Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-24
For Ike Engnir

FW TIC I>HI1Eb.
Every fashion has lis admirers, bot there is no
fashion which every one adafes. So il may be
said Of eve y war which la, ever happened. Bur
there are people vino viii cayi! even though il is
be.nn alter years Of crime, nsol-nce and vio-
lehce on The part Il the aggrcssor. There are
people who adopt the oddes fashion, Tor no rea-
son at all, Unless i, be that Others do SO. One
man will wear his beard afer the manner Of
goat; another aicf thai .! a cats WHISPERS; and
anulher viii have IA. like bell, while his CON.
rade will have one ike a sieeoe. These iancie>,
il is true, are innocent, but theY are ridiculous
to. Pnl ]. l. worse 10 wear IA odd opinion n
Inc mind, taan 10 put on II;icn!ous fashion; ior
though the outward danny may come IN great
fortune by lii> ,he inrqrd orc may come 10 liic
saows by that. | have known fellow Ia GEM
mi, rape, AM another 10 justify II. The first
one vas hung-it's a pity the Other wasn't
There is sci Of men, who think because they
oppose Il large majority, they show great deal
ol pluck Or spirit Or, because they oppose Tie
mutld, i. viii De ne means ot bringing them
before IT, Look a, those silly gees il the
rapids usl above tie Falls oil Niagara
The cnrrent is bearing hem. down 10 DESTRUCTION
liae whirIwlnd They struggle very hard,
though they are conscious they are losing every
moment. They are appanded for their perseve-
rance but nobody pays them Tor their trouble.
The silly geese! Ii all wars are unjust, then
there j. an end Of all controversy But il ever
there were just war il ever there were paipa-
b!r cause iof wagine i, then lais Mexican s,!u.-
Gle vii! BE- recorded b. historians as me OF lie
mos, honorable that has ever adorned their pages;
.or, you will mark, tie course AM progress .; II
ale IN good aeeplEa with IL c mneGcemen II
was FIRST FORCED UPtS u, after much ioroear-
ance On our part, ami aggression on that nj lie
Mexican Cc:c!nmeLt MAJ, ac have shown ra her
more iorLcarancc han * commonly dome by l.n-
sopean states, whenever thcy mink tHci.se rs
inJI!e! ~ wa"eriag and inaecile power. The
cunduct vi ihc administrator, IN The cominence-
rnent ana prosecution vi this var, would do he
nor 10 any nation, in any age for, even no@. Il,
is struggling % b:ieg % Conclusion is hustiEi-
ties. And Tor the honor OF the aatiyn i shouI
be done speedily; because Ill ignoran, nation,
like the Mexican, is more apt ~ procng wat
Than SECURE peace more apt shut their cyl :
a-ains. the Blessings 81 peace, whiic war Is III
he midst III tne;n; because. If $50 nations are al
var, AM neither can conquer a peace, the
stronger Of Inc Two is more criminal. \ var be-
gun On The ju>est grounds should b. prosecuted
.rilh the uimos. vi4or, without relaxation an.
without regard ~ consequences.
The Mexican people 10 not 'eel their own &C.
sra,alion; lhsy 10 not know their own weakness.
aud they Will never acknowledge their own
shame. Il happens that they ar without resour-
COS. and ;hey think every nation i, 60; Of, We lock
upon them as Too Fiiiiu for chas,SeMcr, ant bey
imagine re are nnahis 10 inhict il. We are tis
posed 10 be peaceful; ihcy choose 10 be war-iEe.
We solicit their friendships they scorn ours. Can
there BIZ a more prefos,erous nation They are
like a wayward child. We attempt TO please il,
ana il 'ornenis US or the more We >t,ive 10 paci-
II il, the ouaer noise il Makes. Under such
STATE VI things, he mast hr a mailman or Z fool
who will cavil a; lh- proceedings Of our Govern
clcnl. Human nature is moi changed il is oal,
modified. Wars must happen s. long as a I'd.
ton maintains il ignorance aid Indifference. i,
The issue ii all t.uds is unknowa, il is better 10
nave TREND at Court lis be''er 10 hoi ones
to:oJs, il the worts Which II uteis serve 10 exas.
',crate ones fie,ds ard encourage ones enemies;
i9f ne unmanly AID decepiiuns informant tor
nished he enemy by certain ediiofs 81 LewSPa-
pefs has operated liz. the arms u traitors,
urging him - tea;h AMI destruction. Tie meet
wiiich woni have been awarde.. such men, hal
they lived in the i:ae of the French Revolution,
you have been Tie summary process 2; nang-
ing them up al the Lantern a" MARION.