Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23

ged by unhoy hands fight for and die for IT, need
be, until bring il back in safety to its native temple
The way restore peace IS not by ohong necessary
supplies for the Oa, but by Withholding our votes from lis
authors by Withdrawing troops from Mexico but by
withdrawing Mr.. Polk from the Executive chair We will
sustain the war for the sake of the country and not for the
of the which produced for the objects for
which the Executive continues il. We will sustain il
until cam under the constitution and the laws hank God
the time is not far Distant place at the head Of our national
affairs who will have the wisdom and the nerve TO put an
end to this inglorious
Let us abide our time When that time comes there will
be awful account to be taken between the people and the
authors of this Offences will come and because of them
and nations must suffer but wo to that by whom
the offence cometh y
In all that have said wish to be understood drawing
distinction between the and its authors. We support
the one because connected with the honor of the country
but we denounce the other because has brought dshono
upon the nation We not to be told that we oppose our
country in time of because dsapproye of Mr. Folks
conduct in bringing that war upon the country Our oppo
nents seem to think that the whole duly of citizen in time
Of justify by much speaking its authors defend
them is the of their herosn While the poor Wings
of in Mexico fighting the for the sake Of the country,
ey home and defend the for the sake of its
hors They are certainly heroes this kind of warfare
they fought desperately the late battle Of Baltimore, and
received from the Administration organ, he Union,"
glory than given by that paper 10 old Rough and Ready
for the victory Of Buena VISTA They fought the Wings he
fought the Mexicans The former victory for the Adj
minstration, the latter victory for the country Our
opponents call in derision "Mexican Wings II fire.
der turns out to be compliment Now admit that there
Mexican Whigs-Whigs in Mexico fighting Wings
Scott is Mexican Wing Taylor is Mexican Wing Ring
gold, Hardin, and Clay died Wings in Mexico. More than
half the army " Mexican Wings" and
they fight this Locofoco end, will Anne
rican Wings md give Wing voes against the authors Of
this
But who are the men who make this charge There is
nothing Mexican about them Mo- you can't get them with
gunsho of any thing having the Of Mexican They
the stayahoe Locoocos They hang about the White
House begging for contracts and for pos they stand out Of
harms and talk of sackng Cities robbng churches, and
desecrating affairs They tell you how many square miles
there in New Mexco how much money be made by
land obbng there and what glorious, free, Christian
try they will make of Mexico if Gen. Scott oW only render
it safe for them 10 go there, by killing off all the rascally
tives who now ncumber the SOIL These the who
| call US " Mexican Wings"
Again. the President himself in grave message sent to
Congress- has charged all who thought their duty oppose
his unconstitutional in bringing the being
traitors to their own country by "gvng aid and comfort to
the enemy"
His organ, the Union" Immediately applied the charge
to the Wing party Congress- and every little organ through
the country has groaned it since with variations according
to order. Now ask, where and when have the Wings
given aid and comfort to Mexico Did Wings the
before the nation the army prepared for the
fict Did we send Gen. Taylor to the Rio Grande with
army small and badly provided for encourage the
Mexicans to attack him with superior force Did the
Wings give comfort to the enemy after their defeat at Monte
rey by endeavong to fix stain upon the character of the
General and heroic army who accomplished that defeat
Did the Wings give comfort to the enemy by attempting
disoganze army by supersedng all officers by
Congressional Lieutenant General Did the Wings give
aid 10 the enemy by Withholding for time the services of the
commandments of our army because Mr. Marcy dis
comforted by haSy plate Of soup? Did the Wings send
Gen. Taylor to fight his Sallo and then recall part
of his troops and leave him there until Santa Anna could be
put into Mexico and raise army twenty thousand men
destroy him Have the Wings nterered in raising money
for the support of the Did we aid in cutting down the
revenue of the Government by reduction Of duties Did
we strike blow at the credit and industry of the country in
time OF war; by sacrificing permanent home market to
temporary foreign market Did cripple the Admnistra-
ton in its means for transmitting money for the support of the
army in Mexico by the passage of that contemplate humbug
the Subtreasury No, the Wings have done of these
things They have all been done attempted in spite of
our resistance
But tcho has given aid and comfort to Mexico since the
war commencedf Who has tempered with the enemy
While the Wings in Congress were voting men and money
for the war, while thousands of citizens rushing
the frontier exposed little army the and hand
Of Executive not directed toward the of battle
He looked in different direction. There outlawed
chiean residing at Havana-our Executive sought
intercourse with hm-he bargained with hm-he liked him
he passed him into Mexico under the protection of flag
Our navy used the occasion he presented the
plmens of Mr. Polk Com Conner and along with them
box Of the very best Havana cigars whereupon his
superior exceency Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
bowed into Mexico the great pacfcaor Of contendng
tons. That deed, my countrymen, ling TO be
bered by grateful people. There aid and comfort of
the real and practical kind No had hero arrived
in Mexico than his advent hailed with the shouts of
grateful people, and in few short months this friend of
down upon our little army with twenty thousand
his heels That that little neglected army did fall sacrifice
to his power thanks to the unconqueabe spirit Taylor and
his gallant lner, and not to Mr.. Polk
would not carry party distinctions TO the battlefield, for
these gallant men know of badge but the standard the
hardshps of their flag; but where is charged that the
Wings give aid and comfort to the enemy, point that he
band of Wings who breasted the Of death in the
bloody ravnes Of Buena Vistato Clay, to Hardin and
Lncon-who lost their lives by the hand Of that whom
Executive placed at the head of the Mexican army.
Talk of aid and comfort The only aid Mexico has recev
ed since the Is the aid Mr. Polk furnished Santa Anna
his return the only comfort enjoyed is knowing that they
cannot whip our army they have outwted President
In conclusion, wish TO call your attention the present
aspect OF the The late negotiations show that Exc
cutive is carrying on the for two objects
/ lst. To title 10 Texas
3D. To compel sale Of New Mexico and the CALIFORNIA;
Now, as to the first object all know it is already OBJ
tanned The State OF Texas surely the State of
Arkansasone hundred years OF will not make it
secure Then the sole question is do want New Mexico
and California so much that willing the first place
to experd $780, 0Oo 900 in the coming year, which WILL with
the sum already expended in the war; make $3.50 600 000
and them the Executive proposes pay Mexico 0OO
in order to the title The $40 00O 600 would be
hard bargain for the premises without the But this is
business view Of the matter The war is costing
precious things than dollars and cents The life blood
Of the nation is lost in it, Already 90 900 of our c
been sacrificed Their graves mark the road on each
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