The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-16
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From the N. Y.'True Sun tneutral }

The Administration aud ths Array.
We cannot approve the pursued by many Oh our
contemporaries relative 70 tne the most for
ward) the condition Of our army IS Pepeauy M
to be IN the highest degree depoabe by reason OF po
G envy ieaonsy and fear the part OF the adminstra-
ZION bsv are iabonng to make out that the dominant
object of our national councils has Tor some ume oee "
bring Generals Taylor and Scott INTO runous odiunl, anu
involve our arms in disgraceu deieat ana theeDy W
strengthen the prospects oil continuance OF pai.TT.
power We must, L is true, expect TO hnd IN Tue ui1,
ent political organs, on one side the mos. "i J M he
approyal of almost any given line OF poicy, ar oh nc
other quite as ready cavilng and fault ei. 10,
in the present OF parties and party zeals nos @
is not to be looked for. But II there re a
The acrmon of marty opponents should be mltgated ana
,h great measures of the existing administration saved
from al least needless censure they are doubtless occa-
sons similar to the preseh HAS or nr.dee,;on ONE way or
The other and we do not mean to inquire, when exam
ming government plans, whether they be the plans OF
wings or Of democrats so tar as such an inquiry Is IN IL
sef 10 induce closeness relaxation of scrutiny And
we are also advocates of the greatest freedom OF the press
that is consistent with safety and the preservation OF our
rights But there are times when we are IN danger OF
confounding freedom OF the press with anarchical H.
cense and when even if the policy OF the powers hal
be is TO some really subject TO doubt may De not
altogether well 10 indulge IN lndiscrInae lhfee'e' vi
unreasonable allegations.
We do not believe that il is has been the design OF
President Polk to directly indirectly procure the ae-
structon of army either OF its generals; Tor we can
bring ourselves to the conviction that ne ~ q pioIs
villain or reckless miscreant; and shorn OF ller as
yuises, the wholesale assertions OF many aihonE "s
amount lust to that and to nothing more or less mere
NAV have been in the mode or IN the ae'is
of Conducting the war, committed by our ruers-We VIII
even go so far as to say that matters nave very ae
tons of plan might have been adopted but we can ne.el
ioin in the cry that the administration have oeeh Mo.us
The downfall of its armies and the death OF IT'S Des gen
erals No doubt. more-mahy ore n n rla use
have had in Mexico would have been not only not use
less but the last degree IN eecnS speedy
termination of hosttes by the conquest OF the whoe
country and yet there have been 80 Tar quite enough o
the purpose of routing and dispensing every hostile array
Repeated victories have long enough shown the sui-
cheney of our army make Roadway against all the OPP
position which has been in the power OF Mexican de-
spar offer and propositions OF peace have moi on peen
with reason expected from the Mexicans, but have as we
all know, been more and more agltaed In their capila
until within very short time ago. The request by those
most concerned in the matter to have the tide OF military
succor that was pouring down from every part OF the
Union, stayed, must be freskn the memory Of all and
we do not remember that it has been minated by either
of The chief commanders that they desired to be again
commenced However firmly, therefore, we may DC con-
cannot think that the course hitherto taken by the adj
nisaton is characterized by brutality or meansped
envy an
almost every one who placed the least reliance upon the
aspect of the many official, semi official, and unoncia
reports which were SO rife that General Scott would
have been, this in possession OF the city d Mexico
But all were mistaken and predlcang opr OPINION
upon the complexion OF the more recent advces and the
increased evidences of the total absence any thing ike
coheency stability the councils Of that country we
clear in the belief that proper policy demands an I'M
mediate augmentation of our forces and the adoption OF
the most vigorous at our command, to enforce
conquest OF Mexico in the first instance Everything
seems to indicate that hope for nothing at al re-
sonable or concatoy the part oil that miserable ma
tion until she is bound and compelled by superior force
accede appropriate terms OF peace or take her posi-
ton dependant and fairly acquired territory OF the
United States