Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-10

RICHMOND DAILY WING.
Fly TOLER, ELLIOTT a co.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 10, ist7.
Gin. y. Bngcr>OlI.


IL has been stated in the Washington Union and other
Administration journals hG the nomin the French
embassy OF this distinguished gentleman who, by his own
confession. would have been Tory had he been
upon the during the Revolutionary struggle, and who
is will say naturally favorite OF the Modern
| Democracy. defeated by only majority. Even If
this the fact, It would be less calculated 10
uy OF elevated character-onc whose feelings had
been rendered cslous by long OF political Iesuisy
In which principle had been unhesitangy sacrificed when
tstood in the path OF his personal ambition Nor should
the rebukc be less keeny felt by the Pesiden himself
who proposing Mr.. lngerso the representative OF
this Government OF the most important Courts IN
Europe, endorsed both his capacity which ques
uonsl and his character. The Senate, majority OF the
members OF which body OF his political supporters,
IN telling Mr. lngesoll that he worthy OF the
which he has asduousy sought by unworthy
arts, gave admoniaon the President likewise equally
significant and humiaing. And the fact stated, this,
humber OF the Locoloco Senators declined voting all,
VINO, they had chosen TO sustain could have confirmed
the nomination far from mpairing, adds the severity
OF the rebuSesnee 1t evinces their reluctance
oppose the wishes Of the Executive which nevertheless
they found 1t impossible, without sacrifice OF secspeci,
| to crafty.
But are told BY the Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore American that the majority against the conrma
ton OF the man, who, after present admirable form
% Government has long been u the full tide Of successful
experiment. had the holiness express his admiration Of
sympathy Revolutionary Tories larger thsn is
stated by the organ Of the Administration. lie writes
The Organ misrepsesenis the state OF fact when Il
that Charles Jared ngerso only rejected by
vote that there out Democrats Senators absent
that all those absent would have voted for had
been present The thirteen for continuation and
sixteen sgainst ia quorum. Thee perhaps
hall dozen Democratic Senators Who avoided the and
such doubt The Had the Senate been full and
every compelled vote. the majority would have
been least against the confirmation. The
10 Ngf
ior such nomination, and tins the strongest
upon the acs itself"
Il gradual and easy dsscen, from ancient Torysra
modern Democracy, when the rejection OF Mr In
eersoI the President nominated Mr. Richard Rush-a
Slack Coekade Fedsraiisf OF the eign erro-and one
who though personally Of higher character than MI nger
soil, IS Like ,hai gentleman, OF the Dalghe,y school
OF politicians always in market, and who has consequently
been every thing by turns, aaj nothing long"
To OF the sinking evidences OF unscrupu-
ousness OF Mr. ngerso and the facility with which he
to-day what yesterday we have
heretofore had occasion reerye the efronterv
with which lie extended boundary of Texas in his Re
pott during the present session OF Congress- to The Rio Bra
w. or Rio GTande the teeth his own explicit and
emphatic assertion, two years ego, that the valley
of the Rio Grande, IS well as liz western
side only in the possession OF 4 Mexican popua-
uOn but Of right belonged the Mexican government
II Is no, pretended that this marked discrepancy IN the
the result any light upon the question Of title
II manifest ha 1t grew entirely the new aspect
which the question had assumed. In lsi5 tic annexation
OF Texas the absorbing ,hene and Nj. Benton hay-
ing asserted and proved that by the CT our lin
the Rio Graadc should annex not Texas alone
bu large part Of MeHico,-wh.ch he declared would be
IAN OF aggression" upon that Republic, 'ior all the
consequences which tie United would be respou
sbe"iI important 'na' the advocates Of immediate
lnueIaton should satisfy the country no such agree
purpose neditaied. Mr.. lngersoi, consequently
| upon whom, Chairman Of the Committee Of Foe IN
Relations which had been specially charged with the con-
siderauon Of the subject, the duty devoyed Of taking
leading part the discussion, his speech on the 81 Of
February, ls45 order alay oil apprehension Of TIN.
| sort, made the following emphatic declaration
'The stu2end5us between the Ngeces and the
Bravo the natural boundlres between the Anglo
saxon and the Magtan,aa There ends the valley
u the West. There Mexico begins Thence bcvoD8 rho
Bravo Rio Gfande begins the Moorish people and their
Indian associates, whom Mexico properly belong; who
should that desert II they could a. We on
our side too ought stop there, because intermnabe
conflicts follow going South. or their coming
North Of that gigantic boundary. Yls peace 70 cherish
cd that boundISy rH b. tgered. Not u the s7,Rr OF
Conquest RACES, will the people either modest or
with each other; and whenever they DO one or The
/ ether race must be conquered, It extnguisned"
Ia I5i7, the changed. Mr.. Polk in.tgated ny
that C3NgUEsI" c0quenty re7Iohended by
Mr. lDgeTso, had assumed the responsibility Of crossing
/
OF annexation in s45 had told Country constituted the
'' natural boundaries" between the two Republic lie
had # Mr. IngesoI spoke the ruth then inu4dG lferieo
and consequently wTesied the war-makIng power from
Congress Unless or title, TO Of Mr. Bent5n's
expressons) jam up" the Rio Grante be clear and
uaquestonaLe." obvious that the President in order
ing Gen. Tayor march hs riyer, violated the con-
si.uton BY making upon a neighbonng country. Il
became necessity therefore the Presidents yndcaton
from bs and weiah,y charge assume what lad
been before DENIED, that the RIO Gande true boun-
dlry line between Mexico and Teas: And NJ Ingerso
1c to the insnnc Of the political school which b. has
been Iancd does not hesitate, the teeth Of the foego-
/ ing declaration, 20 o7se!ts IN MS late Report that
President Polk had constitutional right 10 stop short
o. the Bravo and 10 Truth the Province OF Texas extend.
I'd Ca that river by territorial confguratOn which Nature
herself has rc ndercd the mi'ury oi that reg on"
J. any comment necessary upon contradiction 40 pal-
pab.e' Can any doubt the motive which gave birth 10
r Could Mr. Hgorsoi have been induced &, consent to
place himself this ridiculous and disgaccfI attitude b,
rc the country, rnIes1 for adequate eonSd,rafon D.
Can any doubt putting the and that together that he
bartcrod his opinion Tor the promise Of AmbasssdJa!
hono-s7 And If tbs the fact others are as capable a,
Of determining whether he who offered the bib, BE-
| whit lees oupabc than he o, whom i was rendered In
event. eJoico tina. the Senate which has 90 often
by bee independence aud nnos- entitled isf 10 the cd.
mrat2n and gratitude Of the country, put he veto upon
bargain, the contamination oi which would have been a.
dsgioeiu TO The country its inception 30 ;h- parties
| TO the transaction.
Halifax Congressional District.
lt has been enormously suited hat Whitme p TunsisU
Esq received the nomination az the Wing candidate for
Congress, DO Che Halifax District Mr.. 7. we 'carn had