The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-07

voted for every bill OF presentment indictment which
charge that Gen Cas- had received large OF extra
allowances for his public services; but said that Cover
Jones admitted that he had not received one dollar
to him This he said settled that charge forever III the
law allowed and authorized the payment there was an
end OF the matter He showed that the statements OF Nir
Wise before the committee, pejudical to zen LASS were
all founded the heasay and information OF ohers ana
not any knowledge of Mr.. Wise himself lie advert,
cd 70 certain extracts from speech OF MI o.
politician and enemy TO the SCUM ana sdu r iancey
was disappointed member OF the Baltimore convention
who Ind returned home, and whatever he was saying
was more than counerbalanced by the high testimony of
respect for the public character and private virtues of
General Cass WHICH had been borne ~ such wings as
Brown after pronouncing the highest eulogium Gen
Cass and Cen Butler, in peace and in war; the cabinet
and in the field, said he must pass grave OBJ
lection taken by Gov Jones the election of Gen Cass
That objection was, that the election of Lewis Cass to
the presidency of the United States would be an endorse
ment of the policy OF this admnistration-ss policy
of invasonof aggression-of territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
which, if persisted in must lead to the destruction OF
our government" And pray sir, have you already
date He has been the very head and front of that
He has gathered all his laures it. Without he had
been nohing--with il he has become your proud and
boosted candidate. He ABUSED every step in it. He ad
used the march to the banks OF the Rio Gande and after
wards that the should be carried e Rio Grande
INTO the very heart and vials Of the republic he en-
Gen. Games he advised the capture and retention OF SIX
or seven OF her finest provnces and yet SIR after all
YOU go down into the blood and carnage Of this unjust
and damnabe war and pluck up your candidate for the
Presidency. Posterity will be amazed at the ncon-
sistency. and absurdity of the act But | meet the
denial. The policy OF this administration has not
been aggressivehds been for territorial aggrandize
msnt and challenge him at once to the proof Srs, he
offers you none, and will offer you none He prefers
charges against his own government which. If true,
ought to sink it to the lowest depths of niamy and dis
hono-charges that present this noble republic as stand
other of the earth IA n
despot, boated with the plumber and reeking with the
blood OF weak, innocent and helpless peoples and yet
adduce argument, to support the foul impeachment
Well, if he will not proue it, will disprore it. Since
this war has been ended, and our armies Withdrawn,
Mexico, by her commissioners who negotiated the treaty
has acknowledged that she did not of ter
rory this side the Rio del Nore. That she had not
owned one of it since the battle OF San Jacnto
that in every attempt she had made to regain it, she had
been whipped off from it, leaving the country be-
tween the Rio Grande and the Nucces absolutely free"
sion Of one of the parties TO the controversy and is the
very highest and best authority Reverdy Johnson one
OF your ablest SENATOR'S last winter after deep and pro-
found investigation, stated the facts in almost the
words, and expressly declares "ha from the COM
mencement OF the revolution of 1884 to the independence
declared BY Texas in ls36-rom that period to the ad
mission OF Texas into Union in 1885, and from 1915
to the present hour Mexican document be found
military or civ--no Mexican officer, civil or military,
has ever been known, maintaining that the territory lying
between the Nueces and the Rio Grande belonged to
Mexico by any other title than that which she maintained
TO the whole territory between the Sabine and the Rio
Grande" pause and stand on these two recent author
ines, and demand OF Governor Jones to oveurn them or
take back the bold and disgracng charges made against
his own government. Reverdy Johnson, one OF the
Mexico herself the only party interested against u.s. tells
you you wrong and your heart ought to leap with JOY
from the Mexican to the American side of the question
IT, them the lower Rio Grande, to which only the army
sent, the true boundary between the United
states (atter annexaton) and Mexico every doubt and
shadow of doubt about the justice, the constutonaliy,
w vansh af npc Ibo
policy OF the President instantly becomes one of self
defence, protecting from invasion every portion of our
wdespreadng republic. Yes, srs, after all you have
heard the President has only acted the principle OF
self-defence. The Mexican army, in the night time,
crossed the true boundary with the view of reconquerng
the whole of Texas, assaled army, murdered our
people on our own soil, is admitted by Mexico
herself But Gov. Jones tell us, however all this may
be, that told you in ls44 that there would be war,
and therefore was false prophet the subject Well
sir, who alsihed my prophecy Not Mexico, but you
your party you go as sent word to her that she had
given up Texas too easy-that she had good title to
H. and that if she would it, Heaven would take
sides with her, and that it would be downright rob-
berry Tor the United States to take it from her So
couraged she did 90 war for and and nv party
bad prophets you your party were worse patr
OTIS. But charge (sad Gov. Brown not only that the
Immediate origin OF this war (annexaton being the re-
your party, but that It's pocrasnaton, with all the con-
sequent loss OF life and treasure, lies at your door
Your wing speeches were thrown broadcast through
out Mexico Our army, marching from hacienda TO haci
enda everywhere met with them. Your whig leaders
enrolled honorary members upon the pages of
Mexican societies; and their public Journals proclaimed
that treaty should be made until Their friends should
succeed in turning James X. Polk and turning them
selves into power-hen, and not till then, they said
should treaty be made and peace restored to the two
countries Yes, sir and you speak of the blood that has
been shed and the precious lives that have been lost in
this Walk about the grave-yards of the city of
Mexico; pass by those the great national road from
Vera Cruz pause at that great at New Oeans and
the brave and gallant dead could rise from their rest
ing places, with uplifted hands they would exclaim
"We death to the conduct of our own country
men," The balls that sent many of these brave defend.
OF their country to their long homes wrapped up
in the speeches OF distinguished leaders of the wing party
Sir, there 10 no Disgusting no excusng, palating
great and distressing facts like these, and it is time for
patriots Of every age and name and party to enter sol
protest against such conduct The leaders and man.
ayers Of the wing party have long and 100 often ex
hibted faa; procivity in every difficulty with foreign
nation to take sides against their own governments say
against their Opn government; | will not say against
their own country.
In our difficulties with France to compel her TO paw I'M
in1emntes, which she had soemnly bound herself BY
treaty to do your party THEIR OWN
GOVERNMENT When the Indians had murdered men,
women and children on our southern border and Gen
Jackson recommended for their protection, your par
ty with few honorable exceptions took sides AGAINST
THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT. When, in that war; General
the Indians in their lairs you cried "down with him and
Mr. Van Buren, for this wanton, wicked, and unchristan
warfare;" but now THIS ADVISER is
lauded to the skies he greatest and the best" When
we were on the verge of with Great Britain for Ore
gon, you took sides with England the question of
title, and FORCED YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT TO CoMPRo-
MISE, which you now say it was base and cowardy in