Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-07

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The duiy cfihe Unilei s alcs 70 uas ererv usrans
- ss'o'ile and eoncEilaic the Aexicans. AMI sa
wait with palieneo Ger an unconditional rstoVn,.
uon Of TIE Independence Of Twas. tiil glae e.sl.
I lngs excited by oar aauressiun bad subsidized.
! u has been shawu ihai alifF Mexico had -.
soucd. as a subslmu Cor var. 10 she harmless
suspension Of she ordinary diplomatic inter.
eours-, the aliempttn make Il rsiraes thai nIauss
urn. before ans negotiations for the roslonlir a
I Of harmony between the two countries shoall
( be entered inio, vas ueithcr eoualenancrd BY ths
aekno~i ieged law Of NATIONS. noe necessary for
any useful purpose. Hor consistent with proper
and laSi sense OF the relative position in which
The aggressive measures of the Uuiled Ssales
hud placed the lwo countries. Bm than ana ~
tasal Of Mexico 10 submii 10 that addaensf
ieoniumets sAould nave been considered a. az
insult 10 the lnlled States belrays tbe pride Of
Power rather Than just sense Of what IS due to
ihe true dIgally and honor of this nation.
. Il has boru demonstrated that lhe Republic of
/ Texas had not shadow Of rgn to the terrific
/ ~ adlacen' 10 The leli bank of the lower portion
iol the Rio Noue. that, though she claimed,
she never had actual exercised Jurisdiction over
any portion of it, that The Mexicans we're sole
Inhabitants, aud in actual possession Of thar dis
lfic that therefore rs lorcible occupation by the
army Of The United States was, according 10 lhs
acknowledged law Of nations, as well as in fact.
an 40 pf open hostility and war; thai The ress-
'ence of the Mexicans to that invasion was le.
glumate; and thai therefore the war was unpro-
Ioked BY Ihcm, and commenced BY the Cnised
Siales.
If any doubt should remain of the correct
ness of these statements, lei them be tested By
the divine and undeniable precePt, "Do unto
Others as you would be done by.''
/ IL at this moment France was TO contract
treaty Of defensive aud offensive alliance with
Mexico, treaty taking effect Immediately, aud
pending the war between the United States and
Mexico, snd binding herself 10 defend il with
all her forces against any and every other Pow
or, would not the United States at once consid.
er such treaty as declaration OF war agaiasI
thcml
( II, in lieu Of declaring war against Grca, Bri-
tain in the year 1912, the United States had on.
/ ly suspended the ordinary diplomatic relations
between the Two countries, and Great Britain had
declared that she would not enter into any nego-
tiation for the settlement of all the subjects of
difference between the two countries, unless the
United States should, as preliminary condition.
restore those relations, would not this have been
considered as most insolent demand, and TO
which the United States never would Submit
If the United States were, and had been for
more Than century, in possession Of tracl of
country, exclusively inhabited and governed by
them, disturbed only by the occasional lorays Of
an enemy, would they not consider the forcibls
military invasion and occupation Of such dis
lrct by third Power as open and unprOvoked
war commenced against lheml And could their
resistance TO the invasion render them liable to
the imputation of having themselves commen-
ced the war!
Yet it would seem as If the splendid and al
most romantic successes Of the American arms
had, for while, made the people Of the L. s.
deaf 10 any other consideration than an cnlhu-
sastic aud exclusive love Of glory; as it, forget
Ting the origin Of the war, and with an entire
. disregard for the dictates of justice, they thought
Il that those successes gave the nation right to
dsmember Mexico and 10 appropriate TO .hen'-
selves thai which did not belong To them.
But onot despair, for have faith in our in-
stitntionS and in the people; and ! will now ask
them whether this was their mis4ion; aud whe-
lher they were placed by Providence on this
continent for the purpose Of culdvaiIng false glo-
ry, and of sinking 10 the level of those vulgar
conquerors who have at all times desolasd the
earth!
= VIl.-Ihc Mission Of the Uniled States.
The people of The United States have been
placed by Providence 10 position never before
: enjoyed by any other nation. They are possess
ed OF most extensive territory, with a very
fertile soil, variety Of climates and productions,
and capacity Of sustaining population grea-
ter, in proportion to its exlent Than any other
territory OF the same size on the face Of the
globe.
By a concourse OF various circumstances, they
found themselves, at the epoch Of their indepen-
dence, in the full enjoyment of religious, civil,
and political liberty, entirely free from any her
edtary monopoly Of wealth or power. The
people at large were in full and quiet posses.
, sion of all those natural rights for which The
people of other countries have been for long
time contendng, and sill do contend. They
were, and you sill are, the supreme sovereigns.
acknowledged as such by all. For The proper
. exercise of these uncontrolled powers and privi-
I lcges you are responsible to posterty, TO tho
/ world at large, and to the Almighty Being who
has poured on you such unparalleled blessings.
,, Your mission is to improve the state Of the
. world; to be the "Mode RaPubIici" TO show
that men are capable of governing themselves,
h and that this simple and natural form Of govern.
ment is that also which coners most happiness
on all, is productive of the greatest develope-
ment of the Intellectual faculties-obove all, lhas
which is attended with the highest standard OF
! private and political virtue and morality.
Your forefahers. the founders of The Repuh.
: lie, imbuej with a deep feeling Of their rights
and duties, did not devale from those principles.
. The sound sense, the wisdom the probi,y, the
: respect for public faith, with which the Internal
concerns OF the nation were managed, made our
. institutions an objec, of general admiration.-
, Here, for The first time, was the experiment at
tempted with any prospect of success, and on
large scale, of 4 Representative Democratic
Republic. If it failed, the last hope Of the