Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-15
The wings and The War.

- " wings nave had variety. OF party names IN
Their time. more or less signifcak Of their political
predictions; but the enc they livepp most
sfistently is that of the "wSr PSSfy in peace and
Pao Pasy Gin war" . They. earned thar before
24{ r9g the war 1872, and no one can; dispute
: hs,ss,faby stood up to Il 'e7er. since. Just
= z9Ks is PIsssRt contest with Mexico commenced,
~theyxt8 Fly rampant at the settIement of the
-: feiO2 hic6 Knocked US oot Of chance
wei with Great Britain they were so chock
a hst R2lg less than a'brusf viii two
md sc when thenews of the first battle
suKs55SRS fFt snuff Of a war they were full of
1k1Aalog. Their. members of Congress voted
1ensScan. that the -rascally Mcxicans commenced it,
and that they should be exterminaied forthwith. But
so&one. diS they find That we actually had war
: usncur nn- Nh they relapsed into their natural
cesfHi;ion s46or fellsss. we suppose they couldn't
help it. What is bred in the bone will appear in the
flesh. The war had come and therefore they were
bound to bs fag peace. :. As soon as peace is made
their patriotism win breeze up again. and we shall
find them the bellicose fellows in the world If
any one doubts this fact let him wait few months
and he will be satisfied that it is so.
1t might be supposed that they exhib1 some incon-
sistency in this matter. They ard all-now that
We have war,-mind, if mere was peace it would be
quite dferent,-decare thattbe war is a hostile war;
"a most unjust vaI.--a deyil.sh war--that we are
the aggressors IN every point of view and the Mex-
kind hearted, innocent. much injured peo-
pe,-lhat they all in the right and we are all in
wrong: yet still whenever troops gain a battle
they pretend to shout as loud as anybody and declare
that they themselves did all the fighting If the war
is as unjust as they say it is and the Mexicans are
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gentlemany, and much abused set of people as they
declare they arc, we should like to know what BUSH
ness they have to rejoice at their msfortunes They
ought to put Grape and go into mourning for the
losses suffered by their dear friends in the recent bat
ties. We have in truth been somewhat surprised,
that their organs of benevoence have not been
excited by the suffering state Of Santa Annals army.
The poor ragamuiins have been furnishing for want
of provisions. Why don't the wings appoint commit
tees to solicit contributions for their reliefl
Then every once in a while they get into spasms
about other little incidental matters few days ago
they furious about the injustice done to old lack,
in taking away all his best men and leaving him and
his little band to be overwhelmed and eaten up by
Santa Anna They declared that Polk did it. and for
no purpose in the world but to keep old lack from
winning any more glory For about week two
the whole wing press was pouring out anahemas up
Polk for doing this thing. But now that 1t has
turned out that old lack had men enough, and the
plan of the campaign is likely to turn out well, they'll
swear every man of them until they are black and
blue that Polk had nothing at all to do with it. Now
according to their doctrines old lack, and his little
army has been guilty of r6Bbery and murder by the
Enthusiastically have slaughtered three or four thou
sand honest AIecans, for in the world but
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against the uiScl unrighteOus war we are wugng
against them. Yet old lacks exploits in slaughter
ing hese-innocent people are sufficient in their esti-
nation to ssle him TO the Office Of President They
are rather queer folks, .these wings, that's fact
But after ALL we must sot, think these really
inconsistencies. It'stheir. nature. They love war
in peaSsapd they INspeacc in tineof war, but then
they love dawes and fishes be..er. hThis last love is
their first love, and oshing be more faithful and
constant :han therg nsetion for efSce There is no
danger that they will render themselves liable
action for breach of PROMISE by their courtships
on that score.
Now, Notwithstanding their horror of the war, after
they had got tne first snuff or two, the idea forced
itself upon them, that old Jack might win glory
enough to him into the Presidency. They knew
well enough tat their political credit was pretty well
DlOWeu out, ana mat unless lIel COulu pllcn upOI
some wing who had something else to recommend
him, besides his whiggery, there was slim chanct
for getting their noses into the treasury pap again
Therefore, they quite consistent in clarifying ole
lack while ihey denounce the war.
Besides, all this will be right peace il
made and tneE become the party again, which
they will be of course. Then they can pile on tn
glory without any scompunction, and take credit 70
killing every Mexican who has been slain In the con
test.
For ourselvsswe believe hat old lack is too GOO
soldier 6be,zxb Of wing. He drubs the Mexi
cans as if he wis earnest and don't seem to trous.
himself much about the injustice of the war. If n
was good true blue wing couldn't think much @
his conscience. He won't be defeated when his bro
Their wings declare he must and ought to be, Just t
show that Polk has ma6sesa the war badly.
-, There never was dnytfsug1 gsGl.qprOpos, tha
this last battle of Busps Vista. Every wing in III
country was plying raylsr snddenouncing Polk 70
taking away his troops. He ought to have suffere
himself to be whipped just sssssfy whggery but
wouldn't. Therefore~e have good reason to doul
his orthodoxy.
Upon the whole, whiggery is rather curious thing
but it is not very inconsistent when to exam