The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-28

The disposition of man 10 seize upon the lands Of
his neighbour and the facility with which excuses are
framed therefor are admirably and truthfully depict
ed in the following remarks from the Louisville Jour
nal. The design Of the Administration from the be-
ginning Of this Mexican war to rouse into action
this disposition in human nature, SO as to make II
demand the conquest Of Mexico, and to carry this
question into the next Presidential election was re-
peatedly and fully proved by the National Wing in
the months OF May and june last. II now remains
for Congress to arrest the designs Of the Executive
by such course to Il shall seem best, and to bring
good If possible, out Of this evil;
Political and Religious Fanaticisni- Union
ofsaints A. sinners In the Crusade Against
| Mexico. .lRla&
"We call the serious attention Of the people to the
fact that the political and religious fanatics Of this
country are uniting in infamous crusade against
the nationality of Mexico. Demagogues, who pirate
of the radiant glories Of Democracy and relgionsts
who pirate rrcverently of things sacred, have at
length found n common ground on which they can
stand shoulder to shoulder. The demagogue from
whose lips ever rise the fpid fumes of the gin shop
and the religious fanatic whose heart is inflamed
when he thinks Of the spiritual blindness OF those
who IRE SO stupid as believe little less little
more than himself, are now minglng their voices
and urging on our Government in the mad crusade
against the civil and religious institutions and the
Independence of Mexico. This mixing up Of ear
nest religious and political fanatics with demagogues
and hypocrites bodies no good to the country.
Both classes profess to be guided by an expan-
sive philanthropy be actliuted by an earnest de-
sire deliver the degraded and oppressed people Of
Mexico from the bondage that now weighs down
their energies and clouds their souls to the percep
ton Of truth. The hatred OF the political fanatic IL
fred when he reviews the events in the history Of
Mexico during the past few years-he regards the
conduct of those military despots and usurpers that
have, In the sacred name Of liberty, trampled with
iron heels the rights of the masses into the dust,
with adherence and lashes his mind into the con-
viction that such tyrants ought to be overthrown in
order that the people may rejoice on the banks Of
deverance, and declares that the retribution that
heaven has decreed against them is to be meted out
! by the true Democracy of the United States Tho
religious fanatic lifts his solemn brow to heaven, and
with the dim shor-sightedness Of his eyes, fances
that he can read the will of the Great Supreme. He
declares that according to that will, the Protestant
Christians Of this country are to desolate the fire.
sides and to redden the plains Of Mexico, to the end
that the gloomy hierarchy, whose baleful shadow
darkens that land, shall be swept away, and new
era of religious light and knowledge shall dawn on
tiiooo DchiShteu Souio huFS ~ S'b hA 'AAS
shadow Of spiritual death,
Men unused to concert of action thus meet and
band themselves together in common purpose
The political fanatic is bent on propagatng Demo-
cracy and his religious brother is equally resolved on
propagating genuine chrstianity and both resort to
the same means namely the sword, to secure the
dearly cherished object Of their hearts.
"Such concert between such classes is by no means
novel phenomenon in the dreary history of our spe-
cies. From the period when the Judean hosts swept
down the hills Of Palestine to the present day, the
world has seen succession Of unions between poll
ticians and religionists, who, swayed by the fer
vors OF bloody fanatcsm nave gone forth In all the
panoply ofwar 70 overthrow wrelched forms OF gov
eminent and 70 Danish the gloomy genii Of supersti
ton from their accustomed naunts Inc proud
achievements 81 science and philosophy the vast ad-
vancemeht III ~ snu i'ave Pou'eu ioous
Oh hgnt upon ',e woriu ou' naVe nv, eilaneeu
lure o. man ihe niue.y nv ~ .'la' isn' sYeS
ngh, 10 Gun emo'i'''a y ..' anl Wy,
prophet ol Mecca IS eAeo'a'eu o'eaueo nc "nseu
war against tle innaes' ny geheruuon u Snls'iah
men nus yet oeen Tree rom 'e peiiei t''' t''e
the hre the scatod' ana inc sworn are very proper
arguments 70 resort 70 iol Tue VI
heresy. II mas been !ruy remarKea 'nat .'aieiius'
Alva, ana Bonner sun I'VE ana are 10 oe met WIN IN
every street. ana await only nl'ing opportunity 70
re-enact those oioody scenes over wncn Tue heai'
grows SICK when dweng on 'he a'roci'eS ina. s'a'h
the annals OF our race. nouscnus uhu 'cls ~ .iou-
SANDS Oh processing Cnristiaiis III ti'e oheu ''a.cs
secretly pray each nign1 tnal our ullies IN MEXICO
may devastate that unhappy country WIN hre aiid
sword 10 the END tnat honahism may % causea -
loosen the letters Witn Whicn IL 'cro pihus .,'e SOUS
OF its devotees, ana ian Vichm IN inc PUN oi our
Protestant soldiery. ga
"That II is tne ardent aesl,e Oh u large pofuon ol
the citizens OF TINS country tna' le wretchea war
with Mexico may be prosecuted unti mol vestlge OF
her nationality survives the general wreck, is proved
beyond doubt by the met that very large NUMBER o.
newspapers and writer's advocate that course. 10
the fnnafics Of oil classes peace woud al the present
time, be most unwelcome. we asserted ana proved
several weeks ago that II IS the settled purpose OF
the Administration to oyerrun and to occupy the
whole of Mexico 1t Is true that Mr.. Irist offered
to compromise for only one half Of all OF Mexico,
but il is equally true that no sane man expected
that the Mexican commissioners would accede to
such humilating and disgraceul terms. Now that
Mexico has refused the profiered olive branch our
rulers fancy that the people viii charge the connu
ance of the war on the stubbornness and perverse-
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