The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-28

three representatives from Ohio who
were not only opposed to that war in
sentiment, but with eleven others in
the house voted against it's declar ton.
They were Joseph Vance, Columbus De-
lano and Joshua Gidd!ngs. The FIRST
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 IL members above men
toned was a Mr. Severance Of Maine.
who, like certain persons in these Gays,
was wont to give utterance to his
pessimistic views in the public press.
On May 13, 1876, he published a i-tter
in the old National Inteliigsncer uf this
city, in which he said, among other
things: I believe that the MeEicans
on the Rio Grande have been acting
strictly in sslr-defeuse. and II 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.
Eress and without amy necessity
These sentiments produced an indig-
nant outburst from the patriots in con-
eress, and he was lashed by eloquent
tongues for his reasonable uttsrances.
AS we read these sentiments we cam
not help being struck with tnelr slni-
larity to the utterancss OF certain al
legged patriots IN this country at this
hour. So close Is the resemblance that
were it not for the fact that at least
some OF these latter-day critics nave
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 MI. sew
erance's district promptly retired nlm
from congress at the next election, and
thus closed his opportunity Of giving
aid and comfort to the enemy IN lnle
of war"
SHOULD PROVE A WARNING.
Mr., Weaver says that these Instances
should prove a warning to those con-
gressmen from Ohio and elsewhere who
are now supporting Aguinaldo and de-
nouncins the president. IT can quote"
he raid. another incident Of value to
Ohio men who are opposed to the Phil
ippins 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 vtndlcate his
country from the charge OF being the
aggreasor, they have heard him loudly
accuse it's president Of having wGntonly
and wickedly produced the war; instead
Of hearing him speak Of It as defense
OF our rights, they have heard him
speak Of II as war Of plunder ana
ACKNOWLEDGMENT on our part; instead OF
hearing him treat It as struggle
forced on us against our will, they have
heard him declare that it was a 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 Is prosecuting "ar un-
righteous unholy and damnable war
"These are v!rile, patriotic words that
sprang from loyal brain, and are wor-
thy of adoption by those who are en-
deavoring to promulgnte unpatrotio
doctrines. s."-Washington Post (Dem,)