The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-27

ithe United States TO Chill, vice William Crump re-
raIed at his own request
R.ssoM H. GILLET, of New York, to be Solicitor OF
| he Treasury, in place of Seth Barton, resigned
DANIEL GRAHAM, OF Tennessee, 10 be Register OF the
treasury, vice Ransom II. Gillet, resigned
the Freedom OF the Press against the Country.
Ever since the 18th of May last-when the Congress
tbe United States soemnly declared, with almost en-
70 unanimy that "war existed by the act of Mexico
nd empowered the President o prosecute it to a speedy
nd successful ermnation",he principal federal presses
nd orators hare occupied almost all their time and er-
austed then utmost efforts TO the Mexican gov
nment and people-our public enemies-that our gov
eminent has commenced and is waging this without
nv lust cause povocalion; that was begun, and is
ared on in violation OF the constitution; hatits object
to ensave Mexico in the first place. and then TO estab
II negro slavery there; that the plain duty and the nat
raj impulse of every Mexican must be ''to welcome"
m invading forces with bloody hands and hospitable
rave that the war regarded by majority OF our peo-
BE as national disgrace and disaster for which our
President and his advisers are alone responsible that our
Administration has been, and is determined to sacrifice
ONE of our generals, and leave them the unprotected
cims of Mexican fury that treasury must soon
|come bankrupt under the drain OF the war that
ounteer troops are the point OF leaving the field
body, and that our army, thus hopeessy weakened,
i'll then be easy prey that our Executive government
fatally weak and imbecie, and utterly incompetent to
onduct sustain the enterprise it has undertaken thai
bur past are to be regarded phenomenon
Ind "a miracle" that President is all the while in
aiorous league with Santa Anna that virtuous and in
mstion of territorial indemnity from Mexico would be
j us a curse and calamity, act OF robbery perpe
rated on sister republic" in the ruthless So lust of
kuest and, finally, that the masses OF our people, out
ged this whole proceeding OF our government against
|he sister republic" about to rise in their might
|u down this feeble and infamous administration, put
own its wicked with it, withdraw troops from
Mexico and beyond the Rio Grande and So without de-
|y conclude peace All this most saluary and pacific
formation ii is the boast and the glory OF the federal
ator and of the leading federal pressesthe National
|nellgencer" most conspicuous among themto promul-
|ae without STINT without scrupe, and without ceasng,
our public enemy under pretence OF seeking to force
government TO patch up peace, if not just and
onorable TERMS then on any terms which the Mexican
|ulers will grant
Now suppose-and we make the supposition seri-
(usy, by way OF argument, and TO test the principle
the case,-suppose that the American journals es-
fblshed in Mexico, in the track of General SCOTS
llvancng army, (for instance, the american Eagle
\ Vera Cruz, apd the american STAR at Jalapa)
Fere TO adopt precisely this same federal Tone and to
|pread around them in army and among the MeXi-
ans just this information and Just these same sent
ents What would then be the position and character
those journals before that officer, and what would be
heir legal predicdmenn Can there be in any mans
Fnd the slightest doubt of the primary and imperative
|my OF Gen. Scott, in the supposed at to si-
ne such organs Of fragrant treason by all the rgors of
urinary martial law And on what prnclpe' Why,
any that such aitorous journals tended to protract
he war, "to levy" new 'war' and more war "against
pc United States TO give laid and comfort to the ene-
~" and that by irresistible legal presumption the men
ncened in their publication were Mexican spies and
|ntoS, working in Mexican interests and for Mexican
|ay Such, we conceive, would in the premises be
hw justice patriotic duty. and the legitimate doctrine of
freedom of the press in "fa and decent opposition
\ Jaapa or Vera Cruz.
Not TO dwell lin such manner as TO make our "Na.
ona ntegencer any of its kindred prints at all I'M
miortable) upon the comparison or reflections suggest
by the case thus put our readers will permit us to
axe one further suppositonagan, Of course, merely by
Fay OF argument, and to test a principle. Suppose
pow that under the circumstances above described Gen
a Scott, instead of SURPRISING these organs of treason
|nd bringing the men responsible for them to condicn
punishment, should deem it proper to fight them with
her own weapons and should allow bona fde Ameri
@ press to be established by the editors and printers
Flh his army in its rankswhch press should from
Jay to day. the duty CT showing to the traitor
uTnas we have imagined their true position and should
wen remind them that they were guilty of moral trea
n at least, to the full extent How vastly edifyng and
|muslng would then be the spectacle Of of these
Fne Mexican organsa galled jade" with its "withers"
a"unwrang winciDg, indeed, under the rebuke yet
nng round, in buster, to clamor about the violated
Freedom of the Pressm How richly ludicrous would it
10 hear such traitor journal school General Scott
'ou enduring "far and decent opposition! Awaiting
rselves, word for word, of the National Integencers
anoe OF Tuesday last this subject against the Presi
Fnt OF the United States, we will construct the speech
ch we will suppose the reasonable print question
T. 1t the Mexican Integencer"to deliver to General
F'ou We may properly christen the TRADE
THE TRAITOR JOURNALS GRAFTON
"A FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AGAINST ITS coUNTRYs WAR
lney who from press up by the General Of the
o MS mouthpiece, and made to speak be silent
bidding, thus assail us, should consider that the
eAcan nelgencer has, under its presen, editors been
|n 10 the country full trice long, and, trust quite
aht'geousy as Major General Scott What is there
eny MN with iealy, or patriotism, or honor, char