The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-03-11
From fhs National la,eiiigticer.
THE XICAN WAR.
TO THE EDITORS

millions OF dollars TO be used by the Pres
Ident of the Unued States 10 negotiating
peace with Mexico. Mr.. SEWER, The char.
man Of the Committee on Foreign Rela.
tons, said, IN substance, that the people Of
this country would never consent to peace
without the cesslon BY Mexico Of the DO.
par,ments OF California and New Mexico.
The declaration IS oil the more Important
from the close personal and political rcla.
lions OF the distinguished speaker with the
President Of the United States, and his pO
sition at the head ot the Committee on For.
eign Relations, which justify the inference
\ tha, he knows aud expresses the op.ntons OF
The Executive department u our Govern.
ment.
I The President, in his message al the
commencement Of the Session, declared
that the acquisition OF Mexican territory
by conquest vas no. our Olj ct. There Is
certainly some difficulty IN recoacilIng thus
declaration With that made by Mr.. Sewer
70 the Senate. The ouy mode OF doing 20
tsto suppose that the purposes Of the EXecu
tive have changed sluce the time vixen his
message was written. II the purpose vas
no, acquisition two months since, what Is
there that has since occurred to change il Z
Is i, that tho war has been pfoiracled two
months longer, although without sctIye OPP
cratons On either side If this gives "
a righ, % demand 50 large portion Of the
territory Of Mexico, 10 how much more
shall We Sc entitled IL The end Of The year
Certainly, the extreme southern boundary
Of Mexico wall 10, SATISFY ihis JUS, aud most
reasonable demand Of ours.
The alleged ground Of he war at the
time q lis commencement, aud ,hs only
ground upon which the var vas wagrd
vas our right % the country between The
NIec.s aud ,he RIO Gtaude. All that kls
sluce been SAID about Mexican spo8laons
upon the property 81 American cuizens 4,
an aief.thousht: and, II tbs latter cause
vas Us, ole or Tie war, the rl.hi 50 10
decide rested H.,h ihe Cuag;ess OF the e..
EGeJ States aud not with The President
That body had or year. e used 10 declare
var against Mexico on this accu4ut, when
Mexico refused 10 recognise the Jusace o.
The claims .. our ctlzens, OF eyeu 10 pro.
mise indemnify Treaties have since been
made lor the settlement Of those claims
and the pas meu,s had hecn pulcudiiy
ma ie until Mexico was thrown INTO Il state
Of disorder and temporary insolvency. by
one OF those alm 5, periodical revolutions
Which have 50 much afflicted AMI lmposer-
shed that country. Would It not have
been harsh justice, 70 81 ID least Of 49,
under such circumstances, aud for tins De.
lay Ut lev meuths, resutlaL IRON abso.
lutte inability, to ha resofIed to war TO
enforce pay mrut Il other motives had
10, existed, will Il be pretended By any Que
IaaI Congress would have fesorted TO war
% account OF tie claims OF our eli In.
atone II the purpose Of our Government,
be TIA; which vas stated by Mr Sewer, Il
IS difficult 10 see any n!cessi,y for the up.
Precipitation asked for. Ii We have a per.
iecs tgh. 10 California aud New Mexico,
WY should We pay ior Il we have no
such rl.at, shaii We continue the war e.
force Mexico to sell those departments -
lae assertion o. such principle as that D
var To- sacA p4tPyse would be lesuIma;u
Or ]I.lIlao.e, would certainly be an utter.
po,au0u 10 lae code ut international aw.
Is 1hts Iae century or il ours the nation 10
WHICH and By winch such principle Is Tor
The fi.si time 10 be asserted
. II We are 10 disfegardsd all higher and
more honorable Considerations, II become.
Is 10 Calculate ~ least the cost OF such q
canqqssi-;!s cost il money and 10 bio5d
IS @Cll as all The Jlacr Consequences which
vi, result it0m /, We have no ri.ht 10
suppose that THIS viii b. The last war Ia
which we shall ever be engaged aud, il
ever Involved 10 another, there IS much rea.
son 10 fear that Il vi. b. with more than
one u tie ruoSt powerful nations Of The
earh. la such an eycut, would Il 10, ue
"eii loF Us 10 have con,eumuous kepub
l,c Oo:a powerful aud friendly 10 u? It
las been lruIy s4id that, as our sole enemy,
Mexico IS not formidable, Bar, as al allg
d q poSer,ui European ulu0u, the case
would Os very different. Sle would furnish
a border OF great extent from which to 10.
wade The weakest aud INST spar.ely popu
lated Vi our ctates-sy.dters ~ ans extent,
aud supplies TO very great extent. II is
not Mexico alone, however, winch viii be
aheuaied from vs. BY pfo.ractcd war oi
spo.iauon aud ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but oil the
South AmGucau States. lney arr all
Paoped by TIE same race. Tucy all OF.
isr 10 our cupiclIy Tie same broad aud fst.
Tile paias AMI rich mlacs, and the same
great temptation Of ina5nity to defend them.
They viii oil think, and certainly not ~tlh.
cut reason, Iha, the ou.y bJoa which viii
be offered to .nsm viii be that Of the gran,
that Of Jslng the IIsI devoIrcd.
But what Will tie World saw Of this
now opeuly .con lessed war Of couquest-4
var 10 force feeble sister Republic to sell
Us portion Of her territory, or to drsme.u.
Der that RspuOic on the ground Of ludem.
MY TOR Tie expenses oil that war; Surely
no such right wtil be conceded TO Us unless
we are clearly 10 the rshl and Mexico q,
cleatly.'n the wrong 10 the orgluallon Of
the war.
Is such the opinion Of the world do
DOT believe that OFT Ul the United States