The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-02-19
THE MEXICAN WAR.

Delivered in the House of Representatives.,
December 2s, lS46. on the Resolutions to
refer the Presidents Message to the dp-
propriate Standing Committees.
CONTINUED
Since The commencement of this debafe
sir, have been looking, cursprily, into our
American Archives: and what scenes Of ini.
quity are there unfolded The limits al.
lowed me in this discussion will permit nc
10 notice but few Of them. In June, l176,
1 find that one Abram Cayler was tried and
condemned at Albany, in the State of New
York, as revolutionary tory. The follow
ing was the charge brought against him: He
is proved to have said, "lftwelye or fouiteen
of the rlngleaders out of the iewn Of Albany
were hanged, matters, would not be carried
on as -tfey now are, TO deprive The people OF
their justGghts by their arbitrary proceedings;
that he was friend to the Constitution Of
Great Britain, and the good order Of govern
menl; and that England never meant to dis
iress America; that zee brougMthe ,oar upon
omsclres; that the Americans we're acting
in open rebellion; that many OF the Congress
had sinister views, and meant only to make
their fortunes" And further, that Z" he has,
by urtful and insinuating speeches, endeavor-
ed 10 depreciate the continental currency"
&c. Z" 1t would be needless" say the pro-
ceedings, "to enumerate the many scan
dalous speeches he has made use of ogainss
his bleeding conntry, as further confirm
alton, in our opinion, of his unfrendly be-
havior." Aa9 2t
One Andrsw Patchin, was on trial at the
same period. at was proved that said Pat
chen damncdthe Congress for declaring par,
and used towards them very abusive Ian.
guage; and il those present "a large nun.
ber) should agree with him, he would resist
and oppose Congress, and all military Off
GERS and others holding commissions under
The Congress. He particularly abused Col
onel William Floyd; said the depiI ,psuld get
him, for he oould go to hell for ,shat he had
done and SO would Captain Nathan Rose
and Lieutenant William Baker; and he per-
suaded all present to agree 10 go to no more
trainings, saying that he nor any Of his should
de SO; closing by the remark, that all who
did not agree with him were 'Worse than
iafdels.''
Such was the course ofsome Of ouI revolt
uiionary Federalists, who gave "aid and
comfort to the enemy" and they called
those who thus behaved, J" Tories" but at
this late day, the same kind of language is
used towarus our bleeding country, and those
who use it call themselves g Whigs"!!
They once, and recently, had another cog
nomen, with which we are all familiar, which
they set forth as emblematlc Of their prin-
ciples, "that same old coen." have, said
Mr.. SAWYER, some knowledge of this
animal. His habits are peculiar. To avoid
IFS pursucrs, by breaking the trail, it would
run up tree, and, climbing TO the extremity
Of the outmost branches, would drop thencs
upon the ground; or, if The free leaned
against or touched another tree, il would
run down that. AT other times II would
throw itself into stream, and continue its
progress in the water for great distance, SO
that its track should be hidden, and nothing
left by which its course could be traced
Just such had been the course of the Whig
party. At one time they called themselves
g Federal Republicans" bnt they dropped
that to avoid being tracked; then they diyed
down and took the water, and came out
"AmericaR System" men: but theirpursuers
were still at their heels tracing out the ident-
ity of the party from name to name. Al
last, after long break, they were once more
seen as Whigsj" and then the Democratic
party were obliged to resort TO facts TO prove
lha, it was still the same crittur." Now,
his colleague [Mr. GIDcINesl told the nation
in his speech, that all the precious blood
split in Mexico would be fonad on the Pre-
sident's skirts, and he threatened him with
judgment beyond the limits of time; his
only wonder had been that the pulpi, had
not taken more conspicuous stand against
the war. And, as the best possible proof Of
the deep-roeted Federal principles of one Of
my honored colleagues, [M.. G1DDISes,l
here make liberal extract or two from his
late speech upon this floor. Here is the
bold charge he unscrupulously levels against
the President Of the United States. | almost
tremble in my shoes for the poor, defence
less victim Of attack. If he really survives;
under the guns of such battery, he will in
deed be bulet-proof against one Of the dead
liest fires that ever raked an enemy.
"But, sir, this is an Erecutiue rar. II
was commenced by his orders. He direct
ed our army 10 leave Corpus Christi TO
enter the Mexican settlements, and to. take
a position upon the Rio Grande,' without
advising with Congress. II was under his
orders that the battles Of sPalo Alto end
Rasaca de la Palma were fought. The
lamened Ringgold, and those who fell with
him in those sanguinary conflicts, together
with those who bled at Forl Brown, were
victims to his unhallowed ambition. For