Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-04

rights and privileges of my fellow citizens.
Cd. despise tory-a cut-throat-a
hypocrite, and contemn that principle,
whig or democrat, which would in any way
blacken the character of my country, or
shorten any of its religious or political in
stitutions.
Sd. | am opposed to war, and as a
Christian Minister am a strong advocate
for peace and friendly correspondence be-
tween individuals and nations. 1t is my
business to proclaim peace and good will to
all men, and this will do, and not only
but every lover of moral order and civiliza-
ton. These are my sentiments. Now
for the letter in question.
The writer says, 81 am sorry to hear
you was engaged in so bad a cause, us
that Of farraying yourself in a battle a.
gainst unofsnding Mexico" In answer
| would say: | am sorry that we are en-
gagged in war with Mexico, but lsince
Providence has so ordered it,) l arm doubly
sorry to hear such unchristian and anti
republican principles from the lips or pen
ofany man protesting to be whig, or an
American. 1t gives his profession the lie
it lowers his character in the estimation
of every true American, whig or democrat;
and is tainted, profoundly tainted with the
deepest colored toryism!
Again he asks the question: ssDid Mexi-
CO ever do any thing that the United States
have right to complain" Such ques-
ton as this, to come from person profess
ing common sense is absolutely intolerable.
It might do we'll enough in the mouth of
black.hearted Mexican,-but the answer
Read the pages of history for the last
twenty years and you will find that Mexi-
CO stands blackened with the deepest dye
of perfdy, treachery and the basest villa
ny, not only towards the United States, but
towards oil nations with whom they cor
respond. They profess republicanism, but
nre absolutely despots--they profess relig-
ion but carry in their bosoms its opposites
lying, cheating, robbing, and numbering
is their chief employment, and with sell
fishness and barbarity, unprecedented or
unparalleled in the history Of any nation,
from time immemorial they carry misery
and wretchedness upon all ethose within
their power. This cannot be denied.
Again, he says: 'Ifwe listen to Presi-
dent Polk's address; and believe that Mex
leo has been the uggressor. but do we or
ought we to believe all he tells us is right?'
! did not vote for Mr.. Polk--I voted for
Henry Clay, and would do so again. Both
are Shareholders, and both are to blame in
this particular-1 believe both are true
Americans and both deserve the grateful
acknowledgements of their countrymen
Although am no political friend Of MIR.
Polk, yet disdain and despise that con-
temptablc caricature who would unblush-
ingly load the ruler of my country with
any undue and base animadversions. 1t
was my country men put him where he is,
and they are wiser than |. Let the ma.
jority rule, is permanent and just princi-
pie Of Democracy.
1t is my opinion that the present war
could have been avoided, but also believe
that it was not the design of Providence.
Nv reasons for this can be had in the fu-
ture. Blu, to the text.
Our writer impeaches Mr.. Polk with
lying: ''Do we believe all that he says is
right?' amnot prepared to answer this
question as it stands a1firmatively or mega.
lively, but am prepared to say, fearless
Of successful contradiction, that so far as
he has portrayed the character and dispo-
sition of the Mexicans'in his message, it is
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
TRUTH and therefore worthy the confidence
of every lover Of truth.
But what claps the climax Of black
hearted and foul-mouthed tory ism and pro-
found ignorance combined together, is the
following: ''If were in Mexico, and were
to fight at all, l should .fgM for The Meri,
cans, because they have God on their
side" III! Good Heavens! is this the
language of an American? Is this the
sentiment Of son Of Columbia's soil r.? Is
the principle that burns in the bosom of
one around whom the s'American Eagle"
has thrown her peaceful, fostering wings?
Is this the gratitude that kind and gener-
Gus government receives, after granting
and giving US the sacred rights and priyil-
eyes which we enjoy. Oh! can it be pos
sible that there dwells heart on Ameri-
can soil, so black, so degraded, and SO in
veterate and malicious as to breath SEN
timent so repugnant to honor,-a senti.
ment which would darken and disgrace
the darkest and most barbarous mind, that
fingers in all the degradation of an sun.
broken darkness of intellect Am too
strong in language-:oo deep in color?
Excuse the warmth, and blame me not, for
| feel the fires of patriotism, which were
onkindled in the hearts Of the heroes of
'76. | have relations, whose lives were
spent and blood was split upon the field of
contest, for the liberties which enjoy, and
when such cold.blooded toryis.n CRATES
upon the ears Of true republicans, let them
raise their voices and pens and expose such
Hottentotic miscreants in every street of
every city, town and village, from Maine
to Louisiana; nay, let such degraded vii
hans receive the just contempt Of every na-
tion, kingdom, and empire upon the face of
the globe. Let their shame be waited on
every breeze-proclaimed on every sshouse
top" and let them become hiss and bye
word of every Jew and Gentle, Greek and
Turk, Christian and InfdeI; let night
winds mourn over their hoplessness and
despair; let every star that gilds the arched
canopy of heaven mock at his shame and
blush at his filth and degradation; let every
christian and well wisher of society, pray