The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-19
From the New York Evening Post.
The New Greed or the Whig Party.

From the New York Evening
The New Greed the Whig Party.
The subject Of Mr. Gays speech. the time Of making
it, and the influence which he is known 10 possess with
large and powerful party in the country, have attracted
Saturday than its merits appear deserve. The speech
was introduced by series of resolutions which are in
another part Of this sheet They were reported literally
until revised By the author
II these resolutions are to be regarded the platform
OF the wing party for the next session OF Congress, and
embOdyng the leading views to be taken by the wings
in the next presidential campaign, they possess i'm
portance which inherent merit OF their could
give them. That such viii be the case is to certain
extent already apparent, and they will form unofficial
declaration OF measures to be pursued by the Clay por
ton of the wing party
We cannot refrain from expressing al the outset our
regret that these resolutions not marked BY those
broad, manly, and satesmanke views which the wing
party Is capable OF expressing by that strong adhe
certain to carry safely and proudly through every crisis
The first position TO be taken is that of attack upon
the government This is to be done in wful and vio
lent manner and carried if necessary even to an inn
parchment of the President The mode in which this
TO be brought about is certainly set forth with consdera
BILE ingenuity 1t is to be assumed in the outset by the
whg majority in Congress- that the hostilities between
this country and Mexico arose out of an order Of the
President Qor the movement OF troops) which was sim
providen and unconstitutional although the President
is commander of the army. and is the only per-
son authorized by the constitution to give these orders
But the unconsttutonay consists in the neglect to ask
permission OF Congress for this order Having thus es-
tablished the guilt Of the administration, is entirely
moved by setting forth the subsequent sanction OF Con-
gress Thus is asserted that the President is the i'm
mediate cause of the declaration Of its objects
and ends has been made and that it is the duty OF
Congress insist upon at and If the President
refuses to conform to this in the conduct of the war;
then should adopt most efcacious measures to
arrest its further progress.
Any one can penetrate through the thin glass with
which it is here attempted to cover the object intended
II presents the only plausible ground upon which
the author of this resolution believes the whg party
secure shadow OF apparent justification for commencing
immediate open. and direct opposition to the Of
the administration in the conduct OF the war; and for de-
feang TO their utmost all the efforts of the patriotic cit-
zens TO secure its vigorous prosecution" until peace is
obtained Planting themselves upon these assertions
whether true or false need not stop considerable
wing majority in Congress, and the party throughout the
country, intend to demand suspension OF all further hos
tties.
But let us see what next they will ask for The an
nexstion OF all Mexico is unhesitatngly denounced
What portion OF the country, them is this new creed in
reads thus at the Close "We have no desire for The dis
memberment Of the republic OF Mexico, but wish only
Just and proper adjustment Of the limits Of Texas" Only
aproper adjustment Of the limits of Texas is asked for
What are those lmits' Are they to be confined TO the
Nueces' to the Rio Grande' TO extend even to the
luons and the remarks of Mr. Clay far as reported
lead to the conviction that the Nueces is the limit in
tended This is confirmed by the preceding resolution
That be the duty OF Congress to take meas
and effective measures the farther progress
OF the if the President should decline or refuse to
carry out the objects OF the war which may be specified
Now, the declaration which the wings may put forth
calls Ior the Nueces as boundary, OF course the Pres-
dent would refuse to endeavor TO accomplish such an
object The alternative is here thrown in that if Mex
leo should refuse to terms when have declared
the objects and ends Of the then it should be pros
ecuted with vgor until its ends attained We might
add further that Mr. Clay, in his remarks, states that he
would undertake in sixty hours to settle all difficulties
in relation TO boundary line"
If such position is taken bya powerful party in this
country It will afford such aid and comfort to the Mex
that they will listen no terms of peace that will
ever be offered by to them, and the will not be
ended until the whole country is in our possession Such
positions these are evidently in conflict with the spirit
OF this nation, and il is altogether late to look for
their success.
Having taken this ground Of opposition to any further
annexation OF territory the resolutions next assert what
almost every person in the country would assent to-
They dlsavow any desire to acquire any foreign territory
Tor the purpose Of "propagatng slavery, introducing
IRON the United States into such territory This is not
that territory will be annexed and forbids the in
PRODUCTION of slavery into it.
These resolutions opposed 10 any annexation of
territory and also dsavow any desire propagate slave
ry from this country into any other This was disavow
ed by Congress years ago, when the law was passed
prohibiting the slave-trade. This resolution does not
touch either the northern southern side of the provso
question
Such the substance of these resolutions, and Of this
speech. We hope the wing party will have the good
sense to reject them not expressive of their views or
feelings in harmony with the spirit OF the country
What their fate would be, if submitted the dec
sion Of the nation could have any hesitation in
declaring