New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-09
xrW.YORK TRIBUNE.
, a.m,.pun view of The War;

~ Al OHIO fA'
en.,.og letter from plain farmer IN Ohio,
W. he pay for several Td'une' we publish
eno"'@s - ..,ds,stou not attempting to answer
i% pun rs.oectpg the course Of our great men
~ gs', Every one must expound for him
vs. haze. to svOid obscUrities, made large
=. in correspondents spelling but in
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''"''o MAssrLoS. Ohio. Jan. D, l5i7.
c.,,tyr Dfor SIR; Although not per
pa. ,.rroyalpted with you ! take the liberty to
- -, Ev Ines TO you ON subject which ! feel
- r,sres, IN, and that subject IS the War
49, .gr (;ossrnment has wsged and are a prose
- .g.inxt Mexico. | read with great care and
's--,,,s N that is said and done In Congress aud
~ ssya,.I State Legislatures. and from all can
=. ,,.s ,sy ,hs, think the Wings acting out
~ ,se uos, ridiculous fsrces that any set OF men or
-, s.r. doue since came onto the stage OF life, and
e, IA, beeu IS years For the last three years have
- - ,s.,s.t anxiety in the concerns OF our Govern
fssye thought that could see II on the road 10
-. - ,hs, Al very rapid pace. When heard Of
s,-..,o. ~ lame, X Polk think never felt worse
!, ~, ,ioe thought could see clearly what the re-
III, roud BE- and thus far my snticipstons have been
,e.i,sd bu, wh rsggers me more than all u 10 see
~ ,.sA ,hs Whixs sre taxing in regard to the War.
". sasseh A 6uael websters in The Tribune last
IN S.krered Al OF near Boston, in which he showed
s.s.s,o,v Inst the present was a Presidential
~ soJ sberejore unconstitutional and unjust. He
yea, into the same blowing In aspeech at Philadelphia,
"a tosed BIZ ssgi1s that in the War and must
al. n on. Nov TO me this is q perfect paradox.
h,ye sspu bosght that when we found we were in an
sr,o We sbozd retrace steps 20 back and confess
40, sns nd fofsske them but the doctrine nowadays
,ssssr, 10 b-because you have done wrong once you
"a is,v sdding sin to sin in order to get right
l. IL IL. 10. ltah hs
"a e whole Wing party were in favor Of carrying on
lhe Wr / wish you would tell him that when he
Is .noher speech OF that kind that he would at least
,,eep one read the remarks of the National lntelli
,socsr on Pok's Message IN which tho Editors show
No, esocu,yey that the War was got up for the ex-
s,s.. uurpose Of plundering Mexico and | have the
ras, confidence in the honesty and ability OF the Ed
fors q the National ln,eigeDcer have long been
r,.asr AZ hat paper / could mention various other
speeches made BY Wings in which was conclusiyely
prosed that the present wal Is UNJUST unconstitutional
and after al this the Wings support IL and have no
1cuh, win vote men and money 10 carry 1t on Now,
Bf Grseley want 10 know what you think OF such
conduct, Is all honesty and fair dealing. at an end i
assure YOU | have never met anything in my time
that staggered me 20 before, and ind am not the
only one find great many In the same situation.
The Loeos many Of them heartily sick OF Polk q
Cos course am thinking tina, the next Presidential
Election will be equsDy excited with the last past
b. Greeley I don't wish to be understood as having
,uy mseirings a. 10 Wing doctrines. On the contrary
4 hre great confidence in them; but their present
yudio protest against. lcannot have any confidence
n Ny mar or set OF men that acknowledge thing
wrong md u The time lend their aid to It, That is
sbal csD bsiding up with one hand and pulling down
siis Ne etber believe that II the Wings would come
ri md 10y q Mr. Giddings has said To- Polk q Go. ave
vi not ute you one dollar 10 carry the War until
ya olts, back our Army OIL from Mexican soil, and
hea here cannot be honorable peace effected and
Mexico nvsdes the United States will furnish money
vi msa' II the Wings would take the above stand,
Asr would be At an end and there is no doubt in my
ma but what Mexico would make AN honorable
pz<msai Of al difficulties and there Is thing far
n snOns many that intended to mention when ] sat
Own and that H. wish TO cXhort you to be faithful in
ns VIZ question. Your station ia an important one.
sAlnnk always safe TO bo just TO individuals aud
lama ssScsly TO weak ones. ! would take greater
lsal lfOm Msxlee than from England. Yours. J. w.