Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-02-02

are one-third blacks, one:third Indians, Zones
third Spaniards, and altogether cowards.-|
They are treacherous, bloodthirsty and
cowardly. If you need any proofs Of this,
the history of Texas affords abundant evil
oence. The Alamo, where men, women
ana children were mosa cred, Goliad, where
the bones OF Tanning and his 500 men
were lett to bleach upon the sod. murdered
after pledge of lheir security had been
given! Their cowardice was proved at
San Jacnto, where the Napoleon of the
West, Santa Anna himself, with 5000
troops, was demolished by force of one:
fourth his strength, in about onesfourth@of
an hour. They have never kept faith, and
the victims of their blood-thirsty cruelty
fatten the soil Of their own country. have
recently seen Mexican document, in
which the events of the war were re-
hearsed as the retributive justice Of the Gre
ator for the bloody crimes committed upon
her soil during the last three hundred years.
1t may therefore be fairly inferre 4, that nei-
ther the President nor Congress, were res.
ponsible for the war, but that it was a des
tined event Upon every Mexican tent
| that whitens the plains of the country-up-
on every palace that adorns her cities, is
written by the finger of. Omnipotence, eas
on the wall at Balzhazzar's feast ssnens,
meme, teket upharsin. !" sYou have been
weighed in the balance and found wanting.''
We are selected as the instruments in the
Divine hand, not in regard Of eur oMR
righteousness, but 10 order to punish their
iniquity. Unite with me, therefore in re-
solving, whatever may have been your O.
pinions at the outset: in regard to the just
ness of the war, to stand by the country in
her just endeavors to bring ITO a. speedy
and honorable close. t:I so 10
The war was. in my opinion, the off.
spring of two fathers, and though not strict.
ly attributable to it, arose mainly out of
the annexation. of Texas. This net was
consummated by our delegated authorities,
and the government must not be .censured
for what was the act Of the people's repre-
sentatves. This lone star, which was
thus translated to our constellation, became
one of US, and it was our bounden duty to
: cling to, and stand by her: and repel every
blood-stained invader that dared TO leave
his foot print upon her virgin soil. am
not prepared TO say whether the reasons for
the annexation Of Texas were right or
/. wrong; but rs the law coiisumating the
S deed was ratified by Congress, there is m
end to it, and it is wrong to blame tho
f President for carrying the law into effect.
? | have been shock cd to be called upon TO
witness among men high in power, and
who have grown gray in the service OF
their country, who have stopped so low as
, to censure the government for the conduct
Of the war, and by SO doing have crippled
her resources and interfered with her ener.
gies, by uttering sentiments that must class
: them among the allies Of Mexico care
no! for their degree, their profession, their
previous services: but must condemn their
) reasonable conduct and ask for Your rep
$ rehension. (Appluuse.) lam no, ono of
those who insist upon the country right or
3 wrong; but contend that she is always
presumed to be right, and d~if wrong, the
onus Of proof resist with those arrryed a.
gainst her; and if there is reasonable
doubt, in the absence Of proof we are bound
to give her the benefit Of that doubt, as in
: the criminal code, and make her prosecu-
tors pay the costs. e-F -.
| We wonder what our whig friends think
Of such Taylorism as this, ,s.r..s' e..