Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-14

,ComsponisLe- Of te wing
W,.uNsros. nee. 10. l-ff.
The Wing party, amid the saecfs Of their pn.,iIr,. .,.
p"Hcnts, have always cuntnrI,I against Executive U-gr.
patton. From year O., year iIsy have protested against the
dangerous pTecr1onts which tc Loco tOcJ party have been
uylnE 10 establish. They lave warned the country That
a time would come when rulers, cmb..d,ncd hy The .gb.
servIcncy OF party, would ride rough -hOi over :hg Avs
1nd constitution OF tuc land.
The Crisis is now upon us, and tho peoples Reprcsrn,,-
Hyes ~ Congress are engaged % a discussion. upon the re-.
-ult oi which the liberties 0i this country depend. for VIC
tory "r dcicli. j. the recent acts OF tie Administration
be not Condemned, We may rs well blI IA LONG .5,,r .,
RcpubIcauIsiu, and weep amid IFS ruins.
lie proceedings Of the House, tor two or three DAYS
pas'' relate 10 Tue conduct OF Gen. kcarney, 900 New Mc1I-
co. and OF Commodore Stockton, IN California. have
some facts connected with tie latter case not before the
public, which ! proceed TO give you
Commodore sTogEToS. in his letter 10 tho Navy De-lr,-
nchi' covering The official record Of h- proceedings. wutes
H the spirit OF an Eastern dospot. He tells the Drslrt-
te"' mat me Ca.iorni1s are now a territory o. thc United
states, and 'JoTerer Jree' from Mexican authority. lie
goes on In a staggering mannr', 10 detail boz Naval and
HIHt1ry operations, with the 90 - perfect ar1ayrgf r-ro-
rance that every thing be- records s a u-u-plr.n of ,Yf..,i
". lie actually SENDS a copy OF a paper, published under
ms sup,'nientencc, from which the government of the
United states will SEQ how he is establishing a civil govern.
.ncni ana getting along with other kingiy powers. Yes.
ne "a Naval fOsi Captain, who tiled % be the ruler Of New,
Jersey and tailed, boasts 10 GEORGE BANCROFT, thar be has
not only annexed O new Territory % the United States. but
ilat nc has actually ~Csiab.lsDCd q permanent civil govern
mont.
Among tho documents H 1u authentic copy of tH. pro.
cIamaton' when mas been referred 90 Iu the House OF re.
prcS1niatvos, and which many %, those who would la g be-
heVe That We are not ruled by yrauts, have considered I,
forgery 0r a hook.
Nor is this oil Joe acully has issued a circular. a copy
'l when he sends Zoo tho secretary, by which Inc establish
% Revenue laws tor ths ToaIury, a. De saws. of r, I'M
I'd statcs. In about bali ID dozen line. be- o-ub5.l,z
n whole Revenue System, aud on1cta "a Tariff law. The
Tariff Of 1859 lie eu1rts, in biz own pr--.r. as D. r,
Lord aud Commons. the rItr OF tonnage d, L- ,ll,,.. ID ,~
foreign vessels, and actually DEGREES ,uat duty " Do Der
''n' .au ,aI'icin snaI be lad ON ai lupaT 3D., payable IN
nsialmoris Of 80, ~ aud l2U dogs. This d. IL hor44 nt..
IaIli WHha Vengeance. lie hHs appointed appraisers aud
inspectors Of Customs, and DEGREES that oil gU.ds shall be
appraised by two appraisers, one % be chosen by tho row
eminent ana the gt1. o by iao importer! These document,
He has established q Military Bartsltor, and hos a,p,.,.
.cd Majors and other oiIcars-,he head ono of whom De-
Capt ELNnNr. II. Ha. uiIor.i, and hHa 500 irI1fIn,t tf.
government, ihath wgsII, ON tc 2Jfh of October. install
Capt fErvoSr us Governor, end Lieut. t.ut.s.rr sa Srr
Rotary OF the Treasury, and would aI., apygInt m.mb.-
Vi lhc council aud other oric,ra.
lsprlH only from % unsy e.rucr over 'Mc document
'"a w'Ie'ofc cannot give YOU'LL Doc point, bu'I rya yrr
20 lining hui "lHitHcy contain. The last I.rpr tl rs bf-.
-N IS "''icf i' '1p, Fremont, ordering I.m o. r.- 800
troops. aro telling Lu fl1t Do. Intends .g make b., Gov.
erHor, it Doc wUi only bg O. good boy That such lining.
SHOULD ha enacted without is di.lpprDDHr Yu oi our gov.
eminent d. cerRI1.y tHc sir1nsost Thing iu history.
we ''"y' '.'a '.Iy OBJ Do. organ, ta Californian" iu
i'a nn o. If1. OBJ i.n'scap 7ile, JoDiscapJ end on ONE do
4'''a OF Monterey a"l I-acd every Saturday by ONT.
The da.rra boo ta la..r ta-si UPON aI ,1.., p,,,,.l
'"s interesting. ] was n.i atLe House today. bot
understand Mr. sf.ura OF your District. wss am.r, OIL,
-'sah'f-. hrl ODD NOT hear. I cannot speak 70 hIsy.r,-
h'i we sd''i o. how many Eopfa onaug,s of o. E.pu.r
can people Will .u.'aIu such proceedings. F.r rl,a.H
] have u' doubt that Capt S'D,.tYu aud I.r. Lr,rrs
Ni'o aa'.n 300 1. i.'y dI with 'hU sanction OF dr govern
mrut fu aln l HIr-e aenrs ar, sworn 10 url5I -l
o''y toe Constitution 90 Ma United s1'es'
rCa9r WS r7tr orua I,nr..,. MOUNTED ,.a...
d''a Nc" or'7rs se'"ln &c ini I1r auycI .n ulf
from h .altof wit a1l ~a. ou bs wy Zoo Mr4aait the gl.s.
be fss'eu.r, wien lHI.I TH da4ta Wa. C,,.,.r hard.