Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
A CuriOuS Document.

III the IOilOWlHS duuTeSS, VIC So0 uoS'
perate attempt to arouse the feelings Of q
sluggish people. The Mexican popula-
ton, consisting almost entirely of Indians,
seem to regard the war with great indif-
ference. But the Spaniards, who control
the clergy and command the army, have
every thing to lose; and hence their long
and obstinate resistance. In the instance
before US, the basest talsehoods are resort
| ed to, to inflame the minds of the ignorant.
But as soon as our armies gain quiet
possession of the country, the falsity of
these statements become apparent and a
reaction takes place. A letter from Vera
Cruz to the New Orleans Times says that
"loads Of furniture are continually passing
along the streets, and becoming deposited
in the dwellings of their owners. Fifteen
families came in yesterday, and FIVE or
six already'this morning; and we expect
soon to see the city full once more. The
American rule is mild, and so much regard
is paid to the rights and health of the citi-
zens-so much delicacy is shown toward
the conquered people themselves, and so
cheap, comparatively, have been rendered
the conveniences Of life, that no degree of
patriotism can withstand the inducements
offered by this new state Of things to the
refugees, to return and partake." Thus
do our facts give the lie to their assertions.
It may then be supposed that the following
address will fail to arouse the spirit Of
vengeance and murder, which is its. evil
dent object:-Ohio Press.
ADDRESS OF THE CLERGY OF SAN
LUIS POTOSI TO THE PEOPLE
The Clergy of this State would not be fit de-
pository of the high and sublime power which has
been placed in its hands, worthy of the glori-
GUS name of Mexicans, if it should behold the
last sigh of our holy religion and our beloved
country, and remain in cold ind iference without
raising its voice to arouse it's compatriots from
that indolent apathy in which for more than a
year they have been submerged; and if it should
not cause them to comp rehend our psesent lamen-
table and disastrous situation, and to know and
secure the means of our salvation. To do this, is
our sole object
The Cabinet at Washington have determined
to perpetrate in the present age, horrible crime
rare, indeed, in the annals of the whole world
Ambitious to extend their prosperity and tempo
raj power, and to perpetuate their to the last
of coming generations, they have not hesitated to
violate towards the gentle society of Mexico the
most sacred of human rights. In their wild de-
lirium, they behold with raving thirst, the opu-
lencc of our temples, the riches of our churches,
the magnifcence of our honest eads, the angelic
beauty of our weaker sex, the immense and mex
hlT pfYn0c
of our fields and the beautiful variety of our eli
mate, and ever the impacable enemies of our race
and origin, they have taken rapid steps to extin-
guish our name, and possess themselves of all
these precious gifts.
You have already seen them, compatriots In
vain in the memory of the thousand and thousand
committed at Palo Alto. Resaca de
Ia Palma, Monterey, Angostura Vera Cruz and
Cerro Gordo-in vain have we seen multitudes |
of M exicans wandering in the woods and pur- |
sued like wild beasts in their own country rob-
bed of their property and driven from their fam
llies-in vain do we recall the multitude ofpeaee-
able and honorable men, who have been insulted. |
seized and beaten, in presence even off beloved
daughter OF idolized wife-in vain do we recol-
lect the proud barbarity, the shameless cruelty |
required to burn the village, to slay the simple |
rustic, the feeble woman, and the innocent child.
as we beheld at Aqua Nucva, Hidalgo, and other !
towns at the North.
OuI " Wudt Gull VIC nope from q nOrQe OF robbers.
destitute OF humanity-monsters who bid def
ance to the laws of nature, when they even insult
rob and condemn God in his holy temple? When
a man enters on career of vice, and throws aside
the reigns Of religion, the insensibility and OBJ
iuracy of which he is capable can hardly be be-
lieved. What can we expect from these Van
lals, vomited from hell to scourge the nations.
when we know that they worship no God but
gold, and aspire to no happiness but the gratif-
cation of their brutal passions2 A wise writer
Of the last century has said that ''man without
my religion is terrible animal, who appears
'nly to enjoy his liberty in destroying and de-
7ouring1
Such, in effect appears to be the picture which
Providence, with high design, has deigned to
present to u.s. Yes, compatriots! you have seen
t. our religion, our country; our liberty, our
ives, our families our property-nothine- -noth
ng is respected: and ifthey spare even our exist
'nce, it is merely for the purpose of turning it to
,rofit in the unhappy condition of slavery And
inally, they will endeavor, as we have already
aid, to blot our name from the catalogue of na-
ions.
Fellow citizens of Potosi Can you behold,
With waking eyes, and without the blood freezing
n your veins, a condition so, humiliating fate
o disastrous and frightfuE Can your bold and
aliant character behold without rage that the
DOT OF hereto adventurer should defle your
temples, destroy your yenerated i'm
ges, and trample even upon your God, over
hrowing your holy sacraments, and deprivine I
he Christian soul of the sublime virtues and ex-
lied enioyments of the angels? Will you per-
nit that a covetous and barbarous stranger should
utrage that God who has visited and consoled
ou in your infrmities-who accompanies YOU in |
ne horrible transition from life to the endowment
eternal beautitude2 Will you consent, brave
otosinos! to have the holy rites of your church
bolished, and the sign of your redemption ex-
Finally, fellow citizens will you be
sensible to the loss ofyour religion, your tenn f
les, and even to the sweet name of Christiansisl
ct all this will happen to you. Your families
i'll hunger after the bread of the Word, and the :
ernal consultations which the adorable religion :
Jesus can alone dispense, and there will be :
one who can furnish them. Your daughters and
our wives will be seized in your Sight and made
etims to lascivious passions zen in the streets
I'd public places Your ten<ef sons will expire :,
| the points of the End bayonets of the
lrbarous conquerors, directing towards you Il
cir last look of fear and agony; and you your Q
Ives will be seized and bound like british n
asts for the dungeons of slavery, and savage T
en-, filthy prostitutes, and wild beasts will come
d enjoy the comforts and delicacies of your N
mes.
Yes, fellow-ctizens of Potosi, hear it!-one S,