The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-27
The War.

The War.
The Wilmot-Provso party have done great injustice
to the administration in atributing the war to de-
sire the part of its friends to extend the bounds
of slavery The grievances which we have received
from Mexico--ihe claims which she has refused to
settle--the invasion OF own territory, and the
slaughter of people, all to be passed
over and motive for the to be sprung upon
by the aboti0nsts the northern wings, and the Pro-
viso men, Even the distinguished and patriotic Silas
Wright was not sufficiently guarded in his language,
when, of his last letters upon the Wilmot Proyso,
he declares himself opposed to any acquisition of territory
for the purpose of extending slavery His proposition
does not go as far as many who have assumed TO follow
in his footsteps but they have dexterousy used his Ian
guage for the purpose of ustfyng their opposition to the
war.
Charges of this description are scattered throughout the
letters speeches. and essays of the abotonss and the
Proviso men. We cite few instances:
The wing convention of New Hampshire, which re-
Gently assembled at Concord and wound up their pro-
ceedings by recommendation Of Mr. Webster to the Wing
National Convention as the wing candidate for the pes
dency adopted among others, the following resolution
Resolved That all times to be avoided, as great
calamity, especially by this country, as not congenia to
the spirit of institutions the feelings that should anil
but that we regard the war with Mexico douby
hateful nasnuch it unconsttutionaly commenced
Congress, and it is waged for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
sister republic upon preexs has are ase and or I s
ce, &c.-(that is, extend the territory for saves)
Mr. John Reed, Uhe whg nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor of Massachusetts, in his acceptance OF the office
misrepresens and denounces the object OF the He
says
We know that peace with Mexico, ardeny desired by
many be obtained under the present policy of
government but by the acquisition OF large extent oil
slave territory Many hope and expect that the shouts ofvc-
tory glory will forever silence all inquiry as to the justice
policy ofhe men and those considered distin-
guished men, responsible and accountable beings
and that honor and glory awaited them, as the Just reward
for boodshed and carnage regardless alike OF the cause
| and consequences OF the warfare
| Southern and northern men, who would acquire
slave territory, may be assured that although mode
ration forbearance with few excepton have marked
of the friends of peace and those opposed to the
further extension slave territory, that deep feeling per-
vades the minds of the people, and that it is their fixed
purpose there shall be further extension of slave
territory. This purpose from higher source than
the WiImot provso.
Similar charges are strewn the whig organs, like
the leaves of Vallambrosa The last New Hampshire
"Sentinel" speaks in this wise
This is the of the actions Of government al
Washington War with all its horrors is to be prosecuted
indefinitely until Mexico is robbed OF her best provinces
spread this cursed institution In the early part of the
war, such motive avowed as conquest. We were
revenge countrys wrongs and conquer peace,
the language of the partsans. The cloven foot wal
then by the few but the claw, boot, and tai
of the monster is apparent to all 1t becomes then
grave question, how far the people are willing to sus
tain the administration in the aboninable object
SO plain. The Washington Union comes now
with the declaration that Mexico be conquered
and made to sue for peace own terms Such
is the substance of the article which give in another
column In looking the imperfect reports of the progress
OF the negotiations last week. the impression that the
Mexcans using duplcity and did not intend nego
tiae The later and full reports with the correspondence
show that to their capital, they willing to yield
part of their terroryndeed, all that is OF importance
to in a national and commercial point of vew-and
peace might have been made with the acquisition o
323 900 miles the Pacific if government hao
been disposed War and conquest is the cry,
Mexico to be robbedof territory for the benefit
slavery, If Congress be induced furnish the
ofwar We trust then, that the wings least will show
undivided front against furnishing the of prosecuting
this war of conquest and slavery.
This whole passage is fraught with Misrepresentation
Run the line as MIR. Trst proposed, and much of
it will fall to the north of 36a than to the southwith
this remarkable difference, too favor of the non-save
holding States: that if the Missouri compromise be
ried out slave to settle to the NORTH and thus that
territory is TO be devoted to the northern population
whereas the land south of that line may be attractive
to the STAKEHOLDER or, if is it is equally open to
northern brethren; and its ultimate destination, when il
comes into the Union State to be decided by the
votes Of the majority of its residents
The Albany Atlas, one of the Provso- Herkmer clique
equally harsh in its representations and unjust to the
citizens of the south. While protesting to sdeprecae
sectional parties it is contributing all that it can do to
array the north against the south upon the platform of
the Wo Proviso; and for this purpose it pleased to
bark in with the wing press, and to ascrbe this war to
the wishes OF the Shareholders So anatical is its spirit
mpassioned its language that it does not hesitate to
make the following charge
What the Union" has about sectional orsaniza-
ton Is well enough and true enough but that organization
began at the south before the annexation of Texas and
on for purposes already limited in this article
The whole tendency of the of John
Tylers cabinet acquire Texas for purpose of slavery
to this hour has been the union OF the south PROSTATE
the honest fobearng and true hearted democracy of the
free States.
We deprecate sectional parties, and therefore we have
right to appropriate all honorable resist the UNI
Just demands OF sectional organzaon feeling power
and forgetting right"
The success OF the sectional organization been signal
10 say nothing OF its overthrow of Mr. Van Buren, at Ba
more, 1t accomplished the annexation of Texas the only
way that southern statesmen would receive tina
Sta'c-wth war Said the gallant Houston the Senate
of the United States, "you annexed the war" This ac
gave five States the south and slavery in prospcc
ten senators in the federal branch of the national egs
ture.
Itgave the nation that has already the sacr
f.