The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-02
THE UNION.

did you first hear anything to the contrary of all this 1t
was when Congress about to assemble Mr. Webster
came down from the north like a roaring lion, crying
mpeach the President" for involving our country in
war; Ihe wing members from Tennessee responding too
readily TO Mr.; Websters sentiment, cried out, This
is James X. Folks war; and my competitor re-
spending too readily to them boldly cries out this very
canvass, "This is James X. Folks war, waged by him
TO gorify his administration -" an unnecessary war,
brought about by an unconstitutional order of the Presi
dent marching the army to the Rio Grande" Srs, this
sudden questioning OF the JUSTICE the necessity and pro-
priey OF this war, is the work of wing politicians in
Congressnot OF the wing party of the country general
y. No, God forbid But the work of the wing politi-
clans of the last Congress They the old Issues one
by evaporaling before them The bank was dead
distribution dead the protective tariff of 1912
dead; and nothing seemed to be left to them but nee
party with and elements to compose IT..
firmly and conscientlously believe that such scheme
formed at Washington and is now in the process of
contamination in the United States. Will Tennessee
now unite IN the formation OF any such antlw war party
Wl either wings or democrats go into such arrange
ment' You belong to no such party now You have
escaped from such vortex yet Will my country
men ever go into 1t, by uniting with those who denounce
this unjust and unnecessary, OF agrees
sion on weak, helpless, and innocent nation! APP
peal TO the glory Of the pasto the honor of the present.
and to all the proud hopes OF the future, to prevent IT,
And why should you unite with those who declare
this war 10 be James k. Folks war; Did James X Polk
declare IT No, he did not; you know he did not He
advised IT. and Congress declared it. So James Madison
advised the war OF 1912, and Congress declared it. Then
was called James Aladsons war by the bue-ight fede
raliSts OF tne nOn now IL Is called James N. FOLK 5
war Why not call it Mr. Ewing's war, MIR. Gentrys,
Mr. Crozier's, or Mr.. Cookies, or Mr. Milton Browns
war; They all voted for it, and declared on the face of
the bill that brought about by the act of Mexico
Now, my competitor will have it TO be James X. Polk
war; brought about not by any wrongful act of Mexico,
but by the unconstitutional order of the President Not
by any wrongful act of Mexico Gracious God look at
this very INVASION II was TO re-ensave brave and gal
liant people who had achieved their independence by
years OF blood and suffering They had achieved it by the
acknowledgment of nearly all the civilized nations of the
earl--theV had achieved hV The solemn of
country admitting them into glorious Union-they
had achieved it, and the flag of our country proudly
waved over them Tor their safety and protection 10 In
wade such people, for the purpose OF reensavng them,
was the greatest outrage recorded in the annals Of crime
and OF blood Not TO have resisted and prevented the foul
deed would have dsgraced and dshonored this proud
republic forever. You did resist and the uniform
cess OF your arms furnishes proof that justice and Heaven
are your side You did resist; and the noble men
who proudly bore your banners Monterey Vera Cruz,
and Cerro Gordo are now at home in your midst. How
did you greet them on their retuln? How did the old
man, leaning on his staff, hobblng his way down to the
river bank to receive his son-how did he receive him ,
Did he say to him, ''Wecome back, my son, welcome
back; ; but would to God you had never gone have
lately learned from our members of Congress, from
that you have been fighting in the of James K Polk
against weak and innocent nation; and fear that all
the blood you have shed will some day cry like Abes,
greeting ths' II he did, that son had rather have
died the boodiest field of Mexico, than to have heard
such rebuke from the lips of one whom he SO
such sautaton. You kindled bonfres and illumina;,
ted all your dwellings on their return Honor and
d d Wa hat g nUe eo na Ss
feather from the war plume, OF the soldier. by telling
him that all his tolls, and labors, and suerngs, had
BEEN not to serve his country but only to gorty the add
and gallant soldier who has not and will return
He fought hard and noby in the battle-at last he is
form stretched upon the earth, the glaze of death is
coming his balls the last death gurg
ling in his throat he is dying in foreign land, far from
home, and kindred. and friends What is it that sup
ports him in this last struggles What but the hope
of heaven and the consolation of dying in just cause
Oh would not make speech in Congress, anywhere
else that might rob him of that hope and consolation,
shake his confidence in the cause for which he was
dying, for all this world could give take from me.
No, no. let him die with the confidence of that gallant
volunteer from Illinois He was stretched OH the earth,
stricken down by the enemys ballshe nearly gone,
but his hand yet cenched the rusty sword with which
he had fought so long and so vaianty. One OF his
ed him his sword, and said: Take it, my fnend it can
be of service to me now-take it, and tell our
brave comrades to fight on, fight on, our cause
they were written in letters of gold on every glo-
rious banner that has been unfurled in this war
Tennessee is even now making arrangements TO- erect
a monument to the gallant dead who have fallen in
battle in this You will (sad he) the massy
column, with Its lofty summit towering to the skies;
Martin, EweIl, and Kirkpatrick, and all the rest but
with what honorable memorial of their glorious deeds
very distinguished member of Congress from Ten.
nessee comes forward with has inscription "Ded at
Monterey, in war OF conquest and plumber" Other
members from this State propose about the same thing.
And last of all comes my competitor with his inscription.
What is it, "Ded at Monterey (or Buena vista,) in
the year si7 in unnecessary WARM James X Folks
war, waged by him to glorify his administration On
(sad Gov. Brown monument with such an inscrip-
ton never stand The earth will heave up her bo-
som, and by mighty earthquake will level 1t to the
ground the lightning of heaven will descend and
blast its towering column and shiver the MASSEY rocks
that compose it. No. no; let me give you memorial
worthy the noble deeds of these gallant dead
''iIow sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
BY all their couutry's wishes blest;
Here honor comes, pilgrim gray,
To bless the sod that wraps their clay;
And Freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell weeping hermit here"
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DS- Festival, by tho Indies OF the ST. Pnurs Luz
theran Church. will be given the Odd Fellows Hail. in
Washington city, the evening OF Monday next July 9th
half O'Clock which occasion refreshments OF all
kinds will be served ciho additional charge, to persons
holding tickets The price oil tickets is fifty cents and they
had Dr. Schwartze's drug store and at the UNI
ted States Hotel Penn. The proceeds TO be APP