Washington telegraph., 1847-12-15


that no earthly consideration would hayt
ever tempted or provoked me 10 vote lur a
bill with papable lalsrhood stamped on
It's lace. Almost ilalizing truth, II, do
never never could have voted far that bin.
The rAceplionah'e conduct uI the Fad
eral parly. during The last British war. has
rke''ed an influence in the prosecution ei
The PRESENT war, and prevented just dis.
Ell ninailea between the two wars. Th Il
was var of NNinnal defence. required
lir the sindealloi oi the National rights
aud hnnor, aud d'sland'd hy the indigna II
suioe al the Pr"pf. President Madison
himself, know. hi first. reluctantly nnd
wl'h effat doubt .aui hesitation, brought
himself Ia the conlieiian that i ought 10
l'r declared A lading, aud perhaps the
most influential tiemief OF his Cabinet.
dr, Gailaiin,l Wis up Ia the time ui lis
declaration, oppaed la II. Bll nothing
could Withstand he irresistible force ot
public sentiment. II was jl,l war; aud
lis grcal nhlecl, 4 announced al the lime,
was "ffee Ta4 and Sailors Rights"
against the inlolcfble aud oppressive acts
ol British power q the ocean. The jas.
iire Of The war, . ifam being denied or
eon'rorefled, wafaimillrd hy ihe Federal
parry, wtirh onl Questioned it an eon.id
rralIons OF policy, Being deliberately aud
eunslilalionallY eelared. il wa, | think,
their duty 10 hayeHten to il tkrif hearty
ca operation. Bg the mass ol Them did
noL They eonlifef Ia oppose aud lhwar
II, 10 discourage aus aud rnisimpuis. io
deny The power u = Grnrri Gorefnnrm
10 march the mlI bsiund our iimiis, and
Ia hold llargld Convention. which,
whatever we're ltsal ohlrcls, hafe the as
peel ol seeking ieis.o.uliou ol the Union
usrlL They 10. ail u, " lost. The pll.
lac eouiidsnee. al has nul similar fate,
~ slate nl ea.'a de.l dllirTeni. fepNss
81 iratlsss slpissiau ai tier real cent.
inrnis IN some lulr plbiic menl
lloA iolaip ,iianl Is the present war. +
This Is IN HBr uieleaee, hat one unnecrs +
safy, aud ut ull,sise aggression. II is /
NrIico lbal is drniing her ifssla., h-f +
castles, and her afs-nol We. And how I
different. alsn, Sie conduct of the Wing |
party ul The pnrst daY, from lhal o the /
major par oi the riefsi parry dniuI the /
~ar ni lsl2l II ifam interpreting auy
obstacles 10 tie pseeulion Of lhe war, Il /
The Whigs IN oil' are rrpfoachabr at /
all, il is lor hav'nleni loo ready a lacilu,
90 Il, WI hoBl ctiel rkaniuaiioB inl1 The
ui,lrols 81 the waf. Aud uul ol ulhrc, whu
have rushed Ia lhlprosgTion OF the war
with murr aIjunnd alacrily than the
Mhig,l Whose raus have blrd more
freely ,han lno.r the Nhg.l Whu
have muIr uccA,idp NOUN tue luss ol
suns. husbands. oihefs, fathers, than
Wig parents, vg wives, nni Muig
brolhefs, ia this Ady and unfrulhabir
slrilri
But 'hr havoc gAar is in progfts, and
The no less ccplois, havoc OF an inhu,.
pilablc AMI prslilial climate. hlLnui
lnd1lgng IN an uifrssary retrospect aud
usrlrss rrproachr;n the pss', oil hrails
and heads should fr IL the patriotic en-
drayor 10 bring satisfactory close.
Is ,hrfc no way ibis can he donel-
Must we blindl continue tho conflict.
without any ysibllgecl, or sn, prospect
ul a deinhe lrueioul Z bis I, the im. ,
porlanl slbieri uIi which desire 10 con.
suit and communsIh you. Who, in thu,
free goyemmrnl,D decide upon the ob. !
lccts of waf, Al commencement, or At {
any time during etisenccl Does The d
power brlong 10 nation, 10 lhe collect /
i've wisdom OF llalipn in Congress a. Z
semb ed, or is il sled solely ia single q
iunclionary ol government
A declaration sai is the highest and i
most awful eted Of sovereignty. The ;
cunvrnlios, whic hmed our Federal Con. d
slluliua'fa Sra from The pages Of his. Il
tory lbalii hlien fen aud greatly .
abused. iMFn that war lad been q
comm need upoic musl lriling pre'css; a
hat u la rrusIrniiy wdsrd 10 cslah. y
lish or exclude iasiy, iusnutcb crown n
lrum the heal a. puirn'nic and place Il
It upon The Ut hnvlbrr; that it bad II
been of,en prui ed 9" promote a'i,n and ~
olher interest .,n lhnse ol the naliun N
whose rhic tiociaincd Il, as in the h
case Of Englishrs for Hdnoverian H. 4,
tercsls; and isd, that such n vast aud III
tremendous ID ought moi 10 bc confined "
TO the prrd exercise oi nno single Ia
man. The c(i,ipn therefore, resolved III
Ia guard the making power against 4
those great all ct which. in The hands III
ii monarch as 81 susceptible. And ii,
the security d thee abuses which lis {;
wisdom deyistas 10 vest The wur.mak q
ng puwerin Congress of the United "
States, brini immediate representa-. lh
tiycs Of the n and the States So ap pa
prehensiyr al luus wns the convention I'll
Of iis abuse her hands. that il inter. in
dicled The eic ol the power 10 any ii
State in lhoLn. without the Consent ac
nl Congress. hgress. then, in our sys. Of
ten Of govedl, Is the sulc depository tia
Of this lleme4 power. ST