Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-07-21

1 tICIpdlisIb triumph OFcC us, Will RECEIVE
a deserved rebuke in the election Of our
whole ticket by from ten to fifteen hun.
dred minority.
Testimony of a Patriotic WING
Against his own Party.
The following is an extract from the
speech Of Col. Doniphan in reply to one
delivered by Col. Benton, at st. Louis on
the Sd inst. in welcoming the Missouri
| Volunteers on their return home. COL
Doniphan is one Of the most prominent
and influential wings in Missouri. Com
irg from such source his scathing re-.
buke must be whitening to the tory Cor
win and his federal hackers here and
elsewhere. What will the Hawkeye,
the Bloomington Herald, the Standard, &c.
who have paraded Corwin's Mexican
wig speech in their columns, say to this
condemnation from those wings whom
they have boosted as fighting our battles
for us? 1t must be gall and worm wood
to them.
] Let il be particularly remembered that
Colonel Doniphan endorses the statement
made by the Washington Union, to wit;
that the chief obstacle to peace is the
encouragement derived by the Mexicans
from the sympathy Of the wing party, and
from their bitter opposition to The admin
istration in the prosecution Of the war.
| Since the federalists have flooded the
whole country with Corwin's speeches,
we would particularly invite the attention
Of these who have had the patience 10 read
it, to the opinion passed upon it by this
patriotic wing.
Col. Doniphan said:
/ "Fsllow Cilizens-I wish that the same
patriotic feeling had existed in the councils
Of this nation: wish that Mexico could
| have seen the same unanimity in our
! DC .rule in the prosecution Of this war, that
| they haze seen in our forces in the field.
1 recollsct well, the impression msde
On nv mind, on cue occasion, when an
express sent BY me 10 General Wool,
brought me such stray papers as had
found their way to the Generals camp
the latest dates were of tie 18th Novem-
ber-consequently, we had seen no,hirg
of the proceedings of the last session Of
Congress. or Of the Presidents message.
The first thing | cast my eye upon was
speech of Mr.. Corwin, Senator from
Ohio, denouncing the war, and those
engaged in it, as little better than land
of robbers. Gentlemen, winter shower
bath would have been pleasant compared
| with my sensations on reading ii! Frcez-
ing-chilling Such speeches might have
been deemed patriotic in the United
States; bur, place yourselves where we
have been, and endure what we have
undergone, and then imagine our sensa-
tons, We were in city numbering in
population at least twenty times our force,
and surrounded by enemies on all sides.
We had crossed the Sierra Mad,e. ard
found, when we had arrived a, Chihua
hua, that we were looked upon as little
better than band OF robbers Fellow
citizens, the speeches which are made in
| opposition to this war, are said to emanate
from the Peace Party; but l say that they
are made by those who are posiposing
the peace etetnally!"
The Iowa Sentinel very properly re.
marks upon the above extract:
elbow beautifully the above contrasts
with the resolutions Of Edwards, Stout s.
Co. at Iowa City, Oh the 22d Of February,
which ran thus:
"Whereas we are assembled SC.
COMMIT THE INTERESTS OF THE PEG
PIE OF Iowa IN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE TO THE KIND CARE AHD KEEPING
OF THt. HON. THOMAS
CORWIN OF OHIO"!
But these men are at leas, consistent; for
the Enough and Ready" their campaign
paper at Burlington, boldly tells us tina,
if they succeed in getting the ascendency
in the next congress they will REFUSE
SUPPLIES FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR AR
MES IN Mexico!
Those who believe that they are right
in this matter will vote for their candidates
for Congress, Broun aud .NcKnighL-
Those who do not believe so, but that
they are acting the part of BASE TRAITORS
TO THE COUNTRY, will cast their votes Tor
THOMPSON and LEFFLER-uho uiH
cote accessory supplies for carrying on The
qcaY. Now is the time for every homes;
and patriotic wing to break off from this
rotten band Of tederalsts, and take his
stand in the ranks OF The true friends Of
his ccf,nhy!"