The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1848-05-06

The MEXICAN WAR.--Is it popular
or is it not?-Upon this question Mr.
Webster and Mr.. Cass are at direc
issue. Mr. Webster affirms that the
war is unpopAlar--that the grea,
mass of the America an people do moi
sympathise with the Executive OF
the subject of the war, either as te
its inception or its object. Mr.. Gas.
denies. peremptorily, this position
alfirms that the war is popular, anC
points to the alacrity with which the
people sprang to arms at the call fol
troops. as a triumphant proof of his
position.
With all due Difference to his wis.
dom & sagaciIy. we do not hesitate te
affirm that he has entirely mistaken
the motive of that alacrity-that he
has mistaken the general rule for the
particular case--that he has mista.
ken for popular feeling in favor oil
this war, that ardent and devoted
patriotism which from the days oil
'76, has ever burned in the bosom OF
every American--which has made
him ever ready to do battle on the
side OF his couLtry; that spirit which,
abiding deeply in the heart Of every
American citizen, found vent in the
chivalric battle cry Of the gallant
sailor--"My country right. but RIGHT
OR WRONG, NY COUNTRY" The follow
ing incident illustrates our views on
this question. ard we think denotes
the TRUE state of feeling in regard to
this rIost veXatious Var:
A few days since pale, emaoia>
ted. sickly looking man, with face
unshorn, clothed in shirt and panta-
looms, with light blue overcoat cut
after Uncle Sans pattern "a fair
specimen Of II returning volunteer
called into the office 10 see about
making some arrangements for get
ling his bounty After some con
versaion. in which be re:onnted one
or two affairs with guerrillas. &c.
we asked him how the Mfxicans
TODD up in a fight. We'll, (said hc)
Pll iist tell you; the fact is. as long a
you'll stand off and shute, they'll do
very well, but eff you jest rush on
en-. they can't stand it. As we was
Il comn down, twelve on US iout 80
on EN-; and there's IA thing ltuk off
one of ems hat'--taking on, Of his
hat a piece OF varirgated cord. near
3 feet long. with p couple of'in poin
ted tags on the ends. After some
further conversation, from which
Judged that he had been small far.
mer in Georgia and probably had left
IA family at home. we asked him ifhe
had left a farm at home to take care
of itself and gone off TO Mcxicol--
Noe, (said he,) the fact is, Id been
out onst or twyst in Flurridv and
should not a went to Mexico, but one
Of my sons, he whirled out and went
as orderly sergeant to the company.
and his mothc" tuck on so about his
goin'. that told the old woman I'd
wh;r; ont and go myself, and | reck =.
on'd cud take keer on i'm; but as |
got this hard fall. and have been sick
ever since, Eve lief: him in Mexico q
I'm goin' home; and I'll tell you
what it is. gentlemen, eff ever my
country gifts into trouble agin, any
time, even ef my heads as white as
that are wall, as long AS | can hold
up a gun and shute, I'll do what
ken. but you'll never ketch me takia'
a hand agin' in any of these FURRIN
wars-no--l don't want to have any
thing to DO over the gulf any mora,
and with this the old man rose up,
shook his head and started off. nuts
tering. "nO--no--no more Turin wars
no more" With such timber as
this to make soldiers of land we have
plenty of iD what chance has Mexi>
co or any nation, with US, in any
war that enlis's the sympalhies oil
the people. The boys volunteer, and
I'efthe old woman cries the old man
volunteers so as to take keer on EN-.
European nations are earnestly en-
curing into our militia system. but
it is to our political system they must
look for the solution of the problem.
1t is the morale not the physique
nor tactics Of our armies, that ren>