The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-04
wEsr3av sENrlnssr ACQUISITION on cosA
Drracn, January 80. 1853
10 he Editors Of The Eaioa,

The sentiment of the OF the people ia the west
cru country Is altogether Ina favor OF the annexation
Cuba TO the United States by purchase otherwise In
TACT, the people with the President la the declarations
put forth In hts annual message to Congress
History points back TO the purchase and annexation Of
Louisiana, and present national position before the
world points directly TO the beneficial results of such an
neXation The importance of that measure 10 our var
Gus national Interests unmistaabe and clear
TO every man of reason, that comment entirely pn
necessary II Is true that that project had It's
miles, all other similar important have had In
this country The project Of the annexation OF Texas had
Its enemies In this country The measure Of the war
with Mexico had its bitter enemies, who fought the pro
ect inch by inch SO fan 10 endeavor In Congress
TO cut OF supplies TO armed forces then doing battle
la that country.
IL is TO be expected that this measure the purchase OF
Cuba so nobly and manfuy brought forward by Pres-
dent Buchanan in his message TO Congress- will have its
enemies. The republicans already arraying strength
in Congress against it, Senators and editors in opposi
ton to the democratic party and TO James Buchanan
moving heaven and earth to defeat the plans the Ex-
ecutive in this particular aud pary with Span
sh officials in the endeayor to engage them IN aots of
sentiment This is TO be expected No important meas
for the general good and welfare of the country
ever yet projected by the national democratic party but
which met with unrelentng opposition at the hands of
those aayed against it, under whatever the oppo
ston may have been marshalled for the time being No
important measure of national character has been
originated since the organization of this government
except by those representing the democratic party
the opposition TO every measure.
The united voice of the democracy o the West Tela
tive to the Cuban movement is to push hs column
gardess of the opposition of heads and fanatics
Their howngs have been heard before, and the OF
the woods who accustomed to wild beasts heed them
not IL Is left for James Buchanan aided by his hackers
of the democracy TO carry out various important
ures not the least of which the purchase of Cuba Our
eminent statesmen, for lifetime, have dwet and writ
ten upon the subject of Cuba and the Importance of its
annexation to the United States in geographical point
Of view II in no other and our present Chief Executive
james Buchanan, has SCI Tho ball noa. That ball
not be stopped until Cuba shall belong to the United
States
The weeping and wang and crashing of teeth of
the opposition to the onward progress aud hsalthlu
strides of the mehonored democratic parya party
which, unlike its hydraheaded chameleon competitor glo
ries in a cognomen old the government we live
der and alike respected at home and abroadshould not
be needed for moment 1t is opposition which his
tory has taught us to respect.
In 1912 it became necessary TO borrow money to
on the war with England The tederasts, who opposed
the war resoted to every means, however contemplate
to induce the people not to loan money to the govern
men In July of that year. the of Trinity Church.
Boston, who highly distinguished by his position
long sermon against the exhorted his hearers
follows
consideration whatever, my brehrsn you
UNJUST foolish uinous And
war, let No, Madison carry o'.' 2
AT Medford the Rev. Dir osgood, another eminent
divine in Of his exhortaon from the pulpit in the
endeavor to prevent his people from enIisng in the
service and from loanng money to the government to
carry on the war, said
Of they
oans ms MONEY or q support or BY his conversation his writings
Is an accomplish In the wkedncs loads hi. conscience with the
blacklist crimes brings the guilt OF blood his SOUL and ia the
sight of God and his law Is aAuRDSRER'
The Boston Gazette, leading paper in New Eng
land in the interest of the ederss had the following
editorial
Iii very grateful find Is
any man who lends his to the the time
viii forfeit all claim honesty courtesy among
all true friends to the country
The New York Evening POST then in the interests
of the federasts, and opposed to the war; had the
following editorial
only evening say We no
friend his viii be found the subscribers
Gaiiatn loan y aHlsHa vi" H. & @ ".
So much for the aid extended to the country during
the of 1872 Ii by the fedealists in opposition
President Madison and the democratic party. Now let
look and how the wings the descendants Of the
federalists aided the democrats in prosecuting the Mex
lean
During the prevalence of that war the Xenia Torch
Light leading wing paper of Ohio had the following
editorials
They che Mexean in the right in the They
any other than human power
tons Of hell for thus far IL would the devil has governed and
We rejoice large and respectable number of the whg pa
pers this other decided ground against further
cutting business"
The Cincinnati Gazette then leading wing paper
and now republican Journal had the following edo
rial
No mln people, looking upon the contest he Mexican war)
help synpaizipg with Mexico and ueng bttor
ton against our own government
The NEW Hampshire Statesman" leading wing
paper then and black republican now and published in
State which allows negroes 10 poe and prohibits white
Catholics from holding Office of trust and honor in
quence of their religious views had the following edo
rial upon the Mexican
every keep ighot INFAMOUS
HoRktD and viii soon come to end The prospect
that the administration neither money
on tho war Thank he Lord for all hatp
Another choice article here given upon the subject
of the Mexican war; from the editorial columns of the
Boston Daily Chronotype, then wing but a
publican sheet
II there IL the United worthy liberty
lis impulse jam TIE Mecdns upon base
siaph iaudde who born republic, play
the accucd game the Hesss the of those Mexican
II would be sad woef joy nevertheless
the hor under Scout Taylor WERE eery hem wes
he mat Uorld."
This Is worthy of paper engaged in the advocacy of
republican and abolition heresies of the present day
aud Hale, Giddings, s. Co.. ought to give him medal
Now comes Horace Greeley, The New York Tribune,
upon the subject Of the Mexican war, the following
editorial article
upon that people
the laws Of Heaven suspended hell
established IN their To the the United
rulers pFecptang you thomoss abyss aud
edUnnyN
Now comes George d. Prentice of the % Louisville
Journal " who recently lectured here, and denounced
everybody connected with the different governments as
awful people He has been editor for thirty years in
the wing ranks and has doubtless drawn such deductions
from that fact In editorial article upon the Mexican