Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-22
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND. VA.
Monday Morning. December 81. ls4G.
Among The many assaults OF The Wings upe

Among The many assaults oil The Wings upon
the Mexican war, il has been asserted that il
would lead 10 dissolution Of the Union, because
in annexing California and other Mexican ter
ri,ury, as an indemnify for The expenses OF The
war and The wanlon injuries done 10 our ciIiZtns
by Mexico, the question oi slavery would come
up and The North would never agree 10 such an.
nexalion, unless The principle Of slavery were
expressly prohibited. Cur answer was, sui
1 Gcent for The day is the evil thereof" Let US
!, first carry on the war vigorously and compel
Mexico 10 make peace and do us justice II is
! probable that she will not have the money 10 pay
| US our dues, and, 10 indemnify ourselves, we shall
receive a portion OF her valuable territory. II
The question Of slavery is TO come up, it will be
lime enough after the Senate shall be called upon
! to ratify treaty Ct peace, BY Incorporating said
/ territory, or rather, when The question OF admit
/ ling The new States which may be formed, shall
come before Congress.
| Blu, we scarcely expected to see the issue SO
premalurely and lacliously raised BY any MEM
Der from a slavehodng Stale. In the speech OF
Mr.. Gentry, Wing from Tennessee alter heap
! ing the grossesi and most vindicive abuse upon
The Chief Magistrate Of The Union; after assail-
ing MIR Polk as "pelty usucpeI" and man OF
The most infamous personal character, he "pro-
ceedcd in his denunciation of the President He
has been guilty oil repeated violations of The Con-
sliiuion. The people should come 10 The rescue.
Vcse they 10 hare s'arerp IN thai raa territory?
U0rid he Norih submit 10 Hat?'
| We shall content ourselves with quoting the
eloquent rebnkc upon this improper language by
Mr.. Kennedy, Democratic member from The
free Stale of Indiana. We ask attention TO the
passages aalicised They are The words Of pa
lriuIism and devotion 10 the blessed Union-and
point out The course which we trust will be pur-
sued, should This exciting question ever come mp.
| But is il no, Notifying spectacle lc the Sorih,
10 see one Of her own sons playing into he hands
of her enemies? We thank Mr.. Kennedy for his
sound and patriotic views:
ale (Mr. Ky had been surprised 10 observe a
mel Der representing slave district Mr.. Gen
| tryl attempting 10 cast a hrebfand INTO The dis
cussicn. That gentleman had said that il was
all vciy we!-lrt Them keep the territory; bur
when lnty got j; they would go 10 quarfelling
about il like Two dogs o:cr their prey. What
pul that into his headl The wish was father 10
he lhor.ht Thai gentleman imagined hat the
great Dsmlcr: tic patty would no: be siorp-d in
lis career unless h. hnns that rrebrand III their
midst before lhr lime cane. But he gentleman
reckoued rifhont iis hcs,. n. nd moi understand
thc great bo7ld ofs.enrtv whtca Kept lie Dsmocrat-
&c party toctthcr. Judging OF The causes Of di-
vision which operated 81 Potentially IN his own
pa.iy, the gentleman supposed nat such con-
iemphs Thin. a hat would disturb Inc harmo-
py OF ;hc great Democratic party. Bul thai par
~ was held roge,hcr by The great principles OF
treednm and ice government What suggested
the idea 10 The gentleman lha' ;h"re were men
who wished 10 break up The Union2 Did he de-
resuch state OF lh:ng>l Sdch desire where
ever entertained va, lar from caaSuTmalion
and why? All ~ 70 iticians Wing lid Democra-
tic. might unic IL that isari, but lhfy you'd Ia H.
Tie rropr knew ihe value .; rte Uucn; ans: he
,.hu raised agains' il a IaIrlc.dai naHi woGli D..
overwhelmed b. The in!igaGii u Tie people. -
he (Mr. ~ was moi gong 20 viGdscaie every
ming TIM, had b7cn sr:i tGuc ~ the Pre,idcn'
He cared no more for ln- President, individual v
than re az Tor a:y other person y no hai treated
him 2enieellv, amt who uas emitted 10 respect
Bat liz was at The he'd ct The rxrcu'vc Of The
naticn, aud he Mr.. K.) hare4 thai he would ever
be preserved ifCm he modification = inset ol
isnuuacina sucI an exalted office q! tie govern
,neri IS liar--as an individual in when 70 con-
lidencc was 10 b, placed, and whose words were
not II he believed. he would say his however
that il he President Of the Unied States had ne
elected 10 have moved forward the army, in view
Of The circumstances which surrounded them
when lhc advance Of The troops was ordered u
The len bank ofihe Rio Grand, n would hare
regarded lha, officer Of the government a Liable Il
nIeacfmen'; and he believed hal lie would
have been imreachcd by the orp"s.ca.'