Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-09
4 From Tie Charleston Eveniag Ncscs.s
THE MEXICANsCLERGY.

no ad isseo- .,f-.Iaa-olaaau nE San--I
Po,osi 10 the people Of Mexico. is SO IN
Aamna,ory in its character, apd 50 severe
and hostile 10 lis tone, that u idemapdsi
somelbjng more from the press; OF the U.
States, than mere allusion or reference
II is Jus. such document as will arouse
anew the passions oil the Mexicans, Iustll
INTO them fresh vigor and energy and Tor
,ify wilhin Them that spirit OF sluhbornnleess, le
and the desire for retaliation and revenge
hich but for this unluward proclana
mighl have been gradually allayed and H.
paly ex,inguished. The address IS a'iiul-
lv worded, and The appeals ,co3!slns are 7l1
plausible and ably put. Read the eHoff
dunn, for instance - f2siE,,
aThe Clergy Of f,hie.aate would not De
. &, depository oerhe high aud sublime
nower wbi.h bts been placed in its hands,
nor wo,th,-of The glorious name of Mexi.
CO III should behold the Las, sign OF
o..flnly religion and our beloved country,
and remain in eu!d indifference, without
raising its vnice TO arouse its eOmpalrlols
from thai induent apathy in which for
more than year they have been subner.
eed; and if it should no cause Them To
comprehend our presen, lameeiable and
disastrous silua,iou. and 10 know and sc
J cure the means of salvation. To do this.
: "a our object"
~ II then proceeds as folows:-
oThe Cabinet of Washington have de
telminedio perpetrale, in The present age,
horrible crime--rare, indeed, in The all.
mails of the whole world. Ambitious 10
extend their prosperity and temporal pow
er, and 10 perpetuate their race to the last
ofcomiug generations they have no, hes
hated 10 violate towards he gentle society
( sf Mexico the mos! sacred OF human rights.
In their wild deliriu.n, they behold, with
raping thirst, the opulence of our temples,
the riches of our church, the magDiicence
ef our homeseads,. the angelic beauty Of
(. eur weaker ser, The immense and mex
haus,ible treasures Of our mountains The
fertility Of our fields, and The beautiful va
riety of our climate ). and ever the impla.
sable enemies of our race and origin, they
!. have taken rapid steps lo;extinguish' our
( name. and possess themselves Of all these
I. precious gifts. -. .,s,..,,..z..
The mixture Of falsehood and base in
5 sinualion contained in this passage would
4 excite our indignation, did mot in ils very
! peaniug: elicit uumi,igated contempt to:
! ,wards.a SET. of men who could thus stoop
I TO such anblpshing cau,npy. The follow.
ing is. as etfniee a specimen of mendaci;y
{ as.it is possible for language 10 mapufac.
I, ,ture e. aa. ,yss;s-a =.
.sIn vain have we seen muhitudes oI
!, ,Mexicans wandering in The, woods, and
pursued like wild beasts. in their own
country. robbed Of their property. and dri'
a ven, from their families--in vain do; We re
call the multitude of peaceful and homo. a
4 ble men, WHO have been insulled, seized
I and beaten in The presence ofeyen be
4 loved daughter or idolized wife-in yair
do we recolleot The proud barbarily, ths
I shameless cruelty required 10 burn The vii
laee,! 10 slay the simple rustic, the feeble
woman, ,andithe innocent child, as we De
held, al Aqua Nueva, Hidalgo., and othe'
towns at the North. But what can w
hope from. horde ofrobbersy destitute Q