Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-02-09
aWhen shall we have Peace2a

WneN SHAH We lave ItdCts
Is an enquiry which is almost constantly
in the mouth Of those who ore opposed to
our own country in the prosecution Of the
war, and who encourage Mexico to per-
sist in resisting settlement Of the difficul-
ties existing between the two governments.
They seem really anxious for return Of
of the halcyon days Of peace, and still they
are responsible for the continuance Of the
war. That peace is and has been delayed
by the wanton and fac:ious opposition OF
the federal leaders-that the only hope and
consolation Of the Mexicans is derived from
the speeches and newspaper articles Of the
federalsts in this country, is fact evil
denced by nearly every officer and soldier
who has returned from Mexico. 1t is we'll
attested fact, that the speeches of Webster,
Corwin, and others of the federal lenders.
are seized upon with the greatest nvidi:y
by the Nexicans, conspicuously paraded in
their public Journals, read from their pull
pits, ard published at the head Of their ar
my, and yet. while these encouragements
are held out to the enemy, these arch tra
tors have The nudacity to ask, ''when shall
we have peace?'' Had the people Of this
country, as one man, gone in for the Wig
orous prosecution Of the war, we should
have had peace Tong ago. That we are
still at war is matter for which those who
are engaged in the service ofour counlry's
enemy are responsible, and for which the
people will ere long bring them to an &C
count.
AS one among the hundred evidences Of
the high estimate which the Mexcans
place upon the services of their federal al
lies in this country, and as an evidence of
the effect which the factious opposition of
the federal leaders TO the cause of our
country, has upon the Mexican people, in
determining them not to offer or listen to
overtures of peace, we copy the following
from the Washington correspondence Of
ofthe Pennsylvania, Of the date Of Janu.
ary 10Th, 1913:
sit is startling fact, we'll known to ma
ny OF those who accompanied our triumph
ant army to the city Of Mexico, that among
the array Of curious documents which were
brought to light, on examining the archives
OF The government, there were found neat.
" bound together, all the whig speeches
that have been made in the Congress of the
United States since the war commenced.
Those passages most remarkable for bitter
animosty towards the President, and evin-
cling the strongest symptoms of sympathy
with the i"es of our common country, were
underlined, as having afforded subject.tna,-
ter to many n Mexican orator in his har-
rangues against the justice of our cause.
Copious marginal notes, commenting with
great acrmony of feeling upon the con-
duct Of our government for waging war
of aggression and of conquest, afforded
melancholy proof of the truth, SO frequent
ly dwelt upon by the patriotic conductors
| OF the press, that The bigoted and unprinci-
pied opposition Of whig legislators at home
has gived said and comforl'' TO the enemv.
ln short, it was throughout evident, from
the character ofthe remarks appended to
these interesting "reminiscences Of Ameri-
can apostacy to American rights, that an
impression had gained upon the Mexican
mind. that, as soon rs Mr.. Polk's admins
tration had passed away, our armies would
be recalled, our dearly bought advantages
basely surrendered, and every little o
claim to the country already conquered, as
we'll as all pretensions 10 indemnity fo,
loss, cowardly and miserably abandoned
| This is sad and mortifying reflection fo
m American to indulge in; but the fact j:
nevertheless lncontrovertibIe, that the mis-
representation of public sentiment, which
is the distinguishing trait Of all wing speech
es on the subject Of the war, has induced
those who control public opinion in Mexic,
tojump ut conclusions rs fatal to then,selye
as they are likely to prove troublesome t
US. The same disgraceful game is still
carried on, with no likelihood of it's abate
ment.''
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