Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE OLD FARMER, ONCE MORE.
AHAB AND NABoTH's VINEYARD.

THE OLD FAKMEh, ONCE MOhE.
AHAB AND NABoTH's VINEYARD.
The attention of President Polk and his advi-
sers is respectfully requested to the following oc
currences in the ancient history of the lsraelites
.And il came to pass after these things that Naboth the
Jezreete had vineyard, which in Jezreel hard by the
palace of Ahab, king of Samara.
And Ahab spake Naboth, saying, Give thy vine
yard that may have it for garden Of herbs, because it is
near unto my house and will give thee for it better vine
yard than or if il good to thee, will give thee the
worth Of it in money.
"And Naboth said to Ahab The Lord forbid it that
should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
ssAnd Ahab into his house heavy and dpleased be-
cause of the word which Naboh the ezree had spoken to
him for he had said will give thee the inheritance Of
my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and
turned away his face and would eat no bread"
1t is the misfortune Of those possessed of despo-
tic power generally to have some evil counsellor
wicked, or unreasonable they may be. Accord
ingy measures were soon adopted to put Ahab in
possession OF Naboth's vineyard.
Letters were written Sin Ahabs name and sealed with
his seal and sent unto the elders and the mobiles that
in bis cty dwelling with Naboth" And in the letters it
written saying Proclaim FAST and Naboh high
among the people.
&c And set two men, of Bea before him to bear
witness against him, saying, Thou dds baspheme God and
the king and then carry him out and him that he
may die ~ -f-
Sand the men of his city, the elders and the mobiles
who were the inhabitants his city, did Jezebe had sent
unto them They carried him forth out Of the city and
stoned him with stones that he died."
The conduct of Ahab is exhibited in the above
extracts OF history that of unminged depravlty.
Yet in how many points does it not coincide with
that of the Executive Of the United States towards
Mexico. Ahab cast his greedy eyes upon Naboth' 8
vineyard Just as our President cast his upon the
territories of Mexico. He said it was near unto
his house, Just as the President and his advocates
say that the Mexican territories convenient to
the United States. He offered I" the worth Of it in
money just as the President offers " fifteen or
twenty millions of dollars for California and New
Mexico Naboth refused to sell the inheritance of
his fathers, just Mexico declines to sell her
country and people to President Polk. "Two sons
of Belial" were then set to accuse him, just as
many reckless, unprincpled and designing men are
now set to bring false accusations against Mexico,
and excite the people of the United States " to stone
her with stones that she may die"
The question now is, will the People of the
United States permit themselves to be excited by
these false charges until they stone Mexico with
stones that she may de?"
If they will, we beg leave to commend to their
attention the following sequel to the above extract
from ancient history
And the word of the Lord Elijah the Tishbe,
saying
Arise go down to meet Ahab, king of Israeli which is in
Samaria behold he in the vineyard Of Naboth whittier he
is gone down to possess it.
Sand thou shalt speak unto him. saying, Thus saith the
Lord, Hast thou killed and also taken possession And thou
shalt speak unto him saying Thus saith the Lord the place
where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy
blood, thine.
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me- oh mine
enemy And he answered, have found thee because thou
hast sold myself work evil in the sight of the Lord
Behold, will bring evil upon thee and will take away
thy posterity for the provocaton wheewith thou hast
provoked me to anger and made Israel to SIM
But there like Ahab, which did sell him
self to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord"
Let no man sheer at the above ancient
fable, or inapplicable to the present case 1t is
recorded by the pen of Eternal Truth and Wisdom,
and applies precisely to our relations with Mexico.
But, though the ruling powers of the Union "nei-
Their fear God nor regard man )" though, like Ahab,
they had sold themselves to do evil" still we
might suppose that prudence-the merest prudence
which is competent to conduct the ordinary affairs
of human life-would deter them from taking a
course which promises so little good and is beset
with such unavoidable evils. If we "annex"
Mexico, we must annex with it unreasonable
degree of suspicion disgust, hatred, and spirit OF
never-dying revenge. We must annex with it an
inhuman civil war; the beginning of which is visible
enough; but the end of which none but the ALI
seeing eye can discover. MEXICO, as friend and
neighbor, can be useful to us but, as vassal OF
an integral part of the Union, she must infalbly
prove a curse. AN OLD FARMER.
WAsHrSeroS COUNTY, (Mp) Nov. Is, ls47.
SANTA ANNA has fought steadily and earnestly, il