The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-25

From Ohio statesman
We would direct the readers attention to most scorch
ing review of Senator Corwin's speech and the ONO
wing candidate for the presidency, by returned voiuh
,eer from Mexico The writer OF this pointed aucie was
OF the most promising and talented young wings u
the State but the late reasonable conduct OF the lead
Of his party, aiding the enemy while he was lighting
the battles of his country has evidently satisfied him that
be wing and support his country, not consistent
position He is welcome-thrce welcome-to our col
umns and hope who not only wieds the sword,
bu, the pen also, with such mighty force, may not let the
latter sleep, which important at home the other
was in Mexico
Mr.. Corwin's late speech Senate.
1t the beginning of the last February. while that
division OF army under Gen Taylor lay encamped at
raiions, that Gen Santa Anna consolidating and
strengthening every OF his forces at the ancient city
of San Luis de Potosi. He had drawn together Of
the most splendid armies that that republic levied
seconded by half hundred generals, bearing with him
the finest park OF artillery that gave air OF grandeur
and magnihcence to war; and with main body OF more
than twenty thousand troops. call veterans tried before
IN the war OF their independence Santa Anna was ma
king ms final aS, for sweeping Re es
buena Vista The hour was fast approaching Inc Amer
regular troops had been drawn ofor the Vera Cruz
ne ndhe soldiers of the volunteers alone remained
General Urrea with five thousand chosen cavalry from
Tua, had taken possession of the road in Cen Tayor's
rear, and communication and rentorcements were mus
alike cut OFT The hour has indeed come And on the
second, the entire line OF more than twenty thousand
soldiers had poured forth from San Luis to undoubted
victory. a
There is something curious in condolences And even
now that it all over and popular denunclaons
have sounded quietly once more we know not wei
that ON the th day Of February the year Of grace
1S47 Thomas Corwin, then by some mischance Sena-
tor Of the United States, glored and exuted in refusing
retpyIr far nd
unknown land upon whom even then, at that very hour
and minute, an immensely superior enemy were march
ing like a whrwind. At the moment the orator gave
bad reasons for faith, and prayed evil on the
army OF the republic the rushing thousands OF Avarezs
cavalry with the heavy artillery OF Reguena. and the
sea Of Lombardns veteran infantry were pouring down
minute when Mr. Corwin recommended the Mexicans 10
greet our soldiers with bloody hands. and welcome
riding with flourish OF banner and blast of
trumpet to the charge against the handful who after
wards struggled in the fearful contest that ever
death and carnage smiled on
BY what system of clairvoyance all this done, we
confess ourselves utterly unable tell 1t is of these
peculiar condolences that battle all analysis, and we
singular combinations But ask, and perhaps not ali
in vain, that it shall be in the remembrance Of this
great people.
We had marked out TO ourselves no arguments where
with to answer the novel opinions set forth in that "cu
Gus effort MT Corwin has expressly avoided argument
as general thing, and we shall certainly assume none
y unfortunate he has been in the only attempt at an
argument on the question OF boundary. For if, as Mr.
ed her power, then the Mer expedition has certainly
been overlooked by those who insist that the Nueces is
our boundary The taking Of Guerrero the many nya
sons across the RIO Grande the uniform retreat of the
Mexicans that river into their own counyall
should ndisputably demonstrate how far Texas had and
held for she held it as much she held Bexar or
any OF the frontier towns But il thankless task
TO multiply instances, and surely not less easy might
seem as il the only ground most evidently false and
enabe, had been chosen in order to brand public opinion
and reprobaton and to show to all that the wing faction
reloced in dehlng their countrys honor and loved to
believe her infamous without even the appearance OF
a cause.
We had designed to submit longer argument on the
subject OF the alleged usurpaon OF power by the Execu
tive; but the hurried in which compelled
to write, and the limits which have assigned to
selves, will not allow it. For the present, then, we
deem it entirely sufficient to quote from perhaps cele
brated jursconsu who has led the front OF antag
onistc party and Chancellor Kent, who, after stating
that solemn declaration, or previous notice is now
laid asde establishes it as an undoubed principle of
national law that act Of Congress sis, Of course
Utmost solemn declaration c. After Ate qeerrng TO
the of national council which declared the exist
of this in express and unmisakable terms. it
those who absurdy say that this is OF the Pres-
dent" We not now what idle objections may be
supposed to lie against the manner Of its passage or its
orgin-he fact is enough and makes this war of the
United States. Even If errors have been Committed by
the Executive (Which is not the case) the prompt action
OF Congress, 10 use legal phrase, cured tnem all.
We have though, no words of harshness TO lavish on
the party whose head and front Mr. Corwn claims to be-
The bitter and traorous which have been thun-
dered in idle malice against just as ever I'M
sheathed sword, have been nearly expated by the sud
den and silent retreat from such opinions, when displayed
in their festered corruption by leader This most mis-
cradle tool of wretched party, bankrupt banker and
cashered cashieronce thousand ongued in recommend
ing that the speech be read in the churcheseven he
and such as he have at length become dumb This once
ready word of such brazen basphemy has died upon the
tongue and pen.
And the curious but legitimate consequence of all this
Like the singular worm, well known to naturalsts,
one dare hazard guess to which end of the faction is
the head Ii is natural that the friends of Mr.. Corwin
should pead'hs benefits to the soldier to the
charge OF indirect treason to the country that while
he had with an erontery only equaed by his alsehood,
denounced the unhoy and its troops urderers
he had atoned for this bunder by providing land and
home for those same highway robbers and assassins.
We might expostnlate with these gentlemen, and ask
be consistency among wings. But we have locked and
wished and waited for SO long, in van have at
last ceased to expect it, and perhaps it is we'll for
have thus been spared many disappointment
But little have felt entitled to expect cannot
conceal our wonder when the heavy swell crack smen
of whiggery the barnacles on the head of the Wlmot
Proviso, and the spawners Of spsop against this pre-
sent war-sp-sop that only claims notoriey from the
that has eavened the whole lump"when these,
and such these could select the bearer of their dis
graceful flag, who has supported with his life, the
the troops whom they have poured the filth of thou
sand editorials STAKEHOLDER and leader in this war
namely, General Zachary Taylor.
III great names were prosuted 10 little plrpOses