The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-09

some Oh Inc opposton presses are nlDefdl beyond eN-
preston For example-wha shall we say of the nsinua-
ton of the Philadelphia News, that the continued call
for the ten regiments is the effect of sinister policy on
the part of the President This journal contends that
treaty of peace actually negotiated Why then, ten
more regiments 1t gives its liberal solution when
II says:
The secret and for all this is, that large
amount of Executive patronage connected with the ten
regiment b-hundreds of greedy partisan politicians are
crying for spo and impatieny waiting for commits
ons IN the ten regiments presidential election is APP
preaching help is wanted and therefore desperate effort
Is TO be made to pass an unnecessary bill TO extend Execu
tive patronage"
All this is as idle as it is false The President desires
peace He has sought by every honorable means but he
has twice failed And now that the Mexicans have offered
treaty he is willing to accept il, with few notifications
We may have peace, if we do not relax our efforts
Send back The ratified eay-send it along with the loan
for which there yesterday offered seventeen millions of
dollars, and which is the most prompt measure, as
well peace measure that has been adopted since the
sion OF Congress began and could send along with
ten gmen law To- counterfeit the unfortunate ndca-
tons that the opposition have exhibited and impress
the Mexicans with the conviction that shall be
in earnest in the vigorous prosecution of the war if
peace be not made and there would be every as
surance that should have peace 1t is not the mill
tary commissions that the President wants it is not
the patronage of power-for, Mr.. Sewer observed in
his speech the power of appointment is not the thing it
was cracked up TO be. For one appointment which the
President Makes there may be disappointed men, For
one friend, he may make ten enemies and may truly
say, that the President would be stronger this day,
he had had no offices TO confer We the ten reg
ments TO carry on the war with vgor, il the war is to
be further prosecuted in order to obtain honorable
peace The St Louis Union made the following just
suggestions on this subject on the 2Slh ultmo:
"The condition and character of Mexican rulers leave
everything in uncertainty Adequate security,
demonstrated some time ago, can be obtained only by
good military boundary, and by occupying for a
time the prominent military positions now in our pos
session. Unless unwse as to incur the risk
of having the whole work to do again, with
upon such a treaty will leave room for future
collisions 1t is obvious that the policy marked out by
the Administration the correct one-o spread
armies the whole country, and go to occupy all
the provinces until the enemy should sue for peace
When the Mexcans ask for terms, should not be too
severe, but should at the same time, impress them fully
with the idea that magnanimity alone they look
for safety In pursuing that policy necessary that
there should be amisice relaxation OF military oper
ation that adequate einforcements should be sent for
ward that doubt would remain the enemys mind
ability and determination 10 occupy the whole
country unless they to terms This should be
concluded teach important lesson to the word-o
vindcae American policy before the nations with which
have intercourse We were reluctant to resort to
bore with repeated outrages and insults made many
for negotiations and amicabe adjustment OF diff
cues only small army of observation to the threat
ened frontiers in Short orbore to enforce rights be-
yond what any other nation would have deemed wise, and
fought only when actually assaed In all of those partic
lars we manifested our strong love OF peace"