Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-10
"THE GREAT QUESTION

Il.
Under this head, The New York Tribune
counting upon Wing majority in The next
House OF Representatives, (Which We strongly
Doubt takes deliberate view OF the duty Of The
Wings, in regard 10 The war, in case peace should
moi be established in the mean time. AS il is in
leresiing TO know what course will be pursued. in
such case, we quote the language oil TINS lead
ing organ OF one branch OF The Wing party.
Though the Tribune does not say so in so many
words, It's meaning is too plain 10 be'doubled,
viz that the Wings should and will generally
vote against supplies 10 carry on The war. Is
preieYl is he saving ilives and money, but This
view, we have always commended, is taacious.
To retreat from Mexico, would incite her pas
sions encourage her hopes OF revenge, lead 10
fierce and harassing border warfare, and, in The
language of Colonel Doniphan, "poaipone ctcr-
nally the peace" the Tribune thus defines lis
position, and that OF 'lhe Wings generally with
whom i, is acquainted" We have no doub, that
ii will find plenty otaders and abeuors in South
ern Whiggery:
"Throughout the Southern and Western States,
this dilemma is presented 10 the Wing candi-
dates Tor Congress: The country is now in
VOWED in War No matter about lis origin; what
do you propose 10 do" And This same question
will press with redoubled force upon The Wings
in Congress, in case there shall DC Wing ma
| ority in The House. We trust the general an
swcf will be-'Wc will do RuuT, and, TO the ex-
tent of our power, refrain from doing or sustain
ing prons, no matter how spccious may be lie
excuses for, nor how allurng The promised ad-
| yantases OF a contrary course Let this stand
be taken and consistently maintained, and were
il TO cost us Presidential defeat, VIC should es.
TEEN The result more honorable, and ultimately
more advantageous 10 us than ten years oil unin
terrupled domination.
1--WE cannot speak for others; but the Wings
generally with whom We are acquainted are de-
voted TO Peace, Justice and Freedom they loathe
War, Robbery and aggressive S!artry. They 90
not see The policy OF expanding tens OF thousands
more of lives and countless millions more Of mo.
ney in Mexico, when the most favorable result Of
so doing will be The acquisition Of territory which
We do no, need and which is very likely, when
acquired, 10 involve us in deadly fraternal dis
cord. We shall see whether other Wings, and
how many, hold opposite opinions"
"Mr. Dixon II. Lewis addressed TO COL Baiie
Peylon, last Spring. certain enquiries as to Cen
Taylors views on questions interesting 10 The
State Rights party, remarkng that il Gen. Tay-
lor was an advocate of Stale Rights principles,
he would support him even il he was Wing
Having some time since quoted the above pa
ragraph we deem il just to state. upon the au!hc-
rity OF the Montgomery (AIa.) Flag, that it is
misrepresentation OF MIR. Lewis He did not
say that he would support Gen. Taylor 'even il
he was Wing Every man who knows any
thing OF Mr. Lewis fixed, unalterable, political
opinions must be aware that he could no, con-
sislenlly, and would not, make any such unqua-
lifted pledge 10 support any man for office. We
are authorised, by gentleman who has within
The last three days conversed with Mr.. Lewis
upon The contents OF his letter TO Col. Peyton, 10
say thus much in reference to the paragraph we
have quoted"
Our attempt al a reply to Mr. Bois' letter.
was certainly as successful as that OF me
Times to establish that MIR. Polk might be
suspected OF sending the three millions" 10
Mexico, 10 bride Aris,a, Rejon, &C., into a peace
With the exception of The New Orleans Ma
lonal and The Times, every other paper that
we have seen utterly repudiaies The whole
story. The New Orleans Bee, Wing, "doht
believe one syllable Of this precious stuff" Ihls
"pallry, groundlcss gossip OF The hour without
"a scinlila OF evidence" and "a farrago oil
mprobabilities which The reason oil every man
will alone reject, without requiring closer
examination" Sill The Times goes grayely TO
work 10 show that The President IS not too good
10 be suspected Of SO disgraceful and dishonor.
able an intrigue. However odious the Pfesi-
dent may be 10 the Times, il has mol The
shadow Of evidence, npon which 10 hint al the
Presidents being guilty ofdishonor and !urptude.
In one OF The letters Of Tho Tampico correspon-
den, Of The N. Orleans Delta, the following SEN
tcpco occurs 1.-THE new tariff operates charm
inely. Abont seventy thousand dollars have
been collected al this port since the fiat of May.
| With few notifications il will be source oil
much benefit 10 our Government"
GENEROSITY OF THE NAVY.-The
uuion publishes letter from Com Perry 10 Inc
Secretary of The Navy, enclosing a bill OF e1-
change Tor SGll 70, being the balance o. money
literally subscribed by The officers and men ol
The steamer Vixen, gun boat PeIrel steamer
Princeton and brig Porpoise for The hen'lh o.
Mrs. McFaul, widow of The late U. ,. oonsu' d
Iaeuna who was not long since drowned on ms
nav from Tabasco TO Laguna. This handsome
sum is only portion of what was 50 generously
raised by the gallant 'ars.
oil httt he
s" hs Tscrui,ns service be pushed Nth he great.
-. .". r; 100 by every officer employed in H.