Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-04-13

Member of the Provisional Government of the
Republic, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
PARIS, March 2, l048
MORAL TREASON.
President Polk, in his message to Congress-
denounced the Wings as guilty Of moral treu-
son, for having expressed the opinion that the
war was unnecessary. The charge has been
echoed by every official throughout the land =
by Locofoco members of Congress and by the
party prints in every section of the country
We beg all who may have attached any impor-
lance 10 this charge, coming from such quar-
tiers, to read again this admirable extract from
the speech of Lieut.. Col. Morrison, al the
Taylor meeting on Tuesday night Col M.
was at the battle of Buena Vista, and was ia
yorably noticed by Taylor in his official port
for gallant conduct.-N Y. COur. d. Eng.
81 have since, my return to this country,
listened with deep and painful regret to charg-
es which regret to say that heard but short
time ago on the floor of Congress, that the ma
jority of that great and patriotic party-the
Whigs-are traitors, are guilty fmoraltreason,
because they dare to believe and to say that
this war, In which we are engaged, was brought
on by the imprudence of the leaders of the po-
litical party in power, and because they think
that ii has been prosecuted beyond that point
which the safety and security of the country
demand. But. gentlemen, when the tocsin of
alarm was sounded that the country was in dan
ger; that the aid her sons was needed-lchere,
then, lcere the Wigs! In the words of an
eloquent man-one of the most eloquent TO be
found in the states of this Union lying beyond
the Aleghanes-on who is loved in the
Western country from which come, all few
10 the standard of their country; and in the
forward ranks, willing TO give their lives for
their country, were the WHIGs. And upon
the occasion of the battle of Buena Vista all of
you have doubtlessheard and read of the twelve
hundred men who were left as the fragment of
three regiments which had held the front in po-
sition, and had fought all day-and say it with
all proper modesty that of these three regiments
two were from my own St. te, Illinois, and the
other was the gallant ard lamented McKeys
of Kentucky-but these three regiments re-
duced to a fragment of twelve hundred, three
quarters Of an hour before shutdown on that
awful day, when they had advanced TO make
that last and bloody assault with the gallant
Hardin, of Illinois, and Mckee, who are now
gone-who led them? What do the records say
who led these fragments of three regiments in
to the field? Thsy agere led by sir field off,
GERS. And of the sir field officers FIVE lcere Of
that TRAIToRoUs bandof Wigs Loud cheers.
And of those five Wings who led those men
three sealed their devotion to their country
with their blood. Cheers. Hardin, Mckee
and Clay, all fell on hat field and the two re-
manning were Col: Bissel and myself. There
were six field officers-of the six five were
Wings who have sacrificed their lives so freely
in this war, are stigmatzed as traitors. Does
not the blood of the young and gallant Henry
! Clay, who gave his life to his country on thai
bloody field, rise in judgment against the vile
accusations against his honest sire? Cheers.
Does not the spirit of the gallant Lincoln re-
Duke the assailants?-of that gallant Lincoln
who after having SO much distinguished him
selfa Palo Alto and the Resacca, offered his
life sacrifice on the altar of his country al
Buena Vista? An unnecessary sacrifice, too
for he thought the day was lost, and when one
of the volunteer regiments had been broken and
he saw the men flying from the field which he
thought was lost, he rushed to the head of the
retreating regiment and rallied them again tC
the attack, threw himself into the thickest o
the fight. resolved not to see the dishonor O
his country, and there he was stricken down
! saw him when in the agonies of death, with
his right hand clenched on his braast and hi.
left hand extended, and with his eyes scowl
ing on the enemies of his country, his las
breath passed away. And yet the father o
that man is called traitor. Cheers.l These
are the evidences of treason which the Whis
party presents to the nation. Cheers.
And now for the other side of the picture.
Here is the sketch from the Milwaukee SEMI
, mel; and after reading it, let every candid mai
say who re the traitors:
The t1UO ''PaSseS. At most critical peri
cd of the American Pevolution, Benedict Arm
, old. being then engaged in reasonable CORES
pondence with the enemy, gave the following
'pass' to Maj Andre, to ensure him free egres
from the American lines:
Head Quarters, Robinsons House,
) September 22nd, l760.
Permit Mr.. John Anderson to pass the GUAR
to the White Plains, or below, if he chooses
f he being on public business by my directions
BENEDICT ARNOLD,
Major General.
. In May, 1916, just as our country was abou
, plunging into war with Mexico, the Secreta
/ ry of the Navy, by order of President Polk, is
sued the following "pass' for the benefit G
: Santa Anna:
4 (Priu ate and conJfdcntial.)
+ U. s. Navy DEPARTMENT, !
May Is, 1916.
+ COMMODORE: If Santa Anna endeavors t
! enter the Mexican Ports, you loiU ullolo him t
pass freely. Very respectfully yours,
G. BANCROFT.
+ Com. DAVID Common.
Commanding Home Squadron.