The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-18
Another SkO.oer-bath for the Meziean Wings.

Another Sk0scer-bnth for the MezicGn Wigs
Captain Thomas F. MarshaIl's, or Tom Mar
shalrs late war speech at Louisville, was perfect
damper for the Mexican Wings ofthat ilk. Prem
tice the editor Of the Louisville Journal was pres
eat at lis commencement, but inconlinenlly sloped
his subject. A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer says: ...,,,-~-u
. "Tom lei down upou Corwin & Co with a tre-
mendousdfOE He denounced the, opposition to
Ihe.war infamous, and cruel towards their coun-
try men, who are contending against a dastardlY
foe.and destructive climate be would carry the
war TO the last point of resistance, and proclaim
peace, and he would enforce il by hanging every
ere nh6 rRhelled agdinst il. The Me1icahs, he
said, were d miserable degraded race, down-trod-
den by band of rascaily grandees and tLieving
officers, who were for war, because by :hat they
only could live. Government, he said, they never
had the country was ruined by faclions-miliiaiy
Efactions-who kept the people in the worst sort OF
bondage. Captain Marshall aPPlauded the plan of
the campaign, one of The most splendid coneeP-
tons on record aud up 70 the time General Scott
entered Mexico was being prosecuted a scale Of
grandeur unequalled in the history Of the world
Taylor advancing through the passes Of the Sierra
Madre-Wool through Chihuahua-KearnyI Ihro
Santa Fe and California-and oil converging to a
common centre-and intended to strike directly 10
the heart of Mexico. He then spoke OF ScoII's
plan which deprived Taylor Of nearly all his force
and left him TO fight the greatest army that Mexico
could bring into the field with only $500 Volun-
teers-and the splendid result Of that great battle.
He said he had heard, since his return, that il had
been the policy Of the Administration, from mo-
ives Of fear and jealousy of Taylor's growing
popularity, to sacrifice him and his brave little
army He seemed TO understand the object Of those
who had industriousy circulated this foul Sian
der of the opposition. and remarked, that if the
government a rival chief could be suffered to act
from such motive, he would invoke the wrath and
power of the Almighty 10 scatter and consume
them with The red lightnings Of Heaven - "z
Capt. Marshall. IN the .woEds Of the. Enquirer's
correspondent, went farther than he that goes farth-
est, in suslaing his country and the administration
in the prosecution of this war. It was not 2 war
Of Mr.. POlk's-it was a war of the country, by its
vote in ,electng MI. POlk-that was the main issue
between ihe two great political parties at thefast
election; and when by the act of Mexico hoslities
had actually commenced, the country, by a singu-
lar unauimiy of the Legislature, passed a vote TO
raise $4,000 men to prosecute il with vigor. How,
then, could this be Mr.. Polk's war2 Captain Mar
shall was for taking the whole Of Mexico, and
holding all we took. Could England object 10 il ?
No Every inch Of territory held by England, be-
yond its own lille island was held bv the right of
conquest-and that, by the law OF nations, was the
best Of titles. He would bold all. - q. >