The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-07

Northern Mexico is menaced by the consequences.
Unjust taxation, and the neglect of the Central
government to protect tho northern States against
Indian ncursions, the principal causes OF revo
luton alleged.
As the revolution becomes more fully developed,
however, ID is discovered that number of Ameri
cans actively participating in it, some as Off
Gers of the line, and others in other capacities. In
the revolutionary force now marching against
Matamoros is a company of Americans mustered
in the United States, and mysteriously conveyed
beyond the Rio Grande. Information has been
given at Washington that an attempt will be made
TO muster other forces into the service, within the
limits of the United States, and to convey them,
with munitions of war. into the friendly territory
of Mexico, TO assist in the revolution now going
on, which aims at the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of that ter
ritory.
President FILLMORE. with his accustomed
promptness and determination to maintain the in
volatility of the laws of the country and the trea
ties with foreign powers, has issued a proclama-
ton, recting that there is believe that
military expedition is about to be fitted in the
United States for the purpose Of invading the Mex
lean republic, with which this country is at peace
And he warns all persons who shall connect them
selves with such an enterprise, in violation Of the
laws and national obligations of the United States,
that they will thereby subject themselves to the
heavy penalties denounced against such offences !;
and that if they should be captured within the ju
risdclion of the Mexican authorities, they must
expect to be tried and punished according to the
laws of Mexico, and will have no right to claim
the interpretation of this Government in their be-
half
This movement in behalf of the Mexican revolu-
ton ha nothing TO recommend it, The highest
motive which pervades it is of sordid conquest
which belongs to the same class brigandism and
highway robbery. The President well says that
'such enterprises tend to degrade the character of
the United States in the opinion OF the civilized
world, and are expressly prohibited by laws" and
had hoped that with the defeat of the Cuban OK
petition the American nation was to he spared any
more such accessions of misfortune and disgrace.
But it would seem that the southern part of our
continent is the seat Of operations of band of reck
less and unprncipled men, lost to all love of coun-
try and respect for her institutions and laws, who
stand ready to league with foreign adventures for
any scheme of conquest or piracy which promises
to yield them adequate gain.
1t is fortunate circumstance, and one of which
the American people cannot be too proud, that we
have National Administration which entertains
no sympathy with these desperate adventures;
but is, on the contrary, alive of duty and
resolute in maintaining the national character. An
administration differently constituted would read-
ly light upon some pretext and clothe it with plau
sibility either for refraining to interfere with to
give them more direct countenance. The very at
tempts which have been made to acquire foreign
territory, through such expeditions, pregnant
with momentous peril; and we have seen how the
voice Of demagoguism has been raised in their be
half That voice once prevalent at Washington
and the disgrace and ruin would be complete.