Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-12
II Me Elst,,s n he Enquirer

WAsuISGroN CRY, February 2iIh, 1877.
You have no idea OF the stir in this city al this
lime. There are many strangers here. II is said
there are thousand applicants for The commits.
siuns in The new regiments. Hence, you may
Judge Of the extent oi The press upon hc Presi-
dent and Secretary ol War. They both, how
ever, sustain their par, nobly. They rise with The
occasion, and meet the crisis with llrmne,s AMI
decision, evince much taci and discretion and are
both adding 10 their popularity BY their address in
receiving and disposing OF the applications. Where
there are dozens applying for each commission,
many must be disappointed; yet the refusal is
made with 50 much reason and feeling, and the
appointments made upon premises 80 fair aud
Just, that lew can murmur. No selection at Sc
crelaTy oil War could have been more fortunate
than that Of Governor Marcy. lie is increasing
in popular favor every day; and his admirable
management OF the War Department, II This mo.
mentous pefiud--a period which has arisen in cur
Government once only in each seneraton--musl
inevitably pave The way 10 his farther advance
mrnl hereafter. Shoudhe continue 10 The end ot
the war 10 manage his department a faithfully
and As efficiently as he has done, an! display a
much skill and discretion, thu attention Of The
American people mus te, beyond doubt, drawn
towards his further promotion. He Is now Nv Tar
the most efficient head Of department under The
Government having so much more in his hands,
and dsposng Of il 81 we'll satisfactorily 10 ALL
His candor and independence are his greatest
bulwark, and every one seems 10 have the utmost
confidence in him In short, he is plain, blunt
man, OF fine Judgment and discretion and sufi
GENTLY polite Tor The times.
The friends OF The war are gaining ground
every day, and in an exact ratio as They advance,
It's opponents retroerade. Several most splendid
Lao, IL a., -
upon The three million bill, which embraced the
whole war question. Houston's speech las, week
was OF the first order, and made great imples-
sion. His quotation ard illustration from Scrip.
ture was exceedingly appropriate ard happy
Sonle, the new Louisiana Senator, made an extra
ordinary effort. IL eyiIcett The highest order o
talents. No speech OF the session has been listen
ed 10 with 50 much attention. Hi positions wer.
invnnerable. His impromptu reply TO Clayton
and Berreu, 10 whose explanation he courteous
Is gave way, was unanswerable and irresistible
Evans attempted 10 answer him next day, but he
was no more in his hands than boy--such was
the strength Of his Is y positions. The bill il is
presumed will pass on Saturday. Col. Benlon's
speech was able and powerful.
l. is remarkable, that although il is alleged by
certain parry thai The war is illegal and unjust,
yet thousands, without distinction OF parry, are
striving 10 gel inlo il. From The ocular land
popular demonstration here, il the recent bill had
been 10 raise twenty regiments. instead OF ten,
they would have been filled with The utmost IA.
cny; and even then many Would have been
disappointed, Tor many companies are now Of.
ierei that cannot be received.
air Clay declared in his famous Texas letter,
previous 10 the Presidential election, tia, annex
alton would produce war. Aimon,e. the Mexi-
can Minister, declared il should produce war
Mr.. Van Buren, was SCI aside because Of his
supposed hostility 10 annexation; and President
Polk nominated and eecIed upon that question
yet, because he has taken The only proper steps 10
consummaie it, and pro,ec, the territory ceted 10
US by Texas, th- war is denounced, and lie is
abused a. The author Of il, although carrying out
what he was elected 10 do And in the front
rank OF those who oppose The war is The Calhoun
clique, and al The head OF this is Calhoun him.
self, who declared that he accepted the place Of
Secretary OF Stale under MIR. Tyler 10 bring
about The annexation of Texas. What unparal-
leled and unheard Of inconsistency! But il is
only in perfect accordance with MIR. Calhoun's
whole political life. His motto has ever been
"rule or ruin" and rule or ruin he will; and il
is fortunate for The American people and Ame-
rican interests that his motto is so well under
stood and defined tor, as it is his career must
result like that oil Luciier, in the rrosiralion Of
himself II is true he has small tail in The Sc
nate with him-and who are they1 First is Yu-
lee, who was so tickle that he must change his name
by legislative enactment. Then Westcolt, who
was formerly subordinate clerk in one Of The
Departments here, and whose wholesale deDun-
citation of the Government, produced by disap-