Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-23


December, lei5. were reeevedat the Department, OF State
In another part OF his communication he virtually ad-
I'M. mat NO would not treat for a psaceable seulem,nt Of
ns oounu'y iuesnon' nneonneeted with the question Of
indemnity, Tor he says; Tie Me1iean goy.tnu.n, we'll
Knew that both our national honor and the protection
uuo 70 our einzens impvTatively required that the two
quesuons u boundary and indemnify should be treated
~ "s."eI, q . naturally aud inseparabiy blended" go
mat u might DO taken for confessed that he went 20 war q n
JiJJ ~" ~ ,s Question, and not the boundhy-and where
uu ne derive his authority for thatf Bu, uhy w,t, th.
two questions naturally aud insoparubly blcnJeJ - ,h,,
INC boundary question could not have been .,uI,J nv n
conxaa,I". ~ me indemnity left To be settled by tho
ar n a,,eSuy agreed on. as soon as opportunity was
Afforded the Mexican government 10 pas, upon tho two
",nd"enu proposed by The Senate OF the United Sialesi
Hhd now 'he question arises, lat. N the army of M,
United States had remained nj Comm. ch,is,i ;ns,s.L -
moving 10 uc kio Gfande. would rus war have taken
means h as. nealeo might ut some time, 1t she had The
oaoie enough but that is not the question. WonlJ ,is
=" ss9uisinon on our part have taken place. 2Ily.
- ue oeon sent, as the Mexican authorities
50 >" n'n, In the capacity OF Commissioner
OF H. having been sent a. Envoy, and he wa. informed ms,
m.} were then willing To receive him. as they had sgrod,
anu " : consented. or had been Instructed by his GOV.
eminent 10 dock his fail Of some Of n. ,gp,ra.ogs No.,
'ne's' anu mad heen content to tread in the humble foot
lane RsSss "eh : Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams,
same capacity Of Commissioner. a, Chcn, wa,ia ,%o
s,tny nave been sent from Corpus Christi to the Rio q nnJsi
VII OK himself las told US IL would NOT. And ,C :,
whcte is the justification for Mr.. Polk 10 no Con,J i,.as
ng, =" all honorable means had been exhausted BY our yoy.
ernnent To avert this warl"
Well might the Wing partv have ,,,,o.,.J -.
preamble to the bill OF appropriations las, Nav win 40
unou'ning anu unparalleled a ialsehood standing out in
oolu relief upon its lace.
IL was bu, n few wears sine. ,
y oeeuPieu uhe public mind aud the solemn dolibcrauons
OF congress was, how far General Jackson " a ;u,,i6sd
IN pursuing m enemy into the territory of n na,ion viii
""om VIC were al peace; and now, forsooth, ii il afTording
nd and comfort TO the enemy" TO question Mr. PoILs
nku' 70 TAXI POSSESSION OF territory belonging To u nation
WIN "hich we are at peace and this is what they call
" progressive democracy" IL Is indeed progrc,sinc win
a vengeance; but God forbid that whigecry should ever
progress upon any such scale.
And now, all who feel an in,ores, , n md ;,J..f.
themselves. from official documents, who mAJe tis 80,
now II was brought about!! and for what purpose IL ~ a
msde!!! And It is for them to determine whether IN, no.
nor and dignity OF this country weto ,o Je.rIv ins,L"sl
the question:, whether Mr.. John Slidell should bo ,,.,,cI
ls an Envoy or a commissioner, rs to justify Mr.. Prsi-
rent roik IN marching our army into a foreign torr;tor,
taxing possession. and then calling on them 10 nav n Ak,
OF perhaps q hundred millions Of dollars. possihlv ,,o -
= : "nlnohs oe,ore II Is ended, and for sending their la
heis' sons, brothers and friends, TO eight his battles in n
lo,elgn land and II not, IL Is then for them TO determine
whether they will demand his impeachment and remoy,l
IRON oihce, at the hands Of their representatives. -
only say, that IL they believe with me. in The o,i,., ~
causes OF this war, and fail to demand his impeacbmon,
elhet now or at the next session, then they have not only
ceased 10 be tree, but have ceased to deserve IT,.
l have undertaken to show to those who have n.;,h.,
Time MOI opportunity to read tho voluminous doeum.n,s
nyeesAy 70 arrive ai a Just understanding OF this subject.
VINO was the author OF tho war, and how il was bro,,h,
about. May | be permitted, without q" aiding ana 80
Iofung me enemy" TO enquire when il is to terminal, =
Mr Polk, IN his late address, saws I" Tn, dn,,,ina ~ ~
war which he tParedes) woged against the ITn;,cd "o
was indehnate, because the end which he proposcJ oC -
re-eonquest OF Texas was hopeless" If so. VIVA, rn',
We MINK OF the duration of this war Mr.. Polk has mad,
when he tells US in the same communication ".nona"u
Just causes OF complaint against Mexico. arising :, ~
IL REFUSAL TO TREAT FOR rEAcE,' (how perfdlou, 4,
'ose wac nave bestowed such high honors upon him A"..
" wei before as since the war, so uniuslv onr,nan.,I
" her part, and the extraordinary expenses in which 49,
oeeu mSoi'sa, justice to our own people will make I
proper that Mexico should DO he'd Responsible, Gr IL"
" expenditures Now, | pray to know. n Nc,t.,"I
unaoie 10 pay ue DEBT already acknowledged to be due Of
~ 0"e TWO 'nlnions OF doIIars, how she is to be made 10 nav
'o' 80 iOO millions or more, which is every hour in
creasing, and that too after a protracted. expensiyc 49,,
eAhaus'ng war-e1cePr by a surrender of her terri,ory ,
30 thati these are TO be the terms Of peace. II tprn. 40.
last, that the war is either 10 have no termin,ti,n ., -"
result IN a war Tor conquest and acquisition.
A9d now the remaining question is-Are there no means
oy "hieh the war can be brought TO 4 speedy aud honorable
way only! V0
Let Congress instruct Mr.. Polk [as they did in relation
o the oregon question: 10 propose u suspension Of nI Lns.
uhues' 1--WE can afford Ia be generous, and il beeomcs The
conquerur, and especially the aggrt ssor. 10 pronose =, 80
cIIa''on" ana invite Mexico TO appoint three Commission
eis to meet three Commissioners on the part OF the Uni,sd
states, TO settle the difficulties growing ont of tho nna
uon oi Texas, leaving ell other unadusted matters /, . ,bey
were at the time the treaty OF annexation was ney,ti,,eJ.
ana win 'hFeo men of fairly balanced minds on each side
the whole matter may be settled without another blow
honorably and satisfactorily to all-except the ~ar-dog,
should not be consulted.
The winter Of this review is undoubtedly a whis, and he
Pudes himself upon II; but let it not he thought by br,
Democratic brethren, that ho is writing Tor party obr,c,.
II Mr. FOLK should be lmpesched for this high crime. and
removed from oiice, there is another OF the same s,,rnr,
take his place, litde, If any less obnoxious Than Mr.. Pok
himself aud although he Is ready at all times, and on ali
proper occasions, TO battle for his party, on all such nation
al questions as this, his aim is to battle for his country and
the constitution.
IL may be added, that the writer has a son in that liuls
army OF Gen. Taylor, as dear to him as his DIV be,rt,.
blood lie has given him up freely To discharge his duty. IN
defence OF the flag of his country but whilst he is battling
on the plains OF Mexico Tor the stars and stripes, hIs ia
iher Will be found in a no less important cause, fghung at
home against a more dangerous and formidable enemy ,b.n
the Me1Icans; those who would STEAL POWER from The pee
pie, by breaking down the barriers Of the Constitution. with.
oti which the flag itself would not be worth defcnding:-
And II this be aiivrdinE aid aud comfort 10 the enemy "
abroad he eongratulntes himself that he has neither 'aidp
nor 'eomiorv' to offer To the enemy at home. b.
HESRIcJ, December l7ih, 1876.
FrS1 nr Nsfak Herald.
Lieutenant he ugIass =. Irwin.
Of the many gallant shirts that fell ~ M,,,or,, H..