Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-08-19
whig Opposition to the Mexican war.

! Whig Opposition to the Mexican War.
The following letter from Ex-Governor Bebb of
Ohio, was written in 1s4s in opposition TO Gen Tav.
lor and the Mexican War. Every argument then psed
against the fitness Of Gen. Taylor will apply with equal
force to Cen Scott This same w Bebb is tie GENTLE
who the Wings, in 1914. imported into Indiana to
help bolster up the sinking cause of Whggery. Read
the letter 1t speaks honestly the true feelings Of the
Wing party
COLUMBUS JAN 10, 1s4S
DEAR SIR:-On the 2Oth of December wrote to
r.Corwin as follows among other things
Il am extremely anxious 10 hear from you-what
You going to do2 What about the territory? What
ut the Wimot PrOviso! What about granting sup
es! What say the vigorous prosecution Whigs7 I
see by the papers this evening that Horace Greely is
desponae MT or speaks for effect
Il ne ed not say TO you how anxously watched
you every moment, and how strongly feel that some
thing very like the platform you laid last winter is the
only rpon which the Whig partv can stand The
Locoioco who asserts that "American blood was she'd
soil and goes still deeper into debt and bloed
has some consistency at least between bis lies and his
actions-but the Whig who denies all that and saws
the begun in violation Of the constitution and
tried, selfcOaricted, and selcOndemnedl His crime is
the more arocious and manifest because is acknoy-
lodged, and felt, and seen .fE
1 wish TO say two three ihings more
1st-The people sick of blood of cost and espe-
ciay the guilt of this war; They knOlO the Wings
have power at least branch Of Congress- and
they expect that power to be exerted they will endure
no cowardy shulng but will hold you ali if
you aI TO exert every nerve to stop the mad and mad
dening career OF the President
2d-Those who talk of voting supplies, and throwing
the responsibility the President forget of what ma
terials the Wing party is composed. We have the
Quakers-tbe members of religious societies generally
in Short the moral Of the nation our ranks
without these men and that feeling Democracy NAV
triumph, but Whiggery never. We cannot throw
sponsbllity off shoulders. Our party will hold us
to il, and abandon if we sink from duty, as they
should.
3d-You owe it 10 yourself, your cause, and your
ends that you not only maintain, but act cut your
egrity Having dared to be the pioneer of peace see
that you let not mercenary spirits snatch the palm from
your hands
4tf-There is in Ohio strong feeling for Delapo for
Governor and it growing fast and for no other rea
than because he dared say in the face the
Hartford Convention that scared the of you from
your propriety, and which fear still with some
make night hideous, &c"
To this Mr.. Corwin the 2Sh wrote to me long
letter, breathing the spirit of his great speech from
which make the following extract:
'I confess have been amused TO find many who
think duty requires to do do this dread.
ul subject (the war; the act may may not con-
tribute to the election Of Wbig President. III any
thing were wanting to satisfy rational man, that
is the deepest curse the direst calamity to free peo.
plc-that desiderGtu is found here the universal
struggle be first in enlogzing deeds of what they
call noble daring, and the almost universal expecta
on that the people will have President fresh from
recent saughter-one that can with his fingers leave
MerieGR blood upon the lids of the Bible, when he takes
up take his official oath. do hope, for the pres
character and historical of Ohio that your
convention will speak the subject of this lsar
in firm, plain, strong, and manly tone"
In view of all this l wish ask two ques-
tions Of, and to make few observations to you
very hurried way and without much reflection;
first, the questions:
1st IL Taylor is forced upon us by the South in def.
ance of Wing convention, what is TO be done2
ID. If resolve on Wing candidate at the North,
who shall it be2
Sd. Where is the question to be decided and how7
These questions 1 will l feel; 1st. Ohio
will never vote for Taylor-I mean her Wings Ne
ther the Reserve the Miami tribes will stand it, 3D.
Corwin is decidedly and enthusiastically the choice of
fourths Of the people. Sd. That preference ought
be expressed at approaching convention. Mas
sachusclts and other Northern States have ex-
pressed their preference have the Southern States
Why should Ohio be dumb? The politicians al afraid
Of their shadows Instead of waiting for them speak
TO the people from Washington, want the people to
speak to them. Let our convention show them that
the Wings Of Ohio will nominate for President the
only among them who dares speak a man. for
God and his country, and let Columbus Deano some
other of the despsed and contemued, but, immortal
outeen lohO bent not the knee 10 Baal, and it will do
for the of national righteousness than all
preached in muzzed pu pits since the God de-
fying and man, and child Staying began.
Ii you agree with me, right of for the convention
Yours, W. BEBB.
1t will be seen that Gov. Bebb very severe on
those Wings who in favor Of the vigorous prose
cuton" Of the war and desired the nomination Of Mr..
Corwn for President and Deano for Governor. He
was opposed to the nomination Of Taylor because he
fresh from the "fed Of slaughter" and because
his fingers would leave their prints the Bible Of the
blood of the Mexieans; because the "Quakers," and
the "Reserve Wings" and the 'Mam triOes," and
''the members of the religious societies generally
all of their party and besides he moral Of
the country with them," but would not support
man fresh from the slaughter" and one whose
hands were covered with Mexican blood 'sain
the lids of the Bible" in this 'Goddelyng, and man,
woman, and child staying
How will Messrs Corwin, Bebb, ''the Quakers,"
''the Miami tribes !" members of religious societies."
and the "moral sense" people, support Scott, if they
were honest, who is presented exclusively, because
his hands thus stained with blood! Comment is un-