Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-02-08
From the State Register.
said and Comfort"

Our readers may find, in our Mexican
news an extract from a letter from the
correspondent of The New Orleans Delta.
III which he complains of Messrs. Clay
ana WEBSTER, in particular, and other
wing leaders in general. for their course
IN relation to The war. These complaints
and denunciatlons have. during the last
TWO years, been poured in upon us from
every quarter of the theatre of hostili,ies
and we have the almost united testimony
OF all Of our brave soldiers-5riyafes as
wen as ottlcers-of both political parties.
lhas they have suffered nearly as much
from the allies Of the Mexicans in this
c0untry--the wing press and wing orators
AS iiom the Mexicans themselves. Their
editorials aud speeches have been snapped
up witt, great avidity. and published in all
The Mexican papers. CoRwIN's. "greai
speech in which he told The Mexicans
that their honor and duty required them
TO meet Gen. TAYLOR and his band of fol.
lowers with bloody hands and hnspitable
graves. did more to rally the enemy and
iDcite them TO sction, than all the gascon.
aiding proTunciamentos OF the whole array
OF Mexican commanders, from Santa An
ma down to the most Insignificant guerrii
ia chief. SO mischtevols was this speech
that the volunteers burnt its author in eff:
hgy. with every demonstration o! scorn
and adherence. Yet this same infamous
orator has been sustained and applauded
oy his party Throughout the Union--not
excepting the wing parlyin this state.
where his name has often been brought
up IN connection with the Preside acy and
Vice Presidency. No longer ago than
The 2Vlh instant, the great wing conven
ton Of Ohio, assembled at Columbus en-
dorsed and applauded this great speech, +"
and denounced the war as wicked and
unjust. Well did the indignant CORES.
pendent of the Delta exclaim "in the
name OF God, will the politicians of our
country never cease gambling for the
Presidency upon the blood of our coun
trymen. Our army breads 40 danger,
nor do they fear to die, in defence of their
country, but they do dislike to be sacrificed
10 fbe Hnh0ly ambition of politicians and
political knGres! Is there no way by
which our friends at home can put a stop
to the unpatriotic conduct of politicians,
who would sacrifice the whole army in
order 10 give tone to the next Presidential
election? The army will defend and figh,
the battles OF tho country then let their
friends at home defend them from the in
Juries arising from such speeches as these
or the conduct Of such men," elf they
had Mexican muskets on their shoulders.
they could not assist the Mexicans as much
or DO as much harm ashley have done by
their speeches." So speaks Mustang"
who has been called, par erceIlenre, ''the
historian of the war" Ere this he has
received the speeches Of the members of
the present Congress, among which is in.
GUIDED the anti-war speech of Mr.. LIN
colin. of our, own district. the almost en-
tire body of whose constituency are en-.
ihnsiastic supporters of The war, and sew
eral hundred of them veterans of Buena
Vista and Cerro Gordo. The opinions of
''triends at home" are powerless torres.
train him from becoming party to the
scheme which would sacrifice the whole
army in order 10 give tone to the next
Presidential election" To him we com.
mend the following extract from the
Charleston Courier, Il whig paper, which
advocated his election TO Congress-:
s "With Corwin's anti war speech, COM
menc"d the sliding of the wings from the
elevated position they, occupied at the
commencement .of the war. Since the
Lexington resolutions. certain politicians
among the wings, the mass of the party
are true TO their country, have taken a
stand so low, that the enemy has no diff
Guilty in bearing down upon them with
piunging fire.. We have, out here alone.
protested against this suicidal pnlicy. and
Ivy those who can think only as the fugle.
man directs, have been called o locofoco.'
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