The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-19
Neither House OF Congress was in session to-day.
The Tory England aud Its ''mutuai adn,ira-
tion' friends Ia America.

We would not willingly charge on the nominal editors
of the National Integencer any more than the great
merit OF perseverance, industry, and talent which must
be accorded TO its management. The most OF its great
sins we will set down merely anonymous. Great
men-especially in small affairs, in transactions which
will not bear the light of day--sometmes figure sub rosa
The article of Monday morning, commenting on "ths
government papers British opinion, smells strong of
the shop that would almost venture life the
right guess of its author in of two persons.
The Judgment claimed against the government pa
per- for the procurement and "causng political articles
in its rhe administraton's) justification and laudaon
anent the Mexican to be prepared in this country,
procuring them to be published in London papers, and
thence parading said articles in the government paper
this city, under the deceptive caption OF British opinion
upon the war this rule against the Union awarded
in his "court of equity" upon slight outside testimony,
is but the better evidence of the ntoard promptngs
making so very natural discovery. The diplomacy of
the lnegencer is scarcely less prominent than its tact
II might at this time have refined MachavelG, if its
friends had not been interrupted for fifteen years,
by the plain direcmess of Andrew Jackson and men of
his class in the management of relations with for
eign governments.
The Intelligencer repels, with great Indignation the
conclusion of its own assumption, that the minister of
the United States writes and procures (or pay, it
says) the publication of articles in England to be re-
published here, indicating "change in the views Of
the English public" 1t charges this zone of the art
fees by which the people and Congress attempted to
be duped into belief of the acquiescence of the ne
gence OF Europe the atrocous objects for which it has
been lately openly declared that this war has hitherto
=, be f,,r,b 4, II 70,
own calumny, that the paper in the London News, re-
published in the Union of January 20, is Stimulated
production cunnngy devised for the purpose of decep
tion"-a paper 'got up, forged, and fabricated, TO
counteract the well-founded impression the pub
lie mind of the United States, that the of
this government towards Mexico is condemned by all
the civilized world not interested in unfolding it."
Only amnd familiar with such corruption would be like
y to conure up grave consequence from trfing
foundation. We admit that the treading this British
groundthe expression there of any good opinion of any
democratic policy that has conduced to the growth and
prosperity of our republics novelty not less aterng
to the friends than alarming to the opposers OF the men
and the principles this country that have advanced in
steady progress during the last half century.
But well may the enemies of American progress, the
constant defamers of the democracy, the party of many
Names take alarm at the indications that they to be
deserted BY their British friends and abettors. That is
surely their own ground and objectionable must be the
crminality that would presume the sanction of sthe in
iegence of Europe" for any "aocous objects" which
would go 10 place government in the right, and its
enemies in the wrong.
In its treatment OF this country ever since we have
marked anything of public AFFAIRS the British tory press
b,, al 10
in this country That British tory press, willingly de-
ceved everything has msrepresented and fasfed this
country at all times In doing it through long series of
years, although the Intelligence of Europe must have
marked their statements and predictions contradict
ed and unfulfed at every step, British writers have
stumbled in their perfect devotion to the partisan
presses which, in this untry, have deceived them
With the most provoking nonchalance does the British
tory press build Misrepresentation upon falsehood in its
statements relative to the into which this govern.
has been drawn by he repeated wrongs of Mexico
Disappointed in the disasters which they had been led
10 hope would attend the march of army to the from
tier and into the territory of the enemy who had invaded
u.s. the British tory press scarcely stops take breathing
time before it commences reading 10 our government
homes OF the injustice of its requirements in asking
expecting indemnity of thinking of so great an
outrage to ask for a cession of territory
In the first place, will present what the inte.
gence of Europe" expected of us even after we had
shown in successive battles, closing with that at Buena
VISA that armed men would beat the Mexicans foul
for one. in the following extract
From the London Chronicle
"Tbc attac Vera Cruz appears still stand thais to
say the yellow fever aI the Mexicans permit the oops
stationed The north of the province advance by land
through passes Our correspondent has
attacking force seventeen thousand We have moi
the slightest hesatio in saying that if in the
United States uive to congregae that number oil
in ne2hborhoo, of Vera Cruz the town must in
ialbly fall The Americans, sheer fighting, will knock
the Mexicans pecesof that there be doubt. II
would only be martial proves that the result couid de
pend for the United States bv could keep their
well supplied and vicuaed The puzzle is however,
see how much further forward the United States will be
even when they have Vera Cruz Their plaa is is
SAID 10 advance Mexico ITSELF by Jalapa and Proe
but, unless we much Mistaken this hope is nbou,
visionary rs that OF Napoleon upon Moscow There bu
States than Mexico, and that woud be to
back again Vera Cruz. The expectation of sucess}
qdranee " hor'pey, o"t Of the queson Ttco gann eetrs
and Msrico, aud ,cope the inradsrs back"
Next to this the London Times, finding the Amer.
cans asy yet with no mpedment to success although ne
cesary slow progress after the troops advanced TO-
wards the heart of Mexico, readily takes up the idea,
often repeated by the federal press Of this country of
war waged for the "increase of territory; and the war
and its anticipated immense cost all the effect of the fol
iy or the faulty OF President Polk The Times says
"One-half of America still remains unoccupied and
settled time when all this is incurred for in