The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-13
For President
GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR.

Subject TO The decision Of the Wing National Convention

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calamity nm ,unn,i,ia,h,. .viI The Trni,ed states
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emf time and a.. -, h ,,a,isa,, ,his ,,for,,no,.
condition. The war Ind enough in itself has been
made worse than had becauss Of i,s miserable con
duct by the worst and weakest Administration 10
which our co,n,r, hos G,llon hair And what q
worse still there 10 r,,ls or M nrosnect TINT the 6
lure conduct Of This w,r Inv me existing Executive
will display any more skill and energy than that which
has praced its mast manugement .,.
The country has no confidence in Mr.. Polk. Ii
feels that he IL NOT trus.worthy. And what is TO be
depIored, he reciprocates this feeling The country
is in war and he conducts il MS though IL WINS his war
He will not throw himself upon the country for It's
confidence He asks II not He acts constantly as
if he were the autocra of the United States not the
servant of the People He appeals not to the nation
for its unanimous support in prosecuting this conflict
to an end He appeals not TO IT, by unbosominp his
views of policy, by procaiming to the world what he
is for and what he is not for and by adhering to his
principles and measures. He hides everything from
the eyes Of the People-nay, he communicates not
with his own friends He preyaricates. He contra
diets himself. His acts are as different from his pro-
fessions us darkness is from light. Who can have
confidence in such an Executive? The country
feels as II II were without head TO lead il along the
path of Justice and right and gory 1t feels that its
destinies and lis honor are in incompetent and wicked
hands ...
But vho, 10 IN be tbe future conduct of This war
We NAV iudye from the mast what the future will
he and we sho nor 90 nstrav Jud,eision win chm.
racterize NIL Mr. polkr future war movements MS il
has done heretofore--at least until CONGRESS- sball
come tooetber Ever n that hodv sba, exer, ,,s To-
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interests If the country and se him mn m oct or
| tho country md f,roet salf II Mr. pok combined
the necessary decision If character and faressness
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us..e "a '',e A'N'eu'o' ~ "' peoP'', ''a' 'e "i
prosecute ','e war US II snou'u NC pfuseou'euI"of
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commissioner "ahtoh anu WICKED exposure OF that
honor 10 the scorn ana contempt Oh the MeXicans;
out no one taiks OF coincidence IN Mr. FOX that ne
Is capable OF vndicatlng us from the insults and
taunts OF the enemy. On the contrary, every body
citizen, drawing rom the treasury oil common
sense Is pointing out how the war ought TO be pro-
secuted 10 the end Under tho temporary excitement
OF the moment, however, under the influence we
suppose, OF lear lest Congress may arragn him Tor
malyersafion In ONCE we hear that ne and his cabi-
net council have resolved to do thus and so, forth
with Now, what is 1t that he has determined on ?
Let us see.
l. No more offering of the olive branch is to be
made to the enemy. Overtures of peace are to come
sincerely rom the Mexcans, or we will not listen to
them. >.,#
2. The whole character of the war is to be chang
ed. 1t is not to be to conquer peace, but to
conquer subjugate and reduce to American territory
the whole Of Mexico.
3. Our army is to be subsisted upon the enemy, by
being quartered upon him according to the usages Of
dire war .....'
a. No mercy, no quarter is to be shown to the
resisting enemy, but he is be made to feel all the
horrors of war in their worst FORM
| s. No peace is to be made with the Mexicans un-
less it be the peace of subjugated people. They
will never be treated with again as an enemy capable
| Of self preservation and further Resistance.
| g. The law of May 18th, 1876, is to be construed
to mean, authority keep $4,000 men in the field at
| all times.
T. The Constitution and the laws are not 10 he re-
garded in the way of the conduct of the war, if il
shall become necessary to violate them or to eyadc
them.
8. The occupation of all the cities of Mexico as soon
as 1t can be effected such MS Querearo, Guadalajaras,
Acapulco, &C. &C., and the opening of all the lines of
as far as 1t can be done with the forces
at the command OF the Executive. .
u Inc establishment OF military law in the pres
ehce Oh our forces IN MEXICO and Its rigid execution
upon all resistans'
w. lay the whole subject OF the war before Con-
gress' without any recommendation as to the future
.onse ~ W Purs"eu mus leaving the question en-
ou,iasseu as Is, anu WIN oe' oy inc predetermined
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