The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-21

gress, with zeal and unanimity, has invested the
President with authority and we believe he ID wor'
thy ofthe confidence reposed in him. He is equal
TO tho OCCASION and with dignity and vigor beht-
ting proud and serious people, will chastise for
eign insolence and aggression, and IN the name OF
the great republic command that peace which con
spiracy Of despots and the in,rigues Of diplomacy
has dared TO violate. No American can hesitate
We all have bat one way before US, No divided
allegiance can be given. Hereafter there is no choice
between "the President and the country"-between
the measures and the cause" some political fac
tous casuisis would have il. The President Is our
President-the President Of the American natlon
and they who would now furnish Arguments against
him, by eondemnng his measures and hypocriiically
canting about the cause, have but one other step,
and that is to 60 over 10 the enemy. No man can
sustain the cause and argue against the authorities
ofthe people-the whole people IL they have fault
find and on their conscience cannot approve Of all
that has been DONE let them first 'exsrt themselves
10 preserving order, m promnting concord, y and
while the enemy are in the field, let them stand by
the President and present united unbroken front,
repelhng invasion and Furnishing the wroasa
done US as nation. When we have peace
honorable peaee-then they can esyi, and argue,
and condemn; now il is q moral treason against
the cause Of the country. The President was elect
cd by the dcmpcratIc party, bat he 10 the Presi-
dent of the nation. He is the head and front Of our
great republic, and we ALL whig, democrat, and ma
and in deed. For our own part, we believe that he
is right. He has rendered Peaoe-he has generously
conciliated and magnanlmousy solicited that which
he will now command.
Had he sent a large forehead he ordered the mi
litia Of Louisiana and Texas-had he placed Gen
eral Taylor at the head Of 10000 men while our
minister was charged with negotiation-hs would
have been accused of provoking hostlItes-he
would have been condemned as extrayagant and
ambitious With wisdom and prudence he collect
ed the only force we possessed-and all we should
possess-the nucleus Of army round which the
people can rally.
. The Mexicans have committed the first act Of
hostility. They have put themselves in the wrong
and by their recent acts Of barbarty have brought
upon themselves that chaslsement which their au-
dacity and broken pablo faith long since merited
The President has relied upon the people-he gov
ems for the people-and by them he will be upheld
For the first time during this tedious, intricate, and
deeate dispute is II necessary to take up arms, and
he has called upon those who never yet were want.
ing We require no preparation. The first rollle OF
the drum viii bring 10 our standard thousands and
tens Of thousands who love their country and will
perish for ius honor. The people can guard their
own soil they gained their liberties by their yalor
and will defend them with their lives. "a free ma
ton like ours full Of activity and holiness, and yet
full Of order, has all the elements and habits Of an
army, pre- pared by the happy frame of its society
We require military establishments to nurse our
martial spirit il is our distinction that we have
ever proved ourselves in time Of need a nation Of
warriors, and that we never have been people OF
soldiers"