The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-07
POLITICAL.
From the Baltimore Argus.

From the Baltimore Argus.
British Interference In Presidential Election
The whis Candidate for the Presidency nomi
The London Times being the principal organ in the
support of the British monarchsts and those oppre
and pundeefs of Ireland seeing the angry contest in the
wing ranks about the relative claims of Henry Clay and
Zachary Taylor, has kindly stepped forward to settle the
difficulty for them, by exhorting them TO make San old
soldier like General Soo' their presidential candidate
Prior to making this suggestion that British editor first
advised the wings to conclude peace with Mexico up
any terms but takes good care 10 remind them that
'the sole efeetuni means" of accomplishing this sis TO
remove IRON power the man. under whose administra-
ton the war commenced. "The real solution of the diff
hcuty"-he question OF war peace'es in the ne xt
presidential election" says the Times and that paper
urges its wing allies to look to 'the government Of
cool headed soldier to bring back the policy OF the United
States within the bounds of peace and reason" We
quote from the British tory organ the following:
We venture to assert that, if decided majority
Congress were TO condemn this war; and md the
conclusion OF peace on any terms, they have the
means Of carrying such resolution into effect; for it is
evident that the sole eectua of terminating such
war; is to remove from power the who it,
and who now persists in it, That would be the inevitable
verse majority on such question But Mr. Polks term Of
his grasp until March, lsl9 and compel him. as
the servant OF the state 10 negotiate peace terms
would be ridiculous undertaking Hence real solu,
ton OF the difficulty lies in the meat presidential election
preparing ali their powers it's said that the great demo
cratic convention will assemble Cincinnati the
Of the for the nomination of the popular can
didatc, whilst the wings will more muster their
forces in New England, and probably in New York
dates p doubtless Be taken from the sag Of the Mexican
military officers who have figured ii this campaign are
themselves wings and we have frequently had occasion
with extravagan violence of the cabinet of Washing
ton. 0s-Probaby old soldier like General Scott, per-
(ecty acquainted with the real of the war; the
value of these territorial acquisitions, would be better able
than any other the blessings Of peace
country ne has Just and to bring back the policy
of the United States within the bounds of peace and
SON That Is the most promising aspect in which
view the questions which agitae the American PEG
pie. BY means other, the passions MIR. Polk has
excited excited for ms a own ~ us be uesd Q, they will
OF mems minds the government ofa cooheadea soldier
ismore likely than any other emedy TO this malignant
fever which has yet many months 10 before its vo
lence can be interrupted"
What say the reemen of the United States to this Is
that vile British print ignorant tits of the places where
the national conventions are TO be held to be thus
interfering with the affairs of this country and debating
presidential candidate to the wings, without exciting the
Are the sentiments uttered by wing "statesmen" re-
speeding their country and their country to be echoed
back from across the Atlantic by s9s enemies oi sspsS
people TO full OF the identity of feeling between
British monarchy and American whgery And worse
than this is President 70 be made for Is n England
taken the lead in msrepresentng the character of the
American people, and scofng at noble republican in
From the present signs of the times appears that this
British nomination Of the wing candidate for the pres-
dency will be ratified by the wing convention that meets
in Philadelphia on the 18th Of June. The movements in
Congress- and the bad feeling between the friends OF Clay
and Taylor plainly Indicate it, From the ''oneness' Of
sentiment which has existed between the whg leaders and
the British monarchiss concerning the Mexican war; the
latter clam the privilege OF consulting with them about
their political nominations, and the leading wings do not
England the wing presidential candidate and it is
highly probable that wing national convention will
summon American freemen to the polls to ratfy nom
nation thus made for them IN England
We will wait and see how things will work For the
present. only place the remarks of the London Times
on record, to be used again hereafter if occasion shall
call for it,