Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-01-28

IDENTIFY believed that military array on the Rio
Grandc would alarm the Mexican Government and
induce il To avoid conflict by large cesson OF
territory aud that this would glorify the Admin
is,ration. and give strength to its party, Bat, if
this threatening attitude of our army should fail to
lntlmidac, it was certain that q collision would
take place, which would afford occasion for our
troops to sweep over the country and In the corsc
of a few months. TO "revel in the halls Of the Mon
tezunas." And thenall Mexico would be annexed,
or ut least the terms of peace would be dictated by
the Administration. In thus claiming, under their
own measurement. compensation for past delin-
quencies, and indemnity for the expenses of the
war, rich harvest of glory was anticipated.
Whatever may be said ON the subject we are salts
fled that some such visions as these foated i'm tho
minds of the President and his Cabinet
But they have experienced sad reverse i'm their
hopes The death-scene has broken upon them.
1t is said that have fallen in this unfor-
tlnate and unnecessary war, than fell in the late
war with England-a which involved
rights as nation, and in whichw exhibited
prowess and acquired 4 military fame the land
and ON the water, that asionished the world.
But an eight months has not only proved IA
tai to many thousands Of our citizens, but it has
brought our Treasury to the verge of bankruptcy.
The Subrcasury hangs like an incubus upon the
med action Of the country The Tarifof 1916 will
greatly diminish the rcvcnGc, and yet the friends
ot the Administration shrink from vote for duties,
which the Secretary of the Treasury declares to be
necessary to enable him to obtain any further loans.
Can the Administration, under the circums;an-
ces, ask the Wings TO impose taxes which have
been refused by the friends of the war2 Common
decency would prevent this. The Whos will no
doubt. appropriate all the means for the prosccu-
ton Of the which the Administration may ask
and which shall be reasonable But. as the Wing
system of finance has been repudiated by the Adj
and as they have imposed upon tho
country the Subroasury, it is but Just that they
should carry out their system Of finance, which
their decided maoritcs in both Houses will enable
them to do AS this state OF things was brought
about by series of measures which has been s,ea-
Oily and zeaously opposed by the Wings, they are
not answerablc for the consequences.
IL the cooperation of the Wings is desired, let
the Administration repeal the Sublreasury and re-
enact the Tariff Of lSl2-let them undo much
rs in their power OF the mischief which they have
perpetrated--and we hazard nothing i'm saving that
the Wings will not shrink from the imposition of
any taxes which the eXigcncics of the country shall
require. But they do not believe that the credit of
The government can be sustained whilst that misc
rable contrivauce Of Subreasury remains in force
There is not man in the nation We believe, who
has any adequate knowledge OF finance. that docs
not concur with them in this belief.
The futile attempt to identify the position OF tho
Wings with that of the Opposition of the late war
with England will not he countcnanccd by any one
who has proper regard for his own character.
Such n work must be lc.t TO the lowest political
1uvcliers-ihCsc who fetch and carry TO order, and
who are only tolerated because they are useful
w hcther we regard thcir PATRIOTISM, their Intci-
gcncc, or their character, the W gs constitute
OF men unsurpassed in The history of any
country. They cOnscientiOusly believe that. whilst
the present Administration brought into power
under the forms of the Constitution. a serious and
possibly fatal blow was given to the principles
which lie nj the foundation Of our Government
and they sincerely believe that This Mexican war
was commenced 10y gross usurpatiun OF the E.Xecu-
tive for admit-aS we have said more than once
before, and which cannot be too strongly impressed
upon the public mind-admit that there was cause
Of war. Congress. and Congress only. could declare
it, Notwithstanding t!-cSc considerations we be-
eve. and indeed we know that the NVhrs under
every discOuragcmen, will stand up Tor their coun-
try, and so far they can, sustain lis honor. But
the Administration asks too much when il calls
upon the Wings to surrender their discretion their
knowledge and experience, in matters a finance 10
those who have shown themselves to be ignorant Of
lis first principles.