Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-17
NUMBER I6.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot
WASHINGTON. MAY 80, ls47.

/ The Administration has made new move
IN Justification OF is ooaduot IN getting the
country INTO war with Nexeoi Through
Gen. SCoTT's pr0niaclafasslt0 To the Mexicans,
issued al ia ape, on the | lth ult, and in the
columns oil the official organ, II is nose conten-
ded that PARApEs. the late Presiden; of Mexi-
co. was MonarchIst, and was aiming or IN
ulguing to destroy the Republican, form Of
Government VI the Mexlcans. and bring his
country into colonial bondage 20 the Moaar-
ehies Of England and France
To prevent this movement, 80 disastrous 10
the cause OF North and South American Re
pubhcanism, il is commended that the United
States were compelled TO enter into this war
with Mexico, which bids fair TO annihilaie
that sister Republic of ours altogether, and to
damage us noi a little.
The prmnaciamento Of Gen. Scorr, breath.
ing this doctrine. is followed up in last even.
ing's Union" with long and abored edto-
rial, showing the risdon and forecast Of the
Administration IA frustrating the plans of the
Monarchical Cabinets of England and France
to bring back one OF the Republics OF the Wes-
tern world To a Monarchy by going TO war with
Mexicol and in proof that England and France
had designs of this dabolical and anti. repubii.
can nature, extracts from an English and
French couu journal are given--which ex-
tracts simply show the Pec,dations Of the
editors of those journals
But. admitting that the extracts aforesaid
refec, the true feelings Of the English and
French Cabinets IN regard 10 tins matter, and
that II appears clear that those Cabinets are in
triguing TO convert Mexico into Monarchy.
which should cause the United States 10 inter
iere and act up 10 the sentiment of President
MoERoE IN 1923, adopted by Mr.. Polk and
quoted by the Union" THAT TRE AMERi-
CAN CONTINENTS ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDER
Ed AS SUBJECTS FOR coLINIzATIos BY ANY
EUROPEAN PowER." what, pray, in that case,
ought 10 be our course OF action Who ought
we To go 10 war with Mexico or England
and France
Ii England and France are taking advan-
tage of the weakness of our sister Republic,
or if the divisions which rend and distract her,
internally, and are attempting to convert her in
to Monarchy, which would be an insult and
injury TO the United States, in the name of
common sense, what sort of logic is it that
would teach us TO go TO war and destroy as
fast as practicable, not the Monarchies of Eng
land and France that are striving 10 put down
aud bring into disgrace all republican forms of
government but our sister Republic and near
Republics, weak and distracted Mexico!-
And yet the Administration now faunts this
logic TO the breeze and essays to boast Of what
II has done
The peculiar tone and style of Gen. ScorT's
pron,alc ia,ae,lio to the Mexicans, call forth much
speculation. Some say the General wrote
the document, some, that it is the work Of Mr..
TRIsr, who, KENDALL of the Picayune writes
from Jalapa, is the Government in Mexico;
Others, that Mr.. MARCY wrote il, while few
declare that no single mind could have put TO-
gether such curious paperl All, however,
agree, | believe, that the Administration either
sent the document cut and dried TO General
ScoTr, or full instructions in the premises
In giving the production TO its readers the
Union" asks the indulgence of the public on
account of the two TRANSACTIONS which the doc
uinent has Undergone, from the English TO
the Spanish, and then back into the English
again 1t is the opinion OF some persons that
t,co or three more translations will be necessary
before the pompous, turgid, labored, stlled
epise (Which reads nearly as well, so far as
the English is concerned, backwards as for
wards) can be rendered into such straight-for-
ward, modest and brief proclamation as the oc-
casion may have called for POTOMAC.