Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-08
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To the wings OF the METROPOLITAN
Congressional District.


Fellow citizens The Administrato have proclaimed
the resolution TO conquer peaeein this with Mexi.
CO. may be well Tor the people TO consider what
and sacrifice them this resolution is to be
To conquer peace, would imply the necessity of
eonqucring the people, of whom be extorted. The
Mexican character (Which will be hereafter briefly com.
menicd on) sdmonishes that would safe To cal
cuae On conquerng that people until they shall
completely sublugatcd. This has been talked by some
a. an easy matter. But tho snbjugstion OF eight millions
OF people renowned for obs'insey. and with but little
lose by war, easy Already have the mag
niheent calculations OF the Government been proved
TO have been founded estimates We were led TO
suppose that before this ume the Eagles America would
have scared above the proud the Aztccn But In,
RaveOs ci Mexico still hover around the DYING soldiers of
the Republic upon the banks OF the Rio Grande ID true
that have taken Monterey and the battle OF Rne-
ma Vista But Monterey is bat lic nearer to tho city of
Mexico than MatamUtos, aud the battle OF Bucna Vista
does not place us any nearer. Indeed the public mind
been greatly pcrpXed ondeavor to discover Tor what
purpose Gen. Taylor ordered march on Monterey
and long line OF military operations has been
m that part OF Mexico lit are led TO infer the "a,
pccauon OF the Adninis in the Ill all
ct the Mone1umis painy their true policy 10 reach
point by the direct and least difficult Vera Cruz
OF Tampieo should have been taken base of
the operation as the line vt invasion would be thereby
considerable shortened That plan, would seem been
alensh adopted But II the expectation OF the Govern
ment be well founded OF eonqucrng peace by taking the
Mexican CaPs the military energy that has been oxpond.
ed in the direction OF Monterey been usrcssy
ed aud the bate vt Monterey a mere waste of blood
u the capture OF Mexico decide the war; why main
tain long hue OF military posts from Matamors Ia Sal
uo WHY diminish the effective invading force BY sta
uonlng large garrisons Cerralvo C,margo Monterey
aud SaluUo This line OF invasion cannot have any r,ln
on or any, the most remote. to the attack
Is proposed that Gcn Taylor shall move down on San
LUIS and effect Junction with the army OF General Scott
moving from Vera Cruzi II So would il not have been
better, requiring much smaller amount of men and
supplies that he should moved At once on thai poip,
from TamPico; and instead OF fighting the bloody bat
ties OF Monterey and Buena VISTA separately and at pons
remote from the centre OF attack fought them both
together at san Luisa point which cannot now secure
without lighting third and desperate battle These sur-
gesncns are not made IN capuous spirit from dispo
siuon o condemn the Administration without qualification
IL Is not reasonable TO expect that any mon,
than individuals will he exempt from impcfec lions of
human Jutgmen would be reasonable TO denounc,
the Administration because its conduct has been in some
respects advised. IL is the folly that brought ON tbo
ws HAT Is to be condemned, rather than :hc bunders pal
pable some OF them are, which have been committed in
its prosecution.
The object OF these suggestions is mainly to show
that still far from the city of Mexico as before
advanced beyond the Rio GTande But is quite Ger
tain that when shall have taken Mexico and reyeed
IN the Hall OF the MOnlcEumas that we have conquered
peace Those who think So should make allowance for
difference OF opinion. The capture OF Washington by
the British and the burning Of the Capitol did not conquer
tue American people, end the which they were
engaged Bonapare took Moscow the Ancient and Holy
cry OF the ussiasi but no did take the Russians He
stood upon the towers OF the kremn but he around
hm only hane and smoke and with mixture of admira-
ton and wonder he eXclamed-"Thcsc arc Scythans in
deed!' Let this administration beware lest before this
war Is ended, they compelled TO exeaim with equal
wonder though less of admrauon-"These are Mexicans
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