The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-02-01

her temples, aud almost within the shadoy
OF the "hall5 Of The Monirzumas,n ollr bug
les sounded, luce, and the tide of victorl
was arrtsied. Tho predictions that were
laughed at in The beginning, have come /,
pass: and The government have been com
PEELED TO withdraw our troops ngIoriousI,
from the field, or charge them with the dutie:
and responsibilities OF conqucrors.
Who can say what the Mexican govern
ment would have done had our army, from
the commencement OF the war. been nsruc
ted 10 do what Gen. Scott is IN tho ac, of do.
ing now? Is il not problble that terms Of
peace would have, ere this, been offered BY
the vanquished enemy? These are questions
which il may be idle TO debate now; bui the
army as mission Of peace has done nothing,
whilst in lis proper calling it has performed
wonders; and this was foreiold.
| 1t is in no spirit fqncruousnese, ,ha: the
mistakes of the past are cited, in view of the
new limo ofpolcy adopted: but in jus,ifica-
lion Of a change in the strategy of the war.
which is the beginning of an end that is
shrouded in darkness Tho army is about
| to spread itself over and TO occupy, the re-
public of Mexico" 1t is about TO establish
civil government to certain extent--to ay
and enforce iinrosis-lo regulate commerce
between the different Slates--to reform the
administration of pnbc affairs; and, mdee /.
do such other acts as pertain to The powers
of an organzed and established State. What
this condition of things will lead TO, in the
end-wll depend moro upon the course
Mexico and Moxicans mly pursue, than up
on any fixed purpose in this country to blot
her ont oi the lis; OF nations
The United States government can SC arcc
ly do less than they are now doing, and the
paoplo Of this country will not be held ac-
conntablc for the consequences Of career
forced upon them by The foohardjness of an.
other. Al any time, since the beginning oi
The war, il has been in the power Of Mexico
to secure her nationality by m king or list.
ening TO overures OF peace; and even now
terms which would leave her, sovereignty over
larger domain than she can rule in fact
would be embraced with aacrily BY the an.
lhorities of the United States. BIT what
will become of her, if she pause till the army
stretch lis arms 10 all places of her pride
and lay lis hands upon all the towers OF hel
strength? And what yet, if the iufatuation
of her chiefs dctain the military governments
of the United States in their midst ill the
better order of Ncxcans Claim the protection
Of power whose martial law is mldcr in en-
forcing order than Ihe governments they
have been accustomed 10 were in ia ling lc
do so? The army is about to spread iisel
over and occupy Mexico ill the Mexican re.
public "shall sue for peace in terms accept.
able to the United States" When will that
be? What Indications are thNc that il wi!
ever be? 1t is the misIortnS2 Of Myxico
that those who would serve her do her Iarm.
those 1cho in this cou"try--aad taey are
amongst The greatest ant the best oftic land
-'cho ,coula not takc an inch of her terrific
ry, but keep tie issue open. Whilst Con-
Gress is deb1ting, and statesmen building NJ
theories, and politicians lingering the pablc
puls', the " army is spreading Itself over; >
and whilst the agitation ot topics connected
with the war is kept up, it is "occnpying he
republic of Mexico. Tie enorgies, eneter-
prise, and wiIlfulncss $50 to speak) of bol-
der and superior race are parmolting the
hills aud valleys of The ovcrrun republic
Nor is il prophetic Of The long dominion OF
hybrid people, to have their flowers scented
by any OF Saxon origin. We my condemn,
wo my argue against The tendencies of a
race of men Of higher organizations, bolder
hearts, more enterprising minds, Of superior
lhews and muscles, and siouler wills TO sup
plant weak and emosculated tribes; good au-
thoriy c,n be oinvoked 10 show how wrong all
this is; homilcs to this day are written againsi
the pilgrim fathers for cjecling the s,vagcs
from lhc prinevai forests Of the north; but.
until the eloquence OF ethics can melt hu-
man nature and mould il anew, we apprehend
The world will war OF much after the old
fashion. No scrap of philosophy, nor moral
essay, nor political djsquisilion, can counter
vail the dangerous odor of fields nperonniai
blossom TO an army of Anglo.Saxons.
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