The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-08

ruthless violation of our flag, as in the case
of the Champion, and the Julius Caesar, and
the Louisiana--by Imprisonment and outrage Of
our citizens as in the case Of Baldwin--by long
system Of public and private rapine, carried through
to the worst by all the devilsh engnery Of infa-
nous testimony, and mob violence, and perverted
law. Nor did we so suffer alone, though we suffer-
ed the most France suffered too and what ven
geance she took, let the batteries ofSan Juan d'Uoa,
sienced and dismanted by the French cannon, at
test. England, too, was at the same time in the
field; and let the mortgaged mines Of Potosi, and
the mortgaged mint of Guanaxata, and the imper-
Gus dctation of British power at Mexico ever
since, bear witness how the Money. Changer Of
the nations melted out the merciless measure Of
'the bsnd'' to her weak and ruined debtor. And
now, with such examples before us, what, under
the pressure of this accumulated and intolerable
wrong-doing Of the Mexican government, has
been our coursei Have we marched an army to
Mexico1 Have we bombarded Tampico and Vera
CRUZ
These things we might have done, and many
nation that now choruses our National Intelligent
Ger, in crying shame upon us, would have done
these things without delay. But not so with
US. We urged, and insisted, and pleaded with
Mexico, for peaceful treaty. In 1898, we got
it. Under the treaty, after long delay, we got
what we thought was to be a fair judicial COM
mission TO arbtrate claims, and give us back at
least part of the money of which we had been
robbed. Mexico, in utter and absolute defiance of
all fair dealing instructed beforehand her judicial
nissionsrs ho,c they should decide. Still we expostu-
lated and persevered. The commission heard a
part of the case, and made its award, reluctant and
grudging on the part of Mexico to be paid in quar-
terly instruments for five years. two or three Of those
instaments were paid, and then Mexico refused pay
ment; and because would not again shut out Tex
as-Texas for nine years independent Of Mexico
her has slammed the door Of peaceful ne
gotiation in face All this, to the last with the for
bearance Of conscious rectitude and conscious pow
err, our government--that same "rapacious and vio-
lent democracy" as some Of the Inteligencer's for
eign friends will have it--has borne, and still it
forbears And now to all this, what says the In
elligencer which still ventures to call itself whait
is in position, and should be in duty-NATI0NALi
Hear its own words Of Thursday last We speak
to no party, but we speak to americans Of all party.
Hear its own words, and be on its own head their
obloquy and shame
In our view this government committed a wrong to-
wards suffering citizens, when it preferred to the
quiet execution of the stpulaons in their favor the inter
That ,crong proposes but too probably 10 right by still
cruel aud bloody upon Mezieo instead Of paying me
Is own poek.ieiiher snsagement COLLECTING ne
money for itself Menieo Of the spoil that has
taken and proposes 10 rrest from her,
We can imagine nothing revolving to
sense as well as to idea and public faith than
what ntimated to be the probable purpose of the
Is there to be mercy, shame7 Can this country
have the heart trampe any further the poor nation
whom lis treatment has already rendered rtable spec
tacle Of public humiliation
offered to buy1 we have gone dispossess her. in
arms what annexation meant not to take unless by
itself insult if not act of emitting nation al
ways to large amends any can be made in money A.
ours New Mexico pear nearly ripe 70 fall into
hands Helpless distracted covered with the disgrace Of
with nothing to hope but see her torn
from her by one at the first pretext at our first con-
se too righteous We can help ourselves without res.
not that enoughi Does the Angosaxon spirit"
that we can nfct upon Mexico with impunlty what
please but are to dmember her piece by piece let
least suffer the parts sliced of to cohere by tie
fentioH little to unite with flesh. before we
trench of others And at any event. let us not ravage BY
without carnage If choose TO be unjust enough seize
them.
We commend TO the wing party this language of
it's organ. If we were going into national canvass
now with that party, we might rejoice perhaps for
moment, in the assurance of signal triumph over
our opponents, which such language would give.
Though even then, as Americans, we should la
ment that any party here could breathe such spirit,
more than we should rejoice, as democrats, in the
certainty of its defeat. We hope, and we believe,
that the wings Of the country and Of Congress will
rebuke this language But be that as it may have
done our duty Of protest. If we have misrepresent
ed the Intelligencer, we have done it unintenton-
ally, and we will gladly correct error. But
strong conviction u.s. that all have said is true.
In taking leave of the subject at present, we sub
join the following communication from an able
hand. We assent to its general spirit. We think
all will admit the ability with which it is written,
while we do not feel called upon to endorse all the
expressions toward the Intelligencer which it
tains
Communicated
The Intelligencer is of opinion that our 'govern-
ment committed a great wrong towards its own suf-
fering citizens, when it preferred to the quiet execu
ton Of the spuatons their favor the interests Of
desperate political gamblers and OF Texas specua-
tors. That wrong it proposes, but too probably, to
right by "a still more cruel and bloody one upon
Mexico, instead Of paying the poor claimants, as il
ought from The first TO hare done, out of its own pocket
either in its own engagements, collecting the
money for itself Of Mexico,) or now out Of the
spoil that 1t has taken and proposes to wrest from
her."
The ''poor claimants" are under infinite obliga-
tons to the Intellgencer for this ardy indication Of
sympathy. II now calls them suffering citizens"
and asserts the obligation of the government to "pay
them out of its own pocket" Yet, but few weeks
since, an article appeared in this very paper, in
which the question put, Who, until recently, ever
heard of claims upon Mexico' We congratulate
the Intelgencer upon the reception Of new light up
on this subject. Upon point we are now agreed.
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