Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-07-01

IN this awful state Of things, It is the ur.
gent duty Of the freemen Of Massachusetts
to consult together. This duty has be-
come the more imperious by the condition
of the Government of this Commonwealth,
of which one branch 1.-THE Senate) is in the
hands Of usurpers, devoted to the iniquitous
system of National Government.
"Our common interest, liberties, and
safety are now 1922 more injured oppos-
cd, and endangered by the doings Of our
own National Government than they were
when, in ITS, we took up arms to protect
and defend them against the measures of
the British Government
Now hear the Rector of Trinity Church,
Boston, in q discourse delivered July %,
1912.
AS Mr.. Madison has declared war, let
Mr.. Madison carry it on
Next take look at the United States
Gazette, Of Philadelphia, a. Heading paper
then and now, of the peace-party men. 4
read from number issued during the late
war: 81
'The war is purely democratic. It was
undertaken for democratic and not for ma
tionalpurposes Let DEMOCRATS, there fore,
terminate II in the bfst manntr they can
WEHAvE NO PARTNERSHIP IN THE MATTER.
Wesay again, let the Democrats end their
ridiculous war in the best way they can;
and if, in so doing, they surrender any Of
our essential rights, the nation will employ
competent men for the recovery of them
Lastly, listen to the Worcester [Mass. |
Spy, Of 1914, then edited, as it is said, [how
truly know not] by 'honest John Da.
Wis., las his friends call him, now a Sena-
tor from'th State, and one Of the two Sem
ntors who voted against the present war. In
an ''extra" Of the "Boston Morning Post, !"
Of August, 1si0, find the following
caption and extracts:
l"Extracis from the Spy. edited by John Da
Wis, in leI4"1
"We have uniformly entered our solemn
protest against this desolating war. ,uhich
originated in the ,cieksd, malignant pas
sionscf a corrupt and imbscile Gousra-
ment."
"No republican people were ever SO
barassed, perplexed, and disgraced by a
csptious and corrupt set of rulers, as the
people Of this country"
"Such Government is worse thnn none.'
"The evils the Federalists have long
predicted are thickening upon u.s. and in our
affection let US always remember, it is
James Madison and his party that hare
brought these cGldmities on us.'
This obstinate, infatuated man plunees
~ snio ,rGnton. ,pieked par--a cringing
eoigord.n
"Our eowardly Captain General gal
ioped his poor beast thirty miles from the |,
battle-ground"
You see, Mr.. Chairman, that the Federal
Convention Of 1912, to which I first re-
erred, said: "That our rulers have involv.
ID US unprepared in the calamities of war;"
My colleague says, that the President has
plunged US into the existing contest. The |
3oston Convention Of 1912 said, that the a
var Of that day was ''impolitic, unnecessa. i
y, and unjust" My colleague says, that n
ne present war is unrighteous, unjust, and il
unconstitutional. The Rector of Trinity t.
;hurch said, that Mr.. Madison had declared Il
70 war. My colleague says, that Mr.. Il
ok has made the war. The "United b
tates Gazette said, that the war Of 1912 /,
'as the democrats" war. My colleague v
links the present democratic Presidents il
'ar. The Worcester Spy" snid, that the 7
ito war "originnted in the wicked, malig- q
ant passions of q corrupt and imbecile o
overnment;;" that sit is James Madison io
I'd his party that have brought these ca I'm
mites on u.s." My colleague says, that r,
9 present war originated in the unconsti-
tionai measures Of our Executive Chief e,
agistrate; that it is the administration of yc
r. Polk that has brought our calamities oil
us. IN
So much as TO who made the war. Let ha
pass to another point. of
9. My colleague deems the present an
graceful, dishoaorabie, war; SO under up
od him to considerit. Well, sir, has he
precedent For this2 Let us see: The pa
leral ~ s. Gazette from which /
vc already reid, speaking ofthe last war, so,
curing the war, expressed itself as fol- tai
~. err
: 4 no war MS hitherto been the war of
party Let It SO continue, and so be ter. an
mated! The DISGRACE will then con. m,
ue to be the DISGRACE Of the party, and tn,
Of tho nation-A CONSERVATION De- is
uTLy TO BE WISHED. Let those who tet
We hitherto abstained from the war con-
ne to abstain land thereby preserve the pc
1or, and SO far as they still remain, the br
onrces of the COUNTRY FOR THE m
'ENTS WHICH ARE TO Fol-
)WM's Cl
I is Obvious fiat this fe1erai peace party ge
:or oflsI2 regarded the war Of that day
! disgraceful, dishonorable war. II IS fol
ally obvious from my colleagues re- St
ks, that be SO regards the struggle in
ch we afsacw engaged. pr
. Still rising in his dennnciations, my ths
eag'le next pronounces the war an infa- fro
3 war. be
Yell, MI. Chairman, this locks verylty
b like Gaping the climax, but you Ne
sec that that Is not done yet. Hard MI