Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-06
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
so,nrdav Morning, April 3, ls47.

nae ,pd dat
a"n - celebrated Walter ID. Leake Us lheir e""
for Congress from THIS uisirct r. ,,,.n, Rui he is
81 admit Mr. Leake Is q man OF ,aiens L.. can
n,n,soyer in whom The 'Od Hunkers os'ne AN a.
man, n6dsnre He is a beautiful admirer OF 'il.
PoIk,s Administrailon-he thinks, anu poGa ',,.s
r,sn enou rh TO believe, that this Mexican co. S;msef
sary national happiness. ,e;nk that such man
very smart and integen but 70 ,A wa,
"a he should receive the votes oil the efsai IN, 49,
Of Richmond-whch, by the way mas wv H. non,
10 points utterly out OIL ,,e he orose in the
- r. Dsls,a,es he certainly always had aueh
naon his countenance-probablyh he belisved III .e uos
time of Horace sRde 81 sapls-laugni II you are WISE
Ibeseeeh the Calhoun men not to rots Yer nun. a,ad 30
sscred this Mexican War never will be terminated, SO
far as his election would be concerheu'
Such is the poor attempt made BY one MO
thone" in Yesterdays Republican TO cast rldlcuie
upon the Democratic nominee Tor Congress from
this District. As for the philosophy OF laughter,
the question can be better decided after The elec'
ton, when we confidently believe that Mr.. Leake
will have the pleasure of Laughing" al all such
opponents as "Mothone." His appeal 10 Inc
Calhoun men moi 10 vote for Mr.. Leake is ridi-
culous stroke of policy They will certainly re-
oure stronger and better reasons than "Molhone"
has advanced, why they should hesitate 10 choose
between The two candidates. And here we would
refer 10 the manner in which this writer mlsre-
presents Mr.. Seldom, when ne says that Mr.. >.
adisclaims any political intercourse with The De-
mocratic party with regard 10 the Mexican war"
MIR. Seldom has openly declared that ne is in Ia
vor OF an energetic prosecution OF the war, at
leas, as lar as the city OF Mexico, so as 10 force
Mexico into negotiation. We are sure he has
no sympathy with the Wings upon the great
question of the war.
But our chief object was TO refer TO the position
assigned by "Mothone," as il by authority, 10 the
Wing candidate, Mr.. Bolts. After appealing TO
the Whigsto "swear undying hOslilityto a corrupt
and dbasing Administration" he thus emphal-
cally closes his address:
an fine, The contest in the Spring should be Mr..
Bolts and the peace party, and Waller d. Leake
and the Mexican icar party"
What does the "peace party" here meanl Is
its objec, to respond 10 the following declaration
of the Wing N. Y Tribune, the most clamorous
brawler against The war;
All this war is not terminated before The Inau-
euralion of Wing President, lS49, we shall
then most srenuously urge peace on the line Of
The Nueces."
Will il, like the Tribune make this liberal OIL
fer to the enemy 10 continue The war, and hold ouI
until Wing President is elected2 And will II,
for The sake OF peace, consent 10 treaty surren-
derins all The territory beyond the Nueces, which
would disgrace The country and themselves!
In opposing their own Government in The pro-
seculion of the war, these pseudo.ftends OF peace
have done much 10 continue the war. What
saws the Diario, the organ of the Mexican Gov
ernment2-
.Meyicans can derive eomton from The fact,
that the greater part Of The people OF The United
States are opposed to this war, as their papers
show. and the base man who is al The head OF he
Government will be exiled from power. Inc
sympalhes Of one entire Par!g IN ma, country are
on our side, and long will Mexico remember their
patriotism"
Is il no, here evident that the public enemy
has derived Comfort" from The Wing press and
such peace patriots As "Mothone?" But for the
bitter assaults othe Federal press upon the cause
of the nalion-lher denuncaion of The war as
"intamous," and their own Government as "cor-
rupt and debasing," the rulers oil Mexico would
long since have covered under the blows they have
received, and met us upon fair terms OF nesolia-
lion. But they have been encouraged in their
mad resistance by the Federal press and their
organ, which we have above quoted, FULLY I'D
mils il. By this means has the war been pro-
longed, peace put of, and human Lille sacrlhced
The recent decisive victories Of our arms mus
dispose Mexico 10 negotiation, unless the parIl'
ian course OF such politicians as "Methone" ans
Mexican hopes lei Il" the "entire party
listen 10 The voice of "Mehone," and rally 10 The
polls with avowed opposition 10 The war, and in
favor OF peace on any terms, and il will natural
IL be construed as lowering The national charac-
ter and hopes, before the insoent 'power" o.
Mexico
For party gain, we could desire no better issue.
What has just happened in New Hampshire
will equally take place here. The Concord IN
r. J Patriot, Federal paper, says:
at is more with regret than surprise that we
announce the probable relapse OF New Hamp
shire once more into the arms and embraces Of
Locoiocoism."
II then proceeds to find fault with the party
leaders, and 10 assign the causes OF the overthrow
"They knew that they were taking a course in
regard 10 the present war, in which the country
is unfortunately engaged, which was separating
The greater portion of The old war Democrats from
The Wing party-they knew they were asked, yea
jmpored, in the name and for the sake of the
Wing party, 10 pause in their mad career"
But they did not take The advice and the editor
gives them The following hard hit:
ain our paper Of the Oath February, we took
occasion 10 remind our readers Of some things
and wash our hands OF all the consequences
which might result from the course pursued-ei
the blame now rest where it belongs"
The Pennsylvania says that this writer is a
little wiser than The editors OF The Federal prints
in other paris OF the Union:
Opposition 10 the presen, war will be found
10 be quite as unpopular now as was The opposi-
lion TO The late war, and those who now denounce
the first will be quite as ready to deny that they
have ever done 50, in few years from this time,
as they are in denying that they opposed the war
of 1872"
This is undoubtedly true, and The Wings who
have made The Mexican war the issue in this and
other districts OF the State, will rue the conse-
quences Numbers of their own party will re-
fuse 10 60 with them against their own Govern
men,, engaged as it is in ajust, glorious and sue
cessful war. Their suicidal course, moreover,
is eminenly calculated 10 prolong the war, and
delay peace. The Democratic party are for a
peace, but upon terms which are not disgraceful
The day, We trust, is no! lar distant-but the
course of the Wings in denouncing the war, and
degrading their own Government, can have no
other effect than 10 encourage The enemy and de-
feat themselves.
NEWS FROM THE ARMY.