The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-11
THE GLANCE oFTHE NATIONAL INTEL


The wing organ Of this morning, IN publishing
the Oregon documents takes occasion with the
usual adoilness and aaeriIy OF misconslruetlon OF
that paper to say of the documents" that 'on the
face of them they appear, we confess, to be OF a
complexion luyjaperab.e to an early termination OF
this controversy" No specific reason 10 assigned
for this opnion--and whyl Because, none which
could inpsaeh the course Of the .iGIeieGH govern
ment in the premises could be plauslby urged.
Could pretext have been discovered for throwing
the responsibility for whatever evil consequences
may result upon the United States, We should have
had in the wing paper columns Of reproach and
bitter reproof As the case stands, this queruous
and censorous paper gives vent to its distempered
feelings by the nsinuaton, that possibly the Pres-
dent in declaring his earnest desire for peace, does
mean something" more favorable To the adj
justmsnt of the Oregon controversy, than is TO be
discovered in what has been done hitherto by the
administration for such purpose.
Now, might we not confidently appeal to the
whig readers Of the National Intellgencer-nay, to
the editor Of that paper himself-and require ot Of
proof II it be in existence, that the administration
has not, far our rights and the national honor
would allow, been heartily engaged in an honest
effort to preserve the peace between the United
States and Great Britain Where and when is
contrary manifestation to be detected In fact,
upon position so patriotic and exalted has Mr.
Polk placed himself in the whole management Of
this controversy, and formidably has this coun-
try been ntrenehed by the truth and justice Of our
cause that the wing party, ever ready for attack has
not and will not dare party TO face the popular
tribunal in issue with this administration upon
this Oregon question By no means will they do
it. The peril Of such contest before the people is
considered too great And were il not so, still the
instincts of the American heart would lead the
masses away from thsir leaders, to the support of
government determined firmly and peacefully, if
possible, to maintain tide pronounced and believed,
to be clear and unqueStionable.
The lntegencer intimates an opiDion, founded
Of course, without the slightest reason, upon some
comments" Of the Union, that tic documents"
were opportunity and desgnedy sent in by
the President To 'prseiptate" The decision of the
volatile question" How very uncandid-how
grossly unjust are such insinuations! How noto-
riousy in violation are they Of well known facts!
Did not the President, in common with the whole
country, know that the question upon the "notice"
was to be taken this evening" How then could his
object be to "preciptate" event which ii had
been resolved should happen, whether these docu-
ments were sent in or NOT
Will the National ntelligcncer" take our advice,
and deal with little more liberality towards the
administration Will il never discover that a more
just and magnanimous spirit will better serve its
own purposes, and will better accord with the true
character of an enlightened people, Or is 1t won
derful that it should pursue this contracted policy,
when it Perceives two distinguished wings from the
South in the two wings of the Capitol, stopping on
this day to "be-little" democratic President, whose
high character they are unable to depreciate and
whose decided qualifications as a statesman they
would in vain attempt to rival