Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-23

On Monday last. Messrs Boeoek and Irwin, en,.,.,n
co US with an exposition OF their views The political
questions OF the day. Mr.. Irving, after few preim.
nary remarks advanced once TO the dsco..oa Of the
Propuey. consuuiionaly, aud expedency OF tho MeIL
can wa. His bearing throughout the debate was that
OF man solemny impressed with the truthulnea, the
policy. and tho justice OF the cause he advocated Pro-
oundy penetrated with q sense Of tho magnitude of The
topics now subjected to the adjudication OF the people,
ne scorned TO mnge the eharatanry Of tho hppant so
phser with the investigation of Of such high con-
eernment His positions clearly and palpsbv de-
nned mis- arguments were manly direct and convinc-
ing Like old Zaek Taylor, his every step was mark
cd by ioruheaton he garrsoned the ground he had
gained by rreiraeabe facts and admissions Of HE pc.
nesl opponents: And as Old Rough and Ready" has
found way Of making bis Mexican prisoners labour IN
his trenches and erect his rampsrt. 60 did Mr. Irving
constran the reluctant mnions Of Polk do un woned
service IN behalf OF constitutional law and national hon.
our. lie summoned Marcy and Ingersol, Benton and
Douelson to aid IN building up the proper
nons OF the wing argument. impeaching the folly i'm
bcciy and reckless uufpatons Of our Preside nj; aud
they ooeyed, like unwilling demons, mustered by the spell
ct an Enehanter
Gov. Wright admitted that the territory lying on tho
RIO Gtandc embraced country, 10 tshieA TSras Aad
nc claim, which she had never asserted u,.sde-
" ZION. aud which she had right cedc." Charles
j. lngersol 1.-THE Presidents chosen Minister TO Francol
appeared, IN obedience to the powerful summons and
alter little Characteristic equivocauon, was ned
TO admit that the supendous deserts between the Neue.
and the Rio Grundc are the natural boundaries which
separate the AnslcSaxon and Maurtanan races, Their.
Texas ends, and there Mexico begins" and tina, unit,
last for foreign suhusacn should prevail hat bound,v
would DC respected Ihe big and bully Senator fran
Missouri, Lieutenant General Benton came into Con,t
and solemnly declared, "that the incorporation of The
let bank ut the RIO del Norte Rio Grandei into the
American Union, by virtue OF treaty with Texas com.
pretending, ne the said Incorporation would do mari
OF the Mexican departments OF New Mexico, Chihu,.
hus, Coahuia and Tamsulpas, would be an act of d.,
rect aggression Mexico, for all the CONSEQUENCE, f
which the United States would stand responsible"
Mr. Bocoek succeeded to the stand and addressed Ms in
an entertaining and agreeable and though he nm
deny toreboEe grOpPe with the argument OF Mr. Irving
n 4 use hp III
avoiding the force OF his crushing facts He eshb,d
rather the deNtoSy Of SAadn than the enduring .,.r,,h
OF Richard the graceful alerncss with which he skpih
ed on the outskirts OF question only rendered signal
the failure OF his plugging attack the body OF Mir
hyngs argument
Although missed the raciness of Col HUBBARD. anec
doueal lore, yet some Of Mr. Bococks facts were
less amusing and when he aGyered the old
charge that under tue system OF mInnums OF the tariff nj
1872, the Coons subject TO most lts,Isn,
and oppressive teNatOn fancied that could u,k
smile the faces OF several me rchans who
knew that the price OF that particular description of Cot
has rsea at least twenty per snce the au of
1916 went into operation.
Mr. Irving refused TO be diverted from the great and ali,
sorbing question Of the day by any reference TO the tariff
because Mr.. Polk himself has verified Senator Haywood,s
prediction BY attempting TO have it raised the neces
OF the Treasury will render hiRh the nost Mir,
Tarfhte can desire.
In short, each parry may well be proud of the
isuve OF its principles. And though regard the argument
Mr. Bocoek as an entire failure verify believe no other
Democrat IN the district could have accomplished as much
though he betrayed the weakness Of the cause he exhibit
ed the cleyerness OF the And 1t may be hereset re-.
gaed partcuary unfortunate that fine sbouId
have accepted without protest the of the Farm
VILE Democratic Convention Iii being organized upon the
identical plan which render those Baltimore so hateful
10 him. aud should be beaten he tcIii Be afterwards
Farmvlle 18th March,