The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-22
From the Mlledgeville (Ga } Federal Union.
The War and the Administration.

The recent glorious achievements OF our armies in
Mexico have stimulated the wing press to renewed ef
forts TO impress upon the public mind that the adminstra-
ton is entitled 10 portion OF their glory, They rejoice
not much because victory has perched upon the ban
OF their counts chiefs, they do because It has
perched upon the banners of OF those whom they
call their party leaders They claim for the latter, who
have been but the executoners OF the will OF the govern
men all the praise and all the honor while they affect
to dicule those whose will has been their law and who
have directed every movement they have made,
We ask, in all sincerity, who discovered the virtues
of Gen; Taylor! Who brought him before the public
eve and placed him at the post of danger the post of
honor' Who furnished him with his armies and sup,
Plies marked out the plans OF his campaigns and placed
at his command everything necessary to secure the sue
cess that has crowned his etfors Who sent General
Wool 10 penetrate and subdue another and far distant
portion of the enemy's territory, and when this was
achieved, ordered him to unite with Gen. Taylor that
part of the forces of the latter might be detached to aid
in the conquests the seaboard of Mexico Who sent
the gallant Keamy to the wids of California, where he
has conquered territory more valuable TO this Union
than all the mines of Potos, and for himself laurels
as enduring as his country's history who sent our
armed vessels to the Gulf and to the Pacific to
blockade the enemys ports, cut oil Their commerce
and diminish their resources Who planned the as
sault upon Vera Cruz. General Scott and his gal
liant army that devoted city, and furnished HIM
with all the materials for its capture and that q the
castle of Ulloa, the Gibraltar OF America! Who,
with prescience unerrlng AS II IS remark abe,
oreseeng his success, ordered him, when that point was
attained, to take up the line of march 10 the halls OF the
Moneznmas confident that, though hordes of Mexicans
might meet him his way, that in their overthrow new
glory would rebound to his country's arms Who,
while the prosecution of this has demanded large
expenditures has so managed the finances of the country
that funds wanting, but at any moment be
commanded any amount and that too, al rates above
par Who, by the admirable system that has been adopt
ed in the captured ports of the enemy, the contrbu
tons eXacted of their commerce. raising millions to
meet the expenses of the war; aud has thus silently turn
ed against Mexico Paixhans and mortars powerful
and efficient than any that have been discharged from
the artillery of either TAYLOR Scott! Who ask has
SET all this machinery notion and sustained Its harmo
NOUS and efficient action, and that, too, despite OF all
the efforts of federalsts and federal presses to derange
By whose direction and power is it, that in less than
one year half of Mexico has been subdued that
y battle fought has been won that there has been no
Earring, dscord in the mighty elements that have been
brought into operation that counrys arms have been
crowned with unprecedented in her past history
and unparalleled in the worlds history. in modern times
There has been mind, and WILL and energy, and power
These have all existed at Washington and in the cab
met of the President 1t is there that the plans have
been formed; it is there that is found that powerful
arm that has guided and controlled all those movements
which have resulted in those developments that
astonishing the American people and the whole civilized
world.
Wings and wing presses, to subserve party purposes
may strive to deprive the administration OF their we'll
earned fame But they will be disappointed A patri-
oc and grateful country will render honor to whom hon
is due II will applaud the deeds of noble daring of
Tayors and its Scots, but every gem that sparkes in
the dadem of their glory will reflect its use upon those
who have sent them to the field OF conflict as the exc
cutioners of their will