The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-27
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY NIGHT, NOV. 81, Is47.


brief comments of that Journal letter from Col Wynn
koop, the distinguished officer now in command of our
garrison at Perote. Colonel Wynkoop was wtig when
he went to Mexico but he has cause, while in that
country, he tells us, to and deprecae the tone
of the acknowledged leaders and supporters of the wing
party" He tells us in terms, that she spirit Of treason
pomuged by the leading wing journals at home is the
MAN, If the sole obstacle at present existing to pre-
vent honorable peace" He says, further, that he
strongest arguments published against army are Sc
lected from wing papers the United States" And in
proof of his assertion he refers specially to article Of
this description copied into the Mexican journals from
the National lntellgencer He adds very naturally and
very significantly, "We here can difference be-
tween the men who in 76 succorel the British and those
who in AT give arguments and sympathy to the Mex
cans"
The publication of this letter is singulary oppoune
at this moment when the wing party has just been fully
committed by the manifesto of its Chief at Lexington, to
the fearful and fatal proposition that the has been
brought upon us by act and that we, and not
our enemies are responsible for its evils and its guilt
This is the avowed sense and substance of Mr. Cays
first resolution, and of the few brief paragraphs in
which he explains and advocates it. We observe that
few of the wing journals-and particularly the New
York Courier and Enquirer, article which copied
yesterdayare attempting to protest against the terrible
mistake into which Mr.. Clay has fallen, and to which he
holds his party But this effort of protest and seces
sion this vital point comes too late from the wing
journals at this time BY the whole of their past
policy, just much by Mr. Clay's resolutions,
the wing party fully pledged before the country to this
issue--involving so foul stigma upon our national
characterized the exists by act and not by the
act of Mexico and that its guilt upon heads
The wings of the House of Representatives committed
themselves to this issue when they voted against the
Preamble to the War Bill as separate proposition, de-
claring that ''the existed by the act of Mexico"
When these same men Immediately afterwards recanted
that vote, and contradiced themselves by voting for the
War Bill preamble and ALL they showed not that they
unwilling to dishonoN their own country by fixing
upon her the guilt of unjust and aggressive war; but
only that they were unwilling to seal their polt-
ical doom by refusing war supplies The wings OF the
Senate when they voted unanimously with single excep
ton) for Mr. Berriens resolution to withdraw our troops
beyond the Rio Grande committed themselves distinctly to
the proposon-that the guilt of the war was with
Unless these wings have the moral courage to abandon
their errors is now, there ORE almost late for any
journal processing to be wing journal to secede from
that proposition, to refuse its support to Mr. Clay upon
that ground These journals if they please, unwhg
themselves upon the question of the commencement OF
the war; and after having done So they maintain
that the war part is just But till they do this,
they must take their chances of before the peo-
pie upon an issue which, if sustained is confession
on the part of this country that it is dishonored
and dsgraced before the world by the waging of an
unusfied and aggressive war; Mr.. Clay takes this
ground in the name of the wings and if he means
to continue in the whig ranks upon the war ques-
ton, he is forced to take it. The National Intelligent
seems conscious of this necessity, and, in its
tice of yesterday, resolves to meet it manfully APP
proving Mr. Clays speech and resolutions, from the be
ginning to end. in harmony with love of country
with truth, and JUSTICE" that journal says that in this
speech as ever, Mr.. Clay counses his counrymen to
the ways of wisdom and the paths of peace and honor
He counses them to the ways of wisdo, by urging them
to refuse all indemnity for wrong, and robbery and ruth
less war! He counsels them TO the paths of peace by
urging them to resolve and to proclaim to our enemies
that the guilt of the is with u.s. and that the treaty
we have offered is alike impotc and niqutous in it
exactons He counses them to the paths of honor
by urging them to leave the field OF battle in defea
and discontinue, and by proclaming their govern
ment and nation to stand at this moment before The
WOTIu degraded ana DOWeu DOWN III the unSpeakaDe
fanny Of guilty waged, and of blood shed whou
justification or cause Such are the "counses' which
the wing leaders now find themselves forced to adopt
Such are the issues upon which the wings now, as a
party, find themselves doomed to rally 1t is the most
desperate and hopeless position occupied by party
in opposition.
We propose to anayze hereafter more closely than we
have yet done the argument presented by Mr. Clay and
approved by the Inegencer in support OF his first
luton We shall contrast his statements with the official
records and with the admissions OF the leaders of the
wing party. We commend, in the mean tne the strong
letter OF Col Wynkoop describing the effect in Mexico
of such statements and arguments, to careful perusal
From the Pcnnsy vanan.
LETTER Coz. F. M. WYNKoor--Francis w. Hughes
esq., of Pottsve is whom the following letter was address
ed has kindly placed it disposal expresses
frank opinions OF gallant soldier, in phrase direct
prevent all msconception. perusa of it will make gu
federal friends regret the they have pursued and
oce the heart OF every lover of country her glory
and her institutions. Col. w. swing" home bu
the conduct of the leaders and the organs of the federal par
y, in their "aid and comfort OF tho enemy, has been
glarngy unpatrotic that it has converted him into goo
democrat while abroad patriot he has always been
: his conduct fully proves
CASTLE PRRorE, Sept. 9, 1917.
My DEAR SIR: Having little leisure from my daily oc
equations, and remembering warmly and freshly
acts OF kindness towards me, it gives pleasure ad
dress you, knowing that entertain M
welfare / am now in command of this military depart
men, and kept quite busy with continual skirmishe
with guerlas, and an occasional sharp fight with arg