The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-06-03

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TT roR TIE coKTINUAHcx on TIE Wac, says the
Presidents Gazette. w .
Go 70, now, old man Of the Washington Union,
whose shoulders ara bent with the weight Of years
and whose head i boar with the SHOWS Of many win
ters 70. now, cease lying and answer these ques
tions. M s,s9
Was it the Wing party that elected James Knox
Polk President Of these United States! Was il q
Wing President who advised Mr.. Tyler to elect the
House resolutions TO annex Texas q State to this
confederacy, in the teeth Of declaration made by
Was il . Wing President who approved Of that cleo.
ton when he mounted the Chair of State in March
is46s Was ita Wing President who ordered the
American Army to the west bank Of the Nueces ~
Wss i . Wing President who waited = whole year
for Gen. Taylor 70 take upon himself the rssponsi
bility Of marching the Rio Gande, when our right
to the territory Of Texas up to the Rio Grande was
a. perfect in March ls45, o. il was in March lS46!
Was il Wing President, who was forced by Gen.
Tayors refusal to move from Corpus Christi. to or
der him 10 march the American army to the Rio
Grande! VAST Wing President who elected to
make the boundary Of the Rio Grsnds the ultimatum
Of the government and, when Congress recognised
the existence Of war with Mexico, changed the
character Of the war from defensive to an offensive
one? Was il Wing President who. after occnpy-
ing the banks Of the Nueces sent Mr. Slide to brow
beat Mexico and force her into war with the
United States whether she would or mott Was il 4
Wing President, who sent Mr.. SlidelI to Mexico to
aggavate her feelings against the United States, by
reviving the Texas controversy and opening bittsr
correspondence with that Government! Was it .
Wing President who. when Mexico consented to re-
ceive commission to discuss the question Of boun-
dairy, refused TO send commissioner but insisted on
her reopening diplomatic relations which had been
suspended in theperson Of Mr. Shannon and receiving
regular Minister! Was it q Wing President who
sent Mr. Parrot out a. Secretary Of the Embassy when
that gentleman was personally obnoxious 70 Mexicoa
Was it Wing President who ordered the American
arms to the Rio Grande while Congress was il ses
son and thus brought open and actual hostlitie.
without consulting the war-making power!
Was it . Wing President who asked Congress to
acknowledge the war which he had unconssitution-
ally declared! Was il : Wing Congress. tha.-re-
cognised The war Was it Wing President who
exposed Gen. Taylor to superior Mexican force in
the battles Of the Rio Grande Did the Wings, a..
party, refuse to recognise the war. after Mr. Polk
had declared it. in violation Of the constitution Did
they, party, refuse to vote for The supplies 10
carry on the war! Was it Wing President who
granted pass to Santa Ana the worst Zoe the Uni
ted States has now in Mexico 70 permit him 10 re-
turn to Mexico to stir up the Mexicans to fight us.
and to furnish them with one Of the best Generals Of
the age % lead them against our armies? Was il q
Wing President who gave 4 aid and comfort" 10
The snsmy in restoring them their exiled President?
Was i Wing President who let the blockading
squadron lie idle of Vera Cruz for nearly whole
year. without permitting il to fire single gun Or
make Z single demonstration against the castle Of
Ulloa. Was il q Wing President, who, when he
was authorized BY law to call out so 900 volunteers
refused 70 do 80, but prolonged the war by sending
to the field not half that force 7 Was II a Wbig
President who jealous Of Taylor after the battles Of
the Rio Grande, refused to supply him with trans
portation for the war Of INVASION which he had de
termined it should be! Was il a Wing President
who complained through his mouth-piece Of the
Union at Gen. Taylor slow advance on Monterey
when the transportation which had been promised in
July did not reach him till November following
Was it, Wing President who, on the eve Of the
four pitched battles which General Taylor has
fought and won in Mexico, made the Union pre-.
pare the way to insult and throw blame upon the
gallant cid Hero, in the event of defeat? II it
Wing President who has sued the Mexcans 10 make
them? Was it whig President who sent to Mexico
in the midst Of war agent to propose peace who
is universally known BY her principal mon and uni
versally despiseda Was it Il Wing President who,
alarmed at the growing fame Of Gen. Taylor after
the battle Of Monterey, sought reconciliation with
Gen. Scott and sent him the seat Of wsr to super
cede Taylor Was it Wing President who omit.
ted with studied neglect the name Of Taylor in his
second annual message Was it q Wing President
who disavowed the capitulaton Of Monterey and set
his friends to work to tear the laurels Of victory from
the old Heros brow! Were they Wings, who, in
the last Congress vilifed Taylor and denied to him
military genius and soldiey skill either in planning
a campaign or ordering battle! Were thew
Wings, who in Congress objected 70 Taylors hay-
IN tha cliaf command hecauao ho 40. !. yUh;.1