Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-10-26
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THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER %. 1913
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No. 2. .e@atst Il E
In our last, we promised 10 re.ew this week, the
consideration of some of the issues between the two
grea, parties in the present canvass The editorials
of weekly paper afford not space for extended
discussion Of important subjects, but happily Gener
al Cass has very much facilitated design, BY de-
claring himself SO identified with Mr.. Folks admins
iraon that his election will be considered as yielding
tie stamp Of popular appreciation TO all the policy and
important acts OF bis predecessor He. Therefore,
snmes upon himself The responsibility Of the whole.
which we think he will find burden heavy and
grieyous 10 be borne. Still in our short limits, we
shall have depend lol many facts upon the ineIli-
gence of our readers, or refer them 10 extended
sources OF information
Are the Wings Of Berkely prepared by their indi-
ference the election Of Gen. Taylor, to give even
qualified appreciation TO the clustering lnsinceity OF
Mr. Polk, who, whilst deceiving his friends in Con-
gress, by pretending 10 claim in obedience 10 the be-
hess of the Baltimore Convention, the whoc Of Ore
gon TO The line Of $40 40 inducing them 10 make the
most patriotic speeches in favor OF their Indsput-
able claim and the most sacred pledges never TO a
bandon foot of their territory nstrucng our Min
lister at Londen Gas assured by that gentleman
ane il has never been contradctsd )o negotiate with the
British government on the basis OF yielding TO them
nearly 5 l 2 degrees Of that indsputable claim with
on any relurn2 It is true that Mr. flanagan declar
ed that by that act. Mr. Polk sunk himself deep in
inamy thai the voice ofresurrecton would never find
him, and yet This political resureconistls now trying
to give OF galvanic re.exslenee 10 HIM by sup
porting one who declares that seeoion viii give
popular sanction 10 all the acts Of his predecessor;
but you my fellow citizens prepared 10 give your
sanction TO this system ofdepravity public affairs,
this treachery 10 his own adherents How different
from the plain. srai, forward dealing which might
expect fom Gen. Taylor usder similar circumstances
No question is better settled in International laws,
than that, in dispute between nations 10 ter
ritory the military occupation Of by either is act
ofaggressive hostility Saying nothing of the annex
alton Of Texas, ii cannot be Denied that the title to
I the country between the Nueces and lie Rio Grande
was understood by government, at the time
the annexation of Texas, to be disputed by Mexi-
co reduced 10 possession by Texas, never for
an instant conceded BY Mexico, yetMr Polk without
consulting Congress ordered Gen. Taylor advance
INTO the territory with The American army. and take
possession Of it, Modern history affords nothing more
highhan since the seizure Of Silesia in l744 by
Prussia where the principal reason assigned BY the
King was, that il convenient 10 him, and he
found himself in situation to takeit. The issue now
10 be settled by the American people is, will they in
their future history, justify their President IN every
question Of disputed territory which may arise at his
arbitrary will and pleasure, 10 involve this Nation in
foreign wars 4ffsar,
An aggressive war has therefore been waged on
Mexico, by the Unauthorized act of the President.
waged 10 the extent Of compelling her 10 yield us
large portion of her territory, and tire intention, not
ndistncrly Swallowed forth by Mr. Cas- himself, of
urging il 10 the absorption Of the whole Of Mexico
BY the way, whal war, or rumor OF war has existed
since Mr. Cass's manhood which he did not adoptand
urge forward In Mr. Adams quasi war with France
in l77S, Mr. Cass as far as ne hadany opinions, being
lede ralisl no doubt supported hun In the war OF
1872, he was its most strenuous advocate. In the
presidential threat Of seizing indemnify from France,
for delayed justice 10 our citizens, he was member
Of the cabinet, and nodoub supported the measure,
although every one knew il would be war at the
time of similar threat against Mexico years since, he
was d member OF the cabnel and no doubt acquiesced
jovfully We all remember the almost eyullaon with
which Mr.. Folks deceiful promise oil insisting the
whole Of Oregon, filled him at the prospect Of war
with England and disappointed then, The pleasure
with which he gloaed over The prospect Of carnage in
Mexico. To do Mr. Cass justice, he seems equally
glad at The prospect Of war with any people, although
we beve lhsre is ascertaned fac, OF his ever hay
1 ing faced enemy except ass prisoner OF war We
cannot bot admire the wisdom OF the reason for pre-
ferrng Gen. Taylor TO Gen. Cass, given by wise old
quaker. q prefer great general who is always or
posed 10 war, to poor one who is always in favor OF
lii" ftf t& au
/ Ate we prepared to approve Of. the veto power as
exercised BY Mr. Polk. upon a bill long debated in
Congress. reported upon avorably sorgearsb by differ
eni committees repeatedly passed by the seperae bran
ches Of the legislature, against which unconstitutional.
objection was pretended upon the grounndthat he was
not conyinced thai clam, so frequently passed on by
Congress and their committees, was founded justice,
and that the money was wanted to carry on the war
I Who were the proper judges Of the caim-Consress
who had thoroughly examined it, or MIR. Polk, who
probably in his life had never seen one tenth Of the
volurninous documents by which IL supported