Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-07-07


the Of their evil sway In such certain
w. shall be g. erred from utering, becoming
prudent way, honest convictions the
and character Of the administration reference To
the we'll other things We support the conn
Try, though do not support the administrations
support the way though we may conGenth those VINO nave
hrou ght into t. In this support u te however,
shall all the while a personal duty, far
the feelings naturally prompted BY the conflict VIII allow,
keep steadily view the paramount o. of hostil
cs-thc only object which Christian people have any
right to propose themselves IN war-nalnely, the
strict national rights and natonal honor This we hold
10 be the duty Of every good citizen OF the ainistr-
ton and the whole country The country must be de-
Tended with whatever energy the eAIgency may require
The enemy must be allowed to DO as little harm
possible: and we must seek do him much harm
may him to TO terms with Ii mast
deal him blows they must be vigorous ones, such may
ton with but, in the whole ministers OF
Citation should be deemed just indispensable as sol
dicrable negotators for Just indispensable
and able commanders
We confess not without strong apprchensons,
that the the administration in regard to this
differ widely from these views 1t IS manifest that
for whole they have had this IN near CON
temptation. From the day they began to direct the at
tenlion of General Taylor to the banks o the rio
trande his ultimate destination they must have
known that their chances for war We're as hundred to
They must have believed that the summer OF last
year would be ended-certainy that the autumn
would not pass-co nsdering how skfuly their
framed To that end, while avoiding the
possibility of perempory orders, without seeing Amer
cau army the point Of their .'utnate dsnaton.''
will not think neany of their capacity, sup
pose they could believe for moment that Gen TAYLOR,
that could COLLISION lad hostlltles
then conrnenccd the President would had the
wholly his hands, and Congress to consult IN
the matter, till the country should be committed beyond
nv nosSiIa retreat or escape But GEN TAYLOR ,roua
wait for prrcmptory ordcrs-and honor him for it;
thou gil the catastrophe has not been avoided As it has
turned the collision when Congress pres
w asngon, and 1t must be confessed that Frcsi-
dent Polk has contrved to manage this embarrassing CIR
with much adroltness The easy virtue Of his
friends Congress yielded every thing 10 the insidious
assault he made upon it, accommodating party, from
American camp opposite Matalnoras cut oil by
a large force Of Mexicans on tile 2lth OF April. Gen.
Taylor, under his instructions considered TINS as he was
10 do the ncement Of hostilIties and he
concluded at to make requston as he had long
been authorized TO DO on 'he nearest 7a'' Tor an adAi-
i1ry Of ''neary five thousand men,, as being IN
his opinion fcquired to prosecute the with energy
and carry it should be- into the enemys country
In his report of this affair he informs the President OF the
requlstflon ne ma made; ana INC oh suggestion Ae
makes regard 0 beyond a request for the
supplies this additional force that inasmuch
position from support, would be of inn
portance if law could be passed authorizing volunteers
be raised for twelve months instead of the short term
which their confined by existing statutes.
lie did not ask for more men bat only that their term OF
might be extended: no had already called for all
that he then required, to the war ino the en-
cmys country. In his previous correspondence ne had
urgently requested that '.no militia force would be order
I'd him without his requisitIon for it. Now
receipt of this report Gen. Taylor at W ash
that occasion seized by the President, when
all excited for brave soldiers fallen
in nurderous arnbuscade to call upon Congress- first
to declare that BY of Mexico and
grant hun large army and the most liberal means,
vi immortal and dIcatoria power to prosecute Just
such with Mexico 1t might suit his policy 70
dcrtaxe. We Obliged to record. with shame and NOR
friends of the President each House
OF Congress, the SUCCESSFULLY presented
to then refused allow themselves others
single night of reflection to inerpose, and though there
the slightest apology for such urgent
despatch at accorded the President all and
than he demanded Considering how this has been
begun, they might about well have carried the Con
the in Solemn procession. to the Ma
tonal Mansion, and laid it down at the Presidents feet.
What use the President make OF his power
be The public is stunned with runlors
of magnificent plans and projects OF conquest IN Mexico
We without strong appre for the end of
this BUSINESS but shall wait for develope and
shape themselves, with what composure we may
D. u. 3.