The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-07
and hostile relations with Mexico In the closing lines
OF his speech repeating and emphasizing the point which
runs through the entire scope OF his argument he saws

consideration" AND rnE eouN
TRY FROM THIS ESrASGLEMESr WITH MEXICO"
Disentangement! We are to run long line right
through the enemys country. nobody yet knows where
10 hold that line by armed force against her
consent and without a treaty, nobody knows how
iong-we are TO put an adequate force upon it, nobody
knows how large-we are TO repel all her attacks TO
be made, nobody knows what points, or with what
power, or how often and in this posture of affairs, look
ms TO permanently certainly, and perhaps TO pepetuy-
while we thus stand sword in hand stretched along this
line IN the enemys country with that enemy mastering
courage and force far and to assai u.s. and all
the time standing STILL avowedy aroating, as the case
may be, either MS negotiations has 0nsetwe TO
be told that all this is, forsooth, DISENTANGLE-
MENT OF our difficult relations with Mexico. A claim
for indemnity not lqudated-a seizure of territory in
satisfaction OF that claim-he expense of its armed
patton constantly accrung and entering into the same
outstanding account OF indemnify guerilla war; or
greater war; raging along the fronernew attacks,
and insults, and wrath arising every dayno treaty made
and hosties and negotiations all the time and the
time waited for, in the obstinate inacton ;if
this be International "DIsENTANGLEMENT," then hum
bly, submit that civilized nations ought to entangie their
| relations in some form other without delay! And
yet-mark the ac-this state of things is the very kind
of clement" which Mr. Calhouns policy seeks
its profsssed objeccooly contempates almost GER
tain to last for years-and finally fecitates itself
upon achieving, as sail important consderationo-as
the best thing in fact that the favore line policy can
come to
All this is surely very new and strange as method of
policy between nations, either in peace or in war Yet
Mr. Calhoun claims to speak in the spirit of the cold
life The editor of this journal go back with him to
that time, and has, perhaps in view of all that has past
within the last few months not less reason than MIR
Calhoun himself to invoke the charm and power OF those
sold associations to soften down the asperity which
present political differences may have caused, and we'll
known proceedings of recent date have recorded Yet
among the sold associations" which belong TO the pc
Rod to which Mr.. Calhoun refers-the period OF
'Mr. Madisons war;" in the policy of which Mr.
Calhoun bore distinguished part-we find no plan OF
an indemnity line. We had then claim upon England
for ndemnity-we had even invasion of her terri
tory-we had delay and difficulty in negotiations.
But did by think it worth while at that
time to have any 'ide and mastery inactivity" And
we never dreamed OF standing stock still, with in
our hands, to wait for treaty The mode of "dsen-
tanglement" had not yet come into vogue.
But, besides this, his peculiar notion of dsentangle
ment, Mr. Calhoun urges to betake ourselves to
inaction, on the ground that if go with the war,
shall certainly conquer our enemy and have her pow
erless on our hands! This, again, belongs to new
school of augmentation to the conduct OF information
al controversies the battlefield 1t is success which
we must dread, and which our arms are to avoid
and this, because success adequate to enforce an
acknowledgement and satisfaction OF our claim must
(as he says lead TO the extinction of Mexican ma
ionality, and her incorporation in some form into
our Union, against our expressed policy and design
Is there any proof of this' Has Mexico shown her
self so willing to eXtngush her nationality Is any
such facility of standardization characteristic of her
old Gothic" blood When war, OF which her ma
ton has yet felt only the shame of defeat and not its
burdens has already constrained her to the negotiations
had with Mr.. Trst, is it clear that war; an its full
pressure upon her, will not yet incline her to negotiate
JUSTLY and so keep her nationality With better al
tentative than Mr. Calhoun's plan before is not the
chance of this north the trial to people convinced of
the Justice of their cause and "rrevocaby resolved
on obtaining indemnify
But suppose otherwise, and that prostrates
the nationality of Mexico and thus Gas the phrase is
throws her on our hands. This is purpose Of our
government-which, indeed, entertains and ayows d.
rectly opposite purpose. Yet, if it should so turn out
here is Mr. Calhoun's view of the consequences,
painted, we are bound of course TO believe, in the
darkest coors which to his Judgment the admits
al come the proposition Of incorporating her into
Union Well, far law is concerned, that easy
You can establish Territorial government for every State
in Mexico, and there twenty OF them. You can
appoint governors, Judges and magistrates You give
the people a subordinate government, allowing them to
for themselves, whilst you defay the So far
as law goes, the thing is done"
Why. in the here supposed, "a case the occur
renee of which our government neither expects nor de-
sres) should defray the expense of governing Mex
co. does appear and cannot be made to appear unless
lit be shown that Mexico has not and cannot produce
enough to defray that expense. But taking the above
statement with this exception, just 1t sandsand
Numbering that work in the premises is the govern
ment regulation of the governing class, which alone
has any share in the politics of Mexico, and which, the
country through does not amount to than oneenh
Of her popuatonand remembering too, that this is
Mr.. Calhoun's own showing, the very worst that
come of successful war part--we ask read
ers to compare the above statement of what is Mr. Cal
houns horror, with the view have just given of that
permanent acknowledgement" of the two nations which
| he proposes as his most cherished object In the
dire necessity which he supposesour indemnity stub
bornly and to the last refusel-our rights, and inter-