Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-07-03

WHAT FIGHrISG This guilty Administra-
ton must be made to meet this question fairly and give
plain unequiyoca answer. The patriotic young of the
land eposng generous confidence the wisdom prudence
and patriotism OF their Government, with the cheerful
aacy responded to It's call for help and freely pour
ing their e blood in foreign land beneath the ervor
OF tropical sun but the nation, and every in the
tlon has right to demand of the Government the fullest
irees most explicit statement OF tho end and object Of all this
What great and lasting good gain by this immense
outlay of treasure this ProdigaI endsh eusion Of blood
We wish TO know, IN just many words the precise point
for which fighting, in order that take our bear
ings from time tme calculate progress and determine
the probable time when we may expect TO gain that point
The armies OF the people struggling in the dark against
the PeSience and the sword and they looking back
10 their Government with the anxious sociude and ask
ing how toeg they are be kept there until what object
accomplished The Administration asked that the might
be vigorously prosecuted DO the rough ysages OF the
returning troops their bright honors and the present positions
Of Generals TAYLOR and ScoTT prove that this has done
But where promised peace Further much further re-
moved than ever The has been vigorously prosecu
ed and have reached only the wasting hopeless endless
guerrilla mode of war
What fighting for Does Mexico owe US n certain
amount Of dollars and She has offered to pay it. and
has actually paid into the United States Treasury an amount
OF specie which, converted into her Treasury notes.
by the spuaons of the Convention 1889 she had right
to do, would have been than sufficient qudae
entire claim. Intestine commoon alone prevented her paving
every dollar Was then necessary that should open
upon her hundred batteries lay her fields destroy
''u', suspend all productive
sources IN the prosecution of claim Was certain
that this must inevitably increase embarrassment and
der her still less able TO pay Would expect compel
to work by severng his limbs from his body Yet this
Is the insane policy Of the Administration towards Mexico.
We can discover no possible good that grow Of
further prosecution Of the war; but only evil and that conn
uay 1t cannot be that Mr. Polk is still ambitious militia
y for all the aurels of the with universal
claim given to ohers and all that him is lasting
odum and disgrace He has already ceased 10 pant for the
succession and is moody awaiting the hour when the Ma
roSs cHocE shall Puh him from his stool into forgetiu
profound than dreamed Of in his former
secusion As TO territorial acquisition, there but
men throughout the land and that resoutcy averse to it,
Let the close when may, certain that a further
membemcnt OF Mexico for the extension of slavery take
place.
We fighting then for nothing, absolutely noihng
II be for the qualification of brutal lust of war passion
which, il it exists persuaded is confined to the corrupt
political bankrups at the capital Let the then
now, and without another blow. Let our armies be with
DRAWN and tranquil peace shall reign throughout bor
de and domestic prosperity shall be enjoyed undistub
ed by consciousness Of outrage and violence inflicted upon
weak and distracted sister Republic.