Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-11-02

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iii1s' ~odl4 uey Weie o"iS 'lu'i1'e.4'l r.
moved lfoh The s7c!tl ties ana ihoTai restraints
. 0! home, have been tempted luto dissipation,
vice. and crime Accustomed to the exercise o +
power without r gIt and familiar with oppression
plunGer, and blOna, thtIr hearts are hardened
and their conscience scared, and If ever they
return 1t Ill be bat 10 gTIeyc their friends and
atfiict their country: for they will not fail
, bring along with them the moral contagion
caught in the pestiIcrt!ai atmosphere Of war.
The gallant Scott, with the remnant Of his We
torious little army, is in the Halls of the Monte
zunias; but does he .'revel" there7 Does lie
revcl ami 1T palaces shattered By bombs and balls
and blackencI by fire. Does he revcl amidst
the dead and the diving both friend and foe ;
Does he rrvci amidst the rroans Of the wounded
and the shricks Of the bereayed2 Oh no, the
generous and noble hearted cannot revel there.
Tbs imJcclle Admin "a ton and its blind sup
port-rs in the war have constantly looked for
ward to the capture of the city % Mexico as the
browning act of conquest, which would neces-
sary bring about peace, profitable and glori-
Gus to them if not to our country. W have Of
ten heard them talk Of debating peace in the
Halls o + the Nontezuuas. 1t now remains to
be whether the fall of that capital is likely
to accelerate or retard the desired event. There
are men wiser than Mr.. Polk who believe that
the capture of that city is a positive misfortune
to u.s. that it will be the beginning of disaster TO
our arms and disappointment to our hopes.
They think that il will change the tone and
character Of the war, while it will create the
necessity of greatly aucmpnting our armies
That the NeSicaus, cxaspcratcd by repeated de-
f.ats, and Inundated By seeing their capital IN
the h1nas of strangers, will be less than ever in
cIined 10 peace. but THAT taught by experience
that they cannot with any hope OF success meet
our troops III masses, we shan have no moro
pitched battles, but a harraSsing desnltory war
all over the country, Wherever the invader IS
weak enough TO invite attack me terrltorS OF
Mexico Is more than Two Thousand milies long.
10 conquer II we must GO soihe'h'nE more man
march over i've must garrison us towns iof-
tiy ITS passes patrol rs ro'1S' ana guard .he
COMMUNICATIONS from post to post. To do this
ef1cctualy will require at least hundred thou
sand men; for Mexico has population Of eight
millions and, however they nav quarrel among
themselves they all hate us They were not
coaxcd into friendship by the electioncerng
proclamations which Scott and TAYLOR were made
to put forth. They were not soothed into con-
GIenc, by the arniabIe address OF .scood people
of Mexico" They were not cheated into faith
by the assurance that we came alnonr them ssas
their friend and only to nut down the tyrants
that oppressed them that we "foved their holy
relirioi, their hierarchy, ard their priesthood"
They believed then, as they know now DIV Mr.
Trisi's si;c ,yuq non that NJ Folks object was
to get two Of those. Mexican states--to oct them
iv bullying and bribing if he could. and if not
then by downright conquest And knowing this
they hate us with a cherished luminosity that will
show itself in every act of vengeance which ex-
asncratcd weakness dare ATTEMPT
Already the powers at WASHINGTON seem con-
WINGED that they cannot get two or three of the
Nexican States hv ocrupyiur with a small army
the chief seat Of the Aztecs. and that more
troops must be sent and stronger efforts made for
conquest The Presidents paper the [ Mon of
Ortnhcr I comes ont in bold relief He renoun-
ces the old Administration pIan of CONQUEST BIZ
eIectioncerinr with the good people of Mexico
The putting down of Parascs and putting M Of
Santa Anna had failed Of the desired effect
The hypocr.tical eaiolery and living fattery of
the Mexican people had proven equally unsuc-
cessrui. And now SAYS the Union, eve must
put forth all ST enCth. we u!IJsr
c4urre the character Of the trar. We must talk
less of the exercise Of humanity less of the olive
branch and less Of armisices. We must bear
dorm upon Mexico min oil our farce; and wage
that is more like war, and less like a
peace Aye, the sad truth IS avowed at last. 7.
That which was at first treated as small affair.
a little unpleasant episode III our prosperous work
of peace, has become an affHir of life and death,
demanding the exercise of our national strength.
III our rec is to be arrayed IN this wretched
struggle TO plumber weak neighbor of her ter