Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-11

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lief. behind But one sentiment then IF, per- s
] yaded all classes and all pafties in. Tennes.
1see.s When did you first hear anytIing TO
the. contrary Of all his? It was when Con
fgHesss was about to assemble. M. W ebster
came down from the north, like q roaring
Hon, crying es:iapeachs the President" for
our country IN war;. The lwhig
3nle1nbers from Tennessee, responding too
3feadII Z 10 nj 1. sSF ebster,s sentiment, cried
liis as En5nes *. Pnik,s war, nssand
my colnpetitof responding TOO readil 80
thefn, boldll cries oas IN this very. canvasss
Ess i his Is Idines X Polk ssavar 4, waged sbgs
him 10 Ids mir on' an aasls
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constitutional orderof the President march
ing the army to the Rio ,Grandc." Sirs,
this sudden questioning of the justice, the
necessity and propriety Of this war is the
work Of whig politicians in Congress-nos
of the whig party OF the country generally.
politicians Of the last Congress. They saw
the old issues one by one eyaporating be-
fore them. The bank was dead, distribu-
ton was dead, the protective tariff, of 1912
was dead, and nothing seemed to be left to
them but new party with new issues and
new elements to compose it. firmly and
conscientiously believe that such scheme
was formed at Washington and is now in
the process Of consummation in the United
States Will Tennessee now unite in the
formation Of any such antl-war party? Will
either wings or democrats go into such ali
arrangement? You belong to no such par
ty now. You have escaped from such n
vortex as yet. viii my countrymen ever
go into it by uniting with those who de-
nounce this war as unjust and unnecessary
or war Of aggression on weak. helpless
and innocent nation? | appeal to the glory
OF the past-to the honor of the present and
to all the proud hopes Of the future to pre-
vent it.
And why should you unite with those
who declare this war to be James K.
Polz's war? Did James K. Polk declare
it? No, he did not; you know he did not.
He advised it, and Congress declared it. So
James Madison advised the war of 1912,
and Congress declared it. Then it was
called James Madison's war by the blue
light federists Of the north now it is called
James K. Polk's war. Why not call it
Mr.. Ewings war, Mr.. Gentry's, Mr.. Gro.
: zier's, or Cookies, or Mr.. Milton Browns
} war? They all voted for it and declared
on the face Of the bill that it was brough
] about by the act of Mexico. Now, my
r competitor will have it 70 be James K
) Polk's war, brought about, not by any
, wrongful act Of Mexico. but by the uncon.
: stitutional order of the President. Not by
any wrongful act Of Mexico! Gracious
, God! look at this very invasion. 1t was tc
: re-enslave q brave and gallant people who
: had achieved their independents by years
of blood and suffering. They had achieved
it by the acknowledgement Of nearly all
: the civilized nations Of the earth-they had
}, achieved it by the solemn act of our coun-
) try admitting them into our glourious Un-
ion-they had achieved it and the flag OF
our country proudly waved over them for
their safety and protection. To invade
such a people for the purpose of enslaving
them, was the greatest outrage recorded in
the annals of crime and Of blood. Not to
!; have resisted and prevented the foul deed
}, would have disgraced and dishonored this
proud republic forever. You did resist,
and the uniform success Of your arms fur
nshes proof that Justice and Heaven are
on your side. You did resist, and the no.
& Bile men who proudly bore your banners at
Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo,
are now at home in your midst. How did
) YOU greet them on their return? How did
!, the old man leaning on his stiff hobbling
his way down to the river bank TO receive
, his son-how did he receive hime DID he
say to him, s'NV elcome back, my son. well
come back; but would to God you had new
er gone. have lately learned from our
: members of Congress, from our whig can
, ddate for governor, and from the public
papers that you have been fighting in the
! war of James K. Polk against weak and
, innocent nation, and fear that all the
r blood you have shed will some day cry,
lik e Abeps, from the ground against you.''
f Oh! did he give him such agreeing as this!
$ If he did that son had rather have died or
the bloodiest field Of Mexico than to have
heard such rebuke from the lips of one
] whom he so much honored and !ovei But
: he gave him no such salutation. You kin
i died bonfires and illuminated all your dwei-
s lings on their return. Honor and kind
ness and everything that gratitude could
: bestow was theirs Would you now pluck
: one proud feather from the war plume oi
g the soldier by telling him that all his tolls
e and labors and suferings had been, not to
r serve his country, but only to glorify tie
r administration Of mere man?-
S And what of that brave soldier who hls
e not, and who will never return? He fought
h hard and nobly in the baltle-at last he is
> stricken down by the enemy. There he
t lies-his manly form stretched upon the
e earth the glaze Of death is coming over his
0 eve balls, the last death rattle is gurgling
o in his throat-he is dying in a foreign land
s far from home, and kindred and friends
d What is it that supports him in this las
f struggle? What is it but the hope of heav
4 en- and the consolation of dying in Jus
Y cause? Oh, would not make a speech in
It Congress, or any where else, that nigh
s rob him of that hope and consolation, OF
r shake his confidence in the cause for which
9 ba was diving for all this world could give