Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-28
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Wig.

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very learned series OF speeches the Finances OF the
Try There was some disposition manifested lecture the
Wings Tor delaying the action this bill The Lecturers
were Mr. SrEiaEr OF Mississippi aud Mr. BAGuY OF Ala.
bama. Senator Cas- made set speech IN which he too
fell into this lccuring mood But Mr.. MANGuN rose and
asked him what he mean-whothcr he intended charge
the Wings with delaying any measure MIR CAss felt the
power OF r MANGUNs coquencc, last session. m reply tu
his inevitable war; speech and he quacd before the
gallant North Carohuan, like schOol-boy who Ind made
mistake IN reeiing his lesson lie said he intended to
take as much ct the blame he would give any body
ms was rights for he then wasting the time of the
Senate without speaking question be lore that body
Mr. MANGuN told the Senate very plainly that he be
oVod the War should be prosecuted more vigorous
~ than the Administration - doing present These
measures should have been passed long since but he
opposed to the har-'iggcr swucss with which lcgisla
ton was hurried through important bills There Is pcn
" OF time for wise and full elaboration ii measures were
brought forth carly there would be lack OF
cuss them.
Mr.. Evans said, that the cry that the Executive was re-
Ponsibe for the management OF these affairs the Senate
was strange saying m that body. lie might well dis
band the Financial committee and dismiss the Senate
Congress 10 lose dclibCraye character lie said
things were coming 10 that complexion very Aer
long deoae and the adoption OF one two amendments,
the Senate ordered the bill be engrossed third read
ing, and then adjourned.
By Yesterdays Enquirer that one Of my letters has
been madc the subject of criticism by the Editors We
have three times come near having discussion ~,
matters upon which felt myself bound TO commcnt Early
m my correspondence, stated that the Locciocos had
combined with Abohuonism Nauvcism, and other SINS
at the North. This assertion taken hold of by the
Enquirer and rdicuIed is It had spoken At random
Being thus challenged TO discussion took II " in good
faith, and Frored what said To my conclusive arpu-
mcnt never saw any reply. knew ihat my positions
could not be OvcrthrOwn. Soon afterwards the Eyyvr,
founded long attack upon the Wing party paragraph
aAen from the HSgefsoWn NCSS. exposed the unfair
ness OF this, 10y showing that the Necs was not Wa,
paper but according my impression the editor IS
Locotoco The only reply made by the editors ot the En-
qnrer 20 this, was that their impression that he Wa.
Whig Oar impressions differed about the wav in winch
me editor voted We were both agreed that the paper
was not Wing paper. Was 1t fair then. to lecture the
mig party oI The opinions o paper protesting
TO belong TO that party What under the sun had the
opinions OF an independent neutral paper TO do with the
Wing party We might lust wei be punished and
ecuTed Tor me opinions ct the L0coiCco press JAMES
GoSpoN BENNETT aud has assistants annually vote the Loco
toco ticket Would be fair a Wing paper 20 found
charge against the Locoioeo party in Virginia some
random paragraph IN the New y ork Herald Surely not
The ENQUIRER knows better than that | might then call
upon the Enquirer 10 acknowledge itself Glored in these
two controversies before opening another, but shall p5o-
coed TO notice the article in Yesterdays paper.
II Is founded on paragraph, IN one OF nv letters
upon which cannot now Law my hand. but presume il
correctly quoted see nothing in the but what
Wtotc u remember rrhLl. IL there tlIng dhIrc.
uonabe IN u stated that the Locoocos IN the New York
Legislature voted against granting small sum of money
TO the soldiers WHO were volunteering 10 fight the battles
OF our country, under Gen. Taylor. agan, Santa Anna
whom foLA ordered 90 pass blockade into Mexico
where he assumed the command OF our cncmy's armies
Il there anything unfair or uncandd in this
The Enquirer complains that there Has IL -r1r~F
any uniafucss did MOI state, Tor ] did no, know the
mJtIres that made them against the measure Had
gone the question OF notices. might have reasoned
veEy strongly that OF the Sas Wright LocofoccS vo-
ted aglns; from their AutS avery Wmot-pr1yiso feel
ing OF the Polk Locoocos have voted against
1t for iear that soldiers might volunteer suce nj num-
bers % beat SAINTS Anna, whom Mr. Polk passed into M
leo 20 take the command Of enemies. some Van
Buren, Locoocos may have voted against it because they
were glad 10 war follow the annexation OF Texas a.
Nh Van buren, said 10 would. Others mElt have other
reasons IL W.s heT place. not mine, 90 'ae those
sons. only stated the fact that the Locoiocos voted
against ritug supply Of money Tor the prosecution of
this This the Enquirer only acknowledges 10 be
true, but actually condemns Surely there is no anaI,,
between he fairness OF this and that of AN attack
upon the Wing party Tor the appearance OF paragraph
agains! the war neutral papeT In the one case the truth
was openly stated and was calculated convey false
impression. In the other case, though nothing was sti,
the impression made, 1t not intended, correct and
tcGs calculated 90 convey false Impressions.
The Enquirer astHD- It's party, because OF the prc,r
bic, which asserted that the President %! the United t
had Involved Us IN tas Il the President did not i-
the war. The hrs vote they were called upon 10 give VS.
on b, granting supplies OF men and money for c1--..,
ON the war pit THIS var grow up spontaneously like
mushroom il the President had sent our army acrs
that Desert which the Locoi1co chaifman of the commit,
tee on Foreign Relations said tine Amrh;y's boIr5a
~ between there ~ the country foolish enu1rb
10 believe that We would have had a war Why was our
army sent tefei There was no American thing dead or
living, animate or nanImate, protect opposite Niuano
fas The poor NcXicaEs living 100 hli- tls side the ID
GFolde, did mos want army protect their clrnf,
or cabins, and the chlgpa-as would have. g-5urD ,,..
enough without the presence Of American force ar1,
them! Between tHs Naecos ond .he RIO Grlrde va.
| territory wac1 T. J. lugeTso, Thomas IL. Benton aaG
even the Annexation Resolutions Acknowledged was not
ours Granted that u disputed territory Jas r. Pol.
ordered oH troops 10 cross that cpu,d Territory, and our
army cid u first We had settlement Al Cornus
Christi. The MeNicaus had a ar-, city az NIaforl,rs
Between the two places there a disputed terrorv-
Had Mexico marched her army across that territory first
aud pointed her artillery Custom House or other
buildings al C'rpu, Christi would have been hustle
he'd 30 repe'HE herr Surely we would In what doe.
the conduct OF Mexico differ what ours would have
been In this case, when marched across that disputed
territory and seized the poor Mcgcan'- corn o. do o.. post
ON which o point our cannon against the C1urcHes and
other public buildings OF large Mexican city Tom and
Jim live come distance from each other 10 oppo- e end.
OF disputed piece OF barren and. At Tome end here o..
not single thing that Jim for; nothing but few
bfaWo.es Jim acknowledge there dispute about tho
ttc, and when he entered on the possession of s farm
which this disputed borders h= pledged himself m
the world io treat amclbT settlement of boundary
et scarcely had he himself his house Tex
a. was not admitted into the luiDu one month before our
army was ordered 90 march u The Rio G5lHde when he
marched io no house of hs rcglbuf and pointed rrs
gun INTO the very room whore bis neEh5of'- family was
sitting. scuie cususd aud lives were lost Which par
~ s gully of bringing 10 on James h. Polk has acted
precisely as Jm" supposed 10 in the above case
why, nen' does the Enquirer say that BE- 'abhoreut %.
uuth' 80 soy That the President commenced The va.
But our country BE- iu and doe Whigs oi tins dly
Uhe the " hi-- OF 80. ready supplies I.r
iOcoism wi. not vote supplies unless make party crp
M out OF Do We go for vigorous prosecution of the ar
voted JNuNu volunteers and ten millions o. fHHnrl t
session and tal' boz spite OF the Mexican pfarnf o.
which LocDiocu W bod prsfzod %. We hucF thar rb,
preamble was contemplate is-,iDId but knew s,
l1HI IA'i|E and tnc other gallant Nhga the army
wanted money and men, aud voted them both BOO spite
ol hg ia.-c preamble LocU'pcpsm refuses 20 vote -up-
plies 90 prosecute the merely because We rcaaie and
prchA preamble asserting the truth. This Dr. the differ
ence between the i"o parties. We vote tine supplies
! though 30 irIrfc party They vii not vote them an-
| less % Cnure 90 lhc pafrys benefit
What wc have done moan Co. do. We moan d. GOD.
I NOT In ...t
~ Huh and justice. While prosecute the foreign foe
We vail not forget TO hold up Go Tine coru aud contempt o
inc world ihe Imu'r}, rlshHla aud reckless disregard
p' public good, which aau ln and unu.,es.ar, br.-gf
'7n' war upon u7 Sc utud q. conduct Uur-f ives 90
ncI'f i.e huA..1a nor fIe LacO..Y.uo former com.
Hana'd hf . r0Ha e1a irYie.a u, . commander. fI,
.lNc', f1r n..H' IflNn shall receive "lId auI CO. r
| Tort. FROM ylr 1o'Hu-Dr C1ys, Cuuoldcna t.a,tYu4.
"sbfor. l.r"IU and .lausnms poo tue council s.Irsl.
d. bravery "Ir SCOTS Taylor. WORTH, MrC.uag- lu8
Nays boo iHr fs.d and will oI,ctu1.s ya.II... f N...
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