Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-03
THE oSsrIrUrroN-srArE RIGHTS.
The Mcxicnn Wnr.


the with Mexico and the mode Of conducting a.
pretending the annexation of territories this Con-
federacy and tho organization Of territorial governments in
the conquered Of Mexico by order OF the Pres
dent and without the sanction Of law, will constitute
points Of assault upon the Administration, sdroitly
deavorng advance evade the force Of the attack by
making up and false issue, wholly foreign
the real questions involved. and which dare
The Union the wholly unensbe position, that
involved with foreign nation whether by the
deliberate OF Congress the only war.making pow
recognized by the Constitution. by rash and ILL.,
advised of the Executive which leaves Congress
no alternative but furnish the and means for
prosecution. all enquiry into the legitimacy and popety
the conduct Of the Executive precluded and the lips
of every in the country be Theoretically sealed.
And only - silence to be enforced in regard to the
conduct OF tina, Department which IS rapidly drawing
itself all the substantial functions Of the Government
management OF the not TO be criticised
its Blunders exposed nor usurpaons denounced. For
one protest against This savish doctrine which would
render the Executive irresponsible well omnPotent,
aud against the issue founded upon it, As Gov Graham
well remarks IN his late Message the Legislature Of
North CsrOlns. while iervendy unite 10 the desire
that our country may be always the right and readily
render loyalty and duty make her always
fol- night wrong alien the character Of freemen
TO torbelr inquiry into the necessity which demands
the ast alternative Of nations, into the conduct
OF the ,genss BY whom has besn produced By
renu, provision Of Constitution, all questions Of
are the rsJ instance, be SUSPECTED the vii Of the
ITSELF which : pay s cost and TO feel its GAIA
n6e--~ And convinced that the existing
s4aec,fssriis Prodaeed BY PreePitAe and HAD
rssS q EKErrrTE who. from Persussioa that
MsIeo to- weak eo~ar5y repel an scgres-
uPon ,srri,o-y ths ute whieh tsrgte BAT
aleh neverths-ss IN the aetza AID exclusive oeeu
Psney q Der euIras and soisF determined tske Tor.
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Waieh shoGt refuse rsI5es, l-.-e-ssly
the uigmpss Il Tas Wa -I--F s,es -.
occuPy thus p5sisSa, regard las H-Is-1z 49,
The Washington Uaioa, via a. "a Pssz- s. -
suade the people s-sgued -,s-=s c.
ss-ume this s.ttuje. The Ways Cszs-c-r =e-r e.,
less prompt than the freoJ. Of the Atu-aau51 Is 70
spond the Presidents ca. for u11-y5 fl- q q
few Ct them refused for h- s17psss -lzi- --t
Is to be found 10 the Pestnleisy ~zel the- g
poneuts insisted upon em50dyluE the Ia 5ecirzc
the truth OF which they perem2,ory tenez, a-d -Ae5
compelled even Mr.. Calhoun himself wIJa.o.G tr5z %
his And will be shameless enough L. say -.
the Wings have not as eagerly as ther opponents u1sc
the standard Of their country they have bseu
ready their devotion with their lives Il is not
then the w ahncton Union would sndeavor 10 make
appeal that the Wings thaa the Admin
isirauon party, Inst they do feel desir,
for the prosecution OF the and succes.fu
termination, which induces them investigate the Origin
OF the and express the opinion that
~ provoked ~ the PresdeRi which lead. them con-
plain of the want OF skill and system exhibited
quarer and Of the fragrant usurpatoas Of power Of which
daily hear in others No: but il bgcause they
opposed CONSTITUTION. under the cloak
OF a war with Mexico-and because they deem II IN i'm
perave duty hold to Just responsibility the who
have involved Us in that with all its attendant evils
they believe without the shadow Of necessity, and by
rect and dangerous assumption Of power. The Wings in
one word, will withhold from the Government the means
necessary eKucae rom the position which has
been placed by the unconstitutional and unJustabe
OF the Executive hut they WILL the same time hold il.
authors responsible for the consequences Of that action and
invoke upon the condemnation Of the American people.
And the Washington Union deceives itself most eyre
eiou.y if il supposes that the Wings stand alone in the
opinion that the war with Mexico ought to have oe
cured and that had relations with that country been
wisely and prudeny conducted, might and would have
been avoided, without the slightest Tico part Of
national houor or the REIMBURSEMENT OF claims upon
the justice OF that Government Judge Mitchell King Of
South Caoiua in an Address delivered few days ago in
Columbia, before TIE Agflcult society OF STATE
the alternate Of Mr.. Calhoun, whose engagements pre-
vented performance OF tue duty, took OCCASION are
told in his eIorjum, pay handsome compliment,
10 Mr. O. particularly respecting his the Mexican
war Judge King tsays u letter from Columbia 10 the
editors Of the Charleston Curie OF opinion that had
Mr. Caho1ns suggestions al the commencement OF our
troubles with Mexico been needed, the conflict between
fle two countries might easily have been prevented and
the honor and Of country st been vndiepted
This the Unoh may be assured, opinion widely en-
tcrained not only by tho Wings, but BY numbers Of its
own party And shall b be grsseIy commended that the
mere fet being involved in costly aud bloody war is
10 preclude ell inquiry the want Of wisdom and pru-
denes By which IL has been rendered necessary TIE
absurdy Of such feature apparent faco-sinco
IL Il were True the fact that "wu exists would give
IMMUNITY 10 s authors though their conduct had oeen
characterized by the marked folly well a. by
fagrnnt violation Of their allegiance the constitution and
laws to the preservation and Observance Of which they
are bound by the highest and most ssored Of human obi.
cations.