New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-19
The whlan md the War.

A call appears In our columns for Public Meet
ing In the Park to. morrow evening in reierenceto
our difficulties with the Government of Mexico, TO
which we find attached the names of several emf.
nent and excellent Wings. Although we cannot
consider ,hi s attachment very ardent we are bound
to presume from their silence that these gentlemen
have consented to such use of their names. And IN
this view wo cannot help adding that they seem 10
Us to have read very carelcssy the recent proceed
ings in Congress. There tho Wings were anxious
to bury all Party differences in view OF the peril OF
our gallant little Army. They were eager TO vo'e
with the majority 10 place in the hands OF the Presi
den, ample means both in men and money to do
whatever he should deem essential to tho honor and
well being of the Republic. They most earnestly
deplored any thing that would look like division or
disaffecon In regard to the defence ofthe Country
they willingly recognized the right Of those in pow
or to rule over every thing but the convictions and
tho consciences of the Opposition. Was not that
going far enoughf
MOI said Loco Foooism: You shall not be
allowed to vote for the bill providing the means of
'exrcsiing our gallant Army from its perils, without
voting also for Preamble which asserts that Mex
leo has nude war upon Us, invaded our soil, wan,
'tonly shed the blood Of our soldiers, &c. We will
drive you to this alternative: Either you shall
.atul.ify yourselves and vote what You believe to be
a tissue Of falsehoods--voto that you have been
living on false pre,ences for months and werejuslly
defeated in our last great oontess-or you shall be
held up to tho Country syoting 20 leave our Army
TO hopeless starvation and captivity on the Rio
Grsndc.' This was the choice actually afforded TO
the Wings in Congress This was the way in which
Polk and his Organ with their followers in Congress
undertook the National emergency to subserve
their own sordid party ends And now their Presses
all over tho Union are working up the capital thus
made, either In Civilizations over the admission Of the
Wings thai Annexation was righteous, that Mexico
IL the wanton aSgressor, and thai tho Rio Grande is
our proper boundary else denouncins the sixteen
who refused to be driven into their trap as enemies
Of the Country and in favor Of letting our brave sol
diers DO helplessly slaughtered on the Rio Grande!
This ia the way Loco Focoism coaNes Wings TO
fcrscs party differences and unite in the vindcstion
of our National Honor!
This game is IN substance to be played over again
in our City. See the cue given in an Editorial rally
for this meeting in yesterdays Globe:
." The expyession ot sentiment which the Park meet,
iss will utter, will doubt DO worthy this rres, en-
pQflun, anG canr6tIauto nave great fOrcs The
war against Mexico has been invited BY her We have
forborne untl sorsearance hss ceased to be yi,as-
The ciais OF our citizens for spollasoas upon ,heir
commerce have been fsitaessly neslectsd-our agents
have been irsuaed-oar sot ivzded-end the blood Of
AMERICAN cisss esed upon their soil Every mia.
sion Of sfcndship has eeea eontempaoes,y rejected
and now becomes the duty Of shs Nation iAcs thar
esasseuent which Is just,y deserved TIE eyes OF
tho whole pcopo are drecsed The
aud u hoped thai the War viii be carried into The
very heart OF Aexco with vigor and energy SO far -
Ncusfoek 10 concerned the Government may rely upon
tho noss visorcus and Pasriore cooperation
Such wiz doubtless be the staple of the Loco
Feec harangues 10 the Park tomorrow. The ora.
tors OF that school viii claim TO present the case as
they choose to see it But suppose the Wings
should claim like privilesel supposeN. B. Blunt;
David Graham or Hamilton Fish should be asked TO
the stand and shoald sherefrom proclaim hi. whole
convictions respecting this War with Mexico. lis
causes and the responsibility of provoking III Does
any one believe they would be heard with patience
or suffered to proceed at all Suppose Jacob Acker
whose name ia used in this call were TO state his
view of this war business and its inssigssors Ia
Of his point blank. three-minute speeches Depend
on il. the very men who now borrow his name to
help call just enough Wings into the meeting TO
djyest il of party character would have him