Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-29

take il for granted that he VIII eihPo' i. ,var
means he can command in carrying y" VIZ
against us. own dutyi
Can anv man Of sense hesitate 10 aovise as
most spired and vigorous prosecution Vi snr 80
ON our part, We stand in this preoica,i: s orr
We have incurred great expenses IN seno'"s 7ros,.
tfoons into Mexico. They are advancing Wv -
wardlv in three lines There is every iea'on ~ "
believe that General kearncy IS already !" n p
session of Santa Fe; that General aJ''a anJ ner.
or will be in few days al Mon,elIS ,,r;lI he a,
haps al Saltio; and that Gen. w oo' Go,ober -
Chihuahua by the 10th or 18th OF oe'o ."h &C
Shall we then. fold our arms and relinquisn an
OF The advantages which we may have oo'd,neu
On The contrary. shall we not prosecute ou s ~
ries and make additional conqness-towalus ia
li(ornia. and towards The capital oil Me1ico y.
self By The time that this dilalory dlp'ou'a ~
can be assumed by The constituent Consie ,ha
oushlto be in possession OF large Pol''om ~ rho
whole country So far from iriueiihs aM rS ,r ro
means which are in our HANDS, we Ino. -or,,;..
Them 10 the best account, anu olen wv 20
4 ion w;,b all the advantages we can command.
THE 10 according 10 the true tactics OF war, ana
according 10 The wisesl maxims oil legitimate Po-
Ecv Grant an armstice now 10 Inc procrasind-
inc per;rions of Mexico-admit any cessation OF
arms-and the means by which we are 10 wage
tho war. will melt away like the SHOWS oil w lnle'
nnder The beams oil the sun. The more than ~
600 roops which General Taylor has unaef M !,
immediate orders, independently oil the
lines of Wool and OF kearney, consist oil idise
proportion of volunteers whose services expire VI
Twelve months from their enlistment Cease 10
prosecute The war with The utmost vlgor Oh witch
il is susceptible, we scatter their ranks pafaiyHe
| their energies. and demoralZe their cnaiacc!'
| No reasonable man can ask it. Every paTiotlc
man will reprobale The suggestion. The more we
see of Mexican diplomacy, the more IL j. MAJ Nc"
BY procraslina,ion; the stronger we see Inc neees
| sily OF prosecuting the war win all oui ene =,
| Such we cannot doubt will be The course oi INC
| Administration. r
We have EXPRESSED these views freely for seve-
"a! DAYS past. We are happy 10 see lnem con-
frmed in part hy three OF the opposition papers.
The Baltimore American concludes an atlicie
in last Thursdays paper, with The following d"'
vice, viz that "in The meantime a slrict enforce
mem of The blockade of the Mexican coast, and
vigorous prosecution OF war, are The means 10 De
mainly relied on. Adventurous aid may De
used, if il can be made available; get no 4cpe"a-
enee on such collateral means shoatd DC "oasea 70
ca.feebic Tie energy0f our military moccMe'HS
We admit the force of these remarks, ana we
concur in the policy Of The advice they convey.
In like manner we concur with The Baltimore
Clipper OF The same day, when it says, ana as $
one of the reasons, too, Of The course when IL
recommends
ave perfectly agree with The Union, that our
troops should not be withdrawn from The Mexican
| Territory. as preliminary 10 negotiations i"r
peace. We must hold on 10 The advantages
which we have gained, until peace shall nave
been concluded; Tor events in Mexico are 100 I'M
certain for us 10 trust to contingencies. santa
Anna may be in power to-day, but where he VIII
he 10 morrow is uncertain. We should, ihele-
fore, be prepared Tor all changes which may lake
place; which can only be done by maintaining a
| position which Will enable us 10 comihdhu ie-
| spect."
We must moi only "hod on tot the advantages we
have gained, but gain every advantage which The
valor OF our arms can obtain Tor us. We must
prosecute The war with all the visor in our
| power.
The Anew York Courier" speaks in better
spirit than The Tribune, when This last Journal
comments The oHeged refusal OF Mexico 10 nego-
liate with us until We had Withdrawn our troops.
The Courier, however abiding 10 ihis report,
| adds:
IF be so, We lament il; but We have not
the less done our duty in rendering peace As To
The withdrawal of our ships and troops from the
coast and soil Of Mexico il is out OF The question
| as a preliminary TO peace; and il Mexico has re-
| ally asked that, she has chosen that form OF say
| ing that she does not mean peace at all, since
| she must be quite aware that no such condition
precedent could be agreed TO- We have at great
cost oi lite and treasure, pnt ourselves in posi-
ton 10 strike our enemy with effect. In that po.
si'ion, We for moment suspend the blow, and
offer 10 The adversary The choice OF peaceful and
| reasonable settlement Of the quarrel, or OF The
| extremity Of war. This is The alternative which
our success thus far enables us TO dicralc-and il
| i, no part Of this alternative that we should fore
| 90 all the advantages we have gained, and the
! benefit 81 all The preparations made al so much
cost OF time and treasure, and revert 10 the status
| gmo np,e deiilm. Vet this is what Mexico is re-
| ported L. have asked She requires that, STRIP
ping ourselves Of all the advantages gained, We
Shall return 10 the condition III things rs before
The commencement Of The war; and when we
shall have done that, she will then decide whesh-
er or mol she will treat Tor peace"
"OPEN COMPASSIONATE Milton, North Carroll
ma Chronicle states that Mr. James Saunders, son Of
the Honorable R. VI. Saunders, our Minister to SPAIN
has issued proposals for publishing Wing paper IN that
state After deliberate reflection, Mr. Saunders say9
mat he has 10 the conclusion that, win n lew
honorable exceptions the leaders of the called lie
mocracy Of selfish demagognes and political
knaves, whose only ain Is 10 deceive The people ana
provide for themselves. IL will he recollecied that his
father the prime worker Al The Baltimore convtn-
ton and moved the two-thrd rule. which defeated Van
| Buren,, and eventually nominated Mr. Folk
We should not notice The above, had we not
seen it indusriously circulated by The Wing
press, for party effect. Upon our interrogaling
Mr.. Saunders, few weeks since, as 10 his mo-
lives Tor establishing Wing paper, he alleged as
a reason, that he had been badly treated BY The
Directors Of The New Hampshire State Lunac
Asylum, most Of whom were "Locofocos" His
compliments were of an entirely personal cha
racer
In the New York Mirror we find the following
remarks. accompanying our rambling notice Of
the Fauouier Springs. The citizen Of New York
referred to, made many friends in Virginia, ny
his bland and courteous manners and extensive
information, and went away highly grallhed with
what he saw Of Virginia. He assured us, lha
however he had previously respected The Virginia
doctrines OF '9S, his admiration Tor them was
strengthened by personal acquaintance with The
pretty women and frank hammered men, OF which
The Old Dominion can still boast.
"An esteemed fellow citizen has requested the
republication OF The following article, which ap.
pears in the Richmond Enquirer.
"Our friend was an eye witness 10 The scenes
which it describes, and truly an enthusiastic adm
rer of The fair ladyes' Of the old dominion. =
Although a republican OF The school Of 49, he ad.
milled his willing subsection 10 The Queen o
Beauty,'-one of Virginia's laresl daughters, en-
circled as she was by host OF The loveiest o
the lovey--each one vieing with the other II
grace and beauty.
; "The whole entertainment, as he describes il
TO us, was truly notwithstanding the recol
lection of those chivalrous days when 10 bow The
victorious knee al Beautys shrine was the hero's
highest aim He speaks in the highest terms, as
n oTS ,horr bacn l;fu nd LIN noe
and exols in no measured terms the scenery and
company at Fauquer Holding in high estima
ZION The taste of our friend in these matters, we arr
convinced there can no higher enjoyment be foun(
al any of our watering places than at these health
fu springs, where delightful accommodations
combined with the best society and the most cor
, dial intercourse unite TO make sojouln al then
: a feast of reason and flow OF SOUL"
) TALL TENTH LEGION" CORN.-Th,
Shenandoah Seminal gives The following dimen
s;a,c ~ a Corn stalk taken from a field Of Mr.