Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-02-18
THE TELEGRAPH.
c. L. sHoLES, EDITOR.
Tuesday, February 10, ESAS.
The way it must DC dome.


s correspondent of the Washington Union, whc
goes for Vigorous prosecution of the war, and con
dennis the defensive line policy, communicates &c
that paper as follows:
But the question is asked with great simplicity
What are we to DO? Why, what our hands ind 10
10 let us do with all our might. Let US carry on
the war. or rather ,e' Us MAKE WAR upon the Mex
leans We have defeated their tactouS chel'ain,
Who were the curses OF the country and dispersed
the armies which were the base instruments OF then
base ambition. We have freed toe people from
tyrrany and rapine and scattered among them NIL.
lions OF dollars Our invasion has thus far been an
unmixed blessing to the great body OF the Mexcans:
and they would TOAD with their gratitude but for
their ignorance aud prejudice Yet they feel that
ar is, al least no cUi to them, and it no wonder
they arc clamorous against peace. Itwoud be the
easiest thing in the world TO make pence populor
The simple plan is to make War-What war must
always be, 10 be efectINe-a scotTge. Let Us levy
heavy contributions every where, and make them
support orr troops and pay them also. Let us sack
few of their citIes-yes SACK them, as Bonaparte
did half the cities of Europe; as Wellington did in
India and Spain; as the Allies did even in Paris
partially; as the English did our own capital as
all nations must do who make REAL WAR, and aim
10 conquer peace Thus far e have been car
When the Nexcans have thrown themselves across
our path we have indeed cutied them; but on all
other occasions we have been as polite on their
own soil as strangers nder the root of a hosp table
host. We have gone in arms il is true, but have
breathed nothing but peace. From the very begin
ming, have al every step begged and entreated in
the most pulling accents for peace, until the Next
cans beleye-and have good cause to believe--that
either from fear of them. from fear of something
else, zee do not dare 10 make rcar.
IT, then, we desire to solve the problem, TO put an
end to every difficulty and establish at once a sub
stantal peace, let begin at TO show the
Mexicans that we carry on a REAL WAR.
But 10 do TINS. will destroy the nationality of
Mexico, II IS said. Nationality! Where is their
nationality now Are they not and have they not
ever been, a disorganized and debased mob I'D
horde of robbers utterly incapable Of maintaining a
position among civilized nations God forbid that
we should swampour institutions by admitting such
rabbe 10 an equal participation IN them WIKI our
selves. look with disgust on the mmediIte an
nexation to this union of any bat their uHpcopied
regions Nor would il DC less fatal to US to hold
Mexico as a conquered province, to be governed BY
yiceroy or pro-consul. But we may make anaton
Of these bar5arans BY chaslsIng their wild and In
soent pride annIhllating their factions, compelling
them TO unite for the sake OF procuring peace and
holding iet uiliftJ DN sanitary IcdE OF our arms.
and, since Providence has brought IS into contact
with them, it is our duty TO do IT, This Is clearly
our mission The longer We postpone the ac-
comrIshment of it, the will cost US in trea-
sure and in blood"
Here we have the whole story as pointelly and
as briefly as il can be told We have one Of three
things TO do-either to back plump and square out
of the war-to take defensive line and maintain it
or to embrace the proposition of this writer
The first Of these cannot and will not be done In
demnity IS due us and security must have, and
10 back ont will he TO abandon both 10 present
and future injury. Shall we then embrace thepro-
positions of this wri;er7 Examine into the details
of some Of the seiges AMI sackngs he wishes Us 10
initiate. Their horrors can scarcely be imagined,
much less described II was as If every individual
man Of the soldiery had been at once transformed
INTO devil. 70 PerPe,rats al! the awful wckedness
Of gvhieh dsvi, could conceive Arc orr sollers
there u 7lr people here prepared Tor 'als We