The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-26
mr.. Polk ON the Treaty.


President, announcing the conclusion Of
the War with Mexico; but IN the mean
time, we notice some Of the rich ideas
which illuminate its sentences. II NAV
be said TO be the perora'ion Of his DO.
lacal and Executive efforts, and he ha,
wound up in grand finale, brilliant and
effective. We embrace his remarks in
quotations, and refer to them current.
calamo."
"Tbe war in which our country wa,
reluctantly involved IN the necessary WIN.
dica,ion Of The national rights and honor
has been thus termioaled. and congra,u.
late Congress aud our common conslitu.
en,s upon The restoration Of an honofab!s
peace"
Very true indeed, aud very candid n
the President TO say 10 which the coun.
try was reluctantly involved" for it vas
rery relletdaiiy." involved in this Mex.
lean War; bu, what a clip Of the Pres.
Dental pen va that, To say, we were lie.
luctan,ly InsAsej. All along it has been
contended, that the. War WAS one, agg,a
waited to a commencement by The Men.
cans; that our national pride had been in.
suited; that repeated acts Of aggression
had been committed BY them; that We
had been outraged time after time, ald
that our national honor would sustain az
inefIable disgrace, ,l We did not riudi.
Gale our honor" and wipe gu; insults by 4
war. Now 10 the most common mind, II
will appear evident, that a war OF this kind,
A war for the ,indiealion oi nations
honor and nations rights could no. be
reiuetda'ly" engaged IN. Ga the other
hand we would take pleasure, patriotism
would dictate feelings OF Joy. IA the prose.
cu,ion of such war. Mr.. Polk says We
were reluctantly involved IN H." son,s.
ouen,ly it has no, been a war OF the kind
they have been protesting II has; and NJ.
Polk is evidence Of The fact.
Tire extensive and valuable territories
coded by Mexico TO the uuied States Goa.
s,ltn,e indemnity for the past. aud thu
brilliant achievements and signal success
ses Of our arms viii be guaranty OF Sc
curily for the future, BY convincing all ns.
lions that our rights mus, DO respected.
Abou, one ga Of the territories sr
valuable, costing the Government more
per mere, than they can sell II for, Which
should be considered very poor iadeuni.
~ for the past" Heretofore Senator A..
len, and some others, have defined seeu.
rl,y for the future "a kind of Iesofn
tion one patty would hold upon the other
to he demanded N case either proved re.
fraciory "a kind OF forfeiture. ~ the eysoI
OF one Of them not ac'ing an full faith sHe
honesty under the stipulated terms OF ,
treaty: Mr. Puk makes i, TO depend upo'
the brilliant achievements and sgna
successes Of our arms" Well, Docisn
vii differ. mud none, more than the daciun
Of Democracy; but 10 W. Folks idea d
security for the future = seems a qgtt
one he has previous TO the treaty, ds
manded security for the future" FROG
the MexIcsns. but tho " briiiiust aehisse
mtnts and ngna! sucee,Ie, Of Scot, 30,
Tsy lor. have guaranteed this to US. Lei d
be remembered, these very men who ha'.
so nobly guaranteed by their -" brili,dsi
efforts, this ines,imsble security" hss
been The very mea, Polk las enleasofsi
10 DO slgaaliy successful IN ,njuring.
We shall probably be saved from ibl
necessity Of engaging ~ another fousr
war for long series Of years
THIS rs new apology for the War q
never knew before, ,ha, we had engage
in the war, purposc'y, arl with intention
nfore,housh,, 10 prevent the necessity
. Of engaging 10 one. Well, After this
We have any, The least difficulty With
foreign nation, with such a wisely suggei
ted precedent before Us, VIC will engage !
. war at once, so as TO be saved from .
, The necessity Of engaging 10 one a, all. " f.
!, so wise thought we vote, that colossI
Z statue Of Polk be executed BY Power
q with \ scroll IN lie Presidents hand, hs'
: ing this message on 1t aud that
Il surmoun, the Washington monument vi
this inscription upon the entab'alufe :
q " Washington wasa grca, man, but ~
~ was greater"
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