The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-18

deserve nofee AMI We ma IN ITS concluding article oil
this morning. perhaps the very most forlorn and despe
rate statement to which the Intellgencer has yet
given utteranee. Here il is
Speaking Of President Jackson's Recommendation 10
Congress IN February 1887 10 issne letters Of marque and
Iepsa against Mexico the President understand
.hai both hou-s ofCagess fully sustained the views of
Gen Jackson as 10 the character OF the wrongs which
had suffered from Mexico and that no difference OF opn-
ION on the subject Is believed TO have existed in Congress at
the time OF these solemn procccdngs.' Now protest
against any such distortion OF history this These sosna
proceedings OF Congress consisted in doing what In the
deienninaton by tie committee OF the Senate that
gard should be paid 10 The PrsdeHs recommendation; in
Thgh conclusion me senate unanimously CONQUERED, AS
did the House OF Representatives IN similar conclusion OF
lheiT comml,te 50 that II Is in one strictly
the President says thar the subject of this reconenda-
lion Of rsprsas no difference OF opinion existed in Con
gress AT the time. I"
We at a loss to understand the Inteligencers pur.
pose policy in putting forth such a story as this
When Journal undertakes to deceive its readers CON-
prudence would seem to dictate that il should con-
fine its "Roorbdeks" to matters which are not on record
at least OF which the record has not been spread out
consPlcuousy before the public eye. Even Lott and
Munchausen had the grace locate their ctons in foreign
parts, and not to outrage the creduty of their hearers
by gratuitous romancng, when most manifest and nev-
table contradiction stared them in the face The Intel
gencer less cautious Here the history" which the
Message instead OF dstorng" reees in the very words
Of the record: ..
In less than years aer the conclusion of that tea
lof lSS our grievances had become ntoernbe that
N ne opinion Of resident Jackson they should no longer
e endured Ia his message To Congress in February 1881
he presented them 70 the consideration of that body and
declared that The length of time since the Injuries
nave been committed, the repeated and unavaing app
cations Tor redress the wanon character OF the out
ges upon the property and persons OF citizens upon
the officers and Tag of the United States independent of re-
cent insults TO this government and people by the late extra
nations Immediate In spirit OF Endnes; and for
oeaIanse however, he recompended rePrisas milder
mode OF redress He decareSthat should used
as a remedy by Just and generous nations conding in
their strength Tor injuries committed If il be honoably
the embarrassed condition of that conntrI " sbo5
act r both sdo and moderation By giving 10 ntrco one
e. aSod al Ha S ss G h redress
OF Mexico ms well as to protect own national Character
rom this opportunity should be given with the
ayowed design and full preparation to take Immediate
idacton II should not be obtained a repetition of the
passed authorizing repsa and the of the naval force
9th United States by the Executive against Mexico to en-
iorce the IN the event of refusal by the Mexican govern
ment to come TO anicabe adjustment of the matters in
controversy between us upon another demand thereof
OF Mexico -. -, u ""' I'll A'0 'O''''
Committees of both houses of Congress- to which this
message OF this President referred fully sustained his
views Of the character Of the wrongs which we had sui:
tered from Mexico and recommended that another de-
mand Tor redress should be made before authorizing war
or eprsais The Committee Foreign Relations Of the
promp ; IN ,s h report say AMER such demand should
may appeal to al nations not only for the equity
republic Dat for The Necessity Which III them compel s as 10
ek redress for rongs either By actual ,nar or by epsgis
commencement of the next session in clear and distinct
lorn and the committees cannot doubt but that such
say vndcate the honor of the country and insure am
pie e, TspaTatlon to our injured citizens.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs the House of Rep
resenatves made similar recommendation In their re-
Rop' mey say that they Jay concur Nth the President
hgnds and bepe thar should be justified in The opinion
other nations for taking such step But they are viii
ling to try the experiment of another demand made
III INC most soienn prin the Mexican
goyernment before amy further proceeding are adopted
NO difference opinion upon the subject believed to
have existed in Congress that time The executive and
@gsa9ve departments concured and yet such has been
leo that the wrongs of which We then Complained and
wn1h gave rise 70 iess solemn only
been accumuating." -. -
Is the lntellgencers reputation for candor so well es
tabshed, that it afford to task the confidence of its
readers after this fashion, Or has it nothing better to
say against the Mexican policy of the Administration
man thus to dash its veracity against the panest and
best known facts of our legislative history as they stand
unchangeably written on the records of Congress,
pu' appears that the lntegencer is now just as will
ling TO contradict ITSELF is to missate the contents of
ohcal documents. All readers will remember that
lot the last seven months down even as late as the past
week. we have been constantly citing from the Intelli
sehcer declarations that the is the Presidents war;
oa' III Is waged without authority Of law and in vo-
,aooh OF the constitution" it is "rapine" pursued
awless men," and on to the very end of the whole
chapter OF reckless and unpatriotc denunciaton This
want OF legal authority" for the war has been the main
burden OF the lntegencers TRADES against the Admins
ration down to the present time When charged with its
own designated crime of "MoRAL TREASON" il has al
ways aeiended itself by urging that the war was the
war OF the President" and not the war OF the country
Bee now the declaration made unbushinrly in that
journals leading article of to-day
We do not object the proposed increase of force be-
ase we have no doubt il necessary 10 the snccesslI
oil the war, which, though begun by The Pres
nr THAT OF THE NATION ACT OF rypEM-
'' rASSEp BY CONGRESS AT THE LAST SESSION.
3d. then, since the 18th OF May last the war has really
Oeen the war of the nation We are truly glad that the
n'elgencer has at last fairly found out the fact Better
late than never 1t is then the "war of tn. country" by
us own confession that the ntegencer has been so long
abusing as thing accurssi OF Col and man. and yo-
iauon OF all law human and divine Be il So Chacun
son govt in politics in other matters Moral TREA
SON. after ALL is only shame Ii is no orer act that the
law can take hold Of
The lntelligencer facetousy calls the war act of the
18th OF May an act OF indemnify" The term is a Brit
Sn te'm and so perhaps avorte with the Federal Or
gan Yet it is dangerous term for the InteIligencer
An act OF indemnity" iegases all the measures in view
Oh which is passed OF course therefore, the Intelli-
seneer now admits that the march to the Rio Grande has