Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-07-08

they who drew up the California proclamation
arc the true parents ofthe conception. ln snort,
this skirt clearing for the Administration by its
organ is a sort of effort not likely much 10
change any body's opinion of the real source Of
the plan.
TweDMy. We come, MS equally discordont
or bad, TO the causes and objects of the war, as
set forth in the latest Government proclamation
that issued from Jaapa on the l4h OF May by
MAJOR General Winfield Scott, which it was our
main purpose TO notice to-day, but in ticking 1t
up found the preceding train of thought forced
upon our minds
The proclamation of General Scott sets out
with saying to the McScans that truths which
have been cinnally concealed from them Thy
those at homel must be told them !" that "whnt-
ever the origin of the war; the United States
wore forced to undertake it" Ia phrase more ,h1n
hall admssve that we began ii; but see further
presently shy causes unknown 10 the greater
part of Mexico" (Theso causes, so little known
! in Moxco, cannot, of course, be the fact that
they had Invaded soil of which zoe were in
possessions for how should people invade for
elgn country without knowing it? Nor that they
had refused to receive Mr. Slifell on his oiVn
Terms for That all Mexico must know. Nor to
obtain lndcmnitics for old injurics TO our clti-
Zens Tor OF that, as cause of war, all Mexico
has heard. Nor to overthrow The government of
Parades nor to vindicate the fir eedom of TIE
Press; for Mexico is no doubt ell acquainted
with our Matamoras Proclamation of the 9TH of
June. prepared at the Department of War, and
published TO her by us IN Spanish. Nor our In
gersollian necessity Cf creating Ia valuable fin
ancial system, nor our desire to "conquer a
peace" nor our determination 10 make her pay
Tor the war; for all this we have. said long ago.
and Mexico is fully persuaded of it all. Nor
can these unknown causes be any thing else
that this Government has publi shed to the world
| in its own Justification. Still less can they be
any thing which has been in negotiation be-
tween the two countries, and by Mexico publish
lished to her people. We here can say, with
! little fear Of contradictions, that If the Mexican
rulers have only abored he lfas much 10 conceal
! the objects of this war us ours have done, their
guilt is enormous. But, whether known or I'M
| known, either in Mexico o. here, this new proc
lamaton is clearly about to reveal to both ma.
tons What ONLY THEIR G ovERNMENTs knoW
or could knotC,--the hitherto secret causes ,chy
they are fighting. Come, then let us go on
and learn
The proclamation proceeds TO say, (taking
care, like the Nlatamoras one, to say nothing
about Mcxico's having invaded the u. Staes)
that we regard the war rs a necessity" that,
indeed, call wars were 50 regarded by the ma
tons who are parties 10 them" ESPECIALLY if
properly kept in the dark by their governments j
that in Mexico, as with MS, there IS a war party
and peace party; this, thinking the war wrong
that, right "But that Governments have
cred duties 10 perform, IRON which they cannot
depart; aud that often these duties impose, for
national reasons, SILENCE AND RESERVE
sometimes displedSing" las the aUored reasons of
this administration have bcen) "tO the majority
Of those who, from views purely personal and
individual, make opposition" IOur Government,
that is to say, found itself forced to dissembe
the motives of the war. and incur reproachcs at
home, lest, by speaking out too plainly, it should
las We shall presently see) bring other parties in
to 1t against "To thos e (views) a Govern
ment cannot pay any regard, expecting the ma
ton to place in it the confde nee mered by the
magistracy of their own election" &c. And
now comes, at last, the seer ct OF the Govern
ments silence or rather its prevarlcatlons for
it has talked abundantly, taking care only to
avoid the truth.
Reasons Of high policy and OF CONTINENTAL
AMERICAN INTEREST," prec'pitdtt erents, in spite
of the cicnnSpeciiOn of the Cabi act Of Washing
ton, which, ardcntly desiring to terminate its diff
ferences with Mexico, spared no resource, com
patible with honor and dignity, to arrive at so de-
sirablc an end and when 1t was indulging the
most flatering hopes otaccompli shing lis ain by
frank explanations and reasoning }, addressed to
the judgement and prudence Of tire vlrtuous and
patriotic Government OF Gen. d. J. Herrera, the
misfortune least looked for dspe led this pleasant
, hope and nj The same lime black ii APP EVERY Az
ENUE ,chich could lead 10 an honorable settlement
> bcioeen The tco naiions The ne,C Government
. Discarded the national interests as well ns thosc
of Continental America, and elect ed in nrefar.
ence foreign influences the most OBJ osed to those
interests and the most fatal TO the iature of Jhr.
icqn Liberiv and OF The RepubHcqn ,Slsten. iphich
The United States hold ii a duiy TO 7oreserre and
Drotect. DUTY, honor and dignity itself imposed
upon US the necessity of not los no a season of
which the monarchial party was taking violent
ADVANTAGE, for not a moment wa, to be lost and
we acted with the promptness and decision ne.
ccssary in a case SO urgent, 10 avoid thereby n
complication of interests. which ,nirht render
our relations more difficult aud involved.r
Now, mark what these new and vast revela-
tons turn TO- with the aid ola llttle running COM
,, mentary
Reasons of high nolicy and a Continental
, American interest precipitated events. Mexico
refused TO ndopt these "reasous; - the "pocv
and interest" therefore, which precipitated g.
; yenlsr-tbat is. the the War-wsre ours. Our
CONTINENTAL POLICY precipitated the war. But
while our Cabinet was "ardently" Iaborinp for
peace and conc,atoa-by ordering an army TO
advance into Mexican terri,ory-,"l misfortune
the least looked for" overset the Herrara Admin.
: stra,on. Yet that very misfortune nad been all
the while held up by our Government TO Ambas-
sador Slidell as certain 10 happen, if the Mexican
Coyorn,nont yieldpd IN h,s roonisit;on ,o no ro