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deed, in his Message. inIinaies as much. ain
formation to this effect OF the charge in Santa
Anna's dIsPOsilion had been received, from sour
ces believed to be reliable, at the date of the re-
cogniIion ofIhe existence ofIhe war by Congress,
&c. The "ProclamalOn" framed and forward.
ed three weeks afterwards 10 Mexico not only
avOws but claims credit with the people of Ihat
country for the intention to aid in CARRYING our
the revolutionary "pan" Of Santa Anna, then in
possession Of this Government, by means of "the
Republican army of the Union."
! FIFTHLY.-Toenabe The Freo.iraders To break
down the principle ofihe Protective Tariff.
The statement of this is an object to be effec.
ted by the war will, we dare say. be inCreduous.
y received by our readers. We have it, never.
'helcss, from very high official authority that the
war has actually accomplished this object
Thus says the Report of the Commute Of For.
eign Relations, & Il. Z. Feb. 20, i847.l 10 whom
was referred "the Presidents War Message" ol
the 18Th of The same month: "A new aud admi.
rable System of Finance is the creation Of this
war, alone worth more than all its charges. -
This system, as every reader knows, consists of
reduction of the dulies upon foreign manulac.
lures. with issues Of interest bearing Treasury
Noies ad indnilum 10 deiray the expenses of The
Government.
SIxTHLY.-To conquer peace:
This phrase, borrowed from the bulletins of
the greatest Conqucror of modern Tim s--w hose
late une would think should have been q warning
instead OF u temptation 10 others 10 follow in his
Irack-was with him but cloak 10 cover the
most wanron aud wilIul aggression upon adjacent
States The phrase has been freely used by the
advOcaIes Of The war, in the newspapers aud in
Iha Halls Of Congress. The President, in his
last annual Message, expresses the same SEMI.
ment in terms less offensive 10 good taste and 10
common sense. "The war Wl continue TO be
prosecuted with vigor, as the best means of secu.
rirg peace" Upon which we will nuke but
single romark: live had not broken The peace,
which Mexico had lhtrctolor. scrupulousy OBJ
served. by marching our army into her lines
within gunShot Of one of her towns; it we had
moi undertaken, aud al the same time proclaimed
our purpose, 10 overthrow h,r Governmant and
substitute one Of our preference, there would
have been no possible necessity for our prosecu.
ling this war, with or without yigor, us The
IN ans or"s curing peace"
SEvENTHLY.-Tu compel Mexico 10 rapny to
us th, expenses To which we have put ourselves
in carrying on the war within her borders.
The War" says the President, in his De-.
cembar Message 10 Congress, Twill be vigorous
Iy prosecuted h9ro in Mcxicol with Il view to
obtain I'M honorable peace, and thcr,by secure
ample indemnify for rh5 expense Of the war. -
These expenses, should tbs war b. brought TO
an end even sooner than We see any reason 10
hope, will have afro dy rxce3del hundred mil.
lions ofdollarI. Tht Government of Mexico at
this moment finds itself unable To raise one mill
lion Of dollars for its immediate necessities; and !
lh5rA is no hope or expectation OF h.r being able
To pay us in money for claims Of any sorI. This
fact is So we'll known to the President that he has
prevailed upon Congress TO grant him three mil
lions of dollars 10 pay Mexico Absurd rs all
this is, it all helps to prove that this claim of ''in
demnity" is only another Of those sounding
phrases which your "conquerorS" employ to
conceal their rapacily. indemnify means Mexi.
can territory. If meant--whal those pretend
who use it--anylhing else, il would deserve only
d1rsion and contempt.
Having gone through The generally ovowed
cnuSes and bi,cls Of the War; and shown how
wholly nimsy and Inadequate they are, we como
now 10 that which, though always suspected TO
have induced this war, has but recently come To
be confessed and openly avowcd. The object for
which tho war is now prosecuted, on our part
is
EIGHTHLY.--Terrilorial conquest.
The lusI OF dominion, the gredincss for acqu- |
vice ol man and OF governmenls--he !
passion which aninaes alike The spcculalor aud
The highwuyman, the gambler for empirs aud
the gambler for goId--lhe lust Of dominion is
now The animulirg motive of This war, ifnol its
true source und cause. That ii is its present OBJ.
ject, we are spared The labor Of demonstrating
The mask is thrown oil. Conquest, us present
object of the war; has been officially recognised
admitted. and appluudad. Witness, all our read.
all lhr people, the following para
graph from The R2pou ol lht Committee Of For
ogn Relations I'll. r. in response to what is cal
led, in no Report itself, "lha Presidents War
Message" Of The 18Th o! last month:
"Complninls of tho resort 10 territorial con-
guest from Mexico ur5 disarmcd Of rerrouch Ly
h' undcniable facts that Mexico, by war, con-
strains the United States TO take by conquest
what, ever since Mexican Independence, every
American Administration has been striving 10
get by purchase; and that the Executive orders,
aud military aud naval execution olihom, for The
achievement Of conquest, have con(ormed not
merely TO long established policy of our own
Government. bu, wise principles of sclfprescrva.
Iion indispensable 10 all providlmt governmonr."
We shall waste no words upon This confession,
or rather this parade. governmental morality
and policy in our Foreign Relations, such us, be.
ing praclised upon by any individual, would draw
down upon him The utmost vengeance of those
laws established by society for the punishment Of
crimes against civilization and against humanity
itself ltis enough Tor us to place it, in its nak'
deIormiry, fully in the public view, 10 call down
upon ii III. just reprobalon of all honestmcn.
This is, perhaps, our last effort 10 impress upon
our readers our own conceptions and convictions
concerning the origin and character of the war in
which wcOre engaged. We have raised our war
ming voice in vain against its further prosecution