The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-08
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY NIGHT, JAN. 8. Is4s.



In our remarks, of last evening, Mr.. Calhouns
Speech we said but little OF his plan as mode OF
Quoting the war to compel treaty of peace. Mr.. Cal
houn cannot-and, if understand him. does no-con-
tend that his line policy has any merit in this respect
On the contrary, he looks to armed occupation OF
his defensive line without treaty, a state of things
that must last for years. least, and which may con-
tnue indefinitely, till Mexico becomes tired OF assault
ing us and ready to negotiate In this point OF view
his own chosen one--we looked at the nature OF his
plan and lis consequences.
But say that this his policy neuer be carried
out If Congress should vote it unanimously, and the
people ratify their vote-which bestill the
policy viii surely fail The American people, when
they come to try it, will never endure its inevitable
operation Our troops will never stand on a mere de-
fensve line, receiving succession OF muderous assaults
from Mexico, and awaiting repeions OF those assaults
without aduancing to avenge and chastise them Let
such advance be made beyond the line-iet our army
march in pursuit of the foe into his country-and
the line policy, however soemnly voted is practically as
an end We are, then, again waging inuasue The
case of General Taylor attacked in his posts his
way to them, is again. in substance upon and again
the cry goes forth TO rescue and arenge! And this
enemy's line-but war to his hiding place though
in the heart Of his land But it is war with our
advantages all surrendered and again to be achieved
For the line policy shall have given up all these and
then giving up the line policy as unendurabe we must
fight the war over again to avenge the outrages pepe-
tated and the blood she'd the line! No statesman in
this country-nor all the statesmen in the countrynor
any policy line other-can stay in the case we have
stated this just and resstless impulse Of the popular
heart
Mr. Calhoun urges that the policy which would seek
indemnify from Mexico by vigorous prosecution of the
war; reversal Of the policy to which the democratic
party has been long devoted and defeat of all its
great ssuesa liberal commercial system, sound cur
rency, dminuton of executive patronage and freedom
from public debt How, under this administration, tile
policy has defeated free trade and metallic curren
cy let the revenue tariff of 1916, and the warehousing
system, and the constitutional treasury attest As to
a public debt, we have yet to learn that it has
been in the creed OF the democracy to refuse the
means to uphold against foreign outrage the honor and
justice OF the country Such the old democracy
of 1sl2-of Mr.. Madison's time-whose associations
yet cling, he tells u.s. round Mr. Calhoun AS to the
increase OF Executive patronage, believe that those
who know most Of its administration will be the fore
most say that it is rather an embarrassment and bur-
den than help to the government that yields it. 1t
alienaes strength than it gains any administra-
ton But be this may, we deny that the democracy
of the country will choose to see its arm crippled,
its flag furnished, and its Justice against Mexico de-
eaed because the leaders who 60 forth to fight the bat
tie, receive the credentials Of the rank which they
hold and of the part which they bear in the work. from
the hands of those whom that democracy has set
- r--~-+ tks~~~ tie furce or
the nation against its foes