The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-08-11
New Schemes OfCOnQuest ana AM
eXnliOn Of T'errilOrYI

New Schemes OfCOnquest ana An
exaIiOn OF Territory!
Though one must have foreseen tho
danger TO be apprehended from the idle
swords and evil example which are the
resiuuary consequences of the Texan
\, mexican War, the public is not, we be-
ileFe' aware h0a0 near at hand is the mo-
ment when those swords are to find en-
Ployment,and the example of first seizing
territories of Mexico by an armed force,
and then "annexiug" them to the United
States, is exactly followed out. s,tl,
Near at hand did we say? The ,no,neut
has already arrirea! We give notice of
it to Congress, who are kept in ignorance
oft, and to the People Of the United
States, who are not dreaming oft except
the few. very few, we trust in proportion
to the whole who are in the secret OF this
conspiracy against the peace. the honor,
and the reputation ofour country--not to
speak of possible consequences more
appalling than the loss of oil these, which
have been already sufficiently. comprom-
ised by the wilful and wanton National
war, just brought to close, with results
any thing but auspicious to the public
veal
Without further preface, we place be-
fore our readers, in the precise language
ofour authority, information upon which
we place entire reliance:
"The arrangements are nearly COM
pleted for the contemplated new Repub.
lie, to consist of the Mexican Provinces
on the Rio Grande, with San Luis as
the capital, and Tampico and matamoras
as the seaports. Genera! SHIELDS is at
the head of the movement, and is now
probably at San Louis in general council
to make the final arrangements. MANY
have already gone from New Orleans to
meet him: the American force will not be
less than five thousand men. Our Gov
ernment (the Executive) were consulted:
but they would neither aid nor oppose il.
They WiH aid it, Notwithstanding their
declaration. They can leave arms, am
munition, &c. at Tampico, and on the
Rio Grande, and let the invading force
take them. Further annexation is the OBJ
ect, after the new Republic of SIERRA
MADRE' has declared its independence
of Mexico"
II have perfect horror" adds our
informant in whose sentiment we entirely
concur-"of this Annexation system.
Texas and the recent Treaty Territory
have been and will be the greatest curse
that befel the country. We have only
taken the first draught of the bitter cup,
to the extent of the loss of the twenty
thousand lives and the expenditure
of two hundred millions of dollars.
Would to God that that were all the
affair cost US! 1t is, however only the
beginning. THIS new Republic is to be
the second act in the drama: but which
God in his mercy defeat"
Our own warnings and proieslations
against the combination of spectators
and politicians to bring Texas into the
Union, and against the rapacious pur-
poses of the authors of the late war with
Mexico, proved unavailing. Onward
they marched to the completion of their
designs trampling down all the barriers
of the Constitution which stood in their
way. May this warning not be disre-
garded by either Congress or the People,
but means be taken efectually to put
stop to this projected violation of our
National faith, this scheme of National
dishonor!-Nat. lntcl