The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-21
Spirit Of the Foreign Press.

| Some six months ago the British iounals-takinp
their cue from the of those Federal organs and
Federal leaders in this country who chose to give aid
and comfort to the Mexicans by advocating their cause
filled up whole columns with the most indignant de.
nuncaton Of what they called the unjust and wicked at
tack made upon Mexico by the United States But the
British journals have character 10 sustain for inte
gence and accuracy of information in their discussion OF
great questions which forbade them from following fol
any long time the lead OF the Federal organs here in JUS
eminent For time past therefore, we have heard
little from them, either about the righteousness of Pare
des or Santa Anna, the wickedness Of Mr. Polk and
his Cabinet These topics of denunciation have been
fairly surrendered to the Integencer and its patriotic
compeers, in and out OF Congress, here at home.
But while avoiding the principal absurity of the Fede-
raj prints on the question: the British journals still
suffer themselves to be msed by the same authority into
the most inaccurate ideas OF the position which the war
has placed this country The factious exasgeraons OF
the expenditures of the war which the Federal leaders
and the Federal presses-as if in humble imitation OF
MIR. Websters gigantic blunder OF "haf million day.
have been actively circulating, to consdera-
Bile extent adopted and endorsed by the British press
Here for example, is the statement of the London Times
upon that point:
''The main difficulty of Mr.. Polk lies, however, in the
fnanc al emlarassments with which he is surrounded
and these under the full discussion and control
Of Congress Somehow another, assured by our
correspondents that less than forty millions of dollars
have been spent upon this in the last six months and
believe that this calculation is excessive when
remember that the and feet had not only to be
supported in the field and sea- and provided with pay
and but that these forces had in great
be formed and equipped. country possession
an immense accumulation of stores and considerable
standing army may carry on war on limited scale with
a very large addition its annual expenditure. But the
very existence corps of 10000 men, operating in for
egn country and drawing its supplies entirely from home,
is an unheardo of novelty in the United Satesa novelty in
their estimates and novelty in their political condition
The Chronicle and other less considerable journals
write in the same spirit We wait with some curiosity
to see the effect which the remarkable financial develop
ments made in the Presidents message and in the report
of the Secretary OF the Treasury in overwhelming contra
dction of the financial deiiru henens which the OPP
position has attempted to get up, will produce upon the
English press and upon the intelligent portion OF the
public mind Of England. When they shall that the
first seven months OF the justly designated by the
Times the period OF largest expenditures have, with
all their brilliant achievements and their unexampled
conouests added less than SIX MILLION AND A
HALF to our public debt when they shall see farther
that even upon the supposon that the war shall con-
tnue till the let of July, ls4s, the Administration asks
at the very most an additional loan only Of twentyhree
millions of dollars; when they shall see farther, that
with such legislation in view of the war as the President
has suggested, and sound policy recommends, even
this loan Of twenty-three millions may be reduced to