The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-25
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY NIGHT, MAY s6, 1874
A Gallon. Consriemos prscksd.

. ,;,orous note too high and has at last awakened
tanned in !, paroxysm of remorseful fury-to sense
= hs degradation of its public journal and
,,,, oran Known far and near-denounced and
..,ded ITO use its own words) ''wide OF this CITY, IN
Titan, mrts of our own country and in American CIR
-. aboad as the metropolitan American dfamer OF It's
nrvs war, and its countys OF war against the
osen oe-shunned disavowed. apologized for blushed
-, and exccrated with curses loud and deep by Amer
$40 ,,;zens abroad, who have found it in the public
...d;oc rooms of the British and European capt.
-, s,,n,ng up for France in the time of the
vrs,ch indemnity Controversy standing up Tor the
lain Of England in the Oregon controversy stand
;oc nm ON the side of Mexican arrogance and of
cucl;sh and French intrigue and interference in the
Tsyan misunderstanding up now TO proclaim that our
war against Mexico is national outrage and national
disgrace perpehated on no just cause or pretext by the
lest means and for the foulest purposeshayng made
Itself very proverb and prodigy of eproach and odium,
without parallel, AS we believe, in the collective news
u,per press of the world for hat being national in its
nosion in its pretcnsons in its circulation abroad and
even in its very name it has for series Of years, and
a ytem so utterly Invested its columns of all preence
70 oaionayof spirit and feeling to array itself open
and upon every occasion OF international controversy,
without scruple and without shame, the side OF the
foreigner and the enemy, and against its own govern
meut. until at last patriotic men have come to know
and feel that they are safe in adopting, almost with
on, examination, as the Anerican side of any ques-
,;oo in our foreign policy, that side which the "Na-
t;onaI Integencer' disavows, and dscredits, and
abuses known, referred to, and relied upon at this
moment BY the military rulers in the city OF Mexico, as
one Of the main instruments by which these unprincped
men seek to rouse up the ignorant masses around them
to persevere in hopeless war, under the idea
that one half of the American people are eager to
abandon il and withdraw our troops in utter and
,rnominious failure Of all the high ends of indem-
uty aid JUSTICE for which the war is waged;-doing
this monstrous work of fatal and ruinous deluslon
upon the Mexican people, and SO tanning the flame OF
war; under preence of seeking peace, and to the d.
rect result of dsgracng the character and policy of its
own country before the world, until at last GAS learn
from the letter of brave soldier the spot, which
we have Just published in our columns,) General
Scott himself has deemed it necessary to take active
measures disabuse the public mind of Mexico OF the
impressions disastrous to the hope OF peace, harassing
to our government and suicidal to Mexico thus CON-
municaed TO it from the "Natonal lntelligencer and
kindred sources with all this mountain-load OF afro
cious ransgression upon head, and sns at last with
The consciousness of its arocty the federal organ comes
in its leading article Of this morning, up to the bar of
the American people, 10 which have summoned it to
make in its own behalf and in behalf OF its abettors, not
its denanot its Observation-Disclosures are hopeless)-
its plea in mitigation Of the sentence which such course
demands from an outraged people. And what, in the
first instance IS this pea Why, that in its better days
the "In,eigencer' had better principles, and did
better deeds; that, when it was in its youthful
vigor, il "defended The repubiice' Be it so. Why
were those patriotic principles recantedl Why was
that patriotic course-a dictate alike OF reason and
Of very nature-shamelessly Abandoned Is fefgfrer
atton an excuse for treason? Shall the sacrifice
Of consistency atone for the absence Of patriotism Shall
the traitor of to-day find favor by procaiming himself
the aposatc OF yesterday Not with lies the difficult
task of suggesting to the federal organ its true line OF de-
fence Were we its advisers, could merely counsel
second recantaon, and repentant return to the old prn
cples it has abured OF its present plea, only
that might have been urged by Benedict Arnold
He fought well for his country at Saratoga The "lniel-
gencer' fought well for its country in the war 81 1871
But the sIDtegencer" puts forward its right OF "far
and decent opposition to the men and the policy in
power Who disputes that right in its very utter
most, legitimate limits! But is wholesale and sys-
temac vifcaton of its countrys claims in foreign
controversy 'ecent fair opposition" in any public
journal Was it decent opposition to publish, pending
difficult and perilous negotiation, that our clam to
the one-half of Oregon was "a humbugf was II
fair opposition to tell the volunteers of louisiana when
they sp,ng TO arms to succor General Taylor at Point
Isabel that they were going forth in violation OF the
constitution and in defiance OF Gods law of justice, to
begin without lust cause, vast drama OF rapne and
mudero Was it fair and decent" opposition to proclaim
Mexico, and Europe, and the world, that at the bid
dng of the Executives and under his blooasained and
awless lead the Congress Of the United States had al
most unanimously, without any just cause. and in the
fierce lust Of conquest sanctioned and commenced war
Of injury and aggression, and havoc upon weak and
helpless enemy Is ii 'fa and decent opposition, now
that the approaching to its close, 10 rouse up
Mexican rage and impotence to and most murderous
guerilla Efforts by crying TO them that the war is odlous
here that majority our nation condemns and denoun-
it and that unjust and illegal in its inception, unpopu-
its prosecution without fixed purpose in its design,
must soon crush the guilty and weak Administration
which is alone responsible for its continuance Is il
fair and decent" opposition thus to inspirt the natu-
aled pernacy Of the Mexican leaders, under pretence
o desire of peace Is it stair and decent opposition
Tor journal in the Integencers' central and national
position to throw drag-net over the press OF the whole
counyto quote and endorse into such consideration
gve all the unauthorized and baseless rumos OF
| the day charging home upon the Administration de-