Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-14
The wings and the war.

The Pittsburgh Morning Post says, and we think
with justice, that the game the federalists
playing is his-tbey first endeavor to render the
with Mexico as odous as possible, then charge that
1T commenced by the President, and upon the
Executive must rest all that odium. Their policy
then is to make the political question, and
nominate candidate for the Presidency in 1913, who
will ride into Office the war hobby! Very we'll
let them make all the capital they out of the war;
we have no objections. We believe the war with
Mexico will be popular the of 1872 and
those who are now opposing it will cover themselves
with infamy and disgrace The federalists opposed
the late war, and charged Mr.. Madison with being
the originator of it. The Salem (Mass) Gazette, a
bluelght federal Sheet spoke follows in reference
to the late war with England:
''At The door of James Madison and his acconsplices
hes The blood Of our butchfred countrymen."
This same Salem Gazette is now good and true
Wig @ paper, and is abusing President Polk in
like language. The Boston Atlas, another federal
Sheet the 9th inst spake of the war with Mexico
thus:
Gan The rrong Of The rcay-an the erl of it-aH the
sorrot0 it may occasion, belongs 10 Mr.. Polk
The National Intelligencer, the federal organ at
Washington, declares that the success of our army in
Mexico is "rGPine," and the army "la,cless men,
The Rev. DIR. Putnam, of Boston, rose up in the pull
pit and spoke of our brave volunteers thus:
81 dare not irish them rictOry, for that roald be
taking for granted that ours IS The right side'
And again said this Rev. tory:
~ suppose it is no breach of allegiance TO adrise
any person ,cho considers his life worth any thing to
himself or has friends, to stag al home"
Such sentiments as these, if uttered in any other
country but the United States, would cause their
author to be arrested and tried as traitor But it
has become common for the federal party to OPP
pose the government of their country when engaged
in with foreign powers, that cannot reasona-
bly, look for anything else. We have the proud
satisfaction of knowing that in every instance when
they arrayed themselves against their country, they
have been most signaly overthrown. They will be
overthrown again-the war will be popular-the
President will be sustaned-and our beloved country
will out of the contest covered with victory and
glory
Mr.. Webster contended in his long speech at the
Philadelphia dinner, that the present administration
has departed from the principles of ANDREW JACKSON
He then proceeds as follows
at seems rather too light question 10 ask wheth-
err Young Hickory has proved himself like Old
Hickory, but the great question put to the people has
been this, whether his principles and measures are or
are not entire departure from the measures and
| principles OF ANDREW JACKSON do not mean to be
understood avowing myself advocate of the pol
! icy of President JACKSON. He a of sense
and of strong character. l believe that his
aims and intentions were all for the happiness and
glory of the country. thought, to be sure, that to
extend and perfect that glory he did exercise little
more power than he consttuionally was in possession
Of but candor compes me to say that ever thought
he we'll; and while, to certain extent, he
sought his own glory and renown, that he connected
the glory and renown of his country with it."
This is strange paragraph coming from Mr..
WEBSTER. He makes the measures and principles OF
Gen. JACKSON the standard by which the country tries
public servants at the present day, and thus pays a
stronger tribute of praise to the Old Hero whom he
necessarily vili6ed. when living. than any studied
culogium could give. Even Mr.. w. has at length
learned how strong hold the memory of Gen. JACK
SON has upon the American people, and ventures to
speak of him in strain yer, different from that used
during the Hero's life.
The particular object Of Mr.. w. however, was OBJ
viously to create dissentions among Democrats, by
creating the belief that the JACKSON policy
! followed at Washington.-St. Louis Union.