The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-27

farther They have touched bottom In politics,
IN relgon in intellect they mlserably bentsd md
for what little is to be found in Mexico, either Of moral
character or moral responsibility. Now what is that
character We propose show that tits the very vst
Spain, have been by land what the Aleerinss
by sea propose To show thai robbesy, pEsonusnt,
and airocious murder, have been pracSsd there openy
and by authority OF law; this, too, upon citizens from
our States upon enced thither BY that confidence
which, in all Christian lands is repoSed in show of
tay Of nations to which. this age he isnges never
appeals in vain, except within the republic Of Mexico.
We propose further show that after We hna carried
puslannity and quite 70 tie limit Of inas.ce 70 our
citlzens and when claims, converted into cold Veuce
had amounted to than 5000 D0e. this evaaiye.
quarrel with and actually insultsA US with dasr-
alton OF war, Their minister was withdrawn Their
Congress breathed fire and smoke and uttered against
missed from their territories. Armies were Iafshsed
and planted the frontier and special messenger sent
by us at the eleventh hoar OF peace epused BY them
udeness, and the doors OF reconciliation bOted in his
face.
Now. this is strong language But tits uttered under
full consciousness OF its import and with an ability to es
tahsh, by the card everything that is conveyed BY it,
1t is regarded imnateria 10 this argument whether
or not the State Of Texas extended legmately to the
Rio Grande although apart from the reiterated and con-
elusive proofs contained in hundred speeches made in
Congress this subject it is the well known fact that
neither Mexican bayonet sabre had been permanent
BILE day OF San Jacnto, when SCARED by the sword of
Houston, one thousand fugitive Mexcans Ned like hares
across it But, be the fact whatever il may this does not
constitute the true issue. Mexico is not fighting, and
has not been lighting for the soil between the Bravo and
the Nueces She is fighting for all Of Texas Years ago.
when the first whisper was heard the subject of
nexaton, she told by her ministers and her of
Congress that if much dared to egslate such
question she would deem it of war; that Texas
was hers-all hers And she meant to recapture It, to
hold it. and to sibdue it; hat in it's acquisition we
should perpetrate high handed theta theft which
she would never tolerate though at the hazard of war;
When the family of nations Ourselves the LAST had
recognised the independence of Texas. and after that in
dependence had stood forth seevdent and rreagable
fact for many years. such language the part of Mexico
must be regarded insulting bravado and her after
career shows too plainly, that in all this thing she had
intrinsic purposes of her to compass but only lent
herself as the weak and willing mouhpiece of European
intrigue She assumed from the beginning the preposer-
attitude Of seeking to undo the Gordian knot which
two independent nations, with giant hands, had firmly
and indissoubly eda folly which. but for the sake Of
foreign gold, even Mexico, weak and worthless she
was would probably never have attempted But for to-
day, space is exhausedmore of this subject here
after.
Yours, faithfully, HAMLET
FRANKFORT, Pa Jan. 4, 1S47