The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-29


IOh by popular election and by appointment-such as
aulae him on his success" Mr.. Clinton is resident
II Buffalo, and nn-aw of ]. c. Spencer esq.
| The NeW York Courier afhrms that it has not
huassed the administration about the war; but urged
vigorous prosecution it therefore complains of the
banner in which spoke of its course--cang it
Mexican whig"-gving aid to Mexico, &c If it has
Icked the administration in the war, Heaven save il
Iom such support the columns OF the N. Y. En-
birer have lately given it. Do you call it backing
bur friends when you the encouragement which
exco has derived from the tone of the opposition, and
Ihich the captain of the Charleston volunteers, and
6obn, and Doniphan have reprobaed in such indignant
rms? Call you it" backing your friends" when finding
w Mexico calculating upon that opposition, and draw
hopes from the prospect of the administration stealing
bit of this disgrace, she is told pernaciously and
fdacously, in the columns of the New York Courier,
bat the Executive is ready to sneak out Of the war,
ld TO patch up peace at any time and upon any terms
My tell of the support which the n Y. Courier is
billing give to the administration in the war, when it
Eliminates the Executive and msleads the enemy?
My boast of its motives and its views when the effect
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government and encourage it to hold out; and to i'm
ress ii with the conviction. that if does not yield,
Re wi-if it does not make peace on our terms, we
IRE anxious TO make peace on any terms Tell us
|o that the New York Enquirer said Thursday
|st, that "he refusal Of the government TO stpate
withdrawal of troops and feesy preliminary
negotiation, entirely right" when, in the same
|tcle, it says that, nevertheless, conjecture is busy,
md unless that be wholly fault, it is understood that
cabinet at Washington is ready to abandon all claims
pom Mexico, and to pay round sum for all the territory
may desire to acquire from her. Truly, this is being
arrest for peace; and the only misfortune is, that the
disposition had not prevailed before the war was
Undertaken; because then, now-then, easier than
|ow-these same terms could have been had and all
be blood and treasure wasted in the mean time might
lave been saved-all the precious lives squanderedall
be agones inflicted and endured-all the crimes COM
ed or earned all the countless host OF woes conse-
uent upon even the most successful wara all might
lave been saved and cvaded" Is not this language SO
se SO mischevous in its effects upon Mexico, and so
(gerly to be caught up and circulated IN Mexico 10
keep up her hopes and exerons, Calculated II not de-
gned, Gas we said on Friday last) to cheer up the
nemy and TO exher him TO blind perseverance in the
under the hope that would steal out OF it in dis
Erace without one of its objects being accomplished
This could have been its only effect This is the only
purpose it could subserve And if il has this consequence,
then why tell us that the New York Courier has sup
ported the war; when the only effect OF its late Hotspur
(ourse procrasnae the war; and defeat its objects
pell not that these declaraonsso dlsparaging to our
fwn government, so calculated to deceive and nssrt
|he enemy-were from the irresponsible editor, during
|he absence of the principal The public was not &C
buainted with that fact-certainy we not-and as
certainly the New York Courier was holding the Ian
&uage and efiectng the mischief which strongly
Deprecated There was once a tme indeed, when the
Courier spoke in a different tone-when it attacked
Pr Corwns Speech and stood up for the war; but that
as the time when its senior editor doggng the heels
p men in power in this city for brigadier generals
musng as he says IN this article of Tuesday, "we
ave not only stood by the administration in support of
he war, but haze euiced readiness to take part
personally in the contest and would have been permitted
% do So If the Executive were capable of acting from
her than party considerations, if he and his Secretary
|n War had decent respect for truth" We shall not
kopor soop to defend the honor of the President or the
secretary of War Fortunately, they both too high
70 be reached by the of the disappointed editor
But say in sober eanestness, that the patriot
who would support the administration in the prosecution
ff the war, under the hope of promotion, or would de-
his personal services to his country only the COM
mission and rank of brgader general has not the most
xaed sentiments of patriotism. He never will reach TO
Greek or Roman fame"
But the New York "Courierp is pleased to draw its
aughts upon its former course we should be willing to
onor these, if henceorh it forges its 'prvate griefs"
1nd goes only for its country. We shall do more we
ha be willing to render all due honor to the Courier,
yhen we shall see il standing by the standard of its
country, and resisting the efforts OF Messrs Corwn,
Bolts, SC, to stop the supplies and to force into
Ishonorabe peace If, in the mean me Mexico should
again reject the olive branch and peace shall not be made
and such efforts should be made at the next Congress-
we shall expect to see the Courier manuly Drawing
The factous opposition and repeating TO them the terms
which it now employs:
"The course of the Courier and Enquirer in regard to
war; has been purely national, while many of the
pedieucy wing papers have done all in their power
aass the administration, and msrepresent the whole
ancter of the True, associates have not al
ways agreed with in views of the war; but the
curse Of the Courier and Enquirer has been TO sustain the
ar while has freely pointed out the errors, the foues,
md the wickedness of the administration. We have pro-
GAINED on all occasions, that had abundant cause 81