Democratic banner., 1846-12-21
THE ANTI-WAR FACTION.

THE ANTI-WAR FACTION.
1t is somewhat remarkable lint there -
always existed aparty n f%ac,ioniu t,:;s.rn
try opposed to every war in wtirh IT,. IA
ton has been engaged. While Tie thirteen
colonies were struggling to free Themselves
from the bondage and oppression OF Great
Britain, 4 large class Of pc r>nIS not "nlv
refused to lend their assistance to their SUI
fering and bleeding co#ntrymen. but even
went so far as 10 range Themselves under
the banner Of the invader. The name hy
which these persons were called, and tie
contempt ill which t,.ry were hrid by all
patriotic Americans, rs well as ~ tiIrir"wn
allies the British, are wei! known Ia al! who
have read the history of orr Revolution.
The war of 1872. though occaSiaEed bI
repeated outrageS Of Britain, aud absolute
ly necessary to preserve tae honor and the
property Of the nation, and Tie lives aad
liberties of American cifizcn<-waS bitterly
denounced and opposed by a large number
of the people OF the East, as we'll as 4 few
at the South. In new England particularly
the opposition TO it was So great as i one.
time to threaten the Union Itself. II" pro-
ceedings of the famous, or rather Infamous.
Hartford Convention. which met 10 defeat
the measures of the administration for lie
prosecution of the war, gives us some idea
OF the fury of its opponents. lie desperate
expediemts which they mc,!iAtrd to accom-
Pllsh their reasonable designs, ana The dan
gers internal as well as external which
threatened our glorious conlrdcracy.
Again are the United States engaged ia
war, & again is opposition arraycd against
1t. At the East, and even at the West, it
IS denounced as an unjust, impoiitic, TN
profitable, unrighteous, damnahlr war
The strongest language which he vocain-
larry affords is employed in denormcing il.
and the most abusive c~pithets applied IL
those who are conducting It. Some of the
papers of the East are particularly hitter.
and among them the two leading Wing Jour
mails of that section Of the U.-iDn, the Ma
tional I~ntelligenccr and the New York Tri-
bune- The former seems t. haze lost that
dignity and courtesy which formerly So en-
monty distinguished it. and permits itself
to indulge in the use of language highly
unbecoming the organ Of Il great political
party. The utter is continually belci.iL@
forth the vilest ~billingsgate that ever dis
graced the columns of a public print-f.-
rocIcus, vulgar, profane, false; just what
might be expected TO cinanatc from ttt.
brain of a man lost to all scf-rcspcct, mad
dened by political disappointInents, frantic
with hatred to slavery. and uttrr'y Gnscru-
pulouS as to the means 80 hc employed t.
overthrow the administration and break
down the cherished Institutions Of the.
SnIIfh . small ,,r- and c,,.,i.i. ,n,I,,
vOr to initiate the barking of the big HIS
tlttS-bark whcnthry bark, and Strain their
little threats to bark as ind-so do many.
OF the little papers try to initiate the Intel
lIgencer and Tribunc--copying their edito-
rails, endorsing their miSstatcmcntS, and re-,
peating their epithe:s. No matter howl
bare-faced the fais"hood contained in one.
Of these leading journals, it is Instant,
transferred to the columns OF The smaller
ones. If shown TO be a falSeiood instead
of promptly retracting, they follow it M.
with a greater one, and thus kc"p T." -"
lie mind continually "L"'cd wit. lltSr"p
resentatIon either as TO the causes or the
objects ofthe war, or the manner in which
it is conducted.
1t ought not to be forgotten by those who.
attach Importance to the reckless dennnci-
atoms of These papers, that dnring tie late
war with Great Britain the opposition press
es pursued precisely the same co"rse to-
ward the great statesman and patrio; ti.cn
at the head of affairs. He was called Il
traitor and a dotard, 'ceat i~?i:erihr, Snort
sighted, unworthy to fiji t.c most petty "%!Eice
in the gift of the people. The results wei!
known. The policy he pursued trinnph"d
over all opposition, the spirit and energies
of the nation were aroused, TIE val went
on, was brought to a glorious issue; the
great objects for which it was commenced
were attained, and the President went out
of office at the close OF his administration
followed by the benedictionS ofan affection
ate and grateful people. His "dminiStra-
ton is now spoken Of with pride by every
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