Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-30
Friday Morning, Apri. 80, isa7.
THE FEDERALIsrs AND THE WAR.

THE JOURNALISTS AMI lEE "h>
We commend 10 our readers the powerful ar
,icle from the Boston Post, with The Introductory
n,,ice of the Union. 1t is al once caustic, hu-
morou, and logical It depicts the gross incon-
sisency Of the Federalis,s in denouncins the "si-
santic crime" of the Mexican war, and yet pa
rsdine as their Presidential candidate line enici
actor in said scrime" We ask The particular al
ten,ion OF Southern Wings 10 the course OF 'he''
associates in Massachusetts, in adopting Inc III
famous resolutions Of MIR. Reyes, which VIII DC
,,upd below. We had not thought it possible 'ha'
any party could descend to the lowest p"'nl OF oe-
srada,iop, as the Wing Legislature OF Massa,
chuse,rs have done. In the suong and ind'g'ah
language OF the Boston Times
aNot content with having refused TO grant a
temporary supply in aid OF the Volunteers, a Ne
pimep, raised in her own name, srd oy auihofny
~ The Governor-tke Commander. in- Chiei-and
forcing them TO leave the Slate without one DOL.
lar OF MS Al, and cc,rtort-she sas now seaeo
her isnominy BY going directly over 10 the enc
nv. by considering the war as un]ns. cocons,l-
,niional, uaholy, and gigantic CRIME. Sne
80 mon the people. by the vote which she has
passed 10 arrest the progress Of the war, 10 WIN
hold supplies or voluntary contributions Tor us
f,r,her prosecutoa, TO Withdraw our army, and
70 retreat from our present disgraceiul Posiicn Oh
aggression. .,,,ed with The verv sn-
,;t If Abolition and Hartford Convention Fcde-
ralism They breathe inc'plenI treason ano love
of The enemy, aud isolate Massachusetts rom hei
sister States and the Union 10 greater degree
than ever before They show, n adaliion 70
their want OF p.;.;o,i>ii and pei.ect fecSessness
nf principle. ,ha. The Wing party OF he House
have gore over in body IN The unh0 " faction oil
Aholi,iunism, and 10! The future will obey Us b.
hes,s. and act out, in lis connection with the = l.
yernmep, and other States lis ma.isn principles
This is where Massachusetts stands, ana such IS
In. infany that she has brought upon hef<eil
these resolves were presented - a cono!e-dis.
TILED AboI,ionist-Mr. keves, Of Dedham-ard
passed The House 81 vote OF l3o IL 63"
This Keyes is The same member, who. :: 80
Massachusetts Legislature, employed The follow
ing dissrace.u language: 81 would cut off my
RIGHT hand before would ho'd it up in :avor OF a
proposition 10 afford any aid whatever 10 this in
famous war with Mexico1
AR. HAYDEN, in offering his resolutions q
,hants to Gen. Taylor and his army, said that the
or0vey time had ias. arrived Tor such m"t'on-
aTbe House has expressed in an emphatic
.oonrsr The ouinion il enerains of the war ard
:. origin. and now is The accepted lime Tor con
.iderins The claims Of Gen Taylor, and paying
him The, ,,ibuie Of our respect which his se!Y''
ces so eminenly metlt."
So. according 10 his T'iaig leader, says Ike
Boston Post the accepted lime" for thanking
Cen. TAYLOR was Immediately after the House
~ voted that he war is "waged ingloriously, BY
g soweriul nation against weak ncish'or,"
nwlhou. just cause" 'iol iae disnelnbermeni o.
Mexico" and for ''ex,ending slavery" &c /;
and ulha, such wal Of conquest, 50 haeiu ~
i,s objects, 50 wanicn, unjust and oncouS'i'a'i'"
a, in ;;s origin and character, must he regaTced
az a war against freedom, Against humanity
ayains. justice, agains, nc Union, against ~
Constitution, and against The Tree States" Fer
conducting such war with distinguished sue
cess, Mr.. Hayden proposes thanks to the Gene
raj, and the Wing House of Representatives oil
Massachusetts, oae OF 'ec "hee s!a'"s against
which III. war is waged, vote mem!
n,.<,,: -. .,.--i,s - Coz. Taylor, diocon
o.cted with such mousirous sluis upon he honor
and character of :he country, had been previous
" offered by Democrats and rejected. The
old heio cannot but spun the thanks OF body
which, like its prototypes, the FedeialiSis 81
1912, has disgraced che Stale.
Here are the deestable resolutions Of Mr..
Keyes, which were adopted. They mus, excite
The scorn and indignation OF every Southern ma
and true patriot, be he Wing or Democrat
RESOLVES
Conesyrstag iae Mexican War and the Institution
OF Slavery.
Resolued, That the present war with Mex'c:.
has It's primary orig i'll in the unconstitutional
annexation 10 the United States OF The foreign
State OF Texas, While the same was sui al war
with Mexico; that it was nncoas'ltnlionaiiy
commenced By the order OF the President &c ten
eral TAYLOR. To take military possession oil teTri-
iory in DISPUTE between the United States and
MEXICO. end IT lie occupation Of MEXICO; an,
thai i. 5 aoT waged ingloriously-by power
tul nation asains, weak neighbor-nEnsc"c1a
rily and wi,hoa: just cause, al immence cost OF
treasure and life, for the dismemherment oil Mex
ico and for the conquest OF portion OF ner Ter
tory, from which slavery has already been eIcIu-
ded. with the triple object Of extending slavery,
of strengthening the "Siave Power" and OF OBJ
,aining The contrsl Of the Free States, under The
Constitution OF the United States
Rtsolred Tha. suGn war oil conquest, so
hateful in It's objects, so wanton, unjust and IN
constitutional in its origin and character, Eusf
he REGARDED as a var against ffredom, against
humanity, against justice, against the Union,
agains. Inc Constitution anu against r. 'tcs
iNates: and that a regard for the true interests
and the highest honor of the country, moi less
than the impulses of Christian duly, Should
arouse ell good citizens 10 join IN efforts 70 arrest
this gigantic crime, By Withholding supplies, or
other Voluntary Contributions, tor i's further pro-
1,rth withdrawal
a,mv within The established limits of The United
States, and, in every Just way, aiding the "oG.:y
20 retreat from The dissacetu position {. aggres-
sion which il now occupies towarrsa weak. c.
rac,ed ncishhor, and sisIc. republic.
ResoipsI. Tha. our attention is r'recieu anew
20 the wrong and "enormity" OF slavery, and TO
the tyranny and usurpation OF The Slave Power.
as displayed in The history o. our country, par
,icularly 10 The ANNEXATION OF Texas, and the
present war with Mexico; and that we are I'M
pressed with the unallera5le conviction, That a
regard Tor The fair fame u our ccaniry, Tor The
PRINCIPLES OF morals, and for that righteousness
when exateth nation, sanctions and reqnires
ali constitutional efforts for the a5a!.on 81 sla-
very within ihe limits of the United S aies while
LOYALTY 10 The constitution, ard jus, sef-deence,
make il specially incumbent on The people OF The
tree States 10 cooperate in strenuous exe,,ons 10
restrain and overthrow the 'SlaYc power"
ffswired, That The annexation OF teHnory win
a Mexican population upon il, is HI shly incon-
sis,en, with The well being IF the Union.
Mr. HAYDEN Of Boston, on leave, offered re
solves OF thanks TO Goa Taylor. his officers ana
men. for their gallant conduct. Amidst much
confusion. and after variety of ineffec'uai
lions. they were referred TO special committee
who reported they ought to pass. Much discus
sion ensued, after which they were adopted i2i
10 II. the question being 'asen by yeas and nays.
The resolves were then passed 10 be engrossed.
THE 10 PEANS OF THE FANATICS.
As We expected, the election o! John NJ. Bolts
has been hailed with acclamalicn by the Abo.;-
Zionist press OF the North. Below, we give the
f,st echo from that quarter. The New York