Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-26
lean professions, and of the necessity Of apply

lean professions, and Of the necessity Of apply
ing la the conquered provinces the utmost fsoi
ut military law. The dangers which su'Iounh
The army al Mon'ees, and the posts IN ihe va'iey
o! he fivsf ATE hui PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATORS o.
tie folly II attempting u deien! iihe ~
posrs ia Tie cncmey county whether thal 81 'i'e
Sierra MsJfe, IS r, commented by Geh avn =
IN his lie Ter To Grn. Gaines, or 'hat ol me n'o
Brave 10 he Paso Gel Nu'le and theGce W 'ne
Pacific, As suggested by Mr. Caihoah. - ~,
BY any gentle means OF haii way ms ",a,
this war IS 10 be clos d II can ohly u oo"e ~
snccessiun oil rapid and severe bluWs d. ','c
! VERY hear a. The G. un,ry. The PEOPLE must Or
made 10 .iepfccae The existeite al hns'i''es "
..cino IN. criys inns ard >uhtfines whch 'hey
;,,,se ana the 6 We nment be inrc' q 70 SUE io'
oesce hv snch assault as aili leave IL po"eiesS
!, continue The war. II this had been 'he c''uis sc
,ur>n,,! rom The iifsi, The war, instead o. nav
d-,eoe,aled inru a border irnd Of ihue"r''e
lrnsth. would nnw have beer lefGlna's"' oui
Inc general feeling of Inc Country was dsniis'
such a course. There was eve y desire uHP'ess.
e ,ihal lhs " ar shoud BE- c"nnuc'tu o,' 'ns ''os'
humane AMI civilized princifies-'nsa,' w, a..
mic. should conci.ia'e Inc peoPfe, WIZ ."e, ~
a,,,v,d me soldiers II was 10 ne sol. oi ue-
ueyu,, nj warfare carried On 'o' 'ne soou " WI
eprrn.es and We NV see Inc 'e'u''
sW. have no intention 10 blame any one inr
Tho d;,ec,ion which was given TO The war al me
brp,nuine The administration IN ISSUING IL OF
der, 10 the generals 10 project The religion, PEI,
sons, and properly OF The pe"ple' ac'eu as ,noue",
i was dealing with a civilized nation, inseao .,
one harharous. ,reacherous and reVenselui; anu
even alter The inItIiily of this ieniency VIZ "
covered any great. immediate a't-mPs 70 oer"'
from il would only have called iortn me
clsnor OF all who oppose The war right or wt""s'
NJ
pect 10 fiph, btpl-s without s'a en'ef, oVeIrua
cnun ries with u Leaving any cause ofsofiVw va
he n IN. or CONQUER nations with pefluthee n'""'
keU hefs. ,orn,nied
"lhis system Of ii eraliry was accomPa""u
vi h another eur, r The hupe iha. Mexico @"o"'
.,nsen, 10 neace while ST. had an army W 'nr
fell. This I'd 10 those 'hefs oil fescr With
however lamdan'e may have oerh 'h ~"
ihai d an III. IN mad on "ihri'n q ,n'" -.
,uc- IN. hellei ,laI his country WAS '''e" ~ ','
,r.,r ard ,hs VI The en"nv ~"n'a "Y IVY w
~. mn, y,,lun,ar,y III. ni,n it, with all thr al
v.,,taor> which we had gained i"a'e ms " WI
Gang m. Iasl .-s>an al Congress WI u us
unreasonable haranems, lis iu'i schrrn's "i >'oF'
oir g h. progress o. hr war, ara us isla' Nc'h'H
N n,oy ding The men aud money lar us r"ns
orns, cur,po. These. then, ars ihe Causes 81 me
oe,eu, u, toward prssptc' al af1Atrs-a mls'aSe"
lrniry exhhe IN he Mexican people, VAN
nurr mat peace migh' be CHAINED whh"u. 'on'
ouesr. ami lh- discussions and DELAYS ~ our I'd.
',onal LEGISLATURE which f,r nearly three mon'n'
nave .tivcually pun sop 10 operations.
.The mas, Cannot be recalled. u NAV oe
IA. fu rs l.. s.on iur the future. Inns war
must be cL,sed soon. Liule and long wars
1,e incuosisent with The policy and wel'ars
NJ poweriuI nations. The an lie torce OF 'n'
county must De brought into action, and me en-
INV II once and forever subdu-d The 'nnu
nee O, he con-esl for another year would BE- GEL
-imenlal 10 our Interests and disgracelul 10 our
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