The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-19
ITO he Editor efihe National Whig.l

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muoh anxiety eas's !" 'he pubic mho at Weseh', WIZ,
respect 10 'he pohey ha the administration o. fre"oeh
Poik may hiuuro pursue 'o"aos "eA'o ro' Home 'n'e
past the Government piess AMI ns n''e au
elsewhere nave been ieeds oon 'ie ,eais anu o,. " ue
people with the Zone idea-anu Macious one Us 100
OF absorbing the whole oil tha country mo he pho' Of
oter words, oil cohquers W. h"e'S pode's, WIN Jug s"'a
and then parceins u out 10 the inquest puuer '"p
nncboheer would pumo CAKE " ,aues a"' W' ,,,
entering mo criue" eAama.on u ei'e' wy po."oV
or possibility OF the success OF ths mosi mum
hug OF the honr VIII merely say hat 'ne caonet ~he''r
whole or IN part mas mol ,he mosi remote uea VI ey
Ing such scheme INTO prcucei anu, hau, u Wouu pe
both morally ami physcay Impossible 70 10 " WIN "!
means that may be able Tor Ten or even wehy YEARS.
command Why, therefore, IL the notion oil conquerhg m
whole OF Mexico promulgated az TINS tme anu e noPe
inhllang ner hatoha'y heiu OUT 10 inc peopie w o
'uersf WIN SIMPLY answer uie question ny the hsnn
possess IL u wen known 10 'ose WHO naVe a',ehus.9
watched the mouons OF he administration uuihg e sn,.e
period that Il has been IN power tat more ee
city set OF leaders than the existing CABINET no naoh mas
ever before peen amcieu WIN ihere u MOI al eAeep'o"
IN the whole posse VINO hgure IN thai capacity NJ he WINNIE
House, All are alike IN ms respect ana Their
wisdom and tact be adequate to constitute arespecapero
in craftsmanship rms being not only seheVhent rom
what Il has already done IN pungns the country mo 'hs
war, when might have been easily avoided by adheg 70
constitutional obigailons but by whai mas omed 10 10
since It has gotten us INTO It. FINDING therefore, us own
impoency for escaping IRON the consequences Of It's own
bmnders causes It's hrelngs TO raise the Pupic mhd up
to The dizzy height Of oveshadowng nalon o. eghI OF
nhe millions OF people, WIN 'he express view ., uVe'H
ieir attention from the mue Oh every Preo' VI 'he'rs o'
"conquering peace, or raiher 81 cng Merico aoioh
ne hMifs assigned h oy nose desrons sens meF eS'
due Of her domain mo fner pripafs possession oy one
means OF me ofher Aer sixteen NOUNS OF halu hsh"hs
with people whom the Government organ oiu us AZ inc
commencement ofhe war we could conquerin three mons
what have we gained Dut haru anu ueeer uesfe
Of hostilty on 'heT pan towaros usf uue VIC a a., ~
possession oil some OF their seaport owhs anu lew oer
Interior onesperhaps the'r capai aso; ou. ~ wai ,s
IRE, or ~ what manner, are thcy he,n ueie sesoie
man IN the country VINO supposes a 'hose ,oWs "a" W
retained IN cohPues's WIN ess W. '''a' ~
hai NUMBER MUS ~ ~ ;nS,o,;rs and rsn,
s ] who viii he al ali times on the alert to destroy
IL in detail Hence the question arises, does the Govern
men create such result and DO are the peo
pie prepared to sustain IT, N SO wiz ana aial scheme Of
conquest Is nay . o1 ~ snns o,hsr
e,s nas 49,. nns assigned ike The claim lei IN TO he
whole of oregon but with this difference that Mexico does
not consider joint occupants any portion OF the dis
puted territory as England dd IN ana consequently
VIII never consent ~ - a nv rh. NV
~ ~ IN The svren sound ar conouerny
s ,.bos of ,ha, country II Is absurd to think of H. and
no mnossble as IL is absurd moreover learn from good
authority that no such intention seriously entertained by
The Cabinet The ofher hopes to retain the towns
we have, with one or two more that may be had II 1t
be possible and ioree Mexico mo some
CONCLUSION OF hoses nus W nv. ~ ,,naa
n ~ any ressn, nosition in eonsemence Of orr inability
through ofical announcement to maintain (which ap.
pears now than be the end of all tolls
pense and bloodshed any doubt OF this be entertained
why Is II thai Gene Sou mas no. peen aos 70 sea .s
aro"I hma Which i H. ,nbhornness
insnhornaon TO his superors or want Of power to do
IT, from being surrounded by the enemy1 Answer who
But all events things for us in that quarter have never
before been 50 gloomy and i Il not loy men, 10 mink OF
~. hattie ed Crows sironasr az It's cond
lion crows more desperate9
pr,,vxs-While we agree with our esteemed
,o.rosnondent ~. In manv Of his nostions there
w. o,hor. f,om which we mnst totally dissent. but
me mt M letters mon the mems of our correspon-
80 vvr,,ors for the Nations, Wbio can al,yavs be