Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-12-24
VERMONT PHoENIX.
Mr. Rice Va, Mr. NiehoIs.

McNko, he copied an article from the PhamiS
awhile since, sapFvtssiFg the part which dsprorgl
H. Dissatisfied, apparently, with this importer
mods oil sustaining the charge, he adopts III cl-ie
and more expeditions plan Of attaining the sane
object, by splitting sentences, and inierpolaiin.
words, and in this way succeeds admirably. lie
comes forward volunteer advocate for Mr. Mich.
ole, in the assault and battery case we mentioned
last week and, IN order to give hi. client rcspec-
table character loans Hsi an alias that does not be.
long to him. Mr. Nichols wouli' no doubt like TO
personate so rcspcctnbea gentleman as the United
States but II cannot be did" The aassp cannot
be allowed TO cover himself with the lions skin
but he must stand out in his own beautiful proper.
lions long ears and all, the rue genuine and lovely
embodiment Of Jenny Polk"
Nov how does the Democrat, acting As attorney
for Mr. Nichols, alias Mr. Polk, defend his client
Mr. Polk admits that by his orders the army march.
ed from The Nucees to the Rio Grande, then In pos.
session Of Mexico, and that the war begun by the
MeNicans attacking our troops there. The land
where our army was attacked had been In the DC.
tual possession Of Mcxiro great number Of year,.
and never in ours. Il was claimed by Mexico as
hers, aud by Mr. Polk a. belonging to the United
Siates and the United States had admitted the title
to be in dispute, that Mexico had colorado title.
and that the respective claims should he a subecs
Of negotiation In this state Of things Mr. Polk, IN
behalf Of The United States refusing ali negotiation.
friendly discussion, or arbiirameni orders the army
to drive by jorcs the Mexicans from the disputed
territory The Mexicans resist, and this Is the first
act ofwar. II Mr. Polk was justified in giving thi,
order, and In sending the army upon land claimed
and occupied BY Mexico, then Mexico in attacking
our army commenced the war II Mr. Polk was no,
justified in doing this, then the eniraAoe Of the army
upon the possession Of Mexico was itself an az.
gressive act OF war, and Mr. Polk transcribed his
authority as agent Of the United States, for Con-
gress alone can declare war,
We assumed as both proved and admitted that
the country between the Nueces and Rio Grande
was recognized by the United State. a. disputed ter
riiory, and that the army attacked while forcing
the Mexicans from Il, by the order Of Mr. Polk.
With these premises, we asserted that Mr. Polk
6ym the war Hnd as his Office conferred on him no
authority to do this he violated the constitution and
his oath Of Office. To prove this, in familiar way
VIC supposed the same state Of facts between two
individuals in respect to land to sec how Mr. Polk.
conduct would strike The eom,uou ..,., ~ a..
ple of windham eoup,v
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controversy. We are not trying our claims against
Mexieo--nor whether the Uaited States had cause
for war---nor whether in consequence Of the inius
tiee Of the war we ought to rsiinquiA our claims
but we are irving the .ina, ous.,or nh.,ha- 49,
entry upou disputed land n, n. ,.o.,ss.,,,,, !,
other. and ,i;sr,s.,..;n, him ~, Co.. Z.
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shelter under The p,,nr;~ ~, ga. :.
IL, on different subject altogether and having ma
reference 10 The aasssioa AZ is..,s; and b, nansiing
sentence herc, and infer'olani.e word there, he
contrves TO mtsrepreseni what the Phenix did say,
and makes It's Language ridiculous by making il his
own. The article OF the Phmnix referred to, as
serted in distinc, terms that the military inrason
Of the Mexican settlements on the Rio Grande was
the ra aggressive nc, Of war;" and this is precisely
the ground Of action in the case against Mr. Nichols
We also say, TO be sure, this aggressive act docs
release Mexico from our claims upon her, because,
admitting that we oo1neneef the war, she had given
foRicai cause for Ia that she had no right to com.
plain or or plead the cur in liquidation Of our debt
because, 50 Tar as she was herself concerned, there
was not wanting proyocaton and technical justiii-
cation Jor WaT' To make out plausible case, the
Democrat with mort cunning than honesty, subsii-
the sentence reser n, ,hs p,,.,,,, war and ,u.,if Il
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