Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-10-07

contrary proposition to be truc9 The editor
has acted. in this matter, like the French man 'sS
flea; when you would put your finger on him.
non est inventus !-presto! che is not dare"
The editor stakes on like mad' because we
said that he advocated the cause of Mexico
against his own country" Well, the editor
has condemned his own government in the
harshest terms, as making war with Mexico
,cithout j,ist cause; and what other conclusion
could we arrive at than that the Mexicans were
right 2-for we have seen nothing in the Re
publican, deneuneng Mexico for crossing the
Rio Grande and attacking our army. Either
the U. S. or Mexico must be wrong, or both
must have committed egregious error. If
both are guilty of wrong, why not denounce
both, maugre party trammels? We have be-
ieved our government to be pursuing just such
course towards Mexico as she deserved; the
editor Of the Republican believes his country
to be in the wrong, and has not condemned the
conduct Of Mexico: hat ether conclusion can
Mexico, for the wrongs done her by our govern
ment? But as the editor will not ''acknowl-
edge the corn we suppose his denial must
be sufficient to release him from the charge of
of advocating the cause Of Mexico. So let that
pass, too.
Once more, and we are done:-In answer to
our ''silly question: evil the editor (of the
Republican, undertake to PROVE" Sc, the ed
itor says ''that it is our opinion there is abun-
dant reason for believing. that she (NIexico)
would not have invaded Texas at the time
hostilltes broke out between US and Mexico"
sc. Verify, sir, here you almost admit that
the Mexicans might have subsequently to the
of the army invaded Texas, as they
had declared they would do The march Of
the army to the Rio Grande, then, was the cause
of the war, at the time that hostllties COM
but had rot that march been ordered,
the war would have been commenced at sub
sequent period and in different wayl Truly,
that alters The moral aspect of the question en-
tirely!--but is not here virtual acknowledge
ment that there were strong reasons for be-
lieving that Mexico would sooner or later,
carry out her threats against Texes, her revolt
ed province, as she was pleased TO term i2 II
certainly comes very nearly such an admis-
sion
This question, which the editor deems so
senseless," was put to HIM with the full
knowledge that he could not, if he felt dis
posed to do 50, proce the negative of our prop
ostlon, that aiaaesation, and not the removal Of
the army 10 the Rio Grande, was the legitl-
mate cause of the war, to be true; and our OBJ
Ject was to show him the righteousness of at
tempting to disprors the affirmative of the
proposition, and not being able to establish the
truth of the negative; for, as we have before
said, If the affirmative is false, the negative
must be true.
In conclusion we must be permitted 10 say,
that we have charity enough TO believe, thai in
commencing this controversy with us, the ed
tcr Of the Republican was not moved by any
malicious or personal motive; and we can as
sure him, that, anything we may say in reply
to his structures upon our article, is done with
the most perfect good humor land if he scratch
es us, we shall grin and bear it,''>and shall
expect him to do the same.
-aygs-
Important Ne,ss ITO the exclusion of Sc
vera! articles intended for to-day's paper, the
greater part of the our INSIDE columns are de-
voted to the important news from Mevico.-
An abstract of the propositions submitted by
Mr., Trlst, with those of the opposite party, as
the basis fora treaty of peace, shall appear in
our next