The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-10

condemns the others line The profound question seems
to be- whether it cheal est and best to carry by
fighting or without fghting.by fighting in the enemy's
or our own counryby driving him before u.s. letting
him drive us In finance, they tell us safety for our
bleeding impoverished, and dscredted country lies only
S upon sf p psos g. E support
to force peace and payment by its fearful exactions
They cry you have exhausted the treasury, but let
any soldiers received We viii levy no tax but vote
you treasury notes. Then will laugh at the subrcas-
ury and your abandonment of gold and silver and mock
you Tor using paper money Though above par but lest
il should depecate will pledge the lands to pay your
notes but tomorrow we will vote to give those lands TO
the soldiers.
Consistent with themselves only in abusing Mr.. Polk,
they agree in nothing else, If his power continued until
they reconced to each other he would be perpetu
al President They have introduced and sustained as
party no RTdccdl proposition test before the people
OF the policy Of the two parties This DONE would give
at least line of offence and defence in the political cam
pagn They voluntarily embarked with us as passengers
in this war, and now they as voluntarily chain them
selves to the oars as galley slaves, and look way and
row the Other HE very term unjust war" involves
IS ntamousa crime for which the country should shroud
itself IN mourning nay
Hung be the heavens with black"
But you rejoice and glory in it. You send forth the
poor soldier for whom You affect such sympathy and tell
him to STAY, but is murderto fall fighting vaanty but
it is feons death You bid the American mother to
with crlme-to return robber red and reeking with in
nocent blood You call your soldiers heroes and write
on their monuments Taplne, murder" You vote swords
ana thanks and medals and lands, and money and pen
sons for what you say is crime and crime black that
individuals committing ii without your sanction receive
only ignominy-a prison or halter.
we must credit your professions, not only from cour-
tes but because we cannot believe you would unneces
sarily and wiuy pronounce such fearful judgment upon
yourselves and your country and invoke by confession
of crime the vengeance of Heaven and scorn of civilized
man, If you did not believe it true We claim for our
selves credit for equal sincerity We believe before God
and the world that the war is just on part If we
err, we err after full delbeton and argument with the
best Judgment Heaven has vouchsaed u.s. in the belief
that we are dschargng patriotic duty redounding the
honor and character Of our country If there any in
famy-any crimeit is not ours Gentlemen claim it all
we have no intention OF wickedness. We through
out as we profess But you declare war; and denounce
as infamous, but vote all supplies and urge its vigorous
prosecution You preach that it is murder, and boast
how many wings there are in ithow many friends, how
many constituents you have in it, who volunteered CO.
fou charge that It IS crime and complain that more
the yainy, and speak of the chief man in the .gdng"
for the presidency. You boast OF companies and reg-
mens being wing, and wing States are emulous upon The
question OF eagerness for the fray. You vote monu-
bountes TO the liying,-to entice the people to inn
brue their hands in blood-in infamy That no tyne
OF inconsistency injustice may be wanting, You de-
clare that you Will hold the President vigorously and
war, because he is, by the constitutions the commander
inchef, but you refuse him the power to choose the
officer 70 command the army. You insist that he shall
take only euenants Of your way Of thinking, and hos
have already been published to the world and to Mexico
as finding fault in queruous spirit with all the efforts
and conduct OF their superior officer You CHARGE that
you fear his appointment will be but the nomination OF a
VIII be fascinated with unfortunate general and make
him President because he mismanages the war; Won
must be aaid Of the of commander OF the Pres
To be cOnt1nued1