Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-08-13

more correct Il he had ,sid that var etes"
uah MeIieo By nv sc,s, and In consequence
u my successful sforn TO provoke w.
Bu, pt,y 10, %. kno~ wbs, "eds eis' were
made ia avoid the usrf Does any one be-
,,ev, ,bs, N shs army had been suffered To-
r~.,c =, Cnspys Cbfisis OF even II u had
Teen vtbdr.wn from Texas, that Mexico
xoald h.v, made war with usi There was
NJ, n,o.peet. OF II while the army remained
a, rorpo, Christi. In short, there va" no
p,o.pecis of q var until we actually soughi
shet IT, II. by sending an armed ioroe 100
miles among the peaceful settlements oi
Mexico, causing her oliizeps TO flee before
It's spptoach. and ia some Instances, TO leave
their dwellings in flames, II virtually 10 block.
AIDE one OF her piinci pie cities, TO block upiis
river, and to cut of It's supplies II 10 do all
this, and before any "sggtossi We movement
was made on the part oi Mericu,b what the
Presiden, meas by "all our efforts TO avoid
var. the country will understand very wei!
how to appreciate such efforts TO preserve
and maintain It's peace with foreign nations.
These were the kind al efforts" that were
made, and they caused what the feebles dis
cernment could not have laiied to ioresee. -
Thuse we're the very acts which insigaled
the frat manifestation OF hustiliics on The
part Of Mexico, and plunged tho Two Gov
etnments into war. We had only to keep
our armies away from MEXICO. and MEXICO
would have kept her srmiss away from u.s.
THIS was all the effort" that was required 10
"svod" war with her. II we had grievances
with Mexico, for which she refused repara.
ton The constitutional power is withCongress
alone to authorize and direct the mode of re-
dress II u shall become necessary to march
our armies to the field OF battle, TO meet
foreign foe, let II be by some other way than
over the PROSTATE form OF your constitution.
II the President may assume this authority
in one instance he may In another. IL he may
usurp the authority OF one department oil
the Government, no may Of all. Your Pres
ident has then become a supreme and irro-
sponsible ruler. This is what we have more
occasion to fear and TO deprecaie than war
itself.
War, M Chairman, with all its train OF
evis-war with Mexico, or with England,or
with all the powers OF the earth besides, is
not SO much 10 be feared by the American
people, as an Executive war upon the great
character OF their liberties. II the libettles
Of this country are destined over to be over
thrown. it will be by the arm Of no foreign
foe. That work Of destruction is in reserve
Tor The ruthless hand of some domestic des-
pot. Guarde well this bulwark Of freedom
from domestic invasion and violence when
once II falls, It falls to Use no more. These
massive walls and these solid columns which
surround us, may crumblr to the ground, but
the hand of ait may again replace them
The devouring fire may lay in ashes your
stately cities and your butiul towns, but the
energies OF free and a mighty people may
rebuild them again. The Slroc's blast may
sweep over this land, leaving its broad sur
face a blank and desolate waste, but another
returning season with lis showers and its
sunshine, may revive its fruits AID flowers.
Blu, when some ambitious leader, some eve
less giant sta ring from the "siagnaie pond
OF despo,ism :" shall find guide to place his
hand upon the pillows Of your Constitution,
and bring down to the dust this proudest and
nobesi fabric oil human wisdom the world
has ever seen, who shalt again restore It in
all its islr proportions OF beauty and OF gran
/ durel