Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-07-01
RAyEgNA, CHI EDNEsDlY, JULY ]. 1916

NESDAY, July i. lo46.
the people Of Ohio regard Texasas no part
lef this Republic. deny that they consid-
ser herA foreign power, or that they are
any more unwilling to provide for her de-
fence than they are to dciend any other
State of the Union. That some portion of
The abolitiomsts Of Ohio entertain the sen
tinents expressed by my colleague, have
not'the least doubt. That he has correctly
represented their feelings, grant to be
true. But that he has represented the
feelings Of the people Of that State, or d,
either Other great parties, Democratic or
Wing, l utterly deny. Why sir, when
was it my colleague addressed to this House
the remarks have quoted? 1t was the
24th of March last, sir; almost nine months
after the people of Texas had accepted our
terms Of annexation, and nearly four
months after she had, by an overwhelming
vote Of this very Congress, been admitted
as one Of the States Of this Union. Yes,
sir, after this, and when her Stale legsla-
ture was sitting under her State constitu.
tion--when her Senators in Congress were
on their way to this our national seat of
Government to take their places in the
other end Of this Capitol, my colleague has
the boldness to maintain, that she is no part
Of the United States, and entitled 10 no sup
port, defence, or protection from our arms.
No vote Of his, he says, shall be- given to
defend her, until Ohio shall have revoked
her anti-annexation resolves. And does my
colleague really believe, that the people of
our State are influenced at this day, under
the now existing state Of things, by the
resolutions Of their legislature passed years
ago, o,when all parties in this country thought
that Texas ought not then to be annexed
resolutions passed.at time when, owing to
circumstances that no longer exist, it was
clearly inerpedient to annex her? Or,
does he suppose that the resolves Of 1915
passed., not unanimously, but by party
vote passed, not after, but before, annex
alton was assentHd I'd huAeven The Congress
Iofthe United States, does ho suppose that
Those resolves, adopted under those circum-
stances, are 50 sacred in the eyes, of the
people of Ohio-are of such binding obi
| cation on her representatives here, that
now--row, when annexation is consum-
mated-now, when Texas has been form
Tally admitted into the Union us State
now, when her Senators are sitting and
voting in the other end Of the Capitol, we,
of Ohio, ought to treat her as a foreign
I power-ought to refuse to have any con
Fl nexion with her, and leave her prey to
an exasperated and vindictive foe? Does
!. he really think. that these are tho senti-
ments of those we represent? Does he
!. honestly believe that this is what.is expect.
!, ed Of us on this floor? Ifhe do, Mr.. Chair.
!. man, there never was man more grossly
s deceived-never, sir, never. Sooner OF
I. later will he find out, that when annexation
! was completed, opposition to it should have
. ceased; that Texas annexed, is quite a
Z different thing from Texas foreign State;
! that if the latter could claim only our good
!. wishes and sympathy, the former is enti
u tied, in the eloquent language Of another
.,ato be defended with all our hearts and by
j all our hands,"
i Mr. Chairman, it was yesterday announc
= ed to this House, in the usual form, that thu
) bill that mad passed both branches Of Con
d Egress, recognising the existance Of war be
d dEtween this country and Mexico, had beel
fIapproved and signed by the President Of tn
III United States; and that, therefore, whal
eI ever doubts had heretofore been entertaine
Il Eon the subject, war did now exist, both j
y contemplation of law and in fact, I'M les
It than an hour after this announcement wa
d made, member from Ohio, representa-
Il the Mount Vernon district, Mr. Delano,
n was addressing the House. The suhjet
e under consideration was a bill making al
& preparations forthe support Of the army
,. Nov, Mr. Chairman, could the people {
r Ohio have been aware ofthese facts, whit
is do you suppose would have been their spec
t. lations asto the character Of the speech
: which their representative wasgiying ute
II ance? | think, sir, can answer tn
question. Think, sir, Imay safely imagir
is ninty-nine out Of every hundred Of tn
,e people saying to themselves something III
le this: So, war is upon us. Its existent
i cannot Be denied. It exists, beyond disput
10 both in law and in fact. The blood Of O
y citizens has been shed. Our soldiers ha'
to been killed orcaptured BY Mexican troop
Of Our army IS sassailed by superior force. a
III that men, brrve and patriotic, can do, W
So be done BY N But il needs our ado
n instant and powerful aid. Volunteers mi
" be- raised 70 march to its assistance. Reg
>. lar troops must also be enlisted. i
he energies Of the nationmust be put forth, Il
he the war may be BRIEF decisive, ndgloriol
be- that the peace that follow it may bs hon
ofIable, advantageous, and permanent. Bitf
ent opinions may be entertained as 70 wi
he has produced this war. Inthe Judgements
ny some, our own Government may be-
10 blame. But this IS not the time = be Fl
int ing fault with il Il is not in crisis ]