Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-11-01

mnslratioI cut in the future cons dcralon Of
This sublcc, We commend the doctrines Of
Mr. MONROE ard Mr.. ADAMS, as sct forth in
the Union, TO tie especial consderalln Of all
the Democratic party who have sought 10 rs
rabish the administrative policy of Mr.. Polk
as the true excmplar and The proper model for
succeeding Administrations How beautifully
consistent will they all appear, should it here
after be made apparent that President Polk
and Secretary BucHANAN not only repudiaied
in practice the whole Monroe doctrine. bu,
treated with the most sovereign contempt all
the appeals Of Nicaragua for succor, as her
Supreme Director has asserted
What pity it is that the Secretary of State
does not take the editors Of lhc Union into
council on this question. When Mr. POLK
wished to go to war with Mexico, without
asking the consent Of Congress, he secretly
Sent flee, into the Cult AMI Gen. TAYLoRs
army from Corpus Christi 10 the Rio Grande.
Not a word was whispered by one of his par
tisans in Congress or elsewhere not a sylla
bic was brea,hed by one of his Cabinet Minis
ters while the feet and the army were in ac-
tual motion against the territories of a friend
ly Powe-. War was intended, and war was
made, not only without the consent of Con-
Rress, but without coudescending 10 ask their
advice ; and, however prejudiced party press
Of this day may seek TO lalsify the facts and
conceal the truth, the history tf this nation,
written out, as it will be, in some succeeding
generation, will record the truth that the facts
connected with this tran action were carefully
concealed, not only from the people Of the
country while the troops and the fleet were in
motion, but from that Congress whose sole pro-
vince and right il was, by the American Con-
stitu,ion, "to declare war" This studied
concealment of purpose while Congress was
in session we now commend 10 tho considera
,on of our venerable contemporary Of the
sole organ," when he is making demands
through his abusive columns for disclosure
Of every thing done and to be done in relation
to the question of the Nicaraguan passage
Time will show which Of the two Adminiltra-
tions-ths or its Ircdeccssor-has been most
true to the interests and honor Of the country;
and We will stake what is more dear to us
than any pecuniary consideration on the re-
suit.
We are not yet done with this subject (; bu,
we fear to fatigue onr readers. The theme is
fruitful, and one upon which it is not unwc!-
come TO dwell We nj cas, shall not be
driven from i, by the complimentary ascrip-
ton of our abors 10 the Hon. Secretary OF
State or any other functionary. We should
be happy if, in the language Of our venerable
neighbor, they "savored Of an odor' go dis
tnguishcd We beg, however, 10 decline be
Ing considered the organ or the moulhpiccc
even Of that emin nj ct'Z@n. We seek 'Ely
TO ma ntain our independent position in ouI
own homely way. If we might trench upot
tho classic province of our ncighbor for al
e1prcssion, we would say, Mullins dddictH'
Jurare IN rcrb1 mdgiSiri But, however tho
o. "Unlon" may compliment or disparage ou
efforts, Whctner us cry Dc cplnncu w wv
sublec, of removals and appointments and OF
hces-about which the great mass OF the peo
= plc who are not oflicc-hunters care as little as
they do abou, the illusions Of the FniDn-o
whether it continue to oppose the Adm nstra
tion "no matter wha, face it may wear,' VT
shall look to the public interests and honor
and continue to vndicatc an honest Admins
tra,ion, no matter who may" "orposc it to tho
hitter end" Ia reviewing the conduct of tha
Administration, we shall not hesitate to hoI'
MP to the rcprobaiion Of honorable men of al
parties the attempt Of fac,ious editors TO brcal
down the Administration before i, commenced
and who, we ale now well assured, mean {,
continue that upj rs, system which has in viev
nothing but the spoils Of Office ill they ar
driven back 10 the secret hiding places iror
which they never should have emerged.