The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-10
SELECTIONS FROM THE PRESS.


AiAAs"~Aoh Oh the WhgsThe late Mexican Trtuanp la
la Congress.
Happears from the proceedings of the House of Rep
resehlayes on Monday last that, motion OF Mr. Ash
nun, OF Massachusetts,, it declared by that body
corstituonaly begun BY the Rsesident Of the United
saies, and that this triumph OF Mexico over the land
oil the sar-spangled banner, received by the wings
with ga capping OF hands," and other demonstrations
OF JOY. There wing member found patriotic
enough to rise up and protest against this reasonable
act but every one OF hem including Clay men, Webster
men, Taylor men, and Corwn men, voted for the false ac-
cusaton against the United States and afterwards
proud OF the shameful deed to declare that they had
done work enough for day" The voting Of this
ton against government and country, regard
an unqualified nptlon of the Lexington platform OF
Henry Clay by the universal wing party, and that whe
Their their presidential candidate be opponent prose
cufor OF the war, they will have to bear the burden
which that platform has imposed upon them.
When General Taylor Is informed of Mr.. Ashmuns
amendment, and sees that every wing member of the
House who present voted for it, what will he say
rte will turn back to his despatch of October 4h S45
and see that he recommended that unconstitutional and
unnecessary act which provoked immediate hostlities,
lepoach for him, instead of the President He will turn
back to his letters TO Gen. Ampuda, and where he
charged the Msrieans with forcing" the two countries
into war; and declared that s'the United States govern
men had constantly sought to settle all difficulties by
negotiation, and then ask himself whether this act Of
the wing House intended to charge him with writing
to the proclamation he addressed to the Mexican people
after he crossed the Rio Grande, and see where he
charged the Wericans with commencing the war, and
then ask himself whether this act of the wing House
was intended to hold him up to the Mexicans as their
wul and deliberate slanderer! He will look at the
vote of thanks and the gold medal rendered him by the
House, and then the foul accusation against him
with which they are accompanied and then exclaim,
These men aUorse than the MeIicdns; their medal
can neuer be accepted by me whilst this joint accusation
against myself and country is connected with it."
This must be the decision to which Gen. Taylor will
come, ii he has any self respect No country
has been worse treated by the wings than Gen. Taylor
has been for the last eighteen months, for everything
which they have said in condemnation of the unneces-
say and unconstitutional act referred 10 by the House of
Representatives, falls upon him as the importunate and
perseverng adviser of that act He advised it. not for
the purpose of provoking war, we will admit; but he
advised as the certain of greatly facilitating and
Fastening the settlement OF all our difficulties with Mex
leo and ne declared that it would produce so powerful
an impression upon the Nlexicans that they would
yield the common navigation of the river as well as
the territory in dispute" lie advised that unnecessary
and unconstitutional act as "PEACE MEAsURE"-as a
step part indispensable to the Avoidance of active
hostiltes-and one which he deemed very important
and urgent that he most earnestly solicited orders to take
that step some five or six months before those orders
given him. These facts are well known to the wings
in Congress as 10 usnOt one OF them dares dispute the
truth OF our declarations and yet, in the face of these
facts every whg member declares the to have been
begun by the adoption the part of the government of
Gen. Idyor's adDicel =
We think that these attacks upon General Taylor
the shoulders OF Mr. Polk have been persisted by the
wings long that they would now be offensive to that
warrior. 1t hardly be possible that he sanctions or
connves al these attacks upon the President for his act
that he is incapable of discovering that they blows
leveled at him. There many who believe that Mr.
Clay aimed at "king two birds with stone, in say
ing what Congress has roted the OF the war-rst
killing General Taylor who ABUSED the act, and then
killing Mr. Polk who executed it-frst Kidding himself
Of fearful rival in his party, and then weakening
his conqueror in the campaign OF isl The move of Mr.
Ashmun in the House on Monday last, was to accom-
psh the same purpose and most ngeniousy and skill
fully did he play his game The simple Taylor wings
Hiard Tompkins, Gayle, and aH-becane unwittingly
party to the crucixon of their presidential candidate,
and them TO the suicidal act capped their hands
the degradation of their favorite,
Impartial witnesses of such this may well be
astonished at the ijaation Of the hig party-at that
mysterious power which seems to lead them unconscious
ly TO desructon-and at that Merriam obstnacy which
they exhibit in adhering to self-evident falsehoods
Never had party little to justify them in their accu-
satons against government the whig party have
and never party well supplied with facts to
found and overwhem the wings as the democrats are
Out Of The mouthsf their o,sn men speak their
condemnation trumpetongued 10 the world, and there
fore we have objection to being amused at their fire.
quent efforts to commit political suicide.