Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-06
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RICH OND, VA.
Friday Morning, August G, ls47.
MD RoTTs AND THE WAR.

MR.. BUTTS AMI III w nv.
The Wing publishes Mr. Bots letter win a
portion Of our comments, bur not s"lho'ea' "
give The least glimpse OF "the process ~ WIZ"
Inc conclusion that Mr.. B. STOOD Oh INC 'a"s ,
.o,nd nth MIR. Corwin is arrived al" bo'h oil
,hs.s gentlemen with the Whig) are IN favor oil
Withdrawing the troops entirely from MEXICO
MIR. Corwin suggests The plan, and The only plan'
n effect that object, viz, 10 refuse 10 The Presi-
dent men and money 10 prosecute the war. "hi'e
Mr. Bolts does not specify the means'o attain me
Ind 70, he so warmly advocates the withdrawal
of the troops, that it is an inevitable iniefen'e
from his position, that he should sustain 'he mooe
sueges,ed by Mr.. Corwn. If Congress VIII no'
90 with him, he may then vote supplies LOT me
arm;es in Mexico; bp, TO carry cut his fhha-
delphia letter, i, is incumbent upon him 10 MAKE
The experiment, and first Try whether Congress
will mol be induced 10 withdraw the troops oy re-
tusing supplies. So much by way OF e1piaha-
,;on oi The "process," which the Wing scarcely
hints al.
The mos, singular portion OF the Wings afli'
c,e in defence of Mr. Bons, is the arrayins IN
parallel columns Mr.. Bots language and Gen
Taylor's letter 10 General Games. IN oiu'i
that its readers "migh; see, al once lna' .ns po'
s;,;on of MIR. Bolts is nearly Identical with ina
=, Cen TAYLOR" Some time since Tho wing
,d,o;,,ed thai MIR. Bolts did not agree 10 General
Tavlor's sugges,ion-now, torsoolh' 'neir posi-
lions are "nearly Identical" Blu. lei us look a
The comparison more closely. MIR. Bo'ls con
tends that we ought not 10 lake one loot OF Mex
can soil ION anu terms, either BY conquest or nc
ootiat,on." and that we ought TO Withdraw ou
,roops 10 the boundary line OF Texas, land thus
bring The war at once 10 speedy and honorable
termination" What, onthe other side, says lie
neral TAYLOR 7 We have not his letter 10 zen
Gaines before us, but the following extracts IL
The Wing Ohough some strong passages are
om,,ed) are sufficient for our purpose;
at we are Gin the language OF Mr. Polk anc
Gen. ScolO under the necessity oil 'conquefins
neace'-and that by taking the capital O. .ne
conntry-we must 60 10 Vera Cruz, take tns'
nlace and then march on The city of Mexico. 10
Ia so in any other direction, consider out OF Inc
question. But, admitting that We conquer a
peace by doing so-say, al the END Of 'he hFAl -
months will the amount OF blooa ana Heasaie'
which must De expcEueu III ooiHS ~, :, :,
,,,ej by the same? think no.; especially II Inc
connry we subdue is 10 be given mp and ina
o;ne there are but Jew individuals in our country
srbosthipk Of annexng Mexico 10 The U. States.
al do no, intend io carry on my operations Vas
previously saed) beyond Salliilo-deeming II
next 10 imprac,icabe 10 10 So ~ 'asn becomes q
question as 10 ariat Is best 10 IL ,0ne. IL seems U
me the most ludicious course 10 be pursued OF
our part scoad BE- 10 take possession, az oncc, o, N'
Inc ire wouM accsp, By ncgoliatton, e1tsn9as I'on
ne Gulf Of MEXICO 10 Ike Paeihc, ana occupy ~,
same. or keep ,chat IRE already hare posses""" o.
Here il is seen that General Taylor utterly DIS
sents from Mr. Bots position in Two lmpor'ah
particulars. The General is not tor Withdraw
ing the troops out oil Mexico, nor io' refusing II
take a loot OF Mexican soil; but he is lof Iakin
possession "o the line zee ,cciid aeecpsby neg0iia
tion. extending from the Guii o! Mexico 10 IN
Pacific, and occupy the same, OF KEEP raaf re a
ready hare possession or He in the next pas
sage refers 10 the territory which this line (hun
dteds Of miles in The iM!eTior) would give US
making six or seven States.
Gen. Taylor is thus arrayet directly asains
.ha r,.e,s-:..----G.N Rnus--and the Whiol
self in dilemma whence he cannot make sal
retreat and any attempt 10 reconcile ms pos'tiol
mus, make things worse. II his position an
that of Gen. Taylor he "ncar'y IDENTICAL IAN
we can scarcely imagine any iwo more dissim'
lar,) then, and not otherwise, can We admit tina
his Philadelphia letter and his card TO us ar
"neary Identical" But, on This question
least he canno, supper; himself on The platform
81 old Rough and Ready" who, in The Language
of The Times, will "rudely reject the embrace
of all those who advocate the mischievous polio.
nf s,Irrenderine every thing 10 Mexico.