The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-14
THE UNION.

generations either consciously blind instrument in
he universal government
We have no room for any elegant extracts" from
the lneligencer day but leaving our readers to be
satisfied with those have gwen we will try and state
the substance of its six eolumns-tha is, in so far as
been able gather any substance out of them after
very laborous perusal The Intelligencers reasoning
summed up in the following (ather sabsided) syllo-
sism:
LIST The policy Of this administration has been devas-
ation and conquest Tor the avowed purpose of prspaga
ting republicansm in Mexico
I'd. This policy has been approved and confirmed by
the resolutions of the Baltimore convention to which
Gen Cass has given his cordial assent.
Sd. Therefore, in eecting Gen Cass, the people will
show that they intend to propagate repubcanism by de-
vastaon and conquest not only in Mexico but all the
world over
Our neghbors of the nellgencer are decorous and
Der faced men, but when the question comes up OF the
construction of good, sonorous campaign "Roorback"
luy stuffed and wadded out into full gigantic proportions
by copious suficency of false assumption and grau
tous intermediary need by turn their backs
upon any whg press of lesser influence and fame Their
sylogsm, above stated would in fact be quite imposing
f il only had little truth, or even little appearance of
truth, to start with.
Unhapply for them however, this is not So When
they speak OF devastation" being the policy of this
administration, they must the utmost effort avoid
until il be forced upon u.s. and then the full avowal
of determination to enter upon negotiations to close II
just terms, just the enemy will consent to
those negotiations In the way, when they speak
of conquest being the policy of this administration
they must mean the repeated disavowa of govern
men OF design to conquer" anything but peace"
Oh the basis of just indemnity paid to in the form
most convenient and least hurfu TO enemy In fact
this charge shows very striking slip of memory in the
wing organ for it told US only two three days SINCE
in speaking OF the Presidents Treaty Message that
was " amusing" to see his exuation over the con-
quest" of territory, which, in fact, had bought and
paid for in money, at price far exceeding its value
either to Mexico ourselves We hope that before
long the Integencer will give its explanation of these
manifest contradictions In that case we shall be quite
ready indulge in another good humored laugh at any
further absurdties it may put forth touching devasta
ton" and conquest" We then afford to spare
the modification of any auson to the faot that while
thus condemnng the ,porks Of this administration it
has been able to choose other than of the master
porkmen in them the representative and champion of
its peaceful policy!
Seriously speaking, ready to admit that in the
office of the lnteligencer they do sometimes write with
point and foce-with vigorous and copious if some.
what Haunting eoquence; and we cannot but wonder
therefore, that they should consent to publish ed
toaly such very wretched trash that upon which we
have already wasted too many words.