Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-22
THE ENQUIRER.
V,:ch,nos,d, August 80.
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PATRIOTISM Us. FASAilCiSM.
No,,,;r, MOI even an enemy on our frontier
.ho,l. Ia renom OF abolition which ouis's
G,-,h ,ror, ,hc New York Tribune and other cog
r;,,, Every sentiment olpalrlrlism, ever.
c...,;na Il generation for the Constitution ana
i, sr Inc .lory ana safely OF on insi-
,rt;ons sem 10 be consumed y me ia''i p''so''
az ,ni;.siarcr- fanaicisin. when '"c nc" -
rived :, New YORK. Of Tie probable declaration y,
VII Nexicc iusica, q sinking is parry any
c,n,,;. nrc;rl;ces. and giving lis whole heart ana
10 abortion Of the necessary measures
.;,,l;c,,;on Of our national honor anu 'ie
defence Of our rights against The unrsheous -
eression If foreign nation, see how inc i'''""e
Of saturday s,isma,izes War, when, i !"
shou,a nccnr will be forced upon US BY Mexico
oon,..,r = everv rule Of right and justice
a,,ey;co !. abou, to appeal from or rap 2''.
MeA,s" : ,hr barbarous aud bloody arblsIa-
-" ," =. 49,. ,,vo,d In this report, She IS many
=. ~. ,r;el hi for the Woo@ Whch sna y
"is",' ~. i,,,,,, she viii bt faf as stiHg
-, -, /" - ,r,, Iars nal resisted :rti a" az
~" ", ,'I -, =. INNS al 81 r@Tnf. lri!e IS &c
/ 100. r ~, ,,g., tGa6t@t6i dfG"H ~ NJ
! i, i -, lao now IL avert lie &atag nu.ihcss
The ,suc Of The War IS nol doa''i"' s'.H'.v ~, :.
niiiablv the wcaher parry anu ln",, - 60,
LII o,r army will he OH the kio urdh"c
n NJ u.;,h the flag uiFreclon THEIR head
~ ~ "ss PROCESSION Of slaves in Their rear
IT, r,,w r;ll dispossess the Mexican au'nol'
,;. :. 90 cbain,d and cullel procession tehinu
u,;li snh3ue and cultivate The SOIL dancing 70 ,ne
mnsic of the overseef's whip. we sha ,! ul..'
,aa,o, torney' slexico down 10 The Sierra Naa.s
cail5ANa, pO'psh;Ms q Saasef lie H@H These
will lie conquered! by our arms anu treasure
! lhey will be monopolized by the ian.&Pff'i@'|"S
| and Siar.- !y!rsSS and the !eaf expenses q ii'e
| Wary be wrung tronill: sweat and Toll 81 oui
| honest. Woodworking millions. Ana HEY u
| Good raIt oflhcm) will shout and hn2:a over re
tories which will ill the land with lew vast, IN
earned fortunes and send L cir own children hun
CRY and ho1e!ess,to miserable LARS Such : 'l'e
way q. The world.
Again. ia another article, the Tribune says;
aW.R WITH Mexico THE Texas ,aWuay
seems 10 BE- eliminating We have long seen
that Mexico could not avoid going 10 war win
rs. Tha, scheme SO iniqulous in It's begin
ninc. 50 deceptive in its progress and SO reckless
| III Mi precedent in its contamination should sRI
!. l',iI l~a,ia!v aad crRsNp s4"@-noi ior iloer-
| t. La, siarsfu-not for principle, hai P'hnd'9-
| was "a IT, expected. We are not going 10 wIlic
| an This subject nnw--wc merely give The iac> Is
we f:ai them II The spread OF !he mn q %sff-
| ~ c.A Naaisicd may YET l'e a"cied we snail re-
| iocc. The rrospeci, however, IS dark
Here i rank, downright moral treason. The
Editor Of leading American journal charges
his own country with rapacity, injustice, murder
blood. wan,only and cruelty shed, and plumber
Ara moment, when The black cloud of war j;
abou,,o cover HE land, This same editor jusifss
the aggression of a foreign nation, and bids hel
aGod speed" because she is engaged in noble
crusade against the "Iapaciiy and iniquily' O
his own native country. Can treason so mucl
far,tcrl
Let Us now ,uin from this revolving picture tc
one more consonant with true patriotism. q:
,hc same ,iay that the Tribune issued j. analhe,
mas against its Couary's rights and ionor. The
Norfolk (Va..l Herald nohly steps forward il
vindica.;or Of the insuitel honor and threatened
rights OF The United States. That paper in coin
mon with lis Wing asSCciaics, was opposed Ia
Aunexalion-bu,. as soon as il was achieved, II
dropped the sword Of party, ana took manly
ground for i,s Country. While it deprecaies The
horrors Of war--whilc il fears The injury 10 on
commerce By The privatccrcommissions Of AlcXi'
co-ot The : ne time that Mexico has no com
merce on which we can rctaliaic-while il ap
prchendS iha, tic effect of war will be 10 induce
Mexico to r.pbdi0te her Debt 10 Us AMI c9niiscai,
| lie properly oil uur ciizens--siii. in spite oi al
these unpleasant features, the Herald speaks The
language OF patriot. We are proud 10 recon-
| i; as bright evidence, that in Virginia non,
| will he found ha.c enough To desert their Coun
RVS flag when foreign enemies threaten us
| How nohly do the io'io"':"e .'>"'iicnis cohlfas
! With ,nr ranatira rawlings OF the \. \. Tribune
"But the question is no! for rs 10 decide Mex
| leo has lei, MS no choice bat The issue Of arms
and We must accept the very unpleasant allcrna
tive. Her wisdom and policy in taking 50 haz
ardous sep, are 10 be discovered hereafter The
plea upon which she has taken that step is a
mos. unfortunate onc-ie A nnexalion OF Texas
which she claims as her territory, 10 The United
States, ard which She is pleased 10 regard as
violation Of her national homer which nothing
but war can atone for; and war, too, which
cannot result Otherwise than in her discontinue
Such cioim IS obom as pfcp0Stcr0nS can rrch be
cOnceircd. Texas, wiict raS as independent o.
hcT as ahU Maer S0rcfcigR Ntdfc IN me H0rM, ana
The 1ndepen9ence Of whuh Me1ieo AcyseU had ogcr-
cd 10 recognise on condition that sic yould not an
ner herself 10 The United Stntes she noe claims a,
part and parcel Of her territory and tr that oct
of Annexation, she makes Var npon The Un,te0
States Such iniatnaliun is as lameniahlc as il
is extraordinary But Mexico must be made &c
learn that il is one thing 10 declare war, and ano
Their 10 defend herself from lis caamitics 10 dc
which shc is utterly poweress. II She will hav,
war, lei us give her enough of it,"