opposed　the　war　is　true　or　false；　according　as　one　may　understand
  the　term　〃oppose　the　war。〃　If　to　say　〃the　war　was　unnecessarily
  and　unconstitutionally　commenced　by　the　President〃　be　opposing
  the　war；　then　the　Whigs　have　very　generally　opposed　it。　　Whenever
  they　have　spoken　at　all；　they　have　said　this；　and　they　have　said
  it　on　what　has　appeared　good　reason　to　them。　　The　marching　an
  army　into　the　midst　of　a　peaceful　Mexican　settlement；　frightening
  the　inhabitants　away；　leaving　their　growing　crops　and　other
  property　to　destruction；　to　you　may　appear　a　perfectly　amiable；
  peaceful；　unprovoking　procedure；　but　it　does　not　appear　so　to　us。
  So　to　call　such　an　act；　to　us　appears　no　other　than　a　naked；
  impudent　absurdity；　and　we　speak　of　it　accordingly。　　But　if；　when
  the　war　had　begun；　and　had　become　the　cause　of　the　country；　the
  giving　of　our　money　and　our　blood；　in　common　with　yours；　was
  support　of　the　war；　then　it　is　not　true　that　we　have　always
  opposed　the　war。　　With　few　individual　exceptions；　you　have
  constantly　had　our　votes　here　for　all　the　necessary　supplies。
  And；　more　than　this；　you　have　had　the　services；　the　blood；　and
  the　lives　of　our　political　brethren　in　every　trial　and　on　every
  field。　　The　beardless　boy　and　the　mature　man；　the　humble　and　the
  distinguishedyou　have　had　them。　　Through　suffering　and　death；
  by　disease　and　in　battle　they　have　endured　and　fought　and　fell
  with　you。　　Clay　and　Webster　each　gave　a　son；　never　to　be
  returned。　　From　the　State　of　my　own　residence；　besides　other
  worthy　but　less　known　Whig　names；　we　sent　Marshall；　Morrison；
  Baker；　and　Hardin；　they　all　fought；　and　one　fell；　and　in　the　fall
  of　that　one　we　lost　our　best　Whig　man。　　Nor　were　the　Whigs　few　in
  number；　or　laggard　in　the　day　of　danger。　　In　that　fearful；
  bloody；　breathless　struggle　at　Buena　Vista；　where　each　man's　hard
  task　was　to　beat　back　five　foes　or　die　himself；　of　the　five　high
  officers　who　perished；　four　were　Whigs。
  In　speaking　of　this；　I　mean　no　odious　comparison　between　the
  lion…hearted　Whigs　and　the　Democrats　who　fought　there。　　On　other
  occasions；　and　among　the　lower　officers　and　privates　on　that
  occasion；　I　doubt　not　the　proportion　was　different。　　I　wish　to　do
  justice　to　all。　　I　think　of　all　those　brave　men　as　Americans；　in
  whose　proud　fame；　as　an　American；　I　too　have　a　share。　　Many　of
  them；　Whigs　and　Democrats　are　my　constituents　and　personal
  friends；　and　I　thank　them；more　than　thank　them；one　and　all；
  for　the　high　imperishable　honor　they　have　conferred　on　our　common
  State。
  But　the　distinction　between　the　cause　of　the　President　in
  beginning　the　war；　and　the　cause　of　the　country　after　it　was
  begun；　is　a　distinction　which　you　cannot　perceive。　　To　you　the
  President　and　the　country　seem　to　be　all　one。　　You　are　interested
  to　see　no　distinction　between　them；　and　I　venture　to　suggest　that
  probably　your　interest　blinds　you　a　little。　　We　see　the
  distinction；　as　we　think；　clearly　enough；　and　our　friends　who
  have　fought　in　the　war　have　no　difficulty　in　seeing　it　also。
  What　those　who　have　fallen　would　say；　were　they　alive　and　here；
  of　course　we　can　never　know；　but　with　those　who　have　returned
  there　is　no　difficulty。　　Colonel　Haskell　and　Major　Gaines；
  members　here；　both　fought　in　the　war；　and　both　of　them　underwent
  extraordinary　perils　and　hardships；　still　they；　like　all　other
  Whigs　here；　vote；　on　the　record；　that　the　war　was　unnecessarily
  and　unconstitutionally　commenced　by　the　President。　　And　even
  General　Taylor　himself；　the　noblest　Roman　of　them　all；　has
  declared　that　as　a　citizen；　and　particularly　as　a　soldier；　it　is
  sufficient　for　him　to　know　that　his　country　is　at　war　with　a
  foreign　nation；　to　do　all　in　his　power　to　bring　it　to　a　speedy
  and　honorable　termination　by　the　most　vigorous　and　energetic
  operations；　without　inquiry　about　its　justice；　or　anything　else
  connected　with　it。
  Mr。　Speaker；　let　our　Democratic　friends　be　comforted　with　the
  assurance　that　we　are　content　with　our　position；　content　with　our
  company；　and　content　with　our　candidate；　and　that　although　they；
  in　their　generous　sympathy；　think　we　ought　to　be　miserable；　we
  really　are　not；　and　that　they　may　dismiss　the　great　anxiety　they
  have　on　our　account。
  Mr。　Speaker；　I　see　I　have　but　three　minutes　left；　and　this　forces
  me　to　throw　out　one　whole　branch　of　my　subject。　　A　single　word　on
  still　another。　　The　Democrats　are　keen　enough　to　frequently
  remind　us　that　we　have　some　dissensions　in　our　ranks。　　Our　good
  friend　from　Baltimore　immediately　before　me　＇Mr。　McLane＇
  expressed　some　doubt　the　other　day　as　to　which　branch　of　our
  party　General　Taylor　would　ultimately　fall　into　the　hands　of。
  That　was　a　new　idea　to　me。　　I　knew　we　had　dissenters；　but　I　did
  not　know　they　were　trying　to　get　our　candidate　away　from　us。　　I
  would　like　to　say　a　word　to　our　dissenters；　but　I　have　not　the
  time。　　Some　such　we　certainly　have；　have　you　none；　gentlemen
  Democrats？　　Is　it　all　union　and　harmony　in　your　ranks？　　no
  bickerings？　　no　divisions？　　If　there　be　doubt　as　to　which　of　our
  divisions　will　get　our　candidate；　is　there　no　doubt　as　to　which
  of　your　candidates　will　get　your　party？　　I　have　heard　some　things
  from　New　York；　and　if　they　are　true；　one　might　well　say　of　your
  party　there；　as　a　drunken　fellow　once　said　when　he　heard　the
  reading　of　an　indictment　for　hog…stealing。　　The　clerk　read　on
  till　he　got　to　and　through　the　words；　〃did　steal；　take；　and　carry
  away　ten　boars；　ten　sows；　ten　shoats；　and　ten　pigs；〃　at　which　he
  exclaimed；　〃Well；　by　golly；　that　is　the　most　equally　divided　gang
  of　hogs　I　ever　did　hear　of！〃　　If　there　is　any　other　gang　of　hogs
  more　equally　divided　than　the　Democrats　of　New　York　are　about
  this　time；　I　have　not　heard　of　it。
  SPEECH　DELIVERED　AT　WORCESTER；　MASS。；　ON
  SEPT。　12；　1848。
  （From　the　Boston　Advertiser。）
  Mr。　Kellogg　then　introduced　to　the　meeting　the　Hon。　　Abram
  Lincoln；　Whig　member　of　Congress　from　Illinois；　a　representative
  of　free　soil。
  Mr。　Lincoln　has　a　very　tall　and　thin　figure；　with　an　intellectual
  face；　showing　a　searching　mind；　and　a　cool　judgment。　　He　spoke　in
  a　clear　and　cool　and　very　eloquent　manner；　for　an　hour　and　a
  half；　carrying　the　audience　with　him　in　his　able　arguments　and
  brilliant　illustrationsonly　interrupted　by　warm　and　frequent
  applause。　　He　began　by　expressing　a　real　feeling　of　modesty　in
  addressing　an　audience　〃this　side　of　the　mountains；〃　a　part　of
  the　country　where；　in　the　opinion　of　the　people　of　his　section；
  everybody　was　supposed　to　be　instructed　and　wise。　　But　he　had
  devoted　his　attention　to　the　question　of　the　coming　Presidential
  election；　and　was　not　unwilling　to　exchange　with　all　whom　he
  might　the　ideas　to　which　he　had　arrived。　　He　then　began　to　show
  the　fallacy　of　some　of　the　arguments　against　Gen。　Taylor；　making
  his　chief　theme　the　fashionable　statement　of　all　those　who　oppose
  him　（〃the　old　Locofocos　as　well　as　the　new〃）　that　he　has　no
  principles；　and　that　the　Whig　party　have　abandoned　their
  principles　by　adopting　him　as　their　candidate。　　He　maintained
  that　Gen。　　Taylor　occupied　a　high　and　unexceptionable　Whig
  ground；　and　took　for　his　first　instance　and　proof　of　this　the
  statement　in　the　Allison　letterwith　regard　to　the　bank；　tariff；
  rivers　and　harbors；　etc。that　the　will　of　the　people　should
  produce　its　own　results；　without　executive　influence。　　The
  principle　that　the　people　should　do　whatunder　the　Constitution…
  …as　they　please；　is　a　Whig　principle。　　All　that　Gen。　　Taylor　is　not
  only　to　consent　to；　but　appeal　to　the　people　to　judge　and　act　for
  themselves。　　And　this　was　no　new　doctrine　for　Whigs。　　It　was　the
  〃platform〃　on　which　they　had　fought　all　their　battles；　the
  resistance　of　executive　influence；　and　the　principle　of　enabling
  the　people　to　frame　the　government　according　to　their　will。　　Gen。
  Taylor　consents　to　be　the　candidate；　and　to　assist　the　people　to
  do　what　they　think　to　be　their　duty；　and　think　to　be　best　in
  their　national　affairs；　but　because　he　don't　want　to　tell　what　we
  ought　to　do；　he　is　accused　of　having　no　principles。　　The　Whigs
  here　maintained　for　years　that　neither　the　influence；　the　duress；
  or　the　prohibition　of　the　executive　should　control　the
  legitimately　expressed　will　of　the　people；　and　now　that；　on　that
  very　ground；　Gen。　Taylor　says　that　he　should　use　the　power　given
  him　by　the　people　to　do；　to　the　best　of　his　judgment；　the　will　of
  the　people；　he　is　accused　of　want　of　principle；　and　of
  inconsistency　in　position。
  Mr。　Lincoln　proceeded　to　examine　the　absurdity　of　an　attempt　to
  make　a　platform　or　creed　for　a　national　party；　to　all　parts　of
  which　all　must　consent　and　agree；　when　it　was　clearly　the
  intention　and　the　true　philosophy　of　our　government；　that　in
  Congress　all　opinions　and　principles　should　be　represented；　and
  that　when　the　wisdom　of　all　had　been　compared　and　united；　the
  will　of　the　majority　should　be　carried　out。　　On　this　ground　he
  conceived　（and　the　audience　s