Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-06-10

Tas MLxtcAs wAa.--Ws are reminded Of the season
o. jegs, by neighbours last article on this subject lie
certainly perfect Of the Of saying nothing
in many words" Boiled down and skinned Of, his long
yarn docs not reule Of positions We repeat, them
this war Is unjust and wicked
lrt Because we ere not Mexicos keepers Her domes
tic quarrrs Of One has precisely
the right regulate anoihe household that have
TO regulate Mexican affairs IL IL jus,iable in the Un
ted States 10 invade Mexico for the purpose Of routing her
cruel deapats and bumblnR her proud priests is asabe
In Sam Shocks break into Ton Cooks dwelling for the
purpose Of ouncng his suitsh wife and hushine bis
babies The general rules that apply 10 individuals
appy 70 nations, argues neighbour and he has argued
himself into the above dilemma
%. This war is unjust and wicked because il Is wsged
fa unjust and wicked obeci-,he Of slavery
War and slavery neghbor has confessed to be eyisg
evils Now doing evil that good may come is sanctioned
by human oodes bu, "dvng evil (nakng waf that
sri the extension Of saveryl "msy come, Is condemned
BY every code human and divine.
3D. This war is unjust and wicked because s horrors
made fall upon Innocent people, while the guilty
ruler Is need and awned upon. This ~ than visit
ing the sins Of the fathers upon the ehdrrn; 1t visiting
the sins Of pirate chief upon his cooks and eabinboys
Not coniroyeng Of these points, our neghbor
through column against Non resistance Let him. Very
sounspiring must br 10 conjure up "boOgcr" and
then bun of the said boogrr" We shall not stop the
sport BY discisming Nonrrssianee principles. Yet
never acted with the None.sanis and know little and
less sbsu, their principles We willing vewp
should be tried by book which neghbor doubt
much during this discussion.
In his closing paragraph, neighbor lays the blame Of
the Mexico for no, readily eonsen,ing u
lie fogcs that treaty needed until the war had
begun and that the begun by that Mexico
TO blame for her snrfngs BY the war; than the
person who gets pummeed BY rowdy s TO blame for his
own bloody Perhaps person ought fold his arms
take fscers and "side-winders with forude, and hum
bly, beseeeh the To~dy 10 be civil But would our
neghbor advise similar course, IL attacked By
foreign nsiion We rather guess not Then why ecn.ure
the Mexieansp Are their homes dear 10 them %
us3 More than in his article neigh.
Dor upholds defensive And yet be blows ssncli.
moniops blss Mexico for defending hersefi Ths i,
real Loeofoeo eonsstency.
Bot the greatest Of al pleas that which forms The cream
Of negbbors srtice so far can be- said TO have
any ereAm) lie says Government must not be held
responsible for this war; because Of the mpeecon Of hu
Judgment Bloekhesd Mr. Polk TO- this !, claiming
little too much IMMUNITY for him II he don't begin 70
know enough for President, he surely knows enough
do better than he has done What comfortable doctrine
for rascss neghbor Proesms He who breaks down
dixie is not responsible for the food that follows because
the imperieeion Of human judgmsnii lie who posons
we'll responsible for the sickness that ensues
Of the inpereeiion Of human Judgment lie who wbe,,
the dagger and strikes the blow responsible for Tho
dsalh Of his victim because Of the imPeecon Of human
judgment, Our neighbour spoke without thinking. liz
cannot wish 10 have year Of jubilee declared al a. the
State Prisons, and our land turned into Rogues Para
disc For II the President and his Cabinet are allowed &c
sbk their crimes, retail piekpocieis robbers and
homiedes assuredy ought 10 20 clear No. The plotie
and supporters Of this war must day reckon with The
people. Aud il will be reckoning for them They
walking into Brother JOnstbans pocket great rate
and that's very tender spot.