The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-12-31
BY w. T. GILES
Capt. Reeds Speech--.Another Wither-
ing Rebuke of the Reasonable Course
n of Nvaricnn w hiys in the Un,t ted states.

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! There is aaother question atgthis time
agitating the country, and upon which ]
attn sorry to say yAthere is, also, aFdivis,on
OF parties, You anticipate me! allude
to the existing W warybetwee ourselves aud
the neighboring Republic of Mexico. II
is mainly in relation TO this war, the jus
tice and necessity ofits origin, the policy
aud tendencies Of its prosecution, that |
find my self so widely differing from the
whig party as to render separation be-
tween us necessary. And not only In re-
gard to the origin of the war--and once
commenced objects of its presecu.
tion with view to future results, is there
difference of principle between us
wholly irreconc liable; but this difference
has been Increased and the breach widen
ed ten fold, by tie opposition that the
government has had to meet, at every
turn, to its prosecution, from the leading
journals and many Of the principal meo
Of The whig party. 50 far as concerns the
differences Of opinion among men In rela-
tion TO the commencement Of this war,
am ready to denouoce no man, because
this is a legitimate subject for an honest
difference ofopinon.
But the opposition made to its prosecu-~
tion, now that the country is involved in
il, is a different matter, of which every
patriot has right to complain.
am as far from believing as lwould be
from saying that the mass of the whig
party--especially in the west--intend 10
take part in this war against their own
government, and virtually support the
cause Of the enemy.
Yet, by their leading journals and many
OF their principal men, they are made to
do it in fact, if not in Intentions; for by
recognizing many Of those who hold them
selves out as expounders of their party
doctrines, the sanction Of the whole party
array is given to the most factiuos pro-
ceedings. | believe there are m,ny wings
who will condemn the course Of the Arch
Traitor Of Ohio, Thomas Corwin, aRd his
satellites, Bebb, Scbenck, &c. Men
whose cheeks o,lld mantle with shame 10
think them OF American birth. Yet willis
their hearts revolt at the treason, instead
Of scouting the traitors frum their party
and consig gning them over to the lhtam!
they have won-if they do not turn apollo
gists for them themselves, they at leas
~ Al, h, 4 Il INN
them not only in membership, but th'
leadership Of their party.
iad i, Incompatible with my netion'
of the respect an American owes hlmsel
or the duties he owes his country, to bs
one Of any party which recognizes among
its lead ers, men holding snch sentiment
as those avowed by Thos. Corwin, ofOhio
or Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts,, o
which selects as the favorite organ for.the
promugation Of its opinions and view
sucb journal as the National lnteligen
cerat Washington, whose editor, an Eng
lishman by birth, is as much one in feel
ing, and is eyinced SO 10 be by every ar
tiele which appe ars in his columns upon {
matter Of controversy between our owr
aud his nation, as the man who occupe
the directorial chair Of the London Times
Whilst, gentlemen, am one of thos,
part Of our Government, the Justice an'
necessity Of the present war, am ye. ais
one who thinks the only suitable time fl
a anation to canvass the proprety OF wa
is before its commencement and after III
conclGsien--that when the country is ono
involved in il, right or wrong, II is th
part of every good patriot to lend all hi
efforts 10 vigorous prosecution aud al
honorable termination of il.
The evil effects of the faotious opposi
tion TO this war in postponing its conclu
sion, have not been exaggera aed. Thos'
speakers and newspapers among us VIII
have adopted The cause ofthe enemy, hav,
found circulation in Mexico worthy o
the zeal with whichthey have plead he
cause; and il is their infuence-ten.f .folt
greater than all others together-,ha
keeps alive and united the opposition II
as in that country. The President i
charged with want of vigilance and fore
sight in not preventing the admission o
Santa Anna into the territory of Mexico
4 ifhe could have organized police to hav,
prevented the admission or circulation II
that country OF q certain class Of publica
ton denunciatory of the course of thei
own government, aud in praise of that o
her enemy, then he would have succeede.
in battling really dangerous evil, for i,
was one without whose alliance the pro.
!. nunciamentes of The Dictator would have
been frIuitIess.