The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-15

allegiance 10 all other ands and support the con-
stuon and laws of this heaven favored home, he loses
all distinctive national character in the great title of
American citizenha should be his pride and his boast
and he should spurn with contempt any who to sub
serve temporary aud puiul ends would remind hun that
though should never have alluded to this topic, now
that it has been brought into discussion, may well ask
what are the evidences of the peculiar affection which the
wing party has for the naturazed citizen greatly fear
that this affection plant OF rapid growth and rapid
decay Like the gourd of JONAH il cannot survive the
rays of more than one days 1t generally springs up
and reaches maturity the evening before election
and withers and dies the day after If any member of
the party should peculiarly favor the natuaized citizen
it would be the distinguished and able gentleman whose
speech am reviewing. He is noble monument of the
benefcence of the naturalization laws, in opening the
way to station and honor to the industrious the talented
and the worthy of every clme yet he himself when no
election was pending, when immediate object to
De gained when the constitution of the State being
formed on the 9th OF February, ls45, voted in conven
ton for that article OF our present constitution which
prevents the nauralzed citizen from exercising the right
OF suffrage until after he had been naurazed two years.
it matered not how long he had lived in the State If so
little favor has been exhibited by the gentleman HIMSELF
what be expected from those members of his party
who are not influenced by his sentiments or bound by his
ties!
After having given expression TO these principles or
measures Che does not tell which, OF his party the
eloquent gentleman branches out largely in praise OF his
candidate Tor the presidency Everything that he says IN
laudaton of the military merits OF Gen Taylor, we can
readily acknowledge well deserved Gen Taylor has
deracors in the great democratic party They cheer
fully recognise his great desevngs for having fought
vaanty and well in defence of the rights and honor of
his country in Just and necessary They fully ap
preciate and have shown themselves ready 10 acknow
edge and reward his herocal services. The democracy
loves and honors the man who has served the republic
whatever may be his political notions party associa-
tons In their hands the good name OF the gallant old
soldier safe He has nothing to fear for his far fame,
except from the political spectators, who would make
his great deeds so many steps IN the ladder by which
they may climb to place and power and would the
broad mantle OF his vast enown to hide their own defects
and deformtles from the public gaze But while the or
ator is prasing his candidate, he uses language re-
markabe, that will not trust my recollection in abiding
TO it, but read his own words
''The whole world has borne witness his irmness his
sagac and heoism in the unparalleled exploit OF Buena
VISTA where with but four thousand l-apponied and raw
prived of the flower of his by President Polk he met
commanded by her braves general who had passed
into the country as it would seem for the very purpose Of
Alto aud Resaca, had rendered old obnoxious to
the litile and his satellites in the White House APP
pretending that the splendid deeds of Gen Taylor would
attract him the confidence of the people, and perhaps
ass ss% Ss @ for @ the
whom the divisions OF a battle doth know much
spnsteof the greater portion of Gen Tay
Iors forces, and thus leaving him an easy prey Mr.
Folks friend, Santa Anna"
Here the President of the United States and the Secre
ary OF War in good set terms, without any words
OF doubt or hesitation. by who has filled the office
of attorney general Of this State and who understands
fully the import of the words he uses, accused of COM
hitting cold blooded act OF treason could be
conceived in hell, brought forth earth OF
son, too in which their country the lives of thousands
be sacrificed for no other purpose than to pet
~ party maneuvre and prevent the people from bring
dency! Well it for the gentleman that he began
by denouncing those demagogues who Islander, abuse
and vfy everything that is holy, good, and true. Had he
not done SO, one would be tempted to believe that he
had been induced to follow their example: OF course,
will accuse him OF such thing He believes what he
says-t is his duty to prove -and SO have these guilty
men brought to that condigp punishment which such
atrocities deserve But how stands the act' Who took
away General Tayor's troops' wing general and his
competitor for the Whg nomination Who prevented the
passage Of the enregimen bill from December till March,
when, had tpassed when recommended General Taylor
would have had sufficient renforcements long before the
battle of Buena Vista, TO have enabled him only
DEFY all that Mexico could send against him. but TO pene
trae into the country Wing and representa-
tives. Who gave TO the Mexicans the encouragement
and representatives, by their denunciaons of the admin
slraion and the war-one OF them going far
to desecfate the senate chamber by expressing the hope
that the Mexcans would meet our soldiers with bloody
hands and hospitable graves And appropriate
cuson this series 81 acts who when resolutions were
their gallant deeds the field of Buena Vista, moved
amendment, declaring the war to have been unnecessa
ry and Enthusiastically begun by the President of the
United States ?" Mr.. Ashmun, wing representative
from Massachusetts,; and the amendment was carried by
wing House OF Representatives. Now, war is the first
of duties, or the greatest OF ouragesa paramount ne
cessity, or unmtigated crime. By declaring the
to be unnecessary and unconstituonally begun, the
House of Representatives sgmatzcd every engaged
in tas robber and an assassin make these remarks
with no i'll feeling towards the wing pary-thank God,
the great body OF that party pure and patriotic any
portion of people; but make them because they
were naturally called forth by the speech which hold
in my hand and because they necessary to show how
little Gen Taylor has cause to be thankful for the sup
port of the leaders who make of him because he may
be made available for their own ends.
But it is said that notwithstanding the treason of the
President and Secretary OF War; Gen Taylor "disap-
pointed the plotters" by returning TO Santa Annals de-
mand of a surrender, the immortal epy-"Gen Taylor
surrenders I'll fight them in spite of Mr.. Polk
and his plans!" This is somewhat new Version of the
reply and am afraid that the gentleman has been mis-
led the latter part of it. Gen Taylor is too good
soldier ever to have used such language 1t must be
mistake. And while am on this subject, though am
10th deprive the orators of the opposite side OF any of
their thunder, | may well say that it is exceedingly
doubtful whether the General made of the first
part of the reply either, or whether any used
it in his behalf. The words were put in the mouth of
Lieut. Crenden. They are, | am told, the property
and invention of my imaginative and ingenious friend
Judge Walker of the Delta who wrote the first account
OF the battle published this city, and therein rather
great event.
| have gone through with this speech with the
exception of the last paragraph, wherein it is asserted
that it could easily be proved that Mr. Fillmore is
aboliiionist 1t is certain that many things may be
Proved and The gentleman may have satisfied himself of
the fact which he alleges. ii pay due Difference TO his
authority, but on this subject prefer that of Mr. Fill
in favor of all the practical doctrines of the abolition
school, But one thing is singular in this While
the party the South trying to prove that Mr. Fill
more is no aboltonist, the party the North are
enleayorng TO show that Gen Taylor is one And
among the number of those engaged this labor of love
is OF our citizens, If the papers supporting Gen
Taylor tell the uutha citizen who has enlisted your