The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-02

template the lot Of peaceful and laborious
citizens in all classes of your society. The
possessions of the church menaced and held
out as an lncitement to revolution and an
archy the fortune Of the rich proprietors
pointed out for pIunder to the il-disposed !;
the merchant and the artisan, the laborer
and the manufacturer, burdened with con-
tributions, excises, monopolies, taxes upon
consumption, surrounded with restrictions
and charged with odious internal customs; !;
the man of letters aud the statesman, the
man of liberal knowledge who dares to
speak, prosecuted without trial by some fac
ton or by the rulers who abuse their power
criminals unpnnIshed and set at liberty as
were those Of Ierotc--is this .hcn, Mexi-
cans, the liberty which you en- ;oy2
| will not believe that the Mexicans Of
the present day are wanting in courage TO
confess errors which do no. dishonor them
and to adopt Il system Of true liberty, Of
peace and union with their brethren and
neighbors of the North; neither vii! be-
llevc that they are ignorant Of the talsity of
the calumnies Of the press, intended to ex-
cite to hostility. No! public sentiment is
not TO be created or animated by talSchood.
We have not protaned your temples, nor
abused yonr women, nor seized your proper
ly, as they would have you believe. We
say this with pride, and we confirm it by
your own bishops and by the clergy of
Tamrco, Trspan, Matamoras. Monterey,
Vera Cruz and Jalapa: and by all the au-
thcr!ties: civil and religious, and the inhabi
tants of every town tha, we have occupied.
We adore the same God. and Il large portion
Of our army as we'll as of the population cf
the United States, are Catholics like your
selves We punish crime wherever we
find it: and reward merit and virtue.
The army Of the United States respects,
and Will always respect, private property Of
every description and the property Of the
Mexican church Wee to hum who does
not where we are
MoSicams! the past cannot now lie RENE
died, but the future may be provided fcr.-
have shown you that the Co
vernment and people Of the United States
desire peace, desire your sincere friendship.
then, rancorous prejudices, ceass
to be the sport Of individual ambition, and
conduct yourselves like great American
and learn to be truly free, truly republican,
and soon you will become prosperous and
happy, for you possess all the elements to be
So Remember Mot you arc Americans, and
that your happiness is not to come from
Europe,
desire, in conclusion to declare. and
with equal frankness, that, if necessary, an
army of 100000 could promptly be brought,
and that the United States would not termi-
nate their differences with Mexico (if COM
PEELED to do so by force of arms) in any
manner uncertain; precarious, or less disho
norlng 10 yourselves. l should insult the
intelligent of this country if | had any doub.
OF their acquaintance with this truth.
The order to form guerrilla parties to al
tack US, assure you, can produce nothing
but evil to your country, and no evil to our
army which will know how to protect itself
and how to proceed against them; and if,
so far from consolidating, you succeed in rri-
tatlng, you will impose upon US the hard
task of retaliation, and then you cannot
blame us for the consequences which will
fail upon yourselves.
am marching with my army upon Pu-
cbla and Mex,co-1 do not conceal it
from those capitals shall again address you.
| desire peace, friendship, and unlon-it is
for you to select whether you prefer war;
under any circumstances, be assured shall
not fail my word
WINDFIELD SCOTT,
VIND1cATIoN OF THE INDIANA REGIMENT
The New Orleans Delta, of the 18th ultimo
publishes letter from Colonel Lane, refu-
ting the charges relative to the alleged mis-
conduct Of one of the Indiana regiments, at
the battle of Buena Vista. confirming the
statement heretofore made by Gen. Lane,
who commanded the brigade. The first