Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-22

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rented OIL as a family residence, WAS also ''n
|. was worth about $500. There was u" ,
snce on any of lhr property. The IRE 10 oe''e'e"
10 have been caused by incendiaI'sm.
ANOTHER.-The alarm Of h'e yesterday
.0ernocn was occasioned By the burning OF The
sable and a ,or.ioa Of The Kitchen belonging 10
ar Moro,joy. The less was Slight, the h'lchen'
we learn. being insured in the Mutual Assurance
Comnany. The fre is supposed TO have Deem
,bs az; If An incendiaTy. The FiTcmsn were as
prompt as usual. -
\ WING HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIvES-Thc election oil four Wing Rep:esen.
,a,;yes 10 Congress ircm Maryland, (says The
prnyidence Republican Herald renters itquiir
csr,ain lha, the Wing parry will have a small
majority in The next House, and Will be aoie,
,hereby. 10 ceieat any measure whith Inc DINER
narty MAJ deem necessary 10 project me nonor
or promote the Interests oil the people oil lbe coun-
lry. Happily lis powers will BE- cnly OF mega
live character. Ii cannot enact lie" or revive
old laws. but musl confinc itself 10 pulling back
upon The Democratic car OF progress, ana pre-
venting The adoption Of such measures as are in
dicaled by The application Of Democratic princi-
MES IN The circumstances which surround US
+ cannot repeal The laiitf law Of 1886, il il would.
Il oanpo, carry out the "tistribuIion" policy, il
would. Ii cannot overthrow The independent
treasury. or charIA a national bank, if !, wonld.
II canno, do or undo any thing BY direct action,
bul only by preventing the consuinma;ion OIL
measures yc, unfinished, and BY delaying what
j! cannot finally prevent. Yet The question IS
full OF interest 10 every lover oi our country,
H1qt curse rin this Nag majority pursued
To VIVA, lengths will j, carry The manifestation OF
81. l. 4 - ~, ,-hnn II finds ITSELF in q mo-
sition 10 iriilale lis enemies and embarrass the
opera:inns OF q Democratic administrations
viii i, vote The necessary supplies Tor carrying
on The war, or will il insist upon The withdrawal
| of our troops and The humiliation Of our govern
! menl1
If we were in The mood prophetic, We would
venture 10 say that The Wing majority in the
House Of representatives viii amount 10 moth
ing, and will 10 nothing, through lis votes, 10
| change The policy Of The government in any i'm
porlanl particular. IL may spend a month or Two
OF time in talking against The present tariff, butt |
can never unite on any thing 10 take its place.
The TACT thai The tariff Of '46 has thus far effected
all that was predicted Of il, giving TO The govern.
ment largely increased amount d revenuc, and 10
ALI classes Of manufacturers and producers all
The protection that is needed, will give a whole
some check to any spasmodic effort that may be
made for its repeal; and The additional TACT, be.
fore adverted 10, that The party in favor OF lis
overthrow is divided into a dozen parts or fac
| lions on the mailer Of a substitute, will operate
10 prevent any other action on the subject than
The delivering OF a few speeches, 10 be written
oul by their authors and used for electioneering
purposes in 1913. The majority, in truth, is TOO
small Tor practical purposes, and is divided
against llscll on ms as on olner important ques.
lions.
In regard 10 the prosecution Of the war, the
Whis majority can do only lhis:-ll may, and
| perhaps will proven, any definite or important ac-
lion MI towards The close oil The session till long
| after The session ought TO have closed, il may be.
| II can, and il probably will, delay measures that
are absolutely needed, and our armies may suffer
on account Of its perverseness; but il dare not
and will not finally wit hold The supplies that are
needed, or take any direct step 10 withdraw our
forces from The enemy's country I'LL a peace has
been 'conquered," and they can return with no.
nor 10 The country. When The question OF back
ing oul shall be taken, we are not fearful that any
thing more than a lean minority will be found vo-
ting in It's iavor.
H. then, we were 10 answer or attempt 10 an
swer beforehand The question, What will the
| Wing majority in The House do2-wc should an.
| swer thai IL will do nothing, but preach loryism
under various colorci cloaks, delay measures Of
| relief 10 our troops, and finally acquiesce in The
resent policy. Ii cannot find better Generals or
better soldiers than The administration has Sc
lected for conducting its hostile campaigns. IL
Cannot suggest a better plan Of operations than
The administration has thus Tar acled upon. Ii
cannot point 10 a single failure in The past, or a
single disaster, that has not owed its origin 10 ie-
delal modelling and tory opposition and il can
not aaitc on ANY scheme that promises 10 avoid
these in future, or that shall have in view the sur
render OF a single point in controversy with the
nation 10 which lis sympalhies 10 ienaciously
cling.
THE EMBARRASSMENTS OF THE
WINGS Since the commencement oil The war
with Mexico, the Wings, both through their
presses and their public men, have lost no oppor-
unity TO condemn il, and every thing relating 10
il. When the bill was brought before Congress,
nj The last session, 10 raise men and supplies, II
was opposed and resisted by the minority in the
House, until nearly the close oil The session. The
result. was not only 10 delay, but 10 expose 10
great hazard all our military operations in
Mexico. when, al the close OF The Summer
months. The new recruits had been collected End
sen, forward, then a general cry of dlsaPproba.
lion was raised in The same quarter, al The delay
which had taken place, and al The late hour al
which the army was reinforced.
These are facts OF which there can be no con-
tfadiciion, and they amount 10 This. Since The
/! commencement VI iuc wat TIT Va u
Wing party have been constantly and unremiI-
linsly put forth to reiard and obs,rucl lis manage
meni, by delaying The supplies, discouraging
volunteers, and by efforts 10 excite The public
prejudices against il. Al the same time il has
charged upon those conducting the warthe hazards
aud evils that arose from this opposition on It's
pari. Il is difficult TO account for this last and in
consistent movement by any other than an IN
worthy suppo.ilion. that il has been their base oh
jeci To find fault with every thing 10 which even a
sen.blance Of blame could be attached.
Circumstances have now somewhat changed,
both as i, regards The war and the power Of the
Wings. Tic returns of some Of the late cleo
items have rendered nearly certain what was be-
tore cutie probable. The Wings will have a
majority in The House of Represeniatives-ihat
BODY which holds The purse strings OF The nation,
and thus controls all military movements. The
war has reached such a point through the per-
versily Of The Mexicans that but two modes OF
proceeding appear 10 remain. Either, IL must be
pushed with vigor even 10 maintain our present
~pusition, much more so 10 accomplish The end
aimed al by The government; or, we mus, retire
from the field and seek some other means TO bring
the Mexicans 10 Terms. To suppose The latter
course practicable now, To suppose The ardent,
aspiring and energetic spirit Of this youthful re-
public will consent 10 any such measure al thi.
period ot lis existence, IS an extravaganza close
" akin 10 he absurd. Such a superstition is al.
SO unwarranled by The language uttered by The
people daily.
Ii would seem, therefore, 10 be the fate Of the
Wing parly To be constantly thrown into a posi-
lion in which they must vote 10 sustain the very
measures they have, Tor The purpose OF political
effect, been denouncing and condemning. Il will
be amusing TO watch their movements in Con-
sress al The next session. Here will be a stale
OF affairs existing, 10 which they have manifest
ed the most wiliul repugnancc, and they arc
thrown into lis midst with a power 10 exert a con-
trolling influence; yet, il they follow their pTeju
diccs even under The flag Of no more territory,
they will do violence 10 The path Of conduct which
reason points ont, and 10 the present sentiment oil
The country. Such are some Of The embarrass-
ments OF The Wings, which are brought upon
themselves by making i! a rule Of conduct 10 rc-
sis; every measure Of The opposition, rather than
indep. ndenlly follow The dictates OF reason and
ndomcni-TN Y Eue. Post.