New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-17
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IN the present Var as morally gullty OF uea7o"
as adhering to the couutry's enemies g1Tlng ,heH
aid and comfort We were surprised 10 md 'ht
Conrer in position so contradictory to its past IN
OBLIGATIONS but the first opportunity to assam Aht
Tribune brings it back 10 its wallowing IN th'
rnre again Our remarks on the origin and causes
OF this War, in reply to II Wing Subscriber are
seized upon by the Courier and denounced az
"tressonabe' abomnable rchly ineri'"is
nublic execration." &c. sc. and our refusal 70 re
toce over the butchenes OF Monterey, "Deie'"
many innocent Mexican women ana cuiiuf {" " g
torn in pieces by the explosion OF our '"e"'' .
h.r,c,er;zed as continents which MADE every
man sAudd-r who really possessed any 'ove TOT MS
on,-v &c DC In short the Courier iorgets IT'S
o,xn Iecturing OF Polk and initiates his nsoent de-
annexation of Freedom of Speech to the tull extent
O,r position on this whole subject IS very plain
md consistent Its bases the facts that the
Universe has Creator and Governor and that one
Of His most imperative commands is that thunder
cd from Sinai THOU SHALT SoT KILL. II any
one will show US where and when that law has been
,epealed 50 as to authorize TO send our troops
into Mexico and fire shells grape shot and cannon
balls into her Cities killing and manning indiscrim
ustely men, women and children, then we may
ius,iHable Until that is shown cannot see how
even the provocatons falsely alleged by Mr. Polk
and Ii. apologists can Justify the course pursued
by our Executive toward Mexico.
Now. believing that war of invasion is neces
sarily wrong, and this preeminenly so. and be-
lieying that God is Justice itself and cannot suffer
wrsng TO 20 unpublished we are most anxious that
the progress of this National crime shall be arrest
ed at the earliest moment that Its punishment
shall be as light is consistent with the Divine
Nature In Universe whose Ruler IS at once
omnpotent and just there be such thing
really to the wrong doer There may
be an outward apparent, seeming success, but
nothing real-uothng lasting We may seem TO
have great good ortunc-may win victories,
slaughter thousands overrun provinces, capture
gold mines and enrich OF our officers and
suffers with the plumber but ii will be all
Like Dead Sea fruits that tempt the eye,
But turn 10 ashes on the lip
WHY should not the history of Spain, in connec-
tion with her American couquests, resulting in i'm
mense acquisitions Of wealth power and glory,
teach even the bindest Atheist that God allows to
rapacity and wrong no other success than that
which lures to perliton9 Who that truly realizes
that God rules. and believes that our Government
is in the wrong with regard to tins w ar, can desire
that it should be tempted ON by seeming successes
10 more and more boodshed We certainly do not
desire il, and will not pretend to. We depore the
loss of our couDtrymen already fallen in this War
we do not wish 10 another victim to It's horrors
but we shall rejoice i'll the tldings that our Armies
have dessted from fighting and conqucring, and
on their way back . our own soil
But hear the Carrier outrage History
Admit FOX the sake OF argument that the Territory
between the Nueces and the Rio Grande WIS III dispute,
and that we had no night there will II BE- commended,
that because troops entered H. Mexico had the ght
10 the Rio Grande and commence war upon us
Cross the Rio Grdnde" Ii is by such frauds
as this that National throat cutting is always 70
mented. Our army first encountered the troops OF
Mexico not on the Bio Grande or near it, but at the
Sal Colorado, many miles this side OF il. There
Gen. Taylor, OH his march down 10 the Rio Grandc.
was met by Csnales, at the head OF Mexican
force, and warned that his farther advance would
be deemed act of war on Mexico Gen, Taylor
obeyed his orders OF course, and Canales being
destitute OF artillery or infantry fell back without
lighting But had he been in force, there would Of
course have been battle long before the Amer.
can Gag was displayed in the valley OF the
Rio Grande. IN point of fact Mexico never FOR
one moment abandoned the east bank of the Rio
Grande till hurled back by the shock OF War Our
army, before approaching Matamoros broke up her
post and drove OIL her officers OF Customs at San
Isabel on lktS side OF the mouth OF the Rio Grande
where she had always been collecting duties of al
corners, our own included while Texas had
never collected one dollar of Revenue nor served a
y writ in the whole valley of the Rio Grande du
ring the ten years OF her Independence prior to the
battle OF pao Alto The first act ot overt official
hostih,ies the closing OF the navigation of the
mouth OF the Rio Grande by Gen, Taylor subjectins
the Mexican army in Matamoros to inevitable starv,
alton 1t is knsvish it is mons,rous to talk o.. the
MeA'esns as having crossed the Rio Grande and
commenced war upon US, Hear what one OF
our own Army officers said in letter from Gen
Tayers camp 10 the Spirit OF the Times in this
City:
Camp opposite MATAMoRos, April 10. lsis e
Our situation here is hi extraordinary Riga:
"a tss rscass ooaatrs ac;RG!y occagytN tier and
eo;'oa se'as s people e !he oR earts hetr Sose and
we with small handful men marching with colors
dying and drums beating RICH; under the guns Of
their princips! cities displaying the STAR sed Ran
as II in S<saHcs, under their very nose and they
with an army twice our size, least quietly down
and make the least resistance he rst eoy, 10
drive the ,srdsers Cd, There is no parallel 10 it
'isrGdsrs do You hear Colonel. Our officer
often quoted snd commended. never suspectinS
that he wrote History. tells Us ths, Gen Tayor',
army were 'ipradss.> tsis side OF the Rio
Grande-that they were right N the egetas's coets
s,y, Actually occEPytag rsEiS cor, aud cotton
sslGs and that the people OF the SOIL had actual!
sed at our srinys spprcsch. What mockery Il
talk OF that as disputed territory The only dis
pute was between Might and Right, and Might Il
for the present victor II there were not Mish.ler
this might profit the winner
The Courier speaks Q! Mexican orders 10 Ampu
dia To attack our troops wherever they might o'
found IA Tsras-which might have besrf urged Il
some purpose If Gen, Taylor had been permitte'
30 wait IN Texas FOR any such attack. We should
have then been no farther guilty than the Annexs
ticn OF Texas necessarily made ps-snd that, II
the opinion OF such civilians DR.. Claiming, Hen
S,ax. nap;ai shSfay Mn Mr. Var