Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-06-03
VERMONT PHOENIX.
Brattleboro, Thursday, June 3, IS47.
Civilization Of Me,ico.Y

Several weeks ago made liberal from arti
Gle which appeared the February number Of the Demo
Review arguing ihst democratic energy and enter
Prise not to be siad in their by imaginary Eae
(boundares Of counurs ard ihat the inevitable destiny
of the Mexican CLEARLY Indicated by the fate Of the
Indian tribes Of the NORTH ser another Of which
been obieru,ed from the face the earth BY the onward
progress Of Ango-ssHon civilization That the Spaniards
have but poorly fulfilled their mission via driving bach
The i"di-"s ~ssS --sA-i-.is .A aaaL "a
becomes the pous duty Of the American people drive
back and snnihiste the spaaiards g, the Me1ieans -
We remarked at the Time the almost rndsh airoely Of
the sentiments Of the Review and quite willing 10 be-
leve that they would find favor with any respectable
portion Of the soeaed Democratic press and party the
developmsns Of the Few past weeks have eney dsspsed
whatever hopes Of the khd may have INDUCED One
after another Of the leading journals thal party has adopt
ed the doctrines Of the Review in all their essential
nifty, but under prelenees well caensed the
real purpose they have vew and deceive and mislead
many welimeaning, but uniformed persons by arulIy
appealing to their religious feelings and Pnudees Under
the guise Of friendship for The poor benghed Mexsn and
holy zeal for the Advancement Of civilization and the spread
Of the mild preeep,s Of the Christian religion promuga
ted by the "Prnes Of Pare they urge upon their fellow
citizens the duty Of prosecuting OF determination
against neighborng Republic, modelled alter OWL
and struggling as struggled for lis national indie
pendenee They call upon Chrisfiaas engage in the
bu,ehery Of deirncress and children because the
Catholic faith in which they believe, and the Catholic
church which they reverence denounced the enemy
Of the ish forgetting that one Of the fundamental
principles Of Professionalism is free liberation Of all and
denominations OF Christians In religious opinion We are
where taught in that perfect code Of morals do evil
that good may come"
The New Orleans Mercury Of April 3Oih--a Democratic
paPer-contaius article upon Conquest aud Annexa.
lion which appears to 10 nculcaie sentiments worthy
Of universal condemnation dangerous IL inhibited by the
neo futo .he,nr
never PIoPoundsd TO virIaous people, whose judgment
and moral not dmmed BY the dazzling schemes
Of ambition,
"a great deal is said nowadays BY some, CEN
surfing the banelul influences Of ambition of thirst
for conquest, and of the nquiiy of Annexation !;
and YET. if we look back upon the history of the
world in all ages, we shall discover that ambition,
conquest and annexation have entered as the chief
elements into all the great Announcements that most
nations have made towards higher and better con-
dHOn. AMbifi0H is essential TO conquest, conquest
10 ANNEXATION. and ann ration to the ositius weitre
and advancement Of Gerry many nations; for there
are cery many nations that will never make any ad-
vance in civilization until they annexed to some
other nation higher in Ihe scale OF civilization"
The article from which the above paragraph is selected
long, would give entire AMBrIoE AND rnINsr
eonQ0RsT deifed the chief elements In the ad
vnneeaent of civilization Or in other words desire
possess tha Wch belongs 10 our neghbof, noble long
ing which God has implanted hearts for the good Of
mankind Amy nation which is or conceives itself to be
advanced in civilization aud eneent than lis neigh
bors, has duty TO perform TO those neghbors which may
mt omit without mourning the dspessure Of Him who has
endowed all mankind with this lhirst for conques-ior
the dictates Of "4niioH OF the chief elements of
advancement be obeyed else the results which the
Creator contemplated will be attained She must de-
clare upon her benighed neghbors Especially II they
be weak ARd unable defend their possessons and san
neg them, though thousands should perish by The sword
and the innocent blood Of and children should ow
like riverS still, Ambition, the great civzer demands H.
and God emotions the deed The same principle which
told should govern nations, If applied individuals
would he poaucive Of results equally striking Theying
"anne1ing the goods and ehatels Of neghbor
self at nsghbcr happened to be less advanced 10 ciy
zatlon and refinement than the thief would only be pac
cal application Of the "thst Of conquest and
which has entered largely into the worlds Advancement
II the doctrne be true that Ambition is of the chief
elements Of advancement, ard is safe guide for nation
follow, then boosted Declaration Of independence
which hEFe b,en accustomed TO regard tue expo
son OF the naaE al and inalenabe rights Of man, is the
merest imaginable. That instrument declares
that all men eated free and equal that they
dowed by their Crea 0r with certain inalenabc rights that