The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-09


the Mexican war began, the leading journals of the wing
party were the most furious in clamorng for its com
mencement and IN abusing our government for still ad
herring TO Its peace policy under such multiplied provoca
hons AS single specimen of this war clamor of the
wing press before the began quote the following
passages from leading editorial article published on the
oath OF April 1916, by the Philadelphia North American
"a journal which has since emineny distinguished it.
self by the vruence OF its abuse of the administration for
engaging in war; of the necessity OF which thus spoke
before hostilities commenced
The aspect of affairs with Mexico is suiii-
clenty grave TO demand attention Our country
is made, by the Mexican government the subject of the
n,oa a,shonorIng ptnprahoni quasi loar Is declared
deatnsf and, short, SUBJECT 10 hutia
lion and orong than haze endured SINCE the Ipoifan
oa, Where is the Executive All that characterized
by the President demanding national resentment
occurred The insults we have Invited by sending our
sary TO arouse our government TO action
What will our government do! The urong has
reached the uttDo All that Merieo capable of doing
against she has done. Her procaations declarations
" She does not invade territory, upon
the sea- only cannot and she saws so Every
effort insult degrade and wrong u.s. she has exhausted
II 0iH not De denied that such policy dends action Of
she has dismissed minister REJECTS as an abon,ina
tion the proter epe" Of a plea tornegotiafon"
'" IL we were open with the powerful
European government, such profers would have been
SO received 1t insult deliberate, wrong pro-
found, that to endure invite, from the of
the communities OF the earth, indignity and oppression
1t will be admitted that there is propriey leaving
such issue open and neglected. The honor of nations
like that of individuals, brooks delay"
So Our duty is plain should either
steps, go To stand still and permit Merico
and citizens robbers of her territory, and therefore
unworthy of recognition under the iaos of nations deg
radiation that cannot be endured. IF must have war;
Mexico is field, for her confines have
not an acre that covet being that could accept
as fellow citizen-b to redeem country from bold
of mud r,birh
diplomacy Of the century has no PARALLEL"
War is great evil; but there greater evils
The issue between this country and Mexico has reached
point where there is Tor turning. Our government
should act with and decision, and upon scale
worthy of the republic"
Up to the very when the war was forced upon
us by Mexico did this leading wing journal thus camor
for war part The moment our country took the
field in arms, to repel Mexican aggression and insult
these wing Semproniuses of the North American and its
kindred prints found all their thoughts SO suddenly
urned on peace" that they could forbea denoun-
cling the which themselves had urged, as euniust
and unholy"as "boody butchery perpetIated in def
of God and man !" Such deeds as these patriotic
feeling does forget In the ardor of patriotic conflict
against the enemy, while the war is yet raging they
may be overlooked; but when the war over and par
ties present themselves before the people receive the
and traitorous this must rise freshly up in judgment
against those who have dared to adopt and sanction it.
And the wing party has made humliatng confess
sion of the predcament in which it is placed before
the country by its course in relation to the war.
1t has sought to shelter itself from the Just doom
of its outrage against the patriotic instincts of the
people, by choosing for its standard-bearer of the
military men whom the war has brought into notice,
showing, and by the admission of all parties, his sole
Claim to civil distinction To this poor hypocrisy of the
whigsto this cowardIy abandonment of their delibe
rately chosen ground of partisan acon-their whole
party creed their whole party consistency, and
all the claims of their time honored party leaders,
have been ruthessy sacrificed In an evil hour for his
fame Gen Taylor has-impiedy at least and after
informal and unauthorized fashon-placed himself in
the hands of the who have rallied for years against
the war and the cause which alone have made him
spcuous 1t is not to be wondered at that the organza
ton of the wing party has failed bear strain like this
1t is be wondered at that the of the wing
ty in various parts of the country have his nomna-
ton under such circumstances with deep and unconcealed
disgust II is not to be wondered at that in view of these
circumstances, the press of the country is already filled
with umors that General Taylor discams the statements
made for him by the Louisiana delegation and is ready
to fling back the nomination of the Philadelphia
ton in its teeth least to receive to show
that he regards it neither a pledge on his part,
advantage nor an honor Should this report prove true,
General Taylor may in part the ground which he
has lost with those whose eyes turned TO him
Independent candidate for the presidency. AT all
events, he may thus separate his and fame from
that of party which stands denounced and condemned
now and hereafter, as the party of Moral Treason,
| and over which, the scathing Indignation of great
and patriotic people plainly impends
The IntclliXenccr and Its Mexican Relations.
Since the year 1910, the year of delusion(we have
no reference to Deusion Smith)we have article
80 uncandd and jesutca the leader in the Inelli-
gencer of Friday morning. 1t commences with the
trusm (and the only in which indulges that the