The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-01
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 1, Is47.
Federal Responsibility for the Continuance OF n

War.
We have charged the leading federal presses and ora
tors with reasonable efforts to stir up the Mexican
rulers to warfare against the United States. w,
have charged that in far depended upon the efforts
of these leading federal organs, this abomnabe
has been adopted by the federal party party
msa We have thus inferred that upon federalism rests
manly the responsibility for the continuance of the war
Let us see how far well known and acknowledged facts
will sustain this tremendous charge.
FIRST then. The administration, in the prosecution Of
the war, solemny sanctioned twelvemonth since BY
the almost unanimous vote of Congress, has substantially
daed Mexico and disabled her for regular and civil
zed warfare Heramy routed anddisorganized-
almost dispersed Her territory her seapors and prob
ably her capital in our hands. Her public revenue is
cut off from her treasury and appropriated military
contribution to sustain victorious army in the heart OF
her country Meantime, from the day when the war
commenced, down to the present day. overres for per-
manent peace, just terms, have been, on our part
constantly kept open for her acceptance Finding our
country grossly wronged and outraged by Mexico, and
our offers of peaceful negotiation with her spurned with
contempt and war of invasion declared against us by
Paroles the 23d of April 1885, and then carried into
effect by an actual INVASION have fought her and con-
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government to upon negotiation with us in good
faith with view to the redress of our wrongs, and an
honorable adjustment of our difficulties For all this
for Just this and for no more-s government, both
in its executive and its Legislative branch, responsible in
' this matter of the war, and OF its continuance
And secondly Our administration, having thus done
and done in manner most trumphantly successful
svchng which any government in this country could
by possibility do to bring about pacifcaon on just and
honorable terms, what is the existing state of things in
Mexico? Make lin any civilized sense of that
sm) she cannot Make peace on any terms $50 far as
we are yet advised she will not AS the only alterna.
left her, she to be resorting with blind and
ierocous obstnacy, to acar Of assassination And TO
what end Why, simply and in literal stricness of
truth to dro,d negotiation Wonderful, incredible as
the fact isagans all nature and all reason both in in
dvlduals and communties-Mexico, through some mon
os and nearious cause potent enough to produce such
an eject is seen-disarmed, helpless and in our power
she sdeliberaely prefeTng assassination to negoti-
a'oa murders to protocols and all the bloody violence
poaced and hopeless war; to even the entertainment
and consideration of repeated and continued over
lures for peace, based indemnity for the past and mu
tua security for the future There is no pretence that
not any given conditions of peace that she refuses
No. she refuses treat with for the purpose of ascer-
tanning and establishing such conditions of paciication
may be just and satisfactory To such step she pre-
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dad noW thirdly. What cause exists among u.s. infa
nous enough and arocious enough and potent enough
wha to bring about this unparalleled and frghtfs state
Of the Mexican mind That is but too obvious
For the sake of our country and of misguided Mexico
would that it less obvious But signs which can
not be mistaken too clearly reveal it. The cause of this
terrible and fatal infatuaon which thus maddens MEXICO
cnew and prolong to the last oil the mseres of hope
less 'rar, IS the hatorous chich the leading organs
The federal party IN this country hare pursued and are
pursuing For the bases purposes of faction, these or
cans of federalism have systematically set themselves to
work woully to deude the Mexican people into the be-
let that one entire party in the United States is her
ally, her defender her advocate approving her cause
sympathzing in her alleged wrongs, and willing to
make common cause with her against the admnistra-
aon to whose charge the people OF this country
have ntrusted the prosecution of the war And Mex
leo is so deluded Sac believes this atrocOus federal
libel on the people of the United States. Mexico is
ignorant Shehas long known, by bitter experience, all
the atrocities of unprincipled faction. She has seen
within her borders the spirit of such faction con-
1nualy triumphing the inspirations of patriotism
She saw in the recent ntrgues of the monachist party
led by Paredes She is accustomed to party spirit in
talorous collision with foreign influences, effect the
most sudden and violent changes in the policy of her
government and its administration. She knows the
whole power OF "pronunciamento.' Thus prepared
beforehand to put faith in the reasonable demonstrations
OF the leaders of opposition, Mexico finds before her
the pronuncameno of the federal organs. They tell
her now, day after dayas they have told her since
the beganthat in this war her cause is just; and
that in this country the majority of people regard the
war on part as daring violation OF our constitution,
pepetrated order to consummate a hesh scheme Of
oppression and conquest Falsely and tratorousy they
tell heras the National Intelgencer tells her in its
leading article Of this mornns-that in levying mill
tary contributions in her ports to sustain the
President has usurped the authority and prerogatve
Oh king. They have proclaimed to her the inadequacy
OF our treasury to support the war. They have pro-
claimed to her the determined purpose of the admnisra
uon to sacrifice generals in the field They have
magahed before her the evils and the pers of the service
10 our armies They have time and again proclaimed TO
her that armies in her country could resist her AS
SASSlN GUERILLA WARFARE, and must give acay be-
Jore It, or be cut off detail byut In Congress and out
oil Congress- the leaders and leading organs of the same
party have protested against the idea of territorial ndem
nly; have urged the withdrawal of troops; have
detained against voting man dollar" for the
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