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auEsT-The Administration denies that


its has been the conquest of any portion Of the territory
of Mexico 1t will be difficult matter make the country
believe this. But cngs the idea that have
demny for expenses How is the indemnity to be OBJ
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Santa Anna unable to continue the Buena
Vista because his army starving for provisions He kept


together principally by appeals their PATRIOTISM contrbu-


tons from his private fortune and finally by promising that
with victory Gen. TAYLOR they should have their
hunger appeased from his extensive If there poorer
nation earth than Mexico, which that nation If she
rake up borrow money enough keep army the


field purchase bread enough keep her few


from starving how she pay the expenses which this
has incurred in the war How she pay fifty millions
of dollars when she could pay three millions
due citizens of this country before the The longer the
continues the greater will be the accumulation Of
penses and the less the ability OF Mexico pay them This
country cannot be honorab remuneaed by obbng Mexican
churches could indemnify itself by customs obtained in
Mexcans pos for it cannot obtain enough from that
to meet the current expenses OF continued prosecution of the



Whether conquest originally intended or not is evil
dent that it is the determination of the Administration
hold portion Of the Mexican territory the last and
only chance for indemnicaton We wish bring this ques-


ton, contacted down such limits the candid
sideration of Southern of all parties.


Why should seek indemnfcaion at all Is it in
terrible that do because have sustained loss by
injustice of Mexico and also because shall be proed by
it, We wish to make losses good 1t is denied that
of Mexican lands (not private property they be made
good. But call that indemnity, remuneration
for loss Of money, which brings and good-hch
raises up in midst not the panoms DANGER but danger
itself in its leal ghul and perhaps fatal forms The
try has harmonzed upon the acquisition Of Texas after
considerable threaenngs of convuson. Is there thinking
at the South, in any other section of the Unon who
believes that the and expected acquisition Of Mexican
territory be accomplished and incorporated into the Union
without dakening political horizon till the
which has gorousy Illuminated it We would build
up wall of harmony and concord keep back the
waters of bitterness which threaten to roll their angry bsws
The North stands with imperturbabe and determ
ned resolution, the South looks upon those Western plains
and then looks to its rights and its All this state of
feeling has its ORIGIN in the INDEMNITY. No
lands get acquired rights have yet accrued ts the North
the South The little black cloud will yet recede and dis
appear before the decisions of wisdom Then the question u.s.
shall be e1penses Of and be peace al homs
claim indemnity and risk the chaos that oH nepitabiy
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