Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-02-14
Now and Then.


"reminiscences of the Mexican war to Me-
DARY's Crisis. They comprise extracts
from the papers of that day which were
opposed to the war. They very conclu
sively show that the party which is now for
war to the bitter end were then violent in
their opposition to the war; and the ex-
tracts are valuable just now as not only
convicting the same party of gross incon
sistency, but in establishing the precedent
and right of party to oppose the prose
cution of war it may deem unnecessa-
ry, unjust, and ruinous." The opposition
recognized the right then, and they would
deny it now, when it interferes with their
schemes. But see how they talked when
we were at war with foreign power
Nov, let US see what the Abolition press
OF that day had 10 say about the Mexican
War. Here are extracts from leading oppo
sition prints in Ohio: q.
The voice OF lamentation and war, heard
all over the country, from homes and fresides
made desolate by the slaughter of fathers, and
husbands, and brothers, ls sweet music to the
ears of the President and his friends, and they
seem ambi.i .ious 10 stoeH the chorus by IN
credsing the number OF vietims,- Wuren
| Chronicle.
We rejoice to see large aud respectable
number OF Wing papers in this and other
States taking decided ground against further
appropriations by Congress of men and
money for the Mexican throat-cutting bust
mesa This is as it should be--I6id
They THE Mexicans are in the right-we
in the wrong, They may appeal in confidence
to the God of battles but il we look for aid to
any other than human power, it must be to
the Internal Vaccinations Ol He'll, for thus
far, it would seem, the Devil has governed
and guided all our artions in the premises
Henia Torchh9ai
If Congress is opposed to the war--if that
body is of opinion that it is unjust, impolitic
and of dangerous tendency, no duty can be
more binding than that Of refusing the means
to prosecute it. The war is the result of usur-
patton, begun originally without consulting the
war-making power-LebdHOn Star,
No man, no people, looking upon the con,
test, can help sympsthizing with Mexico, and
uniting in nttering a bitter condemnation
against our own Governmental Cincinnati
Gazette
"Here are some extracts from other paper,
of the same stamp in different parts of tn,
United States
None Of the aggressors of Europe or Asia
3 ever resorted to justi6catory reasons which
we're so false and hypoeritieal as those ALLEGED
for our RggFessions on Mexico The truth i
it the war was conceived in folly end wick
: edness, and commenced by gross usurpatiol
on the part of the President KeHnsbe
(Me) Journal
Y Let every one keep aloof from this unripbt
L eops, Infamous God abhOrred war, and
will soon come TO an end The prospect
that the Administration can get neither mel
o nor money to carry on the war. Thank tn
Lord for oil that-N. H. Statesman
To volunteer or vote a dollar to carry O
I tha war is moral treason against the God Z
e Heaven and the rights Of mankind. HaperiI
(Mass) Gazette.
Talk Of this war az we may-shout. reioie
It and illuminate your cities-it is still war {
: injustice, Of conquest, and Of ,unnitiRate
evil; aud itis.high time that the virtnous an
J. paitiohc should speak out in condemnatio
+ o. ,L--Boston Sentinel
A And on another occasion, speaking Of NJ
- Trists negotiations;
D. The Mexican war appears TO be last Sc
10 ting down 10 mere matter OF plunder al
:, murder. We think the war disre
n utabls 10 the sge We live in aud the. eouht
ut Of which il il our boast tO be called her ch
IN dren.-TBOston Atlas ,., ~ .,e,.,,t
!. II there is IN the United, States hea
H. worthy Of American liberty, rs impulse is
ID Join the Mexieans. and hurl down upon h
ar base, slaVish, msrcensTy invaders; who bo
in Republic, 20 TO play over the accurs
" game OF the HessianS on the tops of tho