Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-24
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The Wings arc up and ADDING, with their old
tune. and dir,es revived-"War, pesiilence and
hminen-"Jame. K Polk has acted the traitor
10 his country"-ahis acts will inevitably conduct
us directly into long and calami,ous war with
old England, Mexico, and the savages"-and all,
they say for nothing but barren Forest which
neither belongs 10 US nor the Brish-and at Inc
least. Great Britain has some claim 10 IL which
was implicitly surrendered by The Convention Ct
Joint Occupancy. The Wings claim for them
selves much consistency, and all The sense in the
country No doubt they have some men Of great
talents among them, and if the motives OF sell
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT cid mol rule them, their great and
honorable minds would recede from their present
abuse OF James X. Polk, and espouse their coun-
lry'sc cause Of honor and right, instead OF depre-
Glazing The President Tor selfish motives. They
would forget the Indignation Of past delsat-pa-
,riotically rally around the President in one COM
mon cause and save our rights from BRUSH ar
rogance and SPOIL and preserve the honoT OF the
nation instead 81 giving an impetus 10 lne grasp
ing designs Of a people, who wantonly make
war uonn the delenceless nations OF the earth.
and with The sword OF determination, and with
ndscrimnaie blood and carnage, seek 10 reduce
them 10 unconditional submission, and 10 plant
Inc flag OF despolism in their midst. Now as 10
The Joint occupancy ofOregoE "ith Great Britain,
in giving the latter right to a part OF The tern.
tory The case is no stronger Than II A discovered
treasure-rove, ant agreed with b that ne miShl
90 in partnership with him IN The prOhls until ne,
A. shonId give him notice 10 dissolve. Now
would il be right that B, upon notice oil dlssolu-
lion, should take half OF the reasrre-tro"e WIN
his Share Of thu profits Surely moi; but that IS
AnH fprf her
their usual consistent strain, TO work alarm and
terror by depicting The carnage OF The battlefield
The exac ions that would be required OF The peo-
ple-,he endless dcb that would swallow up The
counry-the general calamity 10 agriculture,
manufactures, &c. All this they hurl upon The
Presiden, as his guilty aim, rather than give up
Oregon pusillanimolsly, and degrade US as peo-
ple and nation for want OF chivalfy and statesman
ship. They certainly cannot DC IN earnesl. 0ut
are actuaied through preludIceto me man. linen,
they turn around and abuse Polk Tor non-prolec-
lion 10 home industry, or to the increasing
the Tariff 10 promote manufactures, and establish
Uped S;alcs BANK 10 make money TO buy them
with; thus making money, ai.a home market for
all our siaples, which they say would be much
better Tor The farmer and manufacturer, because
lhey coali sell all a, home, and buy all al home,
| and of course, keepail The money al home; and,
u1on this system the Wings say we would soon
become an opulen. and powerful people All
his NAV be SO. but The Democrats will never be-
licve !, mill ibey are moulded over, and made
Wings. Blu, wha, is very strange with these
sage neople is, tina, they say war will prove de-
slruc!iye 10 all of the domestic interests OF The
| country. Howl By cutting of foreign trade
II cannoI be that, lor the money then will be
| ken, al homc-lhe people will he compelled 10
eel all thew make 10 The manufactures and army;
then they can be exported, and nothing imported
in rerurn-tbc manufactures and he farmers ~
tcresl will all be promoted. -Agrecably 10 Wing
doctrine, all must OF course flourish, as the war
will be the same for protection, asthat Of Tariff
Of prohibition; and, agreeable 10 Wing doctrine,
here ,s no other course or policy which could be
adop,ed by The Government, than that OF war,
more eGsciua 10 their ends, as il would cut of all
foreien trade from us, which the Wings contend
is ruinons. or course, them, war will amount
10 lie same Thing, in principle and in tact by
which every object Of The Wings may be effect
ed-n word. protection TO all Of the branches Of
home industry, by an entire abolition OF foreign
trade. Now il there is any difference between
war 10 make money and keep il al home, and in
making goods and selling them al home, and the
making Tariff OF protection 10 force sale OF
the goods a, home, and keep the money, The Wings
have never pointed il out. The Democrats are
as much opposed 10 war as the Wings pretend to
be, bnt they would prefer tito he sacrifice Of their
coun,ry's rights and national degradation.
FREE TRADE.