The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-30
Tories ana Mexican wings.

u go Mo' pN POSP'S oHNuAN
become acquainted with the large num-
Der of Tories and Mexican Wings, who
infest the country. Is it not a shame
that SO many of them should have the te-
merity to run for ofice2 Col. Doniphan,
every one has heard of him. is spoken Of.
as the Wing candidate for Governor of
Missouri. Maj. Gaines is the Wing an
didate for Congress, in the Covington
district, Ky. The Wings of Tennessee
talk of running Col. Campbell for Gov
ernor. Col. Haskell, who failed to storm
the heights at Cerro Gordo, through the
ineficiency of his commanding General
Pillow, Isl Wing candidate for Congress
in Tennessee. And Maj. Bradford, the
gallant Mississippian, is a Wing candi-
date in OPPOSITION to the notorious Thomp-
son, who introduced the proviso in con
gress censuring Gen. Taylor. These
are all, that we can think of at the pres
ent time, but every day we hear of some
tory head peering up. and soon we will
hear of the people giving them places of
honor and profit. Should such be the
case, we will not answe for the spasms,
which will be witnessed among our loco
foco brethren. But this is not the half.
That prince of tories, Col. Doniphan,
who, with his hardy and gallant Missouri
ans marched over three thousand miles
of mountains and p~rairies and wilder
ness, almost destitute of clothing and
provisions, and who fought several bat
ties aud put to route and annihilated
three times their number at Sacramento.
aud who upon his return home met
with n cordial reception from his fellow
citizens, III reply to a speech from Col.
Benton, not only spoke the following
tory sentiments, but came very nea hit
IllB Ino
himself on the head. Hear what he says:
1t is not for me. felIow.citizens, to dis
cuss the merits of this war. But it is
natural that |, for one, should say some.
thing in relation to it. Hisa strange Dar;
when first commenced, it was denounced
by a large party in our countrywide
party to Which l belong-as a war for po-
litical purposes. But, when soldiers
were to be raised for the prosecution,
you find that men of all parties-the OPP
posers and the advocates, the accusers
and the accused-were ready to engage
in the war, to rally under the same stan.
dard, to fight in the same tented field
What a spectacle for the people of the
Old World to gaze upon!"
Oh! what a rank tory-to call it "a
STRANGE WAR;" But this is not all.
He had even the hardihood and Mexi
can feeling to speak of the Administra-
ton, in this wise:
Fellow.citizens What have we gain
ed by this war? OF Gen. Taylor l can
safely speak, having been through all his
lines of operation. He has gained four
distinguished victories. perhaps the most
brilliant victories that have over been
gained on the continent; and yet he has
gained nothing. Why, sir. Cunning to
Mr.. Benton,) is it that the efforts of our
army are like the efforts of a lowered pa
tent, who spends all his strength in
spasms, and as soon as they are over is
Frustrated? After the brilliant victories
which they have achieved, they have been
forced, for want Of men, ammunition,
money, and c%onveyances, to be idle un-
til the enemy have been able to gain
strength anew, and then the battles have
to be fought over again. In our victories
nothing has been gained. Suppose Gen.
Taylor remains where he is, will he have
gained a~nything2 He has been there
ever since last September, and unless
some better means are afforded him, he
will remain there until next October
The expense of this war is enormous.
| have been told that 81, 900, 900 a week
has been paid to sustain the war, and yet
Gen. Taylor lies in the very same posi-
ton where he was eight months ago, and
there he must liel
Although | have not been we Gen.
Scott line of operations, yet it is clear
that he cannot sustain himself from his
want Of means. He may take the city of
Mexico, but he cannot sustain himself
there-take he may, but it is impossible
for him to keep it, For Santa Anna, al
though he was stoned when he went to
tho city of Mexico, from some cause has
gained new strength, (some have thought
that it arose from Gen. SCOTS proclama-
ton and he will soon have an army suf-
ficient to cope with Gen, Scott.
If Col. Doniphan held a civil Office UNI
der the government, how quick his head
would fly of. Our "Soldiers at home,"
we mean those who "remain to watch the
enemy at home," have scarcely noticed
the Colonel's speech. Why don't they
thunder away with their squibs and pop.
gunsl Are they not good soldiersl
A Minister for War.
The Christian Citizen says that a Min.
isterbefore his congregational Boston,on
c. l.. H.