Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-06
WIG JUSTICE.


We, seen in The Wing press is charge III lux
Georgia Journal that the object oil lhe Au'","'S'
,ra,;on is 10 involve gallant army III dlihcuilieS
;mnosshle 10 surmoun,l Il says that the game
Is 10 be. an assault upon the gallan! old Iayiol
md his meri,orious army" and adds;
general Taylor, then, is 10 garrison Monte
rev and advance upon The city OF Mexico WIZ,
The remainder OF his army. II not REINFORCED
his adpance will be perilous one; and II re-in-
forced by oue-half OF the remaining lrooPs ~
Mexico, his peril will be very lille less. oome
idea Of The preparation made 10 meet hin'' may
be gathered from an account, 10 ano!he' So.u| -"
from the intelligent correspondent oil Inc new VI
leans Tropc, al Vera Cruz, ahoer od'e u LII
4ih September. !;
uThese preparations are making nnder Tue III
rec,ion OF Santa Anna, and all accounts agree
thai the Mexicans are rallyiDg 10 the wal, WIN
renewed ardour. And il is under these pecuhal
circumstances. with an army diminished 10 mum
bers. and daily diminishing, that he IS ordered 70
advance upon the city OF Mexico hseii. ~
not MIR. Polk and his advisers expect more 'hdu
..sa,, Of arms"-more Than wonders from the olo
hero Tor 10 they intend 10 make a sacrthee o
him from tie INST seifst, the nieanesS 2"1o@l0~!
Can anything be more wanlonly absurd than
the above? The Wings say that this "lhe Pre-
sdenl's war" forced upon the country TOR personal
obec,s Yer this liberal and tar-see,ng Wing
Editor actually charges The President with The DE-
sign of placing This army in position where II
must be cut 10 piecesl II the army be deieaIeo
dessnedly does not the President wiltully destroy
all The hopes of glory" and personal advantages,
which The Wings charge him with having e1clu-
siveiy in view2 But il is useless 10 dwell upon
such an absurdly suicidal argument
LIT us look al another Wing speculation. In
the Baltimore Patriot we find the following:
"lf i, shall turn out, as ,cs cannot Jcl,cre II '0H
thai Gen. Taylor and his army, cut on from all
communication with the rest OF The army, have
been or will be entrapped, so that disaster snail
fall upon him or his soldiers, The responsibility OF
such disaster and The loss OF lie that II may In
vo!ve 'ctH be laid 10 The ch9rgc 81 the Ad'ns"iara
tlon, who have hurried Gen Taylor on TO Mon
terey, without furnishing him with adequate sup
plies, and have LEI, him there without provlding
the means Of keeping open the communication
between him and the forces on the Rio GIande.
"But we trust no such disaster has befallen me
gallant General or his gallant army. We have
full confidence that they irN be a5Le 10 mat'lt0'n
their position against ann farce that may Gs b10hsa
against Nsm though we cannot help sharing 10
the apprehension that they may be exposed 10
great privation and dangers from an attempt OF
The enemy 10 cut off his intercourse with the kio
Grands, from which he mus, gel his supplies
SO anxious is The Wing editor TO throw odium
Upon The Executive, that il 'magtnes a disaster
and in the same breath "cannol believe il will
happen-at The same lime it has "iull confidence,
in any event. that the army "will be able TO
maintain its position against am force that may
be brought against them" Was there ever 90
strange device TO make political capital?
Again, hear the \. o. Tropc-
"We have no fears of the indomi,ablc Taylor.
His victory Al Monterey is perfec, guaranty for
The future. IT, however, reverses should be his
fortune, we shall hold the Government response
BILE for the fanI pas Of sending him forward with
so small force, into The midst of a swarming
enemy, and in the face OF an opposing army
whose legions may hardly be numbered"
In the first place, Gen. Taylor is "indomila-
ble," and will plant the victorious Eagles OF The
Union wherever he gees. But "lreverses should
be his fortune" the Government is TO be held re-
spons;tla f,r "ravarses of fortune" as il, in the
language OF The n. 0. Courier, Mr.. Polk had The
hch'e goddess under bond and security 10 do lust
h. nleases. Inere arc accue"'S
human energy or prudence can prevent. Brave
and efficient armies have been foiled and defeated
by circumstances. which sprung from the mefest
accident, such rs false information the comblna-
ton OF the clcMents, or other "revcrse OF for
tune"-yet, in such case, the Government is
10 be held responsible.
We have not been chary OF our praises of old
"Rough and Ready" We have taken pride in
expressing our confidence in the man and the
soldier and we still! believe that he will do his
whole duty, and again disappoint the Wing pre-
dictions OF his defeat But, al the same lirle il
must be ladnitied that he is necessarily clothed
with high responsibility, and that much is 10
be LEFT 10 his judgment and discretion. He will,
OF course take every means OF concentrating his
forces, and We satisfied that he will be able 10
prepare himselto meet and overthrow any Mex
lcan force that may oppose him. But the battle is
not always 10 The strong; and is within the range
OF possibility, that accident or ''reverse OF Tor
tune" may lead 10 disaster. Is il jus, or fair, that
the Administration should in such case, be
made responsible? Is il fair that, while The Adj
minis,ralon are 10 have no credit for the brilliant
victories Of our army i, should be held response
DIE lot all the dCclCCH.S WHICH VIM
and prudence could not prevents
But, we feel assured, that our brave officers
and soldiers will once more throw 10 The winds
the cavlling and grumbing prophecies OF The
Wings Even the Washington correspondent Of
The N. Y Express, while charging The War De-
paument with gross inelfciencies, refers 10 an
expec;ed battle al San Luis Potosl with Inc new
army of Mexico concentrated under Santa Anna
and declares unequvocally "The result will be
ms certain victory TO our arms as that battle
shall be fought. Let The Mexican army, there
fore, be lrtat 1t man, in point Of numbers, there
can be no danger Of defeat"
Let The Wing press have no fears that the Ad-
mnis,ra,ion will fail 10 do justice 10 Gen. lay
lor. Everything shows that The Administration
regard him with kindness and grateful conf
dence. Is il too much 10 ask of the Wings, 10 ex-
tend 10 the Administration common justice, and
not condem il in advance, upon The f'msiest pre-
texts manufactured tor the occasion2 The Pre-
sident has every reason TO hope for the continued
triumph OF our arms and speedy and permanent
peace Did he harbor the designs imputed 10
him by his political opponents, ne would be aci-
ing in direc, opposition TO the dictates of human
nature and common sense-to say nothing OF
more elevated feelings, which we shall not ask
the Hhies 10 concede 10 him.
NORTHERN wHIcGERY AND ABOLITION.
The bindest must see that the course pursued
BY the Northern Wing press and Wing public
meetings, is far from producing that cordial feel
inc of union between The different sections OF The
country, which Washington so solemnly and So
strongly enforced With but few exceptions, they
denounce the South for se6shness, for aiming al
dcspo,ic domination, and Tor shaping her policy
SO as to sacrifice The rest Of the Union TO her
"slavehoding monopoly" The South cannot
support any question of great national benefit,