Tri-weekly journal. (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1847-188?, 1847-10-19

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river papers.
WHATS TO BE DoEE.-There is said to be
quite diversity ofopinion, just now, among
the Polk leaders at Washington as to what is
best TO be done with the ruinous Mexican War.
Some of the Cabinet are in favor of taking pos
session Of the whole country as part Of the
territory of the United States no matter at what
'ost of blood and treasure. Others, frighten-
at the stupendous consequences of such a
curse, are said to be now seriously recon-
nending the policy proposed by General Taylor,
'.fter the battle of Monterey; that is to "drabD
line and l0ithdraio our troops" While 9TH
rs, still more sick of the wretched business, in
icate willingness to back out entirely, as
hey did from "Phiphty Phour Phorty," and
Ist quit even with Mexico if she will only
'romise mol TO do so again. Between these
'onaicting opinions, the President is now to
decide if possible. The time has come for
the preparation of his annual message, and in
it some ground is to be taken and some policy
to be recommended. What shall it be? is said
turbation of mind; and if he cant answer it,
how should we
If the Government Official is to be taken as
the exponent of the Administrators inten-
tons, we are to have "war to the knife, and
the knife to the hilt." Here is an extract from
its last leading article upon the subject:
"The character of our war must change. 1t
must be prosecuted with new ardor and with
new power. Our enemy must be made TO feel
its burdens and its evils more and more. She
must bear the brunt of its expenses. The in
habitants of her towns must be laid under strin-
CONGRATULATIONS. Subsistence for our armies
must begathered from her country. Since con-
Citation is spurned, the strong hand must be
resorted to, to maintain our rights and honor.
Mexico must be made to feel that she now con-
tinues the war at her peril-at her peril Of in
curing allit evils and losses-at her peril of
paying the penalty of its further prosecution in
terms of peace even less favorable to her pre-
tensions than those which we have already Of
fered. Meantime, nothing must be wanting
on our part to the most vigorous prosecution
of the war. We must pour in new troops up
on her, and demand and take from her author
tiles and her people the means of subsisting
and supporting them in the field"
''This is Ercles' vein; tyrants vein; a loU-
en- is more condoling;" as witness the speech
just delivered by Vice President Dallas to the
Democracy of Pittsburgh. Here is an extract
"What more can we desire? We have re-
PEELED invasion; we have achieved victory af-
ter victory; the laurels have all been gathered
they have been all gathered by our brave
countrymen; but the gleaningso of the crop now
all al
ever! would therefore again say, let us have
peace. The majesty of justice-our national
honor-the rights of our citizens have been
vindicated; us, then, have peace. But how
shall this peace be secured? Is there a man in
the country who is willing to innict upon The
people of Mexico more of suffering than they
have already endured? do not believe there
is one. Our only wish is to obtain from then
guaranty that we will not be insulted here
after, and that our rights shall be respected
But we must have security against the repeti
ton of injuries upon us. And to whom mus
we look-to whom do we look for this securi
ty? We look to the Government of Mexic,
alone. We ask only their own solemn pledg
that we shall not hereafter be wronged witt
impunity."
Thus while the organ of the government i
calling down upon Mexico additional horror
of war, and insisting that she must be made t
feel its eUiIs and its burdens more and more, III
Vice President, the second officer of the gov
eminent, is gravely assuring the dear--uoter,
at Pittsburgh, thatit is not to be believed ''tha
there is man in the country willing to inflit
upon Mexico more of suffering than they hay
already endured" What harmonious admir-
istration!
OS- The elections in Pennsylvania toe
place on the 18th. The locos moved h an