The daily union., 1846-09-28
THE PRESIDENT AND THE MEXICAN
WAR.
KEArUcKr, Sept 10, 1916.


To the Editor Of the Union;
am plain farmer, and have :sken but littls
part IN the personal disputes Of the politicians; yet
have been close observer of the actings and do
lngS OF parties. When see q man to be a true
inehd 10 MS country care not what name he bears
| but when see miserable Janus-iaeed demagogue,
eithef speaking or wrilng against his country IN
lime OF war, despise HIM a traitor Of the deep
est aye. When | see the course pursued by some
oi 'he leading wings and their pensloned presses
cannot RESTRAIN my indignation. Thus party may
properly be divided into two classes, vz the ctss,
and the wings The first, deco ttion, full-grown
hypocrtes, whose business s to coin faisehoods and
deceive the latter class who do not take ume 10 read
~ understand the princip Of their govern rent or
| The true condition of ngs which inddence the ad-
ministration in carrying on this Mexican war; but
pIedisposed 10 hnd fault they are ever InSenting
| some new alsehood to mislead their duped oDd ~
norant followers. II the President sends all the
troops he could procure TO defend western bor-
deTs from INVASION, he is charged with not sending
| haf enough; aud when he orders more under an act
| of Congress, then he Is cursed for exIraVaganeei
and as soon as he gets army sufficient 10 chastse
an Hsnent enemy who had attempted 90 destroy
our troops upon our own soil, n advance Of dec
claration Of war, and in violation ola solemn treaty
which required twelve months notice, then The @aT
~ unjust and all wrong upOa innocent and unot-
tending sister republic What abOmlnab!e fools
must such Americans be who can put forth such
uf before an intelligent people Or how can they
expect 10 be believed unless they take il for granted
Lhat their psrtisans were gnoIant az Houentots' :
These reflections made after reading a speech
manatlng from an Indiana congressman In our last
Congress, for winch he deserved to be washed m
the Ohio river OH his way home. Such
would soil the carpet on which he stood at the lme
he made the speech. The peope Of the United
States ought TO know that our newspapers and
congressional speeches widely circulated among
all the civilized nations Of Europe and America
especially 10 all our southern Spanish republics
and read with the greatest ayIdlty, that for.
elgn ministers have often TO blush and hang down
their heads al the folly as well as moral treason Of
many OF our own citizens. II was speech tha'
Gen. Paredes might have made, as il is Mexican
throughout; but Gen. Santa Anna would have blush
cd 10 make il; and when he reads it, he will exclam
(Ike the Indian at ST. Cair's defeat when he seized
awhile prisoners rig, which came of without blood
and he II up for moment in astonishmenO Wough!
id he." II this speech has any effect il will bc
to excite false hopes in Mexico and prolong the war.
For you may rest assured, Mr. Editor, that we have
scarcely begun to whip the Mexcans. Gen. Tay-
lor will have n march long road before he finds
them, and then encounter guerilla war before the
Mexcans will 20 their senses or make anu irsaiy
maj zoe can honorably agree TO- because If the igs
from srtryhiHg lean dsitrminsd drire HE Psi
dent inO d,hOnorabis peace. II he insists upon the
Texas boundary, and either conquers or purchases
California, then 1t will be of conquest upon a
poor, weak sister; and n he makes peace without
settling both then he is to be cursed for spending
millions and getting nothing! Thus the wigs are
preparing TO blow hot or cold according TO circum-
.tdnces. | hope the President will march straight
forward, as he has done, until he secures an honor
able peace for his country, without regard to the
senseess letter-writing c'xcombs about Washing |
tOn who are paid for Lying to order" Il is. the
business of the democratic party to brush them of
Just as our brave soldiers do the moschetoes on the
Rio del Noue
IRE President has so far managed our affairs like
4 patriot, upon the planes principles, of commou
sense, and hope he will persevere and brush away
he hordes of Office holders " no are ANNOYING him
md his cabinet at Washington; let him select honest
md faithful men Of sound principles at his leisure,
rom every part of the United States, and all will be
we'll.
If Santa Anna gets into power. he will, no doubt |
shape It's negotiation, so to gain time and give
he wings chance to make a clamor. But rest as. |
'ured, my dear sir, that Santa Anna tCiu not and in
dct he dare not cr any rsOtu hch e ought 10 agree
%, until Gen Taylor Uhos then, ,CeH and this is The
'oly sine qua non that need be looked for Our army
must go ahead wig or whig TO the contrary notwh |
standing II is at the city Of Mexico, or near it, |
hat peace is to be made, and the sooner Gen. Tay-
or gels there, the better.
ANXIOUS.
The above is from one Of the most distinguished
itzens of Kentucky.