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country oyerrun by invaders inspires it, we should
respect II. IL is honorable; il will be found forni-
dable Such spirit, once fairly awakened has
ever proved invincibe and SO we shall find it to
our cost if, by prolonged and cruel warfare, such
as President Polk would have, stir it up through
out Mexico. Meantime, we say, without hesita-
uoh mat she has, in one instance at least manifest
ed ialthiulness Of nationality which goes far 10
redeem all the disgraces of her arms. We speak
oil her answer with Gen. ScoTT and his glorious
little army at the gates of her capital, to Mr..
lRIsT's demand of the cession of New Mexico.
That answer was in the following terms


That this proposition under the recognised tight of Mex
leo to deliberate, should be modified and that in the pete
sons OF the United States and the character his negoa-


ons its Commissioner leaves other choice to Mexico than
the loss of honor and it is that which shuts the door to all
possibility of making peace.


To restore this great benefit to the nation the Govern
ment agreed to cede Texas and part Of Upper California


far the frontier of Oregon, the which were stated
in the instructions; but with the reservation that
Congress should approve it would the Government consent
to cede more-especialy New Mexico whose inhabitants
have manifested their desire make part Of the Mexican
family with enthusiasm than any other part Of the
Republic.


'sThee metoous Mexicans abandoned to their fate dur
ing administrations, often without protection pre-
them from the ncusons the savages have been the
most truly patriotic Of Mexcans because forgetting their do
mestic 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
rebeed against them and when their plans discovered
dsconcced and their conspacies frustrated have again
conspred and would any Government sell such Mexans


herd OF cattle Never Let the nationality of the of
the Republic perish for them Let perish together"


Here is a sentiment and here conduct that are
worthy of the most magnanimous Republic. They
say plainly, !" Slaughter us it is in your power:
overrun us for you can: but not even TO
save a part Of our country will we ever consent
10 sell or give to you brave citizens who hate you
and love Mexico And it is these New Mexcans,
thus faithful to their Government and thus repaid
by its affection and fidelity, that President Polk
intends to drag into our Union, whether they will
or not by way of making them into kind of hu-
man indemnity, corporeal capital, an animated
scrip, out of which to be repaid the old losses
of certain of our citizens A great sympathy with
love of country must our President have, and mar
vellously precise notions about the right of pro-
vince, good deal more populous than was Texas in
1887, to choose under what Government itshall live


S. But we have filled our vacant space,
and exhausted our allotted time. Whatever more
we have to say on this Mexican War must re-
serve until some occasion shall arise to call for its
utterance.