Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-10

nGoy Brown IN A BAD FIx.-Thc Tonnes
see journals have fastened upon Gov. Brown inc
fact that he refused 10 allow The tired volunteers
on their march 10 Mexico, in June, 1916, 10 pilcn
their encampnent upon vacant lot oi ms, neal
Nashville, and PASS one night IN IL. le' lh'' =
the man whom The Democratic leaders have inc
badihood 10 call upon The people TO elect as 'ieli
Governor Why, he'll not receive a corporal
guards vo.c."-l National Wais.
On The contrary, The story abou, he "'ired Vo-
lun!ecrs" has been proved BY Wig testimony 10
b. an unmi:ga:cd SANDER upon Governor b'o~h'
The National Wing, who showed SO acute Sd
saciy in regard 10 the "forsery" Of Gen. IaylorS
Signal letter, may be good authority as 10 The re-
suit in Tenne ssee-but the New York Tribune,
a Wing paper Of lar superior standing and capa-
city, comedies the reelection OF Gov. Brown.
While on the subject of Tennessee politics, we
quote some extraordinary remarks OF the famous
Col. Haskell, Wing candidate for Congress,
which he Wing party can scarcely stomach
We refer 10 them rs proof OF how lar paIiy Spi-
ril will carry its victims. II is true, thal 'he
Wing papers OF Nashville, seeing The fatal char
acler OF such language, stIenuousiy deny the
ruth oflhe reported speech; but we cannon douol
the accuracy OF the statement contained IN a
Dresden letter 10 the Nashville Union, and con-
Gsmcd by The Hickman (ky.) Standard, publish
ed some 20 or 80 miles from Dresden. We give
POTION oil The Standards sketch:
Col. Haskell, in his speech al Dresden, on The
18th inst, declared that the war policy now pur-
sued by The administration will mol conquer
peace in len years He said the only way 10
terminate il was, TO plumber the houses, ro1 The
churches, and burn down The towns and iorlilca-
tons, As cur army passes through The country
And yet, this same gentleman declared IN The
next breath that The war grew out Of The exercise
OF power not delegated 10 James +. Polk that II
was a high handed and willul violation OF the
conslilulion-so fragrant, indeed, that The subse-
quenl act OF Congress, which received The sane
lion Of J. j. Crienden and other leading members
OF The opposition, failed TO restore The Constitution
or 10 rid the war Of lis true character. II, there
FORE remains an unconstitutional war. Col. II.
further said that he had concocted plan oil his
own, whereby We could close the war forthwith,
honoraby 10 ourselves and humanely 10 Mexico
And that plan was 10 DRAW OFF THE
BI.OODHOUNDS (his own language,) relrace
our steps, with muiiied drums 10 the tune Of Bo-
napares retreat from Moscow; until We recross
The Rio Crande and occupy The east bank oil that
river, or such other line as Congress may desis-
nate. lie said wc had fully satisfied every body,
both 4, home and abroad, that we could whip
poor, mbccile Mexico, and that was al that was
necessary. And rs il regarded getting back what
she owed us, thai was totally out 81 The question
Such was The Indignation oi some oil The Wings
al hearing such remarks, it is said, that they
could be with difficulty restrained from breaking
up the speech in row.
We are under The impression thai the elections
which have Jusi closed will show the public III
jignalon al these "hieh, fantastic tricks Of ram.
pant Whiggery. The country will not patiently
endure The constant attacks u Wing politicians
upon their own Government and upon The JUS
lice OF war, in which 50 much honorable blood
has been she'd and such undying glory won.
We look confidently 10 The result, in Tennessee