The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-12-07
NOW FOR THE NEWS. CONGRESS &C.

NOW FOR THE NEWS, CONGRESS a.
Never has a congress been called 10
.,on subjects of such vital consequence 10 lH'
[ yell being of the nation as the present. iH'
/ .ordancv of the wings in the House VIII Secuie
Il ,bem controlling power over the measufe'0 VI ~
/ .ovornment In relation to this execraOie wa
| Oh Mexico into which an usurping president mas
L II ne a hold movement will and must NC
Il a. The nation will be agitated to It's center
n I, cannot be disguised that we are upon lne e'e
= mighty struggle. Should Polk De called up
y. 20 declare the objects for which the war Is
nod as suggested by Mr.. Clay, and If deemed
.-,Jrissible an attempt should be made In the
oolv possible way in which it can be made, to ar
r,st the war by limiting supplies the loco foco
heart will burst out in the most vociferous lndig
nation On the contrary should wing majority
:, the house tamely submit to the fragrant wrongs
.bich have been committed against the constitu-
,on the best good of the nation, the cause oil JUS
rec humanity. religion and civilization, upon pre-
H texts as false as they arc impudent and even I'M
MONS in the face of Heaven-if they will suffer
themselves TO surrender the just powers Win
which they are entrusted by their constituents 10
the executive WILL and tamcly submit to become
mere bed of Justice to register the edicts OF ex-
,cu,ye dictation deadly to the interests OF their
,,nntrv.tlev will be condemned for their imbecllfy
md bccome the scorn and reprOach OF the high
,n;nded and patriotic of all parties
Other stirring discussions will be agtated IN the
halls of legislation. The fimsy pretcxts oil MT
PALS war will be siftcd to the bottom. 1t has
Ian made evident from the facts developed on
,bc trial of Capt Fremont, that he and Commo-
5ere Stockton actually waged war IN Caliiornia
s,nr weeks before they heard OF its existence on
,te Rio Grand. and that the order was given to
cencral TAYLOR on the 18th of January to march
AGAINST the Mexicans and that on the 10th feoru-
.rr following Mr.. Slidell was received with due
courtesy though not in his official capacity, by the
authorities of that country, thus utterly belieng
the justification of the war by Mr.. Polk that the
moor terror stricken Mexicans had commenced 1t
lr an invasion of our territory.
With 4 view to these exciting circumstances,
and others equally alarming to every citizen OF
the Republic whether high or low, rich or poor,
,he accumulation of an enormous public debt
the cashcdi ard goary bodies of thousands
of our citizen soldiers now Wondering upon the
soil of Mexico, the carnage, rapine and confia-
Grafton which are now poluting every pro-
r;ncc of that republic the strengthning of the
slave power beyond the possibility of resistance,
and the danger of beholding our country at no
Very distant period torn to pieces by domestic
dssentions. and her liberties at last defending to
the tomb of Capulets, it becomes the imperative
dntv Of every American freeman 10 be awake &be
well informed as TO the movements of men and OF
political parties. The stirring times which are
ahead of us, demand stirring movement on The
part of cverygman who has a stake in community
But amidst such momentOus events how can an
American act lis part with intelligence; and how
can he obtain it without the aid of the press
Seldom have we addressed our subscribers in our
columns upon this subject But VIC do believe
that during the present winter we shall be able to
administer through our journal richer treat than
has hitherto been within our power To publish
nnv. except some of the hest speeches in congress
IS out of question. But VIC shall cndcavor togive
the best possible synopsis Of all the important
proceedings of Congress, and Of the various as
poets which in the present Auctuating state of
public sentiment, party politics are likely to as
sumo, We shall likewise exert ourselves TO lay
before our readers all the important intelligence
in circulation and especially the very latest news
which We shall have the best means of doing with
the aid of the Telegraph, enabling us to receive
the last advces almost rs speedily if in Boston
or New York In THIS respect VIC shall enjoy
advantages of which some Of our ncighbors
not continne to boast rs heretofore. Beside by
tweek, or that succeeding cur paper will ap-
pear in new and finer typographical dress in all
its departments, by which its beauty and amount
Of matter ,sill be considerably augmented, rival
ling in THIS respect the best Journals IN the State
In consideration Of its size the increased reading
matter and the price, the Galaxy as a standing
journal will be the cheapest paper Published in
Vermont
The editor Will be under obligations TO his
friends who feel an interest in the good wing prin
ciples which for near seven years past he has in
rariablv and zealously advocated, and the exis-
tence of respectable journal in the noble county
of Addison. to EXERT themselves in MS hehak-
The better the patronage the better the paper.
Every possible means will be used to avoid
those errors in typography which have hitherto too
much abounded, although in truth not more so
than in many excellent journals which como to
hand. 1t is impossible to avoid some Send in
the names.