Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-28

volunteering has had its last patoxysm. Nothing
will cause another unless (which Heaven forbid y
some disaster befall our armies and then our poo
pie will rush to the rescue How long will our
armies have to endure the priyalions and tolls OF
such service, aud our people its cost IL were
to venture a prediction could sooner say ten
years than any shorter period. We have TO deal
with the two races, the Indian and Spaniard, most
remarkable for iudomable fortitude-- call il OBJ
stinacy IL you please in our enemy. In like cir
cumstances ourselves We should call il foriiude
and heroic virtue and SO the world will call il in
the Mexicans What motive will Mexico have to
make peace Thus far, the war has not injured,
but in every way benefited her. Why will il be
otherwise for the future | confess | cannot see.
Certainly the possession of the palace ofihe Mon.
tezumas-if any such palace existed---w have no
such effect, but one exactly opposite. II is not by
singing and irritating her with ncties that Mexico
is TO be brought to terms Nothing much Short OF
utter demolition will make her succumb. Are we
prepared to go to that extreme The spirit Of the
age. justice, humanity, policy forbid it.
Our armies, however, are not yet at the city Of
Mexico; nor will they ever get there without an
enormous
"WasIc Of wealth and loss Of blood"
So many are the miracles of which the history OF
war informs us, that one can hardly say any thing
is impossible TO genius, courage. aud firm resolve
IL any tnlNg 49, say tndt u was the march
Of large army from Saltillo to San Luis Potosi--
distance Of more than two hundred miles through
a great Sahara, the most accurate description Of
which is that given by Burke, Of the Carnatic, az
Ter il had been desolated by Hyder Ali
There is not only mo living thng-no domes-
tic fowl : but no water, except the scanly and in
sufficient supply collected in tanks for travelling
One company Of infantry would exhaust that even
if these tanks had not been destroyed as they have
been. believe that all military authorities agree
in two things FIRST that the first care ola com
mander should be his commssariai and, secondly
that his supplies must come from the rear Is that
possible for distance Of eight hundred miles
through an enemy's country, and such country
Tamplco has been suggested the point from
which our armies should move. The distance from
Tampico to the city of Mexico is about one hun.
dred leagues For sixty leagues of this distance
there is no other road than mule path. The only
practicable route, therefore is that from Vera Cruz
do not think that there will be much difficulty i'm
obtaining possession of Vera Cruz and the Castle
OF San Juan-not by assault but by siege, aud not
very long one.
There at least one hundred defes between
Vera Cruz and Mexico, where a hundred men
might maintain themselves against ten times their
number. The road between the two points over.
comes an elevation Of eight thousand FIVE hundred
feet. Frequently, in ascending the road is cut
through the mountain, the banks IN each side high.
er than the top Of the stage coach What havoc
would not few pieces OF artillery make in these
natural defles And the Mexicans are no, bad
aItillerists. They arc a proud and brave peo-
pe-not inexperienced in war. aud now united TO
fanaticisn. Can il be, with such advantages that
our armies can never arrive al Mexico but with
immense sacrifice of human life
What then, is TO be done 7 Are We TO with. |
draw our armies-to submit to the disgrace of a
failure, and to encourage Mexico IN her iusolence
and violations ofthe right and usages Of nations
These are all questions which i; is difficult 10 ans
wer have always thought that il was our polio, |
to avoid war with that country and that, il forced
into one, the chastisement which we should nnict |
should be sgnal-such as would be long remem |
bercd and | am not ignorant of the evil consc. |
quences of stopping where we are But it is
choice Of evils, and think this the least
We have had three battles, and in each victory
now surpassed in modern war. We can afford TO |
be generous. 1t would be magnanmous TO for.
bear. If we prosecute the war Of invasion, all that
we can possibly gain by it is mere territory Is |
this desirable! Have we not already more vacant
lands than we know what to do with, and land |
Infinitely better than the contermnous provinces OF
Mexico; more fertile, and, what is Of more conse |
quence with facilities of transportation. The por.
ton oil Mexico which We propose TO conquer and |
retain has no navgabe rivers and its great elevation
will always prevent the construction of railroads -
We shall get no public domain for nearly all the
land IS already granted shall not get the land
alone, but the population, and nine out of every
ten OF them are Indians. Will they be received as
Indians and placed on the the same footing as our
own Indians tribes, or citizens, and allowed 10
vote and send Indian representatives to our Con.
gress Shall the same privileges be extended 10
all oil our Indians tribes. who are more enlirht.
ened and viruous II not why not But. be.
hind all this, there hovers black and poientous
cloud which no patriot look upon without dis.
may lfths country is annexed upon what terms
and conditions will il be annexed! Will the North
consent that slavery shall exist in the new States
thus acquired Will the South consent TO a rest.
riction on that point forbear to do more than
allude TO this question all must see the difficulty
which II will present II is premature 10 discuss il
here. II must be very many years before Mexico
will cede the country, il she ever does, and still
many more before a State can be Organized
But the question must come, or later Is
this miserable country worth the sacrifice Of blood
and treasure which il will cost and the putting our
bnion itself in peril : II may be asked whether
Mexico will make peace if our troops are thus
beyond the Rio Grande do not
believe that she will do now. But the war will
cease at least as to active operations and peace
will be restored sooner than by continuing 10 pros.
ecute the war OF invasion.
Is YOUR NAME CHASE THE Yarmouth Regis.
Ter says that an estate worth f25 100000 sterling,