New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-15
The War PaIiinted.

The War PaIliated.
Nzw.iIAyES, Conn. Dec 10 80.
Mr. GREgLEY-Dear Str: am constant rea'
der OF your mos, efficient aud wellcondacted Tribune
although do no. agree in all your opinions Allow me
y, nyc,s nv dissn. 70 YOU. remarks the Message,
in your "wednesday number aos re'pecans inc ar
~ fo, ,he,cn ay,e with you, but touching this Mei
s ,,s, am sorry sometimes that President POLK Or
.d zen TAYLOR 10 the Rio Grande till farther efforts
had been made honorable peace or rather settle
men. with Mexico but then again tank i, would have
been useless to defer ,h-asbing them any longer il one
half ar Polk states in the Message Is true in regard TO
our yrievances from MEXICO quite time they were
brought 70 a seterentyou are justhab!e IN thinking
differently but you TOO strong in you! language
your words 20 the enemy and TO the "or!o sno o 10
joure your country People aorosd, and the deceived
Mevgcsns are quite ready TO lay all the blame al
door not only in this matter but IN all others snail
the Haizs play into their hands u think this war WI"
do immense good not only 70 us but 10 aeXicot may
be the means Of cvilizng latter by introducing
better race among ,hem-it will make them more moo
es, and more careful now they insult other nations ana
wrong them Mexico can never become ifee coul p
nor can the people become civilized ui INC D0e
ia introduced among them. No country can oe iee
without it. quiet excepting rs Kept 30 oy te
heel Of despotism Bat as ons az ~ i,s ro
or I,ay or any other Catholic country exists IN i pre-
eut shape under the influence oil priests ana ihohne ~
Inust be miserable War is crime, but we can see good
OutO
la yccning in fc instances not very valuable 20
the country In any other service and II war canno, De
avoided without suffering more from peace than we
.hould from war il question whether we should not
choose war II il something Ike capital punshment-s
part must suffer for the welfare Of the great majority
II Human Nature were capable OF being made better
ias YOU seem " think without resortng TO severe
measures why ii would always do TO go on Tor
giving and never redressing injuries. But men are
devils and are not 70 be trusted Inc sooner
you learn this truth the you viii get rio OF your
IN bona md (al me
proving IL. Your foundations arc wrong-you oehe'e
men are naturally 9o0d the Bible to the contrary not
withdrawing believe them all naturally odd ana tnsf
the Bible alone improve thern-inuoauce ie 'ioie
Into Mexico and pull down Prestcra and idoiatry ana
sho people WI . hrNe my ,ess ev 10 The Msxcsns
than good il through it's results way opened Tor IN
PRODUCING into Mexico ideas and greater civillza
ton But excuse this dgression--aliow me once moro
10 beg AZ humble individual unknown you that you
will take sides with justice and let sympathy occupy its
right place in your heart Don't be unreasonable
10 suppose a. the blame oil this war IL with US don't
believe it. Yours respectfully Wing SUBSCRIBER
hy is Rot Catholic Ireland as thriving intelligent and
happ,s. scotland They have better country and te
same religious privilege Of ,ser
ans to-day the people IN three years would present as
fair Of hr aud P0'ps a, ss s soa
4. fsie sSe II Sa
finer country The answer in Jer rord'-the wantof
Tho Bible and The Christianity inculca's IN place OF me
posed upon them by the Priests that these denominations
may moi be detected md reproved Think things
na.us tho sics and "i crtianay po
you do 10 bring about Social Reform without tue Bible
cess 10 promoting the interests OF your fellow be
leve you to be honest aud philanlhropc and 30 take
The Tribune and excuse your but my dear slf, you
are Ill the time laboring on false foundation.
Remarks the Adore.
Our correspondent marked his letter private,
but rs he cannot be identified except of his own
choice, we choose to print it. The fact that such
loose morality on the subject OF the Mexican War
is afoat creates necessity for holding it up to the
light.
/. What Mr.. Polk says about Mexican outrages
rs not truethet is to say, it is only one side OF the
story, and that grossly exaggerated. The whole OF
it does not mplicate Mexico IN one tMten'toam
wrong toward this country. She has not violated
the integrity of our territory nor insuited our flag
and pundered our commerce on the high seas but
certain of our citizens, who have gone into her ter
ritory in pursuit Of gain, well knowing the turbu-
lence and anarchy to which that country is subject
and doubtless charging for it in the price OF their
vendibles, have been plundercd and abused 10y
Mexicans during or another o! the lnsurrec-
tons and outbreaks frequently occurring there
This is wrong; Mexico ought to make repatriation
for it-as she agreed to do, and partly did II
she had proved utterly bent on withholding rcpara
ton, our Government should have taken proper
means for procuring it, either by declaring non
intercourse with her or by levying an extra tax on
her products to be devoted to the payment OF the
claims OF our citizens Ii all had been as Mr. Polk
states it, it woald have offered us no excuse for in
vading the territory OF Mexico, subjoctnc her limo
cent people to n despotc and hateful yoke, and
.haJJ III, of thn opds ,l,,li NM
offensive women and children We dcmur there
fore, to MIR Folks Indictment altogether.
But when we consider the wrongs We have in
hicted on Mexico-tho organization OF the Texas
rebellion in Washington. under the very eyes and
with the palpable connN ance and encouragement
Of our Government-the open drumming up of re-
cruis and munitions for it in our principal South
western Cities United States officers aiding there.
in-the marching OF our Amy in 1896 into Tex
a. TO encourage and aid Houston n Co. in their
struggle with MeXico-the wrestling from her OF
Texas by means ofmen, munitions and money fresh
from tho United States-the Annexation OF the
booty TO our own ample possessions--the impudent.
scoundrelly claim of extending Texas to the Rio
Grande over thirty Mexican towns and cities which
no Texan ever entered except as Mexican prise
lcr-an which Mr.. Benton IN "a truly proclaim
edone OF "unparailed outrage when we have seen
Col Fremont at the head OF an armed L, s force.
patrollins IN time OF peace extensive region OF
Mexican territory which we We're then ripening tor
repetition OF the Texas game, and at last ventur
ing down into the settlements and boarding the au
thorities ofthst feeble province-and when We have
seen hestilitles finally provoked by marching our
army down to the Rio Grsnde, driving back the
Mexican Rangers al the Sal Colorado breaking up
tho Mexican Custom House at San Isabel plant.
ing battery ssainst the city OF Matamppos. and
at length closing the navigation OF the Rio Grsnde
thereby doonsins the Mexican army and people to
famine-when we consider this long train OF out.
RACES, it does seem strccious that we, in view OF
the unabashed intamy Of our Repudiatins States
and vas, sums 0: which they have plundered their
Foreign Creditogs-in view ci our repeated rcusals
10 pay our own citizens their claims for French