Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-23
THE ENQUIRER,
saturday Morning, June 20, 1916.
RICEiM MON ID, VA.

Saturday Morning, June %o' ioio'
we have frequently RECALLED our reaoefs "'".
ex,,sc,s from the New York Express, iu'l o' iu,!
aroiust The Administration for having o'o"1
on the Mexican war, and though PROCESSING pa
,r;o,;c devotion 10 The country, really ehnesSoi'no
10 place that country in The wrong. III 'H'
| OF ,ha, paper, the war in which we a'e e"san -
;s wanton and unnecessary; it was got up ny W,
prcs;den, fur base purposes, and Mexico y q"
in The RIGHT. and the United States are al -
wronr Il is useless 10 repeal, wha' "'''e"'S
v,us cffec, both al home and abroad, sucn 'a =.
on.se is calculated 10 produce. No soio'el WIZ
Iahl with zeal and cordial afdof' Il nc 'e ~:
hat he is engaged in an unrish'eouS an' wiz
nal strueele But the party TRADES VI '''
mess have fallen dead at The feel oi Puo"' ep'
MO, Tho whole nation is aroused, ana oY lhe'i
Voice and conduct has jusihed our Pfoeeeu'"s,
against Mexico. If the popular sen'',''e" .ou y
he l,n,r., we doub, not that il would, win an
.I.nos, unanimous voice, declare that The war
with Mexico could not be avoidedi that she l"'c-
ed i, mon u.s. and our Executive could mol nave
nprsued different course, without gross aoah'
donmcnt of duty. We have shown how The Ca
NADIA press have qnoied the Wing papers oi ms
country. and adopted as their own The assau''s
r,on The war with Mexico. This requires no
comment. A paper that is cited as authority up
on national questions BY foreign Journals Cd"
have no influence upon The mind of American
people
Pnr i, !, not the New York Express, nor a scat
,.r;no Wbig paper here and there, that has e1-
,ressed The same sentiments. The American
Review The great organ Of Wing opinion through
oul lie Union, INDUCES in the same e1lIavasah'
assaults upon the war with Mexico. Inc h1-
,,rsss boas,s tina, lis positions "are almost ueh'i-
c,l,v The same as hose which have marked the
course Of this journal uhe Express) on The same
ousslion. The unpuneipied, bold, and yet FUR
100 conduct OF the Administration is exposed In
;,s ,rue light" We make few preciousexl extracts
from this moulhpiecc OF the whole Wing party oil
The Unlcn:
ave believe this war might and should have
hsen avoided that il would have been avoided II
Nr CLAY had been President Of the U. States
instead of MIR. Polk, without any sacriflce oi ma
t;onal inleres, or national honor, whether annex
alton had taken place or moi; and thai II is en-
phalically an Erccutirr 1rar, and brought about,
however just and unnecessary as against Mex'-
90 by SERIES OF the moa fragrant and alarming
E,,ec,tir, us,.ypaitons on the Constitution OF The
county"
Ifa1r. Clay had been elected we grant that we
should have had no war, because we would have
had no Texas; and this is the ground taken by
many of the Wings. But, il the question were
submitted 10 the people, whether they would wipe
ont The annexation OF Texas with all lis conse-
oueuces, an immense majority would prefer to
see things remain just as they are. The old Fee
deralisls denounced the purchase OF Louisiana,
blu, now rejoice in its acquisition because OF lis
mighty benefits to the nation In The same way,
the modern Wings resisted The annexation OF
Texas but few Of them would now be willing 10
relinonish the advantages which il will confer
uron The whole country. II IS Too late, then, I"
! Inok hack 10 Inc defeat a. Mr. Clay, which gave
us Texas. No medicine can cure that iTemcdia.
HE wound in The si!c Of The Wing party. After
Te.as was annexed, we were bound 10 protect
her territory as she transferred II to us Lad the
Executive coul!y allowed The Me1lcans TO cross
The Rio Grande, and overrun The country 10 The
Sabine up 10 which they claimed we nigh, have
avoided the war, il is true, but il would have been
a, the sacrifice Of our national honor and terrific
~ and of The murder Of our citizens. We re-
ceived Texas :" for better, for worse," and we
were solemnly bound 10 defend her asains, 70.
reign invasion. This is all thai the President
has dome Any thing less would have made hun
unworthy Of his responsible station. fle wished
10 avoid war; lie eajoacL upon the military COM
mandcr The tlrclesl respect Tor The rights q.
| Mexico. She was resolved, however, 10 fill The
cup Of insolence and injury 10 The Union-in
| yaded our territory, killed cur citizens and VIC
were forced 10 defend ourselves. Ii this, then, be
",he Presidents war;" If this be "faerant and
alarming Executive usurpalion," lei the Wings
make the most OF il. The country is right, and
will Justify the prudent. yet vigorous conduct Of
the Executive.
I'll i, mancs; ha, for one whole year the adj
nini.lrali n hQrs Ind MS ,car IN eontempsaf,on.-
From The day they began 10 direct the attention
OF Grnerai Taylor 10 The banks oiihe Rio Grande,
as his "uilmaie destiGaiion," they must have
known that their chances for a war were hum
dred 10 one Had hosIilites then (last falD COM
menced, The President would have had The ~aT
lrtriiytn his orn hands. and no Congress IL con-
sub in the matter, till the coun,ry should be coui-
med beyond any possible retreat OF es.er.w
But General Taylor would wait Tor Pele,nPo.s
orders-and we honor him for II; lhough .ne 70
laslruphc has not been avoided AS '"s ~
ouI, The collision came when Conelceo vac r.,
sent al Washington, and IL must oe eon ,h;s ON.
pre,;dcn, p IL has contrived 10 manage ms em-
b,r,a>s;po circumstance with much aoIoHhess.I
The ,osu r,rtue OF his friends IN congress ieNu
eyefrtniap 10 the insid,ous os'due ns "Iaoe ul
:; n..,',c,Aion was seizen by Inc Pfesieen',
v,,cn 3iI sympalhies were eSci'ea 'o' o'' :"
s,ia;crs fallen IN a muide!oas a','ou ~ "
III mann Congress. first 10 declare mat war *
-" 10 ,c, ri Mexicu" and next 10 etanl nm
,s,9s amy and most liberal means, WIN imp-
e,s u. ciaLoy,at power 10 Proecnlr JnS' sheh
= mr. win Mexico as il ght SUIT ms policy 10
sa,au. Weare obliged 10 record with Shame
omd n,ort feation that the friends OF Inc rlrsuehl
- ..ann 6ol,e of Congress, as the measure was
surcessiyely presented 10 them, ieiuseo 10 alo"
Themselves or others even nient Oh tnSc'ion 10
;n,eroose: and although there Was not me slight
esr reason oil apology To- soch uiseh, u'sPdich, d.
80 aocnrded 10 the President all. and more that
ha demanded. Considering how This war has
heen b-oun. they might abut IS well have car
red nm the Constitution oil The country, in solemn
procession, To the National Mansion, and lad II
down at The Presidents feel"
Why slumber the "shame and modification"
OF The writer, for The course Of his own Wing
friends in both Houses Of Congress- who, also, in
their easy virtue yielded every thing 10 the insi-
dious assault" and, by voting for The war bill,
virtually justified what he regards as "most na-
grant and alarming Executive usurpation Z" The
National Inellgencer did not let them ESCAPE
withou, shol-bu this writer in the Wing Ame-
rcan Review would throw all the odium uron
the President and bis friends, and none on the
Wings.
Ii is melancholy 10 see these continued assaults
upon Inc Executive, for events which were care
fully guarded against, but which an nsolent and
demenled foe forced into existence. Better were
ii for The political prospects OF The Wing party,