The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-17
.uo,bsr strong Voice from the batiio-noid.

Wsbave held the opposition responsible ior tue con-
.,on Of this war To show that this charge was not
,,snonly and unjusty made, we have brought various
illnesses before the public and whether democrats or
bg they have borne testimony 10 the mischief which
N, mira wings have perpetrated during the prosecution
of,he war We now call another distinguished oheer
~. stand whose high character for intelligence and
honor ia known to the whole country. We mean Gen.
Twiggs, now governor of Vera Cruz appears tha'' al
nh;c entertainment the General being called for a
toast gave the following;
.uono, 10 the citizen soldier who steps forward to battle
for his country-shame on INC A"" " ~ 50 81 ~
and CON fort TO our enemies
This toast became the theme OF very excited article
= ~. Augusta fSeoga) Republican of the 2sth January
Ara so extrayagant (says the Augusta Constitutional
.N were the expressio it contained, that in,
duced 10 make some comments on IT, al the same time
,b., We gave our views in reference to the toast itself
The letter of Gen Twggs, quoted below, has refe renee
n those two articles This letter furnishes another to
cha thousands of couoboatons OF the fact that the belief
rrsvas in the army that the proongation of the has
hseo caused by the acous. incorporate and dsgacefu
course of many OF the leading wing politicians and press
"a in our country Ii is thing TO differ with ad-
mpistration on question of policy 1t is quite differ
ont thing to pursue course which aims to embarass il
in every step takes in prosecuting foreign war, and to
mao appeas and arguments the effect and design of which
are to strengthen the of the enemyto cheer them
on by hope of sympathy and belief that political
Marty in this country will to their relief il elevated
10 power and to array the influence of religious and
moral sentiment against government, and in ia
vor of the government with which we are at war"
The attack in "the Republican" called forth friend
Of Gen Twiggs to defend him. who states that "the
marks lin .he Repubican') a toast given recently
Nv the General at Vera Cruz, sent to him and the
following reply has been received" from the honest vet
enn
81 am not nor viii ever be, connected with the in
rhymes OF the political men of the day find my toast un
acceptable 10 either party. When gave it, help
God did not think Of hig democrat. had Just passed
nil the hospitals from the city of Mexico TO this place. era
Cz) and the distress and suffering to which vol
uoeers were subjected Great numbers daily dying
many were buried without collins and 600 to 800 were
crowded in the hospitals of this city alone The connu-
ance of the increase this distress; and it is my
firm conviction that the would have been terminated
long since but for incorporate speeches made at
home 1t was under such feelings gave the Under
the same circumstances, l would give il again. will
never take back one word off In the Constituencies
the wings, am qaite indifferent about pleasing the demo-
Gratis am already under great obligations my fellow
citizens OF Augusta To my friends with their good
feeling, and wishes is all covet but to the
of political men, nothing is farther from my wish