The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-19
THE sUBJUGATIoN OF MEXICO.

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in POWER MEAN TO GO INTO THE NEXT
| PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Some days ago we gave the alarm, that the adj
ministration designed to spring upon the country
new issue, and involving nothing more nor less than
the humiliation of Mexico as a sovereign power
the blotting Of her out from the map Of nations. We
pointed TO the declaration of this doctrine in the last
Democratic Review as an evidence Of the intentions
of The party in power, and to the feeers thrown oft
from to time in the Official Gazette in this city.
None Of our contemporaries appeared to have re-
garded such result as possible much less proba-
BILE, and we hazarded our opinion in The premises
with some degree of hesitation, but we were convin-
minstration and we SO proclaimed our opinion But
we have not been permitted to rest our convictions
upon int erences only. II is now boldly proclaimed
as the settle policy Of the administration by its off,
cial organ in New York.
The New York Sun owned and directed by Mo-
sRs Y. BEACH has been in the confidence Of the Adj
minstration from the day that it came into power.
Mr.. Beach has recently returned from Mexico
whittier he went fully possessedof all the views Of
Government. He has been in this city since he
came back, and Immediately on his return TO N. r
he puts forth through the columns Of his Journal,
the following article (which Das duly prepared for
him at the State Department. Mr.. Beach is the paid
agent of the government and his widely circulated
Journal is at the disrosal Of the Administration.
In this connection we would observe that the Bati
more Sun and the Phia. Ledger also at the dis
position of the Government, with their extended
circulation. These papers keep correspondent here
at heavy expense, and he is in intimate and close
relation with the head Of the State Department.
But to the following article from the New York
Sun The public will see that the openly declared
policy of the Administration is, to suhugate Mexico
and to occupy it as subjugated territory This IS
the question upon yhicA The party in poOer mean
to go into the nert Presidential election. We HofE
THR WHIG PARTY WILL DULY CONSIDER 1T BEFORE
1T TAKES GROUND UPON 1T.
From the New York I" Sun" Of Monday.
What are ,Ue to do With Merico ? The time has
come when this question should be thoroughly un-
derstooJ. Ere this Gen. Scott is in or near The ca
pital the capture of which is certain, and upon it,
surrender, the whole country is ours to be held by
occupation or disposed of by treaty as Government
shat decide. Peace, however desirable should be
offered only on such terms will ensure its perma-
nency, justly indemnify the United States for all
debts and grievances, and promote the best interests
of both countries. We have been forced TO enter
and conquer Mexico, and must not shrink from us
ing the advantages that belong to our position as
conqnerors; advantages which we alone can turn to
future b ssng for the Mexican people well tor
1 ourselves. Our Government should take decided
1 stand upon the question ssWhat are we 10 do with
| Mexico!" We believe there is but one course TO
pursue, and that is the entire occupation Of the
country, taking its Ueaue until the expenses OF
the war. including all losses sustained by our COM
mercs and Otherwise during the war, and our old
debt principal and inter. at, with all expenses Of col
lecng the same are paid. No treaty should be
made short Of eraciing all this, and insisting upon
such disposition Of things for the future in Mexico
as wall promote our interests without abridgng hers
has been suggested by some that peaceterms might
be- made by drawing boundary line with the lati-
tude Of the Rio Grande taking the country north rs
an indemnity for the war. II the Mexicans were
ready 10 &C ept such prepo ition we are not the
territory gained would by no means recomPense Us
But the Mexicans will assent TO no such thing,
therefore WE must dra,O the line achere Ue think
proper. Whatever terms we make, the Mexican
and if territory is taken indemnity have bat 10
insist upon boundary at %, a. 26, 20, and il
will be as readily consented to without paying
fraction, as the line of the Rio Grande, 40, with
a bounty Of $4,000, 900.
/ There is no party ill Mexico that could or would
peacefully subscribe to any treaty ensurng full
indemnify /; ,De shall be obliged to FORE ii from
them, and let rs do 1t unshrinki"gH Uhik the
chances are arith us. In making treaty, even if
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the probabilities of continual struggle to maintain
il: for the moment cur troops are withdrawn from
Vera Cruz and Mexico there would be found revo-
lutonary spirits ready to declare against the treaty,
and take up arms to annul it. Besides, it would
extend our border fifteen hundred miles, all of which
would require guarding to protect the revenue OF the
country, leaving the seaboard of Mexico open to
every competition and adventure induced by such q
change. Nor is this all; powerful party is anx-
iously waiting for us to make peace with Mexico a
party that wishes nothing SO much as a treaty for
territory, and the moment we retire behind our
boundary line that party will step in and seize the
balance Of the country. We mean the English. The
English Minister at the city of Mexico has been in
structed by his Government, the moment peace is
declared to make demand on Mexico for the debt
due to England, and in case such demand is not
acceded to- TO take orcibe possession of all territory
unoccupied by us. Within one month after our re-
firing behind any boundary line, English steamers
will be seen before the Mexican ports enforcing the
demand we have alluded to. This demand the
Mexicans cannot meet with money, for without
church property and private contributions the Ma
/ tional Treasury has hot dollar at its command
and the English will not be put off longer If such
a thing should occur, we shall find worse and
formidable foe to our interests in Mexico than the
Mexcans England wants cotton field, and thinks
to get one when we abandon Mexico. Instead of
Offering any boundary, our true policy-one which
the whole country will approve in the ends to
maintain vhat zoe haze already got, possession Of
the country and its revenues, until such time as
war expenses, old debts, losses and costs Of coec-
ton are fully met 1t will then be soon enough to