Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-04
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Mexico.
The news from this unfortunate Re.
public whuh we published on yesterday.
shows that the civil power has again been
subverted by military aggression. Pa
refes, a drunkard aua foil, has with
10000 men, overlhrown a government.
and usurPed political power over sever
millions OF so-called ireemen.- This rs
voIution is one in which the United States
have deep interest. Has it been plan
ned and perfected by Santa Annai Such
we suspect 10 have been the case. Has
it been acqueSced in cad forwarded ~
British diplomacy, far the purpose of ere
ating a diversion on our Southwestern
frontier, apd thus enabling The singularly
acute statesmen at the heal OF the British
government TO make a better blrgaIn
about Oregon than they could otherwise
hnpe to effect? This is by no means i'm
probable. Has it been colntenanced by
France2 We cannot say; but when the
policy of that guvernmeni--ItS perfect
union with that of England, and the sys-
tematc policy wahcn both have pursued
in relation t. the United States, Is consI-
dered, we shonId MT lie surprised TO learn
that all the elements Indicated have COM
bined 10 produce this revolution. IL Ger
tainly Ia, If the proclamations of Paredes
may be believed, founded particularly on
Mexican animositv to the United States.
The possession of Texas, and the prospect
| of peace, were the Arguments used Wit,
the army and the mob. and used most ef-
fectually for the overthrow Of the constr
tutional government.
From such a state of things what have
we to expect2 Petty hostility, piratical as
saults on sea, and pillful robberies on
land. The valiant Gen. Paroles has de-
clared that Mexico is at war with. Texas
and that he is determined 10 prosecute tia
war! Very well-lo be at war with Tex
az now is to take up arms against the Uni
ted States, and il is high time that sucs
Irfling matters should be settled. We
have borne long enough: we have submit
ted to a thousand insults from Mexican
folly; we have allowed the government o
that country TO cheat and laugh at Us, II
matters Of the utmost importance To ina
nv of our citizens. We have seen il dis
miss our Minister with disgrace; we have
listened to and pretended 20 deSpIse IT.
threats; but the time has arrived wheT
this system of inactivity must end. A re
voIution has Just been completed-a g.
vernment subveried-a silly chief and a
senseless army placed m power, on n.
other pretext than that afforded by the ne
cesSit. OF an immediate and active wll
agains, the United States. War IS de-
clared a. fully a, il can De by any auihO'
rity upon earth. Let Il then be waged.
Fools will only learn by experience, and
bombs and balls will he found more etiec-
tual than the m ST elaborate rhetoric, oI
the most accurately constructed sSllogi@m
Gen. ParedeS, with his mob nf hnli-armed
half.clolhcd, quarter fed hast OF 5000 ne
groes, Indians and mestIzoes, il de'ermin
ed to wage war against the United States
he has issued his proclamation that he IN.
tends to do so. Let him have it. Cap
lure San Juan, lombard Vera Cruz ano
Tampico, occupy Matamoras, Mazatlan
Acapulco and Monterey, all of which car
% uuIlO III tiiICO AIbutuSs anu VIC ioi~ '
very little will afterwards be heard o.
Mexican belligerency.
The Government of the United State:
has too long been playing the big boy wh'
let The little one kick his shins, and grin
ned, though hurt Shin kicking Is NJ
fun, even when perpetraied by small chaps
; and the necessity of knocking down the
diminutive individual. in order TO induce
cessation of his pedal experiments, mus
at length become manifest.
The United States has foreborne Ion,
, enough. # has endured more than cnul
have been expected. No other govern
ment on the face of the earth wouId hav
suffered so long and 81 patiently. II
time that the matters pending u and Mes
leo were settled, and the President an
lCongreSs will he derelict to duis If the
longer permit this site OF quasi war. with
e out exerting every meanS-paciic if the
e can, belhgerent il they mu>t-lo term
il nate it. ". d. Dsha.
Ell Amos KendaIl says that he expected
81 able IN a short time "a pay every thir
he owes IN the world. All, bur there is
: kao,,, a. h. thor ba has rOt fn nv IN Al