The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-02
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knew the war 10 be right for the poor, pl-
ful end Of pulling him down aud getting
he reins Of power into their own hands,
they thus violently denounced the war.
Was il crediisbls 10 them thus to give aid
aud comfort TO our enemiesi Was cot such
course rather unpatrioticl Here was our
Government engaged in righteous war,
md they, knowing ,his to be so, set them-
selves 10 work TO illustrate and embsrrass its
progress, and TO denounce the Presiden, for
carrying it on. TIE truth, the whole truth
was, that the Administration had carried on
he war with more success than gentlemen
thought they could or would have done.
Now if, instead Of this, eur army had been
badly whipped TWO or three times, and we
had lost part Of our territory, Especially
lin Texas would not gentlemen have come
mere in much better humor than they wers
IN nowI Mr. X had no such thing as per-
sonal dislike 10 gentlemen who thus aciedi
ihe knew. on The contrary Iha, very many
Of them were clever fellows; but they cer-
tainly were in great error. Wha. had
I'hcy donel Had they no. ordered the
President to carry on this waIl And what
hen. did they complain of That he had
conquered California and New Mexicol
No; bu, only ihs, he held on 10 Them.
they were for his not holding TO lhe posi-
ZION we had gained.
As 10 executive usurpstion, The most per-
unacious. captions QuibbIer could 6nc moth
ing to quibbe abou. Where was all this
to endl Did gentlemen mean TO cripple
ihe Administration In carrying on this warI
Was that their objeCi! If ii was. le, them
say so. Did they want US 10 lose some Of
our Ierritory' How could gentleman.
booming himself from slave Stale, stempt
ts the gentleman from Tennessee had done.
70 throw firebrands among his own house,
lroid, and 10 Sc, up The slave S'ales against
ne fTee' The gentleman had intmated
hat if we did ge! any of the Mexican terri
ory, the moment we got II we should fail
o and quarrel about it like dogs over
one. He could tell the gentleman hal he
greatly feared his wish was father to his
'hougM.' He thought that ihe Democracy
,Uuld not be whipped unless such fire.
brand was thrown among them But ths
gentleman showed THAI he did not under-
stand the nature Of those ties by which the
Democratic party was held together He
Judged of lhem by The Whigs-and thought
wha. would separate the Whigs would sep
lraie them but no }hey did not regard such
petty matters. T6sy held BY great natiou-
| Al qnesHons-ihey were united on the in
nerenI rights of men-their right to self.
governmenl,& g. their right TO prevent the few
hom pre-! ing on The many. These, and
such principles as these, wers what held
lhem so firmly together.
But the gentleman spprehendod that
there we're some who were trying to break
IouE Union: he wondered what could have
Iput that into the gentlemsn's head. lie
lust wanted 10 see any man Try it, He
could tell that gentleman tina, il all the poIl-
ucians in both our great parties we're to lay
aside oil party stif,s, and unite hand to
hand TO effect dissolution Of this Union,
hey could not do it, No, the great masses
# the people knew foil well its InestimsbIe
value and ,hey would hiss out of sight the
nan who should propose 10 the such an
ACT and he would soon become what all
would sooner or later become who occupied
themselves in vilifying their own Governs
menI when engaged in just war.
Y MI *. had not risen here 10 vindles,e
The President he cared no moIe for the
Dresdenl than he did for any other man
hat treated him genleely, But he was
The executive magistrate, and Mr.. X hoped
ne should be spared The Standardization
f ever denouncing him as a liar. Mr.. X.
,sserled that ifthe Pre- ideni had failed 10
i ,dvsnre his army 10 The Rio Grandchildren.
u aud as he had done, snd 10 main1sin nj.
10 posi'on there, he would have been iusl,
~ npeaohable, and. what was worse he he,
'' eyed that in Ihal case he Oppos,i3,
. would have Tied 'heig hand al mpesebin
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