The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-05

OF cn-haaded oppression TO weak and degraded Mexico
and covering submission TO Britain. Well, sir, mus
say US oUtuseness asa sarcasm rs more remarkable than
rs aoslrllty Is an argument. Ii to obterae
an "reminiscences III these gentlemen could eXpunge the
history OF me revolution and OF the last and leave
ony the record OF colonial bondage there would be
some pointiu iheis insinualon But while partlsans on
this moor mag endeavor TO pluck from the national
eseulcheon the trophies earned past conflicts with the
proudes Kingdom OF the world every man who has an
American ieaft VIII refer to the past Tor evidences that
we DO not lear, however much may deprecaie col
lIsion WITH England We proudly point 10 Saratoga
and Yorktown to Chippewa and New Orleans. to naval
victories which lit up the with their spendor, and
| desplse such aspersions upon the national fame.
BY the course of TIE wing party at this early stage of
me second session OF the wentyninh Congress, the
Mexican war was made party question Its support,
It's responsibility thrown upon the democratic party
true the opponents OF the during this session,
voted supplies of and money for its prosecution,
while AT the tme they denounced it, and dlscalm
ed all responsibility for lis consequences Error is ever
INCONSISTENT and in more glarngly than in this.
II the war is unconstitutional and UNJUST, its prosecu-
n'T Is crime and II J. sir entertained this opinion,
drf no circumstances could make myself pdrceps
ais BY voting supplies If il be true that the President
has involved us IN an unjust war; the honor OF the coun
try demands the Immediate withdrawal OF troops,
and that due PREPARATION be made 70 injured Mexico ALI
these consequences follow necessarily from the position
taken BY the wing patty. Gentlemen the other side
are too intelligent not TO admit it, if their party policy did
not forbid such admission But they have succeeded in
their object and made up issue with the President
They have taken position which places them adverse
consequences OF their position. Why did they not vote
against supplies during the last session We know,
IRON Their published speeches. they opposed to the
war; and if they had followed their opinions and feelings
such would have been their course This question is
readily answered They were controlled in thls not By
their sense OF proprety by patriotic feelings, but by
an influence generally far more potent with the politician
1.-The fear of hat public Indignation, which, terrible
than the red lighnings OF heaven, would have blasted
them IN their lnquly! 4H+
must do the opposition the Justice to say that be-
eve they desire TO act consistently They feel the
barrassment of their position. They appreciate the
IRENE awkwardness OF voting supplies for war which
they condemn as unconstitutional and unjust They
want to throw OIL the mask and proclaim to the world
their detesaton OF the and its Objects and refuse to
vote another dollar TOR its support But before this can
be done, the public mind must be prepared for it, and
hence the OF the wing party during the present
session OF Congress AT Its commencement the President
sent IN his annual message, recommending appropriations
OF men and money necessary to the vigorous prosecution
OF the war to speedy peace Immediate Legislation was
deemed OF the highest Importance IN efectng the object
v g~s me OF ns war have majority
ton And what have they done? More than eight
weeks OF the session consumed denuncatons of
the President and the war, before the majority permitted
reference OF the message 10 the appropriate onmit-
tees But this was necessary to prepare the public
mind for the course intended to be pursued By mis-
representation Of the objects OF the war, and the mo-
yes OF The Executive by sophstca arguments design
cd TO place their government in the wrong, and
cite sympathy in behalf of the public enemy, they hoped
to delud, the plbc mind and corrupt the national heart
The OF the opposition in this House clearly ndi
cafes their fixed determination not to vote the necessary
supplies; and this would have been announced at the
beg inning OF the session, it their moral had been
commensurate with their partisan malignity loan was
necessary, which could have been readily procured by the
issuance OF treasury notes. without creating the sg htes
business pressure But instead of this, loan bill has
been passed. which authorizes the issuance of per
cent stock. Now when this bill reported from the
committee, was the opinion IN commercial circles that
money could be raised undo: tiha capitalists would
not bay the stock And there was good reason to be-
eve, when the bill passed this House, that the stock
could not be negotiated. Circumstances have since
changed, which must lead TO appreciation OF govern
ment stocks But these changes not anticipated
when the Committee of Ways and Means reported this
bill. w hat was the anticipated effect upon business, OF
throwing this amount OF stock Sixteen mions) into the
market, and Withdrawing this large of money from
the ordinary channels of commerce. When look to
this will see the object in view; the effect antc
pated was TO give strngency to the money markets to
derange commercial operations 10 parayZe the business
OF the country. The object bring odum upon the
An increase in military force necessary, if we
intended prosecute the to successful termina
ton and the early action of Congress, providing this
force was slrenuousy recommended by the Executive
But up 10 this day, have report from the Military
Committee OF this House upon that recommendation OF
the message The opposition are, perhaps, awaiting the
effects OF the loan bill they have given us upon the public
sentiment OF The country to whether the pressure upon
business which that bill designed to create will not
such manifestations of opposition TO the war; that
pretex will be afforded for refusing any increase in
military force Such has been the course of the majority
legislation, SO earnestly recommended to Their "early'
consideration. While worn army, in the midst
of hostile population of eight millions, anyiOusy
looking to the American Congress for elnocements the
time of the House has been consumed in denunciaons
of the President and in the passage of abstract resolu-
tons embodying the opinion of the majority upon the
origin of the udr They have passed resolution which
declares that the was unnecessarily and unconsi
utionay commenced by the President This resolution
was passed by the unanimous vote of the opposition.
Much that is said in debate here may find some excuse in
the excitement of the moments but this resolution cannot
be excused, for it is studously and lngenousy drawn to
unite the whole wing party and bears upon its face the
marks of callous calculation. What will be the iudg-
ment of the people upon those who have, for party p
pose placed their country in the wrong, perverted
the well known facts Of history, and sulGed the national
records with deliberate fasehoo1?
In commenting upon the course of the opposition du-
ring the present session, must not omit to notice some
OF the charges made in this House yesterday, which,
however pontess they may be, challenge attention from
their novelty Some days since, passed resolution
calling upon the President for certain correspondence be-
Taylor, which has been transmitted to this House The
President was charged yesterday with 'garblng this
correspondence In reply, have only to state that this
is not true; there has been no gafbing; every ma.
tera part oil this correspondence reference to General
Scott possession OF the House, and upon the Clerks
table. But when this correspondence is examined, 1t
does not suit the purpose oil the gentleman Mr. CLING
MANI who displayed much eagerness in its pursuit.
No charge against the Executive can be predcaed upon
it and the gentleman who brought it before the House
seeks to suppress it. He finds it necessary to change
the direction of his remarks and proceeds to mpute to
the President and his advisers imbecly in planning the
campaigns in Mexico, which have been successfully
the mbecy consists, because is safer to deal in gene
raliies Sir nronp any project of