Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-29
From the Washington Union
ne Wing lssue.--NO nyev,.
EerlifOrv

WHY asSae.NO Mexican
Territory.
Since the August elections, the wb;.
tacticians have been on the move eHeo,n ting
y. They have pretty thoroughly slsI"a,
Gen. Taylor; they have brought Mr. rI'
formally into the field again; they have 10Y
parently made up their minds to vote sa ap
plies for the war; and they have raIl;s e
with remarkable unanimity unor ,hs:
great issue NO more .Nsriican ieyr;,o evi,
This is quite work enough for three q,
four weeks. VI
Inc reasons assigned for these sevs,,,
moves In the wing journals are full of ;u'
structlon. General Taylor is put aside
because pee use a more trusty wing must be found
Mr.. Clay is taken up, because he is IN.
r. OF all the wings to carry out all
the tn party ends without stint or serunIs OIL
The supplies. for the war are to BE- ro,.a
because lt7would be party "suicide. ="
refuse them. And while the war tbn'
carried on all territorial indemnity for ,'h il
and Tor the wrongs that preceded il ;s ~
De REUSED and rejected, because upon no,
issue OF mo more territory" all the wb;n.
Of the north, south, east, and wsst -
alleged, Can rally and prevail. It ma,tsrs
mol, that without territory indemnity
there tan be no indemnity at all, and ny
practical advantageous result Of ,he Ha" az
'Stiif after the territoy is fairly ours i !.
TO BE refused in order that the whie nar,v
may have one issue that they can uui,s
upon; and then the war, toredoomed bv
this issue TO be without result, is 70 bs
fought over with new expenditure ofblood
and treasure, in order that the wbig mar.
'y may escape political suicide. HIGH
and worthy motives these, to control the
policy OF the country in the acquisition Of
California and the maintenance of orr
rights and honor against Mexico!
Have the wing journals, now most
clamorous toc mo more territorq," taken
any pains to inform their readers unon
what other grounds of policy or princpIe
IN this matter they stand, save only this
wretched petty-iogging TO keep the dC.
terent gangs OF their party together in The
scramble for the presidency? Have lhev
undertaken to say, as publicists, tina, a ter.
ritorial indemnity from Mexico to US !,
not just and fit? Do they deny that Cali.
tornia is worth having. Do they derv
that, to extend the sway Of our feder.l
constitution over that realm, is noble Oh.
ject of patriotic ambition, worthy alike Of
the phllaEthropist and the statesmen!-
Have they pretended to grappIe with any
one OF these question, (Involving as they
DO the largest interests Of the country
when they make up their issue of no
more territory?' Not at all. Thi, vii.
mot Proviso threatens TO give them trou.
Die IN their party ranks; and without hest
tatIon or reluctance, to avoid the trouble, |
they set themselves at wcrk to stunt and |
sacrifice the growth OF the country, to
make its war proEtIe>s, and the treaty |
of peace in which i: closes neither an ad. |
vantage nor an honor.
This neW issue of ''no more Territory" /
is, in fact, an old one. |; is, indeed, one |
OF the instincts of federalism. Federalism
more than doubted whether any part Of ,
the valley OF the Mississippi ousht to come I
into the Union. Ii opposed the acquii.
ton O! the Louisiana territory, and Fti.
da, and Texas. 1t was ready to call our
claim to Oregon a "hnmbug" 1t Was
prompt to cede away the valley Of tie
Aroostook. 1t is willing now to give back
again TO Mexico tile ports and tie pIac,
OF California. Such is the cry OF tie vM.
press in general. Such is the purport q
the article in which the Iu'eii2ynctr ye,.
terday put forth lis opinion. Bat, Old
The federal feeling is against more laid,
we do not remember that party ever De-
lore rsliyins upon that issue, under cir
cumstances OF grosSer se.t>nItIilcaijon.
They now hold up before the country At
the same time two issues: the one IS
"Vcte men and money for the var" the
other is, by the refusal of all indemnify
make the further prosecution of the war
protilless farce" 1t is remar ka5Ie that
The wings are resolving to support lhs""r
just so soon as they have taken party
POSITION, which turns the war, IN view al
least OF one Of the objects Of its farther
prosecution, into an a5sur4ity.
Seat Of Government. We learn 6y1e
Standard that the Commissioners to locas
the Seat o! Government, have decided %