The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-03-18
J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.

IN "Heu we heard OF such Scntipc nts teyoI,d tb
ocean. The despOtic doctrine conterded Eor
u III Tue message is, that i al unjust war be
~ "aseo' inc people must take cue Of tLrce
,o norns 4aey must be silent, as to its justice.
- VI eulty OF lalsehood by calling it by wrong
= - h Unbranded with treason" il they cal
= ~ ny rlght ore. Do gcat!cmen u,ean n
e say That there is no such thing as IN nn;,st
- war 10 they mean to charge, that to rs;I
" a war winch as unjust by its right name, ia n.
y Let me give them n case s,r,,o.n ~.
L Folk had desired to promote p,., rioSe MT
- tween some branch of lis family and tLpt ~
me Governor of Canada The pro{fcred NM
4 tals are declined. Mr. Polk is Offended .IoI-.
slders himself insultcd and as comrnnIsne
IN chiet OF the army, he orders six rceimo1l+
., infantry to the city of Toronto, in Unner
o 0ahaGa they invest it, plant their cannon.
G%t on the supplies; they are ordered Of Iv
0anaalan authorities; they refuse a folk
:; anSug gy a war follows; Congress recognises
Just? If unjust would the reople he o,; It,-
OF treason, Of "giving aid and comfort T.
they represented it unjust and unnrressa'
Ty Out upon such an autocratic doctr;r.
IRON the pen of the Chief Magistrate. fev-
cry sentiment or ayowa! which technically ron
give aid and comfort to the enemy" is tpoa.
son. moral or political, then sir, erra;r,,
James X: Polk as guilty Of that crime. ToT
aver, nothing has given more aid and CONT,
TO Mexico than this jesuitical MESSAGE On
"hlch am now commenting. Every intell;-,
gem mexican, on its perusal, will feel l;q
i cause stronger and ours weaker. lie will put
1,S, niger on the place and say, "There Mr.
ok disguised the truth; here he told b,lk
T 1'"a me case there he gave false coolina."
r aciny peheVe, Mr. Chairman, have twenty
quaker women in my district that could over
turn these positions, and expose The sonb;s.
,[ies IN this message. On the sth day Of Nav
lo44 ,Co. Benton in the Senate decaredtlat
he taxing OF the valley of the Rio Grand
wen oy treaty with Texas, would lie an "act of
3S,rAhALLELED aggression against Mexico"
pCGisPoilinS her OF parts of four of her states"
v ell SIT, IN May, 1916, Mr. Polk, not nvcn
treaty. but by an armed force. seizes tle
erntory, and drives Mexico from it. Nov Il
0Gne' and what has MIR Benton to saw? IF
: declares 1t right, he fslsi6es lis former 70
uohSi IL he repeats what he said betore.tien
su. represents this war UNJUST and mir
OK peing judge is guilty of moral treason.
e'1, VI eid and comfort" 10 Mexico. leave
Il, IL = - resident and his newly converted defend
h'aSs thls war on its merits, rceardIcss alike
qemagogue cries and Executive menacee
IN dong SO, Mr. Chairman, I call tho ottnn.
IN OF the House, of the country to tbe ;ss,I.
cal attempt Of the President and Tia nsrt;.
rs en- this floor 10 change tie issue TO hide
true point in dispute. lie labo-s thrcuob
II MS message and 80 do his defenders here
d1es his organ in this city; 80 do his col
Gu press IN the cotntiy, 10 make tie neo.
anu me world believe We have gore to
+ ;n WIN n5e2ico teco.Se SIZE wW mol pay US
aHde"FH''cS dHe A more reckless ground
one more at variance with historya nd
H. was never assumed Ills purpose
3ut first. let me devote mon,cnt to tb;,
Stion OF Mexican spoliotions. In 1890 ~
Guided a conventional arranoement 9,,;.I
by which our claims were to he rro,ed
hQuidated. That arrangement expired h~
own iinitations,in February, 1s42.tLc ;o;nt
'nlsslon having found due US s2,C26oGo,
5 amount vas 10 be paid in twenty ouate,.
instruments. a new preliminary treaty
mace by our Minister, (Na!dv Tho ~
, III 1643,ior the final hearing ard n,I;,,st-
IL Vi ar the remaining claims hut chr
are "a. refused TO rstity that treaty ,uniess Tie
p o.. were removed tiom Mexico to
s'IIhs'on; 1t thus ttll through. IL tie
h''Me Mexico paid rs five Of the twenty
''Mehfs' one-tourh of tie entire award
gi1ns It Gown to July, 1874 Mr. rolk
e since All, sir, 'Whv did ros ' ,b f,'o ,,' 10
lie message tell the world the occgsio ny "
stopping just then? Way not p;yn the
On MeNieo assigned for withho.dino fur
payments? Why not di,ulee tie tact
Sue had Mca learned that in April Dre-
), az " ashlngton, treaty had Leen s;cn-
John Tyler and the President of Tey.
'b5lng her lin the language of Mr. Rem
o. parts OF four OF her large states"
en"'lng on her" an act OF unparalleled
5sSlon Was it not time fer l.er to stop
ntlulFe what 1t all means. pass over
'ner grievances, real or imaginary.
otlihg OF her having witnessed fer the
n'Ne years the people Of the United
s rushing to the standard of her royolta1
nee; Of the thousands of monev ~
aIAes OF men sent TO the conflict acainst
come to that treaty. It was ;ncnr
Mt Tor Mr. Polk to tell any Of these facts
set forth any of these palliations III
ut the world, that posterity, would new
DIV Inc FACTS only as he chose to spread
press this point in its broadest fern.
oou cause OF war that a nation or etate
Is 10 pay her debts PUT it to Won
Irklng democrats from the west. YOU
he hon-paying states you from Illinois,
Il' Arkansas, Elorda,and Texas YOU.
protested state bonds are hawkcd about
rkets at runous shave -? | put it to
ar hawks from Mississippi, whose dem
ratio Governor repudiated seven mil
your state debt ut one batch, sim
mes beyond what Mexico is proved I'd
we'd us. :"
Roberts, of Mississippi,hore intcrrunt-
Culver, and said it was false. that tbo
ID not repudiated1
). proceeded. "Not repudioted" sirl
Gentleman serious / have the moe.