Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-30

posed an appropriation, mere loan, which all
knew Congress would refund. He and Inc lew
other Democrats in the House urged il with an
eloquence and power that would have lighted up
fame OF patriotism in any breast where but
single spark OF that virtue was cherished. Again
and again the Wings voted down all aid TO The
volunteers and turned them of with sneers, re-
proaches and contempt, under the rreIext that II
was picked and aufui 10 countensnce or encou
rage such wicked and awful war Private CT.
tizens furnished what he Legislature denied, and
instead OF the ragged companies which the wings
hoped 10 see dispersed or sent out in deslIlulion
10 disbouor The State, The Massachusetts regiment
was landed in Mexico better equipped and disci'
plined than any volunteer corps that had preced'
ed them, and al their head was The gallant COL
Gushing, whose resolutions The Wings had voted
down. and who is now promoted 10 The rank OF
Brigadier General.
Al the same time vote OF thanks 10 General
Taylor and his gallant army, for their splendid
victories, proposed by Democrats, was voted
down by the Massachusetts Wings, and the men
who perilled their lives for their country were
denounced as cu.-throals, plunderers and assas-
sins.
The Governors message was semitic COM
mtee 10 get up an abolition anti-war report,
They prepared one as full OF bitterness toward
the President and all engaged in the war, as was
Shiemi when he met King David with his army
al Bahurim, and cursed him as murderer and
wicked monster, and threw stones at him! But
the report was held back TO wait the political IS
sue, in order that these peace men IN war might
see whether they could mol make political capt.
lal on The other side OF the question. There was
danger that the Mexican war would become too
popular. The editor OF the Atlas, who was chair
at
from the sIorehouse OF vilupeTation in the Reyes
report. and himself preparing resolutions Of utter
denunciation against the war, suddenly came 10
pause. The Wings were hunting for an avail
able candidate, and who knew but that killing
Mexicans in This "unjust, criminal and nelarlous
war" would be the most available qualihca'ion
for Wing candidate for the Presidency!
Then came The splendid Achievements al Buena
Vista: and Mr.. Boutwell,, Democrat. offered
in the House resolutions OF thanks TO Gen: lay
lor and The gallant spirits he had so gloriously
led TO victory. They were sent TO the commit
lee on The militia, headed by Colonel Schouler
ave, The very committee that had refused 10 give
pair OF stockings 10 The Massachusetts volun
teers, and would have rejoiced to have had them
sent to Mexico a. ragged and shirlless as t'al-
STATS regiment!
That committee hung back and refused to re-
port until Mr. Hayden's committee should report
on the Governors message denouncing the wal.
One SET OF resolutions from Col. Schouler, which
nobody could understand, aud ne could not e1-
plain, had already been halt reported and sent
back again.
By accident, Joint order gothrough the House
requiring Mr.. Haydens committee 10 report; but
by the intervention of the committee itself, that
order was laid on the table in the Senate, and IN
that way the leaders hoped TO smother the mailer.
But in the meantime. the conscience Wings,
who had pu all The talent OF their best writers in
to the Keyes report, began 10 push up that de-
mandatory report in MIR Hayden's committee !;
and the few Democrats in the House pushed The
militia committee 10 say yes or no on Mr. Bout
wells vote OF thanks to Gen. Taylor The "cot.
ton" Wings were in trouble. II they turned round
now and stopped denouncing the war, The "con.
science" Wings would go over 10 the Abolition
isis. If they brought in The Reyes report, or re-
fused 10 thank Gen. Taylor, they might mar The
beautifully moral and consistent plan Oh setling
a presidential candidate out Of the popularity OF
the Mexican war, and the Massachusetts leaders
would stand no chance OF favor from such can
didate
And now we have The precious results OF TINS
charming state Of harmony in principles, mora
and consistency in the Wing ranks. Mr.. hay
den refuses 10 report al all from his committee
on the Governors message against the war, ard
pockets his denuncialory resolutions Mr.
Reyes, one Of the committee, conscience
Wing, walks into the House with his Shimea
report, and, in spite Of The chairman, ge:s u re-
cosnised and ordered 10 be printed, and mere
upon MIR. Hayden resigns and walks out oil the
committee.
Iii precious document this Reyes report,
and we shall il in The humor, dissect The miset'
ably deiormed Anglo Mexico abortion, when II
ia produced 10 light. 1t shall be preserved and
bottled up Oike other poisonous replles) in The
fourth proof indignation Of patriotic and
Union-loving people, and placed in the col
lection of traitorous monstrosites win Inc Mas
sachuseus memorial against the last war, inc
Hartford Convention report, and the immoral ana
irIeligious resolutions agains, our counsrys VIC
tories!
Al the same time, the gallant Colonel Schouler,
Of lbe militia committee, driven into corner,
has al last fred off his Mer,can gun. It's mar
velous piece ofpoilical artillery, which these
Wing engineers have manufactured. Inc preach
is in The middle, with double touch.hols, ana
when touched off, il fires bolh ways, backward,
and forwards the kick backwards being des'gneo
10 do the most exec ution. Three oil the canisefSi
IN the form OF resolutions, ale filled with all nan-
ner Of missiles 10 fire off against the war, ana TWO
are charged with combuslibles 10 infame lne pat
riotism of The people for the war and I'm case Gs
neral Taylor should be the Wing candidate) lot
the country's brave defenders. And cunningesi
Of ALL the piece is SO contrved that it can De de-
tached in The middle, and the American nall De
sent 10 General Taylor, and The Merican halt 10
Santa Anna, both of which services our patriot
&c, governor will doubtless perform With great
pleasure
But, TO drop the figure, a more shameless pros
tulion Of pretended principle 10 political ey.
pediency has never been attempted in any public
body And this is The conscience Of "consci-
ence" Wings! Verify, as old Montaigne said u
homme de p1quc! Man is his own sharper The
conscience especially Of conscience" and moi
rarely Of "collon" Wing, in politics, is the most
elastic material in The world. To-day you can.
not streatch it over mole hill, to-morrow ii hides
4 mountanW
We have published these resolutions, Tin Fri.
days Pos,) and there refer to them in all their
mora deformiiy. We are curious 10 see whether
The Why's will stnllify themselves by adopting
them. The commilIee condemn themselves 10
contempt, 10 say nothing of the morality OF the
act, by their own report ofthese resolutions. They
are entitled, "Rcsolres concerning he Mezican
aar, and General TAILOR, lis officers and men :"
and the las, resolution requests the Governor 10
cut of The fourth and filth resolves and send
them TO Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor, and keep
back the rest, 10 be secretly forwarded 10 Santa
Anna for his encouragement, we suppose.
A grosser insult could not be perpc,raled to
that gallant commander, Gen. Taylor, and his
invincible army, and we mistake much The ele-
walton and integrity OF his character, fine would
mol regard il as such.
Let US see how il would strike brave man TO
be thus treated by The double faced Massachn-
sets legislature. The resolves that are TO tie
sent TO Gen. Taylor say not word OF The Mexi-
can war, but The tile is, "Resolres concerning The
Mexican scar." This title mus. go with them
OF course the enquiry would be, Where is the
other halt OF these resolulions7 and what DO they
say Of The Mexican wat7 They would be found
in The papers and when put together, they read
just III this wise. We take nothing but their
sense, and qncle mostly their very language
Thus, then, they read
GENERAL TAYLOR: The Masssc husetts LIE.
gislaturc believe that you are engaged in The
prosecution of IAN offensive and unnecessary
war, rcpusRan TO the pafnest preeepfs Of Christi
an,ty, and the enlightened age in which We live
They also believe that its immediate origin was
in The act OF the Executive, which ordered the
American army al Corpus Chisl 10 the Rio
Grande,' although they know, and you will well
remember, that You yourself recommended this