The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-14
The IntciIgencer's latest Mexican nIaniresto-Oncs



The In,siIIgeneer's latest Mexican Manifesto
We treated readers, Saturday, TO specimen
of the scrupulous regard for truth, with which the Mex
lean organ this city garnshes its reasonable attempts
to rouse up Mexico 10 nuriated guerilla war against
us. The infamous Justification OF National" which
we then gibbeed before the public eye TO the effect
that the waged for the purpose of putting doc
tie Catholic religion, and plunderng the Catholic churches
IN Merico! We deem any comment upon so atrocious
calumny agans, our government and country wholly UNI
necessary. Its uereancywi be obvious enough
any rejecting for single moment upon the posi-
ton of the ''Integencer" here, and upon the whole
spirit and character of the people with whom at
Ii is not too much TO say that, all things consider
ed, treason resorted to baser OF accom-
plishing It's neiarous purposes
Tonight select from the same precious document
other specimens of "fair and decent opposition"
gan, that the with Mexico designed" and got
up our part order to bring about the enactment Of
the tariff Of 1916 In formal enumeration OF the OBJ
ects OF the war, under teiue distinct heads, the "Inel
gencer' constructs its fifth head as follows:
Fitthly e report of the Committee OF Foreign Rea-
ions (. of r. February 2ith last its chairman, Mr. c.
ngerso speaking, from that confidential position, OF the
and the message, said that "he war had created
and admirable system of finance, worth than all
he war) charges" The system here meant iacon-
teaby the system of finance which consists
Gas everybody knows) in the low npost duties, with treas
ury loans and ill the void. Now this system Is
which The present administration began lis exist
IT, them the necessary to create that system,
the designed before the system at least as ITS
creatue cause have existed before the passage OF the
.ree-trade tariff August, 1915 and accordingly we
know General Taylos first orders to pass the aeces
thpd epft The nt\yt
:hat without the war; the administration would have had
need loans and scrip and that the reead party
were original annexation party, shall better under
stand Mr. neersos assertion ot the relation between te
and the Mckay tarii.
Speaking OF the admirable financial measures resorted
to by the adm nisration place the commercial system
of the country on basis OF justice and al the same
time to meet the expenditures OF the Mr. lngerso
with some latitude of phrase, (Which, however can
mslead no but traitor in hearty said, in his report
that 'the waT had created an admirable system of
finance" And. upon this, the Intellgencer" proclams
as above) TO Mexico and the world that our government
has got up wicked and bloody war; to secure the pas
sage of our new tariff law We put it to the federal
tuosos in such things which the prominent in this
specimen OF fair and decent opposonts reasonable
intent its false statement lis preposterous logic or its
babyish absurdity' Such declaration is--we say it
gence and character of the metropolitan press OF this
country
One mere Specimen and we have done Quoting
from the Integencer, in the article, and preserving
its italics end capitals we find it set down that Commo
doe Sloat. upon taking possession OF some ports in Cali
fornia "issued proclamation to the inhabitants de-
caring that they mil enjoy PERMANENT GOVERNMENTS;
and that they shall WORSHIP THE CREATOR IN WAY
MOST coNGENIAL TO EACH ONES SENSE OF Duty" &c.
Upon this the Intelligencer declares that the Pres
dents ninth purpose in wagng the war against Mexico,
is to make himself the head of the Merlcan religion p
Here the language Of the Integencer under the
snint in its enumeration of the objects of the war:
SIN word, harng first made then, citisens and their
conatry State forever, (tor that word only territory
figures in the context proclamaton he 1.-THE Presi-
dent makes himself their legislator the
all their laws and rights the fountain of all magsteral
and other municipal Legislative authority, and
RELIGION, of which, at his fiat all the condi-
tons altered ~
1t not often that public journal contrve so well
to mix up treason basphemy, falsehood and absurdity
in a single sentence,
We regretted on Saturday that could well pub
sh this Mexican article of the 'ineligencer because
of its lengthy by the side of Santa Annals recent letter
to Gen. SCOTS proclamation Santa Annals doc
umen is in his characteristic Inscriptions style But,
upon comparing more closely his manifesto with that of
the "ntegencer," have to the conclusion that
the Mexican has the advantage in the fairness and de-
cency" Of his soppo son.' Not caring TO see the Mex
lean ''pronuncame ntos OF federalism among us put to
shame by the superior honesty and ueraey OF the Mex-
leaders, diatbes shall, out of regard to the
character of the An ercan press efn at least for the
present, from trans ferrng to columns any OF
the 'beaues OF the 'Intelligencers article, to the
spirit of which, in these comments, have in vain en-.
deavored to do some thing like justice.