Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-03-25

1.-The people of this country have sense enough to
distinguish between the late war with Great Britain,
and the one in progress. In 1912, we fought to
Tepel an invading foe from our shores-now we are
called on to conquer and dlsmember sister republic
The rst war sustained and Justly too by the heart
OF the whole people with the exception of such men
james Buchanan and others of the modern democra-
cyl while this is detested at heart by thousands of
Ell parties who have not yet avowed it. Since it
has been proclaimed that this is to be war of con-
quest, people, who heretofore regarded it in differ
ent light, have Just commenced thinking for them
selves. No denunciation such as treason and trail
tors" will prevent an expression of opinion. Those
most in the habit of resorting such denunciatons
are the most likely, on the first occasion which may
present ITSELF to be themselves guilty of treason
0E1-The above is beautiful specimen of the rare
acumen, historical knowledge, and political honesty
of the bellows-blower of the State Journal
What an exalted estimate must the writer place upon
the intelligence of the people, if he really supposes
them to be so ignorant of the political history of the
war Of 1912, to know well that his statements
are the very of truth We should consider
ourselves guilty of folly almost equal to his own to
submit evidence to show ttat so far from supporting
the war of 1872, the then federal, but now SELF
styled wing party, opposed it with as much or more
bitterness than they now oppose the Mexican war;
The fact of their opposon-their ''moral treason"
as the National Inelligencer, then the organ of the
Democratic administration-called it, is written in
the history of the country, and forms the few dis
graceful pages contained in that history. This is
well known to every man of common intelligence.
and was witnessed by many man now living The
Journal itself confeSses as much by naming Mr. b.
chanan as one Of the opponents of the war of 1872
He was then federalist whig al least we sup
pose 1t true, that he nomnaly belonged to that party
at that time. But it is false that he opposed that
war; on the contrary, he supported it both by
head and hands; and it was the "moral treason
of the federal party, and their taking sides with
the British, that taught him he was on the
wrong side, and impelled him to leave the federal
and JOIN the democratic republican party Let the
Journal specify act of Buchanan's adverse to the
prosecution of the war against Great Britain if it
can. We challenge and defy it to do so. When it
can do that and when it show that because of il
ne Is sustained by the democratic party as the wings
sustain Daniel Webster. who not only opposed the
war bot voted against every bill in Congress for the
pay OF the soldiers and seamen who were fighting
the battles of the country,-or they sustain John
Davis, who editor of the s'Worcester Spy.~ in
Massachusetts, denounced the government then. lust
as the Journal and other federal wing papers denounce
1t now,-then we will admit that one democrat can no
named who, the Journal asserts, opposed that
just war. Or when it can show that single one
OF the States which then refused their quotas of men
to fill the ranks of our impoverished and bleeding ar
my or that single one of them which projected.
and appointed delegates to, the infamous sHartford
Convention" which was designed to give an orert
character to their ''moral reason,"-when the Jour-
nal can show that single of those States was not
under federaDhig control in every branch of their
several governments, then will admit that there is
shadoD Of truth and propriety in the otherwise ut
terly false assertions which it makes.
As to the talk of the Journal about preventing an
expression of opinion we know of none who wish
to do It, except it be the federal wing and ultra sla
very Senator's. No true democrat, much as he may
regret the 'moral treason of portion of the whigs
can desire to restrain them from free expression of
1t An open enemy is not so bad as secret, treach-
erous foe. The former be prepared for and held
responsible for his sayings and doings and the effects
of them. This is all propose to do in relation to
those who support and defend Mexico, and condemn
and assail their country. They have not an en-
eusiUs right to the freedom of opinion or it's express
sion; and if they act like s'moral traitors" they
must expect to be told so plainly, from us if from
none else.
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