The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-10-21

pliance with the request Of Gen. Taylor
the act, before referred to, was passed
by Congress, and the war commences
fairly and constitutio nally. Buta short
time elapses, however, until every whig
politician, from Senator Corwin down,
is denouncing the war as "unjust, un.
righteous and damnable." Such even
was the language of, Delano, a whig
member OF Congress from this State.
And Corwin, in his anti-war speech, Of
Feb. IL, l848, says: "lf were a Mex
ican | would tell you, 'Have you not
room in your own country to bury
your dead men? If you come into
mine, we will greet you with bloody
hands, and welcome you 10 hospitabls
graves" These men, in effect, said
to the Mexicans, $50 on in your work;
you are in the right---.our government
is in The wrong---the war is unjust and
unconstitutional, and the President will
not be sustained" These speeches
and others of like character were trans
lated into the Spanish language, and
circulated by thousands in Mexico.
And yet, iorsooth, it is an awful Of.
fence to say that these men have been
guilty Of "Moral Treason"
But further. 1t may be that the
wings will claim that they are not re.
sponsible for what Senator Corwin and
the leaders Of that party said in refer.
ence to the war. Well, let us see if
they are not responsible. The dele
gates Of the Ohio Wing State Conven.
ton, which assembled in Columbus in
January last, passed the following reso.
luton, which we copy, word for word,
from the Ohio State Journal. the whig
organ:
"Ohio has reason to be proud Of her
Senator in Congress, THOMAS CoRwlN.
Her people have watched his progress
with jealous affection. They recog-
nize in him the gifted orator and relia-
BILE statesman. To him they have en-
trusted their interests and their honor,
and they emphalically accord to him in
all his relations, but more especially in
the fearless stand he has taken in the
Senate Of the United States on the
Mexican war, their heartfelt APPROVAL"
Here the entire whig party Of Ohio,
through their delegates in convention
assembled, approve Of the course Of
Senator Corwin, and therefore the en-
tire whig party Of Ohio said to the
Mexicans: "Greet our soldiers with
bloody hands, and Uelcome them TO hos
oitable graves" And yet they must
not be charged with "Moral Treason!"
This same whig state convention
passed another resolution which reads
as follows:
"Believing the war TO have been
commenced "by the act Of the Presi.
dent, in contempt Of constitutional re.
straints, and the obligations o: national
honor, it is the duty Of Congress, as
the guardians Of the right and honor of
the people, to bring the war speedily to
a close by the application Of the most
efficient constitutional MEANS"
Here this same party, whose nerves
are so terribly shocked at the charge Of
''Moral Treason" strike out, in their
resolution, the word "Mexico." and in.
sert "the President" so that it shall
read that the war was commenced "by
The act of the President" and not "5y
the act of Mexico" in which form all
The wings in Congress, under the sol.
emn obligation oftheir oaths, voted for
It.
Again. On the Sd day Of January
asta vote Of thanks was rendered 10
Gen. Taylor by Congress: to which
resolution OF thanks Mr.. Ashmun NOV.
ed to add the words, "in war unne.
cessarily and unconstitutionally begun
by the President" which was carried;
The wings having majority in the
House, all of whom voted for it. Now
a large number of these same whig
had, less than two years be-
fore, voted that "the war existed by the
act of Mexico," but 10 subserve party
pi,rnOses thew also vote that tho ts,uor