The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-03-11

her TO these terms confess that j do
not think so. am quite sure that il can.
no, be done but AT cost 10 money infinite
lv transcendlng the value OF the acqulsi.
lion; TO say nothing of the sacrifice OF hu.
man life, OF thousands and tens Of thous.
ands OF American lives, aud the making
of an equal number of widows and OF.
phaus 10 say nothing Of the horrible con.
sequences OF such war TO our enemies (;
for, 10 be successful, 1t must be conducted
N manner and carried to eItremlties at
which the heart sickcns aud humanity re.
coils. Let us at least calmly aud dispas.
,lonajely ask ourselves, first of all. Is il
lust, is II right, is 1t honorable What,
after all, is the right of conquest, II any
such right exists, but the right OF the
strongest Y IS the right OF the bandit.
lie j. stronger and better armed than the
traveller, aud lie takes his purse and keeps
10.
Is there an instance IN all history OF
nation, aud a nation thoroughly united as
is Mexico. with population Of eight mil.
lions, aud abundandy supplied with all tho
munitions OF war, having been conquered
Why should we expec, such result =
Is our enemy tho least warhke of nations :
Are her people less proud, less pertna.
clous, less reyengeful, than all others =
No; bot precisely the reversible de.
sceudanls OF the heroes OF Siguutum, Nj.
manlia, and Saragossa. lts remarked by
Napier, IA his history of the Pcninsular
War, that mo country IN Europe is so
easy to oSerrun as Spaln-none SO difficult
10 retain" The ultimate fate of the le-
-Ions OF B1napauc confirms THIS truth
W here else, 10 history, do we lind war
to have continued for eight hundred yeats,
as did that between the Golhs aud the
Mnors Let us not forget that il IS The
Spanish race, brave, proud, ardent, melan.
chaly, which IS thus 10 be subjGcd to our
purposes to be forced 10 surrender TO a.
mother race a country discovered aud con.
Quered by their arms, and winch conlutus
thousand memorials Of their heroic Salor
aud constancy. The constitution OF Mex.
leo contains clause which furbils under
any preieNt whatever, the alienation Of any
tied With this, the same things forms part
Of the oath of office TINS difficulty would
Of liset seem insuperable. But there Is
another ey'V stronger 10 The Undivided
public opinion OF Mexico. What Admin
lstratlon Of that Government will dare 10
defy this public opinion, or could success.
lully combat Il
II IS not known 10 all that they are not
few nor uudisiugushe amonIs, ourselves
who think the war not only iucxpe1leut,
bot unJlst, yet have not hitherto yen'ured
to breast The torrent of public opinion
which they suppose TO exist 10 favor OF
the war do mol believe that such is
the public opinion Of this country. Yet
that IS the impression which has gone
forth, aud II has contracted the action OF
more than one Of our public men. VII
tins influence be less III Mexico, where tie
opinion IS universal that the war IS Tia
GRAVITY and crlnlnl,ly unjust on our part
WHAT ground, then have sc 10 hope for a
speedy peace None, certainly, unies;
from the extremity Of delenceless1ess aud
suffering to which we sh1il reduce our en-
envy. How 5 this % be accomplished -
Ine answer usually Of men 5. +" RYa ~.
arous prosecution q, tho war; |, 4ag..Hag
Is mean, b. TINS, i Is 81 advancing 10 ,ng
CRY Of Mexico. We have already pene.
,ruled far INTO the Interior Of Tive Mexican
Republic, " ha, evil have We thereby
Inflicted upon her, 10 say nothing Of that
extremity Of suffering which IS to reduce
bet TO sue for peace The nhahllanl. 81
The towns which We have taken arc lust
as secure IN ihair persons and property -
as free from molestatoG IN al their pur.
SUITS and uccupation--as hey we're before
war commenced aud the profits Of thcir
occupations greatly increased b. the pres
encc Of large additional population, rea.
dy and ab.e 10 pay loc Al, then products,
aud dong 50 at cxtort0Bate prices. VIII
IL be otherwise when we advance 10 the CT.
tyof Mexico That IS only one Of their
ciies-ihe principal one, II IS true, but not
The only oae. Are We 70 march 10 the CT.
~ Of Mexico, aud ;hcn march back How
long must our army rcmoiu there II is
tery clear thAi 70 abandon the place as
soon as taken, would accomplish nothing.
but, ON The CO.. rvs would pfotrac, the
war. How 10 aast our army remain
there, aud how 5as Nlli il be possible for
us-yes, | s1g posudie-'o provision Inst
army 10 do 81 for month vii involve
a cost !itIe dreamed Of by most persons.
OF what number must that army consis,
Garrisons must be lcft al Tampco, AT We.
IA Cruz, Jalappa, aud Por9le, OF two tnous.
and men at each place. How many at
facb,d-l city Of ninety thousand inhabi.
'anls, aud IA the centre of The most dense
aud wariikc population vi Mrx,cu-in the
neighborhOd Of The renowned and warltke
IioscaIans , should say that the earri.
son at Puebla should not be less shan OK
Or eight thousand men. The garrisons at
Fampico and Vera Cruz viii hive 10 be
reinforced, OF rather renewed, every three
months, from the rayages Of more han
one pestileatlal disease in those maiern
Golgotbas, II any resistance is offered to
the progress Of our army, Who can say
no" many men we shall lose IN the lhaps.