The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-25

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America is taught 10 expect from her Mexican.
| The war conceived upon these dangerous doc
trines, and justified by these faacous arguments,
was conducted on principles originating In the same
corrupt school. Twelve months of unskful expe-
| riments, creating the most objectionable delay told
fatally upon the resources of the commander chief
| OF the army; and nothing but the most prudent
foresight, combined with the ceaseless energy and
undannted valor of handful of gallant men, saved
AZ one period OF the campaign the army from
ere, and the country from the disgrace of having its
Executive to contribute to il, But with no shame
for disgraceu failures the slow pace of stupid me-
gotations in Washington followed the rapid success
sion of brilliant victories in Mexico and the nation
saw with the effort to cramp the energies Of the
my to strike at its commander, the humiliation Of
the Executive IN the triumph of our arms.
Every stratasem in diplomacy failing to accom-
plsh the brilliant results which were confidently
anticipated, bringing upon us the taunts of Europe
the very school from which we were learning our
tinesse, and exciting the Indignation of our own
| countrymen, another device was contriyed which
was to reconcile the opinion abroad and conciliae
the offended patriotism at home, in admiration of
the extraordinary skill of the Executive.
The judcious doctrine of continental system,
directed TO Its legitimate purpose in its application
assumed the character Of independent States, was
misconsrued and ignorantly applied with other mis-
taken principles Of diplomacy, TO the same colonies
under republican form of government To defend
his scheme, when 1t was discovered that the intrigue
so audaciousy carried on between the President OF
the United States and the ex-Presdent Of Mexico
was topic Of national scandal-to elevate it TO the
respect of legitimate diplomacy now that It was the
dsowned offspring Of disgracefu intriguing, 1t must
be traced to some respectable parentage and the old
Monroe continental system was made to father it,
After il had thus been provided for, the Court jour-
nal, accustomed to smooth over such proceedings
among its abandoned circle, chrisened this thing by
the dignified name of policy; and the precious
blood shed ut the battle Of Buena Vista sacre-
giousy used as its baptismal 'front.' Yes citizens
Of the United States, the who was sent with an
army Of twenty-five thousand men, said to be the
choicest troops in Mexico, against five thousand Of
your countrymen, was the result of policy adopted
by your Executive.
To redeem such reasonable policy from its de-
served fate-impeachment of those who planned il
1t needs must receive the historical sanction Of the
past, and the wisdom of the patriotic administra-
ton is invoked to justify the folly of the present Elk
ecutive. 3.r
To subserrve the purposes of this modern CONT
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vana-though the supporter of any system that will
advance his career as military acknowledgements
be placed at the head Of an army and his monarchi-
cal rival banshcd from Mexico. And when this feat
IN diplomacy is accomplished how does it work =
Santa Ana, the representative of our own system,
is, through the continuance of our Government,
marching at the head Of Republican army, opposed
to the United States-while Paroles is enabled to
pursue his game of king making unvanquished in
Europe While you trying to ferret out the prin-
ciple Of this complicated game OF diplomacy, and
wondering at the hostile position Of North and Spa
nsh American Republicanism you are told that it Is
| to conquer peace. And when you point them to
the famous battle which to achieve this conquest
| and which was conducted according to their dplo-
matte tactics and tell them that Its results, instead
of peace is continued war-they will reply that they
are carrying out the principle Of the American Cont
mental System that they have banished its formidable
enemy from the soil of Mexico.
With this result Of the game, the man who had de.
ceved his own countrymen until he had exhausted
every principle OF fraud found subject for his
state craft in the Chief Magistrate Of ours He play
ed his game and doubtless il was with significant
alsion to the terms of IT, that he claimed the'victo
Try at Buena Vista! And 10 dupe more eflectually
his victim in the United States that he facetiousy
declared in Mexico that he whipped eneral Taylor
three times!
In order to play his part to an equal advantage II
| was necessary for President Folks unsophsticated
purity of character to undergo wicked metamor
phose TO place il upon footing with his willy antag
onist. Thus transformed, Santa Ana diploma
could be wheedled, and President Folks destructv,
, tongue Was the Mephistophiles who could do it,
Santa Ana, the leader Of the Mexican army, could b,
L ,l,,in al.
Polk was the skful tactician who would defeat hin
u while the lives of our brave countrymen were t.
furnish material for the sport Santa Ana the heat
of the Mexican Government could be bought, an,
three millions Of American gold would be nppropra
ted for the barter A dear and heavy expenditure
Of blood and national honor TO attain sucl
q a proficiency in such disgraceful school of dipo
q macy But, not willing to withhold from its pupil
| their Just honors earned in this school, lot me d
. them justice in rewardng credit for every triumph
h achieved in its respective branch. Their battle
. planned on diplomatic scale at Washington, bu
fought principles Of military science in Mexico
i failed TO conquer-ther diplomacy TO negotiate-an
d their gold TO purchase peace
h ASST TO crown its abors with the proudest triumph
of glory, at this stage of diplomacy Paroles return
}, 10 Mexico. The enemy Of the system, to uphol
o which so much precious blood was she'd had, lik
re Napoleon from Eba TO Paris, made bloodless en-
trance into the capital As apology for the over
" sight at Vera Cruz, and in the Port of Havana
e which enabled this man whose return was to Great
much CONSERVATION to evadc the vigilance of tn
o authorities, IRE told through an official protocol
couched in an editorial in the Government paper tina
the movements ofParedos were watched in Englan
81 and France That sedate old men In distinguish
!, circles and fashionable young gentlemen attached L
our legations abroad, were taking the initiative step
in continental diplomacy, by watching the move
II ments of the monnrchical Ex-Presldent of the Re
public of Mexico, and willy politicians who had nc
d qured their proficiency in diplomatic accomplish
r ments on the stump and perfected their address 70
court circles by the figid manners and formal eti
e quet Of the White House, were playing the part
j. espers the cautious designs of European kim
makers But in despite Of all this diplomatic pre-
of cautiona this Surveillance over the secret action
l. and associates Of Paredes tbe Ex-Presden arrive
II in the Gull, and effects landing in Mexico
a With this unfortunate turn in affairs, q singua
: conflict in the modern continental system, and III
monarchical principle is presented. President Polk
4 the embodiment Of the oneSanta Ana the solids
ant representative Of the other and Paredes the enc