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placed him in power. viii this promote the
good of our nation2 Will the Mexican leaders
have reason any the sooner by your censure of the
Executve2 Let your preamble be read at the
head of the columns of Santa Annals legions. Will
It not aid the cause of the enemy, by showing to
them that your President is guilty of high crimes
and misdemeanors, and bad faith in the administra
tatlon of your government Will your volunteers
be the more jealous ardent in your service, by
saying to them that they are going in an unjust
cause; that the war is the Presidents and moi the
country's; that they will have to shed the blood
of an innocent people2 Then be not shocked
that we say to you that your cause is unpatrotic
and injurious What send your brave volun-
teers to battle in a foreign land, and say to them
at the same time you going IN an unrighteous
war, under the direction of wicked and fathless
traitor This is certainly to discourage them, and
to aid and assist the enemy


But, Sir, it was the purpose of the authors of this
Preamble to place the democratic party in a false
posltion-either 10 deny aid to the volunteers, or
eensure The Executive. Shallow device and small
game for the decency party. But it is the game
of the party here; and they have received their
cue from the North. Yes, gentlemen walking in
the footsteps OF the old blue light federaliss-illus-
trious models for your guide The great stipen-
diary and personi6caion of old federalism, is your
Orderly He proclaimed in the Senate of the
Unlted States that the war cost the nation half a
million day, which is utterly false and destitute
ofTfoundation But gentlemen do not love the
cognomen of federalism; the term is pretended to
be offensive to some. l do not intend it to be SUCH
Butshow can you escape from the dilemma2 Your
course is similar and parallel with the old anti
war fderalists. They were opposed to the pur-
chase OF Louisiana from France, and against the
extension of territory, and for surrendering the





against the acquisition of Texas, and for giving
up the great North River to Mexico. They took
sides with Great Britain, and denounced Mr..
Madison, as author of the war with England,
You denounce the Mexican war, and lay all the
blame to MIR. Polk. The parallel fails in one i'm
portant feature The old federal party was con-
sistrnt and firm they said thing and followed it
up by acts; they opposed the purchase of I'ouisi-
ana to the last. Your party opposed the annexa-
of public opinion, they voted for it. You first
advocate the war and then throw it on the Presi-
dent The federal party was more liberal to Mr..
Madison than you are 10 Mr. Polk. The old fed
eral party was opposed to the war with England
throughout; they voted against any and every
measure 10 carry it on-they found fault all the
Time You have adopted the same course, and
hope to obtain aali the Offices and honors OF
your country by degrading your own government



Chief fgMagistrate. Your predecessors, the old
federals;s. hoped for and obtained the same re-
wards for the villi6cation of Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.
Madison, for the purchase of Louisiana and the
declaration Of war against Great Britain.


Mr.. Speaker, if you believe that the Executive
has brought this war on the country by his wick
ed and mischievous councils why not give him
and the world evidence of sincerity by request.
ing our Representatives in Congress 10 move and
icIo of
Gen Taylor or any officer Of the United States
army were thus charged he would have a right 10
have a court martial to try him. Now, if the
Executive be guilty of violation of the laws of
his country as you allege, he ough TO be impeach-
ed, and the Whig party are bound to proceed in
it, They cannot acquit themselves of duty
without such course-il is but an act of justice
10 the President and the whole country But you
dare not to venture the impeachment for the rea-
son that such course would elicit the truth, and
such prompt acquittal as would make final dis
position and end Of the hopes and prospects of
the Whig party. The leader of your party who
would have the boldness to venture on that rene
DIV, would find himself where Josiah Quincy did,
after offering articles Of impeachment against Mr.
Jcfferson-he, alone in the affirmative and the
whole House of Representatives in the negative.
Why, Sir, has this assault been made upon the
President without an iota of proof to sustain it
We join issue with the advocates of this preamble
and challenge them to show, in any one particular
that the Executive has violated the laws and con-
stitution-that he has not maintained the honor
and the welfare of the country 1t is true, he has
rebuked the unpatriotic acts of your party, in so
very unjustly espousing the Mexican cause, put
ting your enemies in the right, and your country
in the wrong, thus raising the expectations of the
enemy that change of rulers would better their
prospects, In this you are infcting an injury on
your country, and deceiving the ehemy, holding
out to them false hopes and colours.


Suppose our political opponents had the power,
party, what would your President do2 Would
country is now engaged in n war with a foreign
seauent sanction Of Congress- therefore, the war
is unjust, and must be eterminated Suppose further,
that Congress was made out of The material TO suit
the action to The word, and would advise overtures
OF peace 10 Mexico Now let US figure the result.
A national vessel is despatched with a minister to
Vera Cruz; flag oftruce is sent in with this letter;
To his Exce!lency Don Lopez de Santa Anna,


President of the MEXICAN Republic: H..


The President of the u States Of America who
has succeeded 10 James K. Polk, who had unwise-
ly, wickedIy, wrongfully. and unconslitutionally,
waged a cruel, and unjust, and unrighteous war,
against the sister Republic Of Mexico, assures your
ExcelcncY of the high regard he entertains for
you personally and the Mexican people, and in
Ibis he is confident he bespeaks the sentiments of
he whole whig party, who have elevated him to
his present high station. With the hope Of re-
Vving those friendly relations which should exist
between sister Republics he has appointed a dis
nouished citizen ofibe United States TO reside as