The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-25

resentatives for the following information and warn
ing Our readers will do us the justice to recollect that
we have spoken with undoubted confidence of the
positive ratification of the treaty. that have uniform
y accompanied our wishes for peace with the admoni-
ton that should be too certain Of its
tom and that have earnestly advised the sword go
along with the oive-branch. We have contended that
should abandon the vigorous prosecution of the
war. until certain of peace; that we ought to
make the necessary preparations for it, that the ten
regiment bill ought to be passed. and the bill for author
zing the conditional service of 1000 volunteers ought
be enacted We have argued that these military prepaa
tons among the best peace makers, and that
ought impress the Mexicans with the saluary lesson
Of their being compelled of the calamtes Of
war; unless they would accede 10 the terms of peace
We have uniformly maintained. since the ratification
of the treaty by the Senate, that when it got back
Mexico il would labor under the disadvantage OF encoun
iering all the impressions which the accumulated evil
dences of whg opposition to the too strongly
calculated to make upon the people of Mexico. The
democratic presses have justly held the wings be heavily
responsible for the prolongaon Of this Letter after
letter has been published from officers Mexico
show the tremendous effect OF wing denunciaton in
keeping up the spirits Of Mexico and giving aid and
comfort TO a vanqushed enemy The speeches and
ouiions OF members of Congress have been earfuy
rayed in Mexico against the contamination OF peace
Letters have been published from wing officers, in ndig
nant rebuke OF the of their political friends This
evidence against the wings irresistible II the present
Congress had acted with prompttude and decision in
ryng out the recommendations of the Presdent-f they
had voted him the necessary supples-if Mexico, had
seen us to be in earnest in demanding peace the point
Of the bayone instead OF being encouraged by the in
aammaiory resolutions and violent speeches of whig
members-thcre is not doubt upon the mind of every
impartial man but we should have had peace before this
time.
We have further evidences before of the disastrous
effects produced in Mexico by the reckless of the
opposition in this country letter to Gov Whitcomb,
of Indiana. from Pueblo, Feb. 30. runs as follows:
IAN we fear here it, thai nammatory speeches OF the
onroson to the win reach here before the Mexican
has got together and acted the
speak what everybody here Knows, when tell you that
trough, sbo1, by the resolutions Mr. Van DYKE New
Jersey; Mr. Thompson of Indiana and Mr. Clays speech
s.nss Of and they are psddsd oatby
from end the country the other as the reflection OF
and prospects These things may be denied; but have
han dozen copies in my trunk Tor the express
purpose of taking home TO show the people
late "Pennsylvanlan DoaIs aaouohA tesumony 10
this point furnishes the following extracts OF letters
from the Pennsylvania volunteers:
The first that shall introduce readers this
inn letter from Lieutenant William Clinton the
Pennsylvana volunteers, his brother, Francis Clinton,
e.n one of our ratio county commissioners The
writer OF this letter young Southwark democra-au
,ellixent and enterprisinR mechancand very exceen
man He writes with great force and with all the frank
nee. that might be presumed belong the character
.uch man Ii i. proper say. that his letter
tended for publication We give it entries
San AScr1. February h. l84s.
NJ. R.orHx., We still remain in this place idle and
inactive Nothing has usnspired Gnce wrote 70 you last