Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-27
RI ne E8itors If Tic Enquirer:

This dav being devoted here, as elsewhere TO
gaicty and hilarity by some, and to worship by
othcls. have no details of business 10 write you
Many members from neighboring states have
seized The opportunity afforded by The three days
holiday, TO pay flying Christmas visi, 10 their
own fresidcs. So Washington looks compare
iivelv dull.
On the morrow however, it is expected the all
exciting subject Of Texas will be brought up in
the House for discussion. Yesterdays National
Intelirencer contains part No. 3 Of Mr.. Gales
Mexican Manifesto, in which, as is usual, Tin
Federal pleas on questions relative to our foreign
reatons,) il labors to prove that our Govern
inent can do no right in an issue with foreign
nation. That journal, backed asst is by The whole
Federal influence of the country, may strive ill
doomsday-may quadrupe its extracts from lead
ing American statesmen. endeavoring 10 apply
their precepis and example 10 a case totally dill
frrent from the issues drawing Out their opinions
May pile up sarbled quotations from every work
on International law, from Gruiius down 10
Whca,on-may bring TO lis aid every link in the
chain OF reasoning depended on by despots and
aristocra.s on the other side of the Atlantic 10
Justify them in depressing the mass Of their sub
ecls, and il will vet fail 10 convince the people
of The United States that two wrongs make 4
righl-lhat a claim like that Of Mexico TO Texas
founded on usurpation and oppression, and at
tempted to be enforced by system Of cruelty that
puts The very genius of civilization TO the blush,
is lille to be acknowledged BY Americans
But enough OF the Texas question for the pre-
sent. The same number OF the lntelligencer also
contains paragraph relative TO the embarrassed
condition OF the great finances
This is strange; tor il is almost incredible that
one of his shrewdness, vino has received, from
first 10 last, such an enormous sum OF public mo-
nev, in the shape Of salaries and perquises,
should have run through il all, together with the
pumbs he has received from the United States
Bank and other heavy clients To my mind,
this fact is another serious objection to his filling
the Presidential Chair For no man is comps-
tent 10 manage the financial affairs of the public,
who knows not how TO manage his own.
So The news by the last steamship from Liver
pool explodes another Roorback. You recollect
how industriously The Wings, during the canvass,
aboreG to create an impression that the aristo-
crazy and money power of Britain were anxious
for the election OF Mr.. Polk. For day or two
past, the Federal papers of the North have been
filled with sympathetic wailinss from the London
Times, Chronicle, and other English aristocratic
journals over the defeat OF the immortal Har-
nv. The Times takes it as hard rs did the
Richmond Wing, and expresses its disappoinl-
ment in pretty much the same tone and temper.
II looks on the success Of Democratic principles
as proof positive that man is unfit for seli-govern-
meni. 1t wants no better evidence OF the failure
Of our foolish effort 10 carry Oh, The theory oil civil
lib v, &C. IT'S said, "misery loves company"
That alone can account Tor this new instance
OF the want Of tact on the part OF the Federaliss in
making the quotations which prove them to have
been insncere in endeavoring to induce the
people to believe that The Government and exalted
e. by the grace Of God of England deprecated
the election of Clay. Il evnces no ordinary want
OF common sense on their part, too that they
should strive 10 prove that our success is rnfor-
tunale for the United States, by thus bringing
forward The MORNINGS lover the evenly OF those
who hesitate not to avow, that Government
should take care OF the rich and powerful, who,
in turn are 10 be looked 10, TO take care of the
poor." They are careful not 10 quote on this
subject from journals speaking the sentiments of
the party in Britain known as Young England, :"
which comprises the greater portion of the talent
OF the country with all the Amcricanism of feel
ing. That party are bringing vast strength OF
mind, information and energy 10 bear in the work
of reforming the Government and institutions OF
England. They labor not for the advancement
of seols, classes, ciques and individuals, but for
the good OF the mass of society. They have Ia
ken tie principles of our own Declaration Of In
dependence as their guide-that the right to go
vern lies in the govemed-that il is the natural
right OF persons, not property-that the legitimate
end and aim of Government is but TO bring about
the greatest prosperity for the mass OF society,"
Our Federal friends dare not quote 10 the people
the opinions Of this new but eminent and palri-
o,ic party with which every man in America
possessing soul sympathizes. IHsy hail The
election Of James K. Polk as an additional ear
mes; that the FIRE the altar Of civil liberty, kin
Gled by the minds of Washington Jefferson and
Franklin is 10 be kept burning here brighter and