Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-04
GRIM.VlsAGED WAR.

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Our neighbours Of the Enquirer 60 into long
editorial In their paper Of yesterday, to establish
the Inconsistency Of the Wing on the MARQUES
ton and the unkindness Of wha, was intended as
mere piece Of fun, article on the bellicose de-
monstration ofthe Fayc,te Artillery. We do not
think Il worth our while to vindicate tho Wing
from the first charge, is it at all necessary
that we should say any thing with reference to the
last. But the Enquirer Zone of whose Editors is
agay Lieutenant otthc veteran corps in question:
seems determined 10 misinterpret meaning
andto draw from il an inueudo against their cour-
age and patriotism. Now no such thing was in
tended. Nobody thought Of asserting that the
Richmond Fayette Artillery was not a spirited
and gallant company. So far from it we are
willing to consider that this recent ememe proves
incontestibly that they the most determined
and soldierly and in,rped body Of volunteers that
ever dragged cannen in the service Of freedom.
In view of the (very) threatening attitude OF
Mexico" they had perfect right TO offer their SER
vices to the Secretary Of War, and ifGov. Marcy
had thought proper to accept them, we should not
have urged a single objection to their embarking,
together with all who would accompany them, not
even excluding the Chepachet lnvincibles Of
Thomas w. Dorr.
II is cerainly very amusing to see a company,
and a company of Virginans, as ardent as south.
ern sun make them, eager for a fray as TO
resolve themselves into n standing army Of So men
and pant to rush desperately 1.-TWO thousand miles,
upon a foe composed of effeminate, hall.ied, i'll
clothed, disafected Mexicans, not as yet in the
field and little disposed for attack. 1t was this
,,n,,cb .do ahout nothinp that divartal us-,his
belgerent spirit with no occasion for its exercise
this over-hasty and premature intrepidty which
snuffs the battle from afar, which would carry the
Artillery to Mexico and bring them back unthin-
ned but by fever, resembling nothing so much as
those dreadful preparations, when
"The King of France with forty thousand men,
Marched up the Hill and then marched down again."
In this state of affairs and not wishing the Ar
tillery's patriotism to evaporate, we yentured TO
suggest that they might win domestic laurels by
doing something to extermnate the mosquitoes,
which always attend the exodus of summer. So
great have become the ravages of these pests that
we were about begging some public spirited city
father to introduce bill 1--WE do not int nd
pun) into the Common Council TO grant us rid
dance. But if the military (Which is more potent
than the civil force) would take it up and demon
srate that truth of the poet. philosopher Peace has
it's victories well war, what blessings would
not attend theml What abundant reward would
they not reap in the smiles of the fair, to which
we know the Artillery not insensiblel For
to make two blades Of grass grow where one grew
before, to follow industriously the ordinary avo-
cations of life, to rid the community ofnsec,s that
prey upon them during slumber, we submit,
Are ways 10 benefit mankind true.
Perhaps, shooting them at W ierOo.