The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-03
,rn1ru sAcRIFIcEp TO FACTION

The 1New York courier anu enquirer was oS
Ga. rress which assailed the measures adopted by
~. administration to protect Texas from Mexican
,..ioo ltoriginay contended that no troops should
!. .sn into Texas; that no effort could be made to
,,,.v.o, the Mexicans from invading Texas that u
',ould amount to war; and that no troops could be
EMPLOYED for that purpose, until Congress haa oe-
Jared war against Mexico. We should not be at
al .stonished by any course which this paper
should pursue, by any statement which 1t might
make or any policy which it might recommend
W. are of COURSE not the least surprised to see the
s,,loviue article in its columns on Tuesday last
We shall accompany its text with few notes from
our own pen
rhs official paper at Washington all but conlesses now
Government has information to warrant the high
h nsurpation of which it has been guilty In sending
INTO and Texas that there IS no ground Tor
flat any considerable force OF Mexicans Is near
ching the Rio Giande and that in short, this
o ade Of an executive has been In wanon con-
,m q the constitution and, as 1t were IN os'enfatious
aws have suspected much from the beginning In
view Of the that against Texas alone eAico had never
riep 10 invade that country we considered me most
~roable Of events that she should seriously attempt
limited states had joined her fortunes with those
,s and combining this fact with the embaass-
INT Of The Mexican treasury the distracted political con
af
aoI " have from the first moment of rumor
or medated invasion of Texas looked upon as destitute
OIL be said that the administration acted in good
h and under the real persuasion that danger Tor Texas
was al hand. and thatt was their duty 70 repsi II
1--WE estimate very highly the political wisdom and
tsgh of the cabinet and therefore suppose II possible
bsT are setting good faith but the defence OF their SINGER
INV can only be made at the expense OF their
ana vigilance With the at the command oil the Ex.
ecutye il always easy to have accurate information OF
,hs reese condition Of the Mexican forces
idcu to asce
formed OF Mexican authorities and the means for
carrying those an' but o. ns sei Ss
SEEM 10 have seized eagerly hold Of any rumor that
would enable them to display their patriotic zeal and
version Of the "Union"- comply, tas we think
will turn out to be the case, whenever the truth
comes TO be known ih sipulaons made by Mr. Doneson
an n, mart of Il, Uniea States, that American troops and
munitions should he sent into Texas Mexicans or
Mescan Those wnS @ M .ne sr
passages therein which locked good deal IKE pledges
both Of and munitions here was too distinct mt
nation that in the moneys which the United States would
be obliged spend in Texas that country IND some
equivalent the sacrifice it WINS to make in aceedng to
"Ali this which looked like mere materofcourse ex-
pressions at the time seems to assume very positive
we can h no otherwise so satisfactorily for the
course the Executive in assuming that Il is taken in
luldment Of pledges given by Mr.. Donelson (e]
fore the President might have concentrated the same
troops he Texas and beyond it. on the Sabine
would be within thirty or eight hours sail Of the
Nueces He might have had transports and steamboats,
hired at leisure, and therefore hired upon much more
reasonable than those taken up in hurry and when
they must be despatched at any costin readiness to
transport these troops at an hours warning ana men
Mexicans these troops might be upon the Nneces or Rio
Grande any considerable Mexican force. The
advantage of such disposition OF our troops would have
been twood-that should have avoided all unneces
sa offence and all appearance OF defiance towards
Mexico thing desirable among nations and espe-
riaIl from he o
moneys consequent upon such displacement Of the troops
would have been in our own country and among
people, OF which and whom Texas and the Texans are not
yet7j
But then the scla OF warlike movements would measur
ably been lost and instead Of actual all but actual
It would have been merely change oil position oil
some Of troops within our own boundaries But more
than that the secret compact OF which we have limited the
existence could have been compiled with by such prepn
aon and the chivaous TEXANS would not have enjoyed
the benefits ofsuppyng an American army with
the population copious supply for themselves Of
and ammunition from the United States
ut to accomplish such objects as these and to fulfil
suspect pledges such have advertcd to- that
Mexico has been defed and the constitution oil the United
States violated"
III We made no such confession. On the con-
trary, have stated for weeks past that it was un-
certain what course Mexico would pursue. She had
repeatedly threatened to make war, ifTexas an
uexed to the United States. She had not only
threatened, but she preparing to carry out those
threats, by pompous preparations to support them;
and she was advancing numerous body Of troops,
in several detachments TO the honher. we stated
/ that she might not seriously design to make war;
but everything was uncertan-her councils were UNI
stable-her people excited and clamorous for hostil-
tiles; and we contended that, under these circum-
stances, it was the duty Of the administration to
make the necessary preparations to meet any con-
tngency which might occur. Such was the max
| i'm of prudence--such was the dictate OF patri
o,ism We learn from Mexico, that troops were
ordered to the frontier. We learn from Monterey
+ and Matamoras, that they were advancing TO tn
Rio Grande in considerable force. Our government
is confdentialy informed that corps Of 10000
$4,000 were on the advance. The last official ad
vices which were received from Vera Cruz state'
that "orders had been issued, and approved by tn
war committee for the troops on the frontier to tax
up their position ten leagues in advance OF the M
Bravo; and, if attacked, to defend themselves, &c
| &cn
What would any statesman have done, unde
these circumstances Would he have advised, wit
the redoubiable champion of the " New York Cor
rer and Enquirer" that no preparations shout
have been made, in order that Mexico might be il
vited by our inactivity to cross the Del Norte, an
occupy the territory which we had scquired'
would he have acted as the President ana his cabin
have donea We can tell the "New York Couri'
and Enquirer" that some solicitudc has been fot
this city, within ten days past, upon the mu'
agtated question, whether the Mexicans would n
send their troops on this side of the river-occuI
the counry--advance to the Nueces, and perha
further-and place our own troops in some dang
The first proposition of the Courier IS, therefor
founded upon false premises; and the whole poli
which it recommended would have been anythi
else than that Of statesman
(2) There has been, Of course, no "parade,"
'wanton contempt" Of the constitution, no "ost'
tatious defiance Of Mexico.'
a. Here is profound logic indeed Beca'
Mexico must be beaten in the contest, therefor
Is clear that she will have no contest at all 81
an argument would be very well adapted to WI
steady, unexcitable population; but not to the
pie or the government of Mexico. She would