The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-26

an aluslon or an artlce reIatVe 10 this republic
its present position among the nations OF the
woodland its destiny. These articles, coming
from monarchcal countries, of some little in
terest, and we have already published several of
them Ii is curious to see the effect the happy
progress of freedom on this side of the Atlantic
has upon the European mind
We give on the outside Of tins DAYS Herald a
few miscellaneous extracts from our foreign Jour
nais.
The Whigs and the Administrations sea-
sonabie Party Feeling.
Ihere never was greater or more mischie-
vous mistake, than that committed by the wings,
IN not sustaining the administration in the prose-
cution OF the war against Mexico, and in its
endeavors to bring that war to an honorable
termination. Nothing tends so much to lessen a
nation abroad, want of unanimity at home,
particularly in time of war At the commence
ment OF tile war, the entire press of the country,
with one or two miserable exceptions, united in
pralseworthy support Of the government. But
no sooner did our arms triumph, and the prospect
OF cessation of hostilities occur, than the wing
press again simultaneously gave tongue, "the lit
tie dogs and all" from the deep bay Of the mas
tfis OF the Wall street press, to the discordant
snarl of every abolition paper throughout the
country.
We believe II to be the duty Of the press, with
out distinction of party, to sustain the existing
administration in time OF war. All partizan feel
ing should be forgotten, and nothing thought of
but how the administration can be assisted to
bring the war to speedy and honorable termina-
ton. 1t IS no time for pickering, no time for in
vidous reflection on the course OF the govern
ment. We should present an unbroken front.
AL should be harmony at home until the end of
the war then, if the administration have erred,
let II be called to account. 1t is amenable to the
tribunal of popular opinion. But let it not be
called Oft from the prosecution of the war, whilst
it is engaged in carrying on active operations
against the enemy, to give premature and
incomplete account of its stewardship. Above
al, let not its operations against the enemy
OF our country be crippled by petty, fac
tious, illiberal, narrow minded, shortsighted,
party opposition. To pursue such course
is to inflct wound upon the country What
ever weakens the power of the administration,
strengthens that of the enemy
We are sorry TO find that the wing press is
again actively engaged in assang the admins
ration The wings are evidently afraid that Mr..
Polk and his cabinet will come cut from our
Mexican difficulties with honor, and they there
fore wish to detract as much as possible from the
credit to which the administration will be emit.
tied Tor bringing the war 10 a successful and no.
norable termination. They are afraid that Mr.
Polk and his cabinet VIII entitle themselves to
praise, and they, therefore, abuse them before
hand. This course is ineXprcssbly contemplate.
It affords remarkable instance of the degrade
ton to which party politics reduce men, other
wise respectable.
We may mention in this connection the defeat
OF the two millions appropriation bill, by Mr. John
Davis OF Massachusetts, in the Senate of the
United States. Mr. Davis was aware that the
appropriation was necessary Tor bringing about
peace. He was aware that on the passage of
the bill hung the lives of hundreds and thousands
the contingency of sacrificing which lives he
rashly hazarded, merely because the measure
had proceeded from a democratic administration
When he defeated the bill, it was in the face of
the direct probability of needessly protracting the
war. Had the administration been wing, no
body will maintain that Mr.. Davis would have
acted as he did. So that his assumption of that
awful responsibility was solely dictated by party
feeling.
1t has been said that Mr.. Davis did not intend to
defeat the bill, and that it would not have passed
even if he had not adopted the course he
did. The facts of the case are these. The
bill was first submitted to the Senate in Sc
cret session, and it passed that body by the votes
of all the Senators present, except six. All the
leading wing Senators voted for the bill. On
Saturday night, August 8, it passed the House of
Representatives, with MIR. Wilmot's slavery pro-
vision, which was entirely out of place in such a
bill On Monday morning the House bill was IN
troduced into the Senate, at about half past ii
O'Clock. On the question Off third reading, Mr..
Davis obtained possession of the floor, and COM
menced speaking against the bill In the course
of his speech, Mr. Lewis repeatedly requested
him to give way for a moment, to allow him (Mr.
Lewis) to offer resolution, resembling the
joint-resouton under the operation of which both
houses would be compelled to adjourn at IL
o'clock. Mr.. Davis declined to give way, pro-
missing, however, to give way time enough to per.
NIT the resolution to be offered. Mr.. Lewis stood
up three or four times, and entreated Mr.. Davis to
give way. Four or five voices from the wing
side of the chamber cried out "no, no )"
and Mr.. Davis went on until word was brought
that the House had adjourned He then sat
down. Now, it was evident to every person in
that Senate that Mr.. Davis was speaking against
time. The fact wcs too nalpable to be mistaken.
Half the time his speech occupied, he was mere
ly repeating what he had said the other half, and
the idea of speaking time to defeat the bill
by argument was totally absurd.
We believe that no man regrets the course of
MIR. Davis in this affair much as he does him.
SELF The mode which he adopted OF defeating
the bill was utterly unworthy the dignity of Sc
nator of the United States, and would be pro-