The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-24
fsom The Leui
4 hs Mesilia valley.

we are not Sst m possession Of any information su-
eeny denne 10 De considered positive indication Of
IN regard 10 the Mesilla valley dfrtuIty But wr fs
persuaded that course will be adoisea eyr~ns ma
which is ia unison with the isenx. OF our .rooi~ ma
which is sanctioned by equity. Demoeraiie .amnis,ya
ions, especially on QUESTIONS OF foreign policy seldom
enIhsy represent The people. whose Instincts are NJ
most always right and therefore never found in IL
anomalous position oil supporting ote,sn and hostile gov
ernments ~ contest with our own. We wish We could
say as much for our opponents. We wish that lie
American people could always present the sciacs of
nation united agaias, foreign osolence and In the de.s
10 extend the power and the institutions Of our country
But as long as The wh'x party exists we cannot expect
that We do not pretend 10 that there not many
good and patriotic 9hiss. We do accuse every why
OF being tallo or of giving aid and comfort to ihe en-
envy we only say that as parry The wings ATE inva.
Taby found the side OF Whatever power we NAV BE-
al variance with The I,ariy which held the Hartford
convention opposed the annexation OF Texas, and de.
nounced The war with Mexico as aiiocous and fipi.
uous, cannot be expected 10 sustain the American side
OF the Mesla valley dispute, paiiic uarly when il was
whig administration which about to sanction ihs
dismembemen, OF our Territory by wing commissions
and democratic administration wi lc. II is presumed
will insist on maintaining ighis We do not desire
10 discuss the merits OF this controversy here The facts
now all known, and they only serve to exhibit in
srong light the humidity and weakness OF the late wing
administration. IL is fortuna circumstance that Mes.
leo finds democratic administration 10 power al this
moment, as her remembrance ot The vgor with which
the government OF Mr. Polk crushed her insane efforts
may now restrain her within The bounds Of prudence
Were our councils directed by Wings should have 10
immediate war. We do not assert thai war may no, r,
suit now. e .H#@l" E..a M7.t y, vi
u The desire OF Santa Anna is TO consolidate his power
and the necessity OF dyertng the thoughts OF the people
and especially OF The army, from ambitious proiec 8 a,
home may induce him 'oturn their thoughts TO iosgu
He is too shrewd not 10 know thai defeat is SUR
if he md his adversafies determined aud united bul
perhaps IN the shades Of retirement he may have been
developing the knowledge of American politics which he
acquired duflag the late He then thai The
large and Influential party bent all It's force TO the task
OF throwing obstacles in the way OF the government
sgmauzed the war as unjust and unholy. called our
generals jonIneymen throat cutters, and our soldiers
Butchers and refused 10 vote supplies 10 carry on the
He knows that this party still exists, though in
quiescen state and he perhaps hopes that al another
time its policy may be more successful On the other hand
defeat might not him materially The general who
could transform the OF Ruena Vista INTO the vic
tory OF Angosura could submit to the loss OF State or
province. and claim triumph which the vanity Of his
counrymen woald. readily concede. We therefore do
not say that with Mexico is impossible or utterly
improbable. Ii may within year or month
Sixty days may The valley OF the RIO Grands again
the theatre of bloody strife. and The American flag float.
ing from the batliements of Monterey Vera
Cruz, and Mexico. All this may come TO pass axa,n
War may be once more forced upon us We may have
the fields of X sica and Sacramento Cerro Gordo and
Churubusco, 10 hight over again And mig be sure
that democratic administration will not shrink from the
combat whenever the rights and homer OF the country
menaced. Under a wbig admin sration we could
have such assurances We would have no guarantee
except what the past history of the party aiords-wsak
ness. dissension, agitation at hone-,imidy vaca,iop
and disgrace abroad.