Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-20
THE ENOUTFR
RICH MOND,
Monday Morning. July .0-.
Mr.. Bolts Ann ~ HiG'

al. Mr.. Bolts AND TN -.
= We shall not discuss with; "n's W, ,"e.
AZ, rary or other merits of MIR 'a'noaS 'e''e'
az TO the Philadelphia Wing r,ss, 1wsish ~.
50" g0at. The Whig has "sa $500. .~n,sA ,h W.
Of shall MOI attempt to de .on',nenu ~. ~,
10 =, "lucidness" of the state, auu INC S''.ns'n
/, OF the arguments of III M = may NV. a;. apu"
N this epslle as model ea",y OF 'y'e' olgnl'y'
nodesty, courtesy porr aran
10 fairness of allegalie nu ay. 49, -
l. men,s, and as in - particular worthy Of Inc
. representative or metropolitan district Such
a il moi ovr v;.n t-nor, we venture to assert,
!. of a larp. no,,;,o the Wings of the district.
Bu, # tS.v .,sn satisfied, they have no right
!. IN com,I.,n 20 show how this letter is re.
. garded abre, we qnote an amusing er1laqae
. from tho u. ,sburg Pennsylvauia) Democratic
. Union u,a refers TO it as zone Of The fnnni-
es, ,bipsyi small political way":
nI -s.nds one Of that lille species Of fire.
works lied By the boys 'chasers, which being
touchsof, make repeated hzzings and explo-
s;ons nd Jump abou, hither and thiher in The
n,os, iexrec,ed and heter. SHELTER manner. OF
COW. we do no, wish 10 60 MIR. Bolts the inlus-
r;csi conveying The impression that this letter is
Gr sample Of his good sense and ability, Tor
w.realy believe that il was Intended as kind
o.sblow,-a sort OF aggravated written stump
| .eech. piled up 10 the highest agony. II is in-
srspersed with the most emphatic epihels; The
elegant one of damned, being varied into damn
ing aud every other modification, and plenliinl-
" sprinkled with the most approved clap-traps
from the immortal Shakespeare. IN The widest
l.ot,, koI
mass OF rottenness and corruption that has silly
crept into eyery branch and rami6calion Of our
government he happily says that this has con-
,r- uutil 'iacrease Of appetite has grolcn By araa
ufedon,' and then again, discoursing on his own
martyr.like frmness, he boldly AYERS that he will
not be one Of those who speak their sentiments
with '6ated breath and ,oais'ering aI4"idae,,e,,.'
"The sentences are truly JohnsoniaD, being
carried out TO an interminable and quite-take-
away-lhe-breath length, and rounded in the most
finished and high sounding style In many cases
the thread of the commencement, is wound around
and around before it reaches the conclusion, SO
that the mind is involved in Cretan labyrinth,
and ono feels inclined TO cry out with Caesar,
"HeIp me, Cassius, or sinkm We anticipate
that this famous letter will be printed upon satin,
The edges OF which will be illuminated with ap-
designs in gold, and the news boys will
cry about "Bolts' Letter All about the Mex-
can wari"
Matters OF style laid aside, we come TO what is
more maefial-the suggestions of Mr.. Bolts let
ter. The Wing leaves us in the dark as to whc-
Their or not ii endorses Mr. Bolts idea of "impeach
ment," which, il no, adopted, Mr.. B. intimates
will pu, an end to Stree institutions" to admitted
powers, and to "wrtten constitutions" But the
Wing does endorse "every word" OF the sugges-
tion of Mr.. Bolls' lelicr-"o dsclaim promptly all
purpose and intention TO take one foot Of Next
can soil on any terms, either by conquest or by
negotiation 10 ascertain the true boundary line
of the beautiful but most unfortunate Tex
as witadraw our troops To that line, aud defend
il, if assailed, (Which would never be aitempted)
and thus bring the war al once to speedy and
honorable termination" The Wing adds, 1--WE
want not a foot nf Msr;oa" coil hy "nv "f !.
demnily or for any other purpose. II the Rio
Grande be our boundary, lie, us 60 to it.
If the Nueces be the western frontier Of Tex
as let us be content TO occupy what belongs to
u.s."
Now neither Mr.. Bolts nor the Wing informs
us how This true boundary line" is to be ascer-
tanned. Our government was willing and ready
10 settle this question by peaceful negotiation
but Mexico rejected our minister with In
suit and made war upon US, claiming the
whole OF Texas. Who is now to decide
which is the just boundary Of Texas7 We
have put these views Of Mr.. Bolts on record,
as endorsed and explained by the leading Wing
organ OF Virginia, and we ask the public TO OBJ
serve the moral effec, OF such views upon the
Mexican government, with our armies at The
door of her capital. Some time since The New
York Tribune said.
nIf this war Is not terminated before the lnau
gura,ion of a Wing President in l5i9, we shall
then mott enormously urge peace 0" me hns OF
the NIeces"
But the Wing, and MIR. Bolts, who may be
called upon to vote for or against supplies for our
armies next winter, 90 farther and Intimate
readiness to sustain the cline OF the Nueces" a,
much earlier period. Is this not promising "a'd
and comfort" 10 the Mexican cause from ian en-
tire party" in The United States2 Does i, no! vir.
tually say to Mexico, RIO change somewhat The
language oil the Belias, Journal, "Hold out, il
you can till the next session OF Congress-pro.
trac, The war, and put our administration 10 The
expenditure OF more blood and treasure, and be
assured ,ha, when the Wings come into power In
the mex, House OF Representatives, they will stop
the supplies and lie, you have peace on your own
terms We will not only give you back all your
CONQUERED States, bu, will surrender up also
considerable portion of Texas" The Wing and
MIR. Bolts are willing to 90 beyond Santa Anna
himself. lie was satisfied with driving The
Yankees beyond The Rio Bravo" which is The
boundary Texas has claimed, and which The u.
States arc bound to secure 10 her,
But will d.graceful withdrawal oil our army
10 the Rio Grande or Nueces bring about peace,
as is confidently asserted by Mr.. B. and the Whise
We do not believe it. Mexico would regard The
movement, as The effect OF timidity and weakness,
and, as she did before, she would send her myr-
mdons TO assail our troops, and once more re-
open hoslililies, and allemp! 10 drive the "Norlh-
ern invaders" from what she claims as her
own territory of Texas. No one who has
observed the Mexican character can fail
10 predict such result. Ii is needless TO specu-
late upon the injurious influence upon Ea-
ropean nations that such course on our part
would produce. They would at once look upon
il as an acknowledgement Of our unjust aesres-
sion upon Mexico, and of our inability 10
prosecute the war 10 an honorable termination We
sbonld foolishlv throw away the moral fruits OF