The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-06-07
MORE PROOF
THAT THE ADMINISTRATIONS SEEKS THE UBJUGA-
TloN OF ENTIRE MEXICO.

signed to throw the question Of the subiugation Of
ENTIRE MErIco into the next Presidential election,
and intended to take the field in favor of that policy
Our proof, it will be remembered, was drawn from
the Democratic Review for May, from the givings
out of sundy daily journals known to be in the CON-
tidence Of the government and from the acts Of the
government itself.
The Democratic Review for the present month
speaks out more boldly upon this important subject,
and sustans us TO the full in the position we took in
the articles alluded to.
THAT, there is a party" says This organ Of the
administration on all great political questions, 'and
" a strong and growing one, which is for retaining
the WHOLE Of the conquered territory and that if
the war continues, party may spring up in favor
"ofsUBJUGATINs THE WHOLE OF Mexico, can hard
" ly be called in question"
Now every man who knows any thing of the tao
tics and tricks Of the administration, knows that the
Party in Power is in favor Of retaining not only all
the conquered territory but Of subjugatng and occu-
plying entire Mexico. That we are justified in COM
ing to this conclusion, quote still further from the
Review. But the administration is straining every
nerve to oppose ]. (the party Of conquest). There
us, nevertheless, danger in delay. moving party
"in republic is always growing one, and is sure
ito acquire, in the end, momentum sufficient to
overcome the inertia of government. The adj
administration seems to feel this" Every intelligent
man will readily understand the DRIFT Of the language
He will !
sion on the part of the administration. It has
plunged the country into foreign war for political
purposes, solely, and it is necessary for it to dsavew
every and any consequence leading to the achieve
ment Of those purposes-knowing all the while that
they will come to pass-in order to ward off public
suspicion. II pretends to oppose the party Of con-
quest, but does all it can, in the same BREATH to en-
courage the increase of that party. II breaches be-
forehand its readiness to yield to what it may please
to consider the moving party 1t proesses its will
lngness to have its inertia by this party Of
conquest of which itself is the sole author and fo-
mener. There is no such strong and growiny par
ty-such as the editor of the Review speaks of-out
Of and superior TO the administration. If the vote
upon the question could be taken tomorrow the coun-
try would declare by an overwhelming majority
against the dismemberment Of Mexico, by the United
States, in any and every shape. But the country is
in The hands OF wicked and INSCRIPTIONS Execu.
tive, and there is no predicting to what pitch he
may not be able to excite the public mind upon the
Mexican question in the course Of the next few
months.
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The Review goes on to state that the Adminisr alton
Is alarmed at the progress Of thepary Of conquest 81
which Tears 1t will he compelled to become the victim
and is anxious to stem the torrent But now good
reader do you suppose, it is proposed to effect this
pretended object! BY the proposition of terms Of
peace that an gnoble surrender of all the pre-
vious pretensons Of the Administration. ]. No G s.
sion Of hyitory wiH be claimed as forfeit, tut
only by way Of purchase to be paid for in actual
money. 2. No erpensss Of the ,uay uiH be cluin,et
and that Which Merico o,oes ou, citizens,oH be paa
by the United States. 8. We OiN be content Nth
being permitted to bug Upper California and Ne,o
NJ rico and 'ciH not ask the right Of ,oay across
1shuantepec. Can any man be deceived by this
new and sudden movement on the part of the AID.
ministration Surely not. The veil is TOO fimsy
TO hide the real purposes of the government. The
most careless observer can see through it. We all
know that Mexico will be even more 10th to sign a
treaty of peace upon such easy terms than upon
harder ones. She will argue very justly, that,
if the United States content with such moderate
terms, after defeating her at every point end occupy
ing as II were, her capital city, prolongaton of the
war will bring them to yield her all she demanded even
before the breaking out Of hostilities Her consent
therefore, to the new propositions may be regarded as
entirely out Of the question, and may be properly
left out element in the discussion of the subi ect
before US. We are of opinion that the Administra
ton regards it in this light. But while refusa
considered as certan) by Mexico to accede to the
new terms would place her in the wrong, in very
great degree it is evident that the event would tend
to relieve the Administration, in large measure
from the odium and blame attending unsuccessful
negotiations with the enemy, and enable it to throw
itself at the head Of the party Of conquest of which
is the creator and which the stubbornness of Next
CO will help to form and increase.
| We are therefore prepared to see the Admin
istration suddenly change its tone, the moment it
is ascertaned that Mr.. Trist's mission has failed
of its object, and which, in any event, we believe
he will take care, shall fail. We are prepared to
sec it announce to the country the new issue of the
subjugaton of entire Mexico in the van of which
the Administration will place itself. A very brief
time will either verify or falsify our views and
predictions. If il shall turn out that we have mis-
taken the objects IF the Adminstrat;on 80 ohou