The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-20

h., army" see ht to make the master for the nonce
are the facts of the caSe and upon the strength
lrbis letter, the Integencer $50 great is its habu
rsspeet for the memory and the good sense Of il
,.sders) first has the assurance to tell them, tina
that they read yesterday showed that the Presi'
lent actually sis in communication with the govern
,en. of Mexico" This is tolerably well for first
sp, bat nothing to compare with the next; for, by
he time that is taken, the fact that the President
AZ sent letter. turns into the fact that she has en-
cred into negotiations with President Paroles"
And the President has not only done this, but he
ANNOUNCES that he has" done it. Why, Mr.. Intel
seneer, what a necromaneer you are! You must
have been taking lessons from sgnor Blitz. The
urnng of rabbit into pigeon is nothing to this.
i Only suppose, now, that, at the meeting Of Co
,ress last December, the President, after he had de-
,natched to Mexico an envoy extraordinary and
minister penipotentary, bearing not merely tetler
70 the minister of foreign relations but the proper
er of credence, the full power and all other doc
uments used such occasions; and that, after our
sad minister was known to have actually landed in
Mexico and repaired to the capital; only suppose
hs,, in this state Of things, President Polk had
sent TO the Senate a message, announcing that
|Ahs has salsrtd into asgosiations with President
Parodes." Suppose this to have been done by
President Polk; and suppose, further that for and
on behalf of its client President Paroles, II had
Suited the patriotic purpose Of our american "Na.
|uonal, 4" to convict the government Of the United
States of downright falsehOod. Had all this &C.
|cuned, the talk Of the lnteligencer in that case
would not so far as we see into the nature OF
hangs, have required resort to Blilz legerdeman
(3) "The object Eyes, Tue objec) of the war isde.
CARED and reiterated to beto overthrow the tyrants"
50 says the lntslligenesr. Aed what ground has it
for this assertion Why, II has nothing to rest up
on but the fact that General Taylor in enumerating
the purposes which pia Be accomplished by his COM
ing into Mexico, and the consequences by which the
operations of the American army will be attended,
Winds up with the overthrow of the tyrants who
have destroyed the liberties OF tbs Mexican people.
Thls-yes this, Is what the lntegeneer tells its
readers-so great is its respect for their intelli
sence-isa an official declaration by the American
government OF ''rHE object Of the warn
Who that is at all eonyersant with our mother
tongue, but knows that the form of speech here
used by General Taylor, ave come to" do this
thing, or that thing, when employed on ocea-
sons OF this sort especially, means as onen that
this thing that thing may be expected the
sequence OF our coming, that it was the original
Objtet Of our coming' Every schoolboy knows
this. And yet, here is the Intelligeneer--such is
the respect habtually entertained by it for the intel
hgenee Of its Enthusiastically referring them to the
proclamation Of General Taylor as substantiatng
It's assertion that the American government now
declares that "THE object Of the pa is to overthrow
Paredesl '.
1--WE come" (says General Taylor,) "among the
people OF Mexico as friends and republican breth-
rem and all who receive such shall be protect
ed.n ''Your government is in the hands Of tyrants
and usurpers. They have abolished your State
governments; they have overthrown your federal
Constitution; they have deprived you of the right OF
suffrage; destroyed the liberty of the press despoi-
ed you Of your arms; and reduced you to an abso.
lutte state Of dependence upon the power of mill.
tary dictator. Your army and rulers extort from
the people, by grievous taxation, by forced loans
md military seizures, the very money which
tans the usurpers in power. Being disarmed, you
were ef deenceless, easy prey to the savage Gu
manches, who not only destroy your lives and prop
ery, but drive into captivity, more horrible than
death itself, your wives and children. Ii is your
military rulers who have reduced you to this deplo
rable condition. Ii is these tyrants and their
rupt and cruel satellites, gorged with the peoples
treasure, by whom you are thus oppressed and i'm
some Of whom have boldly advocated a
monarchica government, and would place Euro
pean prince upon the throne Of Mexico. We come
to obtain reparation for repeated wrongs and nu-
RES; we come to obtain indemnity for the past and
security for the future; We come to overthrow the
tyrants who have destroyed your liberties, but we
come to make no war upon the people Of Mexico,
nor upon any form of free government they may
choose to select for themselves. 1t is our wish to
see you liberated from despots, 10 drive back the
savage Cumanches, to prevent the renewal Of their
assaults, and to compel them to restore to you from
captivity your long-lost wives and children. Your
religion your AFFAIRS and churches and the property
Of your churches and citizens the emblems of your
faith and its ministers, shall be protected and remain
lnvioIate."
This is what the lnteisencer coolly tells its read
ers is an avowal by the American government, that
THE oFject of the war is" to overthrow the actual
government
az "Not to obtain indemnity" Let the Presi-
dents message of May IL be read, and compared
with this rhapsody, and then a conception will be
formed OF Wndl the lnteilgencer Is capable OF, When
j, has once go, fairly warmed in its denuncia;ory
pleadings against the United States on behalf of
Mexico. That message opens as follows:
"The existing state of the relations between the
United States and Mexico renders it proper that
should bring the subject to the consideration Of
Congress. In my message at the commencement
of your present session, the state Of these relations
the causes which led the suspension ofdiplomatic
intercourse between the two countries in March,
ls45 and The iong-connued and ,tnredressed ,orongs
and injuries committed by the Meriean government on
citlzens of the United States, in their persons and
property, were briefly set forth >... .
"The strong desire to establish peace with Mexico
on liberal and honorable terms, aud the readiness of
this government to regulate and adjust boundary,
and other causes of difference with that power, on
such fair and equitable principles as would lead to
permanent relations of the most friendly nature,
duced me in September last to seek the reopenng Of
diplomatic relations between the two countries"
&C., &c. &c.
After giving lucid summary of all that had occur
red, from the arrival Of our minister in Mexico down
to the announcement by Gen. Ampudia to Gen. Tay.
or that he must retire the Nueces or be attacked
which uas enon folloved hv he 4 20,