Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-01-27
lTY, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, is4s.

Iufe 10 me Executive, ana you "Ouiu Pu' VI h'>
possession The power of oonquering you-n
would drive us INTO anarchy.
He then went on 10 shew iha' England, from
her hereditary monarchy, could stand more pat
ronage than other governments yet she
was suffering 10 recall how Rome had
failed 10 maintain her provinces. Shall we
commit these errors, with such experience be-
fore US. So much for holding Mexico as a
province.
Now for Incorporating Mexico into The Un'
ion. A, presen, you have no need Of armies, 10
keep your territories in subiec,ion. With Mex
leo, il will be different, for you must hold her as
province under The name Of territory. How
long before she will become reconciled 10 our
institutions and TO ourselves. Ireland has been
held for 700 years, though of the same race
with her oppressors, and still she resists. The
Mexicans will never be reconcied TO you, for
they belong TO race The most unfcrgiving, and
one that i'll hold out under The least prOspec,.
Blu, ought we to incorporate them any how.
Ought we to bring in these Mexican races on
an equality! We suppose all people capable
Of free government, and we hear every day Of
extending its blessings over this Continent. es-
pecially over Mexco---it is a great mistake
None but people in high state of in,ellec'
luaI improvement, are capable of free govern
nlenl Few have formed a constitution that
has endured---ours was the result of combina
lion of circumstances, and Few nations have
preserved free government, for it is harder tc
keep than 10 make.
He then proceeded 10 show the anxious so
licitude that was entertained for the preserva
,ion of our liberties in The early days of the
Republic it was hardly ever suggested
He did not believe The love of liberty had de
.eriora,ed-..nay. he thought i, stronger. if posi-
ble, but he feared day Of relribulion woult
come, and when il did, there would be serl
Gus responsibility omewhere. The question
| is. what are We to do? It did not become hin
10 propose measures, as he had opposed the wa
! from the first, but he would moi hesitate 10 de
clare his opinion.
There is not the smallest chance of Olsen
iangling ourselves from This war bu, by iakln!
defensive line and indemnify into our owl
| hands. If ,ime had been allowed when Ih'
! first bill was passed he intended 10 have sug
gested remedy. He would have given Gen
Taylor all necessary supplies aud he wou
have had a solemn report from the proper com
miilee, recommending a provisional army an
giving time TO the Mexican people TO avow o
disavow the war, and he would have seized upo
lhe contiguous territory, where the good Ian
was, and have held it. But we are alway
acting under some emergency, and deliberauo
is no, permitted.
He could no, now name line, bu, We mus
withdraw from he central parts OF Mexico an
cover The country SO To obtain sufficient In
demni,y-.-not 10 hold i, permanently, but uni
such lime as Mexico wonld treat. II Is tn
only way the country can di,en,ange ii,e
! from The war.-.t is now tied In dead cnrps
He looked TO his own country and It's llherre
and not TO Mexico. IL we pursued maserI
/ inactivity aud remained quiet. we would d
more for pubic liberty than all the vlctore, ha
done or could do This was no' the frs, wa
he had opposed When Jackson demande
reprisals against France, he rose alone To dt
nounce il. To him i, was proud satisfaction
that standing on the Democratic side of IN
chamber he had raised his voice agains, il.
Let the say to the administration. If you 6
on with vigorous prosecution of the war, 20
ill sign your death. warrant. Wha, parry ha
been opposed to public debt! The Demo
cratic or Republican. This very campaig
will involve you in cos, nearly equal 10 lh
vi tuS IGVOtutiuu w hu' Po''y nus wv" VI
f posed to the increase of Executive patronage
Wha, party is opposed 10 The paper system!
What party is in favor of free trade ! You al
; now building up system .ha. must stop il
progress.
II is magnanimous and honorable 10 acknov
ledge an error when IT is discovered, and
would be an act of patriotism, for the admin
. ,ra,ion to take the course it would have don
had they the experience they now possess.
He would say 10 his friends on the other sid
(Whigs) that the country demanded some te
ri,ory He understood very we'll how The vol
, on the act Of May, 1916, had occurred -Ih
vote the Wings had given TO relieOs Idylo
! and not for the wQr. He knew that i. was r.
luc,an,ly given, and under solemn protest. III
I people in his opinion, now, were against al
! conclusion of this war tha, did not bring ierr
! tory. A defensive line must be taken al IN
session, or we mus, go on and take Mexico e
tire--.,his is the last and only chance. Ii
could be sustained, he would raise commute
to consult on The bes: line, taking advantage
, the presence of several military officers, wi
could impari valuable Information.
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