Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-01-18
Our Mexican Policy,
From the New York Eve. Post.

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Now, in this contest it appears to us
very clear that the incompetency and utter
inability Of Mexico to maintain an indie
pendent e&istence-a decent existence as
an independent power--have been made
most manifestly apparent. Her leaders
have shown the most arrant ignorance Of
the strength and character of this country
as well as their own, and the most dis.
graceful incapacity in the management of
the contest, in every view both civil and
military. After spending the last twenty
years in one prOtracted civil war, they
appear at the end Of it utterly unable to
make decent show of forcible resistance
to a foreign foe, and their whole conduct
Ofthe contest has been marked by the ex.
tremest feebleness, cowardice, and stupid.
ity--so great, indeed, that were il not for
the enormous disparity of numbers, and
the total raw ness of the larger part of our
forces, the Mexican laurels would not be
worth wearing by a people who have van
pushed BritOns in equal fight. x
Now we ask whether any man can
coolly contemplate the idea of recalling
our troops from the territory we at pres
ent occupy-from Mexico-from SanIuan
de Ulloa-from Monterey-from Pue bla
and thus. by one stroke of Secrelary's
pen, reconsign this beautiful country to the
custody of the ignorant towards and prof
ligate ruffians who have ruled for the last
twenty-five years? Why, humanity cries
out against 1t. Civilization, Christianity,
protests against this refux of tho tide of
barbarian and anarchy.
HOU we are TO maintain our control
over the country-on what terms, under
what contingencies-is a matter of detail,
and subject to future events but we do
not believe there lives the American, with
a true understanding of his coun;ry's in.
terests and duties, who, If he had The poD-
er, would deliberately surrender Mexico
to the uncontrolled dominion of the mon,
grel barbarians who, for quarter of
century, have degraded and oppressed her.
1t is wholly immateral, in this point of
view, to hunt up the orig of the war
how it commenced, or through whose
fault. The contest is begun-it is indeed
substantially over the money has been
spent, the precious lives lost; and the
question now is, whether the world, hui
manity, civilization, Christianity, shall
profit by the sacrifices we have made; or
whether we shall deliberately rs.surren-
der the country to the half murder.
Gus braves who call themselves officers,
& who live by cutting each others throats.
and by plundering the peaceful, mild, and
inOtfensive population. 1z aaa
y "No party in this country contemplales
the dismemberment of Mexico proper, or
the annexation of any portion of her pop
ulation to our own. 1t would be disas.
trous event for the whole confederacy.--
But we owe it as duty to ourselves and
the general cause of freedom to keep oul
flag flying at San Juan de Ulioa, and in
the city of Mexico, till the progress O
time, and the silent effect of our presence
our customs, our busy commerce, our &C
i've intelligenca, our press, shall have
breathed a new life into this unfortunate
country. and we have some security tha
she will not be curse to herself and I,
her neighhors."