The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-10-08
BY THE ACTS OF WHOM THE WAR
EXISTS!

If we can believe any thing the American
people say, then must we believe that the wa
exists 'by the act of the Republic of Mexico
and not by any act of our people. For mo-
ment, examine, read carefully, the War Bill
passed by the people of America, May 13,
1916, and say, is it true that this war on our
part is unholy and damnable?' The United
States Senate and Congress must have lied,
or the war on our part was unavoidable
When you examine this bill, think of the vote
of Corwn upon the same, and the sentiments
he afterwards proclaimed. He voted for the
bill as it is, without any alteration, fifty thou
sand men and ten millions of dollars, for the
purpose of enabling the Government of the
United States to prosecute the war to speedy
and successful termination.' This done, Cor
win afterwards delivered a speech in the
United States Senate, from which this ex.
tract is taken:
"The brutal passions of our soldiers can
never be restrained by any commander
Neither helpless infancy decrepit old age,
nor female loyehness can arrest them in the
qualification of their brutal passions"
Now to show the flowry path Corwin has
tiken, and the one his followers mus. take,
we present the bill tor which he voted. Here
1t is:
"WAR BILL.
an .4CT propiding far The prosecution IF
The casting scar beiween The Uniied Sfaies
and The Republic Of .Neaico
Whereas by the act of the Republic of
Mcxico,a state of war exists between that
Government and the United States:
BE il enacted by The Senate aud House of
Represent ttices Of The Uniied States Of
america IN Congress assembled, That for
the purpose of enabling the Government of
the United States to prosecute said war to
speedy and successful termination, the Pres
ident be, and he is hereby, authorized 20 en-
ploy the militia, naval and military forces of
the United States, and to call for and accept
the services of any number Of volunteers, not
exceeding fifty thousand, who may offer their
services, either as cavalry, artillery, or rifle
men, to serve twelve months after they shall
have arrived at the place of rendezvous, or to
the end of the war, unless sooner discharged,
according to the time for which they shall
have been mustered into service; and that
the sum of ten millions of dollars out of any
money in the Treasury, or to come into the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, be, and
the same is hereby appropriated, for the pur-
pose of carrying the provisions of this act
into effect"
(Ol! consistency! how precious! After his
Corwin's) vote in favor of the war Bill de-
caring the war to exist by act of Mexlco,'
he then came out and said the President in
wolves you in war without your CONSENT
The adoption of the above bill, for which bill
Corwin voted, was necessary before the Pres
ldent could prosecute the war. But this trail
tor Hull like, after he voted $4,000 men and
SlO,000,0C0, 10 prosecute the war, and got
the men into the heart of the enemies couu-
try, calls upon the President to call home
your army; will feed and cloth it no longer
Why did not the tory give vent to his feelings
and say, surrender up to Mexico, the murder
ers, robbers and assassans.' From the whole
tenor of his speech, the defeat of the Ameri-
can army appears to be his greatest DESIRE
! We have remarked that Corwin's senti-
ments were full of toryism; and that the men
who advocate them we're tories; and that
those who voted for Corwn, countenanced
torylssn by their votes. Such is the fact for
certainly if we know mans sentiments and
vote for him we also vote for his sentiments.
Well here is another extract from Corwns
speech full toryism and strongly tinctured
with sarcasm and cuts at our volunteers:
"What now! Why, the mothers of Amer
lea are asked to send others of their sons to
blow out tho brains Of Mexicans because
they refuse to pay the price of the lirst who
! fell there lighting for glory"