Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-09
VOLUME XLIll.-NUMBER 90.

Inc earth than The Mexican soldiers. Who eve
| uouoed this before We went to war with them
AM Who with the battles fought before his eyes
can doubt il now As 10 Mr. Calhoun's hin
about The contests 10 which we shall be- exposed
from the AboiiIionisls, have only TO say, lha
not 10 take territory FOR lear OF diputc about it
IS (i'ke MIR. C.'s whole projecD 10 avoid fgh
BY submitting 10 be aosged. As 10 The Adolf
'ioniss, they are never to re won by concessions
mat Is clear case-dodging rom them al ont
place, Is not going Ia protect Va rom their attacks
in another; and The sooner we l-cb the thing TO ;
mai issue lie better only taking care always Il
be on The right Size. II is out If the question lc
las OF This people never being whip, into terms
Whipping has brought all other nations % terms
that ever existed; and the Mexcans are the las
people or eaIlh that | should take 10 be an excep
non 10 Inc rule. There Is but one sound notion
in Mr.. C.'s speech; and that is, that when con.
quered, the Mexican Government should mol be
dissolved Take her capital, 4isperse her ar.
mes, and scatter her legislators; and how upon
earth IS she 10 carry on war? Who is to plan III
WHIP is 10 pay lis expenses7' But enough.
should mol wonder If peace is conquered before
This piece is put in type. Union and energy are
all we want 10 conquer il before MAY.
AMELIA.
In connection with this point, we quote the FOL
lowing language Of the New Orleans Atlas
whose Editor has been warm supporter OF Mr.
Calhoun
That Mr.. Calhoun should now, al a most cri-
teal time, without Inomeni's warning, with
draw his support from the Democratic party,
when The canse which that party is called upon
10 sustain IS most emphallcally The cause VI The
whole county, and thus add 10 the embarrass-
mens which il already experiences, is most I'M
expected, and much 10 be deplored. We will not
make any question OF his molye>-we doubt noI
that 10 him they appear The most pure and pairi.
oIlc-bul The consequences Of his acts and The
indiscTelion OF his pretended friends, may lead
many TO doubt Of their propriely. The Demo-
cratic party, however, will survive even this i'm
poranl deiection-lhere is a .ecuperalive energy
in lis nature, which enables il 10 resist tie Tudesl
assaults, and 10 gain strength amid The most I'M
expected ard violent attacks. The loss Of one
great man, even il followed by that OF his person
a. friends, cannot destroy its power divert il from
lis purposes, or materially impede lis progress
"Butthe injury which Mr.. Calhoun has done 10
The Cause OF The county, Is what brings 10 all The
deepest sorrow. Ina, he, who for The annexa-
ton Of Texas, resisted lie interference oi France
and deiied The power Of England, should now
shrink from lhe contest which that annexation
produced before the bfavadoes OF Mexico, is not
calculated either 10 unite ouf councils or strength
IN our arms--io ditiuse juI confidence among
our people Al hume Or TO secure Tor us any great
respect abroad. TIE evil, however, is done and
II cannot b. repaired the only way 10 lessen lis
eftec! will be 10 show the world that the seDli-
menls of Mr.. Calhoun are not those OF The Anne.
rican people-and that however pure may be his
character or exalted his talents, he is but citizen
among many millions"