Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-07

Position of the whig Party o. 1hs ~
lean War-Extract from Mr.. Lfue~1~.
speech in Congress, Juno ~, fo<e.
But as General Taylor Is. par excel
ience the hero of the Mexican war. and :.
you Democrats say we Wb;gs -.
ways opposed the war, you think il must
be very awkward and embarrassing for me-
to go for General Taylor. The decjarat;on
is either true or false, according as ON.
may understand the term Opposing the
war lftosay ''ths war was unnecessary
ana unconstitutionally commenced bv the
rresiaent, be opposing the war, then tho
wings have very generally opposed i
- "ene.sf ,ney have spoken at all, they
nave SAID this; and they have said il on
what appeared good reasons to them
Inc marching of an army into tbem;dst
OF peaceful Mexican settlement. friobfe,-
ing the inhabitants away, leaving their
gowlng crops. and other property to des-
'ruc',on' to you may appear perfectly
amiabie' peaceable, unprovokin1 proce.
aiire; but 1t does not appear SO TO ne g.
to call such an act, TO us appears NO 49,
than a naked, impu,lent absnnlitv, AMI 30
speak OF 1t accordingly. But if. when tho
war was begun, and had become the causo
oil the country, the giving of orr money
and orr blood. in common with vonr.
was support of the war. then il Is not ,r,,.
that tina, we have always opposed the war
WIN lew individual exceptions. You have
constantly had our votes here for ali a..
necessary supplies. And, more than tb;,
you have had the services. the bIood 80
the lives OF our political brethren in srarv
,r'ai ana on every field. The beardless
boy and the mature man-the humble
ana the distinguished. you have had them
anu IA battle. they have endured AMI
,ought' and Tell with you. Claw ,nJ
webster each gave son, never to no 70
turned From the State of NV own r.s-
,dence, besides other worthy bnt loss
known Wing Names we sent Nar.tsII
MorrlSon. Baker and Hardin. ,bsv III
fought. and one fell, and in the fall - al.
one' we lost our best Wing man M.
were the Wings few in number or 80,
~ the day OF danger. In that fsa1f,I
bloody. breathFe>s struggle at Buena V;s,a
where each mans har.l task was TO hc.,
paeS nVe ioes or die himself, of the 6v.
n N.Y., officers who pcrishe.l, four usrs
In speaking OF this, / mean no olio,.
COMPARISON between the lion hearted
W higs and Democrats who tonight tborc
IN other occasions, anil among lowor ~
lcerS and privaies on that Occasion
'o""' no. 'ne proportion was different
ViSh to 1t" Justice to all. ! think IF Al
nose brave men as Americans. in wbo,.
,f"ud lame, as an American. | too have
mare. Many OF them. Wings AMI Dcm.
'"S, are my Commitments and personal
'iehas; thank them--onc anil All Co..
ne nigh and impcrishabIe honor ,ba,,
ave conferred on onr common State
Dnt the distinction bct,roen H.
The President beginning tin. war 81
'o '.oS: OF me country after it was begun
. Instruction which you cannot perceive.
. yon, the President. and the coun,rv
em to tic all one. You are Interested ~
c no distinction between them: and I
'h'"re 10 suggest that possibly vour in
rest blinds you little. We see the
S,lhction. as we think. clearly cnouol.
ut onr friends who have fought in H..
ar have no difficulty in seeing il also
hat those who have fallen would .ar
Ere they alive ahd here, of course we can
yer know; but with those who have 70
rned there is no difficulty. Col. Has.
l, AMI Major Gaines. member, here
u fought IN the war; and one of then,
.'erwenf extraordinary pcrils and hard
rS;siiil they. like all other Wings here
lie on the record that the war was nm,
,eSsary AMI I'm ron,titutionaIlv comm.u-
ny TIE President. .inl even Gsoar,I
ylor himself the noblc,t Roman of,he,,
: has declared, that. as a citizen. anil
tlculariy as asollicr. j: Is Sufficient for
n to know that the country is mt war
IA foreign nation. to do all in his
Ter to bring It to speedy and honor
c termination, by The most vicorou,
energetic operations, withant inon;r-
about ITS Jastice, or anything connect
with it.