Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-23
To HE Editors of The Enquirer;

Gentlemen In my communication ue'''. '"s
Election promised that you should near IRON,
me- aoain soon. which would have fulfilled, had
you not publishei my letter, showing 10 Inc pun,
lie nv awkwardly constructed sentences ana oau
Grammar. &c-but things turned onl as was pre-
G;c,ed in lha, letter, showing that was mol oao
prophet. We carried this county, and ms us
,r;cr like cash; and The result is we have very
respectable majority in both branches Vi the Le-
pisiature But enough OF ms: We hdVe note
irving sceaes han The baloI-box upon our Sou,h-
western frontier; scenes in which Gen. Taylor
and hi, liule army are The principal actors, and
rh,ch arr likely 10 result 9lorlousy To our arms
ard connlry Sirs, this is the kind Of scenes mat
/ delight 10 dwell upon-ihesc arc Inc iiihes
,b.I nv mems souls and bring them lorih,
~ ,;.v N The world, IN their trne lisht-ihose
VIM love and reverence their counry, her laws
and institutions, will be louna upon Inc siue
al their conniry, doing battle lor hef CAUSE
and using every exertion 10 ilaiu'dih lne ~.
MIR If our nation, while those who are opposed 10
boz /, ws and institutions will be found on Inc OPP
nos;,e Side. using their influence in word ordeed
aoa,nst heir country and sympathisine with our
enemies. Saying thus, that II is an uDhoy, unjust
and damnable war, and assailing The President anu
The Administration as the cause Of II, and upon
them (say they) he all the consequences and
blame. Now, Sirs, the time has come when We
shall be able 10 pro"c which party is Tor their
country, and which is against II.
The Wings have ever been clanorous IN their
eectioneering speeches and stump prations about
thcir nalrioisn, ard as 10 who were The true Re-
publicans, assuming Tor Themselves ,na' 'hey
were he unly true Wings Of 'I6-and trying 10 AZ
raylhe Democrats upon The side vi Tories Al
though they never fairly succeeded in convincing
The mass Of the people that such was The case,
vel they always pretended 10 be boiling over with
patriotism, and bluser about as though they
would fight Tor their country, right or wrong.
Now, SiIs, war has come-a foreign enemy
is now upon our SOIL and aiming al US The fatal
blow and, il they had the power, they would an
initiate us. enter The homes OF our wives
and children, and carry them of cap,ives-and
where do you fod many OF ihuse patriotic,
communicating Wings, who were always so
ready 40! wiling 10 do battle for their coUn
uy3 Do we find them shouIcrng their mus
ket,. and marching for the enemy's lines, Of
Standing by the sid. Of the administration, endra-
yoIinp 10 assist i, 10 bring Tie war 10 an homo.
rable closet Oh NJ mot they; but on the other
hand, assaiiing The President with The bieIesl IN
veclivcs that men can be guilty OIL am glad
10 sec that there are some exceptions 10 THIS IN
The Wing ranks)-and unwilling 10 recognize
il as a war-and even saying, that The President
liza, usurped the government, and has brouShl
about all this trouble without the Resistance OF Con-
gress. There is one thing sure-thatis, il there IS
mol war in Mexico there is mere, and that waged
against the administration and their country
a nd among the most prominent actors in this war
are the proprietors oisome lew Wing papers, and
a few members OF Congress, who are aIrayed
aeansllher country.
Messrs. Editors, the good Book tells US
We shall Judge BY his works; that yun may
know good Tree b. lis irUi,s-and whosoc7er Is
not for, is against rs.
Now, il has always been nj opinion that
these were foreign journals aud that they Were
for any thing else but their country; and what
better proof do We want than they have put forth
in their Journalist
Is il not we'll proved that they arc the friends u
Mexico, and that they would sooner sec Mexico
rample us down, than for Us 10 come OUT vlc.o-
rious? Is not this proof sufficient That ihey are
the descendants of those who, IN the days o. Inc
Revolution, Joined cur enemies, auf fought
aqains, us in our sifusge ior lucspe ncsocss Anc
| wqul! IL GcG ia. The. would again rrdy neI;-
SEXES ~ tas ranaS 81 ~ M-xic5cs, ill e;ecsra
Tayi9r cou!3 give ,Gsta .asir je> is>er>.
Tie y NIX pres, some Y ;aem, IA; aouut cur
woishi9p;ns dos, !, agr 5siog welded g ne Pre-
,,tcnt. ana INA. we wl follow him hsed.e>>iy, lsi
Inc consequences be IS taey uaY. l., u e1a
ming tn, question litIs and see 30 are the Lie!
a.ers Wac .=ss i,,nas in 1910 filled he land With
lcs cabins, hard ci:sl, COURTS aGc cimolins, and
all such .rumpc!y l-paid $500 Tor painting q
Gen. Harrison's likeness and would mold pubic
meetings aud Two men would march round with
me picture, and The rest would phil of their hats
and make the welSin ring with The huzzas for the
Generals profile And who was il in '44 thai
brouch, forth The coon as their moto-eyery stump
speech, harangue and song was lhatthe same old
coon was alive-and even the Wing papers hoisicd
At the heal their Papers as The Mhis motto, that
he woui lead the;n u s!cTy ard yicicFy7 Surely
such men should not accuse Us "f iao!a!ry, tof
loving our county, when they will worship cooiis
and onussums. Bat enough oiihis, il only shows
that there is nothing such nen could do, tbatihey
would not 10, 10 inJurc The President and admin
is;ratisn. Ii shows The iililcncs Of their minds,
and is another illustration Of the old adage that
drowning men will catch al straws
Now, sirs, hope you will not put This in the
papers, as you did the o,her for he who follows The
plough every day is moi calculated TO write 70.
Utica matters for newspapers. Excuse my bad
grammar and spelling and receive this from your
TREND LouhN.
[Unier plain sarb there is IL "Logan" much
good "hard sease." and We publish INN, in spite
Of himself Enquirer.