Washington telegraph., 1847-02-03

the Baltimore Patriot (says tho Memphis
Eagle J always writes we'll, aud often with
pen of tire. On the refusal OF Mr.. Folks
majority friends in Congress To vote him
more money to carry on and 10 carry on,
the war, he writes;
am sorry to see disposition manifested
IN the part Of sone in the House. 10 oppose
the iuriher prosecution oflhis Mexican warl
pray Heaven the number may be iew.-
They say II /, totally unlike the war oi
lsl2-that that was defensive war on our
part, and therefore ought not 10 have been
opposed by any pahy; while this is war OF
invasion aud conquest on our part, ami
there being no prospect Of lis ever iefmn'
aling. il ought not 10 be further prosecuted
This is logic that cannot subscribe to.
That the war was uncQnslitullonally, i'm.
properly and outfageousls brought on by
Mr. Polk, for his own ambitious purposes,
~ithou, deigning 10 consult Congress in the
mat,er-believing, s,.no doubt, he did be-
lieve, that il would soon be terminated In n
blaze Of glory and enurc To Tho honor oil his
Administration, and make him a cnndidtie
for re election--l readily admit. That Tor
thus iramplng the Constitution under foot
and paying such M insult to Congress. he
ough, 10 be held up 10 the severe eensufc
ol the whole country, and sadlled with the
responsibility which Justly belongs TO him
wrighly and terrible rs i Is, in this matter,
maintain u, all times aud On all occasions
But the war having been commenced,
Congress was ne, obliged In make il wa
ui Invasion. Tn il did, however, with
only abou, sixteen dissenting votes Il
belongs. then, to all but those sixteen ia
Congress, 10 support and maintain the war
now that we are engaged in il, until the
Mexican army is destroyed, or the Gov
ernmen. of rha, Republic compelled to sue
LOT peace.
wha. though Mr.. Polk usurped authority
which did belong 10 him, in bringing IN the
war VIVA, though he Intrigued with the
base, lreachelous and blood, iyrant Santa
Anna. to get him and his suite Of Mexican
Generals back into the Republic, from
which they had been jusil, banished, anc
where they are now rendering rasi "aic
aud comton" 10 our enemy. through ih,
unprecedented conduct OF Mr.. Polk What
though The war is expensive aud the tfea
sury exhausted, by the adoption oi Mr.
Poik's I.ocoioco measures Nha, though
our brave troops are dying by thousands II
Mexico Are we, proud aud brave Re
publieans as we claim 10 be, 10 surrcnde
10 Mexico. that has wronged and insulic'
US so long and often, aud cry Poeeari p
CungIsss took upon itself the responsibility
OF making the war one ot invasion. l
should 90 on, then, rigorousl y, 10 a speed,
and triumphant termination. We shoult
whip Mexico aud this Polk Administration
at the same time Both Santa Anns, ih'
conspiralor. aud President Polk, the IN
,riguef. should he beaten aud put 10 fou'e
They richly deter,e It. The war must no
stop where il !. by any ignable withdraw
Of our tofces from Mexico. II must 60 on
It would be disgrace, deep, lasting, ineila
bic disgrace, for US 10 stop where we ale On
less the enemy sues Justify for peace R'
deserves a whipping. lie ought 10 have il
and lha, two more speedily aud summarlll
Than Mr.. Polk has been administering It Il
him, by sending Sanla Anna. Almonlc, ant
other Generals, to his reliefl' We bav,
him in our power. lie mus, be conquered
and the quicker the better!
Who i, there who will take sides viii
tina, enemy and against his own country ID
u crisis like this Can such man expect
to be called patriotic 7 Let him look int
the future and see what will be said %
him hereafter Let him call 10 mind III,
amrum al odium that has been heapeJ up
un lhr heads oi the Tories Of the Revolu
uun, aud those anti.war fedoraiis,s whc
burnt blle lights Tor The enemy in The wal
oflsl2, and IN whose political association
were James Buchanan, HcDry Hubbard
Reucl Williams, Samuel eastman, WIN
c. Bryant, llarmanu. Bleecker. GeoFg'
Bancroft. aud others like them. who a.,
nor dyed in.ihc.wool locoiocus
1t belongs to the Wings to hold Mr.. Poll
responsible for rendering "aid and CON
fort" TO the enemy in intriguing To ge
Santa Anna and suite back into Mexico
1t belongs 10 them to hold him responsible
tor forcing, through his party machinery
such measures upon the country as bank
rupls the Treasury, and thereby in that alsC
rendering "aid and comfort" toihe enemy
1t belongs To them 10 see that the war is
vigorously prosecuted, and that the Admin
islration shall mol disgrace the nation by
any paltry backing out Of the war.
|
/ CNPARALLGLEp MuNIfIoENoE.--Thr
NJ. An.l L---.I..n. u,,i.... Al. ..I IL. :