American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-25
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OUR Position. We have received a letter
rem Washington, in which the writer profess
ses to speak the sentiments Of our "well tried
friends" in that city; but we must doubt his au-
lhority, as he casts an imputation upon our
motives, which no real friend nor even an sd
versary of liberal mind, would sanction. We
are ectured for some recent articles which have
appeared 10 this paper on the subject Of tho eX-
isting war; and the writer charges US with mn
inconsistency which we defy him to prove. He
takes it for granted, that, in reference to the
war, the President has violated the consttu-
ton, and accuses us Of having given our 'infu-
enCo to elevate the executive authority over
the legislatve:" that is, the President having
violated the constitution, we have approved
and supported him in the act. We are rot
conscious of having pennod single sentence
adverse to the constitution, or calculated to
elevate the executive authority over the le-
gslative," Ifany of our articles will hear tho
construction placed upon them by the writer,
we should be glad to have them pointed out,
as we think that we have as much respect for
the constitution Of our country, and as little
disposition to stretch executive authority be-
yond its legitimate limits, as the writer, or any
other person. fit can be shewn that the Pre-
sident has violated the constitution, and Conse-
quently his oath, why is no not inpeached by
those having authority But let US look at
facts Texas claimed the Rio Grande to a
certain extent, as the boundary between her
and Mexico. With this claim, she Came to
congress for admission into the Union, and
was accepted. Sho has elected members to con-
gress with reference to this boundary. Mexi-
co marches her troops within gun-shot Of this
boundary, with the ayowod determination to
cross it, and re-annex the whole Of Texas TO
Mexico. The President orders General Tay-
lor to the boundary line with orders not to
commence The war, but to resist aggression.
The Mexican troops cross the river IN hostile
attitude, and skirmish elsucs. More Next
Gun troops are sent over, and the battles OF Pa
10 Aho ard Resaca de Ia Palma are fought,
Congt,,s declares that Mexico has produced a
5lulS VI EGIi anu FOteS lCu illlI'ONS VI uOld'l
and fifty thousand volunteers, TO prosecute the
war. This Is the true position Of the whole af-
fair; and because we take side-Wih Our coun-
try against Mexico-urge the vigorous prose
cution of the war-and condemn all acts which
will embarass the government or afford the eEe-
my encouragement, our "well.tred friends" i'll
the District, according 10 the writer OF the
letter before US, consider us regardless of the
constitution, and disposed to ''elevate the ex
ecutive authority over the legislative;'' but, I'M
fortunately for the writer, it happens, that The
legislative, as we'll as the executive authority
has approved the war against Mexico Blu
were it otherwise, SO long as war actually ex
;sts, we think that patriotism requires that tn
country should be sustained against the enc
MY. We cannot comprehend that kind OF pa
iriutism, which will al one moment vote tina
the war is jpst, and at the next, endeayor t
thwaYl means for its honorable and Wgorou
prosecution. We d. not belong ta that scho'
ool,rio,e, and LITTLE hGe1 the ccnsu-2 Of thps