The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13
Whig Iirws of NJ. Glars Spstsh.

We give below the remarks of a leading N hig paper. the N. !. Cvsriey and Eaqsirsr, ia relation to the Lexington speech. I; contains sentiments rery generally entertained m the west and south. and indicates the movement by the President. of the troops 10 the Rio Grande
 ''it IS an uugrateful task 10 resiew anfsvorabIy, speech tEosn one we esteem and admire as we do Mr, Clay; but We do not hesitate 10 pronounce his late e1oFt, such an one ss he would never dreamed of making were he of the same age as when in lsl2 he Ooby sustained the government of his country Ia is war with the mistress of the ocean That, he very Ylsfly says, Hes war Of ngsloggl d. fsRre required the vindicaen of national rights and honoF;" end yet at the very commencement of that war we invaded Canada and earned Sesolatioa and death to the homes and a'tsrs of the uaogend- ing Canadians who had never harmed us But ,his did not make II var of aggression or of conquest aceoE1ing 10 Mr. Clay. and Mir. Clay IS lizs, Bu; when Mexico gives orders 10 her Generals to at- tack the American Army wherever t may be sopad in Texas south of iise Sabiae-aad when because we gn into the dispuied territory the MexicAs cross into Il also. and make war upon the army, snd we repulse and follow her beaten forces iato her own territory. behold it is no longer defence but one of aggression and conquest. Now, we do not de- sire 10 justify the sending of Gen Taylor to the Rio Granle. That was rash and wicked art bu, if gave no justification to Mexico 10 assail us on the irft bank of that river II hen she did 50 assai us she oeSame the aggressor and when we a..d to this the historical fact that her Generals bad posfioe o deTs 10 invade TtxGs, and drive north of tue Sa- 5Sae, aud were acnaisy proceeding 10 execute them -It IS indeed strange infatnaiion which deborui- hates this War oi -ssion and conquest and which in the same breath, prociaHls invasion of Cana da in 1872, war oi defeEee. The people do not understand #. Teir instincts do moi lead them 10 such conclusions. They kuow aad feel, that Mexico struck the frs, blow and when ,hsv are told that is Nsxiec 1Aaf is defsa fiag her srssas kSr eax{feR oS& Ley AT T3R< .cf sh. that it nigh, have been If we had not as in 1872. carried dsfeasire var into the enemies country and large as IS iher beneyoenee they prefer that should be as II IS, rather than that we should now be resisting ber intended and proclaimed invasion of our ienitory.
 And when this speech of Mir Clay shall have been read throa gbo1t the length and bfssh of ihis great coUniTy, many will be inc tears shed is st. ieuee. tasi Henry Cisy-he who sohly stood by has sounsry m lsi2. and even 10 thus day deieads the iasAsion O: CAHa1a--sbouli have denounced nIIs war asRSsEral "a war of offensive as- gress8oO, 10 which Msziee, hot rs Is defending her firesaats, her casTLEs- and her ALTARS - against whom. Why against the gallant and patti spirits who have Doby odefed up ,h.i iive< iB defence oi tnelr cOuHtrys honoF, and shed aTcn our ars haio of glory which has elevated eas floHa character Ia inc estimation of ihe civilized world. asd called forth the feeling of gratitude and prids in the bosom oi every whose hear, IS ca ps bic oi beating in response h chvalous deeds and gallant bearing. And ye. l, IS Henry Clay whc thus ebaIacieTiz@s tkis war-who thus defends Mex leo against the acts of her ehiEalrie Iayaders-wc thus nhInientionaiy endorses the abonaabie seuti- rsnts of the Nsw York TFibane ssd wiiI shortly be qaoted ey Il sanciionIng it's deaaacistioa oi oar gallant army as band oi robbers, pInDd daFegs and muTdefegs for whose delea, and disrsrsion bs, editor and his eo-laboteIs, lasiif~d in praying they have 10 thc God of Battles.
 We cannot subscribe to such docirines we can not, with all oar reverence and respect for Mr. Cay unite wiih hisn n his seeming response io .ne AeaFiess asSsui,s apn1 hosr who have covered our eoaa'iy with glory; and in oar sympsthirs for Mex sUa~riH=s, we cannot forget the suaerin and death ol our oWn gailani sons. Ii # be indeed cg conquest anA aggression: fl we have witk- edy assa-d 'the trrsides. the castles. and the AL TARs of Nexseo;" if sse have robbed. paandsred, and murdered her peaceful people who and wks: are tbe wbo have VI. r<TgnsED 10 ao 'his desgiish work l; When tse news cf The victories or Paio Alto and Resaca dr is Palma reached '. OI leans. f we mistake hot. MT Ci~y was ih>fe. sna avo~ed that II younger. be ~ouid himself eelsa tser 10 fake raIt in ihe var His gallant did voonieet and nohly offered 1p hts life ior his ecan try But would be have done II he had believed tf'af he wss wsgiag such a Mr. Gay de- scTibesl Never, nessr
 h eensGfing, as he had right 10 do The loiIy of tbe Executive in hasieaiBg this waf ,d seemingly insi'ng inrasion and attack by the march to the Ro Grante, instead of quietly waiting for the inyLsun hFsaseass, iaiesaed and ansasrd by the Mexican go seTnment. Mir Clay has gone too far and pat Mexi- co altogether in the righi-his own eoaniry atoge- fher in inc wrong. He has by kis speech, ia our opinion, held aut inducements for Mexico 10 wish- hold the peace he 50 asdently aesires and thus. very anintentsonaliT, paEsoed eoarse st var with that rsssioiism which has constituted 90 conspicuous trait In hss Ieng life sf patriotic devoion to hs coan- try.
 Thirty years ago, Mr. Clay eoaid no, have made