Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-03-22

The Great WAR Meeting at Tam
ta slsiit iila NY Hail. u sf'ssf@H
The following resolutions, prepared 70
the meeting, were read BY the secretary
and were severally received with loud $
Erap'urons cheering: ~ = s
2 RESOLVED, Tia. the understandable state
ments, the rnlounded arguments, and III
anti rational recommendation lately mad
by the most prominent leader Of the whi
party at Lexington, taken together witt
the factious course Of a great portion 9
the wing press, and number of the whiI
party in and out st Congress, render itih
Imperative duty of4he people ofihe. Un
ion 10 rally round the administrator Q
t:leir choice, and to sustain with it III,
rrne honor and interests of the country
{ Cheers. ~. sd; y a5i5aaef'as as
Resolved, That the present war was Gem
menced by an unproyoked and inexcusa
Die attack made by The Mexican army up
on our forces upon American soil. Cheer
THAT it was the highest duty oi,he gov
eminent to repel this attack; and tina: ths
whole conduct Of the contest, on the par
41 Mexico, shows a previous determine
ton and forgone conclusion to wage wa
Cheers ] 4'o f'5s'E is''''-
Resolred, That, such being the case, il
is now the true duty and interest oil ever,
citizen to sustain the government will
the whole force Oft nation; and that ihi
is the best, and shortest, ard cheapes
mode of securing an honorable, certain
and lasting peace. Cheers RS adj
Resolred, That we do not intend Il
pledge ourselves to barren support Of ths
government or to limit that supportto emp
ty words; that in our judgement, Congress;
should give the administration such sup
plies of men aud money as the crisi.
shall require, and that those who are afraie
to impose such taxes as are necessary Il
maintain the credit Of the government
judge meanly of the patriotism an! sense
Of the American people. [Cheers.
Resotred, That the reproaches and lam
entations poured out as 10 the origin and
conduct Of the war, eviuce li,.e patriot.
ism, and still less sense; that the only OBJ
ject Of large portion Of those who pur.
sue this course, and the only real tenden.
cy of all who adopt it, is 10 distract the
minds of our people, TO enleeble their en-.
ergies, and 10 offer to the world the same
spectacle of divided, dissraced, and de.
graded country that Mexico now presents
TO us. Cheers. s @a
Resoluea, That the army has covered it.
self with imperishable renown- cheers
no less by ITS iortitude, moderation, ant
humanity, than by ils wonderful achieve
ments in the field, and that the skill snG
science Of the regular. troops, combined
with the enerey, spirit, and character o
The volunteer force, declare America, il.
any legitimate contest, as military pow
er, to be second to none on the face Of the
globe. Cheers. ..a.9 r.f. .,s.-
Resolusd, Tia, in the affairs of thi.
world, as a general rule, success is the
best test Of capacity and merit; that the
brilliant and sustained achievements Of oul
army furnish to cur minds the most con.
elusive proof oflhe fidelity and ability with
which the administration has given its bes
energies t. the protection OF the interests
of the country; and, that in this view, we
pledge them our united, vigorous, and de
voted support. ;heers. 5-a a.@.
Resolved, That we do not consider it on,
duty to point out any particular mode o
conducting the war; that from the nature
of the case, this must necessarily be left
10 the best jnds cement Of the government
always keeping in view the three grea'
leading MISUNDERSTANDING indemnity
for the past, cheers ample guarantees
for the future, and as speedy return o.
the blessings Of peace as is consistent with
the honor and permanent interests Of the
republic. TCheers. rss.. ..-s ..y
ResolUed, That Tie idea Of withdrawing
our troops to a defensive line, is one bas.
ed OH no sound notions OF good policy OF
national duty; that it would only subjec
us TO the horrors Of border warfare, ant
the renewal Of the contest, under circum
stances infinitely less favorable than al
present; and that, in every point of view
with reference to the true interests of Fl
nance, life. or peace, the plan is utterly
inadmissible. Cheers. .g7aess~E #ja 81
Resolna, That the indefinite extension
Of our territory, and The spread Of our fres
institutions, has nothing in j, alarming t.
eur minds that the mechanical improve.
men'sof the present age greatly more thar
counterbslance the Inconvenience OF in
creased area, and that our constitution
rightly understood and rightly expounded
is able safely to embrace under its gigan
tic shelter all the millions that can b,
nourished between the Atlantic and th'
Pacific seas Cheers. f,-ss .-... ..-a
The question on the adoption ofthe res
olutions being put by the chairman, a long
prolonged and Numbering AYE, which
would almost shake the boaes of every
Mexican whig in the universe, went VI
from the patriotic assembly, and in sha
earnest approval NEw YoaK CITY SPOKE
After the applause had subsidized, a uni
versal call was made for Gen. Houston
who, after a short delay, appeared al TIN
foot of>the stage, and was greeted with
series of terrific cheers, which scenes
destined to have no cessation. Peal afle
peal arose, ending with dea!ening ',hre
times three for the 'rexian hero" D. 3fss
After bowling to the thousands befor
him he delivered the following: al