The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-16

| however, without a lew ADDITIONAL remarks.
The lntellgencer is "gad" of the treaty. because it
not only arrests what il calls unconstitutional war,
but the unconstitutional measures which the Executive
Is said to have adopted in its prosecution 1t does not
specify these measures; and should be at loss
to understand the auson but 10y the camors which the
opposition had previously expressed. In fact; il has
been all clarnorall objection The President has done
nothing right during the whole He has either sent
too many too few troops Though victory has
ed every effort, the has been wetchedly conducted
Though our army has first the northern prov
inces with victory constantly perched upon banners
and when the would permit it, we have landed
at Vera Cruz captured the Gibraltar of America, and
then conquered the far famed capital of Mexico, the
wings have always fault or other to find with
military operations We have either done too much or too
little Them too. conquered cities States have
been compelled hold them for the purpose of conquer
ing peace We authorized by the laws of war TO or
ganize some form of government for conquests but
the wings have characterized it executive usurpa
ton We have levied requisions the people for the
support Of our armies, under all the legitimate laws of
war-our own constitution too recognising Congress
as the war-deearng power. and the President as the
power that conducts and carries on the war (See the
Madison Pdpers,O but, in the eyes of the wings all
these measures were wrong. 1t amounts (says the In
telligencer) to suspension Of the constitution Who
could expect to proptae any party which deermin
ed TO be dispeased with everything charge which is
now made without specifications, requires no other
swer The world will judge between the Executive and
its enemies But must ask, when was any war ever
conducted with more glory-with success TO our
arms-with more moderation and humanity towards the
enemy-and with more efficiency towards the accom-
phshment OF prompt and honorable peace The great
difficulty which we have had to encounter, is not the
enemy abroad, but the opposition at home But for the
aid and comfort which they have given the Mexi-
cans, in every variety of fomby the press by speeches
in and out of Congresswe should have had peace before
this is the wings who responsible for the pro-
crasnaon Of peace, and for the continuation of those
which they now denounce as nvasions of the
| constitution.
But the Intelligencer "glad" of the treaty. because
is said to have arrested the ultra views of the President
His motives of course, grossly misepresented and
objects attributed 10 him which he has only dsavow
ed, but never entertained Here, for instance is the
| charge in the Intelligencer
The President exalted and inebrated as conquerors in
all time have been made by successful invasion and spen-
did victories, Congress with open exposition of
ering pretensons and gigantic schemes, by which Mexico
him blanche for pacihcation, be humbled in
dust, crushed denatonaized effectively annhilaed To
out this humane and benevolent policy fresh egons
OF sodery and volunteers be poured into the Mex
States and, whatever sacrifice OF the blood Of
country and that comparative trash which call
treasure the war was to be prosecuted with increased
| ergy into the vitas of the enemy and
nue occupy her country with troops taking the
full measure of indemnify into own hands,, &c.-an-
guage which meant the entire conquest of Mexico, it
meant nothing all, and has been understood by the
county,"
| All these suggestions are the chmeras OF NOR bid
| imagination and Of factous opposition. The Pres-
dent entertained no such views 1t suits the views of
the opposition to imagine them, for the purpose of
escaping the responsibility of furnishing supplies of men
and money to carry the They stripped
of this pretence because the promptness with which the
President has recommended the ratification Of this treaty,
in spite of its nformaes and defects, has struck this
weapon from the hands OF the opposition. The fact is,
it never had any existence The President had such
views He has been consistent throughout with his
December message He desired peace; he desired in
demny for the past and security for the future but he de-
sired, also, preserve the nationality OF Mexico He
never did seek to "crush to denaonazc, to effectively
annhate" the country He did desire the centre
conquest OF Mexico for the purpose Of retaining
quests and annexng the whole of her territory to
public. He never did ask for ten regiments for any
such purpose let the National Integencer affect TO say
what it pleases upon it. True to the system which the
President has laid down in his annual message, he has
never aspred to an unlimited occupation of Mexico We
say this with the most perfect condolences for we have
evidence OF its truth which could deceive us, and
which would convince every reasonable man. His
course in regard to the treaty ncontestably proves it.
Framed as it was without instructions, by person
whom he had recalled, and whose powers he had
ceed the President did not hesitate lay it before the
Senate for their ratification, with certain notifications
Such his love for peaceso little disposition had he
to conquer and retain the whole of Mexico.
Why, then, did he want more troops' He and the
Secretary of War assign the for the recommends
tonnot conquer the whole of Mexico for the sake
of occupying the whole but to extend his conquests for
the purpose of impresng the Mexcans with the danger
to which they subjected, and to conquer peace
on reasonable terms of indemnity.
We shall be "gad then, if this treaty should be rati
fed II will give us "indemnity for the past, and
rity for the future" We ask more; and this treaty
will effect the object But there is still doubt of the
ratifcation-as this tickle and fahess nation may
fuse confirm it, in consequence of the wings opposing
the war; and operating upon the hopes of the enemyt
becomes of policy pass the ten regiment bill
at once We may, as Gen. Cass said yesterday realize
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