Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-02
Wing text with Democratic Commenta

Uui6 OAt WIN OOtuuNiduO OUulhlNiltE
TExT.-"Of the commissioned officers
who have fallen in this war with Mexico,
more than two thirds were Whigs while
nearly every prominent Wing Statesman
has sent son as volunteer in the army :.
Where is the Loco Foco in high places who
has sent relative there except to superin.
tsnd the commissafy department, Or make
money out of army contractsl"-.Norih
.American.
COMMENTS The above is fair sample
Of the gull trap assertions by which the
federal presses seek to offset their own dis.
graceful opposition to the war. We will
not insult the people by the belief that they
can have the slightest effect. 1t is notori-
Gus that the great body Of the volunteers
from this country, and State, were Demo.
crats. OF the officers Of the different
companies there pas scarcely member Of
The opposition party! The names Of SMALL,
ScoTT, HILL, MoREHEAD, BINDER, You've,
&c, (all Of PHILADELPHIA show how true
this is: while the names Of ROBER rs,
gGE.aRY, BOWMAN, BRLNDLE,
BLACK, and BEA UJNONI,, prove that
the same is correct with reference to the
troops from the interior. The writer of
this article had occasion to see and con.
verse with many Of our soldiers in the two
FIRST regiments before their departure, and
never met one who did not approve Of the
war, and, and take the democratic side of
the question. Indeed it is we'll known that
nothing elected the applause Of the volun.
seers more successfully than the argument
which defended and supported the President,
and encouraged vigorous prosecution of
the war. The privates were no less demo-
cratic than the officers.
OF the officers from other States, enough
Is known to explode completely the calumny
Of the North american. Those gallant
democrats, MORGAN and WELLER,
of Ohio, JEFFERSONDA DAVIS, Of Mis-
sissippi, REUBEN DA TIS, of Alabama,
DIX, of New York, HUlMPHRE Y
MASHALL, of ofKentucky, PLLLOW, of
Tennessee, SHIELDS, Of Illinois, and
LANE Of Indiana, without referring to
hundreds Of others who have proved them.
selves to be gallant soldiers, are sufficient
to show how the great popular party is I
represented in the field Of war. Such SOL
diers as General BUTLER, of Kentucky,
whose daring charge at Monterey will
never be forgotten; Gen. PATTERSON, 4
Of Pennsylvania, whose first effort before =
Vera Cruz was the effort of Victory; Gen.
QUITMA.N, Of Mississippi, who behaved ,
20 splendidly before Monterey, are surely
not any less deserving Of credit because
they do not belong to party which opposes
the war. Of the gallant dead, the memory
OF the brilliant H.aMER, and the intrepid
YELL, and the numbers who died in the
field Of battle, will be cherished while ever
a heart beats responsive to the call Of coun-
try. How many Of these have been sssent'
TO Mexico, or how many went there volun-
tarily, we are not just now political enough
to enquire. But we count over the names
Of many who are attached closely to promi-
nent Democrats, and who are perhaps at
this moment engaged in deadly conflict in
a foreign land.
It betrays the want of skill, or else it
betrays the desperation of the opposition, 10
make an issue like this. Does not reason
point conclusively to the fact that it is not
to be expected that party, the leaders of
which are constantly assailing and inter-
rupting the war, and constantly "aiding and
comforting" the foe, should contribute as
generously to such a war, as those who
have approved of it, and who regard it to
be necessary to the maintenance Of the
nations rights3 Under any circumstances,
this is an issue which can never be decided
save to the discontinue ofthe Federalists.
-PA;ladelphia Pennsylranian.