The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-11

The National nelIigencer makes an unavaing effort
keep alive its last chimera 1t is directly contradcted
by the Presidents message to the Senate of the United
States of Tuesday last and by the movements of General
Shields in the State of Illinois The last unfortunate
paragraph which the Integencer to publish
Wednesday last, directly clashes with its original
ment To give more comprehensive view of the whole
matter, lay before our readers the Presidents mes
sage and the comment of the lntelliesncer upon it
Message from the President
WASHINGTON, August 8, 1913.
To the Senate of the United States
In reply resolution the Senate of the 7h instant
requesting the President inform that body "whethe he
has information that any citizen citizens OF the Uni
ted States preparing intending prepare
within the United Sates expedition revoutionize by
force part of the republic of Mexico to assist in
doing and if he has what is the of such prepara
zion, and whether he has is about take any steps
the same" have that the Executive is
of any information of the character called for
by the resolution.
The late treaty of peace with Mexico has been and will
be faithfully observed on our part
The following is the commentary of the National Intel
ligencer upon it:
The President by message yesterday, reply the in
qury of the Senate that he has information that
any citizen citizens of the United States is, now,
preparing, OF intending to prepare, within the United
States, expedition orevoutoniZe, by force part of
the republic of Mexico This is probable; but it proves
little in contradiction the reports from New Orleans that
such expedition is in preparation. Those concerned in
that enterprise not green, presume, TO com
muncae their purpose to the Executive and few others
would do The first probably that govern
will hear of the affair officially, will be proposition
from the Sierra Madre bufalo hunters, three
four years hence, TO be annexed to our Union.
Will it be believed, that in the first panic article with
which the Integencer broke the ice, expressly stated
that the design had been communicated TO the Executive,
and that they would neither sanction oppose it,
Now turns out that the parties would have been too
'green" to inform them of it and that, in fact the govern
ment knows nothing about it, The Presidents message
explicitly states the thing and moreover gives
pledge to the Senate that the treaty with Mexico
has been and will be faithfully observed the
part of the government. Thus appears that the In
telgencer was not only mised itself, but has con-
trbuted to mislead the Senate. They are induced to
make an inquiry into the connexion of the govern
ment with the expedition and it turns out that it
has information of the character called for by the
resolution" The hope was, to inplcae the admnistra-
ton in scheme OF annexation the result is, to dis
spae the plot and the panic which it was expected to
produce.
But there another part of the mares nest which also
falls to the ground General Shields was held up as the
great leader in the expedition and he represented
being in San Luis going here for the purpose of
kicking up dust in the republic of Mexico. Now, it
appears from the following article in the Joliet Ql)
Signal of July 25 that Gen. Shields in the State of
Illinois when last heard from, and that he was playing
the part Of the politician in the United States instead of
military leader in expedition against foreign
country. One would suppose that Gen. Shields would
be content with pressing great object at time, in
stead of engaging at the moment in two different
schemes, which might directly clash with each other
From the Joliet Signal
DEMOCRATIC MEETING-GENERAL SHIELDss SPEECH
Pursuant call, which had been published, there
place. the 18th inst The meeting called to order
by Robert Stevens who nominated Col VIM. Smith as
chairman; and on motion of w. E. Little Bernard In
goldsby appointed secretary.
1t being understood that Cen Shields would be pres
ent, at the appointed hour there larger assembage
met at the court house than ever beheld collected
literally filled and numbers compelled to leave
without gaining admittance. The meeting also ia
vored by the presence of number OF ladies'.
General Shields was introduced by the chairman, and
received by the hearty cheers of the assemblage
He took the stand and interested the meeting by speech
OF over two hours in Lengths which was at intervals
interrupted by the deafening cheers OF the multitude
His descriptions OF the battles which under his
observation explicit and highly entertaining He
entered briefly into the objects and cause OF the war; and
completely refuted the chimeras OF the wings on that
question. He rreutaby established the jnstness neces
sty and cons,tutonaliy of the the part of the
United States; and administered scahing rebuke TO
those wing journals this country who espoused the
cause of our enemies. He had been eyewitness to
the evil effects that the reasonable OF large por
ton of the whg press had produced upon the interests OF
Gen Shields while speaking upon this subject
ainy worthy OF the man and the cause he was advoca
ting No one, whether democrat Dhig, could have
listened to his remarks without being impressed with the
truthfulness of his Developments He disspated the
tavagant arguments used by the opposition against the
war, and'exhbited their contemplate want of principle
and their nconsis ency, in nominating and supporting
man their candi date for the presidency, whose only
recommendation is that OF having taken active part in
The tribute which General Shields paid TO the demo-
cratic party and its great and glorious principles, lit up
the countenance of every democrat present with enhu
sasm He stated tn at the democratic party was emphat-
ically national party To prove this, he referred to the
flag of our country, around which our party always
ral1y whether peace in war; he did not exclude all
the wings from this love of national honor; but their
leaders had often shown their willing ness to permit our
flag to be dsgraced Can this be said of democrats
two parties for the presidency such caused dem
ocrats to be proud OF tn cir He gave General lay
lor honor brave anil able general, but exhibited his
unitness for the station for which he has been nom
mated He urged the necessity of observing s,ric party
organization and of keeping the success of democratic
principles view the coming elections, IN the seec
ton OF our officers Personal preferences should be lost
sight of, and the battle should take place on principle
In previous speech which he made at Chicago, on
the 18th July, Gen s. defined his principles as follows:
II will now define my political position. ] am demo
crat-a regular democrata Cas- and Butler democrat
am neither barnburner a stable burner nor a church