The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-24

Mexican citizens with mpunlty, had murdered anu ioo-
bed many citizens OF the United States; and 6y nep ~
huence and example, were stirring up and iniamins he
passions OF the numerous Indian tribes witniu o 'el
Dries of the United States, whom The pocy OF our gos
ernnent has collected together upon our T ~ a
tiers, threatening every day and hour 10 onis II;
iame like the pgare lire whch ue , ,sara
It's course whilst the tomahawk ana scallng hnI e,s
ready to drink the blood OF tue ih"o@e"' ~ r
our frontier settlements . -l,;nr Tho
Not one of the European governments having 'ne
power 10 avert such an evll, wouii nave 'oeiaeu ~
onger CONFERENCE.-The universal and sacred law OF sell
nre seryaon would have forbidden II; and whether he
rause of the evil existed within a weak or powerful
aeghborng nation the duty to abate or repress Il couu
not be avoided by any independent government although
in doing So might be driven TO the last resort OF ma
IONS and the orcble possession of adjoining territory
The question has been sneernsly propounded, whether,
il Great Britain through her provinces OF canada, NC,
were placed in the relative position to the United
States that Mexico has been by the acts and conduct OF
her citizens and government, the government o. the
United States would have been ready 10 seek redress
rom the British government as II has from Mexico
Let it not be said, in vauning or boasul spirit that
America may defy the power OF any nation upon earth
hut craven hearted must be any American citizen who
would expect desire, admit that the government OF his
country, while maintaining Just rights, would quail
before that of any earthly power. 1t was not done IN
the infancy OF republic, and cannot be expected IN lis
progress 10 maturity,
Comparisons are sometimes odious--as that assimila.
ting Great Britain to Mexico in this instance would
loub he considered By the former That firm and steady
government would view with contempt the impuaton to
OF such vaciatng and uhprlnciped conduct as that
exhibited by the Mexican government which has so
well deserved repobation and rebuke; and these
launts that the American government would not dare TO
bring her Britannia Maestys government to account for
such conduct Mexico has been guilty OF towards the
United States, i'll become the position character Of
any honest American citizen, and i'll accord with the
national comfy and regard which are DUE IN good faith,
the happy relations existing with the government OF
Queen Victoria. Itwould be more in accordance with
reason and proprety to inquire would the government OF
Great Britain have long endured, from any country
the face of the globe, be weak strong the injuries
insults and evils of bad neighborhood which the United
States have suffered from MeXco'
The people of the interior OF country enjoying the
blessings OF security and peace may not be able to
prehend practically the idea of bad neghborhood on the
part of Mexico; but those who have been engaged in
maritime trade with that country, and the
frontier people OF Missouri. Arkansas, and Louisiana
and particularly those who have been engaged in the in
and trade with the adjacent Mexican provinces, have
frequently felt the severity of these evils in the loss OF
property in personal insults and injuries and in intense
suffering, which, in many instances, has terminated only
in death This bad neighborhood may be familiarly IL
Illustrated by examples from private feby placing this
country the position OF an honest peaceabe farmer hav
ing eacherous neighbor adjoining him, upon whose land
he cannot pass either TO communicate with the proprietor
channel of business, for purposes of recreation
without danger of receiving personal insults, injuries
distinctions he even traverse the remote parts
of his land, adacent to this bad neighbour without
such danger And is not material in the whether
the apprehended injury be from the bad neghbor himself
from his hirengs and servantsndeed, is not
rial whether the bad neighbor directs participates HIM
self in, the INJURIES but is sufficient, il he knows OF the
evil and does not take the proper means to prevent And
those helngs servants IN his service above his
physical power and CONTROL the suffering neighbor will
be forced by the law of protection and will be per-
lectly justified in taking the remedy in his hands,
and by all the power legally within his CONTROL to abae
the evil
But why the mawkish sensbility and affected tender
towards culpabe and derect Mexico because, for
sooh, she is weaker power, when we have, without
remorse, hundreds Of instances under the several ad
mnisations from that of General Washington down to
the present day, punished in the most summary and
empary manner, and by the Executive authority alone,
the poor freak nations of Indians, who have destroyed
the property and taken the lives Of citizens within
their territorial limits?
The laws of civil society and OF nations well the
laws OF Cod acknowledge, SANCTION and justify the par
amount duty of obedience, between individuals,
ieror societies, and national communities; and it in
vain for individuals of such communities to nvegh
against the necessity the expediency oil such SELL
defence and especially is it unbecomng in ndi-
viduas of the American Staes whose governments can
not protect themselves their citizens from external
foreign INJURIES and necessarily look TO the gem
eral government for protection.
Ii will be perceived that these views are irrespective OF
the questions and considerations growing out of the an
neyaon of Texas 10 the United States, and show that
had strong grounds of complaint and sufficient reason
to seek redress, before that event took place
Proposing 10 discuss this subject as an American c
zen trust that public journal will refuse me a hear
ing and place in its columns but as not sonsdeate
70 draw too largely time upon the indulgence Of
editors of public Journals propose 10 resume this topic
At another time. VIRGINIAN