The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-23
CITY OF WASHINGTON.


The National Iataiigsnesr OF yesterday morning
publishes from the other organ attack upon the Union
We took the ball at the first hop when It forth in
the Republic. and now, when it is reproduced in the
National Intslligsneer beg leave to avail ourselves
OF the old adage and skill two birds with stone"
What we said yesterday Of the organ we beg leave
to repeat this morning of the other The arguments which
reiued the one equally refute the other Yet cannot
help suspectng that this tremendous piece OF ord
nance which Is favorte with the two organs has been
made up by some one behind the curtain, and may be
considered az species of cabinet exposition This sup
position Is, indeed. compliment to ourselves than
is TO them for whilst it shows disposition to pros
trate ourselves, it evnces in the Of doing dis
regard of all taste of composition. well OF all the
facts of the case What should think OF the refine
ment Of cabinet which should descend to such
ness Of abuse But the National Inegsnesr throws(
another point into the CASE which deserves notice
at our hands Unfortunately. this position is neither very
new nor very ingenious In fact, il is as destitute Of
ingenuity as il is Of truth.
II was soon after the Presidents recommendations
relative to California and New Mexico placed be-
fore the people, that the National Insgncsr contended
that the grounds taken in the California message were
seatay the same those which had been suggested in
Mr.. Folks last annual message. In order to give
semblance Of truth to this false allegation, the insl
gencsr published garbled extract from that message,
emitting notice those passages in which Mr. Polk ut
tery repudated the basis OF the Presidents plan. We
supplied the omissions at the tme and promptly exposed
the imposition which the diplomatic organ of the admin
israiion endeavored to practise the public. We ex-
pecied to hear no Of the matter. We scarcely ex
pected that any could have shown little self respect
as to attempt, the second tms to put into circulation
detected counterfeit which had been publicly marked
and exposed But in this charitable supposition, it
seems, we are mistaken; for yesterday morning the
National Inteligspc, in republishing that article from
the columns Of the Republic, at the request Of of its
oldest subscribers, says:
The last annual message Of President Polk Congress
Sesden. Tayor or Proposing which Prsdan Polk was
Landed BY the whole democracy whilst for proposing the
from the same quarter.
This s the assertion Of the major organ, and it is ut
terly unfounded in every particular The last President
thought for himself and acted for himself. He shirked
duty-he shrank from responsibility In fact there
no temptation for him to avoid the direct line of his
duty He had been elected by any fraud the part
of his partsans He could the Wilmot Provso in
the face, because he had not played the Wilmo Pro-
visost in the North, and affected opposition il in the
South Therefore, in the organization OF territorial gov
ernments he not afraid Of encountering the Will
mot" Mr.. Polk, in his message Of December s, lS4s,
says empha tcally: IT SOLEMN DUTY PROVIDE,
WITH THE LEAST PRACTICABLE DELAY, FOR New Mexico
AND CALIFORNIA, REGULARLY ORGANIZED TERRITORIAL
GOVERNMENTS" General Taylor says that California
should be at admitted State, and territorial
should be provided either for New Mexico
the other territory acquired from Mexico; but they
should be left they until they apply for admitiance
into the Union States. Yet the National Inteigen
Ger says that the Recommendation Of Mi. Polk and the
recommendation of General Taylor CARE THE VERY SAME
THING" Mr.. Polk says further in his message Of De-
cember s. ls4s: The sristing condition of California
and Of that part Of Nsw Msrieo lying 0sa Of the Rio
Grande and wihout the limits Of TEXAS. MPERIousLY
DEMAND CoNcRKss SHOULD, PREsEsT SESSION,
ORGANIZE TERRITORIAL Governments OVER THEM" In
forming these governments he proposed n-ntervenon
with regar4to slavery or the Missouri Compromise, or
the Clayton Compromise. as methods Of avoiding the
present dangerous agitation. We repeat that he ex-
pressed his views freely upon the principle Of the VIII
mot Proviso. He met the issue boldly. and he
did not shrink from it. as General Taylor has
done. Mr.. Polk was elected by the honest efforts
Of the democratic party. and he was skilled in po-
ical affairs. He did not like General Taylor, surrender
his high duties into the hands OF weak, corrupt and
incompetent caba but he discharged them himself with
frankness and rmness He did not send secret emssa-
res to California to induce her apply for admission into
the Union He issued orders to military officers
handing them assemble conventions in order to enable
him to escape his just responsibilities; and he did not fall
upon line Of policy which was dictated by the unmanly
spirit Of non-comnittasm. But we will say no more.
We copious extracts from his annual message Of
December s, is4s, that the country may see the mis-
representation which the National Inteigencer has
published:
Iron Mr. Folks last message Of Dscsnber, is,sl
The acquisono OF California and New Mexico the settle
ment oil the Oregon boundary and the annexation Of Tex
as extending 10 the hio Grande, results which,
bined are Of greater consequence, and will add
the strength and wealth OF the nation, than any which have
preceded them since the adoption OF the constitution.
But TO effect these results only California, but
New MEXICO, must % Drought sMdu the eonrc Of regularly
MIA and part of New Mexico lying ives. Of the Rio
Gfande, and without the limits Texas isspUfoudv de-
pad fhof Cosgre sAod ifs ps~f ssssioa, orxauiss
Janitorial gopUwms~fs fhsm.
Upon the exchange Of notifications Of the treaty OF peace
with Mexico, the THIRTEEN OF May last the temporary
governments, which had been established over New
co and California by military and naval COMMANDER
~ virtue Of the rights OF ceased derive any obga
.o ofce from hat source Of authosyj and having been
over them under the authority Of Mexico ceased 10 ex
lst Impressed with the necessity
governments over them, recommended the subject
avoaos consideration OF Congress- In my message
last and invoked their session. Conpre adj
loufnea wtnout making provision for their govern
inent The inhabitants, by the transfer OF their country,
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