The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-03


Federalism Protraoting the War-New Proofs.
We invite the attention OF all patriotic citizens of all
parties. to the following statements which we extract
from a letter dated Jalapa, May, lS47. The letter is
written by gentleman for time resident in Mex
co entirely unconneced with party politics in this coun
try and whose accurate knowledge of Mexico and of
Mexican opinion and of the causes which have intiu
enced it, vouched for by indisputable authority. His
language is as follows:
"The government and people of this country become
more proud and ignorant daily, and of blind
to their interest AMER the battle of Monterey for the
first time heard the report crculatedwhich their po
tcal creed at the present daythat their only hope of final
success the proogao Of the tcar; and this government
came that conclusion from letters their friends ocarded
them from the NORTH assuring them that there such
opposition the among the people and the Congress of
the United States that if they ,ood only proog the
thout hasading any battles they ooud the end be able
dictate peace. This doctrine promulgated by the pa
pers such MANNER that it finally became the universal
belief throughout the eonntryj and when left the city OF
Mexico the greatest crime that party could the
other Of that OF their wish intention make peace
with the United States"
Here have stated, by an impartial and well inform
ed witness the spot the sad and disgracefu ac that
the reasonable of the leading organs and repre-
entaives of the Opposition here, both in Congress and
out OF Congress, has embodened the Mexicans to be-
eve that they will soon be able "to dictate peace" to
on their own terms So fully and so fatally have
federal organs minstered this Mexican delusion that
it is now confidently promulgated" through the Mexi-
can PRESS till it has become ''Me universal beef in
Mexico
We subjoin specimen of these "promugatons" OF
the Mexican press another link in the strong chain
Of evidence which fasens upon Mexican federalism in
III -
passions and the vain hopes of public enemy to
and yet murderous efforts against country The
following extract is from the Diario del Gobeno, jour-
nal published in the city of Mexico, and well known as
the organ of the Mexican government;
'By an arrival from New Orleans have been placed
possession of late papers from tile United States; and
majority of them deaoncs and condemn this
against this country infamous, uhoy, and unrighte
"Dane Webser-thc liberal and enlightened states
OF the countrysays that the expenses OF the
half million fdoars aday and he has introduced
resolutions into the Senate inpeac the cocardy James
Pok and turn him out Of office. These northern barbara
ans carry this very long at this rate and
Mr. Hebsr the thanks of The ,choe Mexican nation
for the noble stand he has taken the side of right and
justice! Arise, Mexcans, and drive the invaders from our
soil!
"Mericans derpe comfort from the fact that the greater
part of the people of the United States opposed to this
rar as their papers shoe and the base cho the
head goverynrent iA be ezed from pouer The sypa
hies of ONE ENTIRE that country side
and long tcW llerico remember their patriotism."
Can any language be conceived which could bear
stronger and more conclusive testimony the disastrous
influence exerted by the moral treason of the federal
gans in urging Mexico hold out to the against us' In
the above extract the federal papers pointed out in
terms by the Mexican government organ as minisering
comfort to our public enemy and giving him
Lo,, IF Of md
from among ourselves! In the face of such facts
these who shall deny that it is the paramount duty OF
free and patriotic press earessy to expose this moral
HeasonD and its consequences to the scathing mdgna
ton of the people!
But the testimony is moi yet finished. distinguished
officer of the South Carolina regiment in Mexico,
speaking of General Scott holds the following language
His letter is dated Jalapa, April oath
He LGen Scott has been busy in correcting
rors which possessed popular mind here, and the
minds the leaderserrors which entirely subver
OF all chances of peace They believe that at thus time
parties country diuded upon the question Of
the further prosecution Of the war not that the party
carrying The TO be operfhrocH and that, pheh me
Other party get into poiur they c mdra,c the army the
Rio Grande This peoplethan whom there is none more
poud-are waiting for that moment They beliere that the
peace purity of the United States wH ctthoM the to
curry military operations Upon divisions at home
they further inuasion. Gen. Scott has taken
active fatal to purpose of
conquering peace"
When we call the attention OF the country to such facts
as here set forth, when enumerate, under their
ghtiu and appropriate name, the various methods OF
moral treason" by which the federal organs have sys
emacally reused up Mexico against US when we show
these representatives of federal opinion laborng so efec
ualy TO cry down their countrys cause, and the
who sustain it, and the measures on which it must
rely for success-when present this faithful pic
'ue Of federalism purity in this country, we
told in reply, that there are, notwithstanding all this
patriotic federaliss; and that they may be found
m the ranks of the army Certainly this is true We
not only admit the fact, but claim il part of the
case which we present against the party position which
The federal leaders and the federal presses have assumed
relation the war II the of the federal party
had followed the lead of these their leaders, and adopted
their sentiments in relation to the war, how many OF
them would now be found in the field The party posi-
ton of federalism is, that the ought have
been begun and ought not TO be fought OUT that it is
infamous in its causes and its purposes, and in its viola
ion of the fundamental principles of government
and that, therefore, it ought at TO be aban Toned
and our troops withdrawn To maintain this party posi-
ton, which they have themselves chosen, the federal
cans have esoted all these reasonable denuncatons
Of the war, which have from time to time laid before
our readers, and the effect of which upon Mexico
now see Shall these denunciatons, and this party po