Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-03
THE WAR.

The article which we publish on the preceding
page to-day, is what it purpors to be, the produc-
ton of hghminded Virginia gentleman, who thus
signazes his courage much did of old his
namesake and, for aught we know, his ancestor,
whose memory VIRGINIA honored, in the days Of
her true chivalry by bapdzing by his name her
cherished seat Of learning.
We do not know that the public mind is in all
parts of the country well prepared to receive the
proposition by our correspondent as he appears to
believe that the majority of the people of his own
State are. But it is rather remarkable coinc-
dence that at the same moment we received the
above letter there came to hand leading paper Of
the city Of New York, containing article the con-
cusion of which falls but little short of the extreme
proPosition of our Virginia correspondent.
\ eTkel paper to which we refer is the Journal Of
Commerce, to which we had occasion in our yes
terdayf daily paper to allude as schoing the slang
Of theksverad]ept paper in regard to this very
question Of 3the necessity and merits of this war;
Whether reused by,this use Of his own columns to
the friends of truth and Of peace, or
from whatever other immediate cause, Mr.. HALE,
done himself honor by publishing, conspicuously
and bravely, under his own signature, in his own
columns, his personal views of this war, from its
first commencement in error down to the predica-
ment in which we are now placed in regard to it,
SO happily illustrated by Mr.. Senator BUTLER, when
he said, just before the close Of the last session OF
Congress, that, in our present war with Mexico, we
are in the predicament OF man who has wolf by
the ears it is dangerous to hold on, and may be
fatal to let CO.
Mr. HALE, however, is of opinion that the wolf
is so far exhausted that there would be no danger
to the United States, whilst there would be pre-
Iudice to any real interest of the country, in doing
what would be right in itself; what is enjoined
equally by justice humanity, and religion. But it
is due to Mr.. HALE-to the fearessness with which
he throws himself into the breach, and calls upon
all who think with him to act with him-to state
his argument and his conclusion in his own words,
as follows
'sThe war has brought our relations with Mexico into
position which must sartle every thoughtful man. We have
destroyed her Government and find ourselves possession
Of burden which know not how to throw of The ques
ton was How shall gain possession of Mexico 1t now
is, How shall rid ourselves Of Mexico Such monsous
thoughts suggested by this monsous state of things
the maintenance of republican government in Mexico by the
force Of permanent armed occupation This monstrous plan
seeks support in the philanthropy Of civizng Mexico and
teaching her people how govern themselves We called
such hopeless education Of neghbor and the at
tempt would be quite likely to babarze the United States
and break up our Government cvze Mexico and
bish her institutions
In the midst of all the dangers which surround u.s. there
but on clear way either sound morality sound policy
come out Of the difficulty by the path through
which entered it in Short abandon tie cGr TO call
home young men, and leave Mexico whole and entire 10
her management and ourselves the full enjoyment Of
the boundess prosperity which Providence beows upon
The cry, No more appropriations Jor the car must go up
from all parts Of the nation II is the only cry that place
safety. To express opposition to the war, without de-
carng that the to be abandoned oppose it. and still
supplies for it is only to support the Administration in
carrying on. No in the nation would be relieved
than the President by seeing end of the If under
stand his feelings he would have been happy if Congress had
refused appropriations at their last session. But dares
to take the responsibility of recommending abandonment
of the war; What disgrace it implies upon the Chrsiani
" Of our country The President recommended the war; and
Congress- afraid Of the people, voted it. He points out the
through fear the people In my Judgment the President
and Congress moderated the intelligence and morality Of the
people Let the people speak, them and undeceive their
rulers Let them know that they stand at the head Of
ton, Of military rowdies but Of Christian men, full Of the
wisdom Of Peace and Good Will At any rate the tide must
be turned by the People, and it only be done by bold
and loud demand that the should be abandoned No
appropriations for The war! Come array LET MExrco
ALONE must be proclaimed through the land Let
call himself friend Of peace who is not willing TO take this
attitude All other opinions are, upon the whole, in favor
of war.
But, whatever my counrymen may please to do or say
do not intend live die with any Of the boodstans of
this upon "DAVlD HALE"
Major Gen. Pillow, one of the Presidents re-
cent appointments, was, on late visit TO New
Orleans invited to attend the public reception of the