Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-07-13

" Q are HermiNed 10 iaV before our
readers. says the Lafayette lind. Journal
and Free Press, the following .et,er re-
cciyed by gentleman Of tAs placo from
Senator Corwin:
Lennon. Ohio. April 1. 1877.
DEya SlR: had tho pleasure Of receiving
Your letter of the Ssh March. yesterday;
and cannot deny myself the gra,iica-
ton of expressing 10 YOU the satisfaction
with which received that among MANY
other such evidences OF approval o: my
course on the Mexican War. | felt as
strongly as any one could. the RESPONSE
b;htv | assumed. | differed with all tho
leading W hIgs of the Senate. and saw
plainly thnt they ali were. In some extent,
bound TO turn, II they could, tho current
of pubic opinion against me. They oil
agreed with mo tina, the war was unjust
on our part; thas If properly begun. which
none Of them admitted. we had already
sufficiently chastised Mexico, and that
further prosecution of II was wnnton
waste of blood and treasure; yet they
would not undertake 10 stop 1t. They
said the President alone was responsible.
| thought we who aided him or furnished
means. must be in the jadgmon, Of reason
and conscience. equally guilty. with him.
| SEQ Iho democratic presses prate about
refusing to feed and clotho tho brave men
now in tho fold. Do no. these pratcrs
know that il was not for that wo were ask
ed for supplies! Did the President want
twenty -eigh. millions of money and ten
Regiments more of men 10 bring Gen.
Tay Tor buck 10 Camargol No. no told
Us no wanted them for the purpose of fur
! iher prosecuting the War. lie wanted
To storm The Halls of the Mon,czumas!--
\ I'D for bat! That question ho Wi! no:
answer 1t " for conquest alone. The
great model Republic of tho World makes
war upon one modelled after her. to take
away her territory, aud utterly destroy,
her, til her Leading men are driven TO
beg tho AID Of Kings 10 prevent us. the
great Republic, from robbIng and muir
dering those, who. as well as they know
to Do It, are trying 10 stablish free go
Vcrnmcnis after our example. am anna
zed thnt people calling itself Democra,
Iic--haling Kings. md los ing free govern
mont should net thus. What docs II por-
lcudi | confess il fills me with nclan-
IchoIv fore6ofinas. can honor the brave
soldier who docs his du.y III battle; but
icspisc tho mistaken, wicked policy that
sends him to fight in such n war. Had
the President asked for money 10 bring
home our army after taking Of Monterey,
and to send n commission Of ono or more
Of tho frs, men in America to trent for
pence, would have given my vote with
more hearty goodwill for such a bill,
than any | ever gave in my whole public
Ife. often urged this course in private
interviews with lending mon of both pnr-
ties. Bat all IN vain. Further battle
moro blood--moro lnureis--theso were
the insane md barbarous aspirations Of
mon who now hold tho power of n Nation
aoasting jtsoif the exemplar Of Christcn-
dom; Wanting that it casks for nothing
which Is no; right, md viii submit 10 moth
Ing which is rong.'
send yea 4 few copies Of my speech
on tho subject. only regret that i; Is
not more worthy the grcot cause il propos
IS 10 uphold. shall bc satisfied il il shnll
induce Il few 10 ponder. not the speech.
but the subjec, Of which il treats. Very
,ruIy, your friend, THOMAS CORWiN.
Pov-FP n I'M .cyeS Tho IN 0tancc