Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-05
ne british Federal Party Of IsI2-'I4.
aho .ne Mexican Wing Party Of 1916
and AZ, one and the same

8 ATTY vi ISL
the same.
on concluslvely shows III
rInciple, of the old fedora
nd the falsely-styled viii
) and proves the legitimat
the former ; thus establish
lance, the title o. the moder
OF infamy accumulated b
reasonable conduct in th
Dgland, the ample capital Q
ave vastly increased BY thei
IN the present war wit
be seen, by the compariso
lie the REASONABLE spirit an
wings of the present dav i
d by the old war federalists
e prolific and more audaciou
5 Of giving them expression
lndld attention of the reade
? MEXICAN FEDERALIsM o.
1856 AND lS47.
= All the t1rOng Of the tCai
s all the euH Of if-dH III,
d sOrrOl1 it may Occasion, be
;, longs to Mr.. Polk. - Boston
lAtiGs. Dec. 8, 1916.
: /" This Is an Executive war
II was commenced by his or.
. ieTs. Speech Of J r. Gid.
: diHgs, in Congress, December
a 10, 1876.
4" Ii was not voted for BY
an, body ; the President made
az Without any rOte at all.
" And that leads me to say
that this war, in its origin, Is
"a Presidential war. But the
. COnstitu i'm declares that
Congress alone shall have the
power of declaring war; and
IL beg TO know where, when,
and how they so declared a..
The first we hear Of it in Con-
gress, is from the Presidents
communication declaring that
II war does exist. "-ErtTdcfs
from Daniel Webster S speech
at FdaeUI Hall, Boston, IS46
" A war begun t0ithOu' ade-
'qudte cause, aud without any
great, Unsuitable, and com.
mensuIate object, compatible
with the interests and integii-
10y Of the Union. "-GOrernOr
Bebb, Of Ohio, an has message
4 a" Where is the man who
does not know and feel that
This Mexican is a Pres DENTAL
war A war which, before
ITS commencement, Congress
would not have declaTed."-
Cor. Bsbb, Of Ohio.
Il do say, that more nu-
meiOus aud palpible missiaIe-
ments Of facts, Intentional or
unIntentional, have never
characleIized any previous
Presidential Message. Nay,
nOIes ia number aud gross
mess, | venly believe they
surpass the aggregate errors
Iof all preceding Messages /;
aud that this paper, in that
Ige-pect, is entitled to but lit
tile credit, indeed.
4" Another fact stated BY
President Polk - is equally
destitute Of foundation.
Connected with this paIt
Iof the subject is another gross
misStdiement Of the message.
There are Two modes OF utter
ing an WHtrUtk - Let US
see If, in this poiat. Mr.. Polk
IS not justly chargeabIe in one
or bUth modes. Can any man
ever place any confidence in
his message :" - Speech @
Garref DdriS on the message
" Truth and history estab-
llish the fact thai the cause,
the sole cause Of the war was
the armed invasion Of her
MexIcr by our troops-that,
too, in defiance Of law, while
Congress was in session. by
ihe act and deed Of a WsUrPiag
President" "Ibev
my constituents, feel, one
aud all, as | do, a burning H.
.iisnati1n al AtS diSgTdcefuI
.lr lr ia which we are Dlung-
d 4" d" A fearful
et;lbuiinn awaits The author
the President Of this calm
Ity. the wall
" " hat 5 aiement to ema-
nate from the Chief Magis-
lrate ! IN preUe 1t destitute
n any JOEad1tiOH an irafh F"
-Speech Of E. d Culrer, Of
NelC York, an Congress, Jan
20, ls47.
" Every principle Of our
holy religion comes Ia cot flict
with this wal. What, sir,
wilt you talk TO Christians
about sending an army to in
wade a neighbOring nation, 10
shoot down our brethren Of
Mexico upon their own soil
10 storm their Notifications, TO
csnnonade their cities, TO in
VOlve whole families. consist
ing Of all ages and Of both
sexes, in those revolving
Genes Of blood and slaughter
which were witnessed at
Monterey and Tubasco Can
we expect Christians 10 Te-
main silent while reading IN,
dark list Of dGmRing crimes
which have. been cummiiIed
ugOn a weak and distracted
people By III Sc armed rufiInS
and murdereTS who have been
commissioned by this govern
ment TO make war upon OuI
fellow-beings ON the OtheI
side OF the Rio Grade ?
" For their los lhuse who
fell in the battles of the Sth
and 9th Of Mayl he the
Plesidenll is responsible at
he bar Of public sentiment.
Before the people Of this nation,
/ charge him 'ciih MURDER
The impieoatiOns Of those
who were rendered widows,
and those made Orphans, and
Of those who were there ren-
ieIed childless, must in COM
ing time rest on him. And
in the day Of final retributiOn.
he blood Of our slaughtered
uili be required
NJ his hands.
" Against this war, in all
It's firms, | ever have, and
ever shall. put fuTth my hum
bic, but my earnest efforts.
" We shall, In a few days,
be called on 10 provide means
for Carrying on this war, to
authorize The sending Of mole
troops 10 that Mexican GolgO-
tina, aud TO appropriate the
money Of our people TO COM
inue the GRIM rs aud MUIR
DEpS connnnttf.d fhara