The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-06-18

system had declared Tor Il, and tho minority,
however, they might disapprove, ought To
have yielded. They certainly have notbeeh
justified in making that Circumstance the
foundation for bitter, yirulenf assaults, and
they should not in their chagrin, have so far
forgot ihemselves as 10 allow tbeir, sympalh-
les 10 go over 10 The enemy; nor in Congress
and out il, have invoked the pestilence on
their couniry's defenders. a oIlaa s.
Whether the Administration had by a
want Of vigilance precipitated US into a war
has never been question. Mexico absc-
lutely, even before the elevation Of the pre-.
sent usurper, Paredes, eyinced her deter
minaiion u refuse oil compromise, and rush
upon the last and worst means that exsiedto
decide the existing differences. Mr.. Slidell
was rejected without the first step being Ia
ken towards settlement. Is adt
All overtures Of our government topreserve
peace being rejected, it became the duty
of the administration 10 preserve the integr-
ty Of our soil by the only means which re-
NAMED, and Gen. Taylor was ordered to take
position on the banks Of the Rio del Norte
for that purpose. And though this step on
the part Of tho Government, has been pro-
ductive ofsimultaneouscomplaints of Wings
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and Mexicans, yetit was plainly anincytable
necessity, consequent on the refusal TO nego-
liate, together with the belligerent demon
strations of Mexico. ~ bso oi@ .ga
In the question Of the boundary, it would
seem to US that for the President 10 have
taken the responsibility of yielding the Ter
ritory beyond the Neucesto Mexico, by re-
fusing 10 take measures forits defence in the
only way that our relations permitted, would
have been stretch of power justly TO be de-
precated. Quite otherwise to assert the bounf
Diary whichth history ofour own diplomacy,
the records Of Texas, the treaties and avowals
of Mexico, aud the best British Biographies
have admitted 10 be the correct one; and
after the rejection Of Mr.. Sldell 10 have
hesitated would have justified the charge of
" weakness" SO unblushngly put forth. ,
But the same fell spirit which finds the
enemy always right and our country always
wrong was before manifest when we were
on The eve Of war with France-when a
distinguished Senator in his place declared
that he would not vote 10 grant a dollar If
the enemy we're battering down the walls of
the capitol. 1t was manifest in our difficult
lies with the Cherokees and the Seminoles;
when our Government sought justice for the
destruction of tho Caroline and the wanlon
bloodshed Of American citizens; il was rife
till our soil in Maine was basely ceded; and
lately with the same power in the question
of our difficulties in Oregon il advocated the
British claims 10 our exclusion. 1t is now
sympaihizing with our Mexican enemy, and
diligently searching out causes of complaint,
not against the enemy, but in the base en-
deavor to lop from the volunteer the proud
consciousness Of the justice ofhis couptry's
cause--to maintain which he leaves the de-
lights Of home and is ready 10 sacrifice if me-
cessary all he holds dear--with the base
design 10 palsy and unnerve his efforts, and
have failure and deficient energy to charge
upon the Government, in which they cannot
see the presence of the constituted authori-
ties Of the nation, but only the successful
victors in a paf,izan conflict. . 20 b
We attribute this spiritin par--vcry largely
Ito The gfovelling and debasing tendency Of
the ascendancy of money-lenders, and stock
jobbers, the sbyl ork aristocracy ofour coun-
try, over great but unsuccessful party
Added 10 The consciousness that al no time
can their principles be permanently success
ful with the people, is The consciousness
that every enlargement Of the area Of free
lomtinduces awider grasp Of thought, every
stretch of which IS at war with the narrow
schemes and little arts for self aggrandze-
ncnt which form the Ell Dorado Of their
lopes. e' r @lf3 9tpa@ 9h'k 81 7
Their organs tire conductors Of the Wing
Press are the creatures of the bankers, they
'peak their language, and are the true ex-
,onents Of their patriotism. Dependant
rponbank favors for existenco--to the crumbs
# wealth, ,forihe power to assailthe cherished /
,bjects Of The people, the bank ntercsr, is
for their craven spirit. And as
,ankers know no good, love no freedom,