The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-06-03
NATIONAL WIG.
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CLERGY OF san LUIS POTOSi

CLERGY OF SAN LUIS POTOSI
The Clergy Of this State would not be fit dsPo-
siisry Of the high and sublime power which has
been placed in its hands, nor worthy Of the glorious
name Of Mexicans If it should behold the last sigh
Of our holy religion and eur beloved country, and
remain in cold indifference, without raising Its voice
to arouse liz compsario.s from that indosnt apathy
in which for more than year they have been sub
mergsd and If il should not cause them to comPre-
hsnd our present lamentabs and disastrous situation
and to know and secure the means Of our salvation
70 do this, il our sole object.
The Cabine. 1t Washington have determined to
psrpeuate, In the present age, horrible crime
rare, indeed in the annals Of the whole world. Am
bilious 70 extend their prosperity and temporal pow
n, and to perpetuate their race to the last coming
generations, they have not hssitaisd to violate To-
wards the gentle society Of Mexico the most sacred
Of human rights In their wild dslirium, they behold
with nvng thirst the opulencs Of our temples, the
riches Of our churches, the magni6cence Of our
homestsads the angelic beauty Of our weaker sex,
ths immense and insxhaustible treasures Of our
mountains the fertility Of fields and the beauti
ful variety Of our climate and ever the impacable
enemies Of our racs and origin they have taken
pid steps to e1tinguish name. and possess them
selves Of all these precious gits
You have already seen them, compatriots. In
vain Is the memory Of the thousand and thousand
assannations committed 1t Palo Alto, Resaca de Ia
Palma, Monterey, Angostura, Vers Cruz, and Cerro
Gordo--in vain have we seen mnldtudes Of Mexicans
wandering in the woods, and pursued like wild
beasts in their own country, robbed of their property
and driven from their familiesin vain do we recall
the multtnds Of peacsabls and honorable men, who
have been insuted, seized and beaten, in presence
Of beloved daughter or holzed wife-in vain do
Ne recolect the proud barbarty. the shameless cru
city required to burn the village, to siay the simple
rustic, the feeble woman and the innocent child as
We behsld at Aqua Nueva, Hidalgo, and other towns
at the North. m s6 -
But what can we hope from q horde of robbers
destitute Of humanity -monsters, who bill defiance
TO the laws Of nature, when they even insult, rob-
AMI coatsmn God in his holy tsmplesa When q
man enters career Of vice, and throws aside the
rsns Of religion, the insensibiiy and obduracy Of
which be 10 capable can hardly be believed. What
can we expect from these Vandals, vomissd from
hell to scourge the naiions, when we know that
they worship no God but gold, and aspire to no hap
Piness but the qualification Of their brutal passions
A wise writer Of the last century has said that imam
without any religion il terrible animal, who APP
pssrsonly 70 enjoy his liberty in destroying and de-
youring.'
waking eyes and without the blood freezing in your
veins condition 70 humiliating, fate 80 disastrous
and fishtfnl! Can your bold and ,valian, character
behold without rage that the foot Of hereto adven-
turer should dc6le your magnificent temples destroy
your venerated images, and trample upon your God,
overthrowing your holy sacramento, and depriv.ng
the Christian soul Of the sublime virtues and exalted
enjoyments Of The angels! Will you permit that
covetous and barbarous stranger should outrage that
God who has visited and consoed you in your mfr
mites-who accompanies you in the horrible transit
ton from Life to the enjoyment Of eternal beattude
VIII you consent, brave Potosinos to have the holy
rites Of your church abolished and the sign Of your
redemption exterminated! Finally fellow citizens,
Ayoa Be insensible to the loss oyour religion your
temples, and even to the sweet name Of Christians
Yet al this will happen to you. Your families will
hunger after the bread Of the Word and the eternal
cancellations which the adorable religion Of Jesus
can alone dispense, and there win be none who can
furnish them. Your daughters and your wives viii,
be seized in your sight and made victims to lascvi-
ons passions, even in the streets and public places
Your tender sons will expire on the points Of the
swords and bayonets of the barbarous conquerors,
directing towards you their last looks of fear
and agony; and you yourselves will be seized and
bound like british beasts for The dungeons Of slave
~, and savage men, filthy prostitutes, and wild
beasts will come and enjoy the comforts and deca-
ces of your homes.
Yes, fellow citizens Of Potosi, hear it one hun
dred thousand times tell you--hesr it!--,his
fearful calamity comes upon you-it arrives at your
threshold; and in compliance with your high duty
attend, isten-we announce TO you, Won shall suf
fer all this misfortune in all its weight If you do not
awaken from the profound sleep in which we behold
you prostrated. and assist us in raising force wor
ny Of the sacred cause in which we are engaged.
and the glory Of your name.
The invader does not retrograde. He has sur.
rounded in q manner, our territoy-he has Left Us
hardly retreat We ought not, in 80 periIous
situation, to abandon cause, truly importan. and
common, wholly to our armed force. weak by it,
numbers, impotent BY its smallness- through
ats poverty, its suferings and its pas, labors tboush