Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-10-13

Lincoln on the Mexican War.

/ Lincoln on the Mexican War.
The Gazette of this week labors hard
to convince its readers that Z" Old Abe
Lincoln" voted to sustain the Government
and our gallant armies in the vigorous
prosecutions of the Mexican war. How
far Abe Lincoln sustained the war our
readers may gather from perusal of the
following article which we clip from the
Easton argus:
If the opposition prints will take the
trouble to examine the Congressional
Globe of ls47, they will find on page SO
the following resolutions:
! Rfsoiued That the existing war with
Mexico was just and necessary on our
part, and has been prosecuted with the
sole purpose of vindicating our national
rights and honor, and of securing an hon.
orable peace.
R'sofvei, That the rejection Of our re-
pcatcd overtures of peace leaves this gov
crnmeut no alternative but the most Wig
orous prosecution of the war, in such man
ncr, consistent with the laws of nations
as will make the enemy feel all ist calam-
itics and burdens, and until Mexico shall
agree to a just and honorable peace, pro-
viding satisfactory indemnity in money or
territory for past injuries, including the
expenses of the war.
Resolved, That the amount of the in
demnity must necessarily depend upon the
obstinacy of the enemy and the duration
of the war.
On the adoption Of these resolutions,
which justified the war in which our coun
try was engaged, Mr.. Lincoln voted NO.
He thus denied that the war with Mexico
was Just and necessary on our part, and
that it was prosecuted for the purpose of
vindicatrg the honor and redressing the
rights of our nation. He opposed the
vigorous prosecution of it, and our right
to take indemnity for the injuries sustained
by our Government But this was not all.
lie made a speech on the subject. in which
he says, after commenting on Mr.. Rich
ardson' resolutions, that he found him.
self here, yfhe pere inch, cl TO give The
Fr'sdent his 'rpplits, and say nothing
about tho original justice of the war, if he
was inc ined to 60 with him and look
ahead not back, IN position Mat he
COULD NOT Do So He don't even say
that he was ~iHi"g to grant the supplies !;
he don't say he was willing to 90 ahead !;
but he doos say that he could not do so
even if he were willing. 1t does seem to
us that this is sufficient to fix " Old Abc's"
position on that question.
But still more Ga the Sd of January,
Is4s, George Ashmun, the president of
tho late Chicago Convention, offered an
amendment declaring the war "nm~s-
sariiy a',d unconstifmionaHy bcgu"," and
Mr.. Lincoln voted f. this amendment,
and he might we'll say that he was in a
position to not grant the President his
supplies. He had voted the war unjust
and unconstitutional how could he vote
for furnishing supplies for carrying on
such war, and at the same time keep
his oath of Office So that, take him
which way We will, if he voted to support
the war he violated his oath of office, in
which he swore to support the Constitu-
tom if he voted against the supplies he
merits the contempt Of every patriot in
the country. A great man to be Presi.
dent who, when our gallant little army
was contcnding against tho superior num-
bers, and the almost insurmounta bic
difficulties of one of the most brilliant
campaigns the world ever knew, and that,
too, for the protection of our national
honor, would voc that they were engaged
in an unjust and unconstitutional war
and would say that he was in position
to grant no supplies. The justice and
utility Of the Mexican war has long since
been proven, ard the fact is equally evi
dent that the people of the United States
were fully convinced of its justice. No
men could have been in worse odor than
George Ashmun, Old Abe Lincoln, and
Tom Corwin, for their intense hatred Bit
ter opposition to it, and that very fact
must lead the people to welcome them
to hospitable graves" politically.
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