The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-18
From the Hartford Times
The Feiieralists and the War.

The Feaeraiists and the War.
The federal party-now calling itself ''whig"-has not
changed its principles with change of name Though
sailing under the designation of "whigs," they show
almost every day of their lives the spirit that
so conspicuous among them during the war of 1912.
All their feelings against their country and with
Mexico, appears from the speeches and newspaper
articles that they issue Their crusade is against their
own country; and they too often stretch the truth TO
make their assertions appear plausible Their articles
be better calculated for the atmosphere of Mex-
co than the United States.
Daniel Webster lately made speech against the war,
declaring that sit not voted for By anybody-the
President made without any vote at all . and that the
natural Justice OF war, is, perhaps, not American
habit to consider; but it an American habit to count
the cost"
In 1914, the Daniel Webster called the admins
tratioh "weak and wretched" and declared that che
could not lend his support to act again the scenes of
the exhibition" "Gtiery astonshel at the declaration
of war;" said he, 81 have been surprised at nothing
since" He declared that opposition to the war
destructive to the interests of the people He refused to
vote for supplies for the army, in the of 1s12con-
sequenty throwing his influence by and speeches.
into the hands of the British.
In his late Philadelphia speech, Webster said, in
auding to the Mexican war; that che should use in
aammatory language; but to him it appeared like pre-
cedent in direct hosy to the constitution, and pregnant
with evil consequences in relation to the usurpation of
executive power lie to be Just about bitter
aganstt the administration, and the of his own
country, as he in 1912. He is ewing" now, how
The wing party have certain class of the clergy to
back them up now, they had in the of 1912 Dr.
Halves has violated the truth in his sweeping assertions
relative to the Mexican war; in his thanksgiving sermon
II is not true he asserted that the President made this
it is not true that il has already cost the govern
ment more than one hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars But this Websterian and pulpit eloquence with an
INSCRIPTIONS disregard for truth is the same that it
during the war Of 1872 Let present brief ex-
ample,
During the last war Rev Dr. Osgood pastor of the
church al Medford Mass, said in relation to the war
"My mind has been in constant agony; not so much
at the loss OF our temporal prosperity and happiness and
the complicated mseres OF war, as at IFS guilt its out
rage against Heaven, against all truth, honesty JUS
tce goodness against all the principles of social hap
plness."
Rev. Mr. s, F. s. Gardiner pastor OF church in Bos-
GAS Mr. Madison has declared war, let Mr.. Madison
carry it on
Rev Elisha Parish, of Byfeld, Mass, was still more
bitter, ii possibleS On the 18th April, 1914, he said:
'Such is the temper of american republicans 10 called
express the baseness of their conduct describe the
rottenness Of their hearts. Fl" Let every man who
sanctions this by his suffrage influence remember
that he is aborng to himself and his country with
blood The blood OF the slain will cry from the ground
against him.
ain the first onset of the war; moral principle was set
at defiance. This is a monster which every hour
gomandizes a thousand, and cries give, give. In its
birth, il demanded the violation of all good faith, perjury
Of Office the sacrifice of neutral impartialy. The
first moment in which the dragon moved piracy and
der egalized Havoc, DEATH and confagration
the yiands OF her repast" .....N.r
Such was the base stuff retaiel from the pulpit during
the OF 1872 and it backed by the federal party
Now mark the similarity OF the language used BY the fed
eralists OF the present day.
The New Haven Palladium of October 81, speaking
Of the war with Mexico, says:
sit is truly painful to any man, who has american
heart or who regards the honor OF his country and the
claims of right, to consider hoW bateess is this pd"
And so we might go on and quote from the federal
PRESS and denunciatons from the lederaiss of the pull
pit political pastors who more for the of fed
era whgery, in its crusade against government
than for the welfare of souls.
But enough for this occasion Let the freemen OF this
country consider upon these things let them contrast the