The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-16

toned, not ustfying the decarat ion OF Con-
gress that "war existed by the act of Mexico" Such
then, are, beyond all question, Mr. Clays present views
of the "jus and proper" boundaries OF Texas. Wher-
the "xation" OF these boundaries contemplated in
his sixth resolution is TO place them it certainly is not to
carry them to the Rio Grande for that would be, ac-
coding to his vew o acquire Mexican territory, and,
in far to ''dismember the Mexican republic"
The inevitable dilemma, then, in which Mr. Clay's Res
oluons place may be statedas follows Either the Rio
Grande is the just and proper boundary of Texas, orit
is not If it is then the march OF army to the east
bank of that river act of war, and act justi
flying war; or calculated to produce it, while the act of
Mexico in crossing that river, and attacking troops
on our side of it, was most papable and fragrant
act of war; and fully justified the declaration that
war existed by the act of Mexico" But all this Mr.
Cays first resolution, in connexion with his speech,
fatty denies. H. on the other hand, the Rio Grande be
moi the 'just and proper boundary of Texas then Mr.
Clay declares in terms that the establishment of that
line as the boundary is be embraced among the
objects and purposes OF the He must, therefore,
assume that the Nueces line between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande the us and proper" boundary of
Texas and as such is to be established by the war; or
else his first and sixth resolutions explained and
each other
r There are several other important propositions put
forth by Mr.. Clay in these resolutions, upon which
we do not deem it necessary at present to express
any opinion. Before discussing these points, pre-
fer at least to wait till we have full report OF the
speech in which Mr. Clay explains his views. Yet
we think we can hardly be mistaken in inerrng from
the brief sketch of that speech which accompanies the
Resolutions, that many passages of it will be found to be
not only wide of the truth, but extremely incorporate and
ljudged 1t quite evident that Mr.. Clay has not hes
laed to make the whole policy of the war the ground OF
furious onset not only upon the administration which
has conducted it. but upon the Congress by which it has
been recognised and sanctioned The disastrous effect
which such demonstration from him must produce
upon the state of affairs in Mexico and the direct ten
dency OF such course encourage the Mexcans obsti
natey hold against any just and honorable terms
of peace appear either TO have wholly escaped his aen
ton or to have been merged in the ardor OF his merely
partisan feelings.
Having declared against all territorial indemnity, and
having, to say the least signaly compromised his posi-
ton the Texan boundary question, he has not
scrupled TO hold out to Mexico the hope that contn-
gency may arise in which it would become the right
and duty OF Congress to adopt the most ecaous meas
to arrest the further progress OF the and what
is still evidently calculated to produce an injurious
impression upon the public mind of Mexico, he has not
scrupled speak of the possible Impeachment OF the
President in this connexion Another version, indeed of
the very unfortunate threat which Mr.. Webster threw
out in one of his speeches To all this he has added the
assertion that the administration Is already hall tired OF
war; and would be glad enough to adopt any plan to
secure peace 1t is lamentabe, it is humatng to
the acknowledged head of great party in this country
assuming such tone, and nduging in such idle decla
nation and such gross and mischevous msrepresen-
taton calculated produce, and likely to produce, no
other effect than to mslead public enemies, to buoy
them up with false hopes to stimulate them to new re-
ssance and thus to poong the evils and the horrors OF
war. 1t is true, indeed, that in all this Mr. Clay
only in,personates the counses in which his par
ty as party has acted and his may, perhaps
commend him to even new influence and favor as It's
chief Yet his country her hour Of trial and OF war has
the right to demand something higher and better and more
patriotic than this from Henry Claywhom as one OF her
eminent statesmen during the course of long life she
has crowned with praise and with honor, whose abilities
and services she has been proud past times to acknow
edge and for whom his friends challenge the
glorious euogy thatHe ,coud rather be right than be
President'