The North-Carolina standard., 1845-09-24
- From the washington Union.

RALLY ROUND YOUR COUNTRY.
We desire no paper war with any Of our pro-.
fessional brethren We desire none with the
g lIntelligencer.n But where the rights.
and honor of the country are at stake, we have
no alternative We will stand BY her, through
thick and through thin" L is the duty of every
man TO sink or swir1'' with her 1fs -
The s Fntelligencern has opposed dheannexa.
Etion of Texas at every stage, in every forns by.
every species of argument, and by every sort Oh
sophisn and Of Intimidation. 1t opposed the trea-
|ty. Ii opposed all the resolutions of the Senate
and of the House of Representatives. 1t charged
the act as contrary to the constitution: 1t chargi
ed it as violation of the rights and Interests OF
Mexico. II threatened us with the vengeance OF
Mexico, and declared that it would involve US in
war with that government For one single
moment only-in one solitary paragraph only,
the National Intelligencer' seemed to stand up
to its duties. But, from that moment, It has been
constantly backsliding, until it has conrlVed to
place itself directly in opposition to the present
course of the administration 1t now stands on
foreign ground, in relation to the occupation OF
the territory between the Neuces and the Rio del
Norte 1t would yield that whole country 10
Mexico. 1t would give her the vantage ground
of possession, when we come to negotiate with her
about the boundary Of Mexico. Let US say,
frankly, that, for several years, such has been the
general course Of this whig paper. .,t
Let the motives of our contemporary be whateVT
er he peases to represent them, his conduct is dis
loyal, tends to encourage the aggressions of our
enemies and every good citizen should contrib
ute to condemn it. Some ten years since, when
France failed to discharge at maturity the install
ment which she owed us. our ready coternporary
fercely condemned the frmness of President
Jackson, who insisted on the payment-who
wanted nothing that was wrong-and who only
asserted the law, the justice, and the conscience Of
our claim. The floating walls and warlike arms
of England have fenced IN the largest portion Of
the globe. Yet, TO the eye ofboundless ambition,
the ocean appears no wider than arivulct. A
few years since, when that potent nation cravcd
a right Of way over our eastern soil to her Cana
dian provinces, she was warmly supported by her
faithful edtor-who, we dare believe, would have
given his support TO any application she chose to
prefer. She got what she wanted, and ought to
be content But she is now seeking to exercise
dominion over Oregon and to check our progress
on the Pacific; and this constant Champion OF the
Inteligencer supports her cause Mexico insults
US, assaiIs the union Of our destinies with conti
guous republic, whose independence was achiev-
ed by the vaor of her sons and fully acknowedg-
ed by the powers of the earth. Nay, daring
Mexico has threatened TO march her hostile troops
upon the very soil where the eagle of this Union
has perched on high. And all this foreign injns-
tice is tolerated by the editor, who has motive
but the public good to direct his heart and control
his understanding Instead of defending the
rights and spirit Of the nation, this Editor appIauds
our enemies, and derides our cause. We must
be tame when our foes are fierce. We must not
march to meet the foe, for fear we may trepass on
his holy ground. We must not measure our
phrases and preserve oar gravity. even when
speaking of enemies who treat us with contempt,
and employ no epithets towards US but those only
which coarse and vulgar ignorance selects.
The mistakes Of a patriot are entitled to indul-
gence But the adroit politician, who never goes
for his country even by mistake, unquestionably
forfeits all claim 10 respect and forgiveness