Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-21

our Government to vindicale the national honor
and rights and strike al Mexico herself in oIdeI
10 punish her insoence and crimes and exact
from her sufficient security for the wrongs and in
juries inflicted by herr Has not this objec, been
nobly prosecuted by cur gallant officers and SOL
diers; and a, the sam. time, did any nation ever
exhibit more generous magnanimily in rendering
the olive branch of peace in the midst OF the most
decisive victories2 Have not all our generous
overtures of negotiation been wanlonly repealed
And yet We hear the organ OF great political
party charging with lust OF universal domln-
ion" its own government, which has defended the
national rights with so much energy, but at The
same time has been, and is still willing, 10 rs
tablish peace, upon honorable and just terms.
Thus lar are we willing 10 60 and he is no pa
trio, who would wish his government 10 ask for
less. We are not tor conquest" or universal
dominion" but for the reasonable tights oil The
nation-and in employing all lawful and proper
means TO secure them, are we not fully justified
in rejoicing that The progress of our armies, iol-
lowed by the liberal spirit OF our people, is about
to contribute TO the Hcivilization" OF degraded
and oppressed people, This is the "head and
front" OF our course upon the Mexican war. We
have been for our country heart and soul. We
have aimed alone at the vindicaion OF her honor
and her down-lrodden rights Ii is mol our intention
to open the page Of destiny, and dwell upon the
future fruits of the active, enerprisine progress
of modern Anglo Saxon "civliza,on" and sci
NJ IL, ~ hot hanDy RP-
public must exert mighty influence in LIBERAL
izins neighboring nations. No one oughlto regret
such result, however The Federal party, with Inc
Inlelligencer at its head, may desire to see great
portion OF the world continue in the darkness OF
barbarism There is much truth in the powerful
picture drawn BY correspondent OF The Albany
Atlas, of the onward march OF our government,
and the character Of those who oppose II:
"Our government must and will be defended.
Our people will grow 10 be The greatest among
the families OF earth. First in war, first in peace,
first in national wealth, and first in power. we
shall move on in strides unparalleled and pride
unprecedented 10 our destined elevation, with
The envy Of The world and hostility Of our enemies
following in lheircowardy train. The future will
look back through The past and behold with won
menIs through which we shall have passed from
feebeness to power. from infancy 10 age, from po-
very TO wealth, and tom oppression 10 freedom.
The great battle the experiment OF our orea-
Tiers, the experiment OF free government, will
have been riumphantly fought, and man be found
capable otliving as man, as an intelligent being
without king or arislocracy 10 govern him.
We shall have convinced the world, for all time
To come, that liberty can be enjoyed In common
and men can co-minele as sovereigns by nature,
though born in the humble shed OF the rusllc child
ofAmerica; and the crowned heads OF other coun-
tries will lay down their weapons OF warfare 10
be taken up no more against US, convicted Of The
truth that il is vanlo contend against The institu-
tiuns Of our country, based upon The eternal pTin-
ciples of equality and freedom. The ruth, the
basis OF our government, must prevail. And when
the time shall come when The freedom of our in
situations shall have gained this triumph, The Ie-
cords oil The pas, will show that from the begin
ming 10 The end The Federal Wing party have acl-
ed in alliance with our enemies without, and Tor
central and arsiocratica powers within, as il dis
trusting The philosophy Of The experiment OF our
fathers.
"The marks OF its cloven. foot will b. traced in
the sands Of The past with the heel towards our
batllefelds, and oe towards The halls oil lessla-
ion whittier they rcsorted 10 contend for The pow
er of The few against The freedom Of many.
lingering, fantns echo of the past will be heard,
longing Of itself 10 die away, OF denunciations
from their lips, bitterly characlerising all reforms
sought for the broader liberty Of the people in
common, as 'maddensd radicaltsm.'"
We leave the subject, with an expression OF
our "surprise" that the National In,elligencer, in
denouncing the Administration. for its rabid lust
of "unveIsal dominion" should have spared its
criticisms upon a gentleman who has been cher
ished by that paper as its Masnus Apollo, IN
Mexican affairs, Gen. Waddy Thompson-yel
this gentleman, in his Book on Mexico, makes
the following positive prediction in regard TO the
very town and environs Of Jalapa, 10 which we
referred:
"No spot Of the earth will be more desirable
than this Tor residence, whenever is in The pos
session Of OUR RACE, with the government and
lars ,rhich they fcN carry Nth them a1hererer he1
CO. The alaYth Of time IS not more certain man
that this r,li &c, and probably al no distant day."
Will the In,elligencer pour out the yas Of
its wrath upon this language, which brealhes the
"edious and dannable doctrine" of annexation
and conquest" much more strongly than anything
we have said7
The Union is filled with the interesting des-
patches from Gen. Scott Of The battle oil Ceno
Gordo, and the reports of Lieut.. Col. Hitchcock
Gen. Twiggs and Gen. Patterson. Il promises in
its next the letters of Generals Worth and Pill
low, Coils Harvey and Baker, Of the Illinois vol
unleers; from Maj. Gardner, Capt. Wood, Major
Loring, Col. Chds, Capt. Alexander, Major
Talcol, Lieut. Col. Plympon, Captain Francis
TAYLOR and Brevet Col. Riley.
In regard 10 the favorable reports We have had
from Mexico, The Union says, The letters received
in Washington do not 60 exactly as far as the
articles in the N. Orleans papers.
"We understand from letter received from
Vera Cruz as late as the 4h inst, that gentle
man had arrived on that morning in that city, who
had left Santa Anna at ST. Andreas, on the Orr.
| zaba road, about thiny.five or forty miles from
| Vera Cruz Santa Anna had with him about
1000 troops, half armed and badly equipped, and
he threatened to make an attack upon Vera Cruz
| The geullemon considered him crazy The same
gentleman had lelt Puebla short time before
and he heard confidently said that her citizens
would send depu'ation 10 General Scott to put
themselves under his protection being, in fact,
- 80 lanernS than they were OF our
ed, from Capt.