The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-27

with extreme freedom the the
Prince is olien made invdious Ridiculous. Is it only
here, and under boosted Institutions, that decent and
fair opposition be bone and that attempting
are TO be crushed in the public sight, 10y presidential
lmilaryl strength stabbed with the calumnies the
| tGenemlsI known Instruments A wreohed foreigner,
and hrelng, could in former days. wage war of invec-
1--WE and OF opprobrium upon only the administration,
but the character OF the Father of his Country borne
IN silence, as such things will be borne by rulers who
pec the freedom OF the press and who stand upon the
strength OF their own conscious rectitude General Wash
hg'on dd not require that he should be dismissed
rom the employment which he then held in the Secretary
oil States Office Is General Seoul much above General
washington or we much below the hardened hbeler
referred 10, that fair be stedf Can
be.her groundessness that makes them formidable
Can it be selfapprova that makes the present military
Executive sensvel Ii his measures be sus-
tanned except by fobddng all free examination of them,
had they not better be abandoned Is nothing to be al
lowed to condemn them except the confuson the misrue,
the micheis which already the public debt and
misfortune which know be encompassng the ir-
retrevabe public disaster and disgrace which all
know follow unjust, expensive and dangerous
Tie very of which bring instead of eompena
tons, nothing but long train of difficulties and but
probably OF eaames 7"
But more than enough of such wreched and futile
raving We will disgust readers with no more of it.
In this imaginary case, have aimed to show TO the
federal press and to the country the spirit in which they
acting. The treason may be warned, but the Eye
of the Country viii be turned upon 'for evil, and not
for good"
We have received on this subject the following power
full appeal to the country from OF the abes and most
distinguished men of the day. We invite 10 it the
attention of readers After abiding in strong terms
to the passage from the ntellgencer" which we have
exposed above, the writer proceeds
"Bu this is not the point to which was aiming. In
the three columns of editorial alluded to- the editors of
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the liberty of the press by the President, because the
Union and every patriotic newspaper in the country de-
their course, and the of the federal press
generally. in reference 10 the present war with Mexico,
reasonable in It's spr-in fine, 'morat treason :"
This they call invasion of the liberty of the press
If ii the first time that the indignant and just CEN
of patriotic press and people had denounced press
and party which have shameessly arrayed themselves
against their country and the side of their coun
try's enemy IN war, IT might pass unnotced. But this
complaint has been made and reiterated by the Mexican
federal organs in this Countryside National Inelligence
at their headfrom the commencement of the the
present tme though the liberty of the press had been
violated, and they had been restrained from belchng
forth their reasonable sentiments in the most unlicensed
and disgusting freedom to the disgrace and infamy of
themselves, the future will show, and the great in
jury Of their country
''But deny that the liberty OF speech the press has,
in the least particular been nfrnged by the government
or by even pubic intimidation On the
tray both editors and orators have had and have exer-
csed, the utmost latitude in viGfying and raducng the
government of their country connected with the
Mexican What have they not said and written
against the President in connexon with it, Have they
not charged him constantly with bringing on the war;
Have they not denounced him as yrant and usurper'
Have they not threatened to impeach him. Have they
not aduced the credit OF the government order to pre-
vent 1t from obtaining loans, and thus Gripping its
to carry the WARP Have they not magn6ed the dan
gers of service in Mexico, to prevent citizens from
enstng in the service of their country Have they not,
in every possible form, espoused the cause Of Mexico
Have they not denounced their country the ag-
gressor, waging wanton, causeess, and wicked
against unotfendng sister republic! Have they not,
by this shameful and raitorous conduct, induced the
Mexican people to believe that they had the sympahes of
'one entire party in this country who would soon come
into power get up 'prOaacameno, and hurl Mr. Polk
and his cabinet from olce' And has this UNANIMOUSLY
traorous caused the Mexcans obsnatey to hold
out against peace thus causing greater loss of the pre-
cous lives of brave and patriotic countrymen and
greater sacrifice OF public treasured Have the fede
raj press and federal leaders in Congress, been guilty OF
all these things without restraint or limit
'Now what has been done with them, for all this shame
full expression of moral treason and Mexican sym
patty? Has one of them been arrested fort Has one
of them been tried traitor for it Has Of them
been imprisoned for it, Has of them graced the
halter Tor 1t! Nay, has any personal harm OF anyde-
scrpton been done to of them for such conductcon
duct the most detesabe or treason any FORM whether
in bravey bearing in the ranks of countrys
mics, in the cowardy form giving them did and
comfort" by shamelessly upholding their cause the
most detestable OF all crimes known to human legislation
No. single hair of the head OF of them has been
touched Their personal liberty has been as strictly
guarded as though they patriotic citizens Their
property has been protected; the presses from
whence emanate these ISLANDERS of their own country
and government have. been secure from harm and
these editors have walked the streets of cities with
much freedom and safety as though they had been
defenders OF their country instead Of its defamers and
enemies. And yet they have the unblushing impudence
to charge upon the President attempt to violate
the freedom of the press, when that great palladium
of public liberty has been protected in the persons of these
Very Merican synpattSers and abettorshe editors OF the
National IntelIigencer" among the number-who have
so foully and tratorously perverted it.
But, if the federal press has enjoyed its freedom in Will
flying and traducing lis own government and country
and rendering effective aid and comfort to Mex
than if its conductors to man, had taken up arms in
her behalf, and fought under her banners the patriotic
democratic press has also claimed and exercised its free
dom II has freely denounced the conduct OF the federal
press as taitorous and REASONABLE 1t has stamped upon
the brow of federalism the brand of moral treason
which its conduct richly merits 1t has called editors
and orators whose business is mainly denounce the
OF their own country moral traitors, and charged
them with rendering "a,d and COMFORT to the enemy 1t
has done this freely and for particular and special pur
pose That purpose 10 make such conduct Of wtich
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