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

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the Republic more sincerely attached to-
the Union than is Ohio; not one in Which
the obligations it imposes are held in grdatsl
or respect; not one in which they are, ahd3
ever will be, more sacredly fulfilled @
her people It will never be said, with truth
thatfhey are Indifferent to the calanities Of
any portion of their fellow citizens. Nor
will any quarter Of the country. ever call
on her for aid in the hour Of danger, and
call in vain. ,.i, gl
Passing from this first example, Mr..
Chairman,I proceed to. the consideration
of some remarks made by another member
from Ohio, my colleague from Rayenna
(Mr. TILDEN.) The bill to raise two
regiments Of riaemen for the protection of
our citizens migrating to Oregon, being un-
der consideration on the 24th of March last,
that gentleman said, that aif he could con-
vince himself that such was the object or
design of the e-bill, he should undoubtedly
feel bound to giveit, his sincere and hearty
support. But he did not believe'it; he did |
not believe it had any such object; he did
not believe that such had been its original
design, much less that it was SO at that
time;" that she looked upon this as an ef-
fort on the part Of the Administration to
raise these two regiments of rifemen Ito
be officered according to the views Of the
gentleman from Arkansas, (Mr. YELL,
by western gentlemen, experienced in In
dian warfare) toconciliate the great West
ern Democracy lorthe disappointment they
had undergone by the failure to carry out
their views in relation the Northwestern
boundary that, as to the emigrants to
Oregon, ssthere was no necessity to justify
this outlay of public money to give protec.
ton to these emigrants. There was some.
thing behind the scenes that had not been dis
closed. The emigrants wanted no protec-
ton; they never had asked for it," that, so
far. ssas the JVesiern frontier was concerned,
he believed there was already sufficient
force there;,n.that Che had no doubt thai
the PRESIDENT and those who sympathized
and were in the closest connection with him,
were in earnest in raising these two regi-
nents;" that one Of the Presidents objects
was ssto augment The force no,O II, Texas
Was the House prepared to carry out this
purpose? For his Mr.. TILDEN's) own
part, he declared solemnly, that never, un-
til the State Of Ohio, by some act of hers
should revoke the resolutions Of her legis.
lature, passed by the unanimous vote Of the
Wing and Democratic party, declaring that
the annexation of Texas was a violation o
THE. Constitution of the country, and that
|, as such, she would never be bound by ii
wouId he sanction or sustain that purpose
Never until Ohio should wipe out that rec
ord, would he consent to this grand system
of national marauding;" that sif he Mr.
TILDEN) had understood correctly, it wa
I intended to increase the army (of obserya
ton, or Of occupation) which was this da,
occupying aterritory to which, accordin,
to the highest Democratic authority at tn,
other end Of The Capitol, we had no NOR
; title than we had to Great Britain ter
, ritory where our citizens were now payin,
! duties on their goods to the Mexican Gov
: ernment--a territory to which HONORABLE
} gentlemen ON this floor had declared tho
we had no title. For himself; Mr. TIL
DEN, | he would see Ibis Capitol razed to Il
foundation before ke would ools for such
9 proceeding: and saying this, he believe
Y ihai he spoke The sentiments ofths peopls,o
9 Ohio;" that she was resolved to 60 agains
> this bill in every formin which it could b
:. presented, unless the State Of Ohio shal
! revoke the resolutions to which he had II
!, ferred. Whenever that State, by any az
J. Of hers, should convince him that she ha
Q repudiated those resolutions, then, and III
I before, he Mould Be prepared 10 go for d
J, army Of occupation IN Tsras;'' that ''h
q knew that so long as slavery existed in Te,
}, as, so long there would be cause Of war b
2 tween this country and the contiguous tel
2 ritory;" that whenever the people Of h
Y State should give their sanction to this ou
q rage, then, and not before, he Mr.. Til
, DEN I would vote III favor of this and othe
i kindred measures Z "A
2 Now, sir, Esaid Mr., Thurman, I what
y the sum and substance of these remarks {
= my colleaguea Why, Sit, that while /
9, was willing 10 vote for raising two reg
~ ments Of troops to protect our emigrnnts
% Oregon, although, in his Judgment, the
p needed no projection, he was unwilling
2. furnish single man for the defence
ot Texas, however great the danger to whie
n n she was exposed; that while he would raj
ID troops to be placed on our Western fro
70 tier, where sshe believed there was ulreac
IT sufficient force; Che would see this Ca
le itol razed to its foundation, before
81 would vote to increase our army on u
ls Rio Grande; and that, Gin saying this,
oi believed that he spoke the sentiments
re- the people.of Ohio"
Ia Mir. Chairman, Ideny that these are &
n = sentiments of the pebple of Ohio. I del
they are the views Of either of the t,
N great parties lnSthat State. I deny II
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