Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-05-15

W%aR! VAR!
TO ARMS! AM RICANS!
War, actual, bona fde war, has at last come
upon Us on orr Southern fron,ier!! Hostili-
ties with MEXICO have at last actually COM
nlenced! The intelligence which We have
received from the banks the Rio Grande ID of
the most thrilling naIiIe. Oar whole Southern
frontier 10 10 a perfect fever of excitement.
But one idea fills the public mind-but one
subject 10 talked of-the danger IN which
Gen. Taylor and the American army 10 placed.
Tbs decisive moment has at last arrived when
the United States of America must lay aside
the spirit Of fOrbearance with which she has
for years past treated her weak but pusila
nous neighbor. We have borns with insult
aAdayEOnN at her lands, such as we have new.
RF hrooked at the hands Of any other nation on
tie face Ut the earth. We have seen our citi-
sens incarcsrsted in loathsome dungeons
Es have seen American citizens ANONYMOUSLY
put TO death-we have seen our own country.
men made to endure the most degrading cor
.poFAl punishment at the hands of cruel, weak
and cowardly Mexico and all this We have
borne with. because she was weak and We were
slFonG-bec use, with spirit of magnanimi-
81 and generosity unparalleled in the annals
Of any nation. We felt for her weakness and
stayed the hand of retribution. We have wit
Messed the property Of our nnofrnding cili-
Sens despoiled and confscated, contrary to all
those laws which regulate the conduct Of en-
lightened nations. We have seen. more re-
gently, our Minister, representing in his per
son, the dignity Of the United States Of Anne
ca treated with contumely and contempt, and
that too. after his presence had been solicited
BY Mexico herself. The most solemn treaties
entered into with this country have beer
broken. and we have forborns because
Mexico wac weak and imbecile, and ir
tha hope that common sense End com
mon justice would one day resume their do
minion in that unhappy country. The soil o
America his been desecr.ted by their hostile
foot prints. Their soldiers have crossed thu
Rio Grande. They have dared to commenc,
hostiIllles. Already have they Inassacrpt
some OF our bTavest officers upon our own soil
They have captured a sc iadron Of our brave
dragons and now hold them in bondage
They are even now surrounding an American
army upon American soil. The eventfuI hou
has at last arrived when the retributive hant
cfjustce shall and must be raised when tn
accumulated wrongs and insults of year
must and shall b4 avenged by the America
people. The blood Of our slanoht-re
brethren crimsoning the banks Of the ri
-GFande+s aven now appealing to their brett
rem throughout the Union, to Use in the
might and take summary vengeance on pert
dious Mexico. The spirit Of our murdere
fellow. countTymen are even now stalkin
:. throughout the land, and bsckoninr on the
brethren from one end of the Union to the oil
er, to avenG" their names. For one, we sa,
that the United States should make final SO
element of the reckoning with Mexico. w
say, let sufficient force be sent to the al
and succour Of Gen. Taylor. Let Mexico q
that II We are slow 10 anger and long 10 f.
bear, we are able and determined to take all
pie revenge for the wantcn wrongs whc
haVe been committed upon MS. We say, l.
an American army Of sufficient force enter tt
Mexican territory forthwith, and let it n,
cease Its march, if needs he. ere it hats b.
fore the gates of her Capitol. Let no peat
De made until Mexico sues for mercy ut o,
.feet. This Is no mere gasconade or outbnr
Of feeling. America is able to do all We ha,
said, and we appeal to every man within o.
hearing. If The Time has not arrived when IN
uce, feeling. sense Of what is due to Ga
seiVRs-when every consideration irresisiAb
impels as to such a courRei
We vii this upon Monday. II other pr
tons Of our paper will be found the details
the intelligence from tho seat nf war, up,
which The foregoing observations are base
We give letter from our correspondent,
Intelligent officer now at Point Isabel, and
whose statements the most perfect relan
may be placed. This letter is dated on Il
3Fsh Of April. Since We received it, no lat
dates have arrived from the Rio Grande. p
fore our paper goes to press. We may recei
further and later intelligence. Should su,
Be the case, we will spread it before our rea
ere. We have devoted large portion OF o
columns TO the news from our Army, as ,
shink it will interest our readers more tE
any thing else we can spread before them,