Washington telegraph., 1847-06-30
pEspoNsIgIIIn

When "old Hickory did anything he did Il
openly and fearIrssy and took the responsibility
ul the deed When dsasierous consequences
eusard he never shuilled aud lIpd 10 palm the
cause of them upon others shoulders lie had
the magnunimi,y to father his own acts, and they
were never found basketed, at the loors Of otheFa
How different with the present Administration!
Il pluugrs hrad'ong into war which might have
been avoided, and when more blood aud treasure
ATE expended ia ils prosecution ihan was at iifst
calculated upon, aud when not QUE laurel from
tho many glorious wrcaths gathered from the bat.
te.dcld are found 10 decorate It's brow and the
steady, industrious citizens of the country are be-
ginning to trace effects back 10 their producing
causes aud to throw the burden upon the intrigue.
lug rashncss Of the Administrations such state
OF things, Instead Of, Old llekoy.lIke, taking
the responsibility aud adherng TO the declarations
made, aud the position assumed at the commence
mcnl Of the war, the Administration attempts to
avoid tie consequences Of is own aeis BY Al.
inbutng H. continuance solely 10 the Wigs Tie
NV 'W"h Jus h i"HA AANiN VT ifaAAa4 - -,
sbIIy for the continuance Of the Naf,s IN which,
after searching ia vain through the acts Of The
Administration tor the eause Of is Obstinate pro-
traction, Il comes iothc following sags egaeusien
"iLe cdu1sof tbs iepiils aad faI4l i1aiaa.
Ela uL.th has madifas Msaiza 10 ftaslf aud
pfo'0nv 10 ne ilsi all The aiHfias al a kanelsss
Far, Is The tTdifaTaBs eaHse etish fhs lfadiag
agsHs Of tie fsdfrll purity IA itis country kars
parsasd aHd aIc pursuing
The McSieaus We know afe hali=eisaed and
a lrcaoherons people, but can they ba the les
presumed on that account 10 love llieif eonatfyl
"Rreaihrs there man with sanl 30 dead
Who nrver e. hlinseli hath said,
THIS is mine own, my naiife land'
Could not the Union, in searching laf Ihe cause
Of tho wars unexpected continuance have given
some weight to this spirit Of fesslanae which
springs naturally ia the bozoma Of Al wearing the
human form, whcn attacked upon lllelr owa sea
Moths would not do; for this would J. na1fs-
nary consequence Of apalpable cause.-The lsazau-
able result Of rash and wanion aggression, Wlese
odum the authors Of the var Wauid ai eaafsH
have to bear. Here is ptsdieamen', aud The
union pung,s through il, Ike hIIndhafa through
the mirr, hy charging the wilale consequences of
The war; eonuauaaea upon the aa.Hz Wig
journal. have spoken oui lhaiF sentiments tfssI5
about ll,r wat--tbey have sad thai tlsy dssmza
II uuoacd .far, aud that il might Lave teen lou
ofab'y avoided Bul shall is continuance l. It
iHbuici to tho Shall independent pfesssz Be
uhargrl with van, Of patriotism isf esnzafIHg
auy ac, Of any AdmiLisifalo from Nhizh axii to
their eouutry may be ia any way anticipated
We have always considered lhs The patfsl sen
tncls duty, aud when h. eeaszs igaflessiy 10 dis
charge h-.arswcil freedom, But illIa IS only a
lapwipg manuuvrg to lure the public attention
iram the tue cause Of the wafs continuance
That cause doubtless has It's ,aalfper "a Mexican
obstinauy-MeNcan belief, whether figli or wrong
that tic war Is uniuslly wagsd, aud n a natural
pride and love Of country, winch although elpudad
lnd dcprayed by ignorance, cruelty and lfeaehefy
is not wholly eAlIuguisBed in the Mexican char
aclcr.