Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-02

Saws the Washington Union:


1t is not without pain that, at this moment, we
write this caption We had hoped that the spirit
of party would sleep in this business of Mexico.
But it has been fated otherwise. The wing
leaders in tho Senate have made the election The
fiery-eyed head Of party spirit is up, and Kissing
with forkcd tongue in our high places, even at the
moment when patriotism stretches out its arm to
save our soldiers from threatened slaughter, and
TO chas.iso tho invaders of soil. But let US
be lust, We canno, believe that the whole Wing
party in Congress much less in the country, will
follow lis attempted party lead. Such course to
thnt party-to any party-ls sure and swift per-
diton, &c.
In reply. the Now York Courier and Enquirer
leaning always in favor of the Military, ana IN
favor besides of obtaining California by fair
means, writes:
With this paragraph. rocking with falsehood
both direct and insinuated. does tho coiared
scrf of tho Executive open long and elaborate
editorial charging the Wings in Congress, and
especiallv in tho Senate. with hostility to the de-
fonco of the country against Mexican INVASION
nd this charge is made in face OF the fact, that
every Wing in both branches of Congress, who
spoke al all upon tho subject, proclaimed ms per
feet willingness TO place at tho disposal OF tne
President, all tho resources OF the country 10
repcl tho assault:-in face OF tho tact that they
sustained this declaration BY their votes;-and IN
face Of the additional fact that the only scmbonco
Of opposition to tho measure proposed, cafno
from precisely that portion Of the Locofoco party
10 which Mr.. Polk owed his nomination, ana
which absolutely controlled aud shaped the policy
Of that party throughout the l mon.
Tho Executive editor know, when ho was PEN
ming his infamous libel upon The Wings OF Con
gress, tina, he writing falsohood. lie now
and in tho very article alluded to, was forced TO
confess. that tho resolutions providing for the
national defence, had been passed III both branches
Of Congress. with unexamped unanimlty. But
his party adhesion. rather his sclf-like dcEo-
ton to the officer whose collar no wears, and
whose wish is his law, have in this case rs usual,
ovcrruled all considerations Of truth and OF Com
mon fairness, and havo impeled him TO this rcck-
less and unprinciplcd coIumny upon tho Wings.
I Tho Mon abuses and dcnounces tho Senators
who vonturcd to say that after the defence OF the
country had been provided tor-aftcr tho crisis
/ had passeI--,ho invader boon repelled--and peace
restored, there W 1uld then be enquiry into the
causes IF tho war. and the conduct of the Prcsl
dent in regard to it. This is indeed tho height
i ~ insr'nnca-this mcnal OF the Executive thrca-
tonng the Senate for even limiting thai the con
duct of tho President would at some future tune
be made the subject of investigation But The
| Unions wrath is gratuitous, and will be futile
1t will neither prevent the Wings from doing
their whole duty III regard 10 the defence OF the
country, nor drive them from visiting upon tht
head Of an administration, imbecic except fo
evil, oil tho responsibility Of the needless wal
into which it has plunged tho country.