The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-14


ployed by the federal press against the administration
none is more disreputabe the who it, than
the bold and systematic attempt cast upon govern.
ment all the presumed odum of the Mexican war, and
at the same time to strip it Of its rghtiu title any
share in its acknowledged giores That there always is
in any country and under any circumstances, power
full body of men who conscientiously opposed to
the assertion OF national rights and the redress of ma
tional wrongs BY the umpirge of the sword and who
honestly regard war; in its mides, forms, ar.
bament altogether too fearful to be resored to, under
any possible amount of provocation-we readily admit
.resistaps have existed in every age OF the world
and would be curious if they did not also exist this
II is TO this class of persons that federalism now,
1912 addresses its insidous appeals, seeking by eve.
~ possible phase of exaggeraon and Misrepresentation
to excite them to an impassoned crusade against the
govenmen of their country, and thus to contribute
at least indirectly, if not openy-tha aid and eomfo
TO the enemy which every patriot would only rejoice in
extending to has orcn government and people. When
federal orators and presses therefore, persist in the
serion and constant reiteaton of the notorious and oft
refued fasehood that the war has been produced sin
civ and alone by the President and his cabinet advisers
and this, too the very face Of solemn recognition Of
tie tcar By nearly unanimous rofe o. Congrsss-we
may take for granted that federalism is now directing
one of its Janus faces to the party that is habitua hos
tile to all wars, and spreading one of its variety
of nets to catch and hold the men who would not
descend TO strike blow for their country, though
The enemy acre aeueiy employed IN catering dowa The
Gerry rails Of the capitol"
But federalism has still another class of citizens to
deal wth-infntely more numerous and more influential
than the otherand full well it that. to avowed
y counter to this, would leave it in woful and hope
less minority. The anti-,Oar pary-whether such from
religious conviction or from old habit Of opposing the
countrymus be proptiated, only because OF its poll
Cyl but that the work perfectly natural But, hap
py conception the arar-party composing an overwhem-
ing majority of the people OF the United States, must be
propated too In the sanguinary struggle of the
luton there was developed American soil an admra
ton for martial deeds, performed in the of justice
and Of country, which has never to this day suffered
either extinction dimnution. 1t was again proudly
displayed in the second with England, when at the
first tap of the drum, thousands of brave spirits rallied
around the eagles of their country ready to pour out
their blood like water in defending them from foreign ag
gressoA and pollution. The same hightoned and chv-
alric enthusiasm the of common country has
again been exhibited in the Mexican conflict Danger
distance, pers prvatons scorching nor burning
sands, peslences diseases, itself, in its
appalling forms, have been sufficient to restrain the
patriotic ardor of brave countrymen in the assertion
of RICH is and in the vndicaton of honor Over
mountains and precpces and through hires and mosses
have they carried triumph the stars and stripes until
the whole world acknowledges the invncbity of Amer
lean arms.
Conscious OF the widespread prevalence Of this spirit
III To
account and against the general administration. To OPP
crate upon this department Of public opinion, is
tended not that this the Presidents war; but forsoo,
that he has nothing haterer to do tc it, and can lay
manner OF claim to any share in its glores Now the
allegation u.s. that the entire conduct of the rghuy
belongs to swing generals and that the administration
located in Washington, has just title to any OF the
laurels Federalism has then .tw0 strings 10 its bow"
one for the enemies of the war, another for its friends
In its appeals to the former Mr. Polk is the exclusive
author of the war, and its sole prosecutor; when ad-
dressing the latter, he exercises agency than
does the Emperor of Morocco or the dragoman at the
court of Constantinople!
Now, how manfestly unjust is this! Suppose Jour
nas of the present day should assert that in the
of the war of 1912 James Madison had exercised no
agency and for its entitled TO credit
simply because he did not himself head the armies at
Brdgewater or at New Orleans and that hence all the
descriptions of gratitude and praise to him, on that
count, fictitious and undeserved What would be
the sentence which the universal Judgment of mankind
would declare against such journalist and such doc
rne' Not less monstrous the attempt deprive James
K Polk and his able cabinet OF their rghtful partcipa
ton in the glories of the Mexican The council
chamber hath its trophies less than the camp and the
field of blood. The statesman, less than the soldier,
which prepares all the complicated MEANS selects the
generals, raises the funds dispatches the squaons,
ganizes to great extent the plans Of the campaign and
assumes the responsibility OF various important move
ments, is much entitled to fair participation of the
credit the officer who commands the troops or the
gallant who rally around the standard OF their
try What supremacy of folly and injustice, then, to
declare that in the glorious achievements of our armies
in Mexico, the administration shall not be permitted to
reap proportionate share of honor,
4 SrRAws--The copous dose which the doctor Of the
Intellgencer' administered his patients Saturday
last to have exhausted the energies even Of the
physician perfect depletion of his stock in trade
has resulted naturally from the elaborated effort &C
cordngly this morning. the readers of the wing organ
resped until the medicine shall have had time to ope
rate Ia the meantime, however, other federal doctors
called in consultation, and their coincidence of sen
in IN MAIN IF fha ling ol,dy