Washington telegraph., 1847-12-15

~ '"e oaiiot.o0x, aud by force 10 compel
lhem al The point of the bayonet to deposit
their ballo'si And how are the nine mil.
lions OF MEXICAN people to be represented
IN The Congress Of the United stales Of
America ard Of The United States of
The Republic Of Mexico combined, fs
every Mexican, without regard to color
or caste, per aapiium, 10 exercise tho elect.
I'VE lfanehsel How is the quota of repre-.
!. senlalion between the two republics to he
iIedi Where Ia the seat of common GOV.
ernmenl TO be eslahllahedl And who can
lorrsee or ioreiell If Mexico voluntarily or
bY i"ree, were 10 share in the cannon aoy.
) ernmeni what would lie the con equence 10.
her or 10 nsl Unpfepafed. as fear her
population yet is, for The practicable enjoy.
mont OF sell government. and oi habits, Gus.
'nns' language, laws and religion, so 10.
ia'ly different from our own, we should ore.
sent the revolving spectacle Of confused
distracted, and morley government. We
should have a Mexican party. a Pacific
ocean party, an Atlantic party, in addition
10 lhe oihef parties which exist or with
which we are threatened. each striving 4.
execute IL ewa particular views and p,r.
poses ani feproaaiag the oihers with
lhwariing and disappointing them. Tbe
Mexican representation in Congress, would
probably iom separate and mpenelrabls
corps always ready 10 throw ilseli into the
ses'' oi any other pafiy, TO advance aud
Pfpmo'e Mexican interests. Such a state
ef things could not long endure. Those
whomGed and geography have pronounced
should live asundcr could never be serma.
nenlly aud hafnouioasly united together.
DO we wani, ior our own happines, or
greatness. The addition Of Mexico 10 the or.
lsling union ofour sialesl II our popuIa.
ilon was loo dense for our territory. and
there was difficulty in obtaining honora.
bly, the means of subsistence, there migb,
tie some excuse Tor an attempt 10 enlarge
nnf domlniens. But We have no such apoI.
"gr We have already; n our ploriou.
country. vast and almost bonndless terri.
tory. beginning at The North, in The fro.
zen regions Of the British Provinces. n
stretches thousands Of miles along ,be
enasls Of the Atlantic Ocean and The Me,i.
can "uli' until II almost reaches the tropics.
Il extends 10 the Pacific Ocean. borden. ON
those great inland seas. the lakes. which
separate Us ifem the pnssessions ol Great
hfpain. aud I embraces the great father of
afers' from iis uppefmnsi source 10 The Ba.
lize, and still the longer Missouri. from h.
mouih 10 ihe gofgesofthe Rocky Aounialu,.
II eomPrehends the creates, variety of The
richest snils. capable Of almost all the pro.
duflinns Of the earth, except tea and coiIae
aud The spices, and Il includes erery variety
el climate which the heart could wish or
desire. We have more than ten thousand
millions of acres Of waste and unse,lIed
lands. enough for the subsistence ot len n,
twenty times our present population.-
Ought we MT TO be satisfied with such a
country Ought We nol 10 be profoundly
thankful TO The Giver of all good things for
such yafi and bounliul landl l. Il not
The height ol lngraIiiude 10 Him 10 seek.
by war aud conquest, indulgins in spi,i, Of
Tspaeiiy, 10 acquire other lands, the bome,
and habiations Of large portion Of his
common ehildreul FIVE pursue the OBJ.
lee' oi such conquest, besides moriyaeing
lhe revenue aud resources Of this country
Ior ages to come, in the form Of an operou.
national debt We shall have greatly TO aug.
menl that debt, by an assumption Of m. az.
y or seventy millions Of the national debt
d Mexico. For take il that nothing j,
more certain than that, if we obtain yoluu,
arily or by conquest, foreign nation. wa
'eqhre Il with all the incumbcrance, at.
ached 10 H. 10 my, humble opinion, we Al.
low bound, in honor aud morality 10 nav
he just deb, of Texas. And we sbould bs
qhally bound by the same obligations "a
'ay Tho debt Of Mexico, if Il were an.
Iexed to the United SiG.es.
oi all the Possessions which ap,er,ain IN
nan, IN bis collective or individual condi.
Ioni none should be preserved and cbe,.
shed, With more sedulous and unrrmi,,ina
are than that of an unsullied characler.S
u impossible TO estimate il too bi,bly
a society, when attached TO an individual
of % ean II be exaggerated or greatly mag.
'hed IN nation. Those who lose o,
ne indifferent 10 Il become Just objects of
corn aud contempt. Ofall the abomin,'
e transactions which sully the pages Of
story none exceed in enormily i6a, oi,he
lsne mbermenl aud partition Of Poland
Tue three great continental powers Of
"ssla' Austria. and Prussia. Ages NAV
iss away aud centuries roll around bu,
long as human records endure all man.
md viii unite in cxccnling the r.n,cion.
10 ds'e'Iible deed. That was accom-.
ished by overwhelming force, and The nm.
nunaIo existence OF fatal disssn,Iops and
Visions IN The bosom Of Poland. Let n,
ol1 ailking 10 our name and cbaraet.r
mar not worse, stigma. am afrait
Al we DO moi now stand well in the opin.
: ',i. !, Olner L paris OF ehfsiendom. Repu.
,'l9" has brought upon US much rsproaeb
tue nations, apprehend. look anon NJ.