The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-25
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
The Chance Of Peace.


the rights and honor of this nation must await the arrival
the neat official things from the camp OF General
Scott with intense and painful anxiety We most firmly
bcleye-we cam indeed, find one reasonable ground
10 doubt-hat the chance of a speedy and just peace
with Mexico hangs, in some degree, upon the hope
that a treaty shall have been ratified by that govern
ment before the reach Mexico of the result OF
the late elections and of the probable ascendency of the
wings in the next House of Representatives 1t is al
most fearful TO contemplate such state OF things. We
feel assured that it has yet been brought home in the
whole OF its stern and startling reality, TO the convc
tons and the conscience of the country.
We have been nation as yet but some seventy years,
and we find in midst spirit of faction blind and ia
tai enough to raise up and band together in time of war;
an organized opposition to the constituted authorities OF
our country, charged as they with the ae-keepng
Of its rights and honorwhich opposition not only goes
to the length OF making the war mere party question
and the theme of boundess party denunciaton, but
absolutely undertakes an important element of its
plry position, to pledge itself before the world, in
OF its advent power, to that power to the dscom
future and defeat of our military operatonso the aban-
donment of the war, and all of its great objects-and to
the proposal of treaty terms to enemy, which, set
to our pundcred citizens, SHALL in the withdrawal of our
armies on such conditions, make our war; with all its
umphs the laughing stock of Christendom and cover
even the victorious banners of Ceno Gordo and Buena
Vista with the shame and obloquy of utter failure in
the great objects for which they were unfurled!
God forbid that should over-s,ate this fact Ii is
iact the simplest statement of which is tremendous.
ga is not all that have above stated matter of glang
aolorey, both to ourselves and TO public enemy
Who denies that the wing press at this very moment,
and under the lead of the National Ineligencer, discuss
Ing the question of Withholding altogether the supplies
Tor our armies, OF granting them grudgingy, and
sctng them solely to purposes and operations of de-
fence Leading wing papers, from Maine to Texas, are
Drawing open mouthed in this tratoous cry Who denies
that these same journals fast rayng upon the party
position that not to ask, receive, any terri
loa indemnity from Mexicol The Boston Atas-a party
organ of largest nhuencetes US boldly and openly that
this almost the party position that wi unite all the
wings the country" The leading wing journal even OF
pennsylvana-the Philadelphia American and Gazette
in its article of yesterday, follows up the Atlas, by plant
n itself upon the righteous, just and Safe proposition
made in the Senate at the last session. by Mr. Berren, to
close the war at once and withdraw troops from Mex
co without acquiring accepting foot of Mexican
territory beyond the Rio Grande And this proposition
of national injustice TO citizens and OF dishonor TO
our arms the American not only adopts in terms for itself,
but procams as emneny satisfactory to the wings both
Of the north and of the south The National Intelligent
Ger has gone yet further in publishing, with much com
nendaon an article proposing that we should make full
compensation 10 Mexico for her expenses in the war
II is useless TO multiply proofs of the prevalence of the
sane spirit in the wing journals all over the country.
Among the papers which reach us by this mornings
mail, we find in the Cincinnati Atlas and in the New
York Tribune the following confirmation of what we
have said.
The Cincinnati journal holds the following language
on the question of supplies for the rar:
For one or more of the people have rebuked
the Polk administrations and elected wing House Pray
u.s. We advocates of Mexican hroatcuuing, and sup
porers ee-trae and ubtrea suryism, which OF these
measures have worked your undong with the peoples
lfhe democrats demand more supplies they there
by virtually say either that it is not the ca' with which the
people are dissatisfied OF else that they not such
ny y fine democrats after all, in seeking what they know
the people have condemned at the ballot-box.
The of Congress- them according to our Judgment
perfectly clear. Let the Honse-thc direct represen-
aves fresh from the peope-le the popular branch OF
the lawmakng departm ent OF the government, which
holds discretion over money grants, ch must approve the
objects for which grants supies-et the House, we says
prom py declare that the war shall be prosecuted for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT and conquest Mexico, and the hap
pest results will ensuethc will be speedily and hon
oaby terminated peace will be restored domestic
vsion will be foestaed harmony between all sections
ofthe Union restored, dissolution OF the federal compact
prevented, and repubcanism preserved and commended
the world for its self control, for its justice and its mag
nanimty Let this be done, and the mighty responsible
ties OF the wings will be fully met.
As the supplies for the further prosecution of the war,
Congress declare against conquest, more will be
needed all for the President himself will not ask sup
plies war unless he is make territorial conquests by
its prosecution
Upon the same subject the New York Tribune says
We shall be sadly disappointed if any consideration of
party advantage hazard shall induce the great body of
the wings Congress money for any Other than de-
tenUc purposes and if they do early insist on knowing
hc the they are asked sanction will tend the
of peace We do believe the mass of wings
would take upon their souls the responsibility Of three
months offensive Warfe consideration OF Wdrran OF
success in the nert presidential contest
Now, in view of such announcements as these
Of the determination of some of the leaders of the
wing party to cripple the war, and to back out
from il in failure and shame-in view of such an
nouncements, conoborated they by the
lutons of the wing State legislatures, and by the
declarations of the Corwins the Hudsons, and the
Schencks IN Congress- we put the sober of the
country 10 whom must attach the guilt of the contnu
cure peace the fault of the administration in The conduct
Of the wGr2 These very journals the first to claim
trat thanks they aege, to the wing generals) the
war has been long, uninterrupted victory Is ii the
FAULT of the djDonncu of the administration that peace