The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-15
Subject the decision Of the Wing National Convention


PLAN OF PACIFICATING MEXICO.
Now that Mexico has been virtually slbdued by
the United States and has declared her determine
ZION never to make peace with us but rather 10 sui
Ter absorption into the American Union, the next
great question is, the pacifediion Of her people.
Various are the plans which have been suggested
In different quarters; but, 80 far as we have been
made acquainted with their outlines, they are all de-
ective in one grand essential and that Is not one OF
them contemplates the consent Of Congress thereto.
They all proceed upon the basis that the Executive
is the war-making and the sustaining power,
who is controlled by no law, except the law of ma
tons.
II Is safe TO predict that Congress, at its coming
session, viii assert its power in some way over this
vast question; and II is easy to see what will be its
action in the premises II the war is not brought to-
close in the mean time.
The representatives of the people and the States
will be compelled by the nature of things, to rise
above party, and meet this question of the pacfca
ton Of Mexico upon its own intrinsic basis. The
fury of party brought our relations with Mexico to
their present state; but that fury Is utterly made
quate to exricate them from the difficulties with
which they are surrounded. Constituent and repre-
sentative must now look at this matter with steady
eye-must handle it with iron nerve. 1t is no
time to trfe-no time to delay. Wing and Demo-
crat must rally upon the same platform, must there
forget their differences and demand Of the Executive
the same sacrifice Of his party anmosities.
The Mexicans are highly civilized people-that
Is their educated and wealthy classes. 1t is true,
these classes compose but small portion OF the po-
pulation but they are numerous enough to be made
the medium through which our government can
reach the masses In pacifcating the Mexican peo-
MIA
1t is these latter that have eternal hostility
the Americans. How is shostlity to be overcome2
BY military force2 Not entirely. How then? BY
the establishment of a territorial government in the
several States of Mexico and taking such native Off
GERS as the nature Of the case will admit of from the
weleducated but poorer classes Of Mexicans. The
very working of our Institutions will necessarily ar
ray the oppressed against the oppresor. The former
will find in our institutions peaceful rescue from
the influence and the power of the latter. The cree
ton of Territorial Legislatures will give the Mexican
States full control over their local affairs and free from
the danger of interference by the American General
Government, except SO far as to prevent the passage
of laws contrary to our constitution. The military
oppressor Of Mexico will find nl his influence and
power snatched from him by our constitution. The
military power Of the Mexican people will instantly
become subsenent to their civil power. 1t will not
form any longer one of the estates of government.
The same will be true Of the church, And thus the
Mexicans will be freed from the operation of two Of
the most mischievious and constantly disturbing ee-
ments that can possibly be brought into government
tai systems All the evils of human government more
or less spring from and flow out Of its association
with the military and church powers. The one is
the instrument of tyranny over the conscience and
tho other the means of tyranny over the body. Mel
Their of them can exist for u moment in any govern
ment q constituent part Of it, without destroying
all true freedom-without converting that govern
ment into an engine of oppression. The grand
1nearrs then, Of pacjfcating Merco is for the Aneri
can Congress, IN December nert to.decare The Terri
tory Of MEXICO TO be the Territory Of The United States
byrght Of conquest aud aen 10 erect Territorial Go
pernnents in the several STATES Of Merico by ,rhih
the Church teiA be toreper separated from The STATE
and tho military po1er Be made subject 10 The cirH
Will our Congress make this declaration, and thus
legislate for the acquired territory? We believe
it will for the simple reason, that the American peo
pie will never submit to any other settlement of the
question. Mexico is ours-ours by right Of conquest
1t is useless to condemn the war by which it was
| achieved The war has resulted in the fall Of vast
republic 1t is our duty to close that war by the best
measures Of paciiication which the circumstances
will admit Of .n I'D. '.' "tt. -.
The policy now suggested, appears to us to be the
OlHy oHc WHICH We Gun puTSuc- we uTC sure VIC Gun
speak for the Who's, as party, in the coming Con
gress, on this important question. They will go in
body for Pacifcation, and though many of them
may and will differ to the means of achieving that
result they will concentrate eventually upon the po
Icy which we have endeavored to make out. They
will 60 for legislative declaration of the fact that
Mexican territory United States territory and they
will go for the pacfcation of the Mexicans by ex-
hausling all the powers which Congress possesses
| over United States territory What will the Demo-
| Gratis do when the question comes up? What will
the Executive do when the Declaratory Resolutions
| presented to him? We believe they will one and
all unite in carrying through this policy? The i'm
perative force of circumstances will compel them to
il, if nothing else will. ...s. l.s
There is no objection, that we can anticipate to
this policy, which cannot be easily answered In
deed it is the only one which solves all questions of
objection relative to the Mexican and its conse-
| quences Tomorrow we may notice some Of the
anticipated objections to the policy now proposed
Henry A Wise late minister arrival yester.