The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-06


there rendered childless, must In coming
time rest on him. And IN the day Of final ret
ribution the blood OfOm slaughtered country
men will he required at his hands. In that
dread responsibility will take no sIurc. A
gunst Ihs war, in all lis forms, over lave
and ever shall, put forth my humble, but my
earnest efforts.
A few days since, Il political friend Of the
President, in debate on this floor, complain
ed that the religious sentiment of the nation
had been invoked against this war Sir, cy-
cry principle our holy religion comes in
conflict with This war. What, sir, will You
talk TO Christians about sending IN army 10
invade noighborng nation? To shoot
down our brethren at Mexico upon their own
soil? To storm their Notifications, 10 cannon
AIDE their cities, 10 involve whole families,
consisting of all ages and of both sexes, III
those revolving scenes OiblOod and slaughter,
which were Witnessed nj Monterey ANA III
TubuscO? Can we expect Christians to re-
main silent while reading tho dark list OF
danning crimes which have been committed
upon weak aud distracted people, ~ those
armed rulliuns and murderers who have been
commissioned by this Government TO make
war upon our fellow beings on the other side
of tho Rio GNndc? five credit the intcIll-
gcncc we receive from the army, Cnnd am
informed ofno reason why we should DOUBT
it, )dcirnculcss females urc violated, and ul-
armed peasants are shot down like hruies.-
Whose blood does not curdIe in his VEINS,
when reading such accounts rs have lately
been sent forth from our army? We have
probably all noticed the account lately pub
lishcd where the females Ola family were M
suited and abused by those belonging TO the
army. During the night one OF the offend
erS, II Texan officer, was asSassInalcd, and III
the morning his body was discovered. The
"TcXun Rangers" were said to have gone
forth, and to have shot Gm mwdcrcd From ci@h-
IN 10 one Mmired tulnmcd s. innocent PcaSmiS
in revenge for the death Of their gully com
radc These murdeGaCs, these worse than
murderors, are paid R.lhc trecmcn of this
nation. They are sent there by our President
under the prelencc ol'mnintaning Our nation
al honor, while they thus disgrace humanity.
Is it expected thar the religious scnsibiIllcs
of orr people will slumber in SILENCE, while
our nation thus creeks with crimes which
smell to Heaven" VIII the President and
his supporters smother the religious feelings
of the nation? Will they silence the voice of
those whose vocation is To proclaim "pcGCe on
earth anil goodwW TO mea?" 1t appears 10 me
that moral darkness has spread over our land
or these things would not have passed by so
silently. ] regret to say that the clergy have
not spoken on this subject us becomes the
'minjstcrs Of the gospel Of pcacc." The history
of the world shows that national crimes have
ever been followed by national Judgments.
This Government has hurried TO premature
graves, without amy Just cause, ut least four
thousand human beings, who had committed
no crime; neither had they offended us, or
our Government Many thousands in this
Government and Mexico, have been clad in
mourning, and afflicted with the loss of hus-
bands, fathers, brothers, and sons. And can
we hope TO escape the penalty so mamlicslly
due for orr nationa crimes? DO we expect
TINT the immulHblG law otJusticc will he SITS
pended or repealed, in order that oar nation
may pass UNPUBLISHED; Sir, would earnest
" invoke every preacher Of the gospel, every
professor Of our holy religion, every lover of
country, to put forth his utmost influence TO
stop this tide ofcrimc, ot'physical and moral
death, now rolling over Mexico.
But most interesting question is soon 10
he presented TO the members of this body
We shall in IL few days he called on to pro-
vide the means for carrying on this war; to
authorize the sending Of more troops TO that
Mexican golgothu, and to appropriate the
MONEY of our people to continue the crimes
and murders now committed there, SIN,
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