The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-06-14


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sedi1g may have / sapp ppaarad 30 many
ulall sspsgiall lis political
there be but little soubt thai war BE-. s
tween nhed staies and Mexico, in !
The course pf q fsw years, could not be-
avoided! Too long have We borne sinjua
ries and indignities, inflicted with impu.:
nifty and frequently with the conniyanceS
oftheg Mexican government Oh our sciti;
gems. Admiration Of s the American
mingled 10 the breast Of
the Mexican with hatred on account Of
the supposed unjust acquisition Of the fair
province Of Texas, No fear was enter:
tanned Of ihe American arms. The Mexi.
cans thought themselves able to cope with
'arepnblic, simply because our country
was such, and was not believed to possess.
the executive might aud despatch of a
monarchy. Our citizens, too, were un.'
safe under the protection Of Mexican faith.
Our army was attacked within our owntes..
ritory, and any longer forbearance would
have been attributed TO fear and produced
contempt Negotiation had been spurned
with contempt and consequently failed.
No redress was to be obtained for nation.
al wrongs. The United States were moi;
looked upon with sufficient fear to pro.
duce respect for their rights. We repeat
it, war, in the course Of a few years,
would have been inevitable! It has come
and is concluded. Have the objects Of
the war been attained? The Immediate
has, the future only can disclose how the
rights Of our citizens and nations and the
provisions Of the treaty will be observed.
Is it probable that the treaty will be
observed2 1rseems 10 be the general op-
ion that, afler The withdrawal of the Am
.erican army from the Mexican territory.
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civil discord will arise, and a determined
attempt made to overthrow the existing
government, and to violate the treaty, by
some, with the desire Of doing away with
the priesthood and Of bringing the coun-
try into subjec,ion TO the United States
with the hope and belief Of enjoying bet
ter government and more liberal institu-
lions, by others, simply from hostility to
The existing authorities, because they be.
lieve they have concluded treaty dis.
graceful to the republic Of Mexicoin q
principal feature ofceding away portion
ofterritory TO foreign power. No oother
resource, however, remained to the fallen
republic; and it is sincerely to be hoped
that the terrible lesson she has lately re-
ceived will prove to her q lesson Of wis.
dom as it has Of experience. Little faith
is to be3pluced in the stability Of the Mexi-
can people; yet there is reason to believe
the present lawful government will be sus-
tained, and this too by asupport the most
strange and unexpected. We allude to
the large number of deserters from the
American army. who find it their interest
TO promote the treaty and to uphold gov.
eminent to nuke it. In several recent
attempts against the authorities, the ener-
gy and power ofthcse deserters wns most
efficient in quelling them. Formerly,
they knew that certain and ignomini.
Gus death awaited them in cnse Of cap.
turc by the Americans; now they know
their political salvation depends on up-
holding one and the same government
which has employed them. Hence their
in,eres: makes active in the service OF
their present employers, and their nume-
ricnl strength is sufficient Tor effective nc.
ton ugains, Mexcans.
The Mexicans seem still ignorant fthe
power of the United States. as is in some
degree shown by the late frequen, at
temPts at insurrection during the occupa-
ton of The country consequent on tho con-
quest both Of their arms and soil. Yet il
is to be hoped they will for long time re.
tain such a.fear Of our arms as may in.
duce them to refrain from offensive hos.
til,ies and TO conduct themselves with na.
tionnl propricty towards their more pow
erfnl sister republic. Their existence
demands the observance ofthe treaty; and
the late ,humiliating conques. will doubt,
less produce good results, though the pre-.
sent feeling must be most CALLING to Mexi.
can pride.