The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-08
For the Union.


While large portion of the federal leaders and federal
are opposing the acquisition oil territory from
uuer any circumstances seems tha the MEX
ch commissioners themselves have rendered surrender
OF portion OF Upper California In the debased feeling
oi lacu3 ana Tor party purposes merely these unscru-
pulous Leaders and presses alien 10 their country
than foreign enemy in arms would refuse territorial
indemnity. Why is this Men do not act without an
obect and what object influence these par,sans in
thler violent hostility to the national sentiment and TO
what even the enemy with whom at war concede
II is patriotic object, or il is not And this point, if
they will coolly and calmly, commune with themselves,
examine their motives and preudlces, there be no
difference OF opinion between themselves and others.
They have permitted passion to run away with their
Judgment, and place them in a position that can give
them no influence and which they will regret They
have partisan hostility to the Administrations and, to
crafty that feelng they taking position which they
can neither maintain nor Defend and which the hlexi-
cans themselves have abandoned.
In the hostility engendered by differences of opinion,
men and parties frequently resort to pretexts to justify
their opposition or TO create anmosty that their own de-
lberae Judgment under other circumstances, would con-
demn The federal (or whig party is constantly running
INTO this excess of Because opposed to admin
Istraon, their violent and factous leaders to sup
pose II necessary eXpeden to oppose ndiscrmlnaely
its Hence much of the opposition to the ad
ministrations Of Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison In this
spirit originated the Hartford Conventions and those acts
bordering treason of the fac,ous ederalsts during the
last British war For time they got up, certain quar-
ers temporary deusion against slim Madisons war;"
as they termed it, but the reco Frustrated almost all
concerned and drove into premature retirement most OF
the brilliant leaders of the federal party, Some of the
youthful portion after years of exclusion from pub
Inc affairs and by changing their locality, enabled to
introduce their talents again on the theatre of public al
fairs; but popular dstrust has justly attended them
Such men, beyond all others, should hear the admoni
lions of experience.
If the present opposition, calling themselves wing, have
sustained themselves against the administrations it is be-
cause they have yet avoided direct issues with il the
war measures They have voted supplies in Congress- and
protested to be the jealous supporters of efficient means
for prosecuting the AS yet, they have not, as
party, opposed territorial indemnity, though there are
evident indications that many of the leading of that
party would for want of better, make that issue They
have chafed their minds into the belief that they can
embaass the administration by occupying this position
Let them take it, if they will Its domestic results they
will be the keenest to deplore. Those who voted
in the Massachusetts Legislature that it unbecomng
moral and religious people to rejoice in our victories
had scarcely unfortunate issue 1t may cheer and
encourage the enemyt may proong the war; and cause
some American blood to flow; but the country will appre
cate it as it deserves.
In the meantime, the administration may congratulate
itself that factous opposition driven to the extremity
of taking such desperate issue Had there been blum
ders, errors, mismanagement-were the general
policy in any respect exceponablehe beages OF oppo
stlon would have seized that in preference But the
skillful and admirable management of affairs has left
them without other recourse to oppose In this the lead
ers will find that the patriotic of the rank and file
of their own party will not sustain them The MeX-
have already conceded than the rash and fac
tious wing leaders.