New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-24
The War and IT'S pretexts.


liant victory Of Buena Vista the sudden and easy
.s,sure Of Vera Cruz and San Juan, are dying
avsv from mere exhaustion the thunders Of jubi
LIANT rsverberste more family in the tar dis
lance; the glare Of Examinations and bon6res be-
comes sickly and wan. Perhaps our People will
soou have an ear for the wall Of the desolate
motheu-our own AZ well as Mexican-whose
cons have been sacrificed to the bloody JuggerHaut,
Glory they may heed, perchance, the shrieks Of
despair from the stricken orphans Of Vera Cruz,
who have seen their fathers and mothers, their sis
tsrs and brothers torn in pieces by our balls and
shells, which plowed through the roofs and sides Of
their dwellings to sbstter and desolate all within
OF the famishing thousands who crowded like
wolves around the loads Of coarse food generously
distributed by Gen. Scott, probably few or none
had escaped the bitter pangs Of Want through the
long period Of our blockade of that port; while
most had doubtless seen one more relatives torn
in pieces by our shells during the siege. What
must have been the privstions Of people who
could consent to be fed by the hands still reekng
with the warn blood Of their brsthren'
The journals whose grievous burthen it is to
sustain and justify the w ar very shy of letting
their readers see q. length the arguments they CON-
bot: we have repeatedly copied their manifestoes
In foil bat have never once bad an article Of ours,
scrutinizing the origin and grounds of this War
copied in turn. Mr. Folks own labored and well
written apology for the War in his Annual Mes
sage has been universally circulated through the
Wig journals but who has ever seen counter
presentment Of the facts by any Wing Statesman
circulated through the Loco Foco journals NO
matter: We can well afford to give the apologists
for this War all the advantage they will take. We
proceed to copy and comment upon summary OF
tho grounds Of justification forthe War which was
lately copied admingly by the Globe here from the
Ney- Hamp,lirs Patriot, by which 1t is put forth
with flourish of trumpets as the production of a
young Miss Of this town, pupil in one Of our Dis
trict Schools This Young Miss had'of course
been diligent reader Of the Loco-Foco journals
. and nothing else and she ccndenses their state
usnts IN justification Of the War into the following
summary,
q lIs R~ vah Muico JEssi6abt i-i take the sfirms
ivs, assigning the following reasons
l. Mexico had for many years practiced the most I'M
provoked ssressions on the persons and property Of
our eihsens Many were robbed, beaten and most cru
ely insuted and property 10 the amount OF more than
eight millions of collss taken BY violence Our Gov
eminent demonstrated strongly. and sent ENJOYS and
Commissioners treat with Mexico and settle all dii
culuss The Mexican Government acknowledged the
snsss Of much Of claims and entered into treaties
10 nav for their spolistons The obligations have been
V(lssi tho debt has remained unpaid and her sggres
aOns have been continued Our Government has urged
cur claims In the most respectful manner mas sen. hei
Envoys and made ali propositions possoie snort o
wholly abandoning the rights Of our citizens 70 the ra
pscitv Of Mexican robbers.
Her ovsrsures have been treated evasively at first
- 0urE nvOv finally driy
c.t Of Mcxco and barely escaped with bis life.
q Hrice made he krs Declaration Of War This wal
does April IS The American Congress declared Wal
Nay Is twenty days after actual hostil9ies were com
! nssced By the Mesicans
3 Up 10 the 24th of April the Americans bad com
nsd no sct Of hostility. On that day large detach
.. Of
ION and killed. and wounded sixteen capturing the re-
Up 10 this time our Government has given constant
assurance Of their readiness settle the controversy
I'd hss paused between each of her brilliant victories
% give her miserable enemy time to consider and sue
An the pleas put in BY Merieo or her friends IN this
cexaoy are EVcunded. tie urged that we have robbed
her oil Texas Texas was once State composing part
Of the Republic of Mexico. The republic subvered
n revelation and made subject 20 scousoldated gov
srumsnt Texas Yves fully sbsoved from her allegiance
70 the Mexican government She declared her resou-
don to adhere to her republican institutions and the
whole world justified her claims and acknowledged her
neat exsrsd itself to sabjugsts that brave people, but
sftsr most cruel warfare wss driven back and Texas
took her stand among the Independent Nations OF the
earth Many Christian nations treated with her and she
was O. free from Mexico America 10 now from
Great Britain.
Nor vas II question of boundary for Mexico never
made complaint OF crossing the Nueces. but that
We clsim any part OF Texas But Texas being State
10 Union the Government under the same obi
gssioss 20 defend m any other State In the Union
II b argued that the wsgsd for the extension Of
"a Fr<E- r. Ali
act shst nearly all the territory sought indemnity
nss North OF the line limiting Slavery and the House
Of Representatives have decided by vote that Slavery
shs b sxeladed from all territory to be added That
prince Of saveholdsrs C. Calhoun, 10 opposed to the
addition Of any territory knowing that Slavery viii ex
ist II no part Of it
30 far ,hen from seeking the extension of Slavery,
The vet additions Of territory win be free. and greatly
fhciliiass the downfall Of that abominsble institution
The evils of war are great War should be the last
resort ofisjarsd nations America has felt this and gone
ssneta.t 70 the contest wronss and sesressous were
suzsrsd Frauds and cruelties were borne and the his
tory Of the world presen instance of forbearance
liks that practiced By Government We honor her
for n Bat the tme had come when we must suffer our
dearest rights 70 be wrestsd from us like srass
hosts 90 forth 10 battle And well has Israes God
tnlrodus.
To HIN we commend our cause and to Him we up
peal from the deelsion Of such charge injustice
wrong upon cur beloved country.
Let NJ consider these allegations in order. And
first, then.
OF the SPolsatioas By Msnco.
The Nexicsns were well knowa TO be a semi
barbarous people, mixture of unassimilated races,
the mass ignorant and vicious lille the governing
power was mainly vested in the Military and the
Priesthood. whose intestine struggles were the
cause Of frequent revolutions Several Of our oit
.ens In view OF these facts, embarked in commerce
Ia OF TO Mexico, with general good success, but
oms Of them were stripped Of their property, on
ne pretext or another, by this or that oon,endng
action. and were otherwise illtreased. For these
INJURIES they sought redress Of Mexico through our
Government and the justice Of the claim was final.
' conceded. A large portion Of the claims were
quidated; and the Mexican Government. though |
abitually penniless, had commenced paying them. |
FER paying two or three instruments it stopped, |
cling 1t once destitute Of means and incensed 1
gainst us by our Annexation proceedings.
Nov the claims of our citizens are, TO a consid
rabss extent just though undoubtedly exaggera-
ID He who has bad his property violently and
NASTY stripped from him in foreign land, where
. sxpecsed TO realize great profit FROM it, is not
! ~ khely 70 underestimate its value. For in.
'ancs: merchant Of this City failed. owing
ors than his assets; and among these he placed
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