The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-10-05

Santa Anna is Il gentleman, whose fine mind and
courtly bearing would make him an ornament to
the intellectual society of any country. And the
lamented wife of Santa Anna WIS a lady of sur
passngiy lovely person and character. In every
virtue and grace, she was one of the brightest or
naments of the female sex. In the stormy scenes
OF their most eventful life they have both display
ed degree of beneyolence and humanity, rarely
10 nc found IN the midst of the angry passions
winch wars and political revolutions must foster.
Nearly all the offices of honor or emolument
are IN the hands Of the white descendants of the
opanlaTdsi though occasionally an individual OF
mixed blood viii, through native energy of char
acter, elevate himself to posts of opnlence and
power For three centuries these Spanish con-
querors have ruled over the country with the most
grinding oppression. The horrible nassacres
which followed the original invasion, have been
succeeded by constant series of wrong ard out
rage. The Indians regard the Spaniards with
very much the same bitterness which they felt at
the time of the conquest And though fully con-
scious of the superiority Of the European race,
they are averSe to alliances with their conquerors
and ever regard them with sullen luminosity.
Such Is the powerloss divided people, against
whom the United States is now engaged i'm an in
glorious war Of invasion. For the twenty millions
OF this energetic republic TO trampie such people
IN the duSt-to sweep over such a land with fire
and sword, IS surely no cause for national boast
ing. The poor Indians and half-breeds who COM
pose the rank and file Of the Mexican armies have
their mangled bodies scattered by thousands over
the plains, by the mcrciess discharges of our ar
hIery and martarS. Every explosion of cur ar
ullery awakcns slIriekS of despair among the Wild
owS and ;he orphans il has created among the ra-
vines OF the CoriIeras. Our news-bovs shout
Another glorious viCteTy in Nexiror But nv
mind Instantly rcverts to the horrible carnage CT
the field Of blood. and 10 the thousands of homes
which that san,uiaary victory has filled with lam
entations. Our public journals sreak OF tie bril-
liant exploits Of Monterey ami Vera Cruz. They
were brilliant in crimson gore, in cOnflagrateI
dwellings. in mefcOric bOmb-sells with porten-
tous glare making NIGHT hedious. and exploding
with power more terrific than the fable thunder
bolts Of JOyc. have no heart TO join in this ox-
ulatOn over the slaughter Of my fellowmen-
From the dreadful stcRc my soal turns Infinite
loathing and alhcrarcc
Gen Taylor, IN III, admirable letter Of condo
lcnce TO Henry Clay upon the death of his son,
IN one Of these saaguinarv tragedies remarks in
view Of the yOung mnns mtimcy end i can
with truth say that | feel no oxultation in our
success. To this sentiment thousands and tens
OF thousands of the poorest spirits in our land can
most cordially respond. The war has already
cost our conn;Ty not less than about one hundred
millions Of dollars What n sum to expcnd in all
the terrible oneincry Of destruction, to dcsolaie
the homes and destroy the lives of our fclowmelI.
Probably not less than twenty thousand have Ill
ready persisted, on the two sides from the COM
bincd influence Of the sword and disease If our
object is to collect debt surely this is an nhu-
man way Of doing it. II orr object is to extend
the area of negro slavery. VIC can only saw shas
means are worthy of the end.