The daily union., 1846-09-03
WING CHARGES AGAINST THE ADMIN
ISTRATION.


Itisa good sig. for the accused, when the accuses
isbitualy eonusdicts himself How stand in this
respect the accusations heretofore, and at present
urged against the present administration While
hs Oregon question under discussion, the gov.
eminent charged with seeking to ruin the ooun.
|y, by preeipitating ii into a with England, A
week or two afterwards, the same organs ofpublic
opinion would have il that the administration was
bent upon enacling free-trade tariff in order to pur-
chase peace with England by the sacrifice Of Ameri-
can industry. And by way Of making these char
es little more plausible, it was urged that the ad-
ministraton was resolved upon these two opposite
modes Of running the country, in order 10 secure re-
election
Next came thesenes OF contradictory charges in
reference to Mexico. First, it was loudly clamored
by the whig journals, that the administration was
N the wrong for sending any soldiers down to the
Rio Grande. Then II was asserted that larger
force ought to have been sent there. Then il was
said that the administration, urged on by vindc-
tive and rapacious spirit, was bent upon an aggres-
srYe war Of conquest in with Mexico. Then the
government assaed as endeayoring to ''pur-
chase peace" with Mexico. Then the expenses
Of keeping our army in the field were represented
as altogether intolerable; and the whg counsel was
forthwith to "stop ard negotiate''-while our army
kept the field. And lastly, the whg cry is, that we
ought to make peace with Mexico, and the whig
Iciies are to speak the two million bill to death.
Next come the series Of charges in the matter Of
the tariff First, il is urged that the administration
beyond all question came into power an anti
tariff administration, and that Pennsylvania was
dreadfuly duped if she did not 80 understand the
matter. No sooner is this point settled than the
counter cry is raised, in the Senate that the
repeal Of the tariff Of l642 "takes the country wholly
by surprise :" Then it is urged that the new tariff is
10 ruin the business Of the country; and immediate.
y after, the general statement Of the whg journals
Us, that business is 10 go before in the hope of
q coming repeal Of the tariff-which repeal, by
The way, even at the earliest must be waited for u
1850
Following close upon these three leading chapters
Of secontradictons, appear at intervals few srag
Cling charges having just plausbility enough to last
until they be authoritativey contradicted. Prom
inent among these stands the Louisiana volunteer
charge. We quoted the law and stated the leading
facts of the case some time ago, and there was an
end that matter.
Then came the treasury draft charge. We pointed
to the provisions of the statute, and showed that
the method Of disbursing the public funds resorted
to by the Treasury Department was in rigorous
conformity with the law-that it was not only au-
ihorized, but commanded by the statute.
1t is useless to pursue this enumeration. The
course of the government in, its leading measures
stands indicated in the very fac, that the accusa-
lions brought against them thus neutralize and de-
stroy each other.