Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-03-31
COMMUNICATIONS.


which it is calculated to make on the minds
of those who may not have been particular
observers OF the proceedings in the case, is
false. Hear him -" By the act of Congress
OF the 18th of May, 1876, it was e1presslg de-
clared that by the act OF the Republic of Mex
leo, state of war eristed between that Gov
eminent and the United States, and it became
the duty of the President, under the cons titu-
tl0n and Ldacs, to prosecute the war with all
the means placed under his control by Con
greSs.''
His Excellency reiterates the miserable
subterfuge of the President. He would have
the people believe that the President has all
along been only carrying out the will of Con
gress - that Congress in whom alone is
vested the power of declaring war - decla-
ration under any circumstances pregnant with
consequences the most tremendous - com.
menCed the war by a constitutional declara-
ton. Now how stands the matter? The
government had sent Mr.. Slidell on mission
to adjust the difficulties between the two Re-
publlcs - boundary. debt sc. The Presi-
dent without consulting Congress, though it
was then in session, ordered Gen. Tay lor,
contrary to that distinguished officers views
OF the proprlety of the proceeding, to move
his station at Corpus Christi, on to the Mex
lean settlements on the Banks OF the Rio
Grande! and both American and Mexican
blood was shed on soil claimed by Mexico,
and until then in the peaceable possession of
her citizens, and her citizens alone; conse-
IL
the 'second sober thought" after the glori-
Gus mists of the smoke of blood and powder
shall have entirely cleared away, was not at
all unnatural. This transpired before Slidell
reached Mexico, or at least before the result
OF his embassy could possibly have been known.
Now are involved in war; and the Pres-
dent, for the first time, appeals to Congress.
On further reflection, or, what is much more
probable, on becoming a little more enlight-
ened by consultations with his Cabilet he
fears that he has assumed too much ere
sponsibility," or at least that the . peOple,'
jealous souls! might think that he had, so his
organ in the House is instructed in getting up
the $4,000 Volunteer Bill, to attach thereto
preamble asserting that war existed by the
act of Mexico, in order, OF course, that 1t
might appear from the national archives that
the war originated from its legitimate source.
The opposition clearly proved that the Exec
utive had exercised prerogatlve exclusively
delegated by the Constitution to the Peoples
Representatives, for wise reasons too numer
Gus to mention and consider upon now, and
from the above facts and many others, that
the declaration was palpably false, and while
they expressed their willingness to vote sup
plies for the relief of Gen. Taylor. and they
strenuously urged the friends of the Admin
to divest the Bill of the lying prcam-
bic, and let the consequences of a needless,
expensive and unconstitutional war rest alone
on its originator.
Oh! exclaimed the friends of the Admins
tration, you need not trouble yourselves about
or 50 eSp0nSlb1lltIeS," our Dung
Man is a scion of Old Hickory and will as
sumo all responsibility They had q
majority of 20, and the Bill must pass as pro-
posed or not at all, and there is not a shadow
OF doubt, had the lie been detached and Bill
proposed simply for the relefof Gen. Taylor,
perilous as was his condition, not fifteen of
the dominant party in the House would have
supported it, and consequently it must have
been defeated - defeated by the party the
leaders of which have endeavored TO monopo-
lie all the patriotism of the country for the
last ten years.
The Bill passed, and the opposition not be-
ING willing to be found voting against supplies,
voted for it most of them. which accounts for
the remarkable unanimity with which the
President unblushInGly says in his Message, !
where he attempts to throw the responsible
tv upon Congress, the declaration passed the
House.
But Mr. Polk IS a scion of Old Hickory, is
he? Let US see!
After writing Kane letters to the Pennsyl-
ranians in favor of the protective policy, and
using a variety of cold, formal, hypocritical,
soulless cant to the - bone and siuew " ofthe
country affecting mOdesty enough to swim
an Armada of steam ships and snag-boats - |
saying he only consented to be snatched from
the repose of private life, a life which his re-
firing 5a0deSty and domestic rirtUeS so emil |
nently qualified him to adorn, and assume the |
tickllsh and fearful responsibilities OF guiding !
the ship of state over the shoals and quick
sands Of :. Federal Whiggery " and other dan
gers which beset her just at that particular
iuncture, that democratic principles might
and that liberal, enlightened and
equality might be promoted and
that by keeping clear of naughty Banks and
unprincipled Bankers, and horrible British,
French and Dutch Monoposts, he would as
sist in LAYING broad and deep the tounda-
tons of Republican Liberty" and thereby
keep this dear People clear from the ghostly
clutches OF Jewish shavers, old clothes deal
ers. &c, &c, and so on, by the fraudulent
operations of Capt. Ryuders, and the Blrney
.4J0Litionists, who pretended they wanted to
keep Texas out o. the Union, or dissolve 1t
saving Mr.. Polk was more harmless than
Clay, because he was a very moral man and
didn't drink whiskey, nor play cards and
didn't know so much he was elected Pres1-
dent goes to Washington = makes ms de
bat by pronouncing an inaugural according
70 the time hoEored custom Of his veneer
able predecessors told the crowd he was a
very Young man. and not much could be eX