The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-01

portion of the wing press, which sympathize with
me Mexlcans, are making great ado because MI y, a.
Brownson, of Bombases Furioso whom some wag,
in giving vent TO little mschievous irony, has dubbed
professor-because this Professor" Brownson, who
has something TO do with periodical published IN Bos-
ton, called 'Quartery Review" has come out with an
article against the war, against the administration and IN
defence OF Mexican rascalty. The article ITSELF which
this professor of humbuggery has fit to spawn upon
the country amounts, ntrnsicay to nothing at alit is
mere tissue OF misrepresentation and tory slang Like
all other productions of that humbug professor, it is
made up of sound and fury sgnifying nothing" But
the Mexican wings seek to give some consequence TO
this writer and his rawlings, by saying that he is demo-
craft humbug He is just about as much of a demo-
craft and friend of the administration and OF his country
as is Tom Cortvin or Horace Greedy He is perfect
weathercock, everything by starts, and nothing long
We have known his history for the last twenty years
When we first knew him IN western New York. he vas
Uniyersalist preacher in Tompkns county he had
just aposatized from the Presbyterian ait lie next APP
peared in Genesee county editor OF an obscure country
paper which he dvocaed the ultra doctrines OF Fanny
Wright The people there becoming nauseated with his
dogmas he compelled to leave and started eastward
He then, believe, became Methodist, at Auburn or
somewhere in that vicinity The next moon ne was
Unitarian in Boston-lhen Observation-Disclosures
Cathocone day processing 10 be democTat-the next
abusing democracy man of no settled principles eiher
in religion politics-possessng somewhat plausible
syle Of compositions and the faculty OF passing of
among few his transcendenta and senseess specula,
tons, as the embodiment of wisdom profound, and
mysteries deep that the partial, superficial reader is
willing to take them for granted profoundly wise, be-
cause there is nothing IN them lnteligiDe 10 common
sense apprehension.
Such in BRIEF is the man who has SET himself up an
assaiant of his government and his country, and as an
apologist of Mexican treachery and outrage.
This article abounds alike in perverslons OF facts ana
of history. We will notice two. The professor
of Mexican whigery says
The official announcement of the President to Congress
that already existed between the two republics by
the of Mexico herself and whatever may make
of old grievances in adjusting the terms OF peace we can
make of them in defending the wal. We can plead
in its defence only the fact which We grounded IL
namely, war exists by the of Mexico herself But un
happily, the time of the official announcement war did
between the republics all for neither
public had declared against the othrr. There had
been collision of their forces; but this was not war, as
the President would probably have conceded had he known
recoleced the distinction between and hostles.
OF Mexico and ground being false, he has left 1t wholly
ineensibe, whatever the old grievances we may have to
aIege against Mexico"
CAT the time of the official announcement (by the Pres
iden acar did not er between the two republics at all,
for neither republic had declared against the other
eXcaims this Mexican apologst. But what are the
facts Mexico declared war against the United States on
the 23d of April, 1916, and the 2lth large Mexican
force crossed over side of the Rio Grande and at
tackled small detachment of our army, and killed and
wounded sixteen, and made prisoners of the others On
the htteenh day Of May twenty days after war had
been declared and hoslltes commenced by MeXco our
Congress declared that existed by the act of Mexico
But it is useless to spend time in controverting such
papable perversions put forth by this new edged
ally of Mexican whgey. This production does not even
possess the merit of originality The substance OF the
whole OF it has appeared over and over again In all the
whg journals of this country and Mexico; and ITS
false statements have repeatedly been shown up and
exposed.