Democratic banner., 1847-11-15

IL The question of the justice Of tn,
Mexican War was discussed with much an.
imation at the last meeting of the louisa.
ma Lyceum; and decided in the affirmative
We are requested to say that there vii
he another discussion Of the same question
at the Academy on Saturday next-dis'
cussiop to commence at 6 o'clock, P. NJ
precisely. The public is invited to attend.
u Our ~compositor inadvertently over
looked the following resolution in printing
the proceedings of the Democratic meeting
held at Bowling Green on the lst inst:
On motioRofaS. F. Murray, resolved,
that Marion ". Gordon, Esq, be appoint
ed to gil the vacancy in, the committee of
vigilance for Buffalo Township, occasioned
by the removal of a committeeman from
said Township.
Mr.. Gordon is altogether capable; and
we trust he will make an active and vigi-
liant member Of the committee.
10. Resolved, that we are opposed to the pros
ecution of the existing war as a war Of conquest
for the sole purpose ofacquiring territory there
by, but that if a permanent acquisition Of Mexi-
can territory should be the result of the wal,
we are in favor leaving it to the people Of
such State or statss as may be formed out ofsuch
territory, to settle by their fundamental law, the
question whether such state or states shall be
slave-holding or non slaveholding; and therefore
we are opposed to the PROPOSITION offered at the
last congress by David Wilmot, a Democratic
member from Pennsylvania, as a proviso to the
bill ~appropiating three millions as a secret SER
vice fund, known as the "Wilmot proviso," or
any similar measure, as calculated to disturb the
peace and harmony, and to endanger the exis-
teace Of the Union. .s-
The above is the 18th resolution passed
by the few Wings that gathered at the Court
House on Tuesday the I'd day Of Novem-
Der court. We not only without hesitation
pronounce it one of the weakest efforts Of
Wing chicanery, to mistify the truth, by
making a false impression, but full Of in
consistency, and want of candour in not
expressing in plain language their views in
regard to the prosecution Of the war, and
the admission of territory. They say: Gre
solved, that We are opposed to the prosecu-
ton of the existing war as a war Of con-
quest for the sole purpose Of acquiring ter
ritory thereby" One would suppose by
such language, they were opposed to the
admission of territory under any oircum-
stances; at least, to fighting for it,
So are we opposed to waging war for the
acquisition of territory alone, if our claims
upon Mexico can. be settled, honorably to
our country without it. They continue
the sentence: "But that if aPermanent &C.
QUESTION of Mexican territory should be
the result: Of the war, we are in favour of
leaving it to the people Of such State or
States as may be formed out Of such terri
tory, to settle by their fundamental law, the
question, whether such State or States shall
be sIave-h6lding or non-slaveholding," &c.
So are the Democrats Of Missouri; but
their resolution does not tell the people
whether they are in favor Of this "peria-
nent acquisition" or no. This is what we
call a want of candor, in not speaking ex-
Plicitly upon this subject. If the war is
prosecuted, the acquisition of territory
must be the result, if honorable to. our coun-
try. Mexico has nothing else; with which
=. ;rl.--uy sac. why qul1pls sbsn at'ou.
what they will favor, (shouid such be the
result, J without telling the people whether.
they approved of that result or no? If
they are opposed to the admission of this
territory, it needs no hypocritical patriotic
in favor of men and means for
the sEvigorous prosecution of the war;
Mexico is ready to treat at any time, upon
terms that ask of her no territory for remu-
and she has nothing else with
which to indemnify US, for her many out
RACES and spoilations.
They say in their 10th resolution, "That|
inasmuch as we are engaged in a war with
q foreign power, we are in favor Of putting