The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-19
esprit OF THE PRESS

Esprit OF THE PRESS"
Under the above caption, the "National Intelli-
gencer' of yesterday morning, republishes certain
extracts from affiliated wing journals, which, per
haps, require some notice at our hands. We
quote the opening paragraph from the first
1.-THE proposition to invade Mexico to take possession
OF her territory and place her people under the laws Of the
United States. Is utterly infamous The morality of the
proposition par with that OF the robber who seizes
: - Louisville tky) Journal.
Upon this text, the editor Of the Louisville Jour
nal breaches an idle homiy in his peculiar modest
and charitable style.
To say that the government of the United States
design no invasion of Mexico, or interference with
the administration of her laws over her own popu-
laon, will be but reiterating the sentiment which
we have been repeatedly compelled to express, in
order to correct the misrepresentation Of their acts
and policy, which have been echoed by our cotem-
porary in this city, from the London Times, and
other transatlantic journals Having more than
once said, under due Amusement, that General Tay-
lor is instructed not to interfere with Mexico or
Mexcans, unless their troops shall cross the Rio
Grande in hostile array, in such force and under
such circumstances shall warrant the impression
that they aim 10 take military possession Of some
portion of the country east of that river, not
under their authority at the time Of the ratification
of annexation by the Texan convention--or, indeed
since the battle of San Jacinto-havng also stated,
more than once, of late, that the American COM
mander has been directed not to modest the settle
men of the Brasos Santiago, the port of entry for
Matamoras, which is the only port east Of the Rio
Grande and south of the Preside, (275 miles
above the mouth of the river,) at which persons
owing aheg lance to Mexico have resided for nine
years past---it will perhaps be superAuous for us to
say again that the administration design no war of
aggression and conquest upon Mexico. They have
only taken the necessary precautionary measures to
assure Texas to the United States, as she was when
our Congress decided to receive her into BOSOM
AS to the proprety of their course, refer the few
who yet cavil at the true "spirit of the press" TO
the commentators showered on the prompt and
effective action of the administration in the premises,
not only by every democratic newspaper in the
United States but by more than moiety Of those
who have formerly done battle in behalf of whigery
other questions We do not propose to argue again
the propriety Of the action Of the American govern
ment, which is understood by all who are willing to
understand and approved by millions ofour citizens,
who endorse no other point oftheirpocy. ourdesign
is but to show the palpabe fact, that the National
Intellgencer," and the few presses re-echoing its
sentiments are forced in their warfare on the ad-
mnstration, to state Hypothetical cases, and attrb
ute designs to the administration, which have no
sort of existence.
As to their sneers against the course of the
"Union," we tell them, frankly, that we pass them
by as "the idle wind that we regard not" A ma
jorty of this enlightened people will probably rather
consider it high compliment which is paid to US
that we the subjects Of attack from men who take
the side of Mexico against their own country,
who cav at the precautions necessary to protect
their honor and who copy sentiment for sentiment
(if not word for word) from the aspersions Of the
British prints. These foreign papers, in uttering
their SANDERS upon government and our people,
hesitate not TO evince the feelings of enmty that are
produced by the triumphant measures Of the adj
mnstration, well calculated to defeat the plans
which are arranged by England and France, in
order to cripple the energies and destroy the prosper
ity of the United States.
If the readers Of the "National Inteigencer''
had seen "the spirit Of the press" in Mexico, as
evinced by extracts from the journals of that coun-
try, republished of late by the papers of the United
States they would doubtless be struck wththe den.
tty between their and that of the spirit Of the
press" which was served up to them yesterday
morning.
But it is amusing to see the National lntelligencer
supplying its own deficiencies by the labors Of the
minor wing presses of the country. If it cannot
derive any assistance from the talents in Washing
ton--te which we are free to make our own ac-
knowledgments--yct it arrays against US three or
four of its affiliated brethren, from the Louisville
Journal" the Philadelphia "Norh American" and
the "Greensburg IN. CO. Patriot"three, too, of the
minor poets Of the wing school. One Of these az
thorities is absurd enough to say:
1.-THE ponderous columns OF the Union crammed
with all the pomp and circumstance Of glorious war in be.
rarest exhibitions OF wrath against poor i'm
beetle Mexico for the wrongs she has done his eo"y
"who ever heard before the few months of Mexican
wrongs against the United staes correspondent Of the
Union Who is endorsed by the editor Of the most
distinguished sons OF Indiana after Of invocation to
the santed Jackson talks with mock indignation oil the
rario.s ,erongs have suffered from Mexico sc.
.'Who ever heard, before the last few months, of
Mexican wrongs against the United Statesf" Does
any American ask that question: sany editor silly
enough to acknowledge his own ignorance upon
this subject Is the Intelgencer so desperate as to
be compelled to endorse such folly, by adopting IT
into it's own columns' Who ever heard of "Mexi-
can wrongly Who has mol heard of them, that
has given the most transient attention to the history
of our country for some years bacR The files OF
the Intelligencer have been loaded with our COM
plants of Mexican aggressons. The reports Of
committees of Congress have sounded them to the
world The debates in Congress have proclaimed
them. board of commissioners in this city have
ascertained the claims Of our citizens for pillaged
property and violated persons, to amount to many
millions Treaties have been made for their salts
faction; and their violated engagements have only
added another "wrong" to the overloaded catalogue.
And yet here are editors ignorant of our nations
history or so Indifferent to our rights--so much
Al. A f,t,l.-