Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-03-24
From the Philadelphia Pcnnsy lyanian.
Mr.. C0rWin'S remarkable SpeeEh.

from Ine rn'laoo'pnia sennsy saAiaa'
MI. C0rWlnS femarKaDle speech.
Mr. Corwin. the new senator from Ohio.
IIa is one Of the nlt,ra radicals of Federalism
sustaining all lis strong measures with
that ready and bitter eloouence which i
often the characteristic Of those who are
the victims ofpreiudice. His late speech,
delivered in the grave body Of which he is
amember,s drew, asswe learn, j large and
brilliant audiences, and has sincesbeenl conn
died'' over-if DUR neighbors of1the NORTH
american will allow US to use one Of their
sugary phrases the sweetest cfcom-
Ipliments by his party friends. DIR. Hous-
ton was engaged specially to report il for,
the n 4. Tribune, and our whig adver-
sary OF the Unifed Stafss /. Gdsshe trans
ierred It TO one q ms broad pages, afeW
Gays ago, ma periect ecstacy of, JOY; ito
ellec. upon tne popular mino, IN TINS viclns
NY, having since peen proclaimed IN the
rae! ihat lhe eaitlon loi the lefassHe, in
winch It was contained, was promptly ex-
nausteo--she cry o. me members OF the
oppositllon'r hke that o. oliyer Twist to the
Deadie, being mequlvocally Tor @more."
When we reject upon the characterofthe
dose which has been administered to the
pubic, however much we may elinciined
TO applaud the enterprise OF those who have
, furnished 1t to the reader, we are infinitely
more surprised at the appetite which fayors
such a compound, o'd'. - VI. Bi
IA few days ago we pointed out toieour
readers the. exact position now, occupied
BY most ofsthe Wings in'Congress on the
war. They profess to be against the war,
but hope it may be vigorously urged; and
yet they aid in procrastinating all grants Of
supplies or re-inforcements, or vote against
them. With these views, however, they
can afford to be exceedingly clamorous Tor
peace, and they are so; and yet, such is
their crooked nature, that they refuse also
to vote for oil peace measures. A more
striking illustration Of good old Esor's fa-
BILE Of the dog in the manger, could no. be
well conceived. ii. s4
Mr.. Corwin, however, makes no hollow
pretences. He 'throws no tub to- the
. whale" lie refuses 20 court public opin.i
ion in any shape, ,and sgoes it blind" against
the whole war, and oil the measures that
are intended to prosecute and terminals it.
The adoption OF his views, by his party, il
probably best proved by the fact that 4his
speech was warmly praised by q host Of at
tentive listeners, and has since been re-
published with comments and interjections.
OF applause BY most OF the leading Whig
prints. al1 - E@5 .fr4
1t is speech, in oil respects, and we
speak il in no spirit ofinsult, disgraceful to
our country and our character. There ID
not one line Of praise for his own people
his own countrymen--from first to last, it
breathes nothing but ridicule and reproach
upon our arms, eur. victories, and our cause.
Mr.. Corwin is opposed to the war, and 10
are other people. But he forgets that he 10
an American Senator He forgets that he
is one ofthe representatives OF a great and
growing State. He forgets that however
much he may owe to that which he calls
sconscience, he owes a little to his coun-
try, and to the good name she has won and
worn SO long We perceive that he has
prosecuted his enquiries industriously, to
ascertain the causes Of this war, going back
as for as the battle Of San Jacinto,m 1886,
which ne looks upon as the primary provo
cation; ond-nothing can exceed the exulta-
ton with which he announces his various
discoveries that'we have been in the wrong
from the first. He denies utterly that the
country between the Neuces and the Rio
Grande is our territory, and indeed, in Of
feet denies that we have any right 70 Texas
OF all-holding this government RESPONSE
bic for all the acts OF Fexos before she be.
came ours, and attempting acomparison
between the condition Of Mexico, in all the
proceedings since Texas achieved her in-
dependence, and that ofthe United States.
He paints the dismemberment Of Mexico
with fearful pathos-says we would rend
from her her Bunker Hills and her York
towns-exalts her punctuality in the pay.
ment4 her dsbts---andsresolves hewlole
end and aim of'the war into q greedy desire
to steal territory, and taste for HshoOtsssg