Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-07-20

The senior editor Of the Journal Of Commerce,
distinguished member Of the locofoco party,
and one who done as much perhaps any other
10 place Mr.. Polk in his seat, thus speaks OF the
war Will our very sensitive locos call him
tory
"The war has brought our relations with Next
co into a position which must startie every
thoughtful man. We have destroyed her Gov
erument, and we find ourselves in possession OF
a burden which we know not how TO throw OFT.
The question was. How shall we gain possession
of Maxico2 It now is, How shall we rid
selves of Mexico? Such monstrous thoughts are
suggested by this monstrous state OF things as
the maintenance OF republican government IN
Mexico by the force of permanent armed occu-
patton This monstrous plan seeks support in
the philanthrophy of civIlIzing MeNlco, and
teaching her people how TO govern themselves
We are called to such hopeless education OF
our ne ghbor: and the attempt would be quite as
likely to barbarize the United States and break
up our Government as to civilize Mexico and es-
tabiish her institutions.
ain the midst of all the dangers which
rounds US, there is but clear way of either
sound morality or sound policy. 1t IS to come
out of the difficulty by the same path through
which entered it: in short, to obandoat1e fcar
TO call home our young men, ana leave Mex1co
whole and entire to her own manageme mt, and
ourselves the full enjoyment Of the boundiess
prosperity which Providence besto"s upon us
The cry, No appropriations for the mar,
must go up from all parts of the nation. 1t IS
the only cry that can place us IN safety. o ex-
press opposition to the war, without declaring
that the war is to be abandoned; to oppose 1t,
and still vote supplies for it, is only TO support
the Administration in carrying It on. NO man
in the nation would be more relieved than the
President by seeing end of tae war. If ] ua-
derstand his feelings, he would have been happy
/ If Congress had refused appropriations at their
/ last session Bot no one dares TO take the re-
/ spnosibllj,y OF recommending an abandonment
| of the war What disgrace it implies upon
| the Christianity of conutry.--The President
| recomInen jed the war. and Congress. afraid OF
the people. voted it. He points ont the means
| of carrying it on, and they vote the and
| money through fear of the people. In my
rated the intelligence and morality OF the people
| Let the people speak. then. and undeceIve their
| rulers Let them know that they stand at the
| head of a nation. no; of military rowdes, but oil
| Christian NE n, full of the wisdom OF Peace and
| Good Will. At any rate, the tide must be turned
by the People. and it only be done by bold
| and loud demand that the should be aban =
doned. No more appropriations for the tcGf. Come
| o,rGg. LET NExIco ALONE. must be proclaimed
| through the land. Let call himself a
friend of peace who is willing to take this at
| titude- All other opinions are, upon the whole
/ in favor of war
bat, whatever my cauntrymen may please tc
DO or saw, do not intend TO live or Ole with any
/ of the bocd-stains of this upon me-
| .DAVID HALE