Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-01-20

sands of the patriotic sons Of Ohio TO leave
their homes, their firesdes. and their peaceful
svocatious-to sever the fond connection that
!bound them to father, mother. brother, sister,
md loved ones--to lay aside their impfcmen,s
# hnsbandry and meclianism-to turn their
Tough shares and pruning hooks into broad
words and bristling bayoneis, and in defence of
heir country and her insulted flag, TO march
I more than three Thousand miles, and into the
enemy's country=-to endure hardslips, toll
and nrivation-and then, when SUI rounded by
an enemy four TRIES their number, forgelful of
of the usaoes and rights Of an honorable war
! fare. proclaim TO them, from the National Sen
ale Chamber Though ye be an hungered,
IN give you no hread-though We lie athirst,
! III rive YOU no drnk-though ye be naked,
IN cjo,be YOU not" "Though the Mexican
Iasso be around your neck, AID his siiletio at
your heart. so help me God! III give yon nei-
! Their men nor money to succor and assist you"
Though every woman aud child in Ohio, up
on thei. Blended knees. should plead in your
behalf m steel my heart against their impor-
! tunitieS."
MIR. Odds said he could truly sympathise
with those petitioners. in their outraged feel
incs and honest Indignation. but he would
never consent 10 grant the latter clause of the
request That although every pnlsaton of
| the traitors heart was IN unison with our enc
mies-that although the dark and damning
stain of treason was upon him. he. Mr.. o.,
would never consent 10 hide hun from public
view in Dungeons alls. No, said Mr.. O..
let not the black pail of oblivion cover tho<
traitor. nor his treason, but rather let him live
ten thousand years an object of scorn and la
tired, that posteri;y may poiKt 10 him and say,
J LOT
may witness the writings and agones of his
latest posterity, when his treason 10 his coun-
try shall be thrown into the teeth of his child
| rem, and his children's children; let him be
( like Cain, until he shall cry out .''.uy ptmish
ment is greater than ! can bear"
| Mr. Burns said he was acquainted with
many of the petitioners. Men more hon
est, hghminded and patriotic, never lived; and
{ TIE language applied to them the sneers and
sarcasns of Senators-are alike uncalled for
and unjust. Let Senators 60 to the neghbor
hood where these petitioners reside, and then
sheer at them if they dare. They will be found
among the best of citizens. Tie language Of
the petitioners is respectful-not one word can
I be found there that is not respectful. Senators
try to find similarity between this petition
and the one presented few days ago. for the
dissolution of the Union. The one is respect
! ful-,he other asks for reasonable act. The
J signers Of The one he knew not; but the sign
| ers of the one now under consideration are IS
honorable men as any Senator upon this floor
| Tie one petition prayed for dissolution Ut
the Union-the other, that measures might be
! taken to preserve the glorious Union.
! Had he (Mr. b. } the power, he was frank
to confess that he would not exercise it or Mr.
| Corwin by infiicting on him the punishment due
1 u:
ishment-one, perhaps; more malignant; for
| he would show him to the people Of the State,
that they might see 4 lone Mexican in the u
nied States, that had acted as Senator Corwin
has acted, and that at him pa;yiots might point
the finger of scorn.
! The petition states that several of the sign
ers are Wings This is tthe. He tMr. b
knew several of them well. In 1910 they
huzzaed for 'Iippecanoe and Tyler too and
in 1912 they threw fire balls in the streets Of
! Mansfield. in honor of this same ''Tom Cor
win." whom they now repudiate. These
Wings are honorable men and they are patriots,
as well as ali the other petitioners with whom
he (Mr. b. was acquainted
| The question was then taken on the recep-
ton of the petition, and it was receiyed-yeas
33,-nays 3. [Messrs. Archibald, Johnson
and Studson, in the negative.
| The petition was then. after some debate;
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
| Thus we see that the Senate of Ohio,
large portion of whom are Wings, have taken
strong ground in favor of the war, and an
nounce in language not TO be misunderstood,
that one of their Senators in Congress is 4
traitor to his country, because his conduct has
been snc', as to prottact the wsr end encourage
the Pentsylrmin.