The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-05-27

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between tA- Governments Of Mexico and the
That no further increase of the present Reg
ular army of the u. 5. shall be made by enlist
: ment or otherwise; but "a fast as the terms ol
| enlistment of soldiers NOW in the service msy
expire, the army, shall be reduced until it i
brought to the number that was in service or
the first OF Jan. 1917.
That it is against the policy and interest Of
this Government TO wage war for the conquest
OF territory, and there should not b. acquired,
by any treaty to be negotiated and concluded
between the United States and Mexico, any
territory whatever additional to the territory
now lying legally and properly within the pres.
eat limits of the United States, or within the
boundary of any nov existing state of this l.
Mon.
That no application Of any money appro-
priated, or to be appropriated, by act OF this
/ Congress for carrying on the existing war with
Mexico, or for increasing, strengthening, or in
any way supplying the military or naval deien-
! ces or forces of this government shall be made
nor is any expenditure thereof authorized, ex
cept such apple alton and expenditure be strict
iy IN ac, ordance with the declaration and proyis-
ions Or these resolutions.
i MI VOORHEES, continued. The House has
heard the resolutions tl4i | sent up to be read.
] have simply to say in regard 10 them that if
I members upon this side of the House are tTal-
tors ia consequence of their opinions antagons-
tic 10 the present war, the gentleman from Ohio
was a traitor in January, 1917, when he intro
duccd these resolutions Ii there is aid and
comfort 10 the rebels in arms in the position OF
any gentleman here, then there aid and
comfort thrice over To the Mexcans in the res
oluiions just read. Every Mexican lancer that
murdered our wounded men hailed the name oi
the gentleman from Ohio as his friend. Every
guerrilla that preyed upon our trains, struck
/ down and murdered weak escorts, cut off sup
/ plies from starving soldiers, hailed the gen
tIeman from Ohio as a co-worker with him in
expelling the American army from Mexico. -
| The Mexicans were working to get our army
out OF their country, and the gentleman fron,
/ ONO was working to the same end.
| >ir, Ono seems unfortunate If the gentle
man whom you seek 10 eXpel Mr. Long, be un-
| faithful to his country in Time If war, he has
very illustriOus preceIents in the former history
OF his State. Her voice has been heard in the
other branch of Congress in tones forever mem-
orable. Aid and comfort to the enemy Cor
win stands very high With this Administration
Tie is very properly Minister To Mexico. he
| Ulhn kedt The soldiers of Santa Anna to murder
graves in foreign land To the best Of ttheiff
ability they obeycd his bloody instructions
Such was the position OF these distinguished
friends of the Administration from Ohio during
a war with foreign f0e-Mr. Corwin in the SEN
ate, and the gentleman from the Dayton district
(AIr. Schenck) IN the House. They were Coop
Grating together by voice and vote they were
encouraging the MeXicans to fight, and to fight
on and while our troops were met in front by
| Mexicans, they were assaledin the rear BY these
distinguished allies.
By the last resolution Just read at the desk
no money was 10 be paid to our troops except
In accordance with the provisions OF those es-
oIutions, thai Is, upon condition that they should
be withdrawn from the enemy's country. No
pay was to be given them while they were
there. The meanest vote that any man, in my
judgment, ever gave is vote to stop the rations
of the soldier. 1t matters not whether the war
he right or wrong, the soldi-r must be paid
10 starve him Is no statesmanlike plan by which
To stop an unjust war. Yet ;hat was precIsa'y
lie vote given 10y the gentleman from Ohio,
who now delivers lecture to the House upon
the subject of American patriotism. There it
stands recorded. There is a Nemesis of poll
tics which comes back to avenge injustice and
the gentleman from Ohio. 1t avenges the wrong
and outrage which he seeks to intiict VI on his
colleague; it comes now in the face of the SOL
, diers of this war, and tells them that the gem
, tleman from Ohio would leave them to beggary
and want if he should become dissatisfied with
! this war a. he was with the war against Mexi-
f co. What man has done man will DO again.
Sir, accept no lecture upon the subject of
patriois,.. from such source But at the same
] time freely admit that the gentleman from O.
hio had the right, the moral, legal and political
RIGHT to introduce the resolutions in regard to
the Mexican war If they embraced his senti-
ments. | would have neither expelled nor CEN
sured him for his action They were wrong in
my judgment, but if they were right in his then
he was right in offering them. | am for toer-
e alton in all matters of opinion. We cannot all
/ think alike God did not make US so. You
: remember the parable, sometimes thought to be
D taken from Scripture, but said to have been ut
n tered by Benjamin Franklin, on this great ques-
/ ton of freedom of opinion Aram was sitting
j one evening at the door of his tent when way
t farinG man came by. Aram invited him to go
# in and sup with him. The wayfarer did so -
Aran asked him to bless before he broke bread.
# The wayfarer said no, that he was not of bis
e way of thinking. Immediately Aram arose in
e wrath, took his stick and beat the stranger
: woundng and bruis:ng him, and driving bin
Y from the shelter of his roof
i. In the silent watches Of the night, however
the voice of God came to Aram, asking HIM
s. ''Where is the trangeri"-"Why, said Aram
n 81 asked him to bless and return thanks befor,
y he partook of bread, and he refused, so | drov
him hence" But" said the voice of the AL
:! mighty, Il have borne with that man, hav
IN known his opinions, have allowed him to live
=, / have never beaten hum and sent him into tn
" wilderness. Go, Aram and find the victim c