Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-14
It'll, ,.EyIcAN QUESTION.

peu q. .ne a Davis. from Petersburg, and lett
the following morning
THE MEXICAN QUESTION
Our readers will remember with what heice'
ness III. Wings have denounced the Pfesldeh' ioi
making war on Mexico, and for his wahIon Wv
la,ion of propriely and all The chariles Oh ms -
messing il as swar of conquest" Inc peoi
wre.ches of Mexico they said have been crueny
whipped and il was the part Of magnanim'y III
us as powerful nation, to tenderthe olive o'an' u
Of peace. How does Wing practice tally WIN
their professions2 On Saturday, The pfesiaeh'
sent a message 10 Congress, urging the PTopi'ey
Of placing at his disposal two millions oil COLLARS
to be employed should occasion arse IN INC a"-
iuslmenl Of a treaty OF peace with MEXICO in-
s,an,ly. Mr.. Garrett Davis, OF KY, one oi inc
Wing leaders, assaied the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MIR. Polk for designing to "cover up MS ou'iase
n,on The Constitution in beginning the war oil his
own authority" under "large territorial assran-
d;7emenlp-and earnestly refused 10 vote Inc sum
asked for. because he had no confidence in Inc
President Here is Wing consistency and Juslice
strongly verified. They have "coniidence" enough
in The President 10 vote him the unlimited use Oh
twenty millions, and $4,000 volunteers 10 carry
m war made "or his own aulhority'-but nave
mi confidence in him to furnish The small sum u
TWO millions to conclude peace, which lhey pro-
,ess to have so much al heart. The principal
ground upon which The Wings based their opposl-
lion was that the President should have laid before
Congress the exact mode in which the money was
to be expended. In his message ne informed Inc
House that an accurate account should DC rem
dered them OF The items Of expenditure. More
over. would il no, be an unusual and most I'M
proper proceeding TO lay before the world the al-
plomatic movements of The Government Such
an exposure might defeat the whole plan and put
off indefinitely the peaceful result, which The
country and the administration so anxiously de-
sire.
The bill passed the House, however, but win
an Objectionable amendment Mr. Lewis in The Sc
nate moved 10 strike out said amendment. Honest
John Davis" Of Mass. obtained the floor, warm
" resisted the bill and, though he was frequently
requested by MIR. Lewis 10 suspend his remarks
for moment to allow MIR. L. 10 submit resolu-
ton for prolonging the session two hours, logged
", and we must add, fac,iously wasted The time
OF the Senate until the hour OF adjournment ar
rived and the session was closed sine die. This
extraordinary course lost not only the TWO mil
lions bill, but other highly important measures,
such as the Post Route Bill the bill 10 give effect
10 The Cherokee Treaty, &c. We repeat what
we said few days since. Rather than see The
anti-slavery principle of Mr.. Wilmot's amend.
ment Incorporated, we would have had the bill
defeated. But from the anxiety Of Mr.. Lewis
coming from a Southern Stale, 10 prolong the
session few hours, il is highly probable that The
Senate would have struck out the amendment
and the bill have passed in its original form.
We do not know upon what grounds the Presi
dent hoped TO achieve peace, with the aid Of
the two millions but, should i, turn out that The
war is prolonged from The failure of this mea,
sure, The country will have just grounds TO saddle
the responsibility upon MIR. Davis and the Whis
Senators who DANGEROUSLY appealed TO him not lo
yield TO Mr.. Lewis's ot-repeaed request for few
moments intermission.
The Wings may be sincere in their anxious
professions for peace, but they have adopted an
extraordinary method Of carrying them out The
National In,elligenccr, a few days since, hoped
that the Senate would throw upon the Executive
all the responsibility OF the war, which The Pres-
den, himself had produced, and not extend any
aid or advice in lis difficulties. This looks
like an attempt to make political capital. The
Washington correspondent oil the n. Y. Journal
OF Commerce goes so far as 10 maintain, that the
Wings look upon prolonged war as the sures
means OF recovering their potent wand OF high
| protective duties:
"That the Wings are DESTROYS of terminating
the war is not true, so far as have had any oppor
tupity to notice. can vouch for The fact, that il
is the wish on the part OF Wings in Congress,
and those out of Congress, so far as | know thai
The war should go on as long as The Adminislra-
lion chooses to carry it on-even 10 the utter
bankruptcy Of The Treasury. They do not es
TEEN il as a war against Mexico, but a war upon
the Treasury. They prove that Mexico will be
greatly benefited BY it. The peopic Of Mexico
will derive advantages from the war. II will
open trade to them; give them market Tor
their staples, and ford them supplies al cheap.
er rate than they had ever before obtained them
1.-THE Wings hope, by aid OF this war, to effect
important objects at home-to open new markets
in Mexico for our manufactures, 10 ensure the
accumulation Of debt OF two or three hundred
miluns-to render necessary The early resort 10
direct taxes. They know, OF course, that The
very highest Revenue Tariff will be resorted Ia
before direct taxes are laid, and that il is even
doubtful whether the House will consen, In re.
sort 10 direct taxes, whatever may be the amour
| of the debt"