The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-06-03

Wcic VtueFeu anu TeSuiteu- yeaS 10,
nays l6, as follows: os'us47 Ls'asj- 7-a3
"Yeas@Messrs. sBackus,' Beaver,
Bennett, Claypool, Corwin, Eaton,
Haines, Hamilton, Hastings, Hopkins,
Horton, Johnson, Judy, KendelI, Lewis
Randall, Slutsonn, Wilson, and food
dard,1 Speaker--1e. '.'. s', -. =
Nays--Messrs. Ankney, Archbold,
BIocksom, Byres, Burnes, Cfonise,
Emrie, Evans, Ewing, Graham King,
Reemelin,' Scott, aSpindler, Wheeler,
and Wmegarner--16." aoa' S2'-a 3a''
Every man who voted for the foul
and infamous libels in the above-eve-
ry, man who voted that it was the i'm;
parative duty Of Congress to withhold
supplies, and thus leave our brave Il oops
without food to feed, money TO pay 0,
arms and ammunition to defend them
selves against the guerilla troops Of the
enemy, proverbal for their cruelty and
ferocity was a WHIG SENATOR,
while every democrat, true to his coun-
try, and true to the brave men now
battling for our countrys rights and
honour in Mexico, v0ted againstill $50
This vote we place upon record that
the people may see and know who it is
that slanders the country, when it is at
war who il is that takes sides with
the enemy, who it is, votes falshoods TO
make Mexico in the right and their
own country in the wlong-who it is,
that would leave ou: brave troops, reg
ulars and volunteers, in a foreign land,
surrounded by the enemy, without the
means of defence, or 10 feed or cloth
themselves. o. .eor 20 aaass3ss s e
The father Of one OF the men who thus
voted the father of the man chosen
10 preside over the Senate that voted
thus, was a member Of the far famed
Hartford Convention, which met and,
as the world believes, with closed doors,
plotted treason against the country du-
ring the last war with England. The
federal sire begat a afederal son, and the
supple tools Of federalism who followed
Mr.. Speaker Goddard's lead, will entail
upon their children curse that will
never leave them. The name Of Mexi-
can whig will be odious as that of tory
in l776, or Hartford Convention feder-
ahst in 1914. Until the men who thus
voted, die, rot and out of sheer pity are
forgotten, they and theirs-their names
and their children's names, will be meet
things for scorn, reproach and infamy.
He who opposes his country in war,
lives long in public recollection, bu; he
gets O fame that an honest man will
never covet. 1t is for their infamy and
their treason, that the names of the
members of the Hartford Convention
are remembered-that Arnold and Hull
are not forgotten, and for similar rea-
sons, the Senator's who voted thus, will
live for the scorn and execra,ion Of
millions yet unborn.
When these resolutions went to the
House, the vote was taken on the whole
together, and there, as in the Senate,
the vote was strictly party one. On
page 623 and 694 Of the House Journal,
in the pl oceedings Of Feb. II, will be
found the folio wing: '','4 '"''' s''
Mr.. Drake, from a select committee,
back Senate joint resolution,
relative to the power and duties of c on
gress in certain cases, and the course Of
the Hon. Thomas Corwin, with refer.
ence to the present war with Mexico,
and recommend that said resolution be
adopted.
"The question being, Shall said reso-
luton be adopted? '.
1"Upon that question the yeas and
nays being demanded and ordered, re-
suited yeas 35, nays 29.
.Those who voted in the affirmative
s.,t ...,...f
Messrs. Atherton, Balm, Blake, Brain
erd, Breck, Conklin, Crothers, Colbert
son, Dodds. Drake, Harrington, Greene,
Harrington, Haynes, Hol-
comb, Huston, Kimball, Mclean, Nigh,
Park, Pennington, Perry, Phillips, Ran
iall, Robinson, Russell, Seward, Tay.
or, Trimble, Truesdale, Voris, Wes-
en, Wilson, and Speaker,-35.
Those who voted in the negative
- ''&
srs,Armstrong, Brackley, Brew
y, Clark, Convers, Goldman, Corwin,