Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-10-22
TUE HERALD.
THURSDAY MORNING. OCT -.

psS-TAs feocn, triumph q tie army o
lntA>.on over The MeIicAn rOop. a, Mon
Itt-v-. he ,.Au,cslar, 4 uh,ch w. bu"Al
TAt, o.. last--hAs created a. iaicrs'
sItiiegbca; throaghoui ID, oouutr,. Thu
!, ~, perhaps g he wondered At ADD &
our Mud IT shou, ooDclnsivcly that the
'd,v. Il chivahy' hsre po, pAs.ci svay-
4 that ,hs gar spin, s;in hoidss place u The
hroa.,. Of the Amer an people THIS man
nestasioo Is rendered The mptc striking in
vie- Of the peculiar character Il the war
ia which our government IA NV engaged,
end tn nee Of the obec,s .ough, by it,
prosecution who, a few months snoc
would have supposed that the tinc would 50
soon como when a va waved by the en-
lgh,oned free p,a Of tie Z & 10 extend the
area " Slavery would snd 80 many adyo-
rates ard apologisis among us, And who,
Of the North, would then have dared to have
stood up and oTsnly advocated the prosecu-
lion Of wa. Designed expressly TO aid the
soa,h in carrying on their crusade agains,
the interests az sbe free statesy No one
And vet We now hear. as the response 10
eanh shcu, Of ,ictry that reaches u. from
the scene ofhattle, the cry Of "On! On! to
tho halls Of the MonteI una" Nothing
sbor, Of the complete and entire subjugation
Of Mexico will nov. il seems. satisfy these
ardent and salf- sacrificing patriot. Prom
suoh patriots as these, who stay away from
danger aud fret and fumc over the want II
patriotism in Others, and who upon all oc-
e,-ior' cheer ~ the Government in its war
fir slavery,-b1t li,t!, is t. be expected
and from such exhibitions OF patriotism We
bog 10 be delivered But We do hope TO
sec such action on the par. Of the great
mass Of the people. as viii enable NJ Polk
TO see tina, his predatory warfare" upon
Mexico. for the further advancement Of
Slavery, i, likely to prove neither agreeable
70 them or profitable to him. That this
manifestation will be made by the people
., loas, Of the Northern Statcs-whcn the
first exhibition Of the coat Of this war il
made we have no doubt.
10 denouncing thi, war, however, aud in
expressing our condemnation Of the motives
and policy Of the Administration ia forcing
our country into contest so useless and
imp l.l'lc, and which has and must ever
br,t Us rae upon Us As a naton-wc
voU.l 80. disparage nor take away one par
iiclc Of he honor and glory which has been
- gallal,ly won BY our brave troops since
ihc commencement Of this warfare. No
one ha' rcjoieed more heartily than have VIC
over the triumphs Of our army at Palo Alto,
Resaca. and at Monterey The gallant
achievements Of our brave men at these pla-
ess, show that the best blood o! 20 still
Cows ia the veins Of the American people
that this blood Is ever ready Ia be shed at
its country's call-and that We have brave
hearts and cool heads ready to execute the
orders Of our Governmen,-cyen though the
right be questionable These arc the on
y bright spots As yet visible in the history
ofthis war, aud lit is much longer prose-
euica in the slip-shod and inefficient man
nor Ia which !; ms thus far been conducted
by the Administration, We fear ina, even
the glory achieved a. these points, will be
lid ia cloud, sfadrsrdty. sorrow aad gloom.