The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-11-06

Issay Iaf once, unless The PRESIDENT
|of the United States shall make out a
case, which shall show 10 Congress that
the wal is prosecuted for no purpose Of
ACQUISITION 'ofdominion, for no purpose
NOT connected directly with the safety
Of this Union, then they ought not
To- grant any further supplies. If we
depart from that, if we say that on the
proprieiy Of a war, or on the necessity
ofaswnr, begun or to begun, Congress-
has no voice, no constitutional power,
We oblilerate the Constitution" e'l'.
In order to give our neighbor the full
benefit Of Mr.. Webster's great name,
as an excuse for his own advocacy Of
dishonor To- his country, and breach
Of faith TO the gallant defenders OF her
honor, we must recur to some OF Mr..
Webster's votes in Congress, during
The darkest period Of the last war with
England, when his federal friends in
New England were sitting in Conven-
ton at Hartford, with closed doors,
plotting treason against their country.
and when many Of his own supporters
were giving that ''aid and comfort to
The enemy" which makestrea,on, by the
Constitution, and telon's death BY law.
The list of votes has been published for
years, and their truth never questioned.
The records Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, in Congress, on the lst Of
July, 1918, shows that Mr.. Webster
voted againsta bill for the assessment
and collection Of taxes and internal du-
dies, then necessary and Indispensable
for the support of government, in car
rying on the war against England. le4
ION the 9th OF the same month he
voted against a bill llevying duties on
refined sugars, and on the same day
against a biTr levying duties on sales at
auction.
" " On the 10Th, against bill levying
duties on carriages. ~. \.
~ On the 7th Of January, 1918, one OF
the darkest periods Of the war, and al.
ter our gallant little navy had covered
itself with glory, he voted against an
appropriation for defraying the expenses
OF the navy. sl llg alDG4tF
On the 10th he voted against pro-
position more etfectually to detect and
punish traitors and spies. - n
On The I4th Of January he voted a.
gainst a bill to make provision to fill
the ranks of the army. +,
On the 22d he voted in a minority Of
seven against bill authorizing the en-
listment OF troops for five years, or dur
ing the war. aa' la,4 ''iils a9so0 7af
! On The s5th, against the bill enforc-
ing the importation laws.
On the 9th Of February, he voted a.
gaiEst bill 10 raise FIVE regiments OF
riflemen. iat IS aausl9-e ID b4bai
On the 29!h or March, same year,
u8l4O he voted against the bill TO call
forth the militia to execute the laws Of
the Union, and repel invasions.
On the lst Of December, same year
n8I4,) only few days before the set
ting OF the Hartford Convention, he
voted against bill 10 provide addition
al revenue for delraying the expenses
Of the government and maintaining the
public credit. eli Tssis we.s,aU
y On the 10Th of the same month he |
voted to postpone indefinitely a bill au-
thorizing the President Of the United
States to call upon the several States
and Territories for their respective
quotas of militia 10 defend the frontier
against invasion--and on the 18th "a
gaInst the same bill.
d On the 10Th of the same month, he
voted against bill to provide addition.
al revenue for the government, and
maintain the public credit. igss y. A
b Also he voted against an appropria-
lion 10 rebuild the Capital and the pub
lie offices after they had been destroy
ed by the ruthless hand of the enemy.
i. Such was the course pursued by Mr..
one-third Of a century ago, in
refusing to vote supplies to repel the
enemy, then invading our territory,
and, aided by their savage myrmidons,
the defenceless inhabitants
Of the frontiers. This is the man that
the editor Of the Journal brings for
ward to sustain him in like course of
TO the country.
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