Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-11-23
The "True Demseratn and The War.

De edIlylng 10 our reaaers: 90
= "What is the American nation SO
far lost to every principle of honor, right
and humanity, as to raYage, pillage. and
devastate, the fairest portion Of this fair
earth, and grind into powder, by the iron
heel of war, poor, weak and riven race,
merely to show the world, we possess
physical couragel
ave boast Of being a model Republic.
But what are the lessons we are teaching,
if such are the objects of this unnatural
warfare 7 Such us Nero or Napoleon
might inculcate. Shall we, who boast of
our free institutions, compel sister re-
public to feel all The horrors Of a deso!a.
ting war, because she will not surrender
her free territory to the sway OF accursed
slavery! Answer, ye craven, cringing,
slaves of party, who dare not speak your
honest sentiments for fear of the lash OF
the guolitine. Say, ye dough, faced De-
mocracy ofthe North, will We sustain a
war for the extension ofthat blighting and
damning curse over territory now free
Ye have oiten knelt at the shrine of the
slave power, and licked the rod by which
ye have been scourged; But are We so
soulless--so pri5eless-sO wanting in
patriotism as 10 DO such mental service
again Need we asks this Pepnsylva.
MIA has already Frustrated herself at the
foot of slavery, and Buchanan has sold her
bodily 10 the south."
We have heretofore referred to the
course which the ''Trne Democrat" has
taken in regard TO the war in which this
country is now engaged. tits truly hu
initiating to every true American TO wit.
ness such appeals OF sympathy in behalf
of our enemies. The editor ofthat paper,
whenever he refers to the war is sure to
launch out in something similar to the
above extract. Such an unpatriotic and
anti American course, as has been pur-
sued by the True Democrat, we are con-
fident will not meet the appreciation of a
large portion ofthe party, of which it pro
fesses TO be an organ. We cannot rec
olIect single instance, in which any
American journal has displayed so much
sympathy for TIE Mexicans, and attempted
to vlllIty aud disgrace lis country in the
eyes CT the weird, like the spirit which has
been evinced through the columns of this
Mexican organ. Has the editor no pride
OF country ? Is he lost TO all sense ofduty
as an American citizen? If so, let him
lee to tie assistance OF those whose fate
he so much deplores. Notwithstanding
tie is doing all he can here to render them
assistance and to encourage them in the
heartless murders of our country men, his
reak means will avail them nothing il
he wishes 10 assist to defend the ''free
territory" of "sister Republic" from the
"aggressions" Of this country, he must
adopt more efectual means than he has.
If the Mexicans are such great sufferers,
and the war is un, Just and infamous as he
represents it to be. why does he not take
up arms and join them, and at least show
himselfa brace man. He,surely, attempts,
with more sinister intent, 10 perpetra.e
fully as great an injury TO his country's
cause in moral point of view. After
displaying the sentiments that he has,
can he aequit himself of moral treason be.
fore any upright and honest-minded free.
man of this republic.
The opposition orators and presses.
have been the main obstacles to the ter.
mnation ofthe war, in just and honor.
able treaty of peace. Sore of the lead.
ing organs Of the wing party, by denoun
cling the war ever since its commence.
ment, as waged for nnhoIy purposes, have
stirred up the Mexicans 20 blind resistance.
amidst defeat and discontinue at every
point, and caused them to believe that the
triumph of the wings here, would change
the policy Of our government towards
them, and would lead to a withdrawal Of
our brave army, in shame from the thea.
tire OF its past successes and triumphs. Il
is, therefore, the party which has styled
itself the 'peace party" which has done
everything to prolong the war. Let this
same "peace party" be justly chars ed
with the blood of our soldiers who have
been murdered by the savage gueriIlas,
in utter violation of all the laws of civil.
zed nations. On the heads of those who
sympathize for the enemy, rests the fear.
full responsibility of prolonging the war,
and The blood, not only Of the Mexicans,
but of their owl countrymen.
" The True Democrat" requested