Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-03
MOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, February }, 1916.
Correspondence ofhe Rieis.ond Enqs"sr.l

ICON spoadencc OF the Rietm0nd Eaqu,'tr.]
WAsHISGroS CRY, February !, 1916.
An ugly railway accident took place yesterday
evening, on The Baltimore and Washington hai'
Road, as The afternoon train OF cars were on 'heif
way to this city. Alta poin, some Is miles from
this terminus of the road, The cow-ca,cher struck
a COW tina, was standing on The Track as usual,
and caush, in the bed OF the road in such a man
ner as 10 throw The engine OF, buryins il almost
in The mud on one side, and the baggage car on
The other. The ensine-driver was badly bruised;
the conductor, who, al The time, was passios
through the baggage car, was seriously ourh'
from the upsetiing of The stove on him, and pas
seneer had his shoulder disloca,ed. Engine, pas
senger.cars, SC, were brought up al! standing,
and los,led about most terribly. The passengers
did not reach this city until the train leaving Bal
,imore at two o'clock this morning came by and
picked them up. Al first, the impression IN WASH
inston was, that the accident had terminated IN
much more serious results than | have detailed
above.
The news of the recent engagement be-
tween The allied forces and the Buenos Ay-
rean. at the mouth Of the river Parana, has
created quite a stir here, and | am strongly IN
clined 10 think that il will effect The passage oil
MIR Aliens non European n intervention resolu-
lions n, Is asked. What are England and France
aiming al? Do they intend TO make the internal
,Iiffculiies in The Argentine Confederation an ex-
cuse for taking possession OF the La Plata couh-
try If 50, and i, is quietly ubmille 70 on our
part. will they not next essay 10 erect a paciii-
cation of Mexico-a settlement OF The existing
difficulties between the rival iactlonSin that coun-
try, by partitioning the territory, from The Rio
Grande and Atlantic 10 the Pacihc Ocean, pc-
tween England and France2 Do not the move
mcpts of the agents of those governments, and an
aeon, of Spain now stationed in Cuba, show that
some important intrigue, connected with coniem-
plaled European interference in Mexican affairs,
IA in The Windq Ii we close our eyes 10 what
ihey have JUS, perpetrated in South America, 40
we NOT. virtually, not only encourage them 10
carry ont their views on Mexico, but dcbar our
selves from even protesting against what they
NAV in future do upon our very border The
English and French papers, responding 70 Inc
Hon European Interference commentators OF
The message, in fact claim the right Tor England
and France moi only to plant new colonies on
this continent, bul 10 take such measures as hs!y
NAV see fit, for wh THEY are pleased 10 term The
protection OF their commercial Interests in Anne
RIGA. which, in plain English, means 10 snbVert
existing governments whenever and wherever
they can md a party in either OF the American
republics, who will govern the countries tor their
benefi. aud under their dictation, being KEPT 10
power alone Ivy The employment q British and
French money and ships OF war. Such was not
lhe policy Of Europe with reference TO America
in 1896 when our friends in Congress went
against sending a minister 10 The Congress OF Pa
mama. The principle which then governed
Messrs. McLane, Polk and others, whose speech
csduring that erealdebate have been 50 much quo
led q flate. lcgitimalelv leads TO d prompt assertion
and maintenance OF our determina ion TO resist
any and every effort on the part OF f.ur'pean
Governments SO 10 interfere IN the internal @! N
ternational affairs of,his c%oatinenl, a, directly or
Indirectly, 10 compromii us-to frclr'ice our m
leresis immediate or remote, OFT 10 affect Us IN our
domestic affairs. Our fathers adopted The policy
al taking no active palt in The concerns OF other
nations solely because il was then our manifest
course Of safety. Now. England, II not France,
always moves in American demonstrations with
Inferior view, against The United States. Gu
evident line Of security is 10 check-maie her
promptiv-not 20 sill quietly under the form OF an
old principle, only because II IS Old, ana was well
adapted 10 entirely different e,aersehcies-oot 10
counteract her moves on me c5eSs-poard OF ha-
lions as they are made II we tarIy uniii she
shall have PLAYED out her game, and, in 50 doing,
UdN oIIuu-0N ~ hh'b6
ACCOMPLISHMENT Of her ends, We will appreciate
her policy, and lis effects, too late Tor The preserva-
ton OF our national honor OF Interests, except al
zen fold the sacrifices that would now DC requiieo.
The prevalent impression made By me news,
that Paroles had declined 10 gran; passports o.
an escort 70 MIR. SlIdell-thatis is, among Senators
and Representatives., thai he could have CON
~sistenl.y returned no other answer, as ne had be-
fore refused 10 recognise and receive HIM IN an
official capacity. lie treated him as any SUP
iect Of a foreign government, not acknowledged
as a %diplomalist, would have been treated on
making a similar application. However much
we NAV be inclined 10 resent the want OF courie-
~ which Paroles reply in,imaled, We must not
forget thai he has a iait right 10 shelter himself
behind The fact, That MIR. Slidell had not been Oil
cially recognized. | take II, we have no legal
ground on which 10 call Mexico 10 an account
for refusing 10 receive an American Minis'er.-
Bnt il will doubtless be chalked up against her, in
the minds OF oar people, when The day OF final
se,llemen, comes, which England, 10 serve her
own PURPOSES, is laboriHs with assiduity 10 bring
about.
But TWO speeches were made yesterday in The
uorse npon The subject Of the notice, both being
in favor of il. The first was by Mr.. Andrew
Johnson OF Tennessee; and the second by Mr..
Wood of New York. The speech oil Mr.. J: was
directed at those Democrats whodifered WIN the
majority OF their brethren upon me notce queS-
ton. Though able, il was in bad taste and worse
temper. Nothing is to be gained from elimination
and recrimination on the part OF those who, hav-
ins the same end 10 view, as all the Democrats
oflhe House truly have, vet differ IN their aPpre-
citation of The means hy which The desired end IS
% be attained. The Wings are watching every
SYMPTOM Q: bad feeling or even want OF synPa-
Inv in our ranks, and are now again making large
calculations on Democratic assumptions. Mr..
johnson, and, indeed, all our friends in Congress
from The West mus, know the fact. Those who
venture, under such circumstances, 10 rcsulatei the
censc!ences and prescribe the duties OF their hre-
thren on a question rather Of policy than OF pIin-
ciple, may have much evil 10 answer Tor when
,sdisc,;on comes. MACON.