The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-13
The "Cockney" Journal.

Two days ago the Organ of foreign influences" in this
city narrated as commentary the course of this Jour-
nal very pretty story Crom the French) of a parrot
who, having by chance picked up ouand,sh way,
of speaking gaveeat offence to the holy ssterhood Of
the convent in which he was domescated The story is
by no unapt to describe the predieamento
journal which, by catching up and repeating the watch
words of the enemy and the foreigner, dsguss and out
RACES the patriotic feeling of its country The
naughty parrot once bore, il seems, good repute Time
was when it spoke in the spirit Of the community in
which it lived 1t is thus all the fitting emblem
a public journal which, having been patriotic and
respectable has only, its later years. fallen into evil
habits OF traitorous speech Decidedly will help the
Integencer to understand and apply the moral of its own
tale.
| What the Inelligencer is pleased to call our ''panot
ngs" have at least been always the side Of eoun
try as against the foreigner Can the Intiigeneer say
as much?
We permitted correspondent to call the supposed de-
feat of the Army Bill in the unceremonous phrase of in
dgnant patriotism, ga Mexican Uicory" But did not
stigmatize the war which wagng against
Mexico the rapine Of larrles men," Can the Intel
! ligencer say as much
On the Oregon question we among those who,
against the claim of England, "parroed" the soundness
of title up to 81 degrees 40 minutes. We did not al
lege that "the title of England to all north of 40 degrees
was better than our title" Can the Intellgencer-the
"Cockney organ'-say as much
On the French indemnity question of some years
since, stood up for the justice OF government in
its claim against France, then VIGOROUSLY pressed by
General Jackson. Can the Inteligencer say much'
On the Texas question, we, sympathising in the spirit
and admiring the vaor of the of our own SOIL
recognised the independence of Texas in battle
and consolidated by ten years maintenance, and by gene
raj acknowledgment and mindful Of the rights Of own
country, protested against the right of Mexico to
make annexation cause of war; Can the Intelligence
say much?
When the war had been forced upon us, and solemny
sanctioned and assumed by the almost unanimous act Of
Congress, "parrotngs' all sought to present justly
and favoraby before the judgment of the world and
up and cheer the brave and patriotic spirits
the country its vigorous prosecution and successucose
We did not tell the volunteer he rushed to the field
that he grding his sin violation Of the
constitution" and huyng forth to shed his blood Sin
unjust and unhoy waged by the President weak
neghbor without cause, and In defiance OF law" VIZ
put forth such parrotngs" to the shame and disgust
of our community. Can the Intelligencer say much
If it can, its friends and supporters have less to blush for
in its course than they suppose.
When the war was fairly entered on, ue did not invoke
the interference of England to put end to it. We did
not either ourselves through our correspondents goat
over the prospective embarassmens of our Treasury in its
prosecution. We have not proclaimed the cause Of
Mexico in the war to be the just cause and have not
parroed forth the proposition that no sufficient reason
h,, baa, eho
the war on part should be undertaken" Neither
have raked up every scrap Conformation pretended
|nfonnation-wth in it or without sense in it
authentic and unauthentc-offcial and unofficIal-to
portray and to exaggerae the horrors of campaign in
Mexico, in miserable and mpotent attempt dishearen
our gallant soldiers in the patriotic work before them
We have done nothing of all this We spum the thought
of doing it Can the Intelligcncer say as much!
And finally now that the question of territorial ndem
nifty for past injuries, and for the present war; brought
upon us by Mexican nsolence and outrage is before the
country, WE have not denounced such indemnity as az
gresson, and robbery, and conquest pursued "wh fire
and sword in hideous hunger for dominion" We have
held such language We have sought to fling such
shame on the escutcheop of our country We have the
decency at least il not the patriotism to avoid putting
our friends to flight, by such "parotings" We dstn-
gush between the wise and righteous object Of self-de-
defence and seredress and Intimidation, with which
our government entered upon the war, with the olive
branch in its hand, and that necessary of result terrific
rial naturalization for losses and expenditures,
which the madness of Mexico has now forced us, in
self respect claim Such has been course shaped
by just regard both to the facts of the case, the haac
ter of our country, and the patriotism OF countymen
Can the Intelligencer say much Here the con-
rary, is what the ogan of Cockneyism does venture
|, to say this morning:
We think well that the people should by these semi
official limitations what the real motives for pros
ecuting this Notwithstanding what has been sad ana
Il so often repeated, to the contrary.
One cry Is national growthp' Just now, that is the
Il loudcst tone OF the organ.
Another is the extension of the of freedom ~ we
singulary bery-loving government. We show ou
love OF liberty by making republics. We t
tend the OF freedom by crushing weaker nelgbbor
We TO Mexico with fire and sword subJuga
her Provinces rout her weak and feeble government, NOR
tfy and exasperste her people, and gloy ourselves VIII
the conquest of all she has, order that may exien
The area OF freedom " or in the official language oil m
j Union, that we may advance national growth anl
sovereignty, strange words, repeat, in the mouth
the editor of the unIon) only beyond the limits OF u
Rio Grandc but whthersoever cupdiy for conlues
and that "hIdeous hunger for dominion which the poe
speaks, may lead We need adding nothing IL
enough, II will be enough but be enough for IN
American people and unde this clear announce
ment OF what do truly regard as one of the FRofL
GATE Ayowus or The which modem
{ times have witnessed.
! This Is quite worthy of its source The "moRA
TREASON OF the foreign organ finds its appropriate wo
deliberately misrepresentng, to the profit of the Puo
enemy the views and the spirit of its own government