Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-07-01

sit has been publicly avecd and couadeted far as
e are informed that the terms OF President Polk lnou
ra Address were prescribed to him at the Hermitage before
his departure for Washington by Gen. Jackson, whose ruling
passion displayed itself in the latest moments OF his me-
the circumstance which auson here made is the dis
closure, letter from Washington TO the journal of Com
dated October 80 lsi5 OF the flc President
forthcoming Message Congress would contain recommonda
ons of hostile nature towards Mexco the precise chaac
ter of which the writer pagghy described THE
French TooK-tbat is, bombarding the marame cities OF
Mexico. This, the reader will remember full six months
the sheddng Of bood the banks othe Rio GInnde
vndcae consistency and to show that opinion
Presidents bocose and conqueng designs upon Mex
the same before as since he put them in executions we
transcbe from The National lnelgenee of Nov lo45 tho
following remarks, elected by the information of the intended
by the President to Congress way the
French took" with Mexico, which oas to haze been contained
in the forthcoming Message; .
"We imagine nothing more revolving to common sense,
we'll any idea of justice and public at than what
minated to be the probable purpose oiho Executive
sis there TO be mercy shame Can this country have
the heart to trample further the poor nation whom It's
treatment had already rendered ptiabo spectacle public
"Agan and again have VIGOROUSLY offered, Texas
compensate Mexico money fol the injury were bent
committing That such was the sole purpose for which MI
Thompson was despatched thhet last year. while the Tyler
der Instructions like overture, is too notorious be denied
any body On the floor of Congress last spring the Chair
ngorso far the nation, in the
Cabinet only would make but that Mexico would
accept aonement in oHyor her violated honor and rights
'We sezed without upon what then
offered buy We have to dspossess her,
what meant not 10 take, unless by treaty
We have stationed squadons upon her coassef an in
suit il not act of war emitting nation always to large
Familiarity ofCaoia presently ours Of Now Mexico
pear nearly fall into hands, Helpless distracted
with the disgrace Of suffering such things Mexico lies
vctmpeope at mercy, with nothing tohope but to
provinces torn from her by the FIRST pretex
first convenience. What Is annexation grown too mild
TOO pacific, righteous We can help ourselves without
sance is that enough Does the anglo Saxon spirit
hunger nolonger for lands but thirst for NoodT clear tina
inlet Mexico with impuniy what pease bu
If TO dismembe her piece by piece, let least SUITE
the parts sliced oto cohee by thefrs Intention little unit
with nesh before we trench off others And any
let s Tavage by war domnions that own
and take without carnage If choose be unjust enoug
10 Sic ze them"
fhe Preamble to the Act Indemnity by Conges
a ths contrary notw hsandng Per that Preamble coul
- % hvo The houses Of Congress- Its ntroduC
lion vas mere party set 10 catch Wing members II
}, na,eiv Of record their votes tho propositions
ts o, Tho Poaoble well as in their declarations in
\ g r the Bin with that Preamble that the Wings universally
and some who we're not Wigs reprooa'ed" as q" 9%'aJa'
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