Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-01-22
Administration Gricfs.

The troubles of the Administration are begin.
ming to be so numerous and complicated, that its
organ has been compelled to come down from
it's tone of bravado, and talk TO the Representa-
tives Of the people, as if they had some right to
think aud act for themselves.
Mr. Preston Kings bill, rcviving the Wilmot
proviso against the admission Of the proposed
Mexican conquests with Slavery in them, was
the sign which the Executive organ rightly in
terpreted as indicative Of the intentions of the !
North on that subject. The day after Mr.. Kings |
bill was introduced, the Union came out with one
Of the most dolcful jeremiads in which its ante
diluvian editor ever INDUCED, and his bcseech-
ing prayers to all the Representatives to forbear
from pressing the " delicate question: were real
" touching. lie was constrained TO set out the
difficulties and griefs in which his master had
become involved by his nefarous Executive
war, and he appealed with tears in his eyes. TO
the patriotism" and . sterling, unwavering de-
mocracy" of all people. to forget every thing but
the Presidents war, and those whom he had
made the public enemies. As far as was and
is necessary to prosecute the war, and preserve
the honor and safety OF the Country, all hands
agree in sentiment and in action. and none more
heartily than the Wings, notwithstanding the
exceedingly contemplate fling at them in the
Executive Message of Mr. Polk. When the
people of the United States behold Wings in com
mand of our victorious armies, and outnumbcr-
ing the braggart democracy in the enthusiasm
with which they enlist in the ranks of danger, it
will require several obscure gentlemen suddenly
elevated by accident out Of their appropriate
spheres. to convince them that the Wings are
traitors. because like honest men they freely dis
cuss the wicked schemes of a partizan Chief
Magistrate The bullness with which the .Ad-
ministraton has played the game Of getting up
war and then whipping in the boilers with the
"Anti-war Federalist cry. has in great meas
ure defeated its own purpose. The Wings will
go on and fight the battles of the Country, and
yet denounce and expose as they deserve, the
unparalleled wickcdncss which gave rise to the
war, and they will stand justified before the
whole people. 1t has become possible, in spite
of the confident belief to the contrary. long en-
of which the people will not approve. And the
treatment which the subject has received at the
hands Of the Whigs is precisely what was neth-
er expected or desired from them. Polk undoubt-
eddy looked either for cowardly acquesccnce
both in the origin and prosecution Of the war, or
for an opposition, fierce, bitter and implacabe,
to both; by which means the Wings would eth
er be yoked to his triumplla car. or be swallowed
up in a sea oflocofoco glory, whose waves would
quite 60 over their heads. The adoption of
different policy and its palpabe effect on the
public mind, has been a sore disappointment to
the Administration. 1t has turned in upon the
authors and the objeci of the war. the scrutnzing
glances not merely of the Wings, but of that
large wing of the selfstylcd democracy who felt
outraged and nsulted at the GOODNESS with which
Mr. Polk stgmatzed a trivial and unimportant.
the interests and wishes of their constituents, in
his veto message on the River and llarbor bill.
The growing force of the sentiment at the North,
that Slavery must be checked in its ceascess
encroachments, admonishes the Northern de-
mocracy to" make hay while the sun shines y
and before they shall be irrcvocably fixed in the
public mind as the sole abottors of Slavery at the
North. They have therefore dh armined in this
day of Polkdom's sorest need, backed as they
are by the vote of nearly the whole Wing party,
to put the bitter cup of inevitable necessity TO
Southern lips, and let them Try for once in their
lives the flavor of coercion. 1t must be that wry
faces will be abundant. but unless mi ghty bid
Co. ha 10 tla ,,.in -
arms and make this Mexican war bittercr pill
to its authors than they contemplated swallow
ing when they began it. At all events. there
can now be little doubt that tn Administration
is about to be compelled by its own nominal
friends to show its hand fully, in relation to the
objects for which the var is now prosecuted and
its ultimate intentions as to the acquisition otter
ritory. No diplomatic skuking will do, or we
are much mistaken. Ii must be an official and
binding declaration, and then it will be deter
mined what is to be done,
Meanwhile Mr.. Polk and Sir Robert arc hard
pushed. Congress kicks their tea and coffee
tax out of doors, snubs their Field Marshal, and
coolly talks over their ten regiment bill as if
tneTe was iio i'Ai'hN'N llCIth@c pace.
but not the means to pay them The specie
clause Of the Sub-Treasury gives infinite trouble,
and finally, our gallant army, driven on by the
specific orders of carpet soldiers at Washington,
into precarious positions, are every moment in
danger of being cut of by superior numbers
Add to all this, the universal and unmtiga,cl
disgust of all decent men at the infamous hos
/ a..
gallant Taylor who alone has saved it from per.
diton and it presents perdicament By no mean,
encouragingt to small demagogues in high places
We pray that the Country and the Army may
come safely through the crisis.