The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-07
Whig Zeal for the War.

congress meets, to march up in solid column and uoe
Whatever may De needed to carry through-since the
whd oil wing doctrine has begun veer into this quarter
is wonderful to see how energetic and enthusiastic in
me matter some OF the whg journals are becoming.
lhey VIII have no reserve, and no delay The Presi-
dent must first tell Just what conditions of peace he will
have-hen ne must set forth his plan of campaign-and
then, with good wing aid and comfort to back him.
General Scott with at least twenty-five thousand men
under his immediate command" must just step into the
city OF Mexico as conqueror, and there "proclam the
terms of the pacifcaton which Mexico will be held
Such is the style in which they would now do up the
business of the in the office of the Baltimore Ame-
rican Witness the following article which we copy
from that journal, offering amusing contrast to the
general tenor of the wing datbes the subject hitherto
In fact, considering what violent efforts the whgs as
party have up to this time made, to help on the war to
an honorable and successful close their present out
burst of ardor ought not perhaps to surprise us
Here is the first step in the Americans modus operandi
at has been suggested that the first thing the House of
Representatives should do when meets in the po in
December, is demand Of the President what he expects
TO accomplish by further prosecution of the war with
Mexico.
"This inquiry will arise very naturally The question,
indeed is one which is asked continually now in all parts
The conclusion, however, which many minds have
come is that the President has answer ready for such
question His ignorance of the mode by which peace
to be procured believed to be profound his igno
ance OF the manner in which an efficient should be
carried on lie leeds upon vague hopes; and upon
unsubstantial diet he lives from hand to mouth.
1t will be the duty Of Congress defer longer to
weakness because is official The houses must take
hold OF the matter and deal with it may become
sense and patriotism The whole conntry is sick of this
aimess war-ths gmtutous bloodshed and especially is
the public mind disguised at that imbecile policy which
allows it to drag from month month, when by few
vigorous blows it could have been terminated long since
The President is to be called upon to declare what he
expects to accomplish by the further prosecution of the
war in Mexco!" Why, that question has, as we remem
be been answered already number of times in various
forms OF official statement 1t is answered. indeed in
the act OF Congress recognising the war. That act de-
cares @ speedy and successful termination of the war to
be the "obecf' of its prosecution" Such wing "de
mand upon the President, therefore, will not if made
materially change the aspect of affairs. But would not
such demand" from the whg leaders come with better
grace if they had themselves done less to encourage our
enemies, and to rob victories of their Just moral ef
feet upon the Mexican nation' But now seems the
wings OF Congress, seeing the of their old way
are to take up the war cas- may become men of sense
and patriotism Be it 1t will be change in their
tactics praseworthy as il is sudden and entire
After remarks about the discharge of the volun-
teers in General SCOTS army, which, in consideration of
the facts already known upon that subject cannot be re-
garded as particularly in partisan point OF view
the American proceeds with its recipe for termna ting the
war as follows:
If nothing of decisive character shall have taken place
before the meeting of Congress- it would be well for that
body venture to suggest after listening patiently the
Presidents Message, to authorize immediate increase
General SCOTS army that he might with ut least
$500 men, under his immediate command the city of
Mexico with instructions there proclaim, conqueror
in the enemys capital the terms upon which the United
States decreeda pacication, and to which Mexico would
be held This ought to have been done immediate
sequel to the battle Of Cerro Gordo, in which
should have had cessation of hoslilities before
"Si semperr But since the Baltimore American is
favoring with its view of what ought to be done to
end the speedily and honorably let in return say
to that Journal and to the other leading journals OF the
wing party, that there mode in which they aid,
and aid greatly, in securing prompt and honorable
peace That mode is very simple is merely wholesale
rceantation Let them undo forthwith what they have
DONE and unsay what they have said about the for
the last eighteen monthsle them take all back so
nesty that Mexico shall believe them in earnest-and our
word for it, just negotiations with that government will
be made vastly more easy Let them say to Mexico that
when they told her that she the true owner of
Texas least up to the Nueces they took sides for
poor party purpose, at against the cause of
their country and of truth Let them say too,
that when they called the war "Mr. Folks war of in
Justice and aggression upon sister republic they only
repeated for the purpose of faction secondhand
the same unparotic cant which made the federal party
so infamous in 1874 Let them add, that the odum of
all this becomes great for them to bear, in view of
their duties in the next House, and that therefore all tn
implied and direct promises Mexico of better terms
she will only hold out eectioneerng devices
shameful enough indeed but only intended to embarrass
and that therefore, Mexico must not expect the wing
PROMISES put FORTH to be carefully fulfilled Let the
wing journals and the wing leaders preface and accom-
pany the for any supplies that may be wanted with
they wholly retrieve the guilt of the past they
will at least have done something themselves right
before their country, diminish the encouragement they
have afforded to enemy, and to throw off, in part at
least from their consciences, the crime of foreign
prolonged by the efforts and for the ends of faction at
home!
The :" New Orleans Bulletin" referring to the author
itv reported to be given General Taylor send
regiments from his command 10 Vera Cruz, says awe
have now no doubt but that General Taylor will carry
out his previous intention of esgning the command and