The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-22

There is some liberal feeling H. as well sagacty.
II does justice part TO cause but we disposed
to doubt the entire accuracy OF its predictions The Pres
dent has laid down in his message the platform OF the
measures that he would recommend to his country
II is yet 10 be whether the wings OF Congress
will carry them out But il is true that aspire TO
the entire annexation of Mexico The President declares
in favor of its ''naonay p but he is for extending our
conquests, until compel Mexico for peace, and
do US justice by granting adequate territorial in
demnty. So far relates 10 the brilliancy of our
achievements and the superiority OF character
that of Mexico. the English journalist does justice
From Windsor and eng Express.
The star spanglsd banner of the American Union is
floating umphany the ancient capital of Mon
tezuma and our transatlantic cousin may be addressed In
the language of Banquo to Macbeth
Thou hast all now CLAIMS of Cawdori
And much, fear, thou hast plsyd iouiy for it."
Indeed the triumph of the AngoSaxon Cortez, Cen
Scott may be regarded, like Maobeths, only the 'pro-
ogue the swelling of imperial theme, since
large party already exists in the House OF Representative,
and among the influential members OF the press who
advocate the and unconditional annexation Of Mereo,
Old and New, 10 the United States Our readers will do u,
Justice admit that this result what have
throughout foreee is nearly year (namey, the ~
of january ventured predict the conquest of
Mexico. 1t viii be remembered that did time
when the most powerful oil our contemporaries Ne Times
and the Chronice) alleging rather ricuing, the
financial inability (wihou loans from the pethorlc toeah
of gland orsooth) the physical difficulties
in the way of the nvasons successful progress. Why
should feel any jealousy the of transat
anc relatives Why detrac from the moral energies or
material of d-kinsnenl Petty
minded rivalry unworthy OF Englishmen and we
that feeling of the kind is shared by the great
majority of the people. We felt at the time to which we
refer in January last, feel that the hardy and
Anglo Saxon race-our race in Amerca-woud always
triumph enervated inhabitants of the south There
are quite sufficient proofs that in ancient Amercawithout
ing any pedantc illusions to the successive uptions
of Samoed from the north, the Iulteques and
the Aztecs prototype of the European Scythanshat III
ancient America the southern population, as well as IN
ancient Europe has BEEN by beneficial law, required
by nature to infue blood into eete system, repeat
eddy dispossessed by the hardy andhealy people
Of the north The present occupation OF Mexco-per-
haps we may add the future occupation of the Peruvian
empire of the Incas by the AngloSaxon Japhetian
race whom told by the earliest and most perfectly
accomplished of predictions, shall dwell In the haba-
tons of Shem" will prove any exception to the
era rule Our contemporaries in their now frustrated
predictions ought have been that since the
times of franklin and Washington Gong previous to JET
erson) the wshul of the young republic have been
steadily directed towards the splendid luxurious and
wealthy regions of the south Dplomatsts should have
been more prepared the present result by the official
missions by the American cabinet early 1922
10 survey tho sthmus Of Panama(hat OF the dipomatist
author Stevens instance)-wh view to the future
appropriation, by navgable canal OF that great highway
of commerce. Petty railway ealouses and suboned sup
preston of blinded European statesmen TO the
progress of that desgnus they have been blinded TO
the progress the cognate gnhe navigabe canal OF
Suez And now, when Austria and France are carrying
the latter the possession OF the ishmus OF Panama Tor
the purpose, announced in express stipulation
proposed by the American commissioner Trist to Santa
Anna as sine qua condition of peace That The United
States will retain greater of the wealthy
sions they have conquered perhaps relax their hold
for time (recer pour sauter) with view to their
more complete ultimate absorption, does not admit in
inda NJ d.
it is true half menacing cryraised during the current
by the leading journals to which we commenced by
eferpgagainst the unjust progress OF American az
grandizemen But looking first occupation OF East
ern India and our progress there afterwards the less
say on the subject the similar occupation by Ameri
can brethren of Western India the better. Again can we
vindicate recent sangnnary war with the Chi
nese- weaker people, like the Mexicans-because they
declined take opium poison and in order that our
now cola psng MERCHANT Princes might thrive by forcing
that poison their threats the point of the bayone!
As which the United States have OF per-
maneny retaining their conquests the Spanish de-
scendants the atrocous spoilers of the people OF Montezu
(udgmen thus growing up, like hemlock in the fur
of the eld-a Mexican correspondent OF the lines
this week admits that Gen. Scott (whose triumph IN ro
spendor stands second only that OF Cortez and
respects eclipses those OF Napoleon) has come
into possession of untold amount of plumber in the
precious metals-equa probably, to that which fell into
the hands of his predecessor Cortez Do then, regret
the conquest of Mexico by the United Sates' BY no
means. Both with regard India and to China states
usyso certainly does Providence in spite of the unjust
,voke good and rebution combined of the very bo
of nustice-o the resulting benefits of commercial
civilization and the triumph of and law over super
stiton and doatry We have solemn views OF the
results which this MOST splendid conquest is key
duce destnies of the human species There
are signs the times "-independent of the greatest Of
revolutions effected by the magic of steamtha the old
thngs of European diplomacy founded, Voltaire truly
sad on systematic ialsehood eete and Obsolete and
that the new things come ); and we are, further OF
opinion that conquest OF Mexico by the United States
will advance the eicacious and desirable rapid
ty that paramount unrivaled VITAL and sacred of
the universal brotherhood and holy commonwealth of
Christian civilization for the advent of which daily
pray Compared with that all other arguments and all
other results shrink into pigny leness, and dwarf them
/ selves into comparative contempt.
| In addition to this extract we have various other
specuatons in the English journals The language of
the London Times is as usual, illibera and almost in.
sulting 1t deprecates the messages of President
not spang of course the last annual one which has
arrived in England We content ourselves with publish
ing the following paragraph which pays, however, an
| indirect compliment to the ingenuity with which il is
| penned:
"On no former occasion, within recollection, has the
Presidents message been calculated awaken
consideration Although its conclusions are reality
of the violent character, and might well excite the
and hesitation of people less addicted
roria ACKNOWLEDGMENT than the Americans yet they
brought forward with much argumenatve ingenuity,
and enforced by such accumulation OF sophsca