Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-06-12

pute-a purpose, on her part, defeated our read
ers know, by our sending Minister to treat OF
things in general, instead of special Minister TO
treat on the particular topic of dscord Our warn
ing voice was raised in vain. The overpowerlng
interest of the Oregon question, then yet unsettled,
Withdrew the public attention from what the Presl-
dent was doing until the thunders of this War OF
his making broke upon our ears.
In the conduct of this War, from the beginning OF
it TO the present time, we only the Absolute WIN
of the Executive, carried out by his own acts and 10
this day only SO far sanctioned by Congress as has
been necessary to save the National Arms from
Disgrace
But, if capable of learning any thing, the Admin
straton should surely have come to understand, by
this time, that the ambitious calculation on which
the war was at least hazarded, if not absolutely
courted, by ordering our troops (unmolested, and
even unthreatened, at Corpus Christi) to advance
into the Mexican territory, has proved as sad
blunder was made by arithmetlcians count
ing the blood of thousands for nothing, IN pro-
blem from which they thought to work out power,
reputation, and popularity for themselves. They
should surely have felt, by this time that their own
dividend Of the public favor and reputation expect
ed from this war has been good deal worse than
nothing that its successes have redounded to Others
its rapraa boo alone them.
Thus far, there has been continual shifting Of all
the alleged causes and aims of the War. And WHILE
in generak the setting up different if not in
consistent pleas for any action, is proof enough
that all of them must be weak and insincere, here
the varying allegations have been such as in near
y every instance, to annhlate each other. So little
was the art with which was managed all that pre-
varlcaon in which the war found its only defence
In our paper OF the 20th of March last, we traced
to the number of eight successive ones the grounds
and objects of the war, which had then, at different
times and in several quarters, been held out by the
Executive and its organs. All these we then sub
by the citation of their official sources
tor upon such grave matters, we choose never to
argue without proofs which are incontestabIe Omit
ting here, as no longer necessary-frst, because
they can be referred TO in the paper already nell
toned; and, secondly, because reproducing them
entire would weary our readers and us-the docu-
nents out of which we then established these con-
agents, we shall merely recapitulae their effect and
TENOR in order that the public may once more COM
pare them, not only with each other, but with GER
tain additional and incompatible averments of cause
and purpose, which it has pleased the Government
10 make, and more especially in the
Proclamation lately addressed to the Mexican peo-
Ple from thehity of Jalapa, by Gen. ScoTT, in the
name and of course by the orders of his Comman-
der-in- Chief the President.
Eyrsf Of al &c ,ya tho, sbouraJ H. L.
alleged that this merely defenSiue; ,oaS
forced upon US, by Merico's crossing the Rio
Braco into our territory and there Slaying our
people: was, in word, according to the Execu-
tive Message of lth May, 1916, war of which
the cause was the shedding of American blood
upon American soil" by Mexico while the object
of the war 10 repel muasion.
Nert, emitting all the previous allegation, when
talking TO the Mexicans themselves, the President,
by Proclamation furnished TO Gen. TAYLOR on
the 4h June, 1916, stated, as the ustifying cause
of the war, the refusal Of Nerico TO pay The in
demntties dne for spohation Of oar citizens. The
object Of the war was, in the same document, de-
clared to be, not to repel invasion, but 10 procure
indemnify for the old injuries, and to re-esablish
a free government in Mexico, instead of that of
PAREpEs.
Thirdly, in his Annual Message of December
last, the President-iorgetng that the final rupture
between his ambassador, Mr.. SLIpELL, and the
Mexican Government under Gen. HERRERA did not
happen until about two months after the fact or
which he made it the cause-stated to Compress
that he directed Gen. TAYLOR to advance to the Rio
Bravo (which all must now admit to have been the
first and the fatal overt act of war in consequence
of The refusal Of The Merican Government 10 re-
ceiUe lNr. SideH as OR Minister.
Fourthiy, in the Proclamation already cited, sent
from this city, General TAYLOR was made to
say that, besides the obtaining of indemnities, the
objects Of the war were, TO ouert,trn Me then er.
isting Government Of Nerico 10 re-esfabEsh he
freedom ofHe Press: and 10 sci mp a Republican
Government in Nerico which designed "repub-
lican Government is plainly avowed in the Presi-
have the heart 10 ampe any further the poor whom
it, treatment has already rendered piabe spectacle OF
pubic humiliation
"Agaln and again have notonousy offered Texas
to compensate Mexico money for the injury bent
committing, That such the sole purpose for which
Mr. THoarsoS dispatched thther last year. while the
Tyler treaty pending, is believed that Mr. SHANNON
made under instructions, like overture too notorious 10
be denied by body On the floor Of Congress- spring.
the Chairman Of the House Committee Of Foreign Relations
Mr. T. j. lSgEHsoLL) went lar assure the nation
in the OF the Cabinet, that only would we make
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