The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-27

three representatives from Ohio who
were not only opposed to that war I'm
sentiment, but with eleven others in
the house voted against its declaration.
They were Joseph Vance, Columbus De-
lano and Joshua Glddings. The firso
two closed their congressional careers
with the term they were then serving,
Giddings continuing In congress because
he and his constituents were one on the
question of opposition to human slav-.
cry, his being the great abolition dis
trict of the state.
Among the IA members above mem
toned was Mr.. Severance OF Maine,
who, like certain persons IN these days,
was wont to give utterance to his
pessimistic views in the public press.
On May IS, 1876, he published letter
in the old National Intelligencer OF this
city, in which he said, among othey
things: I believe that the MeTi4ans
on the Rio Grafde have been acting
strictly in self defense, apd IL they have
made a manly resistance to General
Taylor, they are to be honored and APP
plauded for doing so. The war
has not been commenced by Mexico.
but by the president Of the United
States, without the authority Of con-
gress and without any necessity
These sentiments produced an indig-
nant outburst from the patriots In con-
gress and he was lashed by eloquent
tongues for his reasonable utterances.
JAS we read these sentiments we cam
not help being struck with their SINH
larity to the utterances Of certain al
legged patriots in this country at this
hour, So close Is the resemblance that
were II not for the fact that az least
some of these latter-day critics have
at times In the past given evidence or
originality, we would be almost tempt
ed to charge them with plagiarism. l
may add that the people OF Mr.. Sew
erance's district promptly retired him
from congress at the next election, and
thus closed his opportunity Of giving
aid and comfort to the enemy In time
of war"
SHOULD PROVE A WARNING.
Mr.. Weaver says that these instances
should prove warning to those con-
gressmen from Ohio and elsewhere who
are now supporting Aguinaldo and de-
nouncing the president. II can quote"
he said, another incident Of value to
Ohio men who are opposed to the Phil
ippine war. In 1S46, old Senator Thur
man attacked the position Of peace
colleague In language that closely ap-
plies to the present hour. Speaking OF
this colleagues constituents. he said;
Instead OF hearing him vindlcate hts
country from the charge Of being the
aggressor, they have heard him loudly
accuse Its president Of having wantonly
and wickedly produced the war; instead
Of hearing him speak Of It as defense
Of our rights, they have heard him
speak Of 1t as q war Of plunder and
| aggrandizement on our part; instead Of
hearing him treat 1t as struggle
forced on US against our will, they have
heard him declare that It was war
unconstitutlonally made by our chief
| magistrate: instead of hearing him
maintain that justice Is on the side OF
his own nation, they have heard him
affirm that she IL prosecuting IAN un-
righteous, unholy and damnable war;
These are vlrile, patriotic words that
| sprang from loyal brain, and are wor-
thy Of adoption by those who are en-
deavoring to promulgate unpatrlotic
doctrines. ."-Washington Post pem.)