Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-22
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j ing slate&of fIliings,I shall not deem j,
4 proper to mike any further overtures Of
4 peace butghaIl lbe: atFal times ready to
receive and E0ns sidnrany proposals lswhich
|smay be made By NJ exico.:
Our arms llayi1g been every where
victorious having subj jjectedsto our mil
sEitary soccdf slion latg portion o. tie
enemy count sand gotiations having
failed ttisq qtestioa arises in what man
ner the: war 61ght5 10 beprosecuted, and
what should pc our, future policy. We
should secufs and render available. The
;conquesfs which we have made, and we
should ilold snd occupy. BY oursnayai
and milita forces; ALI now 10 o1roccu-
patton, and pfsss oussnlilitaty operations
and levy slca military contributors as
may defray slieS ex penses ;ofihe war. In
the nieanlfiss as Mexico reflses:all In
demnily, ne Should adopt measures 10
finde osFselves, by appropriating
permanent portion olSher territory.
With tie yis@s q entertain, / cannot Ia
yorthe policy which: has been suggested,
eitlierfos WI draw our army altogether,
or retire lo asdssig igaated line, and simply
Ehold and slsadS Ill. To withdraw our
army alfog gsl6sr, would be to degrade
IiiieS mali its own estimation and in
4 lhatsof thess sssbfld. Toretile to line
and simply liold andsdefend it would
notternlinata tlia 8 war. On.ihe contra
ry,! il would neourage 7Mexicoto perse-
we're, and tend 10 proiraclii indefinitely.
lns my annnaI messagesto Congress Of
December las, declared that the war
bad. d.Dotsbeen assaged with view 10 con-
quest, but sh5ging ibeon commenced by
Mexico, itlas been carried into the9ene-
my country and will be vigorously
prose cnted ahere. Wilhthe viewlo obtain
an acknowledgement. lt:llas never been
contemplated bysme;as an object of, the
war 10 makeEa permanent 1conques, Of
tile republican, Mexico, ,ortio. annihiIate
Illci separate existence as an independent
nation. 81 aemant anhonorable peace,
land that peace must bring with tim
Edemniry for ;sle past and security for
tthes future itShassb nstheipow-
serof Mexico al every slept 0 arrest loss
a;tif!ies ing q i. & itnlaY become
UNDERESTIMATE fars auarals
lras5erneIita z no;
assurance of projections 5toithe Sffiendsfof
peace IN Mexico, and5ihe establishment
Iiandanainlenalce of a feesand srepubli-
cant Government Of fftlieir ownSclioice,
able and willing to: conclude a peace,
sWlIicllgWould be just5to them, and secure
lstosus tbe indemnity we demand. This
may.become the onlySmode Of obtaining
such peace. and should such rbe there-
su|l ofthe war which Mexico has forced
upon US, it-would thussbe converted into
an enduring blessing TO herself. Should
we ultimately fail 70 secure peace, af-
terhaYing exhausted alIhonorabls means
TO obtain il, wemust continue 10 occupy
the country with ours troops, taking the
full measure ofindemnity into our own
hands, and must enforce The terms which
our honor demands. To act otherwise
,wuuldfbe The signal for new and fierce
civil discussions and new revolutions.
Besides, there#is danger if our troops
we're Withdrawn llatlhe Mexican.peo>
Pile, weariedy with successive revolutions,
.mightat lenglilyieldt TO foreign influence,
and cast themselves into tile aims OF
some Europeda monarch for protection
from The anarchy and suffering, which
would .ensue: This for our own safety,
and in pursuance Of our established poll
cy, we should be,compelled 10 resist.
s; ltmayi beihat the Mexican Govern
ment and. people have misconstrued or
.misunderstond our Sforbearance. They
may have supposed that we would SUBJ
nit TO. tel ms degrading to the nation, or
they may have drawn false inferences
from the supposed division Of opinionin
the United States on the ;subiecrof the
war, andSmay yshavesi calculated 10 gain
much byproeractingl il. Whatever may
be the false impressions under which
ll,ey%haYe acted the adoption and pros.
secutioa sofE the energetic policy adopted
must soon undeeeiye them. rs +.
Tho Mexicans 5haVing thus shown
themselves toSbe wholly incapable Of
Ifapprecialing ourfol bearance and liberal
| i,y,.itwas deemed proper to change the
manner Of conductingthe war, by max
ing then1feelsitsspressure, according 10
the usages observed under similar5cir>
cunstances, by all other civilized. ma
tons. Accordingly, instructions were
given by The; Secretary Of War:to Major
General raylors 10 draw supplies for our
army. from the enemy, without paying
for them, and yexactscontribuiions for
lis support. General Taylor replied
from Monterey ibal5it itfwolld have been
| impossible hitherto, and is so nov, 10