Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-11-05
From the New-Hsven Conn. Register.
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From the EewIIsven tConn.) Register.
SAME OLD COONS.
Although large majority of Americans
were in favor of the war of '76, and believed
that the time had come when the grievances
of England should be met, and their authors
punished; and such men aided IN prosecuting
the war to an honorable close: yetitis equal
" well known that in the Revolution there
were tories and COW boys, who claimed that
there was no iustifiable cause of war. and that
England was right in her course. Indeed,
some were so strong for England, and so
strong against America, that although they
lived for years after the peace, yet they al
ways claimed that England was right and had
the best of the fight But such men through
life, were g the same old coons."
In 1912, large majority OF our people
thought that we had iustifable causes for war
against England, and they stood by their
country, and we went gloriously through the
war. Yet some maintained that the war was
unjust, and they spoke and wrote much a
gainst 90 Madison's wicked war; and in NEE
tings voted that ''it was unbecoming reil-
gious people to rejoice at victories won IN
such a war - and some to turn the war to par
~ advantage, and to seize the rens of power,
held secret Hartford Convention, and plot
ted schemes for their own benefit, and they
encouraged the enemy and heightened out the
war. Such acts classed them as ''the same
old coons."
And in the present war, which was begun
by Mexico without any ]ustifiable cause, and
even when the grievances came from Mexico,
when it is known that Congress with all the
facts before them, and with great unanimity,
recognized the existence of the then begun
war, and voted men and money to defend our
rights when it is known that more than 300,-
900 Of our g best men, volunteered their SER
vices to carry on the war; and when under an
all wise Providence our arms have won un-
paralelled victories: yet, it seems there are
some, as in rs and in 1912, whose eyes are
not sufficiently American to see a justifiablt
cause for this war. These men must know
that Mexico "shed American blood on ou
son,' repeatedly, and in a hostile manner in
vaded one of our States; and they mig ht know
too that former Executive, IN view OF TIT
injuries which Mexico had heaped upon US
declared that ample and justtiable causes thel
existed against Mexico. And to this on
country said amen. Still, in the face of thes
facts, and many more of like enormity which
: could be stated, there are some wings VIII
seem to lean stronger towards Mexico thai
old coons.'' 1t is not claimed that all til
:. wings are in this predicament for TO thei
: praise be it said that many wings have beha
= we'd nobly-behaved most periodically; be
y haved like democrats, and proved themse!ve
8 good Americans. These wings are Statistic
- that the war is just that our country is /
. the right, and Mexico is wrong: they know
that Mexico could at any time make an hon
= orable peace, if it suited their military chle1
I" tains Such men know that ''murder ha
: been proved on the Mexicans," and that the
;, killing many Americans before our army fire
! a gun, was something more than 'justltlabl
- homicide ;''-such men know that Gen, lay
i Tor had right to g mount cannon on IN
:. banks of the Rio Grande,' and that they wei
! not mounted there for fun but for use, ant
= if necessary, to kill the murderers of our cour
trymen, and the hostile invaders of our sol
Such men also act as if they believed that
was quite as right to punish those who XII
: mday, as to punish him who kills one; an
- if blood is to be shed for blood in the case {
- an individual it is certainly to be shed whel
\ many are murdered. And probably such me
i believe that those who justify men by ha
=, splitting and special pleading, are like thos
- who were called tories and cow boys In 76
J. and like those who hung out g blue lights /
" the enemy like those who resolved not to r.
a joice for American victories, and like tho:
u who "stopped on constitutional principle
w when they came to the line" in 1912. b
10 thanks to the patriotism Of the people, the It
ae rles and COW boys OF rs, and the =" moral ira
tors of 1912, bave had their deserts. The
"a rever was more patriotism in our COUNT
or than there is now, nor a greater readiness
10 reward patriots and rebuke those who {" a
~ and comfort the enemy Are not these elias
NJ es rightly named when they are styled ''tE
~ same old coons?' The Courer's cannon poin
in different direction from Gen Taylor's b
points at the enemy, the Couriers at our cou
try. But whatever harm is done, is on
.. unsuitable homicde''