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


confne any people Experience proves that TO receive
patiently national insults and outrage is a misplaced pol
icy, and one which most surely invites continued repe
tton OF the acts OF injury Mexico is the last nation to
whom enency should be shown, as by other would
IL be so misunderstood
The subject Of the true and proper boundary OF Texas
is discussed at length. The Rio Grande, and not
the Nueces, the boundary the President bound
to maintain. He would have been recreant to his high
and responsible trust had he not maintained the bounda
~ which the republic of Texas claimed,
Mr. Websters estimate OF hall million day as the
cost OF the war; is wonderfully diminished BY the
nshed facts.
That part OF the message which refers to the tariff
peases us most The President puts forth ably and with
out too many WORDS the true doctrine OF tariff
and dwes upon the encouraging prospects now opened
10 the agrculmrss by foreign demands for their produce
Free-rade is rapidly spreading, and will bring bes
sings 70 every nation
Though our limits forbid more extended notice. we
cannot forbear the expression of opinion that this
message will receive the appreciation of the people, for
their rights ably vindicated And this praise in add
ton may well expect that the opposition viii assa it
through all their organs from the deep base OF the Ma
tona Inellgencer down the thousand feeble echoes
distributed throughout the length and breadth OF the land
From the Baltimore Clipper.
Presidents Message.
We had barely time to state in yesterdays paper the
heads OF the various topics discussed in this voumnous
document without offering any opinion as 10 the general
merits OF the productions and indeed we had not given
II that careful examination which should always preeede
approval or censre. We have since read the message
with attention, and, we will add with much interest
We know not what impression i has made upon the
minds OF others, but cannot withhold the eypreeion
OF our qualification at the full and satisfactory manner in
which the President has discussed our relations with
Mexico. lie has gone thoroughly into the subject, and
assuming that he has given fair and correct narrative OF
the transactions between the two countries, he has
proved, at least TO our satisfaction, that we had album
dant cause Tor war with Mexico, and that he jus
he'd IN the various precautionary steps which he took
to protect the territory of the United States from Mexican
aggression. Government has duty to discharge to-
wards every citizen OF the Unon that of protecting his
person and property from injury BY foreign power
This duty remained undschnged in relation to the nu-
RES received from Mexico for series of yearsand nn-
h IN fact, the rights OF American citizens had ceased
to be regarded as OF any Importance by the Mexican au-
horties That would not have been the case had our
government acted with more prOmptness and decision
The subjects OF other powers were respected, because
their governments demanded redress, without deay for
injuries inliced whilst our forbearance only encour-
aged Mexico TO repeat her aggressons The President
has reviewed. with camness and candor the various in
stances IN which Mexico has exhibited bad faith to-
wards U.S. and has shown ample justification for war
against her long anterior to the period at which it
menced
We have examined the message without any feeling Of
partality preudice-if anything perhaps more dis
posed to find fault than TO approve because our impress
sions have been, that could have been honoraby
avoided But there is not word in the message in ref
erence TO our transactions with Mexico, which we would
desire TO have botted ouand are convinced that It's
perusa will more firmly than unite the American peo-
pie on the necessity Of prosecuting the war with unre-
milling ylgor, until the enemy shall for peace Mex
leo deserves to be chastsed into better manners FOR she
has treated us with contempt, insult, and Outrage
Nor shall we lind fault with the reasons assigned by
the President for not obstructng the passage Of Santa
Anna from Havana TO Vera Cruz The subversion of
the government OF Paroles could not nurousy affect our
interests, whilst the elevation of Santa Anna might iaci-
ate theconclusion OF peace Indeed we yet entertain
strong hopes that his presence in Mexico will be the
means OF putting an honorable termination TO the war
1t will be that General Keamy and Capt Stockton
were authorized to form temporary governments Tor the
provinces OF New Mexico and the CALIFORNIA;; but as
the message is silent in reference to the annexation of
must presume that the act was not authorized by the
President, but was assumption OF power on their part
10 the organization of temporary governments there can
be no obIecuonlndeed, it would appear be an ndis-
pensabe duty in order to preserve peace and good order
and TO have justice duly administered