The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-19
The course ofthe wings in the next Congress
upon the Mexican Question.

The course orthe wings I'm the next Congress
upon the Mexican Question.
1t Is fortunate for the country that there Is Wing
party In L. In all great emergencies, 1t has never
failed to come forward and meet them as became pa
triots Every consideration is lost sight of by Wings
when the nations rights and interests in jeopardy.
The country with them is the lded at all times
| and more particularly, when it is in danger from
within or without. The history of the country
abounds in the brightest examples Of Wing salvation
from Democratic mischief.
The future is big with danger to the Union to the
rights OF the several States and to their separate in
terests, Indeed the very next Congress will be In
the midst Of this future of this new danger. The
Wings have majority OF one House--the popular
branch. How will they encounter this danger that
| awaits theml Not by running away from II, we
assure our Democratic friends but by meeting It full
in the face and dsposng Of il the exgencies Of the
country demand
The true Wing Representative representative
who Is wing In principle, will not manacle his hands
and fetter his feet upon public questions, be they
what they may He will keep himself free to examine
into all questions that may come before him, and de-
| eide upon their merits. There Is no other way for
any Just man TO act in the Representative capacity.
Without this power and the exercise Of this power
| COngTtHS ID not DOuy Couu IcNtI ue
one again Deliberation presupposes freedom or
power to choose. Wings realize this privilege in and
out Of Congress- whenever the occasion presents IL
| self. m s..
| Wel-the question Of putting an end to the Mexi-
can war win be one Of the very first questions that
will suggest ITSELF II IL the first and lpst thought Of
| every man in the country. Wings will not approach
this question parzans of this or that school, They
will not foreudge II party. To suppose that the
Whigs will not sink all their differences OF opinion
in order to seek the best mode of efectng this grand
object, would be to do them an injustice which their
past conduct by no means merits. They will come
to Washington fully prepared to sacrifice every cher
ished opinion and prejudice upon the altar of the
country's good .rs
But how will Congress- how can Congress end
this writ is eagerly asked? By the exercise of
Tits constitutional power over the subject matter. Eg
cry consideration will prompt it to assume the re-
sponsibilty-but the chief motive will be- the utter
inability Of the Executive to do hisimportan work.
He has had the whole power of the republic in his
hands and he has not been able pacfcate the
my He has not waged the war with that object in
view, but while he was bent on giving direction to
petty party schemes at home, for the purpose of
curing his election to the Presidency second time,
the power Of the enemy was overturned and destroy
ed by the shock of our arms
The question, therefore, isnot now--whether peace
Gun be made with Mexico2 There is no longer any
Mexico Her people and her territory lie at feet
and plead for mercy, not for the vengeance which
the Union newspaper would wreak upon her pros
trate head. The question Is nowwhat is to be done
with this conquest? Are we to give It up and back
to the conquered? Or are we to occupy with civil
government the conquered territory, and to maintain
the authority ofthe United States within its limits
These are the questions which the subject in its pre-
sent posture will present to the consideration Of Con-
gress.
The Wings Of the lower House might, with perfec
propriety, insist upon carrying out the Berren poll
cy, If things stood they did when Mr. Berrien in
troduced his resolution. But there is longer any
Mexico in existence to whom to speak the words Of
new question before them. 1t will not be to end the
war by treaty Of peace, because there is no party
to make 1t with 1t will be question Of legislation
on our part. What must we do with this conquest
The highest political interests of the country will
in our opinion, demand tho erection Of the conquer
ed territory into territory Of the United States by
solemn declaration Of Congress. However much
the Wings Of the lower House might be disposed &c
surrender to the Mexicans the conquered country
they know that by so doing, they would do an ac
which the popular will would never sanction The
political interests Of the country the views Of the
country upon any given subject and we take it there
is no so bold to insist that the temper of the
country is in favor Of giving up TO the conquered nj
the territory which we have captured and wntered
: with our blood, and paved with our treasure We
may argue us we please about injustice to the con
quered. All war, in moral sense is unjust. Blu,
the Wings of the lower House will have to deal with
the consequences of a war, which the Wings, though
L.. t.
approved, because they knew that the public senti
ment whose servants they were, would condemn O
4 contrary course.
But leaving out of the question the political nfu.
ences, which almost supreme, in directing the
acts of representatives whether in the Senate
the House, we hold that the absolute interests of the
country will demand, and, what is more receive al
the hands Of the Wings Of the next House the pas
sage of resolution declaring the conquered territory
10 be territory Of the United States The RESPONSE
bilty will be with the Wings and they will not fly
from 1t. 1t is the only way In which the question Of
pacifcaEng the enemy can be met. Such policy
would be worthy Of our greatness, our magnanimi-
ty, our glory. We knoio that ioiH be adopted By the
Wing House Of Representatives. There will be al
most violent differences among them when II shall
be proposed, but these differences will melt before
the wants Of the country. We predict that men
who voted with the fourteen OF the 18TH Of May,
1886 will vote TO carry into effect the policy of
cupation and government OF the conquered territory
| by iap. bJs at..ea
The adoption Of this course will in no wise con-
fic with the past opinion of the Wings respecting
the origin and conduct Of the war. That opinion
will only be strengthened by such turn In the
course of things, twill prove beyond doubt, that
the origin and prosecution Of the war for base,
political purpose here at home; for there Is no man
who will not admit that II we had kept on this side
of the Rio Grande and even occupied the terrific
ry claimed by Texas, peace would have been had
long ago. On the other hand, 1t is equally clear,
that If the war had been prosecuted with all the
power placed at the disposition Of the Executive,
peace would have followed the very first expedition
into the cnemys country. The war, however, has
resulted In the demolition Of the enenys power and
new duties have arisen ont Of this state Of things for
Congress to discharge. fthe Democrats Of the Sc
nate and II the President shall come up TO the crisis
as the Wings of the House will oil will be safe.
The FrvER.--As truthful journalists, says the n.
Orleans National 18th inst, we are bound TO say,
that the fever has Increased In the last twenty four