Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-22

or correspondents have published article professed
" composed of extracts from this paper and other
sources, under the caption Of :" assertions" and
contradictions" The object of the Wing Mexican
writer is, evidently, to show that the Democratic
party, or some of its members, hold contradictory
principles in regard to the The Journal writer
has in some instances succeeded in showing an appa-
rent contradiction But this belongs only to himself
Those extracts so far the contradictions are con-
cerned are SO garbed and cut out from the context
as to obscure change the meaning and are palmed
off by the Journal upon Its readers as far quotations.
with It's accustomed mendacity But this Is not
unusual with the Wing press, and ought to excite no
SURPRISE The factions of the old Federal party late
British Wing, now Mexican Wing, have so long
occupied position in which they acknowledge no
other principles of conduct than expedlens, that their
members cannot be expected to adhere to any
consistent course, or TO strict statement OF facts
After having falsely repeated for the nine hundred
and ninety-ninth time that the Army OF Occupation
under General Taylor commenced the war by their
aggressons, they now change their note and have
the elfrontery to assert that many OF the leading
members of the Democracy admit that such is the
fact The Journal pretends TO quote from speech of
the chairman of the committee of Foreign Relations
whom we suppose to be c. ]. Ingersoll-by which
an attempt is made 20 prove that the CON-
menced for conquest. By the quotation he is made TO
saw that the executive orders, and military and
naval execution of them for the achievement of
quest have conformed not merely to ong-esabllshed
policy of our government, but to wise principles of
self preservation &c. Mr. Ingersoll did not IN any
part of his speech assert, intend TO assert that
conquest CONFIRMED to long established policy of
our government, but in the speech from which the
Journal quotes he repeatedly asserts that the United
States could acquire fundamental right to territory
by mere conquest. We cannot find the sentence
quoted in that speech, but there is one something
like in phraseolOgy, but quite different in meaning,
which closes with these words, always preferrlng
20 pay in money rather than blood, as we are still
willing to add money to blood and combine purchase
with conquest the basis of peace, fair and favora
bic to both parties in the war, which Mexico has
insisted on instead Of peaceable and profitable SALE.
The Journal also undertakes to show that conquest
was the object of the from the proclamations Of
the Generals If the writer had intended to observe
even common honesty in this matter, he would have
compared these proclamations with the instructions
from the department He would not have seized
his instructions prove the intention of the Execu-
tive The excess in the proclamation cannot extend
the meaning of the Instructions. No one but most
liberal constructionist would have thought of
proving the object of the by such documents
especially when the instructions upon which the
proclamations are based accessible TO all. No
candid man could mistake the meaning of the
instruction and procamations, or draw any such far
fetched conclusions from them The Government
saws, seize upon certain provinces and hold them as
means of enforcing peace. The Generals did seize
the provinces, and proclaimed TO the citizens that
they must submit to, end support, the Constitution OF
the United States. We have taken too much notice
of this: the Journal has only followed It's usual
course When have the Mexican Wing editors ever
hestaed to use detraction, falsehood and calumny
in their representations of the conduct and principles
of the present Executive
Mr.. Calhoun is also referred to as Democratic
authority to prove the and the object of the
war. Mr.. Calhoun an exponent of the views of the
Administration on the subject of the war; God save
the mark. You have occasion to try again, brother
Defrees you can't beat that.
The Wing policy in this is admirable One
faction of them will tell you that they agree with
General Taylor that is fortify the northern prov
inces of Mexico and hold them by armed occupation,
whether we have peace or war, and let the war take
care of ITSELF Another faction is with Corwin, in
favor Of Withdrawing the army TO some safe point
within the United States and of making such atone
ment for the wrongs have done the innocent
Mexicans, as the nature Of the case will admit Of
This faction is careful publish all the outrages in
Mexico laid to the charge of the volunteers. Who
then is in favor Of the acquisition of territory by
quest, or of peace The policy of the different
factions would never secure the one the Oher but
would bring upon us the curse Of an interminable
border warfare.
The Journal writer is very much concerned lest the
reputation of General Taylor should suffer from oul
hands. Is he as much concerned for the reputation
of the Indiana volunteers the who really fought
and won the terrible battle Of Buena Vista Lee
such writer's, instead Of whining about abuse o.
TAYLOR, ask him to come forward like Just man anC
true soldier and correct his official dispatch. Gen
Taylor has drawn his own picture of the battle o
Buena Vista. Whenever he brings the Indiana sol
diers to the foreground, he brands them with thu
name of fngitires; he speaks of their behavior a
bad conduct he says that they fed from the field ant
took no further part in the action, except in Skin
mish,-as he would give to understand, at tn
rancho. There is hardly exception made to thi
in the second regiment, and that is g the galan
Colonel BowIes and his handful of men," Is it no
notorious that General Taylor brings forward thos
most who had the least to DO in the battle that b
lasishos and exIaust- his commentator on those VIII