The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-07
DEFERRED PARAGRAPHS.
The Whigs and the War.

1he wings anu inc WAL.
Our Washington correspondent presents picture of the
distractions which prevail among the wings in he House
OF Representatives, the subject OF the and the
supplies, which suspect is not oyerdrawn We have
never entertained the belief that the antwar wings
IN Congress could be brought to act upon any common
ground or onunciamento OF principles, whatever course
the mass OF them the different sections may finally
take when the needful measures OF reinforcement and
supply shall come up. That they generally disposed
TO cmbaras the further prosecution of the war; and will
ntepose delays to the passage OF Important and essential
against the necessity and justice OF the and ring all the
changes on its origin and oblectshere can be no doubt
But 1t remains TO be when direct questions come
before them, involving on the one hand continued and
vigorous prosecution OF the contest with view to in
demny for the past and security for the uure the
Other the withdrawal OF armies IN disgrace from the
the world that have been all along in the wrong and
Mexico in the nght--whether any considerable number
even OF the wings in Congress- OF the conscience or
cotton" ORDER will be found bold enough to record their
names in opposition to the country and the war
The indications of division among the wings them
selves the war question: are not confined to Congress-
The Evening Journal here. which may be said to speak
for at least large majority of the wings of the State, last
evening broke ground on this subject We copy por
ton of its leading article drawn out by request to pub
ish the National nellgeneers anti war review OF the
Presidents message The Evening Journal declines, and
defines It's position as follows:
sThe n,eigencers review is characterized by all the
ability and force OF testimony and argument which distin
cuisines the weconsidered productions OF Its veteran ed
1t proves all conclusively that the war in which
we engaged Is OF false pretences,' and that the
cause Of quarrel the part OF government, is not
ust' The article ortes and clinche the speeches of
Mr. Corwn in the Senate and Mr. Clay at Lexington, both
which had for their object to prove that
is in the wrong.
Concedng those distinguished statesmen, and the
Inteliigen the best and purest motives we
strained doubt whether the audabe objects they have
heart can be accomplished by such means we can
not bring ourselves believe that peace is to be obtained
or the welfare and prosperity OF the country promoted. by
proving to Mexico and the world that we are in the
wrong On the contrary, we apprehend that eminent
wing destroy their ability for usefulness by
taking the which entrench the adm inistra
ton government may involve the country in unwise
OF even an unjust but being in, the people will stand
by their country And the fiery the ordeal and the
harder we crowded, the untlinchingly will the
fighting and the voting masses adhere to the country and
70 The ADMINISTRATION its embodiment. In other and
more phatic words the people will in times of go
the country right wrong And in this sense
of the people," l4at