Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-20


Me%lcan war to strike for the honor OF
MS country was called a 'robber aud an as.
T.. sassln,' and was threatened to have en-
tailed upon him the blackening legacy of
> intamy' Such was the language adopted
= by Thomas II. Corwin, OF Ohio, who is now
o honored with an important diplomatic an.
pointment OF the Administration. Mr.
Hudson, member ofCongress at that
= time from Massachusetts,, took the bold
p est ground against the war policy ortbo
6 Administration then in power; and sir
? NOBODY threatened to call him 10 accouot
} Tor 1t when the war was over. Men who
} opposed the war were not tod that after
the Mexicans should be varouished tbe
soldiers, when they returned home wopld
look after those who had been opposioo
the war. They were not told that when
. the war was over, when theenemy in front
| should be whipped, the soldiers would rc-
turn TO take care Of the rear. Thpy wcre
not told that they SHOULD be deprived Of
the benefits resulting from that war No
sir; when the war was over, when ppoco
was declared, I suppose that men of all
parties went together to California and
reaped the advantages OF that struggle
They were not asked whether thew had
been loyal" men. No one Threatened 70
appoint o committee of five 10 'oI' inoI';ro W
whether they had said uytAing against
! the Mexican war. No, sir; they were told
| There IS the Held open before you-go,
exercised the riobt ,ybi, I,i.. SIHP'y
and we have no Iisnosi,io,, ,o"eI " YOU
account.0 Mr. Uu,I.on ,rLe-,S.'. ~ C,'.l ou 20
Massachusetts oi Wa.L;n,,,a,. IeSe,'' 'e"
" stated his ,iaLt GaooI.;y G5,JI", wy PI"'n-
t0 Mr. D,uaIos he ,,s,,I iSF'"S iiT,Hr'"i J." 'SP!y
oporo. N' '''o o''O" 'Ds IAN
"8nd hosit co,,otot,,i. ,..t.u,,
s n he snrrrossoI j., t;.S S.T' az o'c"'e
dom Of srccch is 70 he dorioT - tI"' I n I,ee
resnnIoi; o., ~ ~ uo'1'C' 10 me hep-
cording to this doctrine If tho Pra';3ont Tg"; AZ
led on by vain ambition n, hy ,,',',...' C1."ol,'
bic desire to raise himself to tbr,,,, ('o..',,
the ruins of our free Cioycrnn,onI - La. n,.0 f, Tu
wickedness to tramplo upon lbo nrorog,l
tives of Congress, and commence an nm
just war with foreign mower yo aro -
submi: in silence, because bostiIi,ins boHo
already commenced. We ar, 70 ,,,,j ~,
in meek submission, and SEQ orr rialiy
invaded and the propcrtv and IIycs e..
citizens wantonlv sacrificed Loconso
drilled majority of political partisans ,ro"
have scuceeded IN pressing through con
gress, without debate, an endorsement of
Executive usurpauOn. ! say, sir, | will ,
no such doctrine will sub
NIT to no such dogma. Under the pccu-
lar circumstances Of the case | will speak, t
ana speak as freely this day as | would q
lave spoken on Monday last. And though
he gentleman from Illinois Mr.. DOugasl
'ery modoStly brands those as towards
y4o voted against the declaration of war,
Mr.. Hudson was one of the number who
lad mus votedl | will assure him that
ia'e IAe moral courage to speak my own
eh'iIneh'S'
"But we are told by gentlemen on this
Ioor, that it is treason 10 oppose the Gov
rnmcnt in time Of war. Sir, | have no
with that dastarGly sentiment,
What has it como to this, that n weak
r wicked Executive may usurp power
nd involve the nation in an unjust war
nd an interruptions majority may press "
Trough the House, without debate, a bill q
that iniquitous procedure, and e
men all mouths must be closed on the II
u0Jec' Is IL treason to point out the a
lui'S oil corrupt Administration: If 50, Ii
'e nave nothing OF liberty left but the Il
"uie' we are aTe"uy uhuCr n despousm. =
"ch doctrines may answer for corrupt oi
I,colnan's' VINO TO" 10 the Executive for Il
'ace, Out lhey are unworthy oil ireemon. "
protest against all such corrupt and cor ST
IPuns sentiments reason to speak a. st
1lhsl lS inc measures OF inc Administration, ol
oCause we are al war Jl
o" on VIII ma that ~ the appendix to it
ie i5 congressman H1o1c ioF 1910, pages 9l2, 70
~. to
! iIa' ."nguage "ouIu DO very suitable to tn
''er 9salnS' 'he administration IN pow tn
Quay DuI' SIR II any man ulter5 such to
.lEuase Io-uay, "hat Is the cnarge Jro't w
5eln,5 "i,u ~. suppose any man VINO had We
'ieIe" ',isa Uy 'h9 reoel raa IN frankHn, or III
~ nIalils cUuulies should ntter 20
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