New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-17

Col. j. w w who has spen. the last month
in Washington. supervising the conduct oi the
Wings in Congress and soliciting Of Mr.. POLK the
Office Of Bngsdier General writes 70 bis last paper
thorough condemnation ex-senator CoRwfss great
Speech on the Mexican War Commencing with
a patronizinr concession that g as an oratoricai
effort" that Speech "was all that the friends OF
Mr. Corwin could desire though altogether too
figurative the expectant Brgadier proceedstosayi
"whHe. however. am delighted to bestov the high
est praise upon the 0nn OF the speech the substance
Of N regret 70 say such excited In the breasts
of pine.tents Of the wings who heard IL feeings Of
regret cisapoointnnent and vexston more tnofougn
anti War AMI IN my Judgment catiAmrio1n speech IN
very many particulars. cannot be imagined. Do rot
rni.upderssrd me DO no, intend 10 ehsrge Mr.. Coz
WIZ with snv snt-American feeling but suca are ne
private peculiar views Of the war with Mexleo-Vle~s
which the ultra anti slavery feeling in OHIO tencs 20
fo-ter,hst 4 our Whgs In Congress were generally 20
sdoot them the Wing Party Of the United States would
be reduced 10 miserable handful Of fsctous spirits OF
fer less weight IN the future political struggles OF the
Nation, than were the anti.Wsr Federahsts Of lel2
That the chosen and beloved Senator Of the
le0 900 Wings Of Ohio should cherish ideas Of
Patriotism, Policy and Duty in connection with this
War somewhat different from those Of supplicant
for Office from Mr. Polk, is certainly no matter Of
surprise If even of regret. That one who has long
signalized himself by opposing and denounclng
Whig candidates and in every way conceivable
anordng " aid and comfort 30 the enemy at whose
hands he seeks promotion, should apprehend dis
aster 10 the Wing cause from the counsels Of such
a straigh, forward, up-and down Wing as Tom.
CoRwIS, does not exceed in cool assurance and
hardly can in absurdity many similar exhibitions
from that quarter. But j. w. W. outdoes any
of his remembered antics by proceeding as follows :
ai,is well known 10 the country that in May last Mr.
Corwin in common with the wings OF ootn houses
voted for the law declaring that we were IN ttate OF
war with Mexico because she had crossed the no
Grande invaded territory and come N contact win
our srmy-Capt Thorrtons command u was wen
known 10 Mr. Corwn and every Wing who voted Tor
that law that il Capt Thornton who rushed upon
and assaed the Mexicans, because be found them IN
arms East Of the Rio Grsn3e and follows, OF course
that every man who voted that the collision between
our arms on that occasion constituted stste OF war
y hich warranted the placing 5000 volunteers and
ten millions Of dollars ct the disposal OF the President
20 carry il on. vrtoaly declared that our army was IN
the occupation Of our own territory, snd that all the
country this side OF the Rio Grande is American terri
tory n by passing the Neces and planting our stand
ard on the left bank Of the Rio Crande we invaded
Mexican territory what honest honorable and Christian
legislator could would have voted that the attempt on
the part Mexico TO drive US out act Of war y
&c. Sc
Can baseness exceed this Who has forgotten
lying preamble 10 the War Supply bill which bill
had become apparently indispensable to save our
little army from utter destr1etionl Vainly did they
entreat iulplore the majority in either House to
suffer them 10 vote for the supplies which had now
become essential without voting for the bareisced
lie that War exists By me act Of Mezioo' &c.
which they denounced and execrated as il deserved.
Loco. Focoism had drilled majority in each House,
which said 10 the Wings You shall vote for our
impudently false Preamble or vote against send
ing aid to our little Army which has been pushed
forward into position Of extreme peril andis now
envcloped by three or four times its number Of hos
tile Mcxicans' Most of the Wings to our regret
and we believe now to theirs, having expressedtheir
detesiation OF the Preamble, voted for the Bill TO
which il was fastened and now see the use which
is made of their vote by one who processes to be
a Mig
We had intended to quote the proceedings Of the
Senate on this subject May To- ls46 showing
the earnest and repeated attempts of the Wings
TO strike out the lying Preamble-first on motion oil
Mr. Huntington. which, after earnest efforts in its
favor, was defeated by party votes 10 ls--and
next on the motion Of Mr. Crittenden when the
bill was on its final reading. when the Vice Presi-
dent decided the motion out OF order. But there
cannot be reader OF The Tribune whose recollse
ton needs refreshing this subject, and we bat
waste words in exposing even at this length the
tricky baseness Of j. w. VS. attack on Senator
Corwin. 1t cannot fail TO excite the disgust OF the
entire public and the intense loathing of the Wing
party.