Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-03-29

VA tAAS OsAAtSNs0sAOA VI SAdS WHICH
had perfect right to consummate1 as
pretext for war. In the blindness OF; hs
folly, she affected to consider that act
the United States as sufficient cause
war. In the hands Of military desper;
does, the war was provoked by Nexic'
to enable those military demsgogues [
maintain their fatal dominationa at home.
Directed by the prudence and energ
Of a democratic administration, our genel
ais and soldiers have conquered the enc
my, although as yet, they have been ur
able to conquer peace" Their hero
&c victories, unsurpassed in modern his
tory, have augmented the glory Of tn
nation, and astonished the world with tn
wonderful capacity Of Republican Amer
lea for military achievement. And l.
captious politicians, who sneer at the tri
umphs of our arms, say what they viii
such glory is tower of strength, and til
surest bulwark Of defence against foreig
aggression.
Mexico is conquered! Her stron
holds are in our possession; her seaport
garrisoned by our troops; her mountain
passes carried; her Capitol occupied; he
Government a trembling fugitive; her ar
mics dwindled into a robbcr band o
Guerrillas. All that remains to complet
her entire subjugation, is, that our arm,
should spread itself over her surface, AN,
occupy afew more positions of some com
parative importance. The order for tina
purpose has gone forth, and its execution
in detail, is only matter of time, which
will soon be realized. A few more sharl
encounters with her scattered troops---;
few more death struggles---shouts of on
set---and loud hurrahs of victory, ane
that vast military Republic will lie at ou1
feet Observation-Disclosures inca
pable of further resistance.
From this state of circumstances arts.
questions Of mighty moment. These
questions must be solved by the action o.
the democratic party of the United State.
during the ensuing year.
Wat disposition should be made of .Ner.
SCV w NtSC CHtttu OtUtcos
After years Of injury and outrage, in.
suit and injustice, Mexico consulnmatei
her career of crime and hostility towards
us, by the commencement Of the present
war. She is conquered:---and the Law
Of Nations, and the usages of christian
nations, would Justify us in appropriatina
to ourselves her whole territory.
Many Of our opponents, contending thai
the war is unjust on our part, and sure tc
result only in evil, advise that our troops
should be Immediately withdrawn from
Mexico, without indemnity or further de.
mand for compensation for injuries we
have sustained from her past conduct.
The truth is, our opponents, like the
ancient Federal party, are always alarm.
ed at the prosnect of the enlargement O.
the area Of freedom. The cry Of no NOR,
Territory is musical and magnanimous il
their ears. They repudiate territorial ac.
questions as unconstitutional. So the
champions of Federalism in 1903, pro.
claimed that the acquisition of Louisian;
would be spiritual DISSOLUTION of tn.
unions That on tire consummation O
hat event it would be their duty to pre-.
pare for that dissolution micaJly If ~
can---violently j ,ce mast" On the con.
trary, the Democratic party have never
looked with any apprehension on the ex.
tension Of the territory of the Republic
on this continent. They have always de.
sired it when dictated by great nationa
increase of commerce
he command Of important geographical DO.
sitions as an outlet Of our produce, or a.
subsidiary to the development of our in.
ernal resources. They have considered
hat in all the acquisitions hitherto made
, larger field for the industry OF civilized
nan and the diffusion Of free principles
has been obtained. 1t is not the Empire
of political or military power, in the ex.
.ension of which they delight; but the re.
lemption Of the wilderness from the do.
Of the savage--the extension O.
he Empire of civillzation-of liberty anc
knowledge. 1.-THE angels in Heaven re.
oice over the recovery of one lost son o
nan-how much more must Heaven smile
over the conquests which redeem whole
nations from barbarity, ignorance and op.
preston.
Should therefore the conquest of Mex.
co result ultimately in her incorporation
into these United States, we can see moth.
ing to provoke our lamentations over such
an event. We do not doubt that the evils
predicted to spring from such catas-
Irophe would prove to be imaginary and
groundless.
But the time has not come, and maa
nerer come for such question to be de-
termined. Whenever Mexico shall through
government Of stability, capable Of guar
anteeing the execution Of the treaties ii
may contract with us upon the termina-
ton OF the present war-so conract-con
ceding ample indemnity for the past and
complete security for the future, then, ana
not till then, will we consent that our
armies may be withdrawn from Mexican
territory.
Conquest has never been the object Of
the prosecution of this war, in contempla-
ton Of the present Democratic Admins
ration. The vindication of American
rights and home, have been the only true
aim and object ofthe government through
put the contest. The infatuated obstina-
~ Of the foe has invited the occupation Of
Mexico. Step by step, as our victorious