Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-17
FOR CUNGKESS, FOURTH DIS TKICIi
GEO. ID. CHANDLER.
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE--THE POLK
POLICY.


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THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE--THE POLK
POLICY.
Tho Message of tho President is unusually long but it also
unusually interesting will doubtless command the
of most of readers,
TIE WAR WITH MEXICO
occupies nearly three ouhs of the documents aud the read
will find that portion be very much like political speech
which Secretary would deliver upon subject were
he in the Senate 1t interesting, plausible partial Wow
of the question, such will for the time convince per
who not themselves with essential facts, that
either entirely omitted ngcnouy perverted. We think
readers gene ally will be disposed satisfied upon the false
issue made, until the question presented in different light
when the hitherto generally poyadng opinions will prevail as
strongly ever that this with and sombarbarous
people is unworthy of magnnnimous and powerful christian
tonthat it fraugh with terrible evil 10 the Union
that it Executive warhat had President Polk accepted
the offer Mexico terms commissioner to settle the
boundary question, no Minister penpoentay had he
subsequently confined the banks of the Ncuces eli
Their the would have enued a for it Mexico would
have become clearly and solely responsible In the first point
namedo witt the offer of MeXicothe author of the Message
descend trick enough with pctioggers but which
in much Il who is from his station
made chief among satesmanis exceedingly contemptibc
The impression conveyed by the Message that Mexico
soienHiy pictured receive Minister penipoentary in the
tumn of s5 and in violation of that pledge refused
Mr. Sldcl whereas the correspondence shows that Mexico
made such pledge and that President Polk deliberately
this Minister when the identical Mexico then in his
hnuds indicated that such Minister would not received
This is iishoncs in judgment, and
tive declarations with wide margin for discounts have
the public documents vain the Message equally
contemplate and equally dishonest in relation territory
between the Neuces and the Rio Gnde. That territory
almost entirely within possession of Mexico. She there
less than three states, represented in the Mexican Congress,
and them actually recognized Mexican by of
last Congress. And well they might he recognized Texas
indeed claimed the Rio Gande but she captured this
teor-sc had barely taken possession of Corpus Christi,
little village West bank of the Neuces, perhaps had
Pa"'a'"" o- TO-" fa''"a- 81" ''v"r"l "f 'o"
hundred and fifty miles from the Mexican the Rio
Grandc which Polk gavey claims be clearly ours. This
actual possession by Mexico of territory which Texas
quered constitutes her title She claimed hers and when
Polk ordered army march it, Mexico considered her
self invaded But this is the Mexican side of question:
let remind the reader of the views of
On the Goth of June 1874, Secretary of State M
Culhoun) expressly instructed the s. Minister Mex
leo regarded question boundary open question:
matter 20 be settled by negotiation In the very resolutions
of Congress for annexation it expressly provided that
should than uld rightuy beiongedto TEXAS,
and expressly declared that the United States hOu settle this
boundary question: In the annexation letter of ANDREW JACK
SON, he fixed the NeueeS the natural boundary line, and
argued necessary have broad desert between
the Neuces and the Rio Gnde eternal barrier separ
from Mexico and defend the South om INVASION By
Fe and Coahua Estates in this very territory actually
ognzed Mexican POSSESSIONS and finally since the war has
been commenced army has been compelled capture and
from Mexico by force, the territory which Polk
would the people understand clearly ours Because
Mexico defended these possessions of hers Polk she began
Polk army into these Mexican posses
sons and posted opposite Mexican the west side
of the Rio Grando in unquosonable Mexican terroryMexi
says that he began the Such is brief but fair view
both sides of question. This point ampoaut for
ours, this part, in the beginning what it has
since beoome of dggresSoHa abhoent oboh God
and The truth appears be- that the lawyers in the
Cabinet sacrificed the clndor and dignity which belong
satesmanshp for the sake of deceving and misleading the
people, who jury this There need of
able and impartial judge and silt the grain
from the chat in which the testimony ia the has been in
genouy buried The country needs Dane-and expect
he will be found.
Message abors hard show that the
juabe by the laws of nations. Grant it it still
in violation o. the Constitution the United States
begun without declaration, and without the authority of law
But in this part of the Message lies false ISSUE We suspect
there would be universal in the opinion tina, tho
violation of treaties and the neglect by Mexico pay her debts,
constitute ega for but is not legality merely
which sancthe iuste Within fifteen years past the
who pennod the could under the laws Of nations,
make for with France and with Great Britain,
nothing of other states of far less consequence Why
did not government rush into with these powerful
tons, and camoouy urge the people sustain them the
grounds of usticeof the authority naous-o
wrongs done national ghtsof neglect to
for injuries and which people had been subjected
We will far degrade public say that
adce prevented wahat they feared England France
than they feared Mexico With of
nober motives maintain they regarded the wretch
ed Influence of upon the welfare the happiness and the
morality Of the mutton they felt its ucompab,y with the
christian which the nation bears they feared God rather
than The que should therefore simply be- wheth
this Mexican jufabe according the usages
laws of naton it unavoidable? there necessity
for it, strong ms to absove the mutton from disgrace in the
eyes of all mugnanimous men, and from deep guilt eye
of the Judge and Ruler OF all the earth? This high
ground, which the character and websing of
the nation the Message does not reach.
But what the end of this to be what is the real pu
pose of it what is the Polk policy We find deu of
the Message to show how and why Jegun there
comparatively little shadow forth the end That te
however very significant aud goes fully confirm the
ycton expressed in our last that the object EXTEND
THE DOMINION IF SLAVERY aud PERPErUATE IT'S
POWER OVER THE REPUBLIC! Let call the attention
of the reader the first paragraph the Message which
"fhe r6sf caienSiOH Of oHr territorial limits"
especially named of the sincere
aeknow edgnens the Gvei of all good and them
aboed Argument upon the justice of the let eye aud
your most serious thoughts rest upon this paragraph
lhe war has not heen waged with view conquest but
oVsm commenced by Mexico il has been carried to the
enemy county and will be vigorously prosecuted there with
a., pie imdemmt o1' F .e4Is ana ersSy ss'"r t
THE w 'N, as well as to our much injured cit
Lehs, who hold large pecunary demands against Mexico"
Mexico has found difficult pay over the few millions hon
esily due us-and hoH can she pay ONE HUNDRED MILL
IONS FOR THIS WARi-and more than that as her
own expenses are to be paid We repeait-Hov Every far
knows how he pays when heavy remain after his
his and his credit gone he has giue ND his
farm The land, the territory of Mexico, be held for this
| enormous debt.
Look ye to the very next paragraph md read ye with