The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-06
Lsxsslatiou Tor Peace.

The time has at length fully come, which the PEG
pie can determine for themselves, without fear of mis-
take whether the administration or its opponents really
the party of peace In respect to this question, by no
means refer solely to the expected vote in the Senate
upon the ratification of the treaty very general-in
deed, almost universal public expectation and desire
has anticipated and almost forecosed that vote Assn
ming in concurrence with the rumors OF the day. that the
treaty contains some stpulatons which must be greatly
modified or wholly stricken out we yet feel fuy war
raned in the opnion that this moment an overwhelm
ng majority of the people looks forward with an anxious
hone to the speedy conclusion of peace upon the general
basis Of territorial indemnify which the treaty 80 modified
will present If the wings of the Senateand this deem
almost impossible elect to prevent the ratification
Of the treaty ON the pretext of nfomay. their vote in
such case WILL indeed fully settle once and for ALL their
claim to be considered the peace party But they may
vote for the treaty. and yet fall far short OF proving to the
country the sincerity of their desire for peace.
The real question before the people is, whether
the wings in Congress, after the ratification OF the treaty
by the Senate, will vote for such measures OF pre-
caution and preparation necessary to make that
ratification eGecit.ai. by presenting government in
such an attitude and aspect before enemy will in
sure us against all chance OF vacaton bad faith
the part OF the Mexican rulers This can be done, and
should be done without delay Let the ten regiment bill
be SO passed. with the loan bill in shape adequate to
supply the treasury and government thus provided
with the of vigorous war, can calculate surely
upon the unwilngness Of Mexico to provoke such war
on our part by receding from the basis OF paccaon to
which her commissioners have agreed. On the other
hand LET these measures either of them, be defeated
or delayed-let the spectacle thus be presented to
Mexico, of our government crippled in its force a,
this crisis by the blind madness of faction-et the
Mexican rulers, while army is, by unavoida-
BILE casualties gradually wasting away before them
see Congress reluctant ethargic to tha prose
cuton of the war; in the treaty ratified with mod
fcations by us, shall be upon any pretext upon nc
pretext refused by Mexco-let this aspect of the case
be presented and no man can undertake to say how dis
asrous to the hope of speedy peace will be the effect
which it may produce upon the councils Of our enemy
If the tenregmen bill passes is far from certain that
single man will be called into active service under it. The
very fact that we to be fully prepared for the
vigorous measures and resolved if need be,
them promptly may well supersede the necessity of having
resort to them at all Our preparation will itself be
great power upon enemy, and power acting directly
to secure the adherence of Mexico, under any crcum-
stances the proposed basis OF paclcaton returned
to her from the Senate in modified form.
Assuming then, the ratification of the treaty, say
that the question now pressing upon the whg party is
whether they will refuse delay the of prepa-
ration proposed and demanded by the government fol
such an object To this question: the wings, if they be
the party of peace, they say they are in fact, they
be not wholly indifferent 10 peace, or opposed to ito
this question, so presented, they have but an
swer. None of their past preexts to avoid voting the
supplies will now avail them They no longer
dodge behind Mr.. Slidells unpublished instructions
They can no longer shrink back in affected horror from
the possible absorption of all Mexico All such pre-
fences have had their day. The issue must be met
The measures recommended by the government must
be passed. the wings must plant themselves before the
country in direct contradiction Of all their past profess
sons upon the ground of open opposition to the
which such designed and fitted to secure.