Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-01

have read carefully and attentVely All ti7 "'S"
ments in favor of this war-a that can be SAID IN It's
justification. The Presidents message, no DOUBT con-
tans the cleares and ablcst exposition oil the cause OIL
this war; and you will pardon me when say tat that
instrument reminds me of Millions fallen angels, who
met in general council in the regions below and rea-
soned hard to make the rcors appear the better roa-
son. hesitate not ia say, that when the present gen
Grafton shall have passed off the stage of action, and
history faithfully records the true, the real and the only
causes Of this war; that the Presidents message and
the war itself will appear to future ages just as the
betrayal, mock trial, condemnation and crcifXon Of
the Son of God nov appears to us. After reading
nearly all that has been written in fauor and against
this war, have come to the deliberate conclusion that
slavery acas the causeand is the urging principle
of this For the security and extension Of slavery
this war was commenced and for The same object it is
now urged on, and when slavery is safe and means
provided for its future extension, the war will stopand
not before.
Mexico, sem-barbarians though they are, Roman
Catholics though they are, unstable as the wind, sunk
in superstition and ignorance, yet after all Mexico
does not tolerate slavery Some years since she
broke every chain and let the oppressed 90 free
When Texas belonged to Mexico she was free from
the curse of savcryptcr her rebellion slave y was re-
stored and her independence was maintained by rea-
son of aid whichwas poured in from the States This
revoked province of Mexico slavery and ALL has been
added to this Union, and still Mexico did not resist
until our army was ordered from their encampments
on the river Neuces to the banks of the Rio Grande
which section of country dJlOayS had been, and then
aoa in the peaceable possession of Mexico This act
ofaggresson the part Of our army was resisted by
Mexico as she was in duty bound to do Tor what ma
ton, civilized OF barbarous, christian pagan Will not
resist hostile encroachments upon her territory? This
then is the grand, objectionable offence of Mexico,
for this she must be ovorun by desoutng armies, for
this her provinces must be torn from her, her towns
and cities destroyed, and her armies slaughtered And
here let me remark that am astonshed at the course
OF those in congress, who, with one breath, have de-
cared this war to be un us and created by an act of
the President and with the next have voted men and
money to carry it on, What kind of morality, what
kind of christianity, or what kind of honor is that,
which says "when you get into bad scrape then
fight it out" had always supposed that it was moral
ly, good christianity and good honor too to back out
of a bad business We are commanded to "ccase to
do evil and learn to do we'll" When we arc conyjn-
ced that we have done wrong, our duty is to SOP i'm
mediaty, and make reparaon for injuries and to do
right for the future. What should we think of faith
er who should find his engaged in battcring the
nose and backing the eyes of his fellow and should
learn that his was the aggrcssor, acting on the
offensive, and yet say to him "my son am sorry that
you are engaged in this bad business you are wrong
all wrong, you are the aggressor, the assaant, bld
it out, and will help YOU" This illustrates the posi-
ton of the opposing party in congress- they stand up
before God and and declare this war to be wrong
unjust and oppressive, caused by an act of the Pres
idont and then hand over all the men and money
that is asked to fight it out. Why did they not take
the high and holy stand in the first place and refuse
single man or dollar in an unjust war? Why did they
not call on the President to withdraw the army from
Mexican territory? to backOM of the unughcou5 bu-
snGss, and shed no more blood on Mexican soil? But
instead of taking this high and holy ground they tell
the President, 'you have involved us in war; yours be
the consequences, here take your men and money and
fight 1t out. Like Pontlus PLATE, who declared orey
and oUer again that the Savior was an innocent man
and washed his hands before the multitude. SAVING
he was clear othe blood of an innocent man, and then
scomges the Savior and handS him over to be cruel
fed. To their honor be it spoken there were some
few exceptions. There were IA whose sense of JUS
tice did not quail at the own of the god Of war, who
took their stand on the firm foundation Of truth Justice
and righteousness and maintained their ground against
the taunts bes and of the blood hounds of war
And when the smoke and fever of party strife shall
pass off, and this stand out in all its uglnoss and
deformity, then the of these II shall be remem-
bered, reverrcd and honored There was one man al
SO in the Senate who deserves honorable mention; one
who stood up almost solitary and alone and plead the
cause of truth, justice and righteousness. One who
brought to bear on the great question before him. the
eternal principles of the christian religion; one who
hurled the bitter invcctves of burning eloouence A.
galnst the unjust principles and measures of the war
PaTy one who tore off the dazzling captivating, cos
tunes of god Of tCar and the trade of barbarans
and exposed their real characters one who in the name
of justice, humanity and God called upon Congress- to
sheathe the bloody SWORD, bury the battle axe,and with
draw their armies from Mexico one who dared to raise
his voice against overwhelming numbers, like great
lord Chatham, in the British Parliament where all
were hostile to the American colonies and determined
to crush them at blow. This great man stood up.
solitary and alone, and raised his warning voice a.
ganst their oppressive measures, and portrayed the
consequences Of undertaking to crush three million Of
people struggling for liberty. When the war fever
shall pass off and the angel of peace shall spread his
benign and gracious wings once more over our coun.
try, the name Of Corwin will be associated with Truth
Justice and Peace, and be reverod by all the great,
the good and the WISE We have said that slapeyy was
the original cause of this war, and that its extension
no0 furnishes the reason of its continuation The
south is jealous of the growing power of the north of
the addition of free States to the Union. The sontb
is determined to hold the balance of power in its osn
hands With the addition of Florida their prosaects
of adding slave States ended Slavery is forever OK