The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-24
The mtsuIgsnssr'. .Polnt OF History"

ment in 1887 upon the character OF the wrongs before
that time inflicted upon country by Mexico. The
late message OF the President, nanang with the exact
and SCI upulous accuracy BETTING such document the
proceedings had in Congress in the year 1887 in relation
to the previous wrong Of Mexico, cited follows, the
language in relation TO The character Of these ~rong' used
by President Jacks son in his message at that hme
The length OF time since OF the injuries have been
committed the repeated and unayallins applications lot
redress the wanton character OF some oil the outIases
the property and persons OF our citizens upon te
and lag of the United States, independent OF recent lhsn
this government and people by the aIe f la n
immediate war"
After further citing in his language General Jack
sons view Of the proper TO be pursued by our go9
eminent upon The oeoason the message declares tha'
COMMITTEES OF both houses Of Congress- TO which TINS
message of this President was referred fully sustained h
riers of the character Of he Vrongs Whteh tre had SUI
Gsr,d from Msrieo and recommended that another de-
manJ for redress should be made before authorizing war
or reprisas" The Message then gives at some length
the language used by the committees OF both houses IN
their respective reports (Which unanimously con-
CURED in BY both houses) and adds, mo difference oil
opinion upon the subject is believed to have existed IN
Congress at that time"
This the Inteligencer Pronounces to be "uisoruoh
of History" and thus to sustain Its position;
Th view which We have presented OF this matter snot
TINT Gen ,rn jackson did not recommend ieets VI Iue
aud reprisal but that Congress Paa no I,aJ r.
mendation passing it by, and recommending, 'nseu @
,har negotiation with Mexico; and that he PRESIDENT
statement that difference OF opinion upon .e I i &
listed i'm Congcss that time was strcty uue ohy ~ on
sense viz; that all concurred III me iH'1Peuty " VI.
rscnmme ndrd by the then President Committees
18th houses composed in each house of majority OF the
Presidents political friends made reports IN whcn ey
Iincd ING the recommendation and these reports
yyer nnaninousy adopted in both houses If there was
anv sentiment in either house favorable to the freadehis
recommendation, it was not expressed eef ny ''' u
speech"
This Door evasion cannot the Intelgencer Inc
point of History" in question between the Message ana
that journal is not whether General jackson recon-
mended letters Of Marque and Reprsal-not whether
Congress concurred in that recommendation; but the point
is whether Congress, through reports OF Its Committees
unanimously adopted, did agree with General Jackson as
10 the character of the tcrongs then inflicted upon us by
Mexico. The Message affrms that Congress and the
Committees OF Congress did agree with President jack
son as to those ,rrongs and that upon that point ii isbe-
leved that there was no difference Of opinion in Con-
gress This assertion OF the Message, the Integencer
calls a distortion OF History"
Now the fact that the Committees both OF the Senate
and of the House, did express in the most emphatic terms
their full concurrence with the President in relation TO the
enormity of the wrongs inflicted upon us by Mexico.
The Committee of the Senate say of the government
of the United States disposed exact strict and prompt
redress from Mexico, your committee might nth justice
recommend an immediate resort to reprisas On this
subject however they give their hearty assent to the fol-
locing sentiments contained in the Message of the Prcs
dent" He says:
"The length time since of the injuries have been
committed, the repeated and unayang applications for
IrsSs ~ character
the property and persons OF citizens upon the officers
to this government people, by the late extraordinary
Mexican minister, would Justify in the eyes oil all nations
immediate war"
The Committee of the House equally explicit upon
the point They say that they '.ftdly concur wih the
President that ample ertsts for taxing redress into
our otcn hands, and beeue that should be justified
the opinion of other nations for taking such STEP"
These reports being unanimously adopted by both houses
of Congress, show that there in Congress at that
time no difference of opinion ascertaned by their votes
on the question of the enormty Of the wromgs inflicted
bv Mexico upon the United States. This is precisely
what the Message asserts, and what the "Inteigencer
labors to "distort' into distortion OF History"
As to the proper for our government to pursue
in the premises-tha was quite another topic. On that
topic President Jackson expressed has opinion. The
Committees of Congress expressed theirs. Both of
these opinions the Message, far from concealng,
states in detail, and ch perfect eractness and in the
uerv ,cords of President Jaekson message, and Of the
reports.
So much for the Intelligencers /" distortion of his
tory"
We implied that we thought the Inelligencers course
in this matter somewhat OF "Roorbah." Our readers,
who know the meaning OF the term will Judge from the
ka ybatber we were ripht in our opinon But the
ntelicencer informs that, "no having its slang dc
tionary at hando cannot understand what "Roorba
is This reminds us of NJ Jourdain in Molieres famous
play who had been talking prose all his life, and neper
kae,c it, But we will explain to the nelgencer what
Roorbao" is by familiar instances 1t lisa "Roorbaee"
to saw as the Inegencer did say, that our war with
Mexico is "rdpine," and that the who prosecute 1t
are tduuiess" 1t is very large "Roorbdc" to say, as
Mr. Webster said, that the cost us half million
Of dollars day II is, moreover, very foolish and sell
contradictory "Roor6dek" to say that the war is ga Pres
dents war; unauthorized by law" and then to add that
the war act of the 18th of May was "dn act Of in
demnay"
We set down these definitions for the lnelligencers
behoo taking our illustrations quite at random from the
recent statements Of that Journal and OF its friends We
advise the Integencer forthwith to embody the denl-
tons in its 'sdng dictionary above referred to- and we
think that the Tntegeneers "sang dictionary" thus en-
arged and improved will form very suitable compan-