Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-01-13

From the Cambridge Rev.lre. Dec. Is 1s47.

FROM me cambridge RepsuHe, Dec To- 1871
Our wing friends, who voted in Congress, that
"war exists by the act of Mexico" must feel highly
delighted, when they find President Polk quoting that
vote, Justification for the acts of the adminstra
ton, IN reference to contest with Mexico. There
was not single whig In Congress, who did not be-
lleve that the war was produced by the act of the
administration, done III direct violation of the const
tuition, and yet So fearful they of the ultimate
consequences Of candid and honest expression of
their opinions that they taInely voted for a BILL the
preamble TO which contained palpable lie, shown
by their own declarations and the documentary and
official history of difficulties with Mexcn. They
keic that their uote official and solemn decGrG-
ton Of fouL and mOnStrouS tdSe!ood aud yet ih,.
fear of being called federasL. OF u Msricni ,cAig
induced the great body of the vshig delegates to do
violence TO their Of right, and to vote in
favor of statement, which they and the great ina or
y of the nation knew to be directly conrary truth.
They voted that war existed by the act of Mexico,
and as an earnest of their sincerity they voted to
grant The supplies necessary TO carry a which,
they had thus declared strictly defensive Did they
believe 1t Does any honest man in the nation sup
pose that they did not know they Offering them
selves endorsers for the truth of the facts contained
in that declaration Ii their vote was an honest
and candid expression of their views, why arc they
now opposing the prosecution Of the war If, on the
contrary, they believed that the war was traceable
only the unjustabe conduct of the President and
his advisers why did they assist in bringing forth
and giving character to deliberately Infamous lie.
The President continually refers the unprecedented
unanmity with which the declaration Of war passed
beth Houses. in support of the correctness Of the posi-
ton assumed by him. and for aught can his
argument is perfectly far and legitimate one. True
these tlme-servng popularity loving wings assert,
that our war against Mexico is unjust and palpa-
bic violation Of the laws of nations, and was CON-
menced and carried on without the shadow of just-
fable cause; but effectual quietus to all this
Idle, silly buster, President Polk refers them their
recorded roteS. Which are we to believed For our
own part, experience mas taught US that many men
will tell lle who would yet shrink from stating
alsehood when called upon testify under the solem
nifty of an oath. And our sapient wing Congressman,
who voted that war exists by the act of Mexico,
sworn to faithfully support the constitution. If they
really did not believe such be the fact and yet be-
leved that duty TO the country and our gallant army
demanded Of them to vote in favor of the requisite
supplies, why did they vote for the b and the
same time. enter upon the journals of the House, their
protest against the statement contained in the pre-
amble
For the Immortal fourteen" in the House, and tie
two Senators who had sufficient moral courage to
that contained in the preamble of the bill we enter
tain feeling of admiration and respect, greatly in
creased when we contrast their manly, Independent
course with the cOWdrdy Serue conduct Of the truck
hing majority of The ,chigS, ho dared not assert their
OlCR freedom Of thought and action, lest dough-
faced northern editor should choose to bestow upon
them sumo of the slang epithets registered in his
BLACKBOARD vocabulary.