The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-18
held at Boston, Massachusetts,, August 6, 1912
from which read as follows:

chair Our country then prosperous has been
oppressed by ruinous commercial restrictions which 70
many yearh have been wanonly imposed BY the govern
meni the United states Of niquity Is nov
filled up by declaration Of against Great Britain
war impolitic, unnecessary, and unjust
"In this awful state Of things the urgent duty Of tn
eemen Of Massachusetts, TO consult together This dut
government Of this Commonwealth Of which one brancl
ha senael IL In the hands Of usuTpers devoted TO the in
iqutous ~ stem Of the national government
our common interests liberties, and safety nov
sl2 injured opposed and endangeredb by the doing
Of our own national government than lhey were when i
no took up arms to defend and protect them agalnS
the measures OF the British government"
| Now hear the rector Of Trinity church, Boston
in discourse delivered July 20, 1872
As Mr. Madison has declared etslr Madison carr,
| II on'
Next, take look at the Omitted States Gazette,
| of Philadelphia, leading paper, hen and now, o.
the peace-party men. read from number ISSUED
during the late war:
| The is purely democratic 1t wss undertaken To-
dsmoerate and not or national purposes Let democrats
have partnership the matter We say again let tbs
democrats end their ridiculous war in he best way they
cam and IT, In SO doing they surrender a Of our es.ens
rights the nation will employ competent men Tor the ne
eoYsTy Of them"
Lastly, listen TO the Worcester tMassaehusetts)
Soy" Of 1914, then edited, Il is aid chow truly
know not,) by "Honest John Davis" las his friends
call him. a senator from that Sate, and one Of
the two senator's who voted azainsl DC present war
| Ia an extra Of the "Bostoa Morning Post" Of
August 1910, find the following caption and ex
tracts;
[ErfraeiS from As Spy edited BY JohH Dars, l5lApl
1--WE have uniformly entered solemn protest against
this drsolatns war which originated In the .icked malg
nant passions Of a corrupt and imbecle government"
NO republican people were harasied, PerpeNed
and disgaeel by eatOu' and corrupt set rules the
people Of this country
| "such government is worse than none"
The evils the federasts have long predicted arr
thckening upon u.s. and In affection lie us always
member James Madison and his party tht have brought
these calnmitirs ON u.s.
This obstinate, infatuated punges u into wan
ton, wicked war-a cringng coward y
"Our eowarlly caPtaingenrra galloPed Ms poor beas
thirty miles from the battle-ground"
You see, Mr.. Chairman, that the FEDERAL conven,
ton OF 1872 to which first referred said: THAT
our rulers have involved us unprepared n the calam
tiles Of wal" My colleague says that the Pres.
ident has plunged us into the existing Contest The
Boston convention Of 1912, s1id that the war OF
that day was "impolitc, unnecessary, and unjust.
| My colleague says that the present is un.
righteous, unjust, and unconstitutional The rector o
Trinity church said that Mr.. Madison lad declared
the war. My colleague says that MI Polk has
made the war The "United States Gazette" said
that the war OF 1912 was the "democratS' war. My
colleague thinks the present democrats Presidents
war. The "Worcester Spy" said thu the late wal
Originated in the wicked, malignant passions of q
corrupt and imbecie government" tina. sit is James
| Madison ard his party that have brought these
calamties on us" My colleague says shat the pres
ent originated in the unconstitutional measures
Of our executive Chief Magistrate; tina il is the adj
ministration Of Mr. Polk that has brought Ca
lamities on US.
| So much as to who made the war. Let US pass to
another point.
| g. MY colleague deems the present disgrae,fui
dishonorabie war; so understood him to consider it
Well, sir, has he no precedent for thsI Let see
The federal "Unted States Gazette" from which
have already read, speaking of the last war, and du
ring the war, expressed itself as follows
"The has hitherto been the Of party, Let st
continue and be terminated The disgrace will then conn
to be the raes of the party and not Of the nation
cossumNlrIoS DEVoUrLr WISHED Let those who hav
thereby preserve the honor and far they still remain
the resources Of the COUNTRY FOR THE EVENTS
WHICH ARE TO FoLLoW"
Il is obvious that this federal peace-party editor
of 1912 regarded the war of that day disgrace
ful, dshonorable war. II is equally obvious, from
my colleagues remarks, that he so regards the strug
gle in which we are now engaged. 10"
T. Still rising in his denunciatons, my colleague
next pronouDces the war an infamous war.
! Well, Mr. Chairman, this looks very much like
Gaping the climax; but you will see that it is no
done yet. Hard and expressive as this word ''inia
mous is, it is not the strongest severest word IN
my colleagues vocabulary. More terrible words
are yet to come. But for the present we have tc
deal with the "infamous.n Was the word ever uset
before under similar circumstances Hear the fol
lowing from the Boston Gazette of 1914:
"By the magnanimous course pointed oat by Governor
Stronghold is, by Withholding all vouniary aid in prose
cutting the war and manfuy expressing opinions as t
its injustice and rinous tendencywe bsve arrested il
progress and driven back its authors abandon their ia
nous schemes and to look anxiously for peace. What
then, If we now lend them money! They will not maxi
peace; they will still banker for Canada; they will
hle forces and shed blood frontier Mere pride
country bankrupt No the country win be
bankrupt But pray do not prevent the abusers
their from becoming bankrupt Do not prevent then
from becoming odous the public and replaced by bette
Any federalist who loans money to the government
must go and shake hands with Madison CLAIM
fellow ship with Felix Grundy! Let him more call him
self federalist and friend to his country! He will be call
ed by others ilfamous"'
S. The next charge of my colleague is, that WI
are engaged in war of aggression and plumber
one OBJ ect of which is the conquest of California
/ We are making war for purposes of territorial az
grdndizement he thinks. And pray what did thu
peace-party men of the late war say as to its OBJ
ject You have heard, sir, just now, in the extrac
last read "What then if we now lend them mo
neyi They will not make peace--they will still
banker for Canada" So spake the Boston Ga
zette, referring to Mr.. Madison's administration
But here is higher authority STILL far higher, SIT
it is no less than the Senate Of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, declaring that ''the war wa
founded in falsehood, declared without necessity
and its real object extent of territory by unjus
conquests and to aid the late yrant of Europe in hi
view Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
The real object Of the late war, according to tn
federal Senate Of Massachusetts,, "extent Of ter
ritory by unjust conquests" And this, under
stand my colleague to think, is precisely the OF
u iect Of the present war.
1 g. Reaching the highest point Of denunciation Q
last my colleague Gaping his climax, declares this
the war is an "unholy, unrghteous, and demnab
war" Not only is it dishonest, presidential, ur
constitutional, disgraceful, dshonorable, infamous
aggressive, intended for conquest, but worse tina
all, if worse can be, it is "unhoiy, unrgheous, an
damnabe." And not content with denouncing tn
war ITSELF my colleague warns its authors, (wht
according to his views, are the administrators {
his own governmen,) that they have a terrib
responsibility to bear, a fearful accountability
81 meet.
Well, Mr.. Chairman, this is hard to equal, niue
less to exceed 1t is not every day such cannon
J aiding is heard. But there are precedents for
sir, nevertheless. Listen to another extract froI
the "Boston Gazette" of 1914
LET who wishes to continue the war by acti'
means by vote or lending money dave to PROSTATE hmse
the altar the fast day, for they actually
patakers the war the soldier who thrsts the
and the JUDGMENT OF GOD WILL AWAIT HIM ~
n Again:
win leheraists subscribe to the loanl Will they lei
money national rulersl To what purpose hsve fed
The