The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-14
General Taylor and the M 1,o.n wings.

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The cabinet organ with that remarkable asuteness for
which ii notorious. endeavors to get the democratic
press into discussion Of the propriety improperly
the captulaton Monterey. But however strange was
that arrangement by which, after the enemy had been
BEATEN driven into ca de from which he could not
escape he permitted march out with all his arms,
and with the honors Of again fight country.
men on the bloody field OF Buena Yista-we say, how
strange and unaccountable that captuation was
under such circumstances, and however much we may
lament the precious blood and the valuable lives which
cost at Buena Vista, have enough cause OF censurs
against General Taylor without recurring to that mor-
flying and painful circumstance. We find in his conduct
since his return from Mexico. and since he became Pre-
sdent of the United States in name ample ground for
censure, and ample reason why every soldier who fought
with him in Mexico should now abandon him, even II
he was his political supporter. He has himself de.
serted the great and patriotic Of his country for
which he and his soldiers fought and perled their lives
in Mexico He has deserted that noble cause and gone
TO the enemies Of that cause-to the allies Of Mexico
at home-,o the traitorous wings who voted against
supplies for the army in Mexico, and who invoked the
savage enemy with whom he was contending to greet
him and his brave troops "with bloody hands to hos
pitable graves" He has done more than this He has
allowed the Mexican wings, into whose arms he has
thrown himself, to prosecute and remove from office not
only the democracy who have supported the cause Of our
country in every war, including that Of Mexico but also
to prosecute and remove the very soldiers who fought
with him. and shed their blood upon the field Of Buena
Vista. Remember the case of General Joseph Lane--hs
Marion OF the waramong numerous others OF humber
grade. He has also permitted these allies OF Mexico
the wings into whose arms he has thrown himself-io
remove the patriotic soldiers OF the war of lsi2even
those who were wounded in battle, and who were inc
ceraed in the loathsome dungeons OF Dartmoor during
that war; Thus has he allowed soldiers 10 be treated
by the wing allies OF Great Britain and Mexico, who
have shed their blood and periled their lives for their
country. And is under such circumstances no
has thrown himself into the OF his countrys enc
mics, and after he has permitted that "morai traitor"
party, with whom he is in alliance to prosecute and
poor wounded sodiers-ihat his organ has the
brszen efronery to invoke the further confidence and
support Of the brave who went with him 10 Mexico.
Vain attempt They would as soon think OF voting
for Santa Anna himself because they know that every
vote which they give TO support the administration Of
General Taylor is given, not to him. but the nespon.
sble caba by whom he is surrounded-he Claytons the
Ewngs, the Collamen, the Merediths, who have per-
suaded him break ne pord of soldeto violate his
solemn pledges and TO elevate to power the party that has
ever aayed itself against its country in every contest
which il has had with a foreign nation. We can
the advocates Of General Taylor that the patriot
soldiers who fought in the Mexican indignant
tina, the old soldier should have permitted himself 10 fall
into such hands; and they will have more TO do with
him until he wipes of the stain OF such associations by
expeIling from his conhden the party with whom he
now in alliance.