Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-24
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sand men for the purpose of getting Mexi
CO to acknowledge that to be OURS which
IS already ours? Ipul sraver queslinn,
and appeal 10 The conscience ofevery man
here, can we, with auy regard To The opin.
ions aud jpd gment Of christian people,
pursue hal war which must end in such
result! Is there any man here who will
give for California, the lives cf sixteen
thousand of our people or thirty millions Of
dollars? No sir! There is not one, and
YET we propose TO pursue war which, if
1t terminate in Que campaign, will produce
that result, in all probability. Blu. am
but touching the shell Of This case. Is
there any certainly you will reach the
city of Mexico by the end of this cam
paisn? Orif you reach hlexico, is there
any certainly that you can dictate then !?
These are the questions which next de.
maid our consideration. MIR. President
this question involves very largo considc-
raiious. An offensive war looks ultimate:
ly to subdIins the country, and. taking
that 10 be the object, we have scarcely
commenced the Mexican war. Ii is true
we have acquired two thirds Of ber terri:
rilory ,alrcady.in our occupation; bul let US
Remember these two o.lhirds were adjacent
TO US.
Let US remember further, that in these
two thirds of her ierriIory which-to pre-
sent a-yivid picture 10 the mind--comprise
un area larger than the whole m maguificent
valley Of, the Mississippi, by about one
hundred thousand square miles. There
is in this immense space not more than six
hundred thousand inhabitants. We have
overruu the adjacent country, OF this vast
extent, with such a population, hardly
man Of whom joined The regular forces Of
The enemy. and we have got possession.
| What has been the result Have We con-
cilia;ed The Mexicaus in this vast region?
Not at all. On The contrary, if accounts
are 10 he believed, they are more hostile
to US than at first-more ready TO take ad-
vantage Of any misfortune which may be-
fall US. Can we hold the country Without
a large force? No. We must take off
several thousands Of our best troops, 10
hold and defend the country. Well, now :
what haye,wesdopeaFF, MVe-,haye-searceay y.ss.
her exterior i.provinces--hardly called.
Mexico--scarcely belonging 10 Mexico as
IA State. Mexico proper consists Of those
remarkable highlands Of which the city
may be said 10 be The centre, aud The hill
region. extending along the Gulf of Mexi-
CO, quite down 10 YucaIan. and the same
region extending along the Pacific, and
eastern side of the Gulf Of G Caiforuia. Sir.
within this narrow lim,-one third Of all
| Mex ico 4there are about seven million Of
peop.e, fully ten times as numerous as The
whole country we occupy. Here is the.
heart of her wealth and power. What.
SORT oJ country is it, Ii is mountainous
region, as difficult almost as any in The
world, 1t may be well compared 10 Mount
Atlas in Africa, or The Caucasus. in Eu-.
rope. Itis full Of the most narrow and
difficult defiles. This is Tho country we
propose 10 conquer. Well, then, we are.
to march forward. How are we to over.
come these difficulties? We are first, it
seems, to take The city of Vera Cruz and.
lhen march 10. Mexico.
What is the character of tliS hill country, ex-
tend ;ng along Ihe Gulf OF Mexico down to Yu-
catan 1t is, perhaps, Of all rec ions of the.
earth, ore OF the most sickly. Ii is the nulivc
home Of the yellow fever. Tha, disease is
scarcely ever absent. During eight months OF.
the yeur il prevails at all times, and not u,l-.
frequently during ten months of one year. The,
months Which are free iiom the pestilence are.
subject to The most violent storms. April it.
self is very sickly.-March ia doubtful. We
are now in Febrnary-near the middle Of the
month. We may have force to take Vera Cruz;
but appeal TO senators on all sides, have we
force enough. or can we have force enough in
time 10 avpid the romit0 and march to the city
Of Mexico | will not say that we have not:
But say ii is not certain that we bave-it is
unceraiu We may not. Now if we have
not force enough inl this campaisn. Mexico :
will be courased aud we will be more irrcso-
lute in going on But suppose we:de&reach.
the city of Mexico so as 10 dictate Il peace-S.
with whom have we tn derl? A peopie-a raco
of ull others renowned in history for their Ob-'
tance! 4 people whose hereditary pride il isi
that they stand QUITO the utmost-a people who,
warred with the Moors for upwards of seven.
cenuries-a people who for eighty years war
red against their mother country-a people
who would not recognise the independence:
their colonies in twenty years Those are the
people we have TO deal with, and is it prcsum-
able that Mexico will al once yield to our
terms? Is there any cer,ainty-for I 60 OH
cerlainlies nos? more than probabililies-can
any gentleman see any certainty Of Mexico
yielding tn any terms, even surprising this fret
campaign should find Us in the city OF liexico!
Well, then. We must have another campaign.
Now u solemn question comes up-llave we
the means--can we raise the money Remen:.
ber tmnst be much more costly thar either
OF the first. It twill be carried OH al greater
distance. 1t will be Of character different
liom the olhers; Tor it, we do not .conqaer
Mexico-f her government wilhdraws, and .
we can make no peace, we must u,en have "a
mere Guerilla war-such as exist, between
France and Algeria ar the present .day-sach
as existed between the Russians and Crcas
sans Snch is the description Of war we mus:
! hnun -Shnll we have means Ia meet this enol.