Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-11-12

whenever it has been engaged in a conflict with .
foreign nations"
The second position of "The Union" is that
Mr.. W. was a Fcderalst during the war of
1912. The third unanswcrable argument is to
be found in the following assertion that
The no-territorg" proposition Of Mr., perlien and
a .hG nG'e supplies ETopos't,on Of Mr. Webster,
seo u e ae" e a s are su1rl.na o NE
draDdl Of our troops from 4nerico, lie abandonment
Of orr conquests, and consequently the abandonment
q dH on" claims upon 41crico. Either of them,
therefore, II adopted by Congress, would involve the
country in deep and lasting disgrace. Mr. Berricn's
proposition is based upon the ground that we cannot
annex territory without endangering our institutions
and the Union"
This course pursued by "The Union" proves
conclusvely one thing and that is, that the
Administration is tnwiiIing 10 meet and unable
to refute the charges contained in Mr.. Webster's
speech. Were it not so, why is perfect silence
maintained concerning charges, direct, grare,
and touching the ultimate grounds of war,
which has cost already thousands of lives and
millions on millions of dollars 1t matters not
what may have been the moral character of the
man uttering the charges it matters not what
provided The Union" deems the speech or the
speaker worthy of notice at all 1t has noticed
the speech and the speaker but il cannot refute,
IL dare not reply to the charges themselves
/ Weak indeed must be the moral sense of an
! administration which, instead Of refining char
ges brought against it, scurrously attacks the
character of the maker OF the charges and
would screen itself behind his pretended moral
deformity.
In the same article "The Union quotes the
following from Mr.. WIS speech at dinner
given to him by the citizens of Philadelphia on
the I'd of Dec. lSl6--says it g" sounds like pa
triotism," and then contrasts it with an extract
from his speech at Springfield and remarks
upon the inconsistency
| " Gentlemen, nevertheless the war is upon us ar
mics are i'll the field navies upon the sea We
believe that the government ought Immediately, in
any honorable and satisfactory manner to bring the
war to n conclusion, ii possible. We believe that
every Reasonable effort should be made put end
to this war. Bat ohiie The ,car iasts-,rhiie soldiers
are upon the land, and sednen on the sea. upholding
the flag Of The country, you Jeei and feel and ererv
american feels, THAT THEY MUST BE succoREp AND
SUSTAINED"
~
good citizen and good wing to do Well, say fol
one that suppose it TO be that the House Of
Representatives in Congress will be composed OF a
wing majority. think have had tones OF denun-
citation from the north and the SOUTH from the and
the west, sufficient to insure that result although
will be very great charge Suppose that to be the case
say at once, unless the President OF the United States
shall make out case which shall show to Congress
that the war is prosecuted for purpose OF acqus
or DOMINION for no purpose not connected direct,
with the safety of this Union, then they ought not 4
: : GRIM n we hu
1t we say that on the proprcty OF war, or on tn
necessity OF war, begun or to be begun, Congress
has no voice, no constitutional power, we obliterat
: the constitution"
Here is direct proposition the part of this pre-
tended patriot TO refuse supplies to the brave soldier
v and sailors who are unfolding the flag of their counr
in the war with Mexico And, as usual the traitorou
and infamous proposition is to be sheltered behind til
bulwarks OF the constitution of which sacred instrl
ment Mr.. Webster with an aiiectaon at once rdicu
ous and disgusting processes to be the great expound
f. and defender. As would the patriotic peopl
It of this republic confde the honor OF their gioYiou
s country to the keeping OF Mr.. Webster, they woul
# the exposition and defence OF tine great charter
- their liberties
! We were about to remark upon the inconsistent
Il of the positions assumed by Mr. Webster in his Philt
deiphq1 and Springfield speeches. but mere incons
J. ,ency hides its dmuutivc head in presence OF the il
,r famous proposition 10 stop the supplies, and TIT
r starce our army out of -uericO, after the many gt
G nous and SPLENDID victories which it has achieved
e abandoning our conquests, and covering COUNT
y with irrepaabIe disgrace in the eyes OF the world,
J. "ReIuse supplies to the brave soldiers an
e sailors! " Stop the supplies and thus stars
If our army" The obtuse minded demagogu
l. who penncd those comments knovs that Mr. W
e never intmated any such thing as starving Il
: army, in ANYTHING he ever wrote. There is
d slight difference between the necessities of Il
soldiers and sailors Of our country, and the ii
satiabe cravings OF the present Executive f
means to carry on his schemes of conquest.