The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-21

the chained and cutfed procession behind will sub
due and cultivate the soil, dancing TO the music Of
the overseers whip. We shall ultimately annex
Mexico down to the Sierra Madre, and then appro-
pirate New Mexico, Sonora and California, to pa,
he erpenses of the sUar! These will be conquered by
our arms and treasure; they will be monopolized by
the land Spectators and slare-dvers and the real ex-
penses of the will be wrung from the sweat and
toll Of our honest, Woodworking millions. And they
| Ia good part Of them) will shout and huzza over
victories which will gil the land with few vast UNI
earned fortunes, and send their own children hun
cry and hopeless TO miserable lairs Such is the
way of the world.n
Again, in another article, the Tribune says:
"WAR WITH Mexico The Texas iniqsit,
seems to be eliminating. We have long seen that
Mexico could not avoid going to war with us.
That scheme so iniqutous in its beginning, so de-
ceptve In its progress, and SO reckless Of all prece-
dent In its contamination, should end IN blood,
'canonly and cruelty ednot for liberty, but slavery
hot for principle, but plunderwas to be expect
ed. We are not going to write on this subject now
We merely give the facts as we find them. II the
spread Of the Of sapsry and bloOdshsd may yet
be averted, we shall rejoice. The prospect, how
ever, ia dark"
Here is rank, downright moral treason The ed
itor of leading American journal charges his own
country with rapacity, injustice, murder, blood
wantony and cruelty shed, and plumber At a
moment when the black cloud of war is about to
cover the land, the same editor jusfes the agrees
sion Of foreign nation, and bids her "God speed"
because she is engaged in noble crusade against
the rapacity and niquity" of his own native coun-
try Can treason 60 much farther?
Let us now turn from this revolving picture to
one more consonant with true patriotism. On the
same day that the Tribune issued its anathemas
against its countrys rights and honor, the Norfolk
(Va) Herald noby steps forward in vindication of
the insulted honor and threatened rights of the
United States That paper, in common with its
whig associates, was opposed to annexation; but,
soon it was achieved, it dropped the sword of
party, and took manly ground for its country.
While it deprecates the horrors of war--while il
fears the injury to commerce by the privateer
missions of Mexico--at the same time that Mexico
has no commerce ON which we can retaliate---while
II apprehends that the effect Of will be to induce
Mexico to rspudiate her debt to us, and confscate
the property Of citizens still, in spite of all
these unpleasant features, the Herald speaks the
language off patriot. We proud to record it
as bright evidence that in Virginia none will be
found base enough to desert their country's flag
when foreign enemies threaten us. How nobly do
the following sentiments contrast with the fanaical
rawlings of the N. Y. Tribune:
'But the question is not for us to decide. Mexi-
co has left no choice but the issue of arms, and
we must accept the very unpleasant alternative
Her wisdom and policy in taking SO hazardous
step to be discovered hereafter. The plea upon
which she has taken that step is most unfortunate
one--the annexation of Texas (Which she claims as
her territory to the United States and which she is
pleased to regard violation of her national hon
or, which nothing but war atone for; and war,
too, which cannot result otherwise than in her dis
comfture. Such claim is about prepose,ous as can
ice be conceived Tsras ,ohich Independent of
her amy other sovereign state in the ,oorid and the
independence Of Uhich Merico herse offered 10 rec
ognise condition that she ipod not amer herself to
the United States, she claims part and parcel Of
her territory; andto that act Of annexation, she makes
upon the United STATES. Such infatuation is as
lamentabe as it is extraordinary. But Mexico must
be made to learn that it is one thing to declare war;
and another TO defend herself from its calamies to
do which, she is utterly poweress. Ifshe will have
war, let us give her enough of it,