Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-11
eAI8N, S0PU1MBgn II, laAB.
The Mexican War.

1t appears strange to US how any one ac-
uuainted with the facts which have charac-
terized the conduct of this nation toward Mex.
leo, could attempt to justify or extenuate the
war into which it has plunged her. The
mean, underhanded efforts for the dismember-
ment of her territory, for the acquisition OF
one of her provinces and the invasion of an
other, are facts as eternal as their record up
on the historic page, and as infamous as eter-
nal.
Recent advices from the m%arauding army
inform us that a bloodier battle than America
ever before witnessed is anticipated ere long.
Although Mexico is torn with internal dissen-
sions, yet her people have one point of union
deep and intense hatred for the invaders Of
their soil. Animated by this impulse, and
encouraged by the Thermopyla positions
which the neighborhood of Monterey affords,
the invaded and insulted Mexicans may yet
make a successful though a bloody stand.-
Who that loves Justice and hates oppression
will not sympathize with them, rather than
WITH those WHO Seeh ~ uCotoJ tiOhh
leo is fighting 10 defend her own soil, TO pro-
tect her family affairs, 10 preserve her rellg-
ion and every man who believes in the
doctrine of physical resistance to tyrants, of
cdrnal warfare with oppressors, will, if he
loves the right, wish Mexico God speed in
the contest she is waging, and will Justify
her in resorting to any means which,, as a
mode of international warfare, are not consid-
cred dishonorable. Mexico, according to the
principles of self-defense, has a right to attack
this nation at any point she may consider
most vulnerable, has she notl Must she
%conine herself to the spot where Gen. Tay-
lor chooses to plant his army see him car
ry death and desolation among her citizens
and scatter his lying p~roclamations through
out her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. designed &c
distract and divide her people or may she
choose her own manner and place of acting
on the defensive, and in order more speedily
TO conquer peace, carry her RI into the en-
emy's country9 Who that believes in de
fensive warfare will deny her right so to do
Who will deny that she may with perfec
propriety land her troops upon the coast o
Carolina, and unfurling the banner of free
dom, call upon the million of slaves to rail-.
around it, whom the SHAREHOLDERS themselve:
assure US are ready to rise " at the first tap c
ty denies 1.-THE democratic Standard an
Wing of 10" The conductors of that pa
per would have the Mexicans hemmed in be
tween their own mountains, and not suiit
them in self de(ense-even although the sal
walton OF their country should depend upo
ito place a single man upon American sol
A member of the Ohio State Liberty Con
mittee, who asserts " that he is eXpressir
the opinions Of a majority of the Commute
and as he believes of nine-tenthS of all wi
call themselves Liberty men," thus speal
through the columns of their paper:-
"We desire to say THAT while we hold
adherence the maxim, now SO familiar /
the mouths of demagogues, "our counlr
right or wrong," as a most pernlcous lmmo
ality, zoe esteem il to be the duty OF evel
good citizen, TO resist, IT need be, at the sa
rifce of his life, the attack Of any inUader
our SOik."
And in accordance with this belief, it
our opinion, Notwithstanding the iniquity al
gross injustice which has marked the cour
of this country to Mexico, that if, with
without foreign aid, she should make a no
lille descent upon our territory and attack
menace the homes and lives of our citize
upon our own soil, that we should be ODE
ing the highest dictates of duty, in drawn
the sword to repel the invader"
This may pass with some for patriotism
Heaven save our country from such Patdc