Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-05

vista that this eenetal te~asdins the instr.
gents and prut,otets os civil ~at IN Mexico
heaped ou,rsees on those who had singularly
distinguished themselves bye resistance beyond
what could be expected, and OF smiable deci.
sipn.
Finally, the bloody event Of Cerro Gordo has
shown the Mexican nation what it n,sy reason.
,blv expect il it longer continues blind TO the
true situation in which it has been placed by
some generals, whom il has most distinguished
and in whom il has most conhded.
The hardest heart would be moved to grief
in contemplating the battle. fields of Mexico a
,nomen, after the last struggle. Those gener.
ais whom the nation has. without service rem.
dered, paid for SO many years. with some hon
trayed il by their bad example or unskilfulness
On that field. amongst the dead ,nd dying. arc
seen no proofs Of military honor, for they nre
duced to the sad fate Of the soder-ihe same
on every occasion, from ralo Alto to Certo Cor.
do-,he dead TO remain unburied and the woun.
Ied abandoned to the clenency and charity OF
the conqueror. Soldiers who 90 to i,ht, ex.
pecting such a rrc"mpense, deserve to be c!as.
seu amonrst the best in the world, since they
are stimulated by no hope of cphemeral glory.
Of regret, Of remembrance or even Of grave.
Again, Mexicsns Of honorable pride conte,n.
plate the lot Of peaceful and lsborious citizens
in MI classes Of your society. The possessions
Of tie church mennced and held out as an in.
citement to revolution und anarchy the fortune
Of the rich propre,ors pointed out for plunder
! to the i'll disposed; the merchant and the arti.
esn, the iatuser and The manufacturer, burdened
with contributions, excise'. monopolic.. taxes
upon consumption, surrounded with restrictions
and charged with odious internal custorns; the
man of letters and the statesman. the man Of
liberal knowledge who dares TO speak. persecu
ted without trial by some faction OF by the ru.
lers who abuse their power; criminals unrun.
ished and set at liberty, as were those Of Pcro:e
lis this, then, Mexicans, the liberty which you
enjoy!
will not believe that the Mexicsns Of the
present Gay are wanting in courage to confess
errors which do not dishonor them. snh to q.
with ,heN bre,hcrn and neiehbors Of the North
neither will believssbat they are ignorant Of
the falsi,y Of the calunHies OF the prezs, int"n-
ded to excite to hostility. No! public senti-
ment is no, TO be created or animated by false.
hood We have not profsned your temples. nor
sbaeed your women. nor seized your property
as they vcu'd have you believe. We say this
with pride. and we confirm it by yurr own b'
shops and by the clergy Of Tsmpico, Tuspan
Mata hutas. Monterey. Vera C'uz and Jslspe
and by all the authorities, civi, ant religious
and the inhsbnants of esety town that we have
occapied. We adore the same God. amin large
portion Of our army. as wei! ae Of the population
of the Unitrd States are Catholics, Ike your
selves. We punish crime wherever we find it
and reward merit and virtue.
The army ofthe United States resrec'., ans
will always respect, private property OF ever,
description and the property Of the Mexican
church. Wo to hin, who doeb not where w
ere.
Mexicsns! the past cannot now be remedied
but the future may be provided for. Repeated
, " have shown you that the government sn'
people o! the United States desire peace, desire
, your sincere friendship. Abandon. then. ran
corous preiudices, ccsse to be the spor, Of irdi
/ sidua, ambition, end cundnct yo,irselses like I
great Ametican nation leave of at once colo
NAL habits, and learn to he truly fee, truly re
publican, and you will become prosperous an'
: happy, tor you possess oil the elements to be so
Remember you are Asie, leans. and that you
happiness is not 10 come from Europe,
! | DESIRE, n conclusion, TO declare, and wit
/, equal trankness that, it necessary. an army {
. 100000 could promptly be brought, and That Il,
United States ould not terminate their differ
+. ences with Mexico Of compelled TO do so {
: fo,ce o; arms)in any manner uncertain, Precs
rious, or less dishonorine to youreelSe,. shoui
s insult the intelligent Of this country IT l ha
,. any douS, cf their acgu.iasance with this truth
n The order to form guerrilla parties 10 t'tac
"a us, | assure you, can produce nothing but eS
). s6 your country. and no evil TO our army, whc
will know how to protect itself and how to pr
10 ceed sgsnst them; and IL, so far from conc'l
3. sting, you succeed in Irritating, you will in
NJ pose upon us the hard necessity Of retaliation
le aud then 3ou cannot Blame Ne Tor the cons,
l. quencss which will tall upon yourselves.
q, lam marching with my army upon Pueb
and Mskico-t do not conceal II. from tho
.. ospi,sls l shall again address you. ! dss'
a. peace. friendship and rnion--'i 10 for you to