Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-11-11


,,..r,.,ce IN miliisry afhiFa. whose iarlcr and |
strategy had hren disdayAdno whefe Else Han
n rleciionrefing caulThiEns that ht should
10 W. 1auRli to supercedt Gen. WindeId Scott,
srd CEN. ZACHARY Tay By creating the On
,,s,,al Office 81 Lieut.. General. with The svowed
purpose ii 6lling il with. civilian thus re
wariing " it'll Insult and degradation ihuse
illusirions men who have gwen to our arms
never falling victory in spite Of the nismaD'
aeetnent cf weak aud Numbering adininistFa'
Res6lssd. Thatfsis impossible to recurso the
INV. enserpFise. skill and vaoF II our officers,
aud The consianeY and bravery Of our mes. as
Displayed under Gen. Tnvl0r ~ PalO Alta. Re-
paea Re a PaaUie. Monterey and Buena Vista,
81 q under Gen, Scott a. Vera Cruz, CefFo Gor-
a.. Coniferas. Chnruhusco az d under The waila
o( Mexica, without freling sentiment Of pride
and salisinciiaa, OF Rccaurt Of the lhUFcis which
they have carss 'ors h'mseives, and the glory
which they have ttnlerTed on our Aag-and we
regret there s so slirlIt prospect that our gal-
10 nt cuuntryinen vii soon return a. their fames
and ri nds. 10 enj',v that rep Sc which they
have so richly armed by iheiE9a0hle act ons and
To partic ipate with Us IN the h'esslngs" 81 peace
Resolved, Tina, among The evils which are re-
smiling in m tbs ar OF the least is large ma
tinnal debt, the foundations 1T which have al
ready heen laid broad and deep wherein a stu
perst TnciuIe is I" be carried up, (if the admins
irainn pc Tsisis in its present poIIcyl which, will
crashing fleet on ourselves and on posteFity
Resolved, That tie experience Of mankind
proves thar alt great na,lona! debts and all OPP
pressive system 6G te vai'ns, have originated in
wars. aud in wars ouly-nnd that the American
people may well consider whether, AFTER having
paid u, the uterrBos far,lIine lhr debt occasion
ed by The wa r. OF &c aud 1912, and exhibited ~
the world the glorious spectacle Ut aiTee. happy
and united people. entirely exOnPTate ed from
d fbt, they can gain any adequate compensaii0n
IRON this Mexican war Cor ha wing again entail
ed upon Them and their children SO gFeata ma
tiOnat curse. ..ss "a rs .s1g - g34& sH
Res lived. That no mn, ion has right IA carry
on an aggressive war az the expense OF pOsttri'y
that it is only wars which are strictly defensive
| aud necessary that rnay he thus prosecuted, and
we regret that we should be now engaged IN
waging war Of conquess with our revenues
arranged in reference 10 state OF pence, and
cunse queniy in o great degree on credit iSgs
Resolved, That the shaie ni Immense ex-
Epensea Of this wnr which must ultimately be
psid by the indp strious, frugal and peace hpvihg
people uf C9nnectIcut, aid which Will amount 10
many mil iona1nf dollars, has in our Judgement
been worse than thrown away, audawe cannot
hep rejecting that il such vast sum could
have been e xpended in thu education of our
children and our chdrens children, it would
have been worth more than all the triumplIs OF
war OF aggression and conquest.
Resolved. That in our op.n'on the war now
waging Tor The conqut st OF M xico, cannot long
be prosecuted on credit with no ohtr basls there.
tor than Indirect taxation, and that the Poop 81
WI, .ouy SUI" ~ Lt ~ .t. aarasr, r., an.
c.nn,..s ars lnoua svs,.,n If d,rert ,axes and tn
meet ~ their firesIdes the ,ax-gatherer Of the
United States, wnh she demand "pay me what
| thou owest." -
Il Y ~; ~ 'nas N wa;r.r,, ax.n,es nj ,ho
n",,r', MI a u, ~ \, ~ n',s ,;,aa tnr he
! 49, -, ~ ;.,,,;rSs ~ for snch -
4 cause the improvements t our harhorsand rivers
n;,v IN Frsne 4 sh,mld he ;ndefit,;telr
r.,s,, -, - 49,
Rs Jved Thot The nroseeu,;on Of this war in
c,nfrm:tv w,,h ~. views and mans ol The Drt e
On, oJm;n;s, ra,;,,, ;nv>iv.s ;n.v;iah,v tho cr.n
,;mn'sra iaroe s,and;ng army' and X we a re- IL
hnld Mexico or anv. eonsiderai,e purtion al IL.
4 .,., arnv ,,.,,st t,,cane ner,,,a,,sn,l ma nj
4 history nr,vs NH III ,Liishme,ts of thar eha r
meter are danceye,.s Is the liberties Of aI,y peo-
ns.o' \ '''o ~ "'''
4 Is a..,,,ad sr,.,s ~, III, -. ;,;s,,ot;o,, H.,
a ~ "a ~ 1911 s ~ n'.
.ne nsis wnnn MY mlaag ~ We n''xo
pay W. ,., =,
5e mou'4 sGus y uI a'io
noWeI a avu 81 au
llt' ed tha' we nave no Jnst fgh' 70 th"se exIen-
s'ke pIov,nG1s--anu we 40 no. nnasfs.anS upoh
mon honesty. they are nov, prosecuting the wa
70 cohpfI me Mexicans ~ me seIlots ". she
na .,p oHrn a e sSord 10 SCI 'a'te snare q
easc, "a rh * - re rsonfc If tbe IJn;fed
S,otss on ", 81, ,srrnrv az snrnass ed
Il terttv NOV. wboil. msocc,,n ed md "a he anas
/ comnrised within onr nresent limits are abun-
dsn,iv adeonate 10 snstpin wha,ever popuiaiion
va can bays for ~, = ~ tI,ra. crntl,re +, come
I'VE are ~ Ioss ~ d;s.nvar anv odconate motiyS'
nr,sen, or prospectiye. for seeking 10 ACQUIRE
| lie steyile ma e.olate regions AZ New Mexico
I'D ,sn C.i;carn;os "a'ioJ - ,her ors ,yth MAJ
"ass;rie nnnn,a;"s IA jas, deserts md ,.ha !.
~ ,.r,a',s'J ~, a.,,' oo,i,;nn 49,.
,na onr sil;anca oi,bnr'nr a'r ,rel;a;nn conter.
Nv" Ne ar na',,e .nd ..bo ra.ta can oniv he haid
ra,;an a., an" sr"na 1,;I;,orv or"e
Ras,,lyed ;rh.t;, ia on, ,rav rsnnonnn, 10 tho
n..nra ~ ar ~. ;as;,n,;,,,,s ID ~, ha cha,as.
800 1870 y o.,,sr";n aru neoa ~
N;,,s, az iIn;nr III ,s,,ake ~ ,,s ss;n.,s
III and - Y III bah;,aa.a of Na,.
Wax;cn and III" r,J;e rn,ns e ,.h"..n ~ i've a.I
H. ,,,Jar ~ ;n.,;,,,;""s III mar sa,hars wa
=. ,,a,,,.. ~ va 80
yashi;e ~ n;sr, T.. Il an, ysm";n Ne ans all.
ha 's ,r; ;nde, ,s,,i ,h rs,,,,i
IL M s,co are ,,taIiv ;ncnp"he Of self Govern.
4 ment. which sufficiently appears from the dis.
1 orders and rev,,lutons wb;cb hive inc essantk
rnrrea in ina, co,,n,rv lar the las, nun ,ter az
n century. aisj "A thew al re unfit to govern hem