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

from the invader The whole people were animated By
the impulse which pervaiei the Christian nations
the cross for the rescue OF the holy mausoeum IRON he
nldel Where, then, the ant-war party which has
since sprung up in the two houses Of Congress- i
| the unconstitutional on the 18th OF May, i
should have been avowed and the war bill voted down
II the country between the Nueces and the Rio Gfande be-
onged TO Mexico, that fact should then have been
| ed, and the army withdrawn to the hank OF The
Nueces. But at this timeas at first its great ante
cedent. the annexation of Texashe not party
question No objection was urged by the wing party 10
the body OF the BILL providing the and money for the
prosecution Of the into The heart Of Mexico; for to
that extent the bill upon It's face shows the was Ia
be carried The only exception taken by that party was
the act of Mexico. The wing party OF that Congress
were willing TO vote the supplies, and did vote them
when those supplies asked for the purpose OF
cutting the to indefinite extent into the heart of the
enemys country. Now, insist that the vote OF the wing
party support of this bill. commits them fully the
constitutonaty and justice OF the And this the
effect of their vote, with without the preamble, They
cannot now oppose The war upon the grounds assumed
without placing their party in the present Congress in
garng and shameless inconsistency with the recorded
acts Of that party in the last Congress 1t cannot be
said By those who voted Tor this bill, that they were
influenced by the perilous situation OF the army, and
that therefore their vote cannot be construed into ap
! probation OF the war; Tor il was well known, that
as early August 1915, General Taylor had been
authorized to call for volunteers, moi from Texas
| only, but from the States of Louisiana, Alabama, Mis-
ssspp and Kentucky and that he would be able thence
to derive assistance much than troops could be
raised under the act And in January, 1876 he had been
authorized to make requsiOn upon the Executive OF
Texas for such militia force he might deem necessary
for his safety, which force at all times at his
command i he had deemed it necessary he could have
called out this force prior to his movement. This
ensve authority to call for troops, volunteers well
militia enabled him. he had chosen, to have march
| ed to the Rio Grande with twenty thousand men. He
could have dcpoyed upon the plain of Palo Alto such
| army the western world had never seen--an army
potent in numbers, splendid in equipment, exung with
valor. What would have been the effect OF display
| D,1,
Alto would have remained unconsecraed ground, and
Resaca forever unknown in history or in song
Then the vote OF the wing party of the 10th Congress-
in support of the bill cannot be explained consistently
in this way. Taylor had sufficient force for his pur
poses results proved and they knew it and they could
only have voted for the act because they approved the
views OF the Presidents message OF the 18th of May
Hence by that vote the whg party was committed to the
| reason of that opposition should be known.
Now sir, the 18th OF May, 1916, have the tenn
pie OF Janus thrown wide open, and the war in full blast
with the complete recognition and endorsement OF both
parties in the two houses Of Congress; and there
indication OF opposition during that session Thus the
session terminated The great victories the Rio GrAnde
had been achieved and their effect upon the country
not be unknown to members OF this House The public
mind in state of excitaon unknown since the battle
of New Orleans Party forgotten and the people only
remembered they were Americans. "Bonires and ilum
nations" days past attested the general exuliaon
But while the pBanso generous people assembled to the
God OF battles hoarse discordant croak was occasional
y heard, marring the harmony of the national anthem
country was not dead, but slept AS the public
mind found comparative repose from its first excitement,
the tendency OF could not be mistaken The Pres
dent commander in chief OF the army. He had a
right TO prescribe the plan OF campaign He shared with
generals in the field responsibility 70 the country
for the success OF our military operations In this man
ner identified with the war, and responsible tor It's sue
cess, Dds that he would share alike IN its glory.
A generous people could hold the Executive re.
deny to him participation in the Of its benefits
and triumphs From the position Of the wing party upon
every old question, it hal become matter OF absolute
Was disbanded They found themselves in the pedica-
| ment of the discounted Richard upon Bosworth field,
when he exclaimed
"a horse, horse, my kingdom for a horse
They wanted an issue, and were prepared to eXclaim
My country for an issue!"
The bank was admitted to be an obsolete idea and its
rival measurable Independent treasury-had stood the
Of time and scrutiny and won its way over tormda
Die pejudIces to the confidence OF the people The wing
party find fault with the Independent treas
ury
of the unequal and burIensOme tariff of 1912; and the
official reports OF the Treasury show increase OF reye,
nue under its operation OF about eight millions per num-
with other incacuable benefits by development OF all
the industrial pursuits of the country, and vast increase
Of our foreign commerce The wing party do not desire
$50 disturb the present tarii
Every measure of policy 10 which the democratic party
were pledge by the resolutions of the Baltimore
ton May, 1914 has been established and the country
lis now in the enjoyment of their full frultion and so
completely are tney Vlndcaeu Dy lneIr paccal opera
, ton, that party opposition is rebuked into silence.
Thus apparent that the wing party before this time
would have ceased to exist but for their opposition TO
the They had abandoned opposition to the admins
lraon upon every peace questions and II they had gone
with the democratic party in support of the war, they
would ipSo fdcto have merged themselves the great
democratic party, and have been lost in its immensely
In the interval between the first and second sessions of
the goth Congress, the partisan press of New England in
few instances took ground against the war, and in a
feeble and querulous tone caped at the of the Ey
ecuve but they hardly heard amid the loud shouts
of exultaton at the triumph of our arms The wing
party had not yet announced their opposition to the
On the first Monday in December, 1916, Congress
bed and the President sent in his annual message,
tanning full lucid, and impartial narrative of events
preceding the Mexican and its history up TO that
time Among other things, he said in that message
sThe war has been represented unjust and
say, and OF aggression part upon weak aud
Injured enemy Such erroneous views, though entertained
oy but c have been widely and extensively circulated
only home but have been spread throughout Mexico
and the whole world. A etl.Ctual could
nave been devised encourage the enemy and proac the
than advocate and adhere to their cause and thus
ave them aid and comfort" l- .l
The time had arrived, in the Judgment of political sa
vans, throw the wing party of the country in oppos
lion to the This question: like the annexation
question which had preceded IT. and for the
party. When the message up for discussion, dis
ngushed members OF the opposition declared the to
be unconstitutional and UNJUST and in loud, vapd, and
malignant speeches, denounced the Executive
thor With utter disregard of the written statements of
the document under discussion, they insisted that the
;harge in the above extract applied TO the whole wing
party. when by it's very terms it limited to "few
heard of the 'grea wing party" Has its numbers since
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