Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-17
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| No. VIII.
Fellow Citizens WHAT'S the end OF war; I. IN no, 4,
accomplish the object which oecasioned IN Cpsht 10
be continued when that object has been accommodated p
What the object which occasiOned this and which
constitutes the avowed for IL Was IL not the
territory ~ fhs Rio rande take no no.
tee ct the other pretended cause.-The Indebtedness
Mexico 60 our eiuzens. This people would go
with weak sister Republic, merely because she poor
g. fdy her debts The American people are agnan-
nous 10 eouncnanec such aud Mr.. Polk knew this
very well. lie would have dared TO involve this peo
pie in for such object. lie knew however, their
Tor land, and did doubt tht they would sustain
him in his cndcavor to rosnd Of the boundaries Of the
public, by resting Its Southwestern frontier upon the Rio
1randc del N"r'eper tas ast per Hetds This was the
ohiccto the And "in the Of all the Gods
at once. have We not accomplished VIII, doubts that
without further dem 'ns,rauons against Mexico We
shall be able hold unmoescd. least without any
serious Inconvenience, the Rio Gtandc boundary -
Why them shall slaughter and be slaus
to waste sud that ct Mexican neigh
bors Is Nh Polk determined drub the Mcxicans I'M
al they cty--"cnough" This n policy It seems TO
me. more becoming the schoo! boy than the Statesman
But for what other object than this, further prosecu
Of this be intended l. supposed that we can
ensure the object Of making the RIO Gandc the bouu-
dairy without wungng treaty ut from the rckcy
Mexican Governments Government that has shown NJ
self, since It's creation TO be eopos psrf, We
dismiss such idle. II we let the Mexican.
alone, my life upon ~ fellow citizens they will let Us alone
Can doubt this They dad disturb tho Tex
the Nueccs. And will they disturb the Americans
the Rio Grande tmay be said they did So IN the
ginning Of tbs war But will they d, again. They
troubled the Texans uie until the battle of San Jscnto
Aud will they again court ble with after the battle.
Of Pao Alto Resaca. Monterey Buena VISTA and Vera
Cruz No! The Mexeans are an inert srless set
They too lay make war--too stubborn to make
peace not valiant in fight but too ohtnatc be conquer
ed. IL Is mistaken policy attempt trip fkes
INTO terms 1t proceeds from gross misrepresentation OF
their character.
But 1t he said, carry on the war to get in
dsmRify. Indemnify indeed Where shall we find It in
Mexico. unless plIndcr their Temples The best -
for indemnity already have in our possession
the Custom House at Vera Cruz The this
adv
short OF madness The be costing the Gov
crnmcnt less than 100 millions wear. And who ever
dreams that shall be able obtain halt that amount
from poor, dsorg anizcd, rriosridon Mexeo1 Would it
not be great folly to prosecute against debtor for
hy dollars, whcul Is inevitable that tho costs Of su must
amoIrt hundrcdaud especially when ihe ,htor
is doubtful solycncy But il has been said thar Nathan
al honor requires that should carry on the war /, doth
amaze me 10 hear such sentiment expressed BY those who
claim 70 be men OF sense And yet heard euphacaly
expressed by less than Mr. Walter d. Leake at
the African Church IN this city. This gentleman must
have poor opinion OF the national honor OF his county, #
he thinks II Is 10 be enhanced by chasing pack o ink
aud hungry Mexican mules through their chapparels in or
der catch and break them.
Where is this war to end We have already accom-
pished ts ayowcd objective have illustrated our arms bv
brilliant victories have neither gold nor honor
10 gain by continuing -and sill the goes on. Is IL
not time seriously to inquire watcher these Mexicaus
worthy OF any further pursuit i not the policy
mendcd by MI Calhoun, and believe also by Gen Tay-
Tor, worthy CT consideration DO offer these sugges
tons IN confident spirit Bat they seem 20 me wcrtny ii
consideration C1udor however constants saw and
should do injustice 10 opinions Il did no, say
lt-tha there may be sound policy marching on TO the
Mexican capital, taat carried our agrees
sive policy There reason to believe that by
taking That city, may conquer peace The city OF
Mexico mas powerful central influence. Il Paris
ut the country A PaTs has controlled France, the CITY
oI Mexico has generally controlled the couay O Mexico
All the revolutions are ha'chcd and perfected there
Whatever Mexico does the county large mas rener-
ally seed III In fact the city of Mexico has Re-
neraliy made aud uamado the governments. This TACT
10 seems 10 me, would naturally strke the mind Of
statesman a. conclusive of the policy conducting
this tat Of reaching TIE Capital as directly
and speedily possible. Nor hsye vet been able 10 see
the policy Of wasting blood ana Monterey and
buena VISTA which had they Foued the streets
oi Mexico would have been much more likely end the
war. IL IS IN the streets OF Mexico, any where that
vctorS will conquer 1t should fan there may
prepare either quit The county, encounter an Al
geTue or Clrcassan METROPOLITAN
j. our columns filed ~hen Palo lilo was re-
ceyed. l inteEsogalores Mr.. Leake shall appear IN
our next.