The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-15

pubic square of Matamoras object Of which,
ken And BY this invasion Of Mexican territory under
peremptory orders from Washington to the commanding
& STATES without the EnoSsdSs Of Congress though
then In eession. Nor Then since has there been
on American SOIL then since has Mexican SOL
der or armed man set his foot upon American soil,
Texss proper included The foundation Of the Presi.
dents hrst, second and last manifesoes against
Mexico being thus withdrawn from under them, what
10 there left TO sustain any part Of the
IN the MESSAGE before u.s. Of further and more vndio
minister plenipotentisry sent, instead Of COM
boundary question without mixing It up with matters
with which had sort Of and the CORES
rifles still going on when the army General Tay
Or was ~ u ,or the purpose OF hon
the same time as we know from the PRESIDENT. mes
Of last year. he himself In secret negotiation
with the exed military ohsftain santa Anna what
the day after the declared to exist directions
were given to our vessels OF war to allow MIN pass
that war was premedtated by the president[
sgreoDg to surrender to the United States Calforns
and boundary on the Rio Grande, doubt not nor
do doubt that the Presd mt and his cabinet have
been willing over since the war began, to end It when.
ever Mexico would to surrender to their demand
all of her territory that they have set their hearts
and that this is what speaks
of conquering peace" But have still less doubt
that the original object Of this war; and the sole true
and motive of quests or in other words
coercion of Mexico to territory which Mr.
Polk smbtioned the ecia of annexing to the United
States Mr secrstary Bancroft, in letter Of instruc
lions to Commodore Sloat, (thsn commanding In the Pa
cdc0 on the 18th Of July, si6-two months after the
war was legazsd by Congress very frankly disclosed
us under its rights belgerent nation, to possess
itself entirey Of Upper California and further said
Mr.. Bancroft, The object Of the United states has
ference to ultimate peace with Mexico [utimac, OBJ
of her coveted territory being the
of the u G''Sos 'ns s
y.rnment expects, through your forces to be found
In sctual possession Of Upper California The
message of last year. that this with Mexico had not
been waged in u spirit Of conquest. Would any one
suppose with these instructions to naval command
and corresponding Instructions to military
msnders that he the import Of this discsim
err No one at least misunderstand the purport Of
his present message breathing 1t does nothing but
war conqueror's peace the alternative of the ami
hiation OF Mexico Nor does the President to
dersand himself in another respect any better than he
did when he discsimed purpose Of conquest In the
for instance in the beginning of this message his own
love OF peace and strenuous efforts to preserve for
Its blessings we must look on him as exhibiting very
could well be less His course thus far, in his high
office, the contrary realized to the full in almost
that having seen that wars WI. popular in this ooun
and felt that he himself not too popular he had
will make popular and render all my opponents and
competitors odioas Accordingly, his very inaugural
message announced that he had done ali he could
to bring that to focus meantime he had secretly
taken steps for another with Mexico by Of making
sure Of a war somewhere. that, sooner had tho
interpretation of the Senate foed .him in his original
war-plan, than, by digsnt improvement Of his time
he had another ht ready to substitute for that which
had been refused him. Grown wary this time, he
took not be foed by any bodys discretion and
had brought every thing to bear, contrvsd to have
war completely In blaze, and our sucooress army
almost hopeless predic before country Con-
gress knew one word Of what he was about Suoh are
loving peace which the President approprises to him
self If look closer and the particulars of things
ssssed Of that virtue Of ruler which he claims and
regret that must say it-hss shown, and every
to the and eSsmss Of war; ofs Isss than
stone, indeed must his heart be- who look without
the strongest confederation upon the spectacle of
nation reduced to tho extremity of distress In which
Mexico known from the first to be incapable Of resist
ing US, now stands. Not spark Of compassion can
his breast ever have known who after nhictng upon
wretched people, destitute against but
their hereditary obsnacy, all the slaughter and humis-
can cooy resolve in his heart that this is not enough
not blood enough, not tears enough not sufficient
ravsg not satisfactory disaster not national woe and
degradation duly deep for that the victim people,
though covered with blood and PROSTATE in the dust
STILL with desperate though feeble hands, fights, though
vainly for it's hearths and sltsrsthat, therefore,
Mexico does not YIELD must begin to strike her
in her vital parts ~ and besides seizing for per-
petaay territories the utmost that rapacity has
dared avow for our aim, most paciacally aud peace
lovingly exhorts us to go on rsvaging the rest OF
Mexico until the nation Yields or is ds,ro oysdr
tmes-that most brutal Of mankind, The bully Of the
bdtiiUck who chewed up or nose, scooped out
vas generous in comparison With this for he, when he
fought, never fought the weak but rather his match
under him. game to the last and ready to die
than utter. the craven word enough would he
pushed, by way forcing him confess himself
qusred and then, moreover, have helped himself to
Wherever he could and in the manned mans pockets
No: even in his hardened heart there would be a
manly pity, because there courage II he did not
at once raise up his enemy with respect he at least
would not begin to strike at his vital parts - and well
for him. too that he would not for the very crowd Of
court green 1t then yet undebsuched
have suffered in the bully what il now snaurss in the
President. SO much for the mercies and the compunc
tons OF him who proposes for the ucre of Ave misera
bic millions Of ind.mnities, which he himself acknow-
Lodges Mexico could not raise the of paying to
butcher enslave whole empire Of Republics But
this Is not all how stood the fact Of very right to
ask for those ndemntes after having helped ourselves
to Texas for the liberty of peacefully annexing which 1t
well known that stood ready under the Tyler ad
miuistration any time have given more than tho
amount Of the indemnities q price Even in the
Foreign Affairs in the House Representatives speak
ing as the OF the Executive in the House, said to
quiet the last opposition that he had the liberty Of
ring the House that 1t ssceraned that the injured
feelings OF Mexico could be healed with money such
was the ntimation then held out; and there every
reason to believe that authorized but unofficial offers
at least the amount of the indemnties had been
than once made to Mexico for her rights over Texas
Finally, however, in the mere condolences of i'm
punity took 1t without price but at least bv
last reserve Of shame or Of pity, upon the remon
STRANGE and the unxnswerabie sho wing of Mr. Ben
ton, that were about to take much than
Texas (Which had never possessed any thing beyond
the NuecssD Congress reentsd and by It's resolution
If annexation ordered the Executive to adjust, by
friendly negotiation the proper boundary between Tex
| as and Mexico. And now, once more for the peace
ovngness Of this President His duty stood assign
ed him He knew that had taken what had often
offered to buy he knew that IT, in honor and faith, the
ndemnties not cancelled by seizure Of Texas
at least that now an injury to Mexico had been
mitted But he knew that feeble as she she dared
not accept that and once with ptilessness the
most singular not content though had just ravished
from her vast and rich territory touched by the
orlornness of nation utterly unable to revenge such
treatment further than by the inpotent OF
withdrawing her ambassador from court, he sends
General Taylor forward to seize in addition to all that
she had been stripped Of even the petty and barren
slip the sevsge Of sand the dssert space between
the Nueces and Rio Grando which Congress had plain
ly meant spare For this worthless and Ter
circunsa vehementy invoking forbearance and
Mr. Polk Illegally and