The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-09-06
Military Movements.


have been received at Governors Is
land from the War Department, for
the immediate transmission to the Rio
Graude frontier, a very large quantity
hof ammunition and military stores
The same paper tells us the move is
being made in consequence of a SIM
liar move being made by the Presi-
dent of the Mexican Republic o.
There is no doubt from "fereshaddow-
ing" that we shall have war, as soon
as the pestileutial Ides of November
are over. 1t is too warm to fight now
besides it is too sickly-surgeons
could not be had in sufficient number
to saw the legs of the wounded repub-
licans who would be knocked down in
the contest. We will ask the question
no more "shall there be war p We
substitute the question, "Since there is
to be war, will some one inform us
what the war Is 20 be for? The Times
says that a larger force IS to be assem-
bled on the Rio Granae than General
TAYLOR had during his whole campaign.
What it is for" is the question. Is it
to give employment TO the cankers OF
long peace? l. it to meet Santa
Anna. and tell him that he must not
marshall his forces, without first get
ting permission of the model Republic?
Is it to fight for another '.boundry
lihe"-or for the right.to build rail-
road over Teuhantepec? We think
that the organ Of some one of the par
ties representing the administration,
should inform the people on this sub
iect, before another slaughter of Fifty
Thousand, is inevitable. The spirit
and tendency Of the age seems to lead
to "Fillibusterism," the result of this
feeling. is a death stroke to Republi-
canism. Liberty can only be deem
mated by reason and religion-with
these two ministers it will work lis
way into the very thrones of Europe,
and eventually release mankind from
the bonds of servitude, which weigh
him down to the earth like beast of
burden.
Fillbusterism can never accomplish
, anything good for this nation, and al
though it may have an effeminate ex-
istence for day or two, it will even.
tuaIly die and be forgotten, whilst
honest policy, based upon truth and
, the Holy precepts of Ado unto others
will go on quietly to build its temple
to the skies.
The boundry line between our gov
eminent and Mexico is very plainly
defined, and we can see no cause fol
$ fear in that quarter, because Santa
2 Anna chooses to send forces to hi
Q side of the Rio Grande. We can sec
no reason for Uncle Sam to get mad
r and march his forces down to "bite
his finger" at Santa, Gin security I'M
e less it be to crafty a rapacious pro-
pensity, or to make President.
REPLY OF LORD JOHN Russell tt
Mr.. EvERRETT.-Ano official CORES
0 pondencc is published in the Englisl
i. papers, between Lord John Russo
and Minister Champion, respecting
the proposition for a trio-partite treaty
in order to guarantee to Spain the con
o tinued possession of the Island Of Gu
g ba. The answer of Mr. Everett. tn
! late Secretary of State to this extraor
binary proposstson on the part of Eng
land and France, forms the chef them
s of Lord Johns comments. Er. b.,
will be recollected, declared that ''th
United States would not see wit
IS indifference the Island of Cuba fal
}, into the possession Of any other Euro