Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14
VERMONT PHOENIX.
BrattlcborO, Thursday, Jan. IA, IS47.


mountain and from the utter confusion Of his ideas, we
conclude he must have got lost 10 the fog while striving
reach the summit As do not like 10 be outdone in
courtesy we will devote short space the laudabe work
ofen!igh.enng his understanding presumiug that
else has had the misfortune TO fall The
stumbling II our neghbor had possessed just one
grain scutenes he would have saved his readers the
trouble Of wuding through column and half Tor nothing
and himself the modification Of having made eyre
gous bundsr Had he made just obvious and almost
unavoidable distinction, his courtesy we think, would
hardly have induced him put forth his editorial Of last
week headed Presidents Message-Ph@niS.'
We stated, and the facts, think, fully justified the
statement that President Polk commenced the
wnged between the United States and Mexico
ing his assertion to the contrary that war exists by the nc,
Of Mexico. In subsequent article, attempting to show
the object which the South and IL Northern allies had all
along had in view, and the particular design with which
the present administration prosecuting the war we
stated also, that the annexation of Texas, perfected with
the sole object Of gthenng the slave power the re-
mote and primary cause Of the wari-'rexas would not
have been annexed but for the desire to strengthen slavery
would not have ensoed but for annexation, copse-
quently il is war in defence Of slavery
But says sharp sighted ncghbor, that's bad logic
you've assigned sole and separate for
qnenee IL the annexation Of Texas you say, the
mote and primary Of the war; II is false to charge the
responsibility Of il upon Mr. Polk. lie then goes say
tina, some Of propositions be, while all may be
false, and asks 10 choose which prefer to retain
That's lair, certainly but neighbour choose 10 retain
them all, and will require but moment 10 explain why
In the 6rst place we conceive that there very plain
aud obvious distinction between The cause Of war
and the actual Commencement Of hos,ties We charged
upon Sr Polk the responsibility Of having eommenced the
war; and whole argument directed TO that point
aud that point alone None Of the positions assumed in that
article have been refued and believe they ineaPa
l.
toproye what not conradeted oonradeted, with
out any show Of argument
That the annexation Of Texas is the remote Of the
war and that war would not have ensued but for
ton, believe candid well informed eau doubt
President Polk would have dared order army
the heart Of the Mexican Republic deyAsnie and
the county, but for the shHow petext Of defend
ing soil, which the annexation Of Texas afforded
him. II served e1eBse for mastering armies and
ieng upon that Of southern eongsess which he
pursuing and which bids fair, IL does destroy the
Union, TO sae the Of freedom, and give 10 Southern
dry tho supremacy national councils for all time
In this the annexation Of Texas is the
and primary Of the and withou, !, Mr. Polk
would have dared TO the responsibility Of
commencing IL.
The use Of the word originating in the following para
graph aords the only apology conceive of for
neighbor extended remarks, and that very slim
one indeed, when taken connection with what immed
sely preeedes and follows To make the most Of IT, there
!. only loom for rerbai criticism but when peope are
hard pushed they catch at straws The paragraph reads
follows:
nv h. on.,;,r,;or n tho Hated SLATE, ,h. p,..;a.n
has no power to declare war or in any way TO provide the
necessary for its Posecu,onthes powers being
expressly delegated by mat instrument 70 the Two Houses
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mence III Does il exist by the &C, Of Mexico or Is the
President Of the United States responsible for it q
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and no /. relv .oomc 10 II. the ,dv,n,,.. n, No as,ived
from .,cb criticism, lev co,ec,;o. a, D,.
.,,,een,, ~ on, nr,bbo,. ,sm,,Ls and we h,ye
He ,1vs.
On ue S'h ., september following Sshou'd DC he Ish
$500 s,dan, ~. "sond ss"s.s ~ ~. !,
nexstion-,be President made noury through cor Min.
isier OF Foreign Afairs, Of the Mexican Government,
whether ihey would eee've an envoy from the United
y; $500 ~. I, ~ ~" ~, 49, s 80 rs I.
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In ans~er have to say 10 you, That although the Mex
sAn nauon oeePY nJaIeo oy 'ne oheu Staies through
which b.lono 10 hi. p.,;on nv save,asn, u ad
receive the Commissioner OF the United State, who may
TO this capital with full powers IRON his government
u setle fhk rhtsks1 DISPUTE V'e the boundary IN
''e' and endeasorng to show that Mexico took the ni'
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