The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-13
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
MONDAY NIGHT, SEPT. Is, Is47.,


The sclf-stylod Peace Party" New Issue.
The latest information from the seat OF war has in
duced general belief that negotiations may, at this mo-
ment be in progress to conclude treaty of peace 1t is
universally taken for granted, also, that the terms OF
peace proposed by our government must and will de-
mand, as Indispensable territorial indemnity from
Mexico both in view of the just claims of pundered
citizens and of the expenses of the war which has been
forced upon us In such indemnity only can the war
close justly honorably Upon the basis of such in
demnity only this administration-or, in fact, any
admnisration-be sustained by the people in the concu
sion of treaty Till such indemnity be granted to U.S.
in far the future be foreseen, the must go
on.
How stand the Peace Party" in their new OF
(" No Territory" before these fixed facts !! They
pledge in that issue their party faiththey plant their
party power-upon the position that this territorial in
demnity, when by us, and offered to u.s. shall not be
accepted Their issue rallies them reject the treaty Of
peace which shall guaranty TO such indemnity. They
will have war, with all It's horrors, sooner than
they will have territory the Pacific seaboard
Justly it is due us, with all its countless and meal
culable advantages They will vote down peace if they
and if they dare than permit this administration
to peace which shall maintain rights and our
honor The very benefit which the treaty closing the
war is to confer upon s according to their new ISSUE
their sole and sufficient ground for rejecting the treaty
and rrolonging the war! Does the whole history OF
constitutional DISPOSITIONS in any government contain an
instance Of partisan madness like this
But while the wing leaders and journals, in their
issue, thus reject the only indemnity and the main ad-
vantage which the bring us, they, protesting
now, always against its and its cop
tnuance, resolve, at the time, another principle
of their party position, that they will vote the men and
money to carry il on After having thus by their first party
ISSUE made the fruit of the and the effect of the war
havocater resolving upon this ISSUE reject the
treaty of peace offered by vanqushed enemy because
it contains indemnity-then they the 'peace party"
less and criminal butchery of the weak and defenceless
avow, as their second party position, their readiness
sacrifice OF the blood and treasure of our country to
extend and proong that havoc Taking their two issues
together, the wing leaders cannot escape from this mon
strous dilemma. Either these wing declaratons-now
both of them blazoned in their leading journals through
out the land, and especially in the National Intcgencer
vile frauds, designed to mslead the people for me
and them or BOTH CATER the wing fashon TO be flung
away else just this, we have described it, must be
the predcament OF the wings in the Senate, when the
treaty of peace containing territorial indemnity, shall
before them for ratification. Is there parallel
case of partisan decentralization and profigacy on
record
And to what end have the wing leaders put their party
in this position 1t is auoauedly order to unite their
party in effort to clutch the spoils of Office They
confess, that if territory is gained by the war, the
Wilmot Proviso will rend their party organization in
sunder and TO avoid this, they trampe under foot at
once their consistency "peace men," and the
highest rights and interests of their country, and plant
themselves upon the double party platform of "More
supplies for the war;" and No Mexican territory
to the end that from that platform as a starting place
their oice-hounds may bay together the "quest,"
and hunt in unbroken pack till their game is run down
And at what time is this new issue of " No more ter
rtory' made up and put forth by the wing journals
their rallyng cry to unite all the wings from Maine
Texas'" Just as General Scott is moving from Pueba
to Mexico, to force the military rulers of that capital TO
consider the treaty terms offered by commissioner
which Gas is generally understood) spulate for terrific
rial indemnify The tidngs that the wings OF this coun-
try from Maine to Texas" ready to rally upon the
issue of 'no Mexican territory" are sent to Mexico
just at the chosen pepex and dash the opening
negotiaonsjust in time to the Mexican nego-
atos, that if they refuse to sign the treaty. (as is said
to be framed0 they take the very position which the
tire wing party" has taken in advance of them That
in leaning upon this assurance, Mexico will lean upon
broken reed, is indeed quite true. That the wing
stand before this people, or before
the Senate is certain. But will the Mexcans deuded
as they are, and blinded as they are--wil they know
this? And if they do know it, is the guilt of the
wing leaders ot Lighter What lay in them to do,
to cheat Mexico to her ruin and to plunge her in yet
deeper shame and misery, by encouraging her mady to
refuse just terms OF peace they have done set
effort, without scrupe and without stint They have
done this work. too in the widest phrenzy, and for the
basest purposes of faction They have done it, because
their party has not patriotism enough in its organization
either to heed the great territorial interests and rights
the country, to abide by the compromises Of the con-
suton the subject of slavery; and finally, they have
done this work Of delusion upon Mexico calculated il
not designed TO break off just negotiations, under the
pretence still hamelessy upheld that they and they only
the 'pary of peace" patriotic people will, at the
due season. remember their deeds
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