Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-18
CoresPondenee OF IN. WhIR.

wA,nisoroS Feb. le, 1871.
The House Of Representatives to-day have tred to or
fer another insult to Gen Taylor. Th, former vote Of
eensare corrected in the Senate BY substituting for
that eensure vote OF thanks, aud voting Medal to Gen
Taylor. WELL to-day they have modi6ed the Senale's
amendment 50 as to have medals struck for lot OF Loco
oeo Generals, and they insert the other Generals names IN
the resolutions before the name OF General Taylor II the
resolutions should descend poSieTy II would seem
as IL Gen. Taylor but star OF the 9TH or sh masn
ude IN that brilliant affair. Surely this insult Genera
Taylor has been carried far enough even Locooco ma
| hgniy, and might now be properly discontinued.
The House was engaged oil day to-day Report. from
committees Among other bills passed. one for the
! admission oi the State OF Wisconsin.
The Senate engaged during the morning ,ur on
miscellaneous business after which, Mr. BApGEE Of n. c.
made very able speech ON the Mexican He belicv-
ed ha we were got into unnecessarily and unconstu-
uonaiy; but being IN it, bound prosecute IL To
an honorable close Mr. CoIOurr Of Ca has the floor FOR
| tomorrow.
The city is full Of office seekers looking for high mill
tary appointments believe Mr.. Pearce formerly Scna.
tor from New Hampshire is to be Of the Colcnels
Capt WALKER, OF Texas, returned TO town to- night
Mr COLLINS the celebrated Irish actor leaves
lor Richmond, where he performs short engagement
Since the death OF the amentcd PowKR we have had no
sueh Irish actor as he He sings Lovers songs in
such style as the Richmond people never heard before
lie is on his way to New Orleans and will remain with
yon but two or three evenings.
| did not the Enquirer OF Monday nil thi. ,yenip,
whenever have seen any criticism upon my letters,
thlns have been able TO meet them. Ii do not answer
III because do the attacks quotes an extract
nom my letter. which says is specimen OF my extava-
CANT style of endorsing Mr.. GOWNS speech Unfor,u-
natoy Tor the Enquirer, there sentence in my whole
euet endorsing MIR Corwin Ii the Enquirer very
ABOUT IT, will tell 1t what parts of the speech endorse
Nor shall be afraid endorse wha, approve Ii wa,
not because did not approve Of the Speech the contra
~ mat RETAINED from endorsing Nor would cayil
al the assertion nowbui show that the ENQUIRER repr,
senis me as doing what l did not do.
Now, will refer what said about the speech includ
ing whal the Enquirer prints itaes- the audience
was kept spebound that the speech was sarcastic witty
eloquent thar 1t was ono Of the greatest efforts ever made
before the Senate. Now I ask is this endorsing tho
show Inc 49, a.
Jackson Mr. Buchanan's denuncations of Democracy;
MI Folks and Mr.. Walkers denuncatons OF tax on tea
and coffee; MI Bancrots TRADES against Slavery were
elo9ueh why nnd sarcastic without endorsing the En-
qurer's ant; Jacksonsn. Buehanan old Federalism Ban
cIo''s Aoollonism, or Folks Walkers demacoguism
ino extracts which the Enquirer makes given BY me
as specimens OF the and coqucncs of IN, sprerb
IL II please the Enquirer, shall say that though
differ in points from Mr. Corwin vet there are yc,
tewsenences IN thaong address which not endorse
ne references TO the mcnals gaping for y-bown meat A.
roHnd inc executive chamber-he Inconsistency of nation
which ran from strong enemy Oregon TO rob and plum
eei poor crippled nation IN the most sensecss mL Cali
formal and then Boosting OF heroic deeds by 20 miiops
which few thousand Texans eXce.ed some time aro-
the pfogacy OF the pirate chaplans who insult Heaven
BY pretending pray, while thew are IN. ~
and studying reviewers Instead OF Revela,ons-be inC
nal scenes TO follow upon this Abolition Storm which Io.
eoioco poey has evoked from its sumbes are more east
ly cnCercd at, than proved untrue or unpatriutic
Does the Editor OF the Enquirer deny thai there arc such
creatures as Mr. CoRwiN describes. who gorge themselves
on he ohals OF the Locoioco shambes Read Mr. WEsr-
eorrs (Locooco) speech IN the Senate on Saturday last
Does he doubt the weak character OF the Mexican enc
my Read the sneerng remarks Of the Locofoco presses
ana bocogco orators on the insgnfcance OF a war with
Mexico, when we p5ophesied that in 1914.
Does 1t doubt the danger Of this Wimo Proviso and
ITS consequent influence upon institutions Read the
southern Locoioeo speeches this subject during this ses
son. taken m connection with proceedings Yesterday
Does It doubt that MIR Polk deliberately demapogued in
ms Message aud ialsihed history Read Mr.. Bsnron's
speech showing that Mexico mad territory this side the Rio
GraDde. Read Mr.. INGKRsoLis speech L'eofoeo char
man OF the committee on Foreign Rclauons) which saws
That the inst nation crossing the territory between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande would be aggressor Read
Mr. CAHoUN's speech FRIDAY last that the marching of
our troops from Corpus Christi Rio Grande was the
cause OF the Read these and other Licnoco eclar
tons and then Mr.. Folks airocious nisreDresens
ton" that Mexico commenced the war Will the Eaoui
rer 60 larher. o IS IL istied RRIrrIrS