The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-12
THE TWO PARTIES

party would sleep in this business Of Mexico. Blu
it has been fated otherwise. The wing leaders ia
the Senate have made the election The 6ery-eyed
head Of party spirit is up, and kissing with forked
tongue in our high places, at the moment
when patriotism stretches out its arm to save our
soldiers from threatened slaughter, and to chastse
the invaders Of our soil But let us be Just We
cannot believe that the whole whig party Con.
yress, much less in the country will follow its at.
tempted party lead Such a course to that party
| TO any party-s sure and swirl perdition. Heaven
be praised, the country in this matter is sound
sound to the core! The country knows itself
to be wholly right 1t knows Mexico to
be totally, and most monstrously, in the
wrong. 1t rejOices now TO feel that the ad-
ministraton, from the frst resolved to defend our
true boundary ofthe Del Nore. The country will
assuredy and as with one voice, sustain the ad-
ministraton in that position. Having, in the mag
| nanimty Of conscious strength, borne and forborne
| to the very last, the American people now kno WIS
no maudlln sympathy for that false and cruel dom-
nation-hslfa military despotism, and halfa law
less mob-which now styles itself the republic
Of Mexico. A tyrant at home, and robber abroad
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ton and ofpeace this continent; and there is bu,
too much to belive that it is at this moment
the blind or willing tool Of designs vast in their
scope and nefarious in their character, which have
not yet fully seen the light Be this as it may, this
reckless government has sent its armed myrmidons
within borders to pIage and to slay 1t has done
this deliberately-with semi-barbarian stealth-and
to bloody issues; thus ftly browning long and
trying series of insults and aggressions.
With such a foe, we must make short work. We
hear much Of defence The only safe defence is at
| tack-attack, vigorous, prompt, resstless Through
such attack must cut our way to speedy and
permanent peace. Among the American people we
| firmly believe these statements need only to be
made, to be hailed with acclamations. We know
that prompt and resoute onset with due force will
at once bring permanent peace on fair and just
| terms. This we want, and must have, and that
without delay. We knoy not what events few
months or weeks Of delay and indecision may bring
| forth. But this we do know, that any indecision
| or delay is cruel. No war is cruel as feeble
war. Humanity exclams against it. 1t is always
war needlessy protracted We have a war. 1t
is Just war. Let our vigor make it a short war
In these views we hail with pride and pleasure
the mighty vote (l74 to IA "a vote full of moral
power-wi,h which the House Of Representatv
has armed the Executive authority Of the country
to punish the invading foe, and reconquer peace.
In these views too we heard yesterday, and have
read to-day with regret Americans the speeches in
which the distinguished leaders Of the wing party
in the Senate fit to commence their attack upon
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Mexico.
If we could forget what is due to our country, and
remember only that which makes for the strength
Of our party, we should hail with exultation the
course which the wing leaders have pursued
in this great national crisis. The position of
this administration in relation to Mexico is
wholly impregnable. 1t has been deliberately
chosen because Of its entire impregnability.
1t will be sustained from beginning to end with i'm.
mense unanimity throughout the country. What
ever the wing champions may say or hint-for the
hint is getting now to be very common weapon with
them-no sane man believes, or can be made to be-
eye that the administration is aboring to any other
end in our affairs with Mexico, than the protection
of the country and the vndicaton of its rights The
people will, of course, sustain with enthusiasm any
| administration luborng in such a crisis to such an
| end.
Il was truly edifying-at least it was amusing
to nee the smooth affectaon of candor and fairness
with which the wing senators protested that they
were quite willing to oat till the case contained in
the documents was made known, before they cen
sured the administration, made any attempt to
embarrass it Meantime, since the blood Of our SOL
diers had been shed, they were really quite will
ling to vote for some supplies. To be sure,
their consciences were not quite easy. 1t was
bold stand forlMr. Polk to say that the Mexican
army should notsinvade with hostile force and pur-
pose one Of our congressional and districts
When the Mexican army gathered on the ives,
shore Of the Del Norte, and threatened such inva-
sion, the fact was inaisputable, that Ger. Taylor
had acted as if he thought it proper to keep his
eve on them, and repe them if necessary. The
senators secuted the idea that he could have done
such a thing without orders. Besides, he really
encamped right opposite Matamorasl And what
was more, he threw up intrenchments; and most OF
| ALL he made his ntfenchments bristle with guns
| II all looked very warlike II looked exactly as II
he did not mean to let the Mexicsns cross the river.
Certainly, he had been told by the Mexican gene,
RI, to fall back beyond the Nueces peril Of war;
hut still for him to go and take the best military po
.ition he could find within our limits, where he
could get supplies by water, and best keep the foe
in check-all this was a bold piece of work, and
they 1.-THE senators) wanted to see the orders under
which he acted.
Well, now with the very highest Difference to all
this wing logic and patriotism, we cannot but ask
what does it all amount to as an attack upon the
Administrations What is the CHARGE Is it that the
Executive was quite too socitous lest the country
should be invaded, and decidedly too earnest in il,
purpose to repel the INVASION The main charg,
seemed to be that General Taylor encsmped To-
near the Del Nortel Will these gentlemen have tn
lcondescension to inform the country-of cours