Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-10
FROM THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL.


The MEXICAN WAR-Withn the last week the shout OF
Victory has gone the land from Louisiana Maine,
and from the Atlantic to the Northern Lakes A great bat
has been fought between the American army under Gen.
Taylor and the Mexican army under Gen. Santa Anna. In
this battle the character of troops for courage and conduct
has been fully sustained Eight hundred Americans and
three four thousand Mexican soldiers have fallen in this
c of arms Having asceaned these general results and
that of immediate friends numbered among the
sain deem the present appropriate time pause and
ponder the inquiry, For ,ohat purpose engaged in
this ,car?
After the deliberate and careful consideration which
have been able TO bestow upon the subject
strained 10 admi-and do it with shame and confusion Of
face American citizen to his fellow -countrymen--tha
the purpose for which this nsgated and for which
is being prosecuted, is the acquisition Of territory
which properly belongs another nation If this be
truth essentially and emphatcay the purpose for which
wagng sahguinary foreign war, confess ina
bity to assign consonan with truth, which
home with more force to the conscience and under
standing
is, then, mistaken notion Of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
which has prompted the and unnatural posi-
ton for a Republic which occupy. We say mis-
taken notion for the true glory Of Republic consists
much in the wide extent Of domains in that rige
business which eras nation that devotion to the of
egu1i and erdct justice which should to other
nations and which should expect to be meted
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country ample for all the purposes of that experiment
making in the science Of human government Already
have the councils Of the nation been vexed with questions
lating the Government Of the country With
what accumulated weight Of acrimonious vexaon would those
questions press upon that territory clearly within
our acknowledged limits For one then, say, tDanf
territory, neither BIZ conquest nor BIZ purchase
NEITHER wIrn WITHOUT THE WILMor PRovIso Did
this sentiment but pervade the councils OF country
confident there would remain but obstaceo immediate
cessation Of hostes And that obstacle consists in what
we hold to be-, A mistaken idea Of national honor
would require at hands least tact admission that
the present position Of country-ha in which have
been placed by the evil counses Of weak men, stimulated by
ambitious purposests ,orong Dow in our very heart
of hearts believe such TO he the fact What Whp through
the whole length and breadth Of country hesas 10
believe that in the matter of this Mexican war; we occupy
wrong position before the nations of the eah-aye and be-
fore that God Of Nations TO whom all hearts are OMEN and
before whom hid What then does 6ouor
require That should and orsake the error of
our ways Let us say to Mexico explicitly we have
purpose to despo her OF her territories that we want none
OF her provinces that the genius Of people and the safety
and pepetuiy OF their institutions require that they should
far practicable, cultivate peace with all nations We
can now afford 10 be magnaninous In every successive
conflict the superior prowess Of the American arms has been
made sufficiently manifest Does honor them requ re- at our
hands that further humte that weak and distracted sis
ter Republic AT what point pray, will this idea of honor
De satisfied Would not, fact conpon with true h0nOr
Tor u.s. while our victorious troops flushed with success and
crowned with the aures Of series of trumphs to tender to
feeble and teng foe the olive branch Of peace and re-
Cancellation Can we, under any conceivable circumstances,
derive additional enown nation lasting benefits TO
selves Ivy further prosecution Of this unnatural upon
sister Republic Why then, not tender her peace and that
upon such terms would compromise any Just notions
her se-respect In the sight of God and Of just men,