Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-03-03
Gbe portase Sentinel.
Wednesday, March 8, ls47.
RAIL ROAD MEETING.
RAW E N N A, OHIO:

], RAIL ROAD MEETING.
4 The citizens of Ravenna and vicinity
are respectfully invited to assemble at tn,
Court House on, FR1DAY EVENING, the 5tl
inst, to adopt efficient measures to promot,
the interests Of the Cleveland and Pitts
burgh Rail Road.
MANY CITIZENS.
Ravenna, March /, l647.
, F We admire MIR. Corwin's talents
but yet more do we admire his moral cour
, oge-his bold and manly utterance Of hi
honest convictions upon this disgracefu
war.-Star.
J, We hav'nt doubt of it. There is no
; man out of Mexico on whom that admi
ration could be SO appropriately placed
The editor ofthe Star would have admiret
the moral courage of Benedict Arnold
which led him to betray his country--he
is an admirer Of the moral courage which
prompted the tories Of the Revolution and
the federalists of the war of 1912, to take
sides with the enemy against their own
country. He is an admirer of the moral
courage ofDaniel Webster, which prompt
ed him to declare in his seat in Congress
when war between this country and France
was threatened, that most disgracefnl sem
timent, that though the enemy were batter
ing down the walls Of the capitol, he would
not vote for an appropriation. 1t is not at
all surprising that men who have been the
devout worshippers Of that moral courage
which, in all times past, has prompted men
to take sides with the enemy should find
much to admire in the conduct of Thomas
Corwin, the Mexican Senator from this
State, and no one will contend for mo.
ment that that admiration is misplaced
But it is past accounting for that, in view
ofthe outrages which have been commit.
ted by the Mexican authorities against the
persons and property of the citizens of the
United States during a period of over n
quarter Of century-that she has violated
her most solemn treaties-that she has re.
jected and insulted our minister, sent to her
country Of her own instance, and finally
declared war against us by invading our
territory with her armies and numbering
our people-it is unaccountable strange, in
view Of these facts, that men protesting TO
act for the honor and welfare Of their coun-
ry, should be found defending such peril
]y and denouncing and vilifying their own
1t was in view of these outrages and e.
normities Of the Mexican government a.
yainst the rights and lives of our citizens,
which she has never been able to palliate
Or defend, that Thomas Corwin, influenced
alone by the promptings Of patriotism, un-
controlled by the desire to promote party
ends by sacrificing his country, declared
~ his vote on the 18th of May last, that
war existed between Mexico and the
United States "BY THE ACTS OF
NJ EXC o." and voted for raising
$4,000 volunteers and the appropriation Of
BIO, 100000 for its prosecution. This
was in the morning Of this war, before he
had drunk of the cup mixed up by the lead
ers of the federal party. On the l1th ult., :,
while our brave troops are periling their
lives in defence Of the rights and honor of
their country, this same Thomas Corwin.
by virtue of whose vote, and the 80 others
who voted with him, they are there, is con.
temptuously sneering at the victories thew
achieve over double their numbers within
their own strong fortifcations; and defend
ing Mexican perfdy, declaring that, eff
your President asks of me men and money
10 prosecute the war, with Gods assistance
and my own poor faculties, he shall have
neither men nor money to prosecute anv
such purpose" The speech of the "cop.
per colored gentleman" abounds in the
most unadulterated toryism, and for this
'eason is it that it finds SO many admirers
lmong the federalists. 1t will undoubted-
y be translated and published in all the
apers in Mexico, where it will give ssthe
most lively satisfaction They will ad-
,ire his talents, which enables him TO de-
end SO ably conduct for which they could
OF offer even decent apology, but more
aan oil will they admire the display of his
moral courage in taking sides against
is country, in awar which he has declar-
was brought on "tyths acl, Of .Neries. u