The North-Carolina standard., 1848-02-09


tice either to the President the Denocratic party
or to hecountry They continue repeatthe Charge
that the President is bent on conquerng and g swa
lowing - all Mexico and this too in the face of his
own positive declarations to the contrary He tells
the country in his Messages, that Mexico commence
ed the war; that although armies have defeated
her in all the battles which have been fought from
Palo Alto to Chepultepec, she still refuses to make
peace that he has been active and earnest in his eff
forts terminate the war honorably for his country
and on Just basis for Mexico; that, reposng upon
the admitted strength and renown of the United
States, he has sent Minister after Minister her very
doors, with overtures of pacific nature, when in
deed, beaten and hubled as she was those overures
ought to have proceeded from her that he is anxious
that Mexico should preserve her nationality and that
all he asks of her is full payment of the monies she
owes our citizens and the expenses of the war she
forced upon us; that if she is unable to do this in
cash, she can and must do it in lands that the doc
rne of no territory is the doctrine of indemnity
and that Treaty of peace can ever receive his
sanction which does not contain indemnity for the
past and provide ample security for the future Is
he wrong in this Beyond all doubt, in our opinion,
he is fully and strongly in the right; but if wrong,
according to Whig assertions and Wing arguments,
why do not the Whig papers and Wing Congress
men, instead of charging him with bad motives, and
grossly misrepresentng his language and his acts,
come up to the mark like men, and vote to withdraw
the army and terminate the war?
The Wing presses and Whig leaders denounce
every thing the President does, and here they stop.
They propose nothing. What do they wish! Do
they desire that this unconstitutional - should
be wound up? If so, why they so backward in
taking the necessary steps to accomplish their de-
sires! Do they insist that peace shall be purchased
from Mexico, by calling back armies to the Rio
Grande, by abandoning forever the Californias and
New Mexico, and by yielding up to our antagonist
portion of the sovereign State of Texas? If so,
how does it happen that but forty-one of their Rep
resentatives so voted in Congress! Their favorte
scheme at present is, keep things they are-to
refuse supplies of men to the President; and this
scheme, regret to say, meets the sanction of Sen
ators Mangum and Badger and of the Whig press of
this State. And what must be the resut2 If their
counsels should prevail, the war will not only be
prolonged, but the very thing which, above all 9TH
ers they profess to deprecate-the annihiLntion of
Menico-wil probably be inevitable. They re-
fuse to withdraw the army, and they stop supplies of
men to keep up that army-and what next! Our
troops will be unable spread themselves over Mex
co.. and thus conquer by forced contributions and stern
rule, the stubbonness and injustice of the Mexican
cheftains and leaders; but they will have to remain
where they are, hemmed in at different points, and
hold portions of the country, without any of the
benefits of full and substantial occupation and with
all the evils-itation, outbreaks, hatred pronuncia-
mentos, and assassinations-which such an army in
such country would certainly occasion. Would
the American people endure this. They might, dur
ing this Congress but the first day of January 1849
aUOui2 open Merico among the last days of her
eristenee. The loud and blasting voice of the peo-
ple-terrble to the workers - of political {" iniqu
ty,' and so much dreaded by Whig leaders-would
Eol up to Washington from all quarters of the Union
prompt action would be had; thousands of troops
would be poured forth upon the bosom of Mexico;
province after province would be crushed and held
by victorious legions; Territorial Governments
would be organized; and that Republic, from Mata-
moras to Yucatan, and from Yucatan to Sonora and
the Pacific ocean, would be struck down and bloted
from the list of nations. She might rue her own
folly, and denounce those in this country who had
been instrumental in her overthrow but it would be
too late. The American people will have an honora-
BILE peace, coupled with indemnify for the past and
security for the future, they will prosecute this
war until their peridous enemy is annihated-de-
stroyed as nation In common with of all
parties in this country, should regret this latter
result. w 90 not Wish 10 see II now; and there
fore it is that we call upon Congress to vote sup
plies at once, that the may be still more vigo
rously prosecuted and peace speedily brought about
Every hour is big with the fate of Mexico. Whig
Senators and Whig Representatives will not vote to
back out; let them vote then, to go fora0ard. To
stand STILL is not only repugnant to sound policy,
reason, and common sense, but it is to hasten and
probably ensure the destruction of the Mexican
Republic.
The President has announced to Congress and the
people, and again, his policy in regard to
Mexico, and what he hopes to accomplish The !
submitted by Mr.. Trst to the Mexican
Commissioners have been published far and wide,
and every Whig Editor in the country has had an
opportunity of seeing and examining these PROPOSE
tions and yet, instead of doing the President the
Justice to state to their readers the he really de-
mands and expects in Treaty of peace, they persist
misrepresenting his conduct and his views and In
charging that he designs and aoishes to annex all
Mexico. Is this fair Is it just! Is it patriotic
We do not hope that any thing may say will
change the course of these Editors, operate for
good upon their future conducive regard them as
and determined opposing the
President, right wrong; but intend to to it
that readers of both pares put in possession
of the facts, and fairly and fully warned of what
be the effect upon Mexican relations, should
the policy of these Editors and of the Whi leaders