The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-11

American feemen in the decision they will be called upon
TO make on the It'll day of November next.
The federal wing leaders, baled in all their direct
attempts to get power and place through the instrument
tally OF measures, give up the in regard to them,
and own that it is useless any longer contend with
The democracy on the merits involved in their discussion
before the people. But have they abandoned the field
By no means They have planted themselves on the
platform of opposition to the Mexican war. and what
is msnamed the executive veto, and striving might
and main to elect to the presidency whose only
fitness is his supposed availability" arising from the
very which they have SO ouuageously denounced as
vile and unconstitutional But how stand the democracy
here In position as impregnable Not APP
palled by the hue and-cry of this mongre and unpn
cpled party they step forth before the nation with head
erect cheek unblanched, eyes bright and. shrinking
from responsibility, they ask TO be judged thereon
They stand before the country jusying and avowing
the in all its length and BREADTH with of
eoo.o 900 square miles in hand and column of fame
on the other as high the tower of Babel.
How stand the whgs' Far down in the distance,
venting their impoen rage upon those who have done
the country this great good cavng about the Mexican
war; finding fault with its inception and management;
sezng hold upon isolated events, and torurng them into
crimes of the greatest magnitude against their govern
ment, in utter disregard of the experience of the world
and the weestabshed principles of international juris
prudence-caling it "Polk's war;" after they had sol
emily declared it to exist by the act of Mexico her
self-a war brought for the purpose of robbng :" a
weak sister republic of her territory and shedding the
blood of innocent Mexicans," when the Mexcans them
selves were the first to shed american blood Ameri
can SOIL" Can the country hesitate what award to make
between the parties in the premises
But if the wings really believe what they say about
this Mexican war, how they support for the
presidency who won all his reputation in that war; and
who advised the incipent step which brought it on !
How they support General Taylor who advised the
movement to the Rio Grande long before the President
acting upon his matured counses. saw fit to
order it; and who, according to their showing,
willing if not anxious, thus early TO take step which,
they allege eoparded the peace of thetwo countries
The President did not fit to order the army to adj
until the 18th of January, 1885, the day after Mr.
SlidelPs despatch received here, saying that it
possible" nay probable" that he would be reject
ed by the Mexican government Gen. Taylor, in his let
to the War Department dated Oct A. 1915, more than
two months previous, and in the absence of all noma
ton from Mexico, advised the government TO take pos
near the Rio Grande in aid of negotiation, not as hos
tile measure. The President, more provdent and for
bearing than Gen. Taylor, did not act in the matter until
above stated, and then only with extreme caution In
his letter of Nov T. 1885, having heard that Mexico had
received minister, Gen. Taylor says "The position
now occupied by the troops may perhaps be the best
whilst negotiations pending at any rate, until
disposition shall be manifested by Mexico to protract
ed" and the President then issued the "order" on the
9th January 1886 but it may be observed had he done
earlier, advised by Gen. Taylor, would have met
with no opposition from the General for he says Per
haps the position occupied by the troops may be the
best pending negotiations" leaving the President to infer
that immediate order, in his judgment, might not be
improper
The only question that can arise between General Tay
lor and the President the "ultmatum as to boundary
Be his peculiar notions this point what they may,
there be mistake to the object of the advance
General Taylor advised it as measure of peace-as in
aid OF negotations--not as hostile movement The
pacific yet firm spirit in which the President issued the
order is confirmed by the letter of the 18th January 1876
from the War Department. and by General Tayors proc
lamation, sent in advance of his movement TO the Rio
Grande. This settles the "ultimatum . for, otherwise
how could General Taylor have advised movement
"pendng negotiations TO operate "favoraby" the
suit if he had believed the western boundary of Texas
did not extend to the Rio Grande'
So it seems, after all the odum sought to be fixed
the President for commencing this war, the wings have
unwittingy selected their party leader in the coming
presidential contest who not only advised it, but
who eager enough to urge it on the President
least two months before the movement ordered !!
and who, if there be any crime in it, is criminal
than the President himself
Here we must leave the wing candidate, having as we
conceive, fully shown that, how much the wings
may affect find fault with the President in the ina-
ton and conduct of the Mexican war, their candidate
Gen Taylor is blameess and that all the censure
they heap the President is mered in greater degree
by Gen. Taylor himself
The wings, too, complain Of the blood which has been
wasted to obtain territory. But do they not see, that
whilst the administration has been content with smaller
acquisitions, General Taylor advised, his letter Gen
Gaines. that we should take line which would have
given larger sweep of country to the south, en-
bracing several more provinces'
The other issue which the wings have placed
themselves in this canvass, is the "veto" They oppose
the exercise of the "veto" the "one man power
This is too ridiculous for serious reuation II is the
onepeople power" and put there expressly to protect
them against the encroachmens of the Legislature We
have no time now to say more the subject We
will say that it is with the wings in this in all