Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-12-10
who had no part In bringing the calamity
upon the country. =

Du1 We support the one because 1t Is
connected with the honor Of the country,
but we denounce the other because it has
brought dishonor on the nation. We are
not to be told that we oppose our country
in time Of war because we disapprove of
Mr.. Folks conduct in bringing that war
upon the country. Our opponents seem
to think that the whole duty Of citizen
in time Of war is to justify, by much
speaking, its authors; to defend them is
the amount oftheir heroism. While the
poor Wings are off in Mexico fighting
the war for the sake Of the country, they
stay at home and defend the war for the
sake of its authors. they are certainly
heroes at this kind of warfare; they
fought desperately in the late battle Of
Baltimore. and received from the Admin
istration organ, 'the Union" more glory
than was given by that paper to old
Rough and Ready for the victory of Blu.
ena Vista. They fought the wings, he
fought the Mexicans. The former was
victory for the Administration, the latter
was victory for the country. Our up.
ponents call Us in derision, mexican
aVhigs." 1t frequently happens that
what was intended as a malicious SANDER
turns out to be compliment. Now ad-
NIT that there are Mezican Whigs-
Wings in Mexico; fighting Wings! Scott
is a Mexican Wing! Taylor is Mex
lean Wing! Ringgold, Hardin and Clay,
died Wings in Mexico. More than half
che army are now Mexican Wings"
and as soon as they can fight this Loco.
foco war to an end, will return American
Wings, and give Wing votes against the
authors of this war.
But who are the men who make this
charge? There is nothing Mexican a.
bout them. MOI you can't get them
within gun,hot Of any thing having the
name of Mexican. They are home
Locofoeo: They hang about the White
House begging for contracts and for spoils;
they stand out Of harms way, and talk of
sacking cities, robbing churches, and de-
secrating affairs. They can tell you how
many square miles there are in New Mex.
ico; how much money can be made by
land.jobbing there, and what a glorious,
free, Christian country they will make Of
Mexico, If Gen. Scott will only render it
safe for them to go there, by killing off
ali the rascally natives that now cucumber
the soil. These are the men who call Us
Mexican Wings"
Again, our President himself,in a grave
message sent to Congress, has CHARGED
all who thought it their duty to expose
his unconstitutional course in bringing
on the war, as being traitors to their own
country. by ''giving aid and comfor. to
the enemy"
His organ. the "Union," Immediately
applied the charge to the Wing party IN
congress. and every little organ through
the country has groaned it out since, Nth
variations, according to order. Nov, |
asE. where and when have the Wings
given aid and comfort to Mexico? Did
Wings commence the war before the ma.
ton or the army were prepared for the
conflict? Did we send Gen. Taylor to
fine Rio Grande with an army SO small
and SO badly provided for as to encourage
the Mexicans to attack him with supe.
rior forcel Did the Wings give comfort
to the enemy after their defeat at Monte.
rey, by endeavoring to fix a stain upon
the character Of the General and heroic
army who accomplished that defeat
Did the Wings give comfort to the enc.
my by attempting to disorganizc an army
by superseding all its veteran officers by
a Congressional Lieutenant General
Did the Wings give aid to the enemy by
withholding for time the services of
the Comma nder Chief of our army be-
cause Mr.. Marcy was disseminated by
kasty plate of sos.p? Did the Wings
send Gen. Taylor to fight his way to Sal
ti!o, and then recall part OF his troops and
leave them there until Santa Anna could
be put into Mexico and raise an army Of
twenty thousand men to destroy him p
Have the wings interfered in raising mo-
ney for the support Of the war! Did we
aid in cutting down the revenue of the
Government by reduction OF duties ! =
Did NC strike blow at the industry and
credit of the country 10 time of war, by
AacIlfc ing a permanent home market 70 a