The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-04

tain TO end toar the other almost certain to ecur,
Texas and yet preserve peace The administration deibr
atey chose The former! Instead OF making the subject
of negotiation and treaty. they annexed Texas price
OF war with Mexico. Their only for this was tina
England would seize upon Texas if we hesated. Sam
iousons letter. which published yesterday, destroys
this plea utterly, by avowng that Invented Tor the
express purpose OF imposing upon the United States gov
eminent!
Now, far Mexico concerned, in our view, ,ee
hasa perfect right to 1tras IN any 'cdy npo" "ht
both parties could agree Texas both dc Jdo ana de
Jurs idepeadent of Mereo the " States AS we
said before, Mr. Webster demonstrated hisj and even IL we
willing TO concede the Tribunes assertion that he
John Tyer's dcation, and not In expression OF
his own opinion which NOT this would still affect IN
no wise the conclusveness of its argument IN wha cas
done therefore, committed outrage upon Mereo zoe
did her roag in no sense liable to the charges
of Injustice aggression, rapacity which the English
press so freely against the country But the admins
raton most giepous error, oien thus detibe
ratey without oce chose rce ,cod ha ne
secured e object Here is the fault for which they
have yet TO answer
Now we assume, with the Courier, that the act of
nexaon done under Mr. Tyler's administration was an
which our government had "peyect righf' to do.
We agree with the Courier, that :" Mr.. Webster has
demonstrated this" And now we ask that journal how
is this administration blame for the war! What were
the "two paths left open to President Polk What
path of ''peace did he refuse to enter upon'
The resolution of annexation Ga 'rghtful act"
member did indeed propose two alternative procedures
one to Texas, with herconsent, specified cond
tons the other to negotiate with Texas (not Mexco)
the subject of annexation Forthwith, and upon
tice Almone, the Mexican minister, without any re-
gard whatever to which of the alternatives might be
chosen by the Executive announced that by the
of the act of annexation Of had arisen, and
Immediately demanded his passports. Not long after,
Lanzas the Mexican minister of foreign affairs echoed
Almonte's words and stated in official despatch to
Mr. Slde that the act of annexation passed by Congress
"put further negotiation out OF the question: being
case of lrar Now, according both to the Courier and
Mr.. Webster, both Amone and Lanzas entirely
crong their Positions but these positions they took
for Gas they alleged) had arisen, and they
would negotiate no longer. Now we put it to the Cour-
Ter, had this administration created this OF war I?
Was this administration responsible for it, II they were,
Mr. Webster, indeed, says they right; but were
they their predecessors in fact the responsible
parties for the act of annexation'
But the Courier will say Mr.. Tyler chose the former
OF the two alternatives of the Resolution of Annexation
and his choice having been formally made, Mr. Polk did
not annu it and choose the other. But, we reply, the
Resolution of Annexation in both of its alternatives,
"
pa There is not particle nor pretence of evidence
that Mexico considered the latter alternative whit
more palaabie peaceful than the former, which Mr.
Tyler chose. Why should she have so considered it?
The alternative proposed to negotiate with 1erasand
Mexico claimed that Texas only her rebel province
or department, Gas she phrased IT'D and as such had no
right to negotiate or to say word on the subject
What was then, the ''path Of peace which Mr.. Polk
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of negotiation with Mexico about the Texan boundary
and Mexican claims ?. That path Mr.. Polk did
choose and made the first advances in it, too to Mexico
Was by the march OF the army to the Rio Grande that
Mr. Polk wandered from the "pah of peace ," On the
contrary that march ordered, the record shows
at once to protect territory in Texas from threatened
invasion, and impress upon Mexico the necessity OF ne
goation and, what is to the point SO far as the
Courier is concerned, General Taylor then the spot
and the last dates the Couriers favore candidate for
the presidency, advised that march specslly riew Of
both those objects before undertaken, and approved
il specially of both those objects after it had taken
place In this the Courier doubtless considers General
Taylor quite much in the right was Mr. Webster in
his demonstration" of the rghtfuness of annexation
How, then-we urge the question on the Courier-how
lid Mr. Polk avoid the "pah of peace" and make him
self responsible for the guilt of war; Will the
Courier say that it by refusing to call Mr.. Sde
commissioner? That journal will not, we believe de-
scend to such an absurdy. fine pretcxt for war; tru
y the sending minister of the highest diplomatic grade
We have heard of States refusing negotiations because
the grade of diplomatic functonary not high
enough but never, surely because it was too high
Was the "path of war; chosen, then, by proposing
to make the just and admitted claims of citizens upon
Mexico part of the subectmatter of negotiation to-
sether with the Texas boundary The Courier will not
dare to say that those claims could have been, ought
to have been thrust aside The justice and the honor of
the government of the United States alike forbade
it. What ,paS, then, ask again of the Courier, the
path of peace which Mr.. Polk refused TO take Was
there any such path, other than that taken by the fore
cast and energy of the President in which national
justice and honor could walk together
The wings are it seems, (and rejoice to believe
ths) about return in far to their duty patriots,
and contribute their aid the prosecution Of the war
1t behooves hem then, to such questions the
Courers article suggests and show clearly why they
have abused and denounced their counrys up the
very moment in which il has become political suicide
for them longer to withhold from it their support
II the Postmaster General cares little for the coarse
and unmanney attacks of the New York Herald and its
Washington correspondent "Galvienss," do, we
satisfied that he does not desire word to be said
LII IL. ~ II Al.