Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-18

story which used TO be applied Texas May wait
un ,here some palpable demonstration on the part OF
Or both 81 these Governments Mexico and then tell
them u shall not be done The reasoning which uses
IN sezlng Mexico to prevent England France doing it.
minds me q story with which shall conclude all have to
this head Two persons were passing farm one bright
moonshining night, and fne turkey roosng on the
fence They deteted for time in great doubt as to
the proPrey Of taking j, one Of them regarding viola
ton OF conscience 70 DO So lie at length got all his DIFF
cus being assured by his companion that be knew two
ogues who to pass that way, one of whom would GER
any take the turkey if they did not Under such reasoning
The farmer lost his turkey The mass Of the people will un
ders'and, and apply the moral Of the story.
But it alleged to be manifest destiny" to overrun
all this continent with the AngoSaxon race and to extend
the g Of freedom and the liberty Of conscience If
these words any thing they amount to this that we are
driven by law Of necessity, decree Of the Almighty
TO overurn the civil and religious institutions Of all other ma
tons this continent and to build upn their place just such
systems own such as we may prescribe. If God
has chosen for any such purpose, and TO accomplish by
force of arms the revelation has no! been made to
have faith in the doctrines Of any modern Peter the Hermit
who breaches popogandism by fire and sword am unw
ling to enter upon military cnsades with view to teach
politics religion to the other nations OF the earth. Christian
ty perhaps properly speaking the professors Of Chris
tany, have, think, been gnaly rebuked by Providence
in their the Holy Land from the dominion Of
the followers Of Mahomet Sir is in the Of man
to be taught true religion the principles Of civil liberty
and republican government at the point OF the bayonet
state Of war onses every angry passion and vndcve feeling
against invader There instructive against
hence is that progress under teachers who
undertake TO produce conviction by the sword and who kill
the body for the sin Of unbelef Persecution did and
never will benefit the prosecutor may enable tho pese
cuted to rise upon tide Of sympathy excited in their behalf
am protestant in politics and in religion do not believe
that find infallbiy earth, either in Church or
State hope that the spread Of the Christian religion over
the earth will accomplish great things for the ameoration Of
our race exut in the moral influences which the thirty
four theological semnares and their hundred and one profess
so the thirty thousand hundred and sixty
preachers of the Gospel and the three millions three hundred
and ninety four Thousand one hundred and forty commun
canis of Protestant churches in the United States according
to the latest returns spreading throughout land and
nation. This estimate does include uakes nor Catho
lies among whom there additional hundreds of thousands
who ncnlcae every virtue, and enon the practice Of the
mandments delivered to Moses
II these Christian people desire the extension Of civil and
religious liberty and if they would accomplish their DESIRES
they must work like their divine Head and Master did They
must persuade, and not attempt drive. They must make
impressions upon the understandings and hearts Of other ma
tons by The weapons of and love. admit the rap
ure of the strife on battlefield, but it is only the essence
OF the glory of this world and of heaven II creates the
hero 10 be admired and not the sage be beloved The ap
propate business Of the is sack and devastate
countries waste and consume the substance of conquered
people, and leave and children amidst the
carnage and death of their husbands sons ard brothers. The
business Of the other is to build up Cities improve coun
tries and to bling the blessings Of peace and plenty of intel
ectua and religious and social joy TO the happy homes Of
population. had hoped that, if were the chill
dren Of destiny, aan would be developed in spreading
Christianity and popular government the world through
the inumentay Of bright and peaceful example; one of
universal liberation in matters Of opinion and in which rea-
son and would take the place of bgoy and the
stake But, sir, am faas. My faith is that God hath
set good and evil before US, and endowed with free win
to choose between them Our faculties capable guild
ing Alright, If will but make proper use of them;
and sin in the sight of Heaven if do use them
The defenders OF the Administration contend that Mexico
preparing to invade territory and to make and
therefore, they insist had the right upon the principle of
fret
and nations, when they perceive enemy about strike
not bound wait and receive the blow, but may COM
mence in order to ward off the injury by disabling the enc
my. To show that Mexico intended make war upon u.s.
the withdrawal of her minister after the resolutions for the
annexation of Texas adopted by Congress- and the
heated remarks of Mexican officers referred to- Among
Others, publication made by Garcia Condo the head Of
the office Of War and Marine IN Mexico dated July IL,
lS45, has been made conspicuous figure in which
he says speaking of the annexation OF Texas The njus
tce of that usurpaon apparent, and Mexico oe-
rate such grave injury without making effort to prove
TO the United States the possibility Of her ability her
rights be respected With this object the Supreme Co
venmen has resolved upon declaration Of against that
Power" Yet the "Supreme Government took good
to make such declaration Mexican officers have been guilty
of pepeang threats against and abuse the United
unlimited and Unreasonable extent have doubt They
speak ate the preudces Of their people pretty much after
some of our high patterns. bile claiming the whole
of Oregon by positive assertions right and whilst political
chvalry threatening shed its last drop for SOC 40
Mexico equally voccrous for the whole Of Texas Silly
children may be frightened by gasconade-sensibe
towards tremendously, like fowls without game
blood, long there is fence between them but bring
them into the ng and they raise their hack and hack
Sir it has amused with what avdity we catch the
hostile declarations Of Mexans and publish them the
try justification to the President for beginning this
The friends Of the Administration may have H. If they please
that every man. woman, and child IN Mexico had taken the
oath of Hannibal the oath Of eternal vengeance against u.s.
and that they making the active preparations to
march large armies not only into Texas but into the very
'vas of the United States and that the President per-
fecty informed Of all their and s the President
totally without justification for bis conduct i'm my opinion
oil these things had been true in their most aggravated and
offensive manner they 10 the knowledge Of
the President his duty. under tina, clause Of the cons
tuition which he shall from time time give the
Congress information Of the state Of the Union and
mend to their consideration such he shall Judge
necessary and expeden" TO have laid the whole before the
representatives Of the people, and call upon the Congress-
the war.declarng power Of Government act in the
premises. But, instead Of doing So The President, the
18th Of January, 1916, without consulting Congress, which
then in session. ordered Gen. Taylor leave bis position
Corpus Christi where he remained unmolesed with bis
army for months and TO establish himself the left bank of
the Rio Bravo Rio Grande On the sth Of March, ls46,
Gen. Taylor began breaking up his camp Corpus Christi
and the 2sth Of that month flag staff erected opposite
Matamoios and the flag Of country, virgin one
(ays Capt Henry, in bis Campaign Sketches page g.
oang upon the hanks OF the Rio Gande, proclamng
in silent but impressive that the area OF freedom
again extended" The brave captain in admiration OF
this saws same There not ceremony