American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-31

we shall have no apprehension that suspension
will again become necessary. Whilst the pei
ple Of the State are thus engaged in sustaining
the public faith, they will have the consolation
TO know, that, by The operation of the sinking
fund, the principal Of the debt is being rapidly
liquidated that the whole amount will be
discharged in about thirty years. We con-
graduate our fellowcitizens on the frightened
prospects of the State and upon the death blow
which has been given to reputation.
GOLD AND WELL TRIED FRIENDS" We
might well be excused for not submitting TO be
catochscd by auanonymous Washington cores
pondent, although he approaches us under the
puiso of enc ofour sold and weltried friends, "
but as the burthen of his communication is our
inconsistency, we thiDk proper to let him be
heard. He says:
"YouI inconsistency lies in this: that for
wears YOU have condemned the thirst for increas-
cd territory stimulated by the Democrats; you
warmly opposed tho annexation of Texas as
wrong; you feared (and as since shewn, right
lvl that it would lead 10 luther invasons of
foreign territory, and you have judged the
country too young for the indulgence of a
srasping spirit and policy. No,e you applaud
The President for commencing a war with
snt first being authorized in the lawful and
constitutional way, and you sweePingy con-
denim all inquiry into the causes of this Execu-
tive war thus enthusiastically set on foot, as
unpatnotic and unjustitiable.
"Your statement Of facts is thus easily used
Up. Either the claim of Texas TO all the ter
ritory East Of the Rio Grande from source to
mouth, and West Of the NueCes, was good, or
it wos not. fit was GOOD, then, why did the
President send Cen Kcarney to capture the
province Of Now Mexico, with its capital San
ia Fe, and why did the message announce this
capture of a territory already Texanr and
therefore American, as new conquest
'Ifthe claim of Texas was BAD, then the
commencement of the war by the orders Of the
President to occupy the valley Of the Rio
Grande was IN usthabIe towards Mexico as
well az unconstitutional towards the United
States, and the Pre- 'ident must be adiudged
guilty of originating an unjust war, and this
unjust war you would have our country yigor-
ousIy to prosecute"
That we opposed the annexation OF Texas,
and argued against the encouragement off dis
position to grasp territory, is certainly true;
and it is equally true, that we have never
changed our sentiments upon these points
We believe now, as we have believed hereto
fore, that the annexation ofTexss was an un-
wise step, calculated to bring the county into
difficulty Bat the deed has been done. Tex
as has become State of the Union and all ar
gumcnts based upon the impolcy of its admis-
sion, would be clearly now inaPPlicable.-
Could we have kept her out Of the Union, we
should have done so; but, being once admitted,
she is as much entitled to the protection ofthe
general government as any other State. So
much on that point.
The next objection to our course is, that We
as,s justify the President for commencing a
war without constitutional authority. We
deny that we have justified any such act, or
that any such act has been committed. Con-
gress has solemnly declared, that the war was
produced by Mexico, aad not by the President;
and men and money were voted to enable him
to prosecute it. But suppose, that, by an i'm
proper movement on the part of the President,
war had been produced; would the writer have
Ms desert our country and support the eaemy?
If he be really patriot, he could give no such
advice; and, if given it most assuredy would
net be taken. There is this slight difference
between the writer and ourselves. What he
calls San Executive war;" we regard as a ma
tional war, and hence we consider all that may
be written, spoken or done, which can enceur-
age the enemy to pcrseVcre in hostilities, as
out Of place and Injurious TO the country.
Ths writer next proceeds 10 dispose ct oui