The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-04-14

to prosecute il. The war is the result If
usurpation, begun originally without con.
sultinc the war-inakins power" Lebanon
( o. Star.
$40 man, no people, looking upon the
contest, can help sympahicing Nth Merico,
and uniting in WieIing bitter condemnation
against our 0wA government" Cincinnati
GaSette.
GA war against a neiShboring republic.
waGed now drowediy for the acquisition Of.
territory, under the fraudulent pretert OIL
seeking indemnity for alleged claims for in
jnries to the persons aud property Of our cit
izcns."-Cin. atlas.
Here are some extracts from other papers
OF the same stamp in different parts of the
United States.
"Nonc ofthe aggressors in Europe or 4 STA
ever reSorted to juslifcatory rea. ons which
were so false and hypocri,ical as those al
legged for ouraggressons on Mexico" "The
truth Is, it Ohe war; was conceived in folly
AID HickedneSs, and commenced Wy gross
usurpation on .!.e part Of the PIesiacnt."-
Kennebec Me- JJprnd'.
"Let every one keep aio,f from this I'M
righteous, infamous, God obhorren' war, aud
II VIII soon come To an end. The prospect
Is, that the Administration can get neither
men nor money to carry on the war! Thank
the Lord for all Mdt."--N H. Statesman.
$50 volunteer or vote dollar to carry on
the war is moral treason against the God of
Heaven and the rights Of mankind. '-Ud-
uerhiN (MQss.) Gazette.
"Ialk of this war as we may, shout. re-
Jolcc, and illuminate your cities, it is still a
war oi injustice, OF conquest, and Of unmiii-
gated evil; aud it is high time that the yir-
tnons aud patriotic should speak out in con
domination of Boston Sentiad
And on another occasion, speaking OF Mr..
Irist's negotiation:
at shows very clearly wh2t the original
object and purposes Of the war were; that
Is, IN word, that the great object was dc-
QUESTION Of nelo territory"
"Ihe Mexican war appears TO be fast set
ting down to amerc matter OF rLuSDEn aud
MURDER.
1--WE think the war disrepufdbIe 10 the aye
tre iire al, aud the country Of which it is our
boast TO be called her children" Boston
atlas.
'If there is in the United States heart
worthy of American liberty, its impulse is
TO join the Ncricans, and TO hurl down upon
the base, slaviSh, merccnary invaders who,
born III republic, 90 to play over the ac-
cursor game oi Nie HeSslaIs ON the tops OF
those Mexican volcanoes. 1t would be sad
and woful joy nevertheless to hear that the
hordes under Scott and Taylor were crery
W H.. ~ ".eW S'vept mo "e nc" ~oTH
VIVA. business mas an invading army III
''i I, DoSIoH Dday ChTono'We'
iir'e are 'ne sentiments oi so''.e u ,H'ih
III New YORK, feh'i'yivama, Maryland,
IA a. md oil 'ansl t,tfr
Ne"'"'N!' anu tennessee, al 1eau'i'g oppo.
s"'o,, PdPe's' anu iesrettosds' sn' 'he i's'
wv ,uo"h my o"' ','',t pa'r'o,'c o'"e
me Whole word khoWs tha' ms Mex
" which HAS bELH ih'os"o ofoM' anu 'Ia'
W" rLofLL AXE ihL NopDLhs 80 lar
a 1S our Government can erect ''' 'he iawS oi
iiea'e" are s.siLNDlD' ana t,ose'' men es-
'aom''r' W ,''c'r S',au, INC people
:" uAe INT" STATES -FOUR rulers are pre-
s'F',a'"s you ''ilo d i't''o'''e's aoySs Vi
e'.t',e a''" ean,n'''y -New l0'h Iriotne'
=, nu' ''e wing paf! are unchansea III
IT,, '' w." VI t''s CONTEST, WIN sicN'c1.
,.S us" vas '"e ',,'eNa''1''--'S hi''''eu',
%te 'ne na,"u'loiile" o'rnpat'|h o'
marr, '';s ~, ~ .ne r , ;,
wa W.T. 4, MeN''o Is Tue f'lai'" oil Antnca.
~ NY ".Io eAcuSe 'or '''e war mere Is
''J J, W we measure ~'.'.u 'i'"cu 1t, pm
N m". e I'; % ''''' 'o' INC war ''Sc''
W ~ .i"'I''""'
may suppose ''"t we are 70 GARY e"
a. W. .o.'Ies'' anu 'la' we nuns o' 'li'
.ho'.'.~u'''"S are ~ VI "gc"P'eW .! ~ -
'ptNs ''o''. VI. r''V" ","'eS' we NC"
'.as .I". .'.",.,! t,o' iD' ne'N'" ~ vi
a, 'a'a'' t"e .n , S'"'.s' =! ,l'' 'o,
g ","e"'' '''''e "'''' 'O' ''e'''se''eS' L
What l. !, ,be, fin, r,lcs Or orovs
| Mr.. POLK IN sanction Ills vnr and "II Nv,
ou,rores If ,yhich !, !. ,hn con',nmancns II
/ !. ,bis. Mr. pm !. n ,rool, a,o, JIo ,,a,
selected IN he fine l.ocolncn co,1ido,e ,n,
President brc,use he x,s ,ysok !, ,,o,
/ ,bi, that recommended him to his marry. I,
was his tb,. elected linn. /, Lo, LnrI c,,,'
rCc;ly said. that tits curse upon nation "a
have weak. minded ruler We are undcl
the Judgment of that CURSE Baltimore
Patriot.
III there is any conduct which constitute.
moral treason, it is an attempt to embark Oh
tu encourage the country in y WAR AGAINST
Gun, aS is the case in war like TINT IN
which we arc now engaged" L0msriR.
Journal.
ITO Volunteer. or vote dollar 10 carry
ON the war /, .oR.I Tyr,SoN AGAINST mn