Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-19
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE EXECUTIVE WAR WITH MEXICO.

veyed within any but most ample limits. We
have then, been compelled TO deal with only parts
OF this horrible tissue of whatever is wou both to
us and to Mexico. The rest il was necessary to
leave 10 other hands, either Of Congress or Of the
Press. Nor have we so left it in vain. Many able
commentaries upon the conduct the character, and
the consequences Of this Executive war have ap-
peared in our Congressional pages; many strong
newspaper articles have been copied into our sheets
and we have now to point to very vigorous paper
on certain portions Of the g conquest" Message,
which appeared in the last number of that excel
lent periodical, the American Review" It isby
the Hon D. D. BARNARD, and marked throughou
by that vigorous logic and perspicuors argument
which distinguish his predictions. We would
gladly, if space permitted, give il entire: but must
limit ourselves to extracts.
FROM THE AMERICAN REVIEW FEBRUARY, 1913.
Our object in this article will be to present TO the
American people. at least as widely as our humble
labors NAV reach the great practical issue, as II
now stands, in regard the further prosecution OF
the Mexican war; We laid the foundation for this
in our article in the last number OF the Review on
: the Presidents Message and the War;, and TO
which we would invite readers to recur. We
crisis has come in our Mexican relations. which, of
necessity, must force political men and political
parties into an open and undisguised attitude on the
one side or the other of the great issue which has
now arisen in those relations.
According to our conception OF the clear facts of
the case, the President now offers to Congress and
the country the project of war 10 be prosecuted
and maintained from this time forward for the fol-
lowing specific object namely: 10 compel NeTtco
TO submit 10 our appropridting permdnenttyfo our
selres, withom any just cause, and Uahom an
equiuaient, (y there could be an equtUaienf TOR a
forced diSmenabsrment,) certain large districts Of
country belonging 10 that nation, already con-
quered bg our arms, and held under military oc-
cupation, and Vhich are accurately defined and
described for oar better understanding Of the en-
terpriSe 10 uhich zee are inUited. 1t must be un-
derstood that the territory which he now proposes
TO take or secure is more extensive than that which
he demanded an uma,um, in the conferences of Mr.
Ts with the Mexican Commissioners in September last In
those conferences the President informs in his late annual
message he boundary OF the Rio Granle and the ceon
the United States of New Mexico and Upper California
constituted an uhimatun which Commissioner
der no circumstances yield The demand embraces
both the CALIFORNIA; Early after the commencement Of
the war;" says the message, New Mexico and Cafor-
Mas were taken possession Of by forces Thee pro
vinces undspued possession and have beer
for many months" 81 satisfied that they should
Be SURRENDERED 10 Merioo" The present ullmatum Of th
President them embraces Lower well Upper California
And the whole territory, taken together, comprising parts
three Mexican States, the province Of New Mexico and tn
two CALIFORNIA; has an area Of nearly 700 900 square miles
The whole Of the Mexican empire since she has los
Texas is believe, less than l,5OO 900 square miles
that the President proposes take for the United States lii
tie less than one half Of the dOminions remaining that
pire.
We desire be understood taking the ground distinctly
that from the period OF the conferences with the Mexican
Commissioners, have in effect far Congress III
country is called onto become party to i, WV WAR.
the formaiiies Of a make such in lega
contemplation and nothing else To every moral INTENT
far Congress the country concerned, it
the monstrous birth Of that which has succeeded Tn
which carried up the period referred To- ihougl
the real designs Of is author undoubtedly vciled from
the pubc eye, had certain proesed objects in yiew upor
which all appeals TO the country for sanction supper
were constantly taaed Mexico had injured our citizens anC
had made reparaion, she bound 10 DO In vim
dicang national honor says the President eve seek
obtain redress for the wrongs she has done US and ndemn
for our Just demands against her" supposed
ha, our national honor would be sufficiently yinlicaed ou
wrongs redressed and the whole end the war obtained
when bad beaten her orces with immense odds against
in every fed and fight through campagnshad brougt
her, by the extremity 10 which she reduced 20 give
her preensons and complaints Of the anncxao
Of Texas 70 the United States, TO propose just and pro
boundary between State Of Texas and her domnons
to tender to acceptance ample indemnity for can
All this she did in the conferences with Mr. Trs We tab
the President at his word in what be has often sad vii
the most solemn seyesons up to that period, that the
was not waged m conquest but for the redress Of injuries
for indemnity for claims And when concessions
offered by Mexico which fully those objects Of the
the war Of cou ceased to he prosecuted or hose object
The goal was reached and the enterprise could be pushe
an inch further in that direction Il is true, the submsso
Of Mexico was not accepted because Of any defect
6cicncy n the concessions and indemnity offered nor
have shown in former article on this subject because
any nadmis.ibe claims on her part by which they
companed but because and only because her submission d
not 60 far enough 70 satisfy the purpose Of the Presder
in the war. But national war; the country bad nothn
to do with any secret purpose Of the President proecun
il. SO far the nation concerned Il was war for sue
objects only had been avowd and were understood BY IN
nation The submission Of Mexico fully met and coyere
these Objects would have done II i, had been accepted
And when that submission rejected because il stoppe
short Of that humiliation and sacrifice TO which il ha
been the private purpose Of the President reduce that
happy country and when the war; after N. conferences
resumed and prosecuted for the single purpose Of rngn
down Mexico to the point Of that extreme humiliation an
yypea 4 In Tccfa .vay