The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-29

CORNELIUS GLEN. Tor the state oil New YORK
Mr. vvebsters Mexican spcech.--The obJects OF the
Present War with nIexlco.--The Federal Party re-
sponsblc for the conquest Mexico.
In former articles, we have shown. as we hope to
The satisfaction OF every candid and patriotic reader thai
the existing war with Mexico was commenced by Next
co herself by invading territory and shedding the
blood of our citizens upon our own soil. We have
shown that while country had ample cause for war
against Mexico, independent of her own hostile acts
Mexico had against us; but she waged the war on
the pretert of the annexation of Texas while her real
object TO avoid making PREPARATION for the spoations
wrongs outrages, and murders committed upon the prop
ery and persons of citizens. That war, thus com
menced by Mexico was recognised by the Congress of
the United States, and therefore became, in all OF its
aspects according to the reasoning of Mr. Webster,
constitutional In other words, Mexico threw down
the gove Congress, in behalf of the United States, took
it ups and thus the became legitimate one-cer-
lainly on our part.
Now, it would seem that TO minds of the weakest COM
prehenson, at all acquainted with the history of the
atons between the two countries for the last twenty
years. and the circumstances under which the
commenced, its objects the part of government
must be apparent. careful, even casual, review
of our relations With Mexico for many years past,
coupled with the fact that Mexico commenced the war,
must it seems to u.s. convince every candid and honest
man, who is willing that his country shall stand
justified before the world, instead of desiring to her
disgraced and degraded, that peace indemnify for e
past and security for the future, the obvious and
papable objects of the the part OF our govern
ment.
But the grea, mass OF the federal party including par
cuary its newspaper organs and its orators, pretend
not know what the objects of the Forgetting
their duty and their allegiance to their government
and traitorousy bent upon disparagng the of
their own country and unfolding that OF their counrys
enemy they purposey shut their eyes to the plain and
palpabe objects of the war, and falsely ascrbe the
foulest and basest motives to the government for
carrying it on All of these advocates and adherens
of Mexico in the charge that the object OF the
President in commencing the as they falsely aege,
and carrying on, to his reelection to the
presidency. And in addition to this object, the northern
section of the federal party aege that the is waged
for the extension of slavery and this they aege in the
very face of the fact that the ederasls of the slave
States opposed to the Mr. Webster, the principal
advocate and apoogst of Mexico and the notorious ex-
posor of the rights of foreign nations against his own
has, in the superior reachings OF his sublime genius dis
covered another object That object he forth in the
following words
"The precise object of this is proved by facts and
cums,ances sufficient. Think satisfy any reasonable
That object establish government in Merco
the restoration of Santa Anna tcod yield the CUES
fion of anneraton aud give trouble that
count"
Them according to the "godlke' expounder OF Mexi-
can rights, the object of the secure the re-
election of MIR, Polk nor to extend slavery, but "o es-
tabliM government in Merico" sc which would yield
the question of annexation, and give us no more
trouble on that account" How these Mexican sympa-
hisers eager their search after for dsparagng
and dsgacng their own country contradict themselves
1t will not, however, appear remarkable, when is
recoleced that their object not truth but to stigmati-e
and render odious the cause Of their country
We will now proceed to assign what we believe to be
the objects OF the war, promising that conclusions
are drawn, like Mr. Websters from facts and circum-
Stances, and not from any particular declarations the
part of the government of its intentions We will
briefly refer to those facts and circumstances which we
believe develop the true objects and intentions which
Congress and the administration have in view carrying
on the present with Mexico We will frs, examine
into the motives which influenced the President in his
recommendation to Congress recognise the CON-
menced by Mexico and thus indicated his objects; and
we will then examine into the objects which Congress
had in view in adopting the recommendation of the Pres
| ident, and recognising the First, to the OBJ
jects OF the President.
When the President first assumed the functions of his
Office he had not only the question of annexation upon
his hands, but the settlement of our claims upon Mexico
for spoliatons, wrongs and ourages upon the property
and persons of American citizens, embracing several
cases of Imprisonment, personal violence. and outright
murder These wrongs and outrases had many years
been pronounced by General Jackson to be adequate
cause for immediate war;" Yet, while pretending to treat
respecting them Mexico violated her treaty spuatonsand
refused satisfactory eparaton Shehad expelled min
lister from her territory and refused to negotiate for their
peaceabe adjustment Such, in short, the state of
things in reference TO these claims, which, by the laws
of nations were adequate causes OF war; until Mexico
herself commenced Having thus begun the by
her own act the President called upon Congress to
cognise it, and in his message to that body he
ted particularly grievances against that power,
reasons riy Congress should recognise the war which
Mexico had begun. Among other things, the President
says:
The gricpous rrongs psrperated by Merico upon
citizens throughout long period of gears remain
dressed and solemn treaties, dging her public faith for
redress haze been garded government either
unable unwilling enforce the execution of such
ties, fails to perform of its planest duties
sour with Mexico has been almost anniha-
r, afOia In hath bu