The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-28
EVIDENCES OF PUBLIC OPINION.

from the Boston Post

Congressional Dignisy.
The ultra wings doing all that lies in their power
70 render their country ridiculous as they have rendered
themselves Their votes affirming that existed by
the act OF Notwithstanding men and money to the
fullest extent for its notwithstanding TO make
OF ,he heroes OF the their candidate for President
ana then declaring that they lied in thus voting, and that
the war was unnecessarily and unconstitutionay
menced, places them in that absurd position where their
blind party rancor and reckless ambition have often
led them
Their last effort TO embarrass the administration and
to browbeat the executive branch of the government
into tame submission 10 their WILL unmindiu of con
sequences 10 The country Is Impudent attempt the
exercise OF dctatora power, the hazard of the in
erests and honor of the naon and directly insulting TO
is directly the representative of the people than
either OF the other branches These sapent whigges
the floor Of Congress- speak OF the executive branch
OF the government the INDIGENOUS terms they
hesitate not TO the President of alsehood teach
cry, and every offence disgraceful public officer
they adopt resolutions ordering him to do this and that
and because, IN extreme cases, he exercises the dis
cretlonary power placed in him by the constitution,
and follows the wise course adopted by the immortal
Washington under similar circumstances, and refuses TO
endanSer the interests OF the country and to violate its
honor merely to cater to the low designs of party hacks
great hue and cry is raised at his assumption; and
Mr. Schenck thinks it is time for the representatives of
the people to assert their rights and TO refuse to acknow
edge Mr. Polk as their master Let us tell Mr. Schenck,
and his colaborers that Mr.. Polk is much the repre-
sentative of the people the members of Congress that
he was placed in the presidential chair by the OF
the people OF the whole Union; and that the gross and
unusiable insults offered to the President by members
of Congress, insults offered TO the whole people,
through their immediate representative in the govern
men We think 1t IS time to know whether one branch
of the government is to be sustained in gross and black
guard abuse of ordinate branch, and in the of
tone of insolent command or whether the
stituton is to be regarded and each branch protected IN
the exercise Of its legitimate powcrs 1t is the congress
sional branch that attempting to coerce, intimdae,
nuN, and cnstpe the executive branch-to DESTROY the
balance of power provided for in our great charter OF
liberties
The people cannot be hoodwinked by the violence, ar
rogance and fasehood of the wings upon the floor OF
Congress- and will watch that branch of the government
as jealousy as they will watch the other branches
The dignify of Mr. Schenck and his associates is very
sensitive their intercourse with the President; but
remember when Nicholas Bddle, the president Of
creature Of Congress, openly dsfed the action Of Con-
pha to the books of the United States Bank"
to said books The class of politicians that
now talk about knowing who is to be "master," &c,
tamey ANONYMOUSLY submitted to the gross conumey
of King Nicholas; and John Quincy Adams and Edward
Everett who members of that committee, bowed to
the arrogance of the bank president with all the meekness
of lambs Here was time when the rights and dignity
of Congress outraged by of its creatures yet
allowed the great fnancier" whose ilagesses covered
its hoor TO pluck its beard and snap fingers ndcance
of its authority, without asking who master.
But the question was not necessary was too evident
who was master.
the Raleigh ~ c. Standard.
cn.,rnrf ne Ena,
The following scorching and truthful article from one
of our democratic exchanges, we commend to the
attention OF the Raleigh Register and the federasts
of North Carolina Let the editor Of the Register read
it, andthen remember the reasonable spirit which has
characterized his paper for many months past We en-
terrain hope that he will change his course, that
he will take his stand on the side of his country and
against Mexico; but are determined that the FACTS
shall be rung in his ears:
Santa Anna and company will be delighted read the
United States. The Mexican army will find the greatest
hers Of our natona but how will our own brave
soldiers feel According the dominant majority in the
popular branch of Congress- they peng their lives in
cause the execrable they invading and butch
erng an nohrnsive and deeply aggIeved nation Instead
earning laures for their country, they dsgacng
by the fpetraon OF crimes of the unredeemed aroc
" Their pao's vaor IS not only ussess 70 their country
Dor with Internal zeal to the of the soldier
repeat how viii the soldier feel who reads the speeches and
resolutions of the wings in Congress We had some faint
months should roll round but these hopes have vanished
the demagogues Of Mexico believe what the wings of
hey see a in this country
who sypahize with them in their deep and malig
conduct of the United sta,os-who are ready to endorse
to the all that Mexico say-and who would i'll
President Of the United States There is not p lie coin
ed Of The exhansess mine ofMexican mendacity not
spleen has come to crisis must explode When meI
have lost all of shame, the day of retribuion
assembled in Congress, the President IS liaT the last
Congress nearly all liars the assigned all
designs We waged war Mexico from mere lust OF
dominion without provocaton. Not only SO; the
President is the accused end that human
form. He has gone even beyond the love OF dominion
delights slaughter and buchery This language is no
exaggeraon 1t is hardly equal TO what be found in
whig Journals and what must be inferred from wing
speeches and wing resolutions. Certainly, nothing could
be more grateful and encouraging to the enemy, and no
thing disgusting to own army. 1t would not be
wonderful, if who has any sense of honor should
refuse country that would send men Congress
blacken her character and consign her nfay
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This reasonable will be much longer tolerated
by the people Of this country sense Of selirespect if
nothing else will consign her vllifiers to inamy."
Yes as this writer observes, these malignant libellers
of their own country would if they dared, most cor
daily Join Mexico" in her against the President
but they stand shvering-poor towards that they are
before the indignant voice of public opinion! They re-
cord it-these federal members of Congress-as their
solemn opinion that Mr. Polk began the violation
of the constitution but here they stop They appear to
forget that they haze all taken an oath to support
and defend that constitution, which theydeclare has been
violated and amped under foot by the President for
OF their number rises in his place with articles Of i'm
parchment And this they call 'struth nobly vndi-
Gated p Truth noby INDICATED Very nobly indeed
they believe Mr. Polk TO be guilty Of the crime thus
alleged against him. these federal members of Congress
bound by the sacred obligations of the oaihs they
have taken to impeach him; but they do not really
have they tred with their consciences and their oaths,
and deliberately exposed themselves to the and
contempt Of all decent and honorable men. We mean
what say and call upon the people of North
Carolina to bear in mind, that Thomas L.. Clingman,
Richard s. Donnell, Augustine H. Shepperd, and Daniel
NJ Barrnger voted in the House of Representatives that
the Mexican was unoonstitniondHy begun" by