Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02

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Our Whirligg neighbor is certainly candidate for
one of the cells of the madhouse-He is not contened
with wishing the President to be burn, up by aeeiden
tnl spark flash of lightning from Heavrn-but in
the following article of Saturday, lie disposed to
Paral we every movement make for self dcencc,
even against the murderous Semipn!cs:
See The debate Senate ta War. No inomn
on heorc Con- from the Executive No informed of the
OF % Which n msa p p
eagerly awaiting themselves Of the circumstances the incihc
outbreak in Fua Increase the military force Of the roun,-
the nnd"s and fortifcnons TO bleed The Treasury
and like Saucns ducks me :" That
r resting place wi,ccs While is in The rcasury the nation
will be alarmed viii wars and the rumo Of and made +" he
have mill The ohbc md have rorkre the hi
~ millions surplus"
The party in power eagerly avaiIing itself of every
means 10 increase the army. and to bleed the 1rca
sury! Who believes il Where is the proposition
yet made by the President to increase the standing
army: Why complain in one breath, that The Prrs-
dent will not lay information before Congress; that he
does not adrse increase of the army-and yet charge
him and his friends, in the next BREATH with wishing 10
increase our troops, and waste tho public monies Is the
WING really so desperate that he would not bleed tic
lrcasnry-that is to say, would pay the expenccs
OF defending the people of Florida against the savages
Would lie not repay the Common Councils of Savannah
and Charleston the monies, which they have advanced
10 The volunteers, upon the faith Of the public Treasury
Either the treasury must bleed the people must bleed
prefer TO see the blood Of the "0mcn and children flow
lng than The: ie necessary funds shall be employed for
Their defence: How any part of the 80 millions tc
better dlsbursed than in protecting the people of Florida
or Prordins arms, Notifications, and navy to protect
US from French cct-o, in peace preparing for war
But the Wing must rail onwhether il has not
It's driven OIL by violence of passion, amounting to
species of ADMINISTRATION its end-abuse and msrc
presentation its means-The lunatc appeals to the Ele
ments Of destruction aid him. If Fire will not assist
him. he calls upon Water to promote his purPoses.-OEe
Gay he prays for the Lightning Of earen to destroy the
Observation-Disclosures day, he prays Hearrn to sink our
thirty millions into the Rcd Sea- Who then would pay
fer 'hc dejinec Of the women and children of Florida?
Who can trust such Politician Who can con6dc LII
the patriotism or discretion Of man, who utters such
sentiments as also 10 be found in the following article
from the last Charlottesville Jeffersnnian Republican?
For the Jcfcrsoninn Republican.
"THE RICHMOND WHIG, IN 1884
Mr.. Editor-Plcase call MIR. Ritche's attention to
the following extract. II fully sustains my position as
10 the opinions of the editor Of the Wing expressed
in his per. doubt not by little search that many
CONSTITUENTS.
Fear as we may-ubhorrcnt it is all the
Citations and recocctons of the patriots heart-we may
q well face the truth al once. THESE STATES ARE
NOT LONG DESTINED TO BE UNITED! The
Southern States the natural home Of Democracy, will
not agree TO be the sighted partners in centra! dcspo
tlsm. The Union is great but Liberty is greater and
dearcr." Wig IF March, 1884
The Wing asks why increase the standing army; And
says. before the enlisted: the gallant Folun-
of s. Carolina the Sparta OF The Contdrracy will
unaidcd by the Federal nercenarrs, have reduced the
poor, drludcd wrelches The Wing is hastily drcdin.'
question, without possessing the necessary information.
II the Volunteers subuc the Scninoes immediately,
why there is occasion their account to add 10 the
Regulars But suppose the statement from Georgia he
correct that though the Indians may be crivcn from the
open country they may retire TO the swanps and ham
mocks of Florida; and that it mig take times the
,l,It, hat ho,
to raise few mounted Rangers, done after the
Black Hawk war; would it not be better for the vclun-
trcrs: and cheaper for the U. States;
The Wing calls South Carolina the Sparta Of the Con.
fedcracy-Why confne the compliment 10 South Caro-.
lina Noby the cliz"ns Of South Carolina have be-
haved the present cason, with Generals laynr and
Hamilton at their lcad-yet not the cvarous citi.
Of Augusta and Savannah in GeOrga-and of Tai
lahassce in Florida, equally entitled 10 the gratitude Of
their country?
That the Wing may now SEGA Georgian and Federal
mcrccnary officer may feel, refer him to the cuquen,
address Of Col. Lindsay and of Col Cumming TO the
luutccrs Of Augusta.