Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-16

all the rascally natives who now cucumber the
soil. These are the men who call us ''Mexi-
can Wings"
Again, the President himself, in grave mes
sage sent to Congress, has charged all who
thoughtit their duty to'oppose his unconstitu-
tional course in bringing on the war as being
traitors TO their own country, by "giving aid
and comfort to the enemy" HArf
His organ. the "Union," Immediately APP
piled the charge to the Wing party in Congress
and every little organ through the country has
groaned it out since with variations, according
to order. Now, ask, where and when have
the Wines given aid and comfort to Mexico?
Did WHIGs commence the war before the ma
ton or the army were prepared for the conflict?
Did we send Gen. Taylor to the Rio Grande
with an army so small and so badly provided
for as TO encourage the Mexicans to attack him
with superior force Did the Wings give
comfort to the enemy after theirdefeatat Mon
terey, by endeavoring to fix a stain upon the
character of the General and heroic armywho
accomplished that defeat? Did the Wings give
comfort to the enemy by attempting to disor-
ganize an army by superseding all its veteran
officers by Congressional Lieutenant General?
Did the Wings give aid to the enemy by with
holding for a time the services of the Comman-
der-inChief Of our army because Mr.. Marcy
was discomitted by a hGsty plate of soup? Did
the Wings send Gen. Taylor to fight his way
to Saltillo, and then recall par. of his troops
and leave him there until Santa Anna could be
put into Mexico and raise an army of twenty
thousand men to destroy him? Have the
Wings interferred in raising money for the sup
port of the WARP Did we aid in cutting Gown
the revenue of the government by reduction
of duties? Did we strike blow at the cred
il and industry of the country in time Of war;
by sacrificing permanent home market 10 a
temporary foreign market? Did we cripple
the Administration in its means for transmit
ting money for the support of the army in Mex
leo by the passage of that conteptible humbug,
the sub-Treasury? No, the WHIGs have done
none of these things. They have all been
done, or attempted, in spite Of our resistance.
But who has given aid and comfort to Mexi-
CO since the war commenced? Who has tam
pered with the enemy? While the Wings in
! Congress were voting men and money for the
war, while thousands of citizens were rushing
I to the frontier TO rescue our exposed little ar
my, the eye and hand of our Executive were
not directed toward the scene of battle. He
looked in different direction. There was
an outlawed chieftain residing at Havana
our Executive sought secret intercoursewith
him-he bargained with-he liked him-he
passed him into Mexico under the protection
of our flag. Our navy was used on the occas-
ion; he presented the compliments Of Mr.. Polk
to Com. Conner, and along with them box of
the very best Havana cigars; whereupon, his
most superior excellency Don Antonio Lopez
de Santa Anna was bowed into Mexico as the
great pacificator of contending nations. That
was deed my countrymen, long to be remem-
bered by grateful people. There was aid and
comfort of the real and practical kind. No
sooner had our hero arrived in Mexico than his
advent was hailed with the shouts ola CRATE
/ full people, and in a few short months hl5frlend
i Of nAa-~ INC down upon our little army with
twenty thousand men at his heels. That that
little neglected army did not fall sacrifice TO
his power, thanks to the unconquerlble spirit
of Taylor and his gallant men, and not to Mr..
i Polk
would not carry party distinctions to the
battlefield, for these gallent men know of no
badge but the standard, the hardships of their
flag; but where it is charged that the Wings
give aid andcomfort to the enemy, point 10
that heroic band of Wings who breasted the
storm of death in the bloody ravines of Buena
Vista-to CLAY, TO HARDIN, and to LINCOLN
who lost their lives by the hand of that man
whom our Executive placed at the head of the
Mexican army.
Talk of aid and comfort The only aid Mex
leo has received since the war is the aid MIR.
Polk furnished Santa Anna on his return; the
only comfort enjoyed is, knowing that if they
cannot whip our army they have outwitted our
President.
In conclusion, wish to call your attention
to the present aspect of the war. The late ne
gotiations show that our Executive is carrying
on the war for two objects
LIST. To secure our title to Texas.
I'd. To compel sale ofNew Mexico and the
CALIFORNIA;.
Now, as to the first object, we all know it
is already obtained. The State of Texas is as
surely ours as the State of ArkaDsas-l00 years
of war will not make it more secure. Then
the sole question is do we want New Mexico
and California so much that we are willing in
the first place to expend 800, 900, in the
coming year, which will, with the sum alrea-
dy expended in the war, make S250,000,000,
and then. as the Executive proposes, pay Mex
leo $40 ,000, 900 in order to secure the title?-
The 100000 would be hard bargain for
the premises without the war. But this is a
mere business view of the matter. The war
is costing us much more precious things than
dollars and cents. The life blood of the nation
is lost in it. Already have 10000 of our citi-
zens been sacrificed. Their graves mark the
road on each side from Vera Cruz TO Mexico
Another year and $4,000 men will find their
graves in Mexico. Blu. this is not all. The bat
tle-feld exhibitsa small part of the evilsof war.
1t is the wounded hearts of sorrowing friends,
the deserted hearths, the fatherless families, the
widows and orphans, which make the darkest
and the deepest shade on the fearful picture of