Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06


Of ruins the Jews have Survived their cOnqueros, and still
exist distinct and peculiar people Rome, the weapon Of
Divine dspeasue has been broken and cast away while its
victim yet lives waiting the hope Of rae everlasting
monument that God is merclul as well as just.
We well understand the principle ON which the annexa-
onsts rely for the popularity of their supendous scheme Of
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT II is neither nor less than
the AngloSaxon lore Of land, that powerful element which
they sought to evoke in the Presidential campaign OF 1914
But there is another feature of the sturdy and massive
character, which they TO forget II honesty and the
love Of TAR play Texas, as an independent Government
anxious for alliance might without scruple receive to
embrace. The damsel SINGLE had arrived at years
Of discretion, and what better she had given her con-
We might welcome her 10 the altar without crime
But does this justify US in forcing from reluctant hands that
which belongs anothen Staying the husbands and taxi
ing the wife to adulterous couch in Selling the poor
mans one lamb, when every hill andvaey are covered with
our hocks ,
100 600 men, destroyed the military power OF Mexico, and
forced her into Coniederacy, what do we gain
gon much of which is valueess for agricultural purposes
country part of which need SeaPorts inferior TO
the of own, and the unheathnes OF which would
eiectuay exclude American merchants from settlement
within their limits. Above ALL population Of Indians,
goe and Spanards who unable to govern their own conn-
aght to have powerful voice IN the regulation OF
the North American Republic Even if annexation were
good for Mexico it would be bad FIR She may derive
health and vgor from the contact with ourselves We
only mbibe disease and corruption from alliance with her.
There those, know who believe ii is mission TO
reform Mexico free her from the hraom OF superstition
and ignorance and elevate her in the scale of happiness
and civilization. Ii such be MISSION ian assumption
which itself of anatcism than any thing have
yet Of Mexican oy) adopting the posi-
bic accomplish object Men yet
vered from by force and intimidation. We could ina
CINE efficient mode to lnduate Mexican obsti
Macy and make its and its superstons perpetual
than and subugate that unhappy country. Wound
ed pride and suen despair would prefer their acknow
lodged evils blessings from conquerors hands No matter
how inherently good might be customno matter how pure
he that the The he
VICTOR damn forever in the estimation Of the vanqushed
He will cling his national characteristics the closely
because they all that is left him in the wreck of his
He will worship in the temples OF his religion with
enod ZEAL while the cross upon his affairs borrows light
from the flames OF persecution. ..s
Worse than all other miserable results of of conquest
and annexation would be its dporabe effect upon the cha
racer of country The ancient monarches OF Europe
may despo other kingdoms, and encrcle their hoay locks
with gems and trophies ravished from every cline England
may surround the world with glitterng belt of colonial
questions France make upon the unconquerabe Arab
and Russia rolling steady and gathering of
croachmen threaten Europe with the horrors OF avalanche
of barbarism But from young Republic, the genius Of
whose institutions fobids foreign conquests-om her. who
claims be the OF liberty justice, and right the
world expects better things. The friends of freedom in all
lands would and its enemies exu should soon
be found describing republican simplicity and virtue, and
following in the beaten track of fraud violence, and
Were Mexico paradise, and the abode of perpetual fertility
health and beauty lis possession would compensate
for the loss of national character
FROM rur sew YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
" You think the war horrd butchery think The
religious erecuti u cotnryS glorious mission, under
The direction Of dirie Prordence 10 cUze and criStiaRt@e,
and raise up om anrchy and degradation most ignorant,
incident, wicEed, and unhappy people :"
This sentiment is quoted from letter published
in the Washington Union of Thursday, which letter is
phacaly pronounced sable and eloquent by the editor,
ascrbed to an intelligent author and warmly recommend
Tho
York (Pa) Gazette in which it originally appeared, declares
that the writer Of the best and pures Penn
syvania " adding that there is probably in the State
g of whom the Democratic party prouder have
more to be proud"
We are aware that the same idea substantially Of our
mission cvze and chrsianze the Mexicans, by the
potent nstrumenay of twenyfour FOUNDERS Paxhan shot,
bayone muke and sabres has been repeatedly set before
the peoples but before, to knowledge, IN form so
revolving horyng 10 all views OF Divine wisdom and
beneSoenoe We cannot imagine the process OF reasoning
by which, the state Of religious sentiment under which, il
possible for the intellect OF arrive such concu-
respecting the Divine economy in the government of the
world
As have had say before, that economy is
doubtless full Of mystery imperfect understandings
alike pesumpuous and useless seek pretend ahom
the purposes of the Amghtys WILL But it does
that there presumption, perhaps should rather call
mpey, in undertaking to deny that any Of events
brought about by human agency, permitted by the Supreme
Being, there is equal presumption imety in asserting that
n
thus dverng from human agents all responsibility for their
actions. The nearest approach safely make any
judgment in such to say that the doings of
overrued the accomplishment of ordained ends but this is
very far from adoption of the dreadful sentiment have
quoted from the letter in the Union
With the single exception OF the in which the Jews
the peculiar peopewere dviney ordered engage,
believe that sanctioned by the Supreme
Beng-ever regarded by him with any other feeling than
adherence and terrible dispeasure. Permitted they may be-
and doubtless but il be only punishments
alone party in the quarrel but to both not to the
pushed only but the victors And this Mexican
heavy punishment to naton well the
nation which nhctng the horrors Of fire and sword
Have not already expended twenty thousand American
lives by disease and assassination and the battlefield Is
there mourning throughout land And can it be be-
eved that Divine justice would permit such stern and deadly
resistance arms from the crushed but subdued
Mexicsns if true that impious letter says that
with Mexico the religious execution of gIo-
ous mson under the direction of Divine Providence !"
No. we may not lay this aerng junction. to souls. II
i not Heavens work doing, Heavens prompting
that follow but the prompting OF evil passions,
the work Of our siniuness a nation And cannot
but think il duty Of every nght-thinking protest,
loudly and openly, against a doctrine eemng with evil,
principle and effect that which the Government paper
forth deserving the attention and credence oft readers
FROM THE AUGUSTA (GEoRGIA) SENTINEL.
"Mcn would live quiet if these iwowods, Mine and Thine
were taken away.
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