Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-12
RICH OND, V 4.
Friday Morning, March IL, 1877

For onr lives We canno, divine what ar ''ie
y;e,rs Of the Wing party oil Virginia, IN regard
to the prosecution oil the war. Inc WING
Fredericksburg al ratification meeting a.
nroys The cou,se OF "lhose protective wing KEEP
,sss,,a,;ves and Senators in Congress who nave
vo,ej far SUPPLIES III men AMI money 10 prosecute
,ts arm, wih Mexico" Bot in the same meeting
rher ayow their tull confidence in MIR. Newton,
,bei, candidate FOR Congress. To Judge, how
eyer from report in The Wing VI Mr.. Ms re-
marks in The DISCUSSION al Richmond Courthouse,
ha i in favor OF ant Thing bu, prosecution Q.
lin war He recommended in the strongest
Terms" the mastery inactivity policy Of Mr.
Calhoun ami insisted nppn tcrbearance as cue
10 our claim 10 the character Of great and mag
unanimous nation, and maintained tina; the spun
Of aggressive war was neither consisien, w'tii
the advanced civilization Of The age. nor win the
mild and benevolent spirit oi Christianity. "A!
The "A me time ne charged The Presiden. with BE-
ing thu sole author II the war-a war wholly
unnecessary ior the attainment 81 u avowed o.
,-cts, impracricatie in is execution @ tie extent
contemplated hy il advocates, AMI che wntcn
had already been, and would CONTINUE 10 Dc, *
ceednely onerous ant oppressive l"ou; own Peo-
pie"
His Democratic opponent, MIR Bcalr, boldly
,usthet The course u our Government, and agow-
81 policy which meets with the sanction Of The
who'll REPUBLICAN, party Of Virginia. We again
quote from The Wings report. leaving is slang
phraseology and sneeTs unchanged
His opinions and his feelings were all in The
rule,l and mos, perfect harmony with those u
the President and The CouH editor, and were de-
livered without stint or measure. He )ustihei
The President throughout in reference 10 the Mex
ican war, and maintained slrenuously The pro-
priety and sound policy oil carrying II on win
The utmost perseverance, until Mexico shall be
humbei and compelled 10 sue Tor peace, ant
such peace "a, whal he considered, our psi
demands entitled us 70 require He scorned o
calculate inc value oil lie or money 10 such 4
contest, and hcpe,i our armies would not be win
drawn from active, consecutive eXerion while a
soldier could he found 10 fight, or dollar raised
TO pay the expense Of the war. lie ruag the
changes upon p1tyl3fis8i and considered 'iamon2
| the duties ii Ii. palf.t that We Shopc al puil
together xaaloa>l. ali suomssives IN the war
car 10 which Mr. Polk N hi sovereign Kill an
pleasure, has hi,cnsi u; ami affirmed, that diy-
/ son among ourselves had done more, and Wou't
4 10 more than an; Thing Else q encourage The
4 Mexcan> and p'oiong he wa"
Mr.. Newtor, in reply, expressed h's salisiac
/ ton that bois parties had defined their respect
lie positions SO clearly a. 10 obviate all diifcul
| " il coiaing al an accurate knowledge u IN
/ ground winch they occupied
He's, hen, il i eyden! Mr.. Beale Is in lago
OF, ard MIR Newton opposed 10, prosecution .
tn war BIZ: Mr.. N.'s eato.sers al Ffeiericss
barg avow themselves Tor prosecution d ~
var. Who, then, is 10 be regarded as The expo
men, Of The Wing party, The candidate or his con
s,i,uen,sl