Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-07-14
C.iSsiI : NJ. CLAY.
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To OUR READEGo.-Wo have volunteered for
the War, and Will say word IN parting, TO our
friends.
We have denounced unsparins'y tn, annexa-
ton Of Toxas. boldly lagitious schcmc, and
with Mexico as kindred with that Disgrace
tu and degrading ac.-degrading alike 20 The
Government that consummatcd, and the People
that submitted to i.
The ono is perfected; Texas. IN fortunately IS
part of our MON. The other IS lust begun.
That the with Mexico might easily have been
avoided that The conmones. regard fer justice,
and moderate share Of prudence. on tho part of
the Government, could have prevented its pal
pablc tho day.
Bat though this 10 SO, we cannot change the
fact. WAR EXISTS 1t has been declared by a
Government chosen =, the n ople thetnsolv =
We submit, therefore, rs good citizens to tie law
Of the land and Gtyo that Government sup
port. Resistance 10 i. would be rebellion
If goperai, Anarchy. III lis worst form, would DO
tho result.
Congress. as VOL as the Couatrv, is Of this
opinion. The Wings, predicting the result, long
ago, have steadily opposed tho policy that led TO
this war; yet, WHOM j. was forced ufon thein,anl
hos :ilics avowod. they rallied rs one man in sup
port Of tho Government. Tho preamble to the
resolutions in Congress, declaring that exists
by the act of Mexico, is e--a ncforious trap
set by demagoguos 10 catch their opponents. As
such. We have denounced, and do dcnouncc il ):
but making this protest. VIC should have done as
tho Wings did-havc voted whatever supplies of
men and money we're asked for holding the Pre-
siIlcnt responsible before the country and the
world.
Oar opinion IS, TINT the uulasty and
wcl,cdly begun, should be pressed with Ygor. Il
Is the only alternative left. Clouds and darkness,
in consequence, rest upon our path for the future
BAT it has 10 be trod. We act upon this noccssi-
", aud do not hesitate TO support the Government,
aganst the South the people Of The South, bat
against Slavery and when there IS common
foe IN the field. and tho summons comes TO tho
citizen soldier, know, and CAN know bat
country, and ono duty, and would not urge ano-
thor TO SO where we are not willing ourselves 10
lead
Blu, il taking this step. we sllall neither shut
our eyes 10 a yilo and wicked policy. nor close
our lips against tho .ncrconary spirit which has
Involved tho country IN tho horrors OF war
With our harness on, we feel, indeed, a more I'M
conqucrablo determination to resist the giant
Of all this mischief; a stronger viii Than
ever to overturn a corrupt dynasty, md elect as
rulcrs, Frccmcn, who will stand by and doiond the
free. Not lot of Principle do wo give up
Not a hairs breadth of Sentiment, of Opinion
of Opposition shall yield to tho curse, which.
vampirc-liko, IS sucking away tho lifo-blood of
the Nation and which. unless shaken off forever,
will destroy the Republic whe Cutting lis infer
nal lust.
The people OF tho United States have hard
task before them. The public offices of the coun
try, these many years have been filled. for the
most part, by donagoguos who havo sPortcd with
the public veal, children with their holiday
purchases. And paid adherence, and hro!ing
press, have laborcd 10 gloss and glorfv their sell
lishnoss, and even while pcrpctrcting and perfect
ing their gigantic schemes Of fraud to onbody
their names tho public mind as tho ESSENCE of
\ american greatness. We must be purged of this
rottenness. There can be no safety security or
stability TO Liberty or Property until we arc
Now, as the only Constitutional remedy the peo-
pIo have is through the ballot box, there must be
established a sound and healthy public opinion,
whereby worthy and honest men shall be put IN
the places of tho unworthy and dishonest. For
this end, Let all who for Pcaco and Progress
lot, especially every frtond of Freedom, 10
party he may beiong-un.c and heart
10 heart and hand TO hand labor with usty sin
ows anG ccaseess enorgy, until the CoNsrITUTIo,
and UNIVERSAL LIBERTY shall be acknowl LED ged
of all men.