Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-06
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, August S, ls47.
DO JUSTICE TO ALL.

lnurS0ay MOInlnSs august d, lo4is
DO JUSTICE TO ALL.
A strange spectacle is presented in The fact tina,
the ant-war party have taken it into their heads
10 seize a war.horse Tor their hobby, and on him
10 ride themselves into popular favor and into the
high places in The Government. The Wings
have not done common justice 10 The President,
in The prosecution of this war; II should be con.
slanlly kept before the people, that James K. Polk
is The Commander. Chief of the army and ma
wy of the United States; and that he has devoted
all of his energies TO The discharge OF his high
duties with an eye 10 the interests and honor OF
the counlry-and has proven himself lrus,wor-
Thy Commander in. Chief. Is j! moi disgraceful
in his political enemies 10 revile and belillle him,
when the rest of The world are looking on with
| admiration and establishment al the wisdom and
forecast with which his plans are laid, and The
promplilude energy and success with which they
| are e1eculed7 Let justice be done 10 all. Let
honors be lavished upon all TO whom honors are
due. Let the ,cholc rank and file, from The Com
mandcr in.chiefin the cabinet ~ The humb.estman
OF the musket and knapsack, receive The CRATE
| ful thanks oil the whole country. Every tue
hearted American may well feel proud Of The lri-
| umphant success with which The war has thus
far been prosecuted. II is bad enough, in all con-
science, 10 see The ant.war Wings here al home,
abusing and belilling our Chief Magistrate, and
giving all their moral influence 10 The enemy
They are espousng the cause OF Mexico more Ell
teclually than they could do, were they go over
TO her and take up arms in her defence. II
is undeniabe, that The only hopes oil the Niexi-
can chiefs, are built upon The Developments
from Wing speakers, editors and leller-wrlers
in this country. Colonel Doniphan, Wing,
declared unequivocally that those "who make
speeches in opposition TO The war, postpone
the peace elernally" The Mexicans point TO The
denuncialions against The President and his
friends, as proofs that The course OF the admins
Iation cannot long be sustained, and they encour-
age their bigoued and deuded counlrymcn 10
stand up with unflirching courage against our
arms turn deaf ear 10 every prontr Of peace,
and hold out, al all hazards, until Tie" iricnds
here in these L'niied Staies-the anli-war Wings
can put down the Administration and lis
facts. And yet, The ant-war Wings here
amongst us wear The boldesl faces, and claim a
monopoly in all The honors due 10 those who are
CALAMITY engaged in serving their country in the
cabinet and in The field. In the name OF all that
is homes, and patriotic whal!ille have these brawl-
ing faull.fndins, abusive an.i-war Wings 10 the
honors and rewards due TO the gallant achieve
menls Of the war? Tell them they are weaken
ing The arms that are waging the war, and
strengthening the arms CT the enemy and with
bold assurance they point 10 the Wigs IN lie ar
ma, with Wing generals a, their head. They for
get that James X. Polk has right under lie
Constitution 10 command, and has glurously
commanded these gallant Wings in The army lie
has placed them where they are, and made some Of
them ,ehot they are, without stopping 10 enquire
whether they were Wings or Democrats. He,
whilst engaged in tie civil service, has perform
cd The alduous dulles o! Commander::iinn.. Gbiel-
ra,ions, getting up supplies, raising: emhct!yihs
and directing troops--in short, overlooking ana
directing the whole operations 81 The war, WIN an
assiduiiy, energy and success, never surpassed by
any OF his predecessors. His friends may proud
" challenge The comparison And what re-
ward is lie receiving al The hands OIL ms
coun,rymen2 What bu. The abuse and recS-
less misrepresentation OF An'i-War wings
True, he has The confidence OF his pollli-
cal lriends-and all who know his fdeiily
and zeal and are sra,iied 10 appreciate his
hard services, in their hears applaud him. bu'
he has no, been sustained and cheercd on IN
manner due to his ability and fidelity. Ills AS
sailanls have not been sufficiently Teouked lor
their uEpalrolic efforts 10 weaken him WINE eh-
eaeed in faithfully serving his country.
But there is one feature in the case, which
canno, be too seriously deprecated. From me de-
yelopements OF Wing newspapers and lel'er'wn
ters i, is too plain 10 be mistaken, that mere are
some Wing officers in the army, Who instead oil
looking ONLY TO the service Of their country, whose
nav they ale receiving. and whose honoIs 'hey
are seeking, play the par,zan and by canvass'ng
The noli,ics OF the day and The political opinions
Of their fellow soldiers in arms, virtually Strength
en- The an!i.war Wing party at home, we he.e
refer more particularly 10 letter IN Inc Nofioih
Herald from a Virginia Wing officer, who
brea,hes The spri, Of partizan and represents Inc
camp as an arena Of poilical feelings and pas
s;ons II we know ourselves, We have no PreJudI-
ces Of party, when The country is engaged IN war.
Provided an officer OF a soldier were quail
fed for his post, and did his duly 10 the noble
cause of his country, we asked not whe'her nc
was Wing or Democrat And last winter,
when 4 Democratic Governor and Council Sc
lec,ed majority OF Wings as field officers OF The
Virginia Regiment, we raised mol muinuf;
but, on the contrary, spoke approvinely oil 'hoif
qualifications for their posts, and did all We could
10 cheer them on in their career OF glory and Gu
", which was laid open before them inns con-
sidera,icn serves 10 enhance our regret that parry
feeling should have exhibited itself in the camp,
where the country and the Coed oil all rai''e'
ought alone 10 be kept in view. WIN dol
such state of things lead 10 insuooIdina-
ton confusion and defeal2 Will patriotic
people allow the Comman6er-in-Chieio oil onf
army and navy thus 10 he warred against! by
no means, il patriotic press Will DO us
duty, and duly impress the community w'n
The brewing mischief. Cur people are prone 10
applaud and reward our gallant Generals when
successful. They feel proud of The achievements
OF Generals Taylor and Scott, and the brave OIL
GERS and soldiers whom they have commanded.
But will no, very differen! stale ci things spring
up in The public mind, if either Of our Generals
is 10 be used as an instrument 10 beat down his
commander chief who has SO generously pro-
NOTED him, honored him, and sustained hm'
When the war shall have been concluded, II
will be time enough TO canvass The acts Of the
Administration, and award The NEED OF justice,
according 10 The facts. But az long as The war
RACES, and our infatuated foe shall madly REJECT
The olive branch, it behooyes all, whe'hcr al
home or abroad, 10 sink The paliry considerations
Of parry success or benefits, and give a unhed
support 10 The constituted authorities oil The couh-
try, in jealous prosecution oil The war. by