Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-06-10
ADDRESS
Vi the Clergy Of San Luis Poiosi TO the PcopIe.

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The Clergy Of this State would not be Fl, de-
posltory Of the high and sublime power which has
been placed in its hands, worthy ofthe glorious
name OF Mexicans, ifit should behold the last scb
OF our holy religion and our beloved country, and
remain In cold indifference, without raising its
voice to arouse its compatriots from that pdolent
apathy In which for more than a year they have
been submerged and if it should not cause them
TO comprehend our present lamentable and disss
trous situation, and TO know and secure the means
of salvation To do this, is our sole object
The Cabinet of Washington have determined to
! perpetrate, In the present age, horrible crime
rare, indeed, IN the annals Of the whole world
Ambitious to extend their prosperity and tempora
power, and to perpetuate their race to the last
OF coming generations, they have not hesitated to
violate towards The gentle society of Mexico the
most sacred of human rights. In their wild deli
rum, they behold, with ravng thirst, the opulence
Oh our temples, the riches of our church, the mag
nihcence OF our homeseads, the angelic beauty of
our weaker sex, the immense and inexhaustible
treasures Of our mountains the fertility of our fields
and the beautiful variety of our climate and ever
the implacabe enemies of our race and origin thew
nave taken rapid steps TO eXtinguish our name and
possess themselves of all these precious gifts.
1ou nave already seen them, compatriots In
vain Is the memory Of the thousand and thousand
assasslnailons committed at Pao Alto, Resaca de la
rama, Monterey, Angostula, Vera Cruz and Ger
TO Oordo-ln vain have we seen multimdes of
Mexcans wandering in the woods, and pursued like
Wild beasts, in their own country, robbed OF their
properly and driven from their famlies-in vain do
we recall the multitude Of peaceable and honorable
men, who have been insulted, seized and beaten. in
presence of beloved daughter or dolized wife--ip
VAIN do we recollect the proud barhariy the shame
less cruelty required TO burn the village to s!ay the
simple rustic, the feeble woman ana the innocent
a.. nj Arrp,
other towns at the North. But what can we hone
roma hord OF robbers, destitute of humanitv-
monsters, who bid defiance - the laws of nature
When they even insult, rob and contemn God in his
molly temple? When man enters ON career of
vice, and throws aside the Ieins OF religion. the
insensloiilty and obduracy of which he is capable
can hardly be believed. VIVA, Can we exnect from
.hese vandals, yomted from hell to scouroe the ma
'ions' when we know that they worship no God but
goid' ana aspire to no happiness but the gratfca
lion OF their brutal passions A wise writer of the
last century has said that "maD without any reluion
rs terrible animal, who appears only to enioy his
'loerty In destroying and dev6uring." Such, in
erect, appears 10 be the picture which Providence
Win nigh design, has deigned to present to us.
Les, coHpatriotS! you have seen it our relirion
our country, our liberty, our lives our families our
elty-nothlng-nothing is respected and if
'hey spare even our existence it is merely for the
purpose OF turning into profit in the unhappy con-
diiion OF slavery. And finally, they will endeayor
as we have already said, to blot our name from the
catalogue of nations.
Fellow citizens ofPotos;! Can YOU behold. with
waking eyes, and without the blood freezino in
your veins, condition so humiating, fate 81, d.
sastrous and frightui? Can your bold and valiant
character behold without rage that the foot of q
hereto adventurer should defile your MAGNIFICENT
temples, destroy your venerated images, and tram
pie even upon your God, overihrowing YOUR holy
sacraments, and depriving the Christian soul of the
suoilne Virtues and exalted enjoyments OF the an
gels VIII you periGi; that a covetous ard bar
oarous stranger should outrage that God who has
visited, consoledyou in your nfrmities-who accom-
panies you IN the horrible transition from life TO the
enjoyment of eternal beatitude? VIII Won con- !
SENT brave PotoSnos, to have the holy rites ofyour
church abolished, and the sign or your redemption
extermlnated? Finally, fellow citizens, will YOU
De insensiole to the loss of your religion your tenn
pies, and even to the sweet name of Christians =
ct all this will happen to you Your families will
hunger after the bread of the Word, and the eter
nal consultations which the adorable religion of Jesus
can alone dispense, and there will be none who
can furnish them. Your daughters and your wives
Will ne seized In your sight, and made victims to
lacivous passions, even In the streets and public
places Your tender sons will expire on the points |
Oh the swords and bayonets of the barbarous con !
querors, directing towards you their last looks nj
..
ana bound like british beasts for the dungeons OF
slavery, and savage men, filthy prostitutes, and
WHO beasts, Will come and enjoy the comforts and
dellcacles OF your homes. Yes fellow citizens NJ
folosl hear 1T! one hundred thousand times we tell
you-hear it!-this fearful calamity comes upon
you-it arrives at your Threshold and in con,i,li
ahce with our high duty-attend, Iisten-we an
nounce to you, you shall suffer all this misfortune
IN al It's weight, ifyou do nor awaken from the
profound sleep in which we behold.yo Frustrated.
and assist us in raising force wor oftbe sacred
cause In which we are engaged, aud the glory of
your name.
The invader does &t retrogade. He has sur
rounded, IN manner, our terrtoy-he has left ns
hardly retreat We ought not, in so perilous
situation, TO abandon cause, truly important and (
COMMON, wholly To- our armed force, weak bv it's
numbers, impotent by its smallness-weak, through
Is poverty Its suierlngs and its past labors though
sOt'hy by Its never sufficiently estimated vsloT-
N0! tcODcerns our common lnterests-a that man
oIos most dear on earth. Let us fly then all of
Is TO the CONTEMPLATING ourselves under the di $
ection OF our authorieslet us fully and sincerely
dce, IN their hands, fortunes and persons-let
IS enlist with promptltude, and with whatever arms :
We may DC able to Obtain--Iet us throw aside the o
enseless desire of living onger-let us encourage Il
oiely an Unsuitable desire TO die for our relpon =
w country and the honor of our families-nako eg n
'cuve THAT compassion, hitherto STERILE which vo,, i,
mould show tor yonr tender children. Let us die Il
elo'e we sec ourselves degraded to slaves. in = o
dpge and deserted, or followed, perhaps by some
ncient iather, some son, OF wife whose lneamenfs
- ai'eaoy changed, every where abhorred, OF pow n
3 Pros'Tated by the weight Of indulgence sending I,
r'n cries and lamentations without finding single G.