The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-16
TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.

SIR ask small space in your columns to express
my views in relation TO the proceedings Of the Unite
States Senate, in the of your expulsion from yo
seat in the Senate chamber
am of those who heartily approved of the action
OF Congress on the 18th of May last by which wa,
declared that war existed by the act of Meyco and N,
also satisfied that the administration has made use OF eve
~ means in its power to carry out and execute in cool
faith the will OF Congress, expressed by the most SOL
and successful termination. This being the case can.
not any Justice good faith, patriotism in the oppo
sition OF those same members of Congress who
voted for the act of the 18th of May last, TO hon.
est efforts of the administration to prosecute the war
in accordance with the provisions of that act II am moi
much mistaken, very many senators who now denounce
the war with Mexico "as unjust and unholy" and as
war brought about by unconstitutional exercise OF the
executive power declared by their votes on that occa
sion, "tha the existed by the act of Mexico" and
am not aware that they claim to have been deceived as
TO the real state of the facts in the case the time they
recorded their solemn votes this question Taking the
statement of these gentlemen the 18th of May last
be rue does not seem at all strange that very many
persons should arrive at the conclusion, that the defeat
In our legislative halls OF measure calculated to fac
tate the conquest OF an honorable peace mexican
victory But on the contrary, it is very natural that
the people will very soon arrive at it. in spite OF all the
rubbish that may be thrown around it, by the talents and
ingenuity OF these gentlemen. II is singular, and not
little notifying spectacle, to behold our armies, by
their valor and skill gaining the most brilliant victories
over enemies the battle fields of Mexico while the
Mexcans are gaining victories us, in own eg
latve halls.
The right of the people in this country to scrunz.
the public acts of their representatives is indsputab
and is also admitted to be right the exercise Of which
sis formidable to tyrants only" If the people have
right to scrutnize the public acts and form an opinion
of their character they have right to express that op
ion, through the medium of the press, in any other
manner they may deem proper. If | think any public
act of our national legislature to bea exican victory
have right to say so, and the conductors of the press
have right to allow me to express that opinion through
the medium of the press and the punishment of the
ductor of the press, for such an act, is dangerous en-
croachment upon the freedom of the press and papab
violation of the letter and spirit of the constitution,
which, il tolerated. must in the end result in the
throw Of our republican institutions.
The means adopted TO effect this object are equally
constitutional, anti republican, and dangerous TO the lib
critics of the people with the measure itself They as.
sumo the right to act judges, jurors and executone
in their and il is wonder that they succeed
ed. But have no space to pursue these remarks My
object is to make proposition, and it is this That meet
ings shall be held in every county and town throughout
the Unon and that petitions, praying the Senate to EX
PuNGE from its journals the resolution excluding the
editors of the Union from the Senate chamber be signed
by hundreds of thousands OF the independent freemen OF
this nation, and sent up to that body In this an
avalanche of public opinion may be brought 10 over.
whem these ploters of the destruction OF the freedom
of the press, and the overthrow OF the liberties of the
people MERCER