Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-05
THE ENQUIRER.
Isic.mond, september 8.

ri, ss,.;..s 70 The Secretary OF War, as ae'e
49," 49, :: -. correspondence We published yeser
day: rnxv
apIcpNOND FAIETIE AK lLLGn
| hiOi1'" ..MAECiI TO MEXiCo
awe find in the Union, ln, MI yin
S,,n,5,v The following watiihe ceitesRpLo:,us
a.rt ~; ~ Inns manifested by the Ariiery
-, IN. XII. oups.ion would be that OF me wnoi'
"a, - ,hai oounlrv was really CONSIDERED IL
.Uuuu,, = h~ single human being. bu, as y
any u"ns .,.,rc.y believe that any rational mar
- We a.. .an;,udc' of Mexico, whatever gas
49, ssa,as -, -, Coveruors may employ, or me ma
,;onaIhh;,s III ina, people famillarly fe.orl 10
.o: :.I.,:. ,bc slightest danger 10 any Anglo
A,nsr;.,n hing OF life. from man - 'nu>
orron, ArI lainins u musque'ocs, VIZ
hen :, nreseni and We believe me ia,'leso ~,
non, most heartily concur WIN Us IN oih.'o', ~, t.
far more annoying az" .iouo..s IA ,,oro oo,i1
49, whom those ladies, Il nccd were, couo
az az , !, They Che musqueloes) IVORY
o n;,n..,. - n;ci,<. and he ladies themseiss.
ne W. sLnnd look upon il as most pat
,,.m.n, and quite as safe as me pro-
49, s,arab against the Mexcans, II Inc AT
III III rI ye this subtle and nocturnal zoe i
n1 81 s;ies lelne their departure Tor Mexico.
wv h;,,, !, would be quite easy 10 gel Inc mus
- .n.',n .semble on The Capitol Square, and
ao,,, - ss,and fire. as 10 induce The Mexicahs
,s,ara mo same operation. For The glory, We
SoaI sa,;sGed ,hatihe ladies, whose bright sihiss
.rJ br;gh;er eyes are, in very uath, 'i,e o,it
glory hal men care far would pay more "a. ~,
particular time when they are Shaping az n'sn'
10 try 10 kill a stray mnsqueloe) lot 'hus4"''o'
scalp than Tor Me1icans."
In Justice 10 ;ha, corps, We ieel called upon -
ex,rac, : few sentiments Of The RichmcEa WING
n ;,s famous article, "War come at last on me
18th August:
aTho A nnexationisls must undoubtedly expect
- 1e.,nd Texas, now that they have forced Inc
mson,r ri Inc United States 10 tane The Lone
S,ar, pnder their wing; and, however insisn'hcah'
these gentlemen may have regarded The Mtxicans
bare,oinre lhey will find them al ieda tGpaO'e o.
rrscuiia. an insult"
ave have here, then, not only Inc
nrosrect OF war with little Mexico, whose lnaei-
inv 10 contend with US should project that Nation
I'm, we have strong p7oJajilJids oil having 70 en-
conn,er another nation, which, while il NAV not
no allie 10 conquer us, will, al least, annoy the
Tnied States very considerably.
";n anticipation of these things, re arc c'0G 10
fuItlntiac Administration has bcca mdHtag ~mc
ti,l ?ryqintion for the emergency, ~ ordering
Inc Vpilcd States suGiery. n oN qearioS 10 hoid
themselves in readiness. The Flying Ar!'llery,
as the Northern papers have il, have already en-
barked Tor the frontier, and The troops formerly IN
,ba; Quarter are also in state OF, preparation Tor
conflict when il comes"
ustlwelve DAYS after this awarlike" article IN
the Wing, The Artillery of this city, in view Of
The altitude Of Mexico and The military changes
daily taking place ''by ordering the United States
soldiery, in all quarters 10 hold themselves in
readiness through their Captain offered their
services, for any daly The Secretary Of War would
he pleased 10 assign 10 lhcm-whelher in active
service. or in guarding the Notifications whence
The United States troops had been withdrawn
II on The 18Th August, the Wing was convinced
that the Mexcans were 'at least capable OF re-
scnlng an insult'-that we had the prospect Of
war. not only with Mexico hui with England
and ,ha, the President did right in preparing for
III. emergencv-what evidence did this same
Journal possess on The 26ih Angus, he date Of
The action OF the Artillery, 10 change It's views
en,irely-to raicu!e the idea that the "conniry.
was really considered in danger By single hn-
man beins"-and, 50 far from regarding The Mex
leans as "capab'e OF resenlng an insult" 10 sig
Matte them as an ':efemina;e race Of Uybrids,'
10 place The NIexicans and mosquitoes on The
same level the latter bcrs ear more annoying
and troublesome than the Mexicans," and much
more willing 10 "siand fire Z" All fear, too, OF
nhaving 10 encounter another nation, (England,J
seems to have vanished in II days.
We would also remind the Wing Of its sheer
ing interrcsaiory, in February last, when some
members OF this same Artillery Company were
firing a salute in honor Of the passage the An
nexa,ion Resolutions BY Inc House Of Represen-
,atives, "wheiher these gentlemen would be vii
ling 10 fight for Texas, in whose annexation they
rejoiced?" They have recently given an afima-
tive response TO the Wings query, by avowine
themselves willing to meet the consequences Q!
annexation, in each and every manner. Is ljusl
or generous, then, that The Wing should attempt
10 cast ridicule upon their present patriotic move
mentl
We are as fond OF good joke as any man
but il should be consistent in itself and rest upon
some foundation. Bur, when a public journal
in direct contradiction Of its own expressed Cpl.
Mons, attempts 10 throw ridicule upon gallant
corps, whose readiness and efficiency no one car
doubt, and whose spirit in the present Gaze al
mus, approve, it evinces, 10 say The least, a wan
Of good taste and proper justice.
Even in the same No. OF the Wing which ri
dicules the move OF our Artillery Corps We fint
the following passage, which really does not lool
as il. in the opinion Of that journal, all DANCE
had blown over:
"Mr Folks errors committed, and in ttc 'rol
10 be commined, have all grown out oil his sensitive
repn.naSce 10 an extra session OF Congress. Yet
as Congress is The war-nlaking and The war-pro
vidng power in our system, nothing is oi can b,
clearer than that Congress ought to be in session
when ,car is 10 DC 6cnoaaecd BY This country O
AGAINST THIS COUNTRY"
We are happy to quote from orr other VIII:
neighbor, the Times, the following liberal tribute
10 the Artillery:
"The last Union contains correspondent
between Capt. Thomas II. Ills, OF The Artillery
and Mr.. Marcy Secretary Of War, with regart
to the tender OF lis services 10 The Government bl
The Artillery Mr.. NJ justly compliments tn
Artillery for lis public spirited and patriotic mo
tives, and says:
.'Should The President be authorized 10 take in
10 the service oflhe United States volunteers, ant
should The public exigcncy warrant the accep,
ancc OF your offer, the President will most readi
| " avail himself of it,
p. S.-What will Inc Wing say, TO The offe
of The Richmond Fayeue Artillery, il tie follow
ing important intelligence, from The Union o
Monday night, should turn out to be true, and lh'
measures therein specified be carried into effect
"Leuers have been received in this city, by lh,
Ann Louisa, arrived at New York, from Yer;
Cruz One Of these letters is dated al Vera Cru;
on the ID August; and although moi SO late BY
two days as the accounts 10 which we referred
on last Monday evening, yet The information
which il gives is ofsome Importance. 1t certain
ly varies the appearance of matters in Mexico
from what the other accounts Of The Both would
represent them. The following is an exlrac
: from The letter of The 2d August, which was yes
lerday received in Washington:
"'l have the honor 10 inform you, that, by tht
British express, which left Mexico the day ate
the mail OF this morning, Congress had agreed I,
the call OF the Minister for loan OF fifteen mil