The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-15

Morality OF the Mexican War, In Europe and
the United States.
lFrom the London Sun
As the star spaDgsd banner Of the United States nut
tered riumphsnuy the walls Of Chapultspec, thirty
soldiers hung In front Of the American forces The
oruetes perpstrated by Herman Cortez his first
petition into Mexico have been surpassed In bsrbarity
del republic If dsspotism can be symbossd by knout
American republicansm may be henosorth represented
by gallows, and this from the spirit Of historic
hsrsdry which would indicate French rspubcsnism by
gullotine Never We undertake to most distinct
y has national reputation been dsgraced not
even By the Of the bocage the noyads
Of Nsnts-not by the rigor Of Westermann the cal
lousness Of Nsrvaezas the nationality OF the United
States has been disgraced by ofs officers
st Mexico That 1t may not be conjectured that our
sympathy exaggerated indignation Of superfu-
Gus violence, shall DETAIL in few sylsbles those in
tissd with such Infamous notoriety the name Of an
otherwise unnoticssble martinez Whatever troops
have bssn marched into California or into the more
directions Of the War Department Of Washington have
been for their incongruous character Such
was inevitable. The comparative youth OF the United
States an independent power and the comparative
suddennta Of this unprincipled aggression upon the
army Dispatched upon the expedition should be other
wise than singulsrly heterogeneous All classes, All
Al TssSns added n. aTotfh The 20 moral and
physical appearance Of tho armament American cap
tains led under their not merely the brave
hers Of and sdventnrsrs Among snch yerv
doubtful additions to the American forces brgades
like the handful Of Irish soldiers commanded by Major
Rsv and Who dsasrted At different times from the nag
of to Unted sstes to serve under that of Mexico on
the OCCASION Of the epcouuters which pre-
ceded the ~ scott into the oaptal Of
the invaded t,rriteries these unfortunsts wrstchss
were captured by their victorious assans and brought
That mtsrv discnins Ia the vrrv sou and existence
Of army and that the rigorous and udicous punish
nance of tsrv discni,ns ara trnths nniyers.llv re-
cornized and un}vsrssliv sccsptsd That we scknow.
ledge with the utmost Int II mus be re-
mani sr.d At thu ssms momsnr that natural dstinc
tion has hs.n msd bstvasn the deserton Of
native sod,ars VA ths ~ srs and It
must be esnec.v thu. evan in cases where
the cupts have bssn proved most culpable tber sem
tsnce has been pronounced with a csmness BETTING
w;tbont ~ yn,.t,n, ~ tba td.canc;as ~ sooistv
or ~ The nob,.st Sotst. snS ,mnui.ss If humsnity
In the present instance the manner OF both Judgment
- h~r;sS ws.;,t Souy sdo ,S"nnrc III rsons
~. ~. ~ P.e0'p.sssySo, .uu et 20 e.,
ZION ~as Dy tne utmoe ne .. cru
css of r.ysnos and ,ha .onn;s. ~ Ss.nsir AthonCh
srtssn Ssssrtsr @ hu1 " ths OH nit At San
An~.I 30 xns VIZ lug ~, s IN o., ~ Nil
c.c 3h tht Tv a Ua v az ,hs mt az ;hs COM
manasrs Of ths IIntd ststsS ~. naked Ths crime
- wn;cb - V o~id "ssM $500 tt.n.,on wss rs
ssrwad G., " 49, o..u oSpoo,~Hy "uOS tS";t.i q, 20
consscrsts viotorv and to s,socists with The aorv Of
their reeiments the gloom of their tribunals II Was not
enough that a dozsn men Who could not have been
formally convicted were subjected to the degrading
ter was branded upon each mans cheek It was not
enough that Riley had writhed under q whip Of raw
hide welded by Mexican mulsteer consummation
Of these crueltes delayed until the 18th ult when
deed was to be performed Il ore which the ruthless
heart Of the most sanguinary might have quail
ed On that day, thirty Of these Irish deserters
brought out in body at Mixcoac They pinioned
under gallows IL moment when the most pitess
might have RETAINED from enhancing their anguish; 1t
s sS sn
csm Of the hangman himself has been known to soften
nearly hours death stared those thirty men in the
facedurng that horrible interval they remained each
one with the halter round his neck and the beams Of
the gbbet his head the verge OF the
grave, drinking from the bitter ohace of dissolution
slowly to the last drop of It's dregs of agony For these
protracted and unparalleled torment the thirty desert
srs to Colonel OF United states
VINO nsd pointed 70 the ns'sn boring o. ma
signal Of their execution should be the capture Of that
o ,ss rsnSo When ~ .s
stars ana stripes rose triumphanty ABOVE tne sonss
Of ChsPu'sRsc, tnsee tnitIy men re.e AL swung On
all tne atrocities ever peIpetrated IN warfare, NOT
one rs Lecordeo more cooi, dsnDeiste, anu aevesn ~
It's cruelty hitting illustration OF the sentiments
has originated. IL 10 testimony moreover, that the
Americans nave received terrible reception from tner
opponents ZOE among the most famous re marRs OF
the most wonderful soldier who ever trod the earth
that whenever an army In victory be sure 1t
From the Washington Intslligencer Deo Ill
y
IDstead of relnuuishipr in Difference the popuar
will thus clearly Expressed anv mart Of his original
schsme of conousripg and anne King q DOR
ton Of the territory of Mexico the comes to
Congress and demands its in plan br 40
onizug and snnexing almost of Mexico with
to continue the war until he the con-
conousr. all ths r.sidue NJ that rsnnh
lie in the event of her not willingly seyerina from her
bodv her most valuable provinces Instead of advising
peace which this government might have at any day
on terms of honor he informs Congress- In pguinary
strain and almost in tho dialect Of the that
he persuaded "that the best means of the
national honor and interest and of the war to
an honorable close will be to 1t with
energy and power in the vital parts of the eusmys
oountryD He knows that he and his war stand con
demned by his own countrymen. He cannot IL he
would mistake the sentiment Of the people and yet
Graves more coma uest more hatchery he demands
deeper into the vtss of our adversary and
yet further waste of the blood and treasure OF his
TO proceed however to the main point upon the re.
assertion of which alone the President relies to Justify
himself before his fellow citizens for his agency in this
war; Wig that the Mexican government finally under
wholly upjustinable the two countries
in war by invading the territory Of Texas striking the