The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-30
THE MEXICAN WAR AND OREGON.
HARRoD.sURe, Ky, J July IS, ls46.

THE MEXICAN WAR AND OREGON.
- HARRoD.SuRo, (Ky.,) July Is, lsas,
TO hs Editor Of the U,sions -r s 5yf
Il passing strange that the leaders of the wing
party never can learn common sense or decenoy 10
wards their opponents. Some OF their presses and
indeed many Of their prominent men, always speak,
write, and act as " their parsans had neither com
mon sense nor honesty While patriotism 10 on their
hPs, deception Is in thsir hearts. The war with
Mexico. must be prosecuted with vigor, and Gen.
Tay Tor is extoled 10 the skes beca use they believe
him 10 be a modern whiyi Not so fast, gentlemen;
Gen, Taylor has no affinity with you kind of wing.
cry. He is real, true-hearted wing Of lT76. He
Is and has been the friend of Gen. Jackson and
President Polk, but has not for many years med
died with politics, and differs as far from the new
made mutation Whigs daylight and darkness. The
National lntellgencer, New York Courier and En-
quirer, and Louisville Journal, neither speak nor
understand Gen. Tayloris opinions. In early life
he was, as well his father before him, tho friend
and admifer of Mr.. Jefferson; and such man can
never abuse the President and snarl at him for
cans, from whom We have received and submitted
TO more injuries than we would have done from any
other nation on earth; and we ara now compelled 10
do what we ought to have done ten years ago. II
Congress had authorized the issue Of reprisals
as intimated by General Jackson in 1897, this wal
HoNcf wouiu nave plhcej WOulu nave nuu
justice done as long since, and our injured ciuzen,
would have had their money, Of which they were
robbed and plundered by this nation Yet they
say Mexico has done US no wrong; the war Is un.
Just, and our treasury will soon be bankrupt; the
President has forced this war upon US, and MOI
Mexico Although she had captured and rnassacred
portion OF our citizens, and fought two battles, in
which hundreds Of our soldiers were killed and
wounded, yet so squeamish were some Of our mem
bers OF Congress, that they could not vote tina
ga state Of war existed by the act Of Mexico
How different from that OF ancient Rome
when, in her brightest days, the excama
ton, al am Roman citizen, gave instant protee
ton over the civilized world And we never viii
be respected until the same voice, al am an Amer.
can citizen, !" shall command equal respect. Hence
all those wings who pretend to be in favor Of votinl
men and money, and "going il blind :" to prosecute
the war, and at the same time abuse the President
for doing his duty, cannot hide the malignity o
their hearts under such thin cover II they arr
truly IN ayor Of sustaining the honor and reputation
Of their country then let them ther vain effort
to weaken the hand of the government by ever
kind OF false and foolish insinuaton That the
great body Of the whig party patriotic tn,
democrats | believe is true; and l have no doubt
that thousands Of them will read with scorn and dc
rision their leading journals, who are aboring Il
prove that Mexico has not bean to blame for thii
war, because il is reflection upon every wing il
the army who is perilllng his life for his country
What has President Polk done TO merit their abuse
Has he not exhibited the most exalted patriotism
and boldly laid the whole subject before his coun
try' And Congress has stood by him. And yet W.
have men and presses among US who sayins
everything to annoy his measures of success
These men may rely upon being remembered here.
after, and will be consigned 70 meried contempt and
disgrace. -,,- .... VI ~. .rrf.r.. II ~. = =
SO tits with the Oregon question, on which tn,
President took bold and many ground. He offeret
the British to settle the question: on the line Of 49o
England refused, and the President withdrew hi
proposition, with the understanding that he woult
not again offer il, and he good as his word
Then the whg presses opened upon him, aided BY
a long-winded discussion in the Senate, which
paralized the action Of the government and un
folded to England all the feelings of the wings; ye
the President stood firm, and England was com
PEELED to make the first proposition TO sete the line
at 9o,gwhich wasr submitted 10 the Senate, who ad
vised its acceptance; and now these same presses
abuse the President for doing what he was, unde
the circumstances, compelled to do or involve hi,
country in war. What hypocrisy again! ,.....
Ihave, Mr.. Editor, always believed that our it'll
to $40 4U was just as good as to 49o; but az tina
line had been several times offered, it was all thu
administration could do, after the unhappy debate IL
| the Sennte Then why misrepresent and abuse thu
President, when our own repeated offer had beer
substantially agreed to- If rumor is to be relied on
Let rest satisfied for the present. we will get tc
o. ~ as soon as we nave neeu OF IL anu long De
fore the present generation dies. The United State,
Of North America have a destiny to fulfil, and i
will be done in despite Of all the contracted notion,
Of many of our present politicians, .-a-ya.-,s
PS tits amusing, if one could restrain his indgna
ton, TO see the whig presses claiming for themselves
and parsans all the honor Of settling the Oregon
questions and at the same time abusing the Presiden
for doing it. Why, sir, these people would secretly
| rejoice to hear of General Taylor's defeat, if j
| would only bring disgrace on the administration
This is like hiding their heads, while their hnde
| parts are exposed. s.,. aam a.,. go. ,'r,..s..