Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-02-11

his unhallowed ambition. For their loss he isl
responsible at the bar of public sentiment Be-
fore the people of this nation l charge him with
their murder. The imprecations of those who
were there rendered widows, and Of those made
orphans, and Of those who were there rendered
chidess, must in coming time rest on him.
And in the day of final retributlon the blood of
our slaughtered countrYmen will be required att
his hands. In the dread responsibility will
take no share. Against this war in all its forms,
| ever have, and ever shall, put forth my humble,
but my earnest efforts
A few days SINCE a political friend of the
President i'll debate on this floor, complained
that the religious sentiment of the nation had
been invoked against this war Sir, every prn-
clple Of our holy religion comes in conflict with
this war. Sir, will you talk to Christians about
sending an army to invade a neghboring nation
To shoot down our brethren of Mexico upon
their own soil To storm their Notifications,
to cannonade their cities, to involve whole FAM
lilies, consisting Of all ages and of both sexes,
in those revolving scenes of blood and slaughter
which were Witnessed at Monterey and at To-
basco? Can we expect Christians to remain ST.
lent while reading the daily list Of damning
crimes which have been committed upon weak
and distracted people, by the armed ruflidns and
murderers, who have been commissioned by this
Government to make war upon our fellow beings
on the other side Of the Rio Grande If we
credit the intelligence we receive from the army,
(and | am informed OF no reason why we should
doubt,) delenceless females are violated, and un.
armed peasants are shot down like brues. Whose
blood does not curdle in his veins, when reading
such accounts as have lately been sent forth
from our army. During the night, one of the
offenders, Texan officer, was asasnated, and
in the morning his body Was discovered. The
Texan Rangers were said tc have gone forth,
and to have ShOt and murdered from eighty to
0ne huHdred ma,med and innocent peasants, in
revenge for the death Of their guilty comrade,
These murderers, these worse than murderers,
are paid by the lreemeu of this nati,n They
are sent there by our President under pretence
of maintaining our national honor, while they
thus disgrace humanity. Is it expected that the
religious sensiblIltes of our people will sumber
in silence, while our nation thus "reeks will
crimes which smell to heavcn?' Will they 81
lence the voice of those whose vocation IS tt
proclaim space on eorh and good wiW to mcnr
| 1t appears to me that moral darkness has spread
over our land or these things would not have
been passed by SO silently. regret to say tina
the clergy have not spoken on this subject AZ
becomes ministers Of Megospel of peace The
history of the world shows that national crimes
have been followed by national judgments. Thi
Government has hurried to premature graves
without any Just cause at least four thousant
human beings, who had committed no crime !
neither had they offended US or our government
Many thousands in this Government and in Mex
leo have been clad in mourning, and Athlete
with the loss of husbands, brothers, and sons.-
And can we hope to escape the penalty so mar
! llestly due for our national crimes? Do we el
pect that the immutabIe law of Justice will b
suspended or repealed in order that our natlo
may pass unpunished ! Sir, | would earnest
invoke every preacher Of the Gospel, every pre-
lessor of our holy religion, every lover of b
= country, to put forth bis utmost influence to ste
this tide Of crime, of physical and moral deaf
now rolling over Mexico.