The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-30

What will the wings do at the next session Will
they try to stop the supplies! Some of the Hotspul
presses have recommended this course Others on the
contrary, protest against it as injurious to the country
and fatal to themselves. We have the manly course
which the New York Courier advises; and we now hap
odnd even the Baltimore Patriot urging the same policy
We repubsh the article with pleasure. discaiming Of
course, its unjust structures upon Mr. Polk and the
publican party But we are happy to see the Patriot
give the following pledge for its party that they evil
vote at the next session for supplies proper and necessary
Tor the susenance and success of arms Let the Bal
msre Patriot speak for ITSELF and let recoect the posi-
tive assurance it has given about the course OF the whgs
sit is very certain that let Congress when it may.
either in regular session, the administration
VIII make heavy demands upon it for money. 1t will be
Tor the House of Representatives in which the wings will
be In the majority grant withhold this money and the
effort OF the locooco press has recently been directed to
produce an impression upon the public mind that the whg
VIII withhold refuse vote supplies carry the
No man in the country would have rejoice
such proceeding the part of the wings than Mr. Polk
II would give him chance to escape from the dilemma IN
which he has been placed by the rashness which brought
the war on, by giving him excuse for abandoning it,
which, things stand now, there does not be any
other way Of his getting clear of without involving himself
IN personal and his administration in dis
grace
bpt the wings OF VIII no SUCH thing the 10
ooco presses insnuae, and, suspect, hope they will
DO The responsibility Of the altogether upon Mr.
Folk He brought on and the constitution gives him the
management of it, None Of his responsibility in these re.
CARDS will be assumed by the House of Representatives
Fo supplies proper and necessary for the
success of arms, the wings in Congress will the
next session. We risk in saying this That they
viii use the influence of their position bring about
honorable peace is certain but all their efforts that
gard win be direct and positive. They will allow
lov r1uph tod Inv the mi
sance of the administration and the ndecison of its
e 10 seek, by any indrecton, such Withholding sup
plies, to put stop the Ifno other than this
should present themselves Mr. Polk may be that the
war will go on, though should continue beyond his
term of office"
The Cincinnati "Aas" and the "Ohio State Journal
hold rather different language They urge the House
o. Representatives promptly to declare "that the wal
shall not be prosecuted for the dismemberment and
quest of Nlexco;" and thus they contend 'the will
Dc speedily and honorably terminated" To abandon
everything to the enemy-a 'ndemnity for the past and
security Tor the fuure"to throw away all the money
winch has been spent upon the war; and all the claim
which citizens have for spoliaons-to yield those
eonquests, which alone furnish us compensation
would be anything else than honorable termination
anything else than manifestation of the strength of ou
government 1t would secure anything else than {
permanent peace The party who would succeed il
Iorcng this disgraceu policy upon us, would,
.ner strongest papers says, be political suicides And tn
ocnnat Enquirer is therefore justified in SAYING in re
ply to the "Atlas" and estate Journal "bat the wing
the next Congress will not dare to withhold supplies
mat they will not dare TO go against the acquisition o
additional territory, either by conquest purchase and
iurher that if the should not be ended by the ls
January next that the wing Congress will vote men an
money for the further vigorous prosecution of it. The
Will know better than do Otherwise