Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-17
To The Editors Of The Enquirer:
,V.au,s6ToS Cry Dec.


Neither House OF Congress sat to-day; so am
unable TO send you further details Of business
transacted. 1t has been busy day, however in
the committee rooms where the members were
generally engaged in the work allotted 10 the dit-
terent committees In fashionable parlance, the
winter has been, So far, an exceedingly Gull one;
and Wing letter-writers seem 10 JON IN aItrion-
ting this fact 10 the defeat OF Clay So there has
grown out OF the event fall Of iollies as well as
= sslall of stocks" about which, the Richmond
Wing and other Federal newspapers, preached
So many sermons of late. Our sobcr-lninded
Wing brethren will, therefore, be forced TO ackno".
ledge, that some good "has come out OF Nazareth
il il be but the saving OF dollars and cents 10 ndi-
vidual citizens. heretofore thrown away IN loul-
foolery.
The Washington Correspondents Of the New
York Commercial Advertiser and Tribune, have
been abusing the Speaker loudly for the changes
made in the standing committees. The com
nlaipt is. that in arranging them, he has given
due and proper weight 10 the irien:s OF those
nncstons in favor OF which the American peo-
nlr have so lately decided These men, who write
for the Advertiser aud Tribune, understand the
art Of "biling files" They have nearly accom-
r!shed the task Of calling the attention OF the
American people 10 the fact that The Speaker mas
done his duty, with fidelity Tor which he de-
serves great praise. They say, that at the last
session the Committee oil Foreign Affairs stood
upon the Texas question. three in favor Of, and
six against it, and that in the present committee,
the State Of things is entirely reversed. Now,
in nv mind this Is the best possible proof that
JOHN w. Jones has aimed 10 impress upon the
committee The character aimed 10 I've impressed
upon the policy OF the Government BY the coun-
,ry al large. who have just elected an immediate
anrsxa,ionist as President.
Judge Bayly, Too, gets thrust rom one Of these
gentlemen, who writes, that the Committee on
Foreign Relations has been dssraced hy his ap-
poinunent 10 it, This is in keeping with The spit,,
rit evinced by that portion OF sail the decency,
who edit the Wing, and were not sparins oil vu!-
gar abuse against the same gentleman during tic
canvass. No man in Virginia has risen 10 emil
nence upon more sterling merits, than has Thos.
Fl. Rayiy. Learned, accomplished. and courteous,
he possesses sound and brilliant talents, which his
industry and fidelity 10 trusts reposed III him have
rendered as much service 10 his native Slate
a. those Of any man OF his age within her bounda-
RES and the Speaker in placing him on So i'm
portant committee, has Only shown his anxiety
Ia give il discretion, as we'll as 10 add 10 lis IN
tc!leciual strength.
The qudnuncs in this city arc Specializing on
the probabii Of an immediate declaration oil
war against us on the part OF Mexico They
base this opinion upon the fact, thattte !hexlcan
Congress have unanimously approved OF Relons
insolent notes TO Governor Shannon. Its mpos-
sible however, that such thing will be under
taken, under existing circumstances BY Santa
Annals Government; for he knows we'll that while
so threatening an instruction is raging within his
iominioas il will require all the men and means
al his command, even when assisted By Britain,
as he, doubtless is, al this time, 10 sustain
him on lie throne of Mexico. He can but
gran, letters of lnarquc against our commerce, :.
which would most likely be followed by a
prompt overland invasion OF Mexico On the
part ot the United States. Five thousand well
appointed Americans could march 20 and reduce
the city Of the Caigues, as things are now, and
Santa Anna knows il. The party struggling
against him are the old defenders of the Con>titu-
lion of 81, which, in most respects, was rs liberal
rs our own. II patriotism has not lied from
Mexico, it exists solely in the breasts OF large
portion Of this party, who, seeing The effect
OF our Constitution and institutions on the
happiness and prosperity OF the American poo
PIE, have, ever since the abrogaton OF the
Constitution of 81 been steadily exeriing them
selves To rein>tate il as the supreme law oi the
land. The account winch some OF The Northern
papers publish of the existence Of secret society
in Mexico. aiming 10 annex that country 10 the
United States, is extremely probable; for those
who have travelledin that country know that it is
much in favor with The hes, informed Mexicans.
II Santa Anna obtains pecuniary assistance from
Britain he will doubtless crush parades and ar
mslicc even if they are backed by three iourhs
of the people; for there is no country .under the
sun, where The almighty dollar is so powerful /:
nor does thai man exist who knows better how 10
apply il, in order 10 dcbauch those whom he can
not overcome by force OF arms.
I'VE hav. but TO pursue the same course which the
French Admiral recently sioatd in his war upon Mr,i-