Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-28

well-regulated, State Rights, Southern man. We have
shown up many points of ms POLITICAL character, anu
reserve Others for future revelation. But Tie following
extracts from the Washington Correspondence OF the
Savannah Georgian, are too expressive to be passed over
Nor .inon!
Correspondence cfMs S4ccpact Georgian.
"WAsHiSGTos, January D., ISL.
ain l5i4, the darkest period Of our contest tor our
national existence, aud cur rights of free trade on the
hirh seas, Daniel Webster, then al aspiring Represen-
,ative in Congress from New Hampshire, now the &C
credited leader of Wh'ggcrv, with HARRISON Tor ms
siandard-hearer, was first among the foremost ~ SPEAK
ing and voting ogaiaSt the defence OF his country
In suppor; of our Army and Navy, or the vigorous
Dr osecution of such measures as would hush the growi
of the British Lion. While your own Itoup, at the
llea j of the Military Committee Of the II. oi hePteseh-
tatiycs, backed by the talents and patriotism OF or
syth, and the wonderful ability Of John Z. Calhoun,
WIS straining every nerve 10 ill mp our ranks, ana
10 raise money TO enable the Government TO take Inc
field and to keep it-this modern lem. God of wing
gerry and Federalism, who IS TO be Zen. HARRISON >
prcmicr, and Secretary oil State; tbs present any OIL
the Southern Wings, (oI shaine!) and future fnaster'
if they look not closely 70 II, was day alter aay
pouring out the torrent ofli, eluquence, not TO animate
and sustain his war-worn ~countrymen, out 10 COVER
their spirits, ind suppress their enersies.-Dnlis' -
luence was then, as now, The tailsman that inverted M
PATRIOTISM, and instead OF letting loose the "oogs VI
war" We find him, even when the enemy were nun,
dering al our gates, urging us 10 hang up our bruised
arms for monuments Of our everlasting disgrace. Ie''
mt me To make, as a soft opiate 10 the rnticd iee''hss
of some follower Of MIR. Webs,er's "standard-hearer'
n few extracts from the celebrated Aurora newspaper,
of l-I4, at that time an able and prominent Journal Of
the Democratic marty. These extracts, brief a. they
may be, will sinew the actual position of that patriotic
Statesman when Great Britain was p!underlng our
commerce, and invading our soil:
sIiousc Of representatives,
.Nonddy, Jan. Sd, lolI.
alir, Webster. of y. II rose 10 offer 4 resolution
that lie message Of the Executive received at the last
session, relative 10 the repeal OF tie French DEGREES
fof Berlin and Milan) and the report OF The Committee
Of Foreign Relations, thereon, be asain referred - Nv
! same. and in the speech lie delivered upon that motion
he said. III is doubtless necessary 10 know Il there oe
not something wrong or defective IN the conduct Of tue
war. But IS It not equally important 10 infu'reIi there
were nothing wrong or detective IN inc oflginai com,
mencemcnt of il; may it not have been illJudged aEd
,Ltimcd in the beginning, is wei! as ill-con6ncteu
since; There may be, sir. a want Of better armies ana
better Generals. Let US inquire y there 0t not a'So INC
uant nj a batter cnase' ! mean a cause that stahus
clearer in regard 10 the Justice and necessity OF the war,
= cause. that approves itself better to tie judgments and
consciences Of those whose efforts are Indispensable TO
It's vigorous prosecution.
uMr. Webster then modified his motion so As 10 reicr
The subject Of his resolution 10 4 Committee Of the
Whole. and moved that il he ordered for debate on thr
! following Monday. Mr.. Wright Of Md, replied 10
him and said that stlc great and Important business o.
the army and navy, whIc! ought III The opin'on OF every
patriot 10 occupy The iiors. untnterrupiedJy, ui,til
i they are properly DGpNiHeL iiT. 'Ia
posed of, viii engage us far aeyond that time. That It
would be improper 10 occupy the time OF tn's ii"nse
N that petite g"errc agains, the Administration, WINE
the attention OF the House ought 10 DC pre'occnpieu
in the foreign war we are now engaged W as1in't
Great Britain, and her savage allies. He would nsS lie
ouo amino by which this business IS brought before us,
as well as the cHi homo Is II 10 strengthen INC az"
! of GorcrHmcat, Gr 10 Paraiy.c Il! Can Vt be Inc
| object of gentlemen who are opposed To the war 70 pro-
| iygnt il. by sowing the seeds Of disse nslon against The
- Nj Wrtnlf then IunJad to postpone
the who'll. matter until tho 18th Of March next.-Dn'
John c. Calhoun, although hc agreed with ar. "rlght
in sentiment, differed with him as to the time "f post
poncmeEt. lie (Nr. Calhounl preferred Monday next,
because il was the day designated by the gentleman
who had first agltated the subject. Mr.. {. believed a
great majority Of this House, and ofthe nation were al.
ready satisfied in relation TO the topics 10 be embraced
in tile discussion. II the gentleman, however, was mol
satisfied himself, and wished n further opportunity 10
create doubts of the justice and necessity OF the wal, ne
wished to give the gentleman his own time TO prove II
unjust. And here, said Mr.. Calhoun, II not out oil
order, let me set the gentleman right as toa remark
made in his preliminary observations. lie gentleman
called upon this side Of the House 10 prove the justice OF
the war. That is mol necessary; it has been often done
before. The burlhcn of proof, on Me presumption mt
or country IS aicaus in The right, III the contrary 0e
proecd. now certainly rests with the gentleman from
New Hampshire, and his friends on that side Of The
| House. Let the gentleman then have his own tune.
There were, Mr.. c. said, strong reasons why gentlemen
OH this side of the House should agree with him IN
! opinion on this subject. As 10 the great business oil
the session, giving yigor to the operations OF the Army
and Navy, he hoped neither this, or any other business,
would be permitted 10 Interfere with II; and he pledged
himself, for one who was in favor of Monday, that he
would not, by his vote, sanction its interference with
any measure calculated TO give vigor TO the war. - do
strongly believe said Mr.. Calhoun, ''tl;ato on the points
agitated in the report accompanying the Presidents
message, there is a clear demonstration OF the justice
: and necessity Of the war, in which the Republicans OF
the House and of the nation have reason 10 rejoice, and
the discussion Of which will afford them farther cause OIL
exultation.' If the above specimen Of sir. Webster $
patriotism is soothing TO the Southern Whtgs-his pre-
sent allies-into what 4 perfect state of rePose the ioi-
lowing must throw them. sJanuary lith, lcll, Mr
4 Sheffey, IA Virginia Federalist,1 offered the following
as a rudcr to the bill introduced by George Nj. Iroup
for " filling the ranks"-to wit: "tha. the troops 10 ec
r enlisted shall be limited TO the defence OF the territories
of the u. S, or the frontiers thereof, or such parttherco
as the President Of the U. S. shall elect and deter
4 mine For this ryder, which sought to restrain the
arms of the United States, and 10 prevent US from car
rying the war into Africa, for fear of d~espohing his Ma
lesty's British province Of Cunada, the patriotic Web
i. ster voted. Fifty three Federalists voted with him
d but l04 Democrats rose up and put them down
= Then came the question on the passage OF lronP
+ bill for "rILLrSG THE RANKS ~ Democrats voted ioi
!, il, among whom were John c. Calhoun, Cheves, Craw.
: ford, Forsyth, Grundy, Lowndes, Macon, Teltair, ant
y Troup and ~fiity-hve Federalists voted against it, amons
) whom were Pickering, Stockton, and u WEB
STER m The record goes on to show that Mr.
Webster, of N. H., followed Sir. Grosvenor, of \. Y.
/ in an elaborate and ingenious speech, of considerable
- It cnvrua &c tho Al