Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-11-24
A ar against GOd.'.-A Word 10
POfessing Christians.

typed in the habituai illusions OF torylsm
from the federal press and stump orators.
They, forsooth, are "allthe decency party
--all the talent, all the intelligence ALI the
morality, all the patriotism, and al! the re-
ligion to boot!
Painting the horrors of war in their
most glowing colors, and appealing to the
fine sensibili,ies Of the American people
whose character, by the way, they eyre
giously mistake they seek TO cloak their
rank and fostering toryism behind a well
fsigned holy horror for the ravages Of dis.
ease and the carnage Of the battle field;
while, at The same time, they can lily sup
press the audible .utterance Of the prayer
with which their hearts are pregnant, for
the determination, BY pes,ilence and the
sword. Of the gallant band Of soldiers who
have achieved 40 many brilliant victories
for the American arms. Drawing their
physiognomies to the longitude Of sancti-
manious hypocriies, they gravely prate
about 1.-THE immortality and wickedness Of
this God .abhorred and God -defying war;"
while their hearts are filled with biasphe-
my, and their lmpions lips drop constant
mnrmurings against the divine will Of Him
whose wisdom overrulcs all things, and
whose omnipotent arm has been round and
about this nation, to guide and protect, in
every vicissitnde, from the landing Of the
Pilgrim fathers on Plymouth reck 10 the
planting of,he American standard IN the
halls of the Montezumas
Let us ask, in all seriousness, have those
who make an open profession Of the holy
religion Of Jesus Christ-have the Clergy,
the Lai,y and the pillars Of the various
churches in our midst, reflected upon the
heinous sacrileee of such expressions,
made use Of By politicians for political pur-
poses? Have not many ofthem, to say the
least, winked at the sac,ilrge? Nay, have
they not, and do they not daily-tbough
they may not, indeed, 60 SO far as 10 rei-
crate the texts Of thuse men who in their
nefarious political warfare, have impiou>ly
seized upon the artillery Of Heaven-do
not many Of them, we say, daily nod APP
proval upon this pious species Of blasphe-
my? Have they duly reflected upon its
demoralizing tendency? and have those
men anointed a, the Vicegerents efHea-
ven weighed the fearful responsibility
resting upon them if they openly counte-
nance or wink at such profane trfling with
the name and attributes of Deity?
"A war against God!" Reflect for
moment upon the import Of these words.
What do they imply? And who are they
that have undertaken TO define the issue
Of this war as between the government Of
the United States and the puissant arm Of
Heaven?-that have, in effect of speech,
arrayed the armies oftllis Republic agains,
the King Of kings and stigmotized the thou
sands of brave American volunteers as
rebels against Jehovah? Who are they?
They are the great leaders Of the federal,
slias "whig" party throughout the United
States, with Daniel Webster at their head
end Thomas Corwin at their taiI-men
~ho would sacrifice the rights and the
honor Of n country on the altar of per-
sonal ambition and party ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
men who, to say nothing Of their God,
would not hesitate to sell their country for
a brief political ascendancy, nor higsle at
the price.
Again. what gross dishonor to the Al
mighty does that assumption imply! Ii
The Mexican war is indeed to be regarded
az war against God, then has Omnipo-
tence. with forces greatly superior in point
Of numbers, and with all the advantages
Of position, supplies, &c., been con ple,ely
vanqnished BY the American arms in every
Palo Alto, at Monterey,
Rasaca de Ia Palma, Buena Vista, Vera
Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Churubusco, Moline
del Rey, and at the city Of Mexico!!
Though the superior valor Of American
arms is universally conceded, such super
human proves as this has never been
claimed for them by any democrat. 1t
was left for the sagaciiy ofpious federalists
% discover their ability TO bear off the palm
If victory III pitched battle against the
Lord Of hosts, with from three to five
lines their numerical strength!
But, it we adopt the straight forward
process Of common sense reasoning, which
consists with the glory OF God. at what
conclusion must we arrive? Most clearly,
hat Heaven Is on our side in Ibis uar; that.
instead Of an unrighteous and God -abhor-
red. il is most righteous and God approy-
ID war; and that, under the auspices Of