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puied and the other nation agreeing settle IL we
right TO compel her to it. See Vatte, page 80 "

lie laid down that she (Mexico) had commenced IN
war and provoked III and now, she had commenced Il
We ought % prosecute he war; until zoe saH recope
The money n'hed and due the claimants Of ms gopc,
negoIaon on The subject and is doubt consonp hesel
1 r sns hal go' d Of that treaty on the principle thai
he maintained that it due to our citizens to see tina
we coe , ms money. Let us levy execution upon
vast expenses when everything might have been scled
"eaeeaoy by negotiation She THEREFORE, is BOUND TO
~ 'EMNIFY US fQR THAT And that another OBJ
~, IN prosecuting the war"
MIR Dromgooe also assigned the settlement of our
houodar.rs as another object OF the war; Blu, we
,,o,e from the speech of MIR. Cooke, a wing member
hoo, Ternessee Mr. Cooke said:
az was enough for him to know that there were
grievances existing ages he az as fan
sill sweIed every America eE E WIN indignation The
Alamo was not forgotten scans for p nea nufaefed
For trtnty Years had ample cause Of toar eih Merico
and we passed them over becaus. she was weak and
helpless. But this moderation on onl part, he'd seemed
10 induce her to commit further ontrages foRBEARANcE
HAD, THEREFORE,, CEASED TO he VIRTUE.
MIR. Cooke would even go beyond the matter OF the
claims and the insults government; he would
venve the massacre of the Alamo and the murder of
the gallant Crockett But we might quote almost any
number of extracts from the speeches OF members OF
Congress upon the que ston OF war with Mexico, all
showing the objects for which the war should be
prosecuted
And now we again come TO the inquiry mhat were
those objects, indicated by the President an his war
message, land his message of December 3D. 1916, from
phieh erras unneeess,r W and directly apoued
By members of Congress of TO III political parties, when
the Presidents recommendation before them for
dscussion' The answer is plain the index upon
sign post Those objects honorable peace uieh
should secure from Merieo Justment of our bounda-
ry, an indemnity for the past, security for the future
Such were the objects of the ar, as indicated BY the
President and avowed by member sof Congress- when the
question OF its recognition and thu bills for supplies of
men and money were before that body Those objects
were so plainly visible, that but traitor at heart,
bent upon finding his country in the wrong, could
possibly mistake them; and surely none but traitors at
heart would misrepresent them
AS Mexico was the aggressor- avowed by the elo.
quent and amcnted Dromgoole she also bound
demnty as for the expenses Of the And this, of
course will constitute claim in the final settlement of
accounts with that nation Thus the objects of the war
now are-AN HONORABLE PEACE, ADJUSTMENT OF
OUR BOUNDARIES, INDEMNITY FOR THE PAST, SECURITY
FOR THE FUTURE, AND NDEMsITY THE EXPENSES
OF THE
These are what we demand of Mexico and they are
without the dismembement of her territory. They can
be if she will make peace. consent 10 adjust the boun.
Diary of Texas and pay the money for the claims due
citizens, and the expenses Of the present arhch
she herself commenced and provoked II she cannot pay
the money for claims originating before and since
the war; how shall obtain indemnity, except by taking
SO much Of her territory will amount to reasonable
satisfaction of those caims'
The indemnity, therefore, for our past and accrung
claims resolves itself into question of money
land If Mexico cannot pay money! she must pay land
Now if her advocates and sympahsers in this country,
including large share Of the federal party, will devise
any by which she may quidate heavy claims
against her in money she will not be compelled to cede
foot OF land beyond the Rio Grande and thus the traitor
GUS denunciaors the north will relieve themselves of
the bugbear which they have conued up to brighten the
ignorant and the timd-that the waged for the
extension of slavery.
But if the apologists and friends of Mexico in the
United States will induce their protsgt to make
honorable peace with us, and will not devise way
by which Mexico pay heavy claims against her,
except in land, the acar must go 1t must go until
one or the other alternative results namelypsace and
indemnity or moro rigorous prosecution Of the Uar and
a further extension of our conquest.
Necessity may force the latter alternative upon
government not its ,cH Mexico may herself, by
honorably treating with u.s. If the leaders of the federal
party in this countryside party which has become the
adherents and apoogsts of Intellectually desire that
she should avoid stringent TERMS they should exert
their influence to persuade that infatuated nation-be
more infatuated by the knowledge Of the eachery
and opposition from the leaders Of that party of alien
~, &c
country--to make peace with us. Our government de-
sires peace honorable to Mexico as well to our
selves 1t sought to avoid the by every reasonable
effort 1t went further than that waived all etiquette
and ceremony to accomplish result desirable 1t has
sought peace since the commenced, every step of
victorious career but Mexico has refused over
lures and repelled peace. What remains Subju-
CATION and occupation, temporarily at least, until our
rightul claims satisfied This alternative
be forced upon government by inevitable necessity, of
which the two principal elements the
MEXICO and the OF FEDERALISM. Both seem
equally fatal to Mexico The people Of this country will
the necessity which imposes this alternative upon our
government, against its will and its earnest efforts to
avoid it, and they will hold the federal party responsible
for the issue.
A correspondent appeals TO for information in re-
gard 10 MIR Jefersons opinion the Missouri conro-
versy He says that Wilmot & Co. attempt to Justify
Their own course and curry favor for their abors under