Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-05
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.


In that bitter Wing paper, The N. Y. Express.
we find The following choice morsel from The
Auburn Advertiser
''Insiead OF exhibiting himself about The coun-
try to gaping crowds OF idle persons, and putting
individuals and corporations 10 expense and in
convenience, 10 honor the ngice he dis honors, the
President oEghl rather 10 ciolhe himself in sack
cloth ana ashes, Tor The blood ne has caused 10 be
shed in Mexico"
We are gralifei 10 believe lha! such maleYo-
lent party madness and violation OF all the d,cen-
cies Of life, and of all those feelings which al
zach Us 10 our glorious Constitution and Union,
are INDUCED In by very small fragment Of lie
Presidents political opponents. Ii gave us plea
sure 10 see in The New Orleans Bulletin, Wing,
received yesterday morning, the following Just
sentiments, directly in the teeth OF The Auburn
Advertiser ard n. Y. Express:
eve are not among those who are disposed 10
fnd fault with the Chief MAJ sirle OF lie ma
,;on for making excursions ut Ibis iird. We
tu not see why he, more Than any ether citizen,
sEopld be deprived OF the advantages arising
fom 4 relaxation from business. But, independ-
cRt OF this, purely private consideration, we
ege, ii i. .e not an act Of daily on his pa., il Is
certainly highly useful ahi advantageous, 10.
him 10 visit and make himself personally acquain.
led with different sections OF The country ind eX
anime our military and naval depo.s, nor could
a few weeks be more probably employed By him.
every summer, than in making such inspections
ave are also, glad 10 perceive that suitable
arrangements ale making, al The different cities
Tor his reception The reop'e ioner themselves IN
o.oicing !ne ioaor 10 he hsa! ~ II: nQioa and IA
nesc personal aiieaiioas 10 lin party feelings
Should be faitreiy gntOa orc s.de."
The u. Y Home Journal, a leading literary
journal, and conducted with great isc, and talent
by Mcssrs Morris and Willis, makes the follow
ing remarks, which take such sensible, bread
AID cheering view OF The subject, that they are
worthy Of place in every paper in The land:
ave have no,ed, with some pride OF country,
this week, The literally with which politics have
been thrown of from The public mind and the
inequalities Of the city offered. without any re-
serve on account OF parry feeling, 10 The Chief
Magistrate OF The Republic. In such payments
Of horors due IL The "powers that be, il is pre-
sumption a we'll as lack Of courtesy for an indi-
vidual or party TO withhold The tribute Of re.
spec, based as such Withholding must be, upon
a rash anticipation oil the verdict Of The future,
and upon a iud .inenl formed, necessarily with
mos, lmiled and partial knowledge Of The true
strengths ard tar-reachng purposes Of public
measures. Few kinds OF evidence are so difficult
10 weigh, in simple and separate portions aud de-
vclopcments, as The evidence accommodating, day
after Gay, in political movements, for fnure
verdict upon The scope and WISDOM OF Presl-
dents administration. What Wing, far exam
pic durlq The opposition 10 some Of The bold
strokes OF JacKson's administrator, would have
ANTICIPATED Mr.. Wrbsiei's tribute 10 The old
General, paid so frankly and freely al The Web
ser dinner in Philadelphia 2 MIR. Polk has Jsen
IN ct5ee dung Tie most responsible and ersntfni
period Of DIR e2nniJys progress since Tic dcgs
NJ Was.irct,n. The writer OF The history Of
he country during his admnis'ra lien. Isl enough
net, hon beng T,cssess 81 snllcieM lnclccc.c
,vea n aBtiinc his a. cison ap0n as eoGirg Greats
jor good or ,rR Pending The coming 10 light Of
this necessary knowledge, ard pending lis being
weighed. as ii can only be after expiration III OF
flee, the Chief Magistrate Of republic which is
now boldly independent Of The world, makes
visit To The capitals OF The land ne governs. lie
should be received, wherever he goes, with poliI-
cal yea pons laid aside, and with frank uninn,
OF The opposing and srppoItn: parry 10 90 MN
honor. Werepeai, that the demonstration oil his
liberal feeling, which we 81 W in The preparations
10 receive The President, gave us feeling OF pride
in The cosmopoie breadth and elevation OF OR
country's publc opinion; and we TINS! we are
becoming less and less Liable, as the country
grows more popuous and powerful, TO see The
avenues 10 public courtesy and enthusiasm
opened cny with The knobs Of party doorhandlrs. "
The following kecrly sarcastic reflections oil The
Manchester On. Hampshirel Democrat, a;e not
out Of place here. Mr.. Pclk has been held up in
the darkest and mos, odious coloTs, personal and
nojlical; as The author of an "alrccions war,
aud of universal ruin" as cruel "tyrant' al
one moment, and wrelchcd "imbecie" al an
other; and it is bu. fair lha. The people should see
and Judge for themselves whether the head OF
This great nation be really the human monster as
represented prepared, ogrelike, 10 devour moi
only Mexico, hui The fourlshins fields ard ami.
mated work shops Ct hi: o%n country More
oyer WHEN he shall personally examine The
afninn of which he has been The wicked an'hor,
he will be enabled 10 check his destructive pro-
gress, and apply The remedy for SO mnch misery
and desolalion:
.The Legislature Of New Hampshire has ex-
,anded an invitation 10 the President 10 visit The
canital. should he visit The Moth Ibis season.
This !, all p,oper, AMI we hope the invitation will
be accepted on the part Of The President; for,
aside from desire 10 SEE him on The paII of his
f,isnds in The Legislature, The people in mass
have desire 10 see chief magistrate who has
been better abused than any other one since The
formation If our Government, no, even excepting
Jefferson or Jackson.
"And then again, we would have him visit
New Hampshire 10 witness The ruin be and his
measures have brough. upon US. We would
have him visit Manchester, and see the utter de-
ISOLATION he has brought upon our young and
growing city See our progress stayed, our mills