Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-19

asunde be utterly crushed under the iron heel Of
the conqueor and when taking counsel OF all that shall
mano her honor, of her patriotism OF her courage, and
Of despashe shall resolve, sink she must TO sink
in the commngled blood Of her and her couny foes
In such day and such hour better for the guilty
authors Of this have milestone tied around their necks
and be the than stand before the storm Of wrath
that will be driven against them by the people OF this country
We would also advise those politicians Of the army who
socous about the effect upon Mexico of opinion in this
country look little nearer home Let the officers Of the
army their quaes and ntrgues in the enemys
try. Let them refrain from writing getting written boast
full bulletins of their exploits for the party papers at
homc for the purpose Of obtaining immediate promotion
future political honor Let them abandon their disgracfu
wangng about their respective shares Of the glory already
II they will adopt this counsel they will be the less dis
posed to interference and dctaon about opinion here Their
business and duty obedience and subodnaton to the civil
power and il the legislative authority Of the nation stop the
and order them home, they will prove their patriotism
quite much by acquescence therein going out to fight
But now what kind Of decency does the Union display
The Organcf the President appealing from the Representa-
tires Of The People 10 The Army! Have got thus far
along already Is this the step in the glorious march OF
manifest destiny Why, instead Of extending instu-
tons Mexico this introducing the Mexican system into
our Government With hethe Army is the grand arbi-
the uniform procvy conqueors will inevitably adopt
the institutions of the conquered whilst endeavorng impose
upon them our own Let this war go on let army be
augmented already demanded by the President eighty
ninety thousand let Mexico be occupied, and the
Mexican question will henceforh be the main question on
which parties will divide in this country and then it will be-
come very and polite thought 10 appeal The Ary
The party that has the army its side independent
majority in the House Of Representatives The army and
navy kindred in spirit and sympathy and when,
question of supply, President shall appeal from British
Federal Blue light MexicanW majority in Congress, who
will give him oil the and money he demands when
he shall appeal from such body 10 The bmy, whose be-
half he asks the supplies what might be expected from
the subervence Of such army the Executive especially
the appointments shall go they have done already
since the beganoureen Generals political partisans Of
the President of different opinions and subordinate
officers in similar proportion What easy to seize the
customhose in New York, and thus command the public
And where could be the remedy held by dis
cpned forces, with all the material Of backed by hum
deds of Executive mnons of the press themselves living
public patronage their brethren holding Office in the army
itself?
Nay what should restrain patriotic army from enter
ing the hall Of the House, bayonets in hand and summary
expelng those and ratorous Representatives, sent
there by the People, whose alone asserted the supremacy
OF the law over the Executive VIII Such an event may DC
anticipated with much the and mpr
Of John Hamden and his compee Of the House OF
Commons by that yrant Charles the First whom President
Polk his character principles and acts, very closely
sembes.
But God forbid that should attribute such designs to the
army its officers generally Webeieve they true yet
the principles Of republcanism, and hold themselves subor
dnae the civil power We refer only to those political
parisans both in Mexico and at home, whose yrannca
principles have been shamefuy disclosed by their base
backen the of their counymen, and brand
them traitors to their Government and friends to
Mexico for other offence than believing the President
inaibe, and disappearing the policy Of the war.
So have conversed with officers and privates of
the army returned from the warand they neither few
nor have found large portion of them opposed
to war, and large majority opposed to the conquest
annexation Of Mexico, believing the country and people alike
worthless and than worthless dangerous acquisitions