Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-31
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.


Late accounts from Queretaro represent the
Mexicans as being not particularly hurried in
their movements for restoring peace between
the two countries. But few members OF
Congress had appeared. In the meantime by
that singular faulty which seems to have pos
sessed all our commanders. at the moment
when the war had become for the first time
burdensome to the enemy, we have agreed not
only 10 suspend hostilites, but the collection
of the coniscated revenues necessary for sup
porting the army, and even politely 10 Vacate
the premises of all the election districts, when
the sovereign citizens of Mexico meet to Or
ganize their government, which, as it happens
rather more often than is usual with US, will,
we trust, prove not only frequent, but We
nv wholesome, exercise to our troops during
the cessation OF active operations, besides at
fording the ambitious an occasional prospect
of having to fight their way back 10 their for
mer quarters. Notwithstanding the doubts
expressed by many of high authority in such
matters, we expect 10 see the treaty ratified by
the Mexican Senate. There are two clauses
in it which alone will ensure it's success in
Mexico-the withdrawal OF the American Ar
my, and the payment of money from the Anne
rican Treasury. In these two, the cunning Of
our treacherous foes will see funds for raising
new armies and room for the establishment
of recruiting stations. Some such considera-
tons, doubtless, operated in the passage Of
the ten regiment bill. 1t is great mistake to
suppose the rulers of Mexico capable either Of
approaching our kindness or dreading our
arms. With all the obstinacy of the Span
lard, they combine characteristics of depravity,
cunning, and dishonesty, eminently peculiar.
We should not be surprised TO hear, in the
course of few months after the ratification
of the treaty, that the "ilustrious" Santa
Anna bad been again elected President, and
was marching to the North with an army OF
fifty thousand greasers. This large class of
persons, who, in most other countries are en-
gagged in cutivating the soil, or pursuing in
dustrial and mechanical arts; degraded by pow
erty, Incidence, and vice, form in that unhap-
py region floating element of discord and
war, which, actively intelligent in nothing but
wickedness, may be bought cheap by any man
Of means, for any imaginable purpose. Pre-
vious to this war, our intercourse with Mexi-
co was about as extensive as we have now
with Kamschatka. We became, however,
introduced against our will, and our disgust
has increased with acquaintance. In conquer
lag her, we have entered a rotten house, and
started hive of wasps, who will never be
quiet short OF humiliation. This war has in.
creased the number of banditti ten-fold. On
the withdrawal of our troops there will be no
security for persons or property, and it is not
improbable that men of desperate fortunes will
pave the way 10 selfish aggrandizementi in the
renewal of division between the two countries
What will be the ultimate result? tits the
destiny of our people to occupy and inhabit
this whole continent, and for evil or for good
it will shortly be fulfilled There is Provi
traced in all these dispensations. The people
of the United States were only yesterday a
few weak colonies, trembling for their liber'
ties, and struggling with their wants. The
wilderness has been peopled-the mountain:
levelled-cities built--States founded--timt
and space annihlated- while the world O.
Europe is sinking from famine, or riotng in
rebellion, peacefully, almost spontaneously
grows here the food that supplies the universe
and wider and farther spreads the tide OF civil
lization. What folly TO talk of Nation ant
National" of an American" feeling or GER
tainty of limits, or boundary to the Union un
der which we live. There is nothing to JUST
fy it. We are not nation, but union Oul
people have not even name, and never viii
be known as such, but rather as the origna.
tors of system of which they form the nu,
cleuS in America, and the example in Europe
Our citizens are wisely composed of the peo
pie of all countries, tina! patriotism with u.
may cease to be selfshness, and expand into
universal love. Wherever they live and WORK
wherever they breathe or think-among tn,
SHOWS of the pole or beneath the equator
there is our country. Our citizens and GU
principles are our country, and they are des
tined Tor ubiguty. Neither vain nor visionar'
lsthe expectation that the whole world may We
1--we under the same system, joining its sepa
late States IN Union only when contiguity
individual weakness, or similarity Of nonula
ton and manners, makes the union adyanta
geous or desirable.
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