The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-08

neither declared por commenced war but it seems the
Mexican army assaulted and attempted to destroy, our
army, and Ge.. Taylor fought and beat 1t back What
would these fasdious gentlemen have had Gen Taylor
do! Wa, he and his army 10 stand and be shot at until
Congress- met and declared war on no. TINS is too ao
its strength and return to the conflict before our army
was permitted TO strike This would have been truly
wise and constitutional Now the truth IS. II was
the Mexican army before Mr. Polk knew that there was
Mexican soldier east of the Rio Grande The position
taken up the Rio Grande opposite Matamoros, was
selected by General Taylor himself, and not docated to
him BY the President, and was, as l have shown, on
American territory. There was as much proprety III
our army occupying the east bank OF the Rio Grande, OPP
pose Maamoros, as there was in the Mexican army
cupying Matamoros on the west bank Both had the
same object in view, and each army intended TO keep
the other in check Where, then, the violation of the
constitution 1t only be found in the imagination OF
those Hotspur partsans who nothing but corup
ton and in the administration. however wise and
patriotic Its acts
To the one thousand and one iasehoods which put
in circulation to destroy the administration and with IT
the democratic party have answer 10 make. | only
beseech such OF my republican brethren likely TO
be moved by them, only TO to bygone times What
was said OF your Jefferson, your Madison, particularly
by the light iedealists during the last war; and OF
your Jackson? How many falsehoods were circulated
about them and their administrations by the untrng and
relentless enemies of democratic republcansm And
what has been the RESULT Now that the msts and clouds
which party rancor and unbushng fasehood had cast
over their acts, have passed away, all the impartial
and rejecting see the purity OF their motives and
the wisdom of their policy We should permit
these bold, reckless and unqualified denuncaiions
to waste themselves upon the desert air, and heed them
not If, however, Mr.. Polk were all that his enemies
represent HIM TO bc--a very devil incarnate-this does
not make democratic republicansm false or whigery
true. Ii would only prove that Mr. Polk was q trail
tor to republican principles and ought no longer to
be conhded in. But this is no argument why we should
abandon republican principles and embrace whigery.
Mo- course should be abandon the aithless repub
lcan, and take up who is genuine and trustworthy.
Fellow republicans this habit of going over to our ad
versaries when some republican betrays us. or commits
some error, has been detrimental to party and It's
principles and will be runous not only to the party but
to republican institutions themselves, if persisted in
pray you then, if you do find some fault with Mr. Polk,
principles and redress ourselves al the next election OF
President This is the only patriotic, the only safe
There are now many republicans in the wing ranks who
ought not to be there They in false position, and
should retreat from it. While there, they doing mis-
chief to their country.
Fellow republicans, the crisis is eventful, and the
wings full OF hope that, in 1884, now, by trum-
and all this sort OF stuff against the republican admins
aton, they will place this good old republican State by
the side OF Hartford convention, blue light old federal
Massachusetts and abolition Vermont. Will you permit
it! For one, am resolved, far as can prevent, it
shall not be done What say you Will you stand by
Well then, take up the book of your credible resou
tons of 179S and 1799-and test Mr. Folks adminstra-
ton by it, and If the test prevails, go and SUSTAIN with
might and energy, the republican candidates Let not
our enemies embroi with another Cease all re-
proaches, all elimination and recrminaon, and in solid,
unbroken phaanx let us determine TO sustain our cause,
principles and party, and free them from the
barrassnehts and difficulties which surround them.
Say but the word and the work shall be done
JEFFERSON OF 1900.