The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1848-01-04

distress seems able to quiet : her Government
and her armies in the hands of those who ap-
pear equally inefficient for eitherpeace or war;
her troops every where driven from the field
or lying slaughtered; her ports, her capita. land
several of her large provinces in our hands;
her treasury as empty as was our own III the
gloomiest day of our Revolutionary struggle
still in the pertinacity of her refusals to treat
Mexico has shown some CLEANS of that old
Numantine spirit which preferred death to
surrender; that lberian obstinacy which the
Moor could never conquer, nor even the iris
table armies Of Napoleon tame. Whether she
has caught 1t from her race, or whether the
growing fiercenesS of a universal national hate
such as always springs up in country over
run by invaders, inspires it, we should respect
it. 1t is honorable; it will be found formida-
bic. Such a spirit, once fairly awakened, has
ever proved invincible; and so we shall find it
to our cost, If, by prolonged and cruel warfare,
such as President Polk would have, we stir it
up throughout Mexico. Meanwhile we say,
without hesitation, that she has in one instance
at least, manifested faithfulness of nationality
which goes far to redeem all the disgrace Of
her arms. We speak OF her answer with Gen.
Scott and his glorious little army at the gates
of her capital, to Mr.. Trist's demands of the
cession of New Mexico. That answer was in
the following terms:
''That this proposition under the recognized
right of Mexico to deliberate, should be modi-
fed; and that in the pretensions of the United
States and the character of his negotiations, its
Commissioner leaves no other choice to Mex
leo than the loss of honor; aud it is that which
shuts the door to all possibility of making a
peace.
ITO restore this great benefit to the nation,
the Government agreed to cede Texas and a
part of Upper California, as far as the further
line of Oregon, on the terms were stated in
the instructions; but not even with the reSerya-
ton that Congress should approve it would the
Government consent to cede mOre-especially
not New Mexico, whose inhabitants have man.
Tested their desire TO make port OF the Mex
lean family with more enthusiasm than any 9TH
er part Of the Republic.
"These meritorious Mexicans, abandoned to
their fate during some administration, often
without protection even to preserve them from
the incursions of the savages, have been the
most truly patriotic OF Mexicans, because, for
getting their domestic complaints, they have
remembered nothing but their desire to be of
| the Mexican family, and many, exposing and
| sacrificing themselves TO the vengeance OF the
invaders, have rebelled against them and
when their plans were discovered or disconcer-
ted, and their conspiracies frustrated, have a.
gain conspired; and would any Government
sell such iiexicans as a herd of cattle? Never
Let the nationality of the rest of the Republic
perish for them? Let us every one, perish TO-
gether.
| Here is sentiment, and here a conduct that
are worthy of the most magnanimous Repub-
lie They plainly say, slaughter us; ii is in
your power, overrun us for you can: but moi
even to spare part of our country will We ev-
err consent to sell or give to you brave citizen.
who hate you and love Mexico" And it il
these New Mexicans, thus faithful 10 then
Government and thus repaid by its affection
and fidelity, that President Polk intends t.
drag into our Union, whether they will or not
by way or making them into kind Of human
indemnity, corporeal capital, an animated
scrip, out OF which are TO be repaid the olG
losses of certain of our citizens a great sym
patty with love OF country must our Presden
have, and marvellously precise notions about
he right of aprovincc, good deal more popu
ious than was Texas in 1887, to choose under
what Government it shall lives Blu
we have filed our vacant space end exhaus
ted our allotted time. Whatever more W,
have to say on this Mexican War, We mus
reserve until some occasion shall arise to cal
for its utterance.