The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-08

pen OF distinguished republican, who has peen crowned
by Virginia with high honors Never ana ms ADVICE
come more seasonaby than at the present me when the
FEDERAL marty are making desperate struggle Tor sue
cess. ,,r rrn
For the Enquirer
To the Republicans Of vlrxiniaI
This is the time for every OF you to examine your
positions and If all IS right Our adversares unthg
and ygant have resored to every practcabe means Oh
confidence in the administration, scattering
irebrands among u.s. and seduclng us IRON our iath
Shall they succeed is the inquiry which every demo
cratic republican-he who is from princlpeshould an
swer TO his country and 10 his sound, sober renee
tons Suppose the Executive some prominent mem
Der of the democratic party shall have done some ac OF
uttered sentiment which we disapprove shail we
for that abandon party, and with II our principles
No; rather should remain with IL, ana DC ,iie ole
diligent in correcting the error What VIII DC the result
of the accession OF the wings TO power! NOW, as IN
Is4l it will be the re-estabishment OF national bank
with all its corupons and corupnng tendencies; pro-
tective tariff with all It's Irregularities oppreSsiohs ana
anti commercial effects; system OF internal improve
ments by the federal government, which will bring the
power and influence of the government to every mans
door and open channel Of expenditure which will ex
whole system OF policy which has hitherto and SO often
been rebuked and rejected by Virginia Republicans OF
Virginia are you prepared for ths II you are not be-
ware how YOU affiliate with the wings or neglect to
which you will the remainder OF your lives inns ad-
ministration into power pledged IN opposition TO the
establishment OF DatlOnal 10TH OF shdpe
Has not to the letter, redeemed that pedge' II came
into power pledged against protective system OF fnance
and in favor of system. Has II not redeemed
that pledge under the most trying circumstances and Is
not the country now reapng the full benefit of the
enue system, equal IN ITS Distribution, ana so sHua
ting to commerce, agriculture and even manufactures
IT came into power pledged against SYSTEM OF internal
within the limits of the States by the fed
erals government; and has 1t not noby redeemed that
pledge by two vetoes to the most eyavagan approprla
lions for works entirely local Indeed, ! would ask
what great republican principle of the eiersonan school
has Mr. Polk failed faithfully to adhere to! and what
federal principle of the Adams Clay and Webster school,
always condemned BY every genuine republicans has he
not firmly and decisvely opposed am fearless OF sue
cessful contradiction when say that no President has
adhered more rgidly and faithfully to the repub
can faith than has Mr. Polk, Their PRONUNCIATION by
him eoparded his election, and his faithful adherence to
them jeoparded his popularity with that portion OF his
democratic friends who were democrats, ruth
Republicans of Virginia. before you condemn Mr. Polk
and abandon your party take up the good Old republican
creed as taught by Jefferson, Madison, and that bright
host who their compeers and associates IN establish
ing and maintaining the doctrines OF the republican party
and put your finger upon the article which he has ADAM
doned-pont out in what he has, departed from the
faith Your search will be in vain. 1t IS true, II you
test Mr.. Folks administration by the denunciations OF
the slangwhanging whgs-those republicans par ercel-
ience who following in the footsteps OF the Adamss,
old and ne,r Mr.. Clay, Mr. Webster, and others OF the
kidney, whose policy and whose doctrines you have
30 repeatedly and decsively conference.-the will not
be able stand, because against the repubcansm OF the
federal party he has grievousy snned But test HIM by
the republican faith il was held by the fathers OF the
republican church, and it will turn out that he has been
faithful Test the Christians walk by nidelism, and ne
will be found to have gone astray but test HIM by the
Bible, and he will be found faithful if in truth he be
Christian So, test Mr.. Polk by the dogmas of modern
whgery, alas federalism, and he will be found greatly to
have departed from the truth but test him by the true
republican creed and will be found that so far, he has
been true to the faith.
But say his opposers he has involved the country in
an unjust unnecessary, and expensive war do not
intend enter any detailed extended argument to
prove that this is neither unjust unnecessary or
that it can be conducted without money: will only
remark, that series OF outrages, continued for Sc
res of years, such the capture of merchant YES
sells and the conscaton OF their cagoes the imprson
ment and murder, cold blood, of citizens, repeat
ed insults agll of which remain unredressed to
this dayand the abrupt withdrawal OF her minister from
be not good and justifable why nation should
wage against another then confess have searched
in vain for what would be good or unsuitable cause; but
for these injuries and insults grlevous and out
rageous they were, did not go to war;
but forboe to strike II was left for Mexico, by an actual
assault upon our army on our own so.l, to break the
peace and commence the and the FAULT OF Mr.. POLK
is, iffault he has committed repe the assault whip
the enemy, and drive him into his territory This
a fault which, think. generous, brave, and patri-
otto people will be disposed somewhat to ciak at 1t is
very true that this might have been avoided if
government had permitted the government of Mexico to
have prescribed what should be the western boundary OF
Texas and to what point army should be permitted
to march. But what American is so degenerate to
have required his government to have submitted to this
ication None, hope, except the legitimate heirs OF
The Hartford convention federalism or those OF the Web
ster school, who believe that Americans more apt TO
be controlled in making by Its expense than Its justice
This was the only alternative, and government
compelled to submit TO this humiliation, indelibe dis
grace, or tight
| am well aware that the territory on which the Mex.
lean army attacked and captured Captain Thornton and
his troops and assaulted our army alleged by to
be Mexican and by others not bold and reckless, to
be disputed territory but to the dspasslonatc and impair
tia mind there is doubt that this territory was part
of the rebelous Texas that achieved and established its
part of the independent republic OF
Texas until its annexation to the United States and
that Texas brought and intended TO BRING this territory
as an integral part of herself into the Union, and,
SUCH the President bound TO regard her. and provide
for her protection and defence He much bound
to prevent Mexican army from crossing the Rio Gande,
bounding this territory, he to prevent crossing
the annexation of Texas Congress might by treaty with
Mexico have made the Nueces, the Colorado the Bra
EOS the boundary because in the act of annexation this
power was reserved; but until it was exercised and the
boundary altered the President bound to regard Tex
as as she was and not act in reference TO boundary
which did not and might not exist The President then,
in ordering the army take post between the Nueces
and the kio Grande, threatened with INVASION only did
what his constitutional duty required him to do, and what
he could not with due regard to his OATH have refrain
ed from doing. If he had done otherwise, he would
have been fahless to the constitution and treacherous
to Texas. This whole question: then, turns upon the
fact, not what Texas had been but what she when
she into the Union Her declaration OF lndepen-
dence, her constitution, national and State, and her acts
OF legislation settle this question beyond all doubt, and
justify the of the administration most concusivey
This territory was claimed by Texas from the beginning
OF her national independence, and she now caimst In
this state OF things what else could Mr. Polk any 9TH
President, have done than he did do And if he had
not done these grumbers would have denounced,
with the utmost bitterness his cowardly and
recreant of his duty to Texas and the nation
But they complain OF the hardness with which the war