The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-29
TIL E UNION.
WASHINGTON. January %, 1913.

WAsHISoroS, January %, 1913.
To the Editor Of the Union!
cannot leave your city without more raising my
voice to warn the assembled wisdom OF the nation OF the
great responsibility which upon them TO act with
wisdom anu promptnes 10 defeat the schemes which are
daily maturing and put into operation to bring disgrace
and rum upon the fair fame of happy country, and
forever degrade her the eyes OF every civilized nation
on the EARTH by forcing upon the administration sulc
dial polcy IN our relations with Mexico. Would TO God
thai had the voice OF thunder, TO send with the light
nlng on The telegraph wires TO every cot and hamlet in
The United States, TO warn the people and to awake them
to Their duty would appeal to the spirits OF that army of
revolutionary heroes to rebuke and put TO shame these
moral traitors, who would barter the honor OF their
country TO gain temporary party influence, but which
would only sink them deeper If possible, in the gulf OF
lnlany MOI an officer or soldier returns from Mexico,
holding up 10 their bleeding and mangled limbs, who
does not tell us that wanted and that for
Congress to act promptly and send them is the only way
in which the war be ended Had Congress at the
commencement OF the present session, done this, we
might at this time be sending through country, with
the rapidly OF lightning the joyful news OF peace with
Mexico Why is this not done Because it would give
honor ana glory to the country; would rvet the atec-
IONS OF the people TO administration who had 80 tn
umphantly maintained the honor OF our country, and re-
deemed Mexico from state of degradation in which she
was disgrace 10 the family OF nations, and restored her
to the high and lofty emnence OF sister republic These
glorious results OF the the enemies OF the present adj
mnlstration cannot endure They would therefore, sacr
hce every soldier now in Mexico rather than they should
pursue their victories tS they shall riumphany secure
peace 3d. al least their acts would seem to indicate
AT the commencement of the war; the opponents of the
administration predicted the total defeat and rum oil every
expedition which proposed in Mexico. Long and
labored articles published, to show the utter impos
sby of taking Vera Cruz; and even if that was taken,
the army wouh all perish in that scky climate that the
natural deences of the country were such, that few
MeXicans could defend them against all the forces OF the
United Slaes and if they had passed all these fomi-
dabe barriers, and entered the valley OF Mexico, it was
said that the army would never return that they would
be annhated by the Mexcans Now, lest the failure of
these predictions should stamp them false prophets,
and condemn their authors to nfamy, they would compel
the administration to sacrifice this gallant army. All the
schemes OF these politicians having failed to arrest the
growing popularity of the measures OF the admins
Taiion in the Mexican war, the great gun OF the
west was brought to bear upon the peopIe but this
gun, though charged TO demolish the whole nation,
threw oft its missiles, which fell as harmless as dd
the shot from the castle at Vera Cruz fall into the
sand banks around the city Last of ALL they drag into the
field that veteran politician, Joel r. Poinse whose Opln-
on from the fact that he resided short time in Mexico,
relation the future towards Mexico,
pecied 10 settle the whole matter To what extremltlcs
must party be reduced, which will drag veteran like
ter is libel upon every citizen of the United States, and
shows total want of knowledge of the character of
our couarymen, and the genius Of our government He
compares the conquest OF Mexico by the United States,
that of the Caucasus by the Russian Autocrat, whose
sole object TO conquer, despol, and enslave Far
hieren is conquest OF Mexico We conquer, not to
enslave; go to drive from the nation the most UNJUST
lespotc and fahess rulers, with which nation was
cursed; to strike from the people the chains
with which these rulers have bound them to the earth
60 TO raise them upon their feet that they may stand
erect like men--that they may make themselves gov
eminent worthy OF their own confidence, and nation
which we should be proud to take by the hand and pre-
sent to the nations of Europe worthy of their respect
We go among them 10 inspire that energy OF moral and
hysica character which will enable them to maintain
government and develop the resources OF their cOun
try, that they, a nation may stand side by side with
us that lofty pinnacle OF glory and fame which we as
nation now occupy.
When all other schemes have failed to convince the
people of this country that no more troops are wanted to
sustain Mexico, long and labored article APP
pears in The New York Courier and Enquirer, attempting
should authorize by the bill before the Senate for
new regiments In that article stated that there is
deficiency in the old regiments Of nine thousand which
it will be impossible TO fill in less than one year and
thus argues that not man can be obtained for the new
regiments till the old ones full. There may be diff
fculty in filling the old regiments good officers TO recruit
may be all parts of the country, and perhaps but
few may be found who will cast away their local and
State PRIDE and merge themselves with an unknown
mass but will take the nine States in our Union which
now stand politically opposed to the administration, and
select the officers from these States to command and in
three months will organize the ten regiments of ten thou
sand men and in five months from the passage OF the BILL
they shall be occupying all the interior posts in Mexico
and have not the least doubt that if the administration
were to call upon all the States for hundred thousand
months-the predictions and efforts OF these facous poll
icians the contrary notwithstanding How would they
be treated, could that immortal band of patriots and
heroes who commenced and finished revolution take
them in hand?
would then say to those in whose power it is to act,
"Whout delay, place at the disposal of government
men and to bring the war to close in that way
which it has, by the most careful examination of the
whole subject, been deemed to be the best; then, if
peace is not obtained, it will be time to at least talk OF
some other way" By the laws of Mexico, promul-
gated by the generals of the army every citizen who has
intercourse with, or has furnished our army in Mexico
with supplies, in any way is deemed traitor, and for
eits his life and property Our government through the
commander of our army, has promised these Mexican
we have obtained honorable peace; and guaranty of
protection these Mexcans, which we have promised
every who knows anything OF the character OF the
Mexican rulers and army, knows that there would be an
almost ndscrminate slaughter of all the citizens in the
country and cities where our army has been and their
property seized to carry their party strifes, and 10
proloag the war with the United States Then, say,
to withdraw troops before these objects are accom-
plshed would be an outrage upon Mexico far SURPRISING
any which the opponents OF the administration now
charge upon government, and stain upon the honor
and faith of our country which ages could never oblite
rate There is then, alternatives the war must 60
on, and the people will trumphantly sustain it.
ETHAN ALLEN, of Ticonderoga.
Ind NIcV,e ansIt he War;.