Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-22

Inc wings are led into rema rkable d,snl.vs of :,
CONSISTENCY on the subject Of the Mexican GA,
many OF them are at heart tories-apd ,vovd re;o;c
'nough In secret, at the defeat and destrrc,;on =
our armies Few however have the moral conraos ,e
avow such sentiments and they are not often expos
ca except incidentally. Others care but Iif,le ahou
the cause of the country, and praise or condemn am
military achievements, according as they hone 10 r,
able to detract from the character of The adm;n;s.
ton, or further the advancement of whigperv to ro
teal power and its Offices. One instance of snch in
consistency among many others, may be found in the
Louisville Journal Of April z. From a long and In.
guorous article In one column, we select the follow
ing paragraph, which is the gist of the whole
III national glory can be reached only through sucb
mournful scenes, 1t is not possession TO be coveted
Us our country to be rendered more prosperous our
people happier and better by this cruel war Are
the arts of civilization and the riumphs of the peace
1l spirit Of religion to be promoted by the carnage of
Buena Vista MOTOR no such purposes was this
great calamity brought upon the country The war
w.negun to advance tho popularity Of certain detest-
able politicians and unworthy asprants for Office !;
and has been continued for the disgraceful purpose
OF eadng territorial limits already far too ex
tended for our population If the were waged to
secure our liberties shield orr resides from the
ruthless Invasion of the hired battaons of foreign ty
rants, would then present attractive feature TO
ymen, anu Tue tidlngS OF each victory would
be received with feelings of exultaton But how diff
ferent rs the feeling with which the victories of our
loops IN Mexico are regarded We see no demon
rms of great JOY and are not noisy
with expressions of delight This would not be the
caS2 " the war were considered necessary The war
Is vied unrighteous and the objects sought to be
secured by flare not considered desirable; hence al
though persons are pleased that our soldiers re vic
tosous when led against the enemy and although all
ready end anxious to utter panegyrcs on the gal
istFy OF our officers and men yet but few wish to
near OF any further victories however brilliant or de-
sgs that say moss bloody trophies shall be reaped on
the soil of Mexico"
I'm thss our own government is assaed, and great
sympathy is manifested for the s'poor Mexcans.' -
The sincerity and depth of this sympathy may be
measured IN some degree perhaps by the following
paragraphs in parallel column of the very same pa
per
"Ali honor and glory to old Rough and Ready
What other American general has ever gained four
such victories as those of Pslo Alto, Resaca de Ia
Palma, Monterey, and Buena Vista 7"
"We earnestly hope that Santa Anna will not be
able TO rallyshs defeated army for second conflict
with Gen Taylor In the great battle of Bucna Wis
ia his army was driven to desperation by hunger and
we trust that it got belyfu Of fight if it got moth
ing else
''t IS said that when dogs are trained for fighting,
they kept without food for about forty-eght hours
before the encounter. Hence it would seem that an
animal fights lest when halEstarved This may ac-
count for the desperate t made by the Mexicans at
Buena VISTA