Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-08-06
From the Boston Atlas
How much longer shall the War continue ?

tion now askoJ h nor ,,f ,,,hom, II r,;tbt have
becn soid onco tbov ,,,oro of oil No r,;ns and in
every soctio,. ~ ,bo conn,rv Jiny ,nncb lon.
Ger will tbo ;ns,ra,;on of lanes X polk
persist in the fatal folly of seeking IN close the
war bv conouest. and bv add;no IN the noun.
tains Of wrongs aga;nst Meyco 700 have al.
ready piled un3 What have wo vot r,inod bv
the war. besides n triumnb of our arms {? Moth.
inc. Our victories aro ali barron Thev Weld
us no fruits. Our triumnhs bring rs no nearer
conouerinp a peace than We were twelve months
ago. Our arpressons only add 70 the eyaspe.
ration of the peonle of Mexico. Onr occupation
of her territory. and our seizure of her cities,
weaken and distract our own movements. but
BRING us no nearer. but. if any thing. drive us
farther off from the desired object of neaco
The administration. indeed. tell us thew are
seeking to conoucr n peaco." but tins far all
thew have done. as well as ali thew have s,riven
to do. seems to have placed them further and
further off from their protested object. How
much LONGER will they nersist in their retropraJe
movements towards peace How much lon
ger shall the treasury of our land be wasted ?
How much more of the hest blood of the land
must be poured out like water. to crafty this
Unsuitable Moloch - the desire "to connner !,
no,co 2" Coyor,rp Eli Has onr gov.
eminent not vel found ont that thew can sEyrp
concuor n no,co9 All orr .rm;o: onJ ali nrr
n,,,;os oor,I';naJ ,,,;,i ro,or ho alIa - ,,,,au
peace with Mexico, She has told us that 50
long rs an American soldier remains unon the
soil of Meyico. 60 Iona as an invader insults her
,,ominions tbouyh we ravave her land desolnto
her fields burn and sack her cities. and spread
desolation far and wide. she will continue to re-
sist so long as strength remains: and SHE WILL
DO IT. The nromises of peacc. therefore. with
which Governmop, stult;fv Themselves and sncl,
IN amusn tho noonlo are ali ;Jn and f,llacious
M one knoys tha bnttor than the Executive
itso,f and vot tho Govornr,ont ,h;nts r. decc;vo
,Lo ,,,,;. w., -. III ,i'' w ,t 49,
,''o .'''o'. anu ~ oi'''u ,'e eyes y, 'ne pcope'
Wy It's Pretehaeo hopes vi peace IL persists III
It's seeming ahuc'patlons OF peace; wneh oy this
tune 1t must Know tuii well that the Inc OF pol
ICY 1t persists in pursuing. makes the hope OF
peace more remote than ever. 1t REJECTS with
dsdaln the only course that can, by any posi-
bty, give us that peace it pretends so much to
desire, and persists in following that course
which, most of all others, will protract the war,
swell our national expenditures, destroy the lives
of our men, waste our treasures, and accomplish
nothing but barren conquest. How much
longer shall this state OF things be tolerated
How much longer VIII the representatives. OF
the people, IN Congress Assembled, continue TO
vole supplies 70 De mus appropriated anu 10 DC
'nus .iaue suo,e'''ch' u P'o'i"o''''s '"st'au vi
"''e'"'s wa
Our soldiers 40 all that men can DO They
defeat armies, they capture towns and cities,
they march through and through the enemy 5
country But what does all TINS prolit us DO
they bend the spirit OF the people whom they
thus overcome! DO they hold more territory
than what they occupy IN person! no! Our
victories and our conquests are all without re-.
suits. We can see no apparent approach OF
peace either by conquest or ny any other means
we cannot even exercise lur'sd'cuoh III our
conquered 'erf''or'es' except ny the point OF the
NJ Ill Iii. ;,c.u,. ,,; -. ..,,..
&c, ,, a., ,', we ,o ~ T =, W., ,h
cau,vre or rho citv If Msvico a. the means Of
,,;,,;n "a soma i;nnor,ant and definite results
'rboso oxnoct,,ions ore no better founded than
have been those which the same persons have.
no doubt. founded upon our brilliant successes
at Palo Alto, Monterey, Buena Vista, Cerro
Gordo, Vera Cruz. and wherever success has
followed our arms All who expect that the
capture of Mexico will bring us any nearer II
peace arc destined to another disappointment.
Our capture of that city is an event which the
Mexicans evidently expect themselves, and for
which their minds are, in consequence, pre-
n,red And vet 50 determined are they in their
ros;s,arco that evon if IN tbo copturc of their
,,,' ;,,i ,ho nor,;,,i rovornm.nt sbould n,lo
,,,;,h tho cnnonerors ,hn ;ndiv;du,I Stats
80 ,,.o,,r,J ;nJoad ,bo,, nrocla;m in advance
, uo INSTRUMENTATION 70 disnyvn il Already has
'. n,t;,;on hoon E,rnod Of tho 6ve S,ato, nr San
W. Wo,;oo Z,ca,r.t,S I,l;sco O,ore,,r,
g." IL. r,,,r,,oso Alro,d, hoy, thov nro,n,I.
,oI aJJrass % ,Loir follow coyrtrv,,or
80 ~" o,.s',,,,nrs i, ,,r;,h ,ho,' h,iJ
i"o H. his
,isWps,';os, Tbo coalition has boor formed
49, ooto IS IT., ;,,,arasts. IT, no.
liz, 'I' " s' h ~, o,bar ,,u ~ dofon1 tho
;n ,J Of our country and tho frse nst.
W.. ,.,I;ch II i ro,,ernod Tbo co,l;,;o,
tu'.o.o y! -. ali 70 oo,onnt H., hi'r,, J',n;ta
ms nu onorals Of tbe Ro,nhic hn - aid
.,os "nu ,i' ea,rlas ~ ,I,a S.
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,;i;'' :, h 80 o ' NV, -" o,,'lo J;,,;sio.
,'a.o"a't! III ~ ."' INV =, a,.s III A.;
oul ~ un, -. az ',' a.u 90, "i' 80
cans IN 'ne'l "t.r,'. .,, WI "o ''p''ai Po'"''
independence anu "'e'y'
in this solemn moment we have Judged il
to be of the greatest Importance to explain to
the people the OBJECT OF our meeting, ana the
sacred ends winch SO important ana dehcate a
mission has in view Upon TINS pr'ncipe the
coalition, IN the name OF the states wn'ch u re-
presents; declares 10 lne MARION 'Ial ,helr opcc'
is no o'ner ,nah 10 ualn'a'h .no ,"atp.nae. nc
ana ,'ie ieP.pnoan iua. sys.om .,,a' H. ,'
esent u", t"o "a.'oa. w ,ara;"n - r,,o
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