The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-16
The Avalanche.

We know not what more appropriate name to give 10
the long and elaborate editorial OF the Natona lnelii
rencer' OF Saturday last-uness indeed, IT might also
mass under the name of the mammoth artcleoccupyng,
text and together almost eight of the ponderous col
umns of that journal Its very magnitude is buresque
mon all ''fa and decent discussion Few men have time
10 read it, or the courage to undertake It, Those who
seriously attempt IT. must proceed by degrees to carry
on the siege They must take it eyattackng
mart of it before their meals and part after their meals
now in the cool of the morning. and then in the cool OF the
evening Does the "Integencer recoec that this the
warm of the year, when the farmer has his harvest
TO reap and the merchant his ship load and when all
readers have something better do than devote their
precious time to this prosy production We defy any
man to say with safe conscience that he has read it
through much less dgested its volumnous contents.
We defy most of the wing editors to repubsh They
are content to take off their caps and let the pass
on to its nterment They may well say, Ito the cant
phnseology of the dayO ''We have seen the ee-
phant" but they can, in honor, say very little
For our own part we can aver we have yet seen
who has read it through; and we may frankly add, that
we have made the attempt, but have not succeeded in
wading through the immense quagmire. We have
glanced at itried catch the substance of it,
chants buy, by sampes-and free to say that the
heads OF the argument have caught up, and the par
tcuar passages have read monstrous as they
are Neutrality-suspicious. without argument and charges
without evidence We have given two or three speci-
already of the audacy OF these assertions and the
shallowness of these sophsms We may furnish few
more for the amusement of readers But as to any
regular analysis of the article any systematic reply
they entirely out of the question. We can neither
lumber columns with the details, can find it
in hearts the time and exhaust the patience of
our readers We be contened to give few speci-
mems of its monstrosity, and let the public Judge from
them of the little confidence which is to be placed in any
OF its leading positions.
The article in the National nelligencer" processes
to take for its text "What fighting .for--Nep
grounds of the icar" This it breaks up into teiue
distinct heads. Indeed, it is surprising that has not
made twelve hundred heals it might multiply the
supposed new grounds of the war" ad infnitum
Just in the reckless and gratutous manner in
which it has manufactured these twelve. The In
telgencer has only cons for facts, shadows
for substance, and it may make many items to the bill
of indictment peases to invent For the nonce,
pass all the rest, and confne ourselves to the last
charge it makes against the administration 1t sets out
with referring its readers to the eight successive
of the war, which had fabricated in its paper of the
goth of March last, and which, in charity its readers
ii kindly omts to recapituate:
First, because they be referred to in the paper al
ready mentioned and, secondly because reproducing them
entire would weary readers and us ave shall rely
ecapuate their effect and tenor, in order tina. the public
may compare them, only with each other
but with certain additional and incompatible of
and purpose, which it has pleased the government
subsequently, to make and especially the prociama
ton lately addressed to the Mercan people, from the city of
iapa by General Scott, in the NAME course By the
orders, Of his comma"der-in-chief, the President"
Here, then, we have the late proclamation of General
Scott as the special and substantive portion Of its aver
ments upon the grounds of the war; And truly it tries
to make good this attempt; for when comes to the
last 10Th head, it devotes nearly three columns to its
exposition Sartle not, gentle reader we do not mean
TO throw the whole shower-bath upon your head We
shall conne ourselves to the following copious
tract from the ponderous urn:
"ItcdftMy. We come, equally discordan or bad to
the causes and objects Of the war, forth the latest
government procamationhat issued from Jalapa on the
llth OF May by Major General Scott, which it was our
main purpose to notice to-day, but in taking up fosnd
the preceding train of thought forced upon minds.
The proclamation of General sets out with saying
to the Mexicans, that truths which have been criminy
concealed from them (by those home) must be told
them that whatever the origin of the war the Unite
States were forced to undertake it, Ga phrase more than
haEadmissive that began but further PRESENTLY
by causes unknown TO the greater part Mexico (These
causes SO e known In Mexico cannot Of course be the
fact that they had invaded soil of which oe were in pos
session. for how should people invade foreign country
without knowing it Nor that they had to receive
Mr. Sdel on has terms; for that all Mexico must
know Nor to obtain ndemnites for old injuries to our
citizens; for of that of war; all Mexico has
heard Nor overthrow the government of Parede nor
to vndcae the freedom of the press for Mexico is no
doubt well acquainted with our Matamoras proclamation
OF lh June prepared at Department of War and pub
lsled to her by us in Spanish Nor Ingersolian
necessity of creating valuable financial system nor
our desire to conquer peace our determine
ton to make her pay for the war; for all this have
said long ago, and Mexico is fully persuaded of all.
Nor these unknown be anything else that this
government has published to the world in its ustca
ton. Still less they be anything which has been
lshed her people We here can say with little fear of
contradiction that if the Mexican rulers have only labored
half much 10 conceal the objects of this
done, their guilt But whether known or un
known, either in Mexico here, this proclamation
clearly about reveal both nations ,chat ONLY THEIR
kno1 could kno,o-the hitherto secret
chy they fighting Come, then, let go and
leam.)
"The proclamation proceeds say ang care like the
Maamoras one, say nothing about Mexicos having in
yaed the United Sates) that I'VE regard the as
cessiy that indeed, 'all wars regarded by the
nations who parties hem,' Especially if properly
kept in the dark by their governments y that in Mexico
with us, there is a warpnry and peace-pay this think
ing the wrong-that right But that governments
have sacred duties perform, from which they de-
part and that often these duties impose, for national reasons
RESERVE sometimes dispfeasing' Gas the
aUoced this administration have been) TO the
tori,u of, Gor, md ind.