Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-05
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For he Enquiyer.
| Messrs Editors have read speech OF The
Honorable John G. Calhoun, delivered in lhc Sr
nate OF The United States on the 9Th February
AMI thanked (l am informed in vast numbers) &c
the Voters Of The Sixth Congressional District o.
Virginia by The Honorable James A. Seldom The
present representative in Congress from said dis
ricl The speaker commences BY representing
himself completely Mortified al the critical silua-
lion in which he finds The country at present
| placed and he adds 10 the Notification Oi others
| by throwing his weight and the weight Of his lit
lie band among The difficulties under which he
imagines the country is Iaborlng. The speech is
evidently intended Tor "buncombe," and he views
only one side of The picture, cautiously guarding
| his readers from even suspecting hatih picture
has Two sides. Had the Honorable Senator IRON
South Carolina exercised his great mind in re-
presenting 10 his readers some OF the strong out
| lines presented on The other side oil The picture,
his speech would have much more comporled
| with The dignity Of an elevated statesman. To
supply the deficiency will be attempted by The
pen oil an obscure individual, 50 lar as his poor
and limited abilities will enable him n present.
Ever since Mexico has been an independent
nation the United States. her best friends during
herdays distress, and her nearest neighbor hay-
experienced from her nothing but insult, injury
and fraud (lngratnce is The legitimate offspring
Of base and degraded mind) Nothing short Of
the contemplibeness Of Mexico, and her calling
herself Republic, cot which species OF Govern-
men, she has not possessed one single trait since
The year 1885 has prevented the Government Of
this country from treating her in the manner
which her iusolent and savage conduc, duly
meri,cd Presuming probably on our continued
forbeaiance, Tor her vanity had induced her 10
suppose that we we're afraid Of her,) she pre-
sumed 10 pollute our soil with her ieei and 10
| crimson her hands with The blood oi cur citizens
| On these facts being announced, The nation with
one voice declared Tor war, Qhe Voice OF The Sc
major from South Carolina, and few Wings
excepted
The President was clothed with ample powers
10 chas,ise the perfdious race. Fifty thousand
freemen, and means for their support, we're
/ placed al his command; and Two hundred thou
sand more were ready To present themselves al
their counry's call. The course which has been
pursued by the President meets the nations sppro-
| baton The conduct OF our officers and soldiers
has done honor 10 their country, and decked their
own btows with never.fading wrealhs of laurels
and the people go heart and hand with The Presi-
dent and the army. Is there squeaking whis-
pei, or a hoarse murmur against these things :
| The people can stop them with lasso al The
polls.
a proper state Of decency, honor and civili-
cation can never be introduced into Mexico, with.
ont copious blood-elliug and starvation, and
these valuable national medicines are freely and
copiously administered By President Folks mi
lilary physicians, and il their use is persisted in
The Mexicans will be relieved OF MANY OF their
most loalhsome and hateful diseases. The same
side of the picture also represents The American
army respecting the rights OF nDarmed and IN
otIendin. Mexican citizens, the grey heads ami
women and children, and their properly. The
| priest anu The altar are 10 remain untouched by