Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-03-18

last declaring that war exists by the act of Mexico
and Is To be waged with a view to its speedy and
successful termination" We know not how it NAV
be with "sequestered solitudes but the of men
an this country have before them certainly thus much
"detail of the causes of the war, and such re-
solve of Congress " that it shall be waged
Here is Eicture of State of things which, il
carried into effect, doubt not the Federal Senators
would find it to be considerably worse than the appear
ance of the article signed a. yindicator" in the
Union. Should Mr. Corwin's dream be fully realized,
we doubt not that dgni6ed body would find it neces-
sary to resort to some stronger measure of remedy
even than resolution of exclusion.
trust Mr. President that our master will he appeased
Of his mniOn the Senate acted upon bill and gave him
the army which he required trust that he will now for
get that law which, Comiander-inChie Of the army of
Republic Tor the time being he promulgated 10 Us in the
message, and those commands which he pleased
bic ervitO in both of American Congress
adnonishng US that would be considered giving aid
ana comfort to his enemy not ours -his-if word
should be said unfavora5e TO the motives which
brought the royal will to the conclusion that he would
eipitate this republic into with Mexico thrust his
Majesty n consideration Of faithful services in augment
ing the forces Of the republic agTeeaby to the
Chich hare received from the throne " i'll be induced to
relax little when he execute that lao of treason
upon at least humble myself do remember Mr.
PTesiden-you will remember, Mr.. Presdent-your reco
lection of history will furnish you with which WILL
think operate in my favor in question Of that sort Some
poor Englishmsn, Tor differing from his Majesty her Ma
esty subject-it might be religious fah-was
dened TO be hanged and quartered and ebOreld ouf'
special grace IN particular case uhere penftence
pressed the hangman adaonished TO gire the cpri
to choke before he began to chop has limbs and take out
his boicels 90
We have room for only one more brief extract from
this remarkable Speech and it shall be the paragraph
in which Mr.. Corwin describes the demeanor of our
government towards Mexico contrast with the con-
duct OF Mexico towards US during the last few years
The President has to deal with people thus hum
bled thus ritated. 1t his duty concede much
Mexico, every thing but his counys honor rights
Was this done Not at ALL Mexico and her Minister
alike spurned weak and trivial things whose complaints
you would hear or heed, and hen she hby inpiored
you not 10 take this prorinee declared that might disturb
The peace subsisting beceen you poe still inerorabe
During this tune she forcing loans from her citizens to
pay the debt she o,ced yours fulfilling her treaties cith you
BY painful eracions from her people She begged Of
to let Texas alone II she independent let her
enjoy her independence II Free let her reve in her
born liberty in defiance Of Mexico she alleged she would
and could Your stern reply was, No will at your
pense Strengthen arm, by uniting 10 ourselves that
which has been severed from you by citizens we
will take Texas will throw the shield of Constitu
ton her rights and the sword Of power shall CLEAN
like that Of Eden turning every way guard her against
But what is yOH ask You have taken from Mexico
line eompehending about another third, and for what
ask, Mt President, for what What has Mexico got from
you for parting with twothrds Of her domain She has
gren you ample redress for injury Of hich hare
complained. She submitted to your COM
mssione and up to the time Of the rupture with Texas,
faithfully paid it. And for all that she has lost through
by but which loss has been gsn what requa
do we, her strong Itch, robust neighbor, make Do we
send missionaries there to point the way to Heaven
Or do send the schoomasers pour daylight her
dark places 10 aid her infant strength freedom
and reap the fruit Of the independence herself alone had
won No, no, Of this do But send regiments,
storm and colonies pirate Of liberty idst Of
the soitudes their avages have made They proclaim the
empty forms Of social compact 10 people bleeding and
MANNED with wounds received in defending their hearth
stones against the invasion of these who shoot
them down. and then exhO them to be Free Your chapans
Of the navy throw aside the Testament and seize bill
Of rights The Reverend Don Walter Cotton abandons
the the mount and betakes himself to Blackstone
and Kent and is elected justice Of the peace He takes
military possession OF in California, and, instead
of teaching the plan of the aud the Of saliva
and calls him to take trial by jury and habess cor
pus,' nine bullets his head. Oh! Mr.. President
you not the lights Of the earh net its salt? You you
indeed opening the eyes of the blind in Mexico with
most emphatic and exoIterc power Sir all this not
sad mou!ul truth, it would be the very ne pus ultra
Of the ridiculous.
We have heard before of the " nightmare school
of literature" We were not till now aware that it
had entered the field of political discussion, but we
leave Mr.. Corwin's speech with the strong impression
that it may claim a distinguished place among the
productions of that class of authorship. The speech
will doubtless go to Mexico but we think it will
hardly do much harm there. We predict that " the
Spanish Mexcan-Indian race" including the "Celts,
of Mexico are not quite far enough advanced in cul-
ture to follow the soarings of Mr. Corwin's imagha-
ton.