The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-07-20
The WAR aud the wings.

from the New Orleans Mercury.
strictly neutral paper. There is not The
least doubt Of the truth of the article,
only in one feature, and that is, that the
Northern pppsrs of both parties de :.
aouoce the war There is not single
instance on tecnrJ Of a democratic pa
PEI in the Ndr'h opposing the war
whilst there is not sins le whie paper
Moth OF the Potomac, boi have abused
the President and he democratic party
as MuRDERERs and AssAs>INs, for bring
ing on this infamous aud unrishleous
war"
Continuance oil tho War.
We have enleavored ga IA former &c.
casion 10 answer ta- Question, and one
of our answers given I'd II was this -
Because Mexico is encouraged in per-
si,tag by the Mexican time of Sc many
journals oflhs coun,tyl A large nun.
DER of the principal Ndtthern journals
of this country, Of bnh parties, have
done nothing but denou pee The war, and
sympaih re with the Mex,cans, ever
81 ce the balle OF P.lo Alto, anl they
still preserve the same tone. Now what
has been the consequence Of all his 2 =
Has II tended 10 check the wal and
/ bring il 10 close, or has its tendency
been 10 pfoiract IL, to encourage the
MeXie ans, and In cteate. or AT least to
sirengl zen their nbsiinacy 2 The latter.
W. ii mly believe, has been The result.
Errl since the war began. these papers
teemng wlh aai- war doctrines and
sympathy for the NJ xicans, have been
pouring irto Mexico. and thus indirectly
generals, aud emhltrl our enemy againsi
US. That this is moi mere co lecture
can be easily proved Gen Sccu in his
proc. amatlon 10 the Mexican people, told
them shat hey We're deceived. thai her
military leaders and priests bad made to
hem false representations bul II be had
vold them the whole truth, he would
have said, sMexcans, | know thai not
only have your leaders deceived yon,
| hut your leaders have themselves been
deceived. Your country has been fill
ed with newspapers from lhe U. States
denouncing the war, declaring that the
great mass Of the people of The United
States are opposed loii, that II was com
menced without any just cause, and that
I was CONTINUED soltly for the sake of
ambition aud conquest that il is an un-
holy, an unprovoked and cruel war,
waged against an innocent people, and
hat il ought to cease. These things.
Mrxicans have deceived you and your
lenders, and am now compelled 10 de-
cldrr The representations of t..ese ilnr-
nails false. YIN have been led 10 be,
ileve by hese journals that there is u
powerful anti war patty in the U tied
States WIN will soon be a ole Ia come to
our aid, and end the war, but in all this
You ave deceived
Now for the proof that the anti wa'
papers Of our country ave prnloneing
The MEXICAN war. Tn. Uiario d.! Co
6,erao, an otIicii paper published in the
city Of Mexico, says:
BY an arrival from New Orleans,
We have BEEN placed IN possession Of
late papers from the Uoied States: nd
a maje,ity Of hem magnan'mouslg de,
noun1e and condemn Ibis aoac pgaint THIS
cou@try as infamous, untO'y and unrighl.
e0us
Daniel Webster--the most liberal
and enlightened statesmen of the coun
Try says that the expenses of the wa,
are over half million of dolllrs a
da, : aud he has Introduced resolutions
INTO The Senate 10 ampe0ch the c0,oa diy
James X Polk aadiu HIM out Of oGSce
These northern bdrbaraas' cannot
cary on this war very long at this
rate and Mr. Webster deserves the
thanks of The Whole Mexlcan nation iui
The noble stand he has taken on he sid
of right and J,si,ce! Arise, Mexicans.
and drive The invaders from cur sol!
sMrxcans can derive conf,gt from
the fact that the great part hi the reo>
pie Of the United States a,e opposed -
this war, as their papers show and The
dSe ndn VINO Is az 'nT lltdu Oh Tue HO>
vernmeat will be exied from power
The sympaihies Of one eniire paiiy 10
,ba; country are IN our side; and lorg
wall Mexico remember their patrio ism
Can any thing more plainly inli ale
Ihan this the real tffrc, produced by our
anti war journals in ilcxmo7 Tue
thing needs no comneni-il Is Too plain,
100 dlsgracelully plain.
Agaln--a gentleman who has long
resided in Mex CO, 10 letter dated ia.
lapa, Ma,, le47 says:
L e gosri nnenI and people Of this
cnunlry BECOME more preud and gno-
rant daily, and Of course mole blind 10
their own interest After The battle Of
Monterey, for The ii,I time head the
report cnculaied-- hi,h is their pnliii>
cal creed IL the present day---tbat tierr
only hope of final success was the pro-
iongation of The uaf, and this governs
nrn, cane 10 thai conclusion from the
'sfiers their frisads terwardsd them fom
The North, assuring them thai there was
such ian opposition 10 The uer among The
people anu in the Congress Of The U
States. thai if they would ONLY Drolong