American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-12
Gmcriton Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC, IL, 1916.

SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. IL, ls46.
The RIGHT SPIRIT. 1t is too much the
case with politicians that they can see nothing
good in political opponents, nor nothing wrong
in political friends. The public press has been
conducted too much upon this principle, and
hence the inveteracy ofparty feeling has been
greatly increased. 1t gives us great pleasure
when we see partizan editor throw aside the
shackles of party, and speak his sentiments
honestly and canddly; for it gives us assurance
ofhis integrity and independence.
Whilst IN most of the newspapers opposed to
the President, his message just delivered to con-
gress has been, as matter of course, condemn
cd as unsound and unsatisfactory; we are pleas
ed to note an exception in the New York Cou-
rier and ERqurer, where the message is exam
ined with candor, and spoken OF in language
becoming an American citizen, who is solicit
Gus to have the honor of his country preserved,
even if it be by political adversary. In speak
ing of the message, that paper says:
This document reached us by government
express at half-past nine O'Clock last evening,
and will be found in our columns this morning.
1t is document of great length; but it will be
read with absorbing interest by all classes of
our fellow-ctizons; and we are happy to add,
that all which refers to our relations with Mex
ico-embracng three-fourths of the whole
will give very general satisfaction. For our
selves, we say unhesitatingly that this portion
of the message does great credit to the execu-
tive, and will be noble vindcation of cur 60
vernnent in the estimation of the civilized
world 1t addresses itself to the Justice as we'll
as the patriotism of our people; and we indulge
the hopo that no american citizen will permit
mere political hostility to the administration so
to warp his judgment as to induce caviling at
what is SO forcibly and so truthlul,Y put forth
on this subject.
"The review of the conduct of Mexico to-
wards this government, anterior to her invasion
Of Texas and her attack upon our army, is adj
mirably well put, and cannot fail to remove
from every candid mind all question as to the
forbeaance of our government towards our
sister republic. On this subject, the position
assumed by Mr. Webster is more than proved.
We would particularly invite the attention of
our readers to that portion of the message in
tended to prove that Mexico, and not the u.
States, was the aggressor in this war. To do
this, the Executive demonstrates beyond ques-
ton that the Legitimate western boundary of
Texas was the east bank of the Rio Grande."
This is strong language; and, in our opinion,
as just as it is strong. We have heretofore
pronounced all that portion of the message
which relates to our affairs with Mexico, to be
unexceptionsbe; and we are glad that we are
sustained IN our opinion by the able editor of
the Courier and Enquirer; who, though ardent
ly attached to his party, is not so far its slave
as to deny justice to his political opponents.
We admit, with great pleasure that we
never derived more satisfaction from the peru
sal Of any public document, than we have from
that portion of the Presidents message which
treats on Mexican affars-for we had doubts,
until we read the exposition of the President,
whether our government could be entirely JUS
tilted in the removal of our army from Corpus
Christi to the Rio Grande. These doubts have
been entirely removed and we think that the
message will afford an ample justification to
The world, of the course which has been pur.
sued.
We believe that the message will be received
with appreciation by the mass of the people, of
all parties-so that, on the subject of prysc-
cutting the war against Mexico with vgor, we
shall present an undivided front.