The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-08


phat course wa the ADMINISTRATION Yve TO v.sdieas the
national HONOR outraged the abduction of ysas Fraa-
cisco Rsy, by Carlos ds Espa~a aud his Ayrmidonsf
This question Is the lips Of many. strange that
should be So argues the existence OF doubt OF the
disposition Of nanfuliy meet. and go
ousy exact PREPARATION unparalleled aggression on
sovereignty. by agents Of a foreign power, who
uamindnl OF their duty In violation OF our confidence and
craie our soil and disbonor our dag
Many esmable citizens who Judge Of the present adj
charge ofoyeookng Of our citizens rights by the
agents OF foreign States appears be preferred with
changed. and the nation and the people with them No
supPoses that Jackson. that resolu patriot would
have shrnnk from the abament OF The sword had Frncr
with anreasoning obduracy, resisted the just demands OF
people, nor that waverng uncertain policy would
havo characterized diplomacy had Great Britain per-
sisted in her unjust and insdmssbe demands
element OF the northeastern boundary tho later and
more menacing negotiations Of the Oregon disputes.
As with Mexico at later day. would Il have been
with the two powers we have mentioned who discrecty
Tor them and sdvanageousy for eschewed the sword
Tor the PEN and renqushcd with good grace positions
they would have found dcult maintain, and shrunk
rom contest that promised no harvest q glory, and might
be aa 70 honor as well as annoying to the integrity Of the
colonial domination
We are re now tcs~iy mion; q msn blessed BY the pos
Tipping, FOR thousands Of miles Of frontier, the Atlantic and
rsonS oceans eeming with mineral wealth Of every va
ed with institutions capable Of the greatest and
nnde, e h.ns ns snov pa who
freedom from restraint OF body or uammeIsg Of mind
10. Voc ,a or
ors and elevated by the reflection Is only
well their part OF good citzens to claim felow ship
with the highest in the land aud ene then, to the proec
ton OF the ifoest the most enlightened the weshies I'm
diyidnaT consdered) and the greatest nation on the
globe These are not small advantages extended with an
open hand and generous welcome, siotsd the bro
ken spirited and amped other lands, with nothing de-
to the laws. IIT 1870 M
The times, them have changed, " they existed
when our government would shrink from exacng fall rep
arson from the haughtie nation OF the earth ior an insult
offered or wrong inflicted That day-we say II advsa
bly,, but we say most emphaticays past Wea now
in the manhood Of national strength, and that
nation Ito that people !-who obvious Of hso.
ry, presuning generous forbcarance directs
shat Al our pride, poisoned arrow az our honor: The
eagle descends not willingly 70 ignobs quarry but no
mousing owl SHALL unscaihed hawk at him slaY him.
Nations like Spain whose real power has departed. and
exists through traditional respect alone, may presume
that, by showerng money among hungry lawyers fungus
press the OF czens, and by bold front an.
acous foreeres, and daring pcres, they can ste the
voice OF patriotic population cose ga Of the gov
the nffaotIon Of laws or the dshonor Of
flag but they will soou learn their sorrow how fas
rious their hopcs-how vain the expectation dan
ge rons the experiment
We have never doubted that The unoonquescd Taylor
The patriot the hero. and the s,sesman-oud be pfornp
demand from Spain full reputation for the wrong hef
officials have inflicted on our country VIA. that rePsrs
ion may be, We know not the Of demands viii
be- we presume graduated by the conduct Of Spain, a.