The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-20
Prom the National IntelliyeAcsr. August IL
THE MEXICAN WAR

THE MEXICAN WAR.
"Ws have, in our last paper, placed before our
readers the confidential message Of the President Of
the United States to the Senate, and the documents
accompanying Il, showing the grounds taken by the
President In his intercourse with the executive
council (the Scnate) in relation the Mexican war
from wh,-h our readers will have learnt that the
President IS IN communication (D with the govern
nent Of Mexico, of which Paroles is the head
with reference to negotiation for peace and for
adjustment of boundary.
1--WE now lay before them, in another column,
nrocls NATION issued some time ago by General
Taylor, at the head Of the army Of iDvasion which,
though bearing the signature of the gallant general
IS, upon The face of 1t, an elaborate manifesto, pre-
pared for HIM, and undoubtedly issued, by execu
tive authority. IL is for the reader to reconcile, in
whatever way he can, the Inconsistency between
this annunciaton to the people of the objects OF the
Executive, and that very different annuncation Of
It's purposes and designs which the President has 90
recently made TO the Senate. &.# ."
I'm the message to the Senate, the President Is
not only anxious to make peace with Mexico but
announces that he has entered into negotiations (
with President Paroles TO that end In the procla-
nation TO the people Of Mexico, the object Of the
war Is declared. and rei,e ated to be to overthrow
the tyrants' (3)--meaning the actual government
with whom, since the publication Of that manifesto
the Executive has invited negotiations for peace
How are these extraordinary contradictions to be re-
conciledi
again: the object of the war is declared in the
proclamation, to be to obtain indemnity for claims
&c, and to overthrow the existing governmental
Mexico. In the message Of the President of the
United States of May llth, SO promptly Responded
to, IN which he asked Congress to shoulder the war;
ana appropriate men and money to carry it on, the
prosecution of the war was demanded not to obtain
indemnity az for claims, &c.--and much less to
overthrow the government of Mexico--but because
OF Mexico having passed the boundary Of the Unl-
ted Statfs ftInvaun1 Apnerl
IAN blood upon the American SOIL IL was 10 r,pl
ncas,on OF onr ferriiory-to defend our territory
that the President called upon Congress to appropr-
ate men and money, md not to 'iherate the people
OF Mexico from despots,' or ito overthrow tyrants,
who are declared to have usurped power over them
"Who can possibly determine The real objects or
mentions of the government in prosecuting this
var, when the highest official authority gives such
them. r'..f.' : - 80
is there yet some other purpose, not revealed or
limited at IN any Of the executive communications
20 Congress or to the people, even TO the people
OF Mexico, the disclosure Of which, when il comes
wall furnish the key to these irreconcilabe incon-
sistenciesi'
-... NOTES BY THE UNION.
(D "The President is IN communication with the
government of Mexico" What doe, the reader IN.
ierstand by this assertion Let him answer this
te1' W hiiiisc''i anu lnen let MIN turn W WV
Documents Having read them, let him ask him
self whether this statement Of the Integencer asst
what its READERS will have LEARNT from those docu'
ments, be orbe not very impudent attempt to i'm
sosc upon them.--(See next note.)
(2) Announces that he has entered into negotia
tons with President Paroles to that end" Bravo
You improve as you go along, Mr.. InteIlig' ncer'
The farther you advance, the holder your assertions
become. The President sends to the Senate a copy
Of a letter which he has caused the Secretary Of
State to write to the minister of foreign sfais Of
Mexico. From the very date Of this letter, it is OBJ
vious that when communicated to the Senate il could
not possibly have got half way to its destination
Moreover, the letter is addressed to any one by
name, but simply to "the minister" whoever he
might chance to be. Why this departure from or.
binary usageS Why, for the obvious reason, that
in Msrico the man who is President or Secretary Of
State to-day may be deposed tomorrow. The L'P''
ros of the capital may have taken a fancy to some
body elsei and that Inflated people are ruled $50 We
are informed by high diplomatic British-authori-
B) by whomsoeyer "the lepcros and the sergeans oil