Washington telegraph., 1847-02-17


The adherenla OF Mf. Polk, when they
sprung the Mexican war npan the country,
imagnnl, no doubt, that they had achieved
ma.lelslrohe fpoliey. II we may Judge
af their calculations from evideucrs snti.
olent Ia establish conviction in ordinary
eases they emnlod upon new and unlail.
.ug snnfee ol pur,.l nj s,,ro,, h, th,
martial spirit and patriotism oil ihe ',.' ,,l,,
-.-also upon u high vantage ground from
which In aasail tho Wings, MT to mention
the impuhily with which they expected To
indulge in vlupcmiiun lnler the ruise ol
an ardent devotion 10 Tie cause Of the
country.
Unfortunate experiment The engineer
has bfen hoisied by his own peiard. The
stone al SnWhus, pushed Ia The top of The
mountain, has moi unly ruled back, hul il
has overwhelmed in it. rreoi lhuso WIN
lahoied 10 elevate ii. tpan lhu Admui.
tfaliun aud lis lr.cnds the mass Of rcsponsi
bililies has fallen which they had accuml
lated lar Iha overthrow .ni thn Wings.
l4lak al the facts. Whh administration
maiafIlirs in both Houses oi Congrrss, lhe
demaud ilr supplicstn earfy on this Mtai.
can Waf has been refused, tho Secretary
oiihe Treasury inds he urgent personal ap
peal thrown back IN h, face. With all.
aLpial l.lIallon mij1Iiliss In both Houses, the
Presidents cal fora lisuialan, General,
defm.I by him and hia advisers niispen.
sabIe In the successful prosecution Of the
waits fJeeed 1y bolh llauses-anl that
top under Circumstance, Of deep hum.lia.
ton. Again, with regard 10 that mumen
tuus question VI domestic nature which
shakesthe foundations fpany organization
and dislraels the national councils, il Is
known thai tho movers Of il aud ils most
determined lonenlers belong to the party
which brought Mr. Polk into power. Mr.
Wilnpi, oI Pennsy lyania, aud Nc. Pre,ton
king, ul New iurk--dnmncrats both, ae.
eaHlng 10 the vocabulary ol'lhe ORTHODOXY
ar ihe agowcl leaders in movement
which renders uaahImiy aud efficiency
imfH=slbie ia lhe prosecution ul the war
win Mexico.
ifihsse checks ani ifablIs-thesc ohsla.
eles 10 the war policy al the administration
had enmr from the hhiss, who eau esli.
unto Ibr ,ehcmturs an. the yiuilssee oi
the dsalnealions ahIeh would have hren
ppufal upln their heal. Even under the
ilmsIe.l prrlcNis. tie slnfm ul iLyeeIite
has been let loose-bal he ou,break was
fIemainfei the managers hai been di.ap.
pnIn'ed IN their e.iaas In get sufficient
slPHl, nj thunder, wais the lightning e.
Filsl with a flash ia ,hr pan. To com.
pee the disaster IT, whole mtsaxns III
ranausIsbr, oSpIaded hshiud the .ceues.
Tue eaHaIiua Of TasIIs affair, Is lflY
hasI complicated. slstI5a refuse. all term.
+ ot accommodation 80 |aus a our armies are
nPla her sai. ali naf sqaaiuns Ia her va.
tels. shall The Waf i.r vigorously pushed
ou, a. IL. Cnlrudrn ursss The AimIn.
isiia.iaa .ians4.rs=iaihalWa ilpH.. ieay
thr requisite mrah,, tAr President caunut
obIaia supple, iram Congress Of hi. aan
ius.Is. 4 loan, wilhuu. adequate juanfIal
ma,.ifss to sustain 1t. Is Iup'acuclb.e==
al. Issae Of Treasury uaies on sinking
oudl Is worse. II Is ie-ir,br that some
ih.as shsald br done. l,mon.y D, nlt ioha
furnished, there seems 10 be- m aiirml,.c
lat Ia wilhiuw uGT tioup, from Mt,,eo-
since iAr r'iI,al oi Supple, amounts To
dsappfNai ihe &ai.--Bh. iasricda.