slightest evil
dence Of any intention on the part of the Admins.
tratiOn to acquire by conquest and hold permanently
by virtue OF such conquest single foot of Mexican
territory. Could we, by any fair construction, in
fer any such design on the part of the Government,
we would be among the first to lift voice against
it. Nothing upon earth, or abore or bctotc the
earth, can be farther from The genius and princi-
pies Of this Republic than The acquisition Of terrific
ru by military conquest. The attempt would he as
monstrous as it would be new in our history, and
short-lived indeed would be the power and influence
of those who should undertake it. They ,couid be
looked upon the ,r0rst oftrdtors striking at the
life Of their country, and laying The foundation for
It's speedy and certain aasia. We do not assume
TO speak by authority of the designs of the Admin
istra,ion, bu, we have no hesitation in taking the
| responsibility OF assuring the Wing presses that
their fears upon this subject are wholly groundess
and will be regarded by the people as so totally alb
surd that they will not form respectable shadow
of any ground for attacking the Democratic Admin.
lstratlon. Something more plausible must be 90,
up, or the Wing attacks will become quite flat and
insipid--too much to make the contest interest
ing"
1t seems that the Washington Union has repub
lished the remarks of the News so far as they re.
Elected upon the integrity and patriotism of the
Wings, but omitted the portion of the article here
quoted. Why was this? ''Why," asks the Ma
tional Intelligencer, ''did the Government editor
copying the first part, which is comparatively of NJ
significance, stop short when he came to this truly
American and s'atesman-like paragraph, and refuse
to permit it to go before his readers? Can any
other reason be imagined than that it was the Sc
verest rebuff that could be administered by one O
its own party to the designs of conquest which thu
Administration hardly deigns to conceal, having re-
peatedly avowed, through this same official organ
Its purpose to dictate he terms Of peace, if necessa
ry, within the walls of the capitol of Mexico-or
| the MontezumasP
This omission of the Union is certainly very sin
gular and needs explanation. Ii the Administration
has no such designs rs are attributed to it, tn,
Union can easily say and it is but an act of jus
tice that it should.-ts silence now will be regard
ed as virtual admission of their truth.
We observe that the New York Journal OF Com
merce claims for the Administration the right to
conquer all Mexico, under the act of Congress re-
cOgnizing the existence of war, and expresses the
belief that the war will continue for some years!