Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-07-25
Q nave had fine rains and weather pleasant.
Yours, d HENRY.
TIE COURSE OF FACTION.


Before the breaking ont of hostilites with
Mexico none were more clamorous for war than
certain leaders orthe opposition, who have since
viluperated their government and denounced the
very war for which they ce cried aloud, Is ar
| righteous, uaholy and damna5ls." Prominent
| among those clamorers for war before hostiIuicS
commenced, stands the Philadelphia North Amer-
can, the acknowledged organ of the an;i-war
Wings in the Keystone State, and whose authori-
ly 10 speak ia behalf of the modern Wing party,
will hardly, we opine, be called in question. Hear
then what that Journal said on tho oath of April
1916, in leading article on the subject of our re-
ations with Mexico:
&c The aspect OF our affairs with Mexico
is sufficiently grave 10 demand earnest attention
Our country is made, by the Mexican government,
the subject of The most diShonoring rituPeraiion
a quasi brGr declared against as aud, in short
noe subjected tn more Ot humiliation and lrrOng
AhGn ace hare endured since tie Yrip0lildn 1rGr.-
Where is the Executive All that was charac-
terzed by the President demanding national
resentment, has occurred. The insults we have
invited by sending our minister, we have received.
What new dshouor is necessary TO arouse our
government to action
x What viii our governmental? The
tcrOng has reached The uHerm0St. AHdHt NIe.ricO
is capable of doing dgninst AS, she hes done. Her
prOciGnlHLiOnS are declarations of trdr. She does
not invade our territory or meet ns upon me sea-
only because she cannot, and she says SO. Every
effort to insult, degrade and wrong US, she has
exhausted. IL aoiI not be denied that such policy
demands action Of some sort fran our government
u cannot BE dmic1GLe, for she has dismissed our
minister and rejects as an d6OntHGtt0n the prefer
ercn Of a plea far negotiati0n-
&c If we were ut war with the most pow
crful European government, such ProflerS would
not have been SO received. 1t is an Insult to de-
liberate wrong so profound, that TO endure it, is
TO invite, from the meaDest OF the communities OF
the earth, indignty and oppression. 1t will be
admitted that there is no propretyin leaving such
an issue open and neglected. The honor OF ma
tions like that of individuals, brooks no delay
Our duty rs plain; zee should either re-
trace orr steps, OrgO on. To stand StlH and per
mil 1Ierico to treat and our citizens robbers
OF her territory, and therefore as unworthy Of reco-
milton under the laos Of nItiORS, IS a 6ss.T addition
Thai cannot be endured IF we must have war,
confines have not an acre that we covet, not a
being that we could accept fellow-citzen-
int toredeent our country from holiness and base
ness Of uiiuperatiot and insult, for 1vhich The dpo-
macy Of dte century has no parallel"
War is great evil but there are
greater evils. The issue between this country
and Mexico hasreucheda point where there is
no room for turning. Oar government should
act with pFomptness and decision, and upon
scale worthy of the repubiic."
Wilt be believed that this very Identical jour-
nal has been foremost in denouncing the war and
stigmatztng the President with the most odious
epithcts to-be found in the English language for
engaging in tit Such is the madness of party
such tue course of factious opposition which
proves the modern anti-war federalists to Demos
justly entitled TO the compliment ofbeing the ,OGr
party iupeacs and peace party IN tcar," which
wassOapPropriatel applied to the anti-war FEEDER
alists of1sI2.-LynchbTg Republican