Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-23
THE TENNESSEE "AGONY.'

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Another Wing horse has been brought or tie
h.d, Without however, bringing matters to 8
climax. Christopher H. Williams, Of Hen
derson county, is the new nominee for Uni
led States Senator; but 'lhe end is not YETI
While Tops and Reese's friends have dropprt
Them, Netherlands hold on firmly, and MIR. Scat
tering beats them all. On The twenty fourth bal
lot the vote stood Reese 3, Topp 2. W illams 80
Neherand IS, Scattering So and then, 10 use the
expressive language Of The Legislative reports
'the further f1ort 10 elect U. S. Senator was
suspended"
While these Whg aspiranls are on the pain.
fui tcn:erhook OF suspense, il is instructive &c
consider their opinions on lbe great questions Of
the day Messrs. Rowley and Barclay Martin
leading Democrats Of the Tennessee Senate, ad-
drcsse. 10 Tie Wings who had been spoken OF
for u S. Senator'S series Of inleroga;ores as FOL.
lows:
| lst II chosen Senator, will You vote for The re.
| peal Of The tariff Act Of lS462
3D. Will you give your support and influence
in support Of vigorous prosecution Of The war
with Mexico?
.
mot Pfnviso, as presented al The last session Of
CUnsress2
They all, Without exception. declare their per-
feet willingness 10 give ie tariff oi as full and
impartial lrial-and Jndgc Reese, goes so far as
10 say, Thar il The present tariff is 10 be touched e:
all, he would amend il solely with view 10 an
increase Of The overwhelmingly uneQuivocally
abandoning lie principle Of protection" The
reply OF MIR. Topp savers so strongly OF Demo
cratic free-Irade principles, that we cannot refrain
from copying in erisnso his remarks on the sub.
iect-"Proleclion" seems TO have no foothold in
Tennessee Whigscry:
ain great degree, our tariff or revenue laws
have been passed with reference, moi only 10 our
internal condition as Z GaIlJE or. 10 ac rra'cc-
tive aud piUhbCry policy Of The different gov
ernments, with whom We have had COMMERCIAL
intercourse. Since The passage OF the Act OF 46
puuiIc srut'ui.n, cad l. ISOLATION ho~o undergone
a great change, particularly in Great Britain
They have tecently abandoned policy,lo which
they adhered Tor centuries, vJiaaay opened their
pa,tS or many af,ccs and 'auuca i,ce-i,1ldc tc,ti
other ,,aiioas. Whether The late acts OF The Bill
fish Parliament, were The result OF policy or me-
cessity, ii IS mt nKE necessary 10 inquire
ut thediirrenf Commercial nations with whom
| we trade, shall Permanently remove the resiric-
tons, with which our intercourse with them has
hitherto been ieitersd. il becomes our policy 10
meet them, with spirit of reciprocal legislation,
50 far as The same can be done, nth a die regard
10 all The grea, Interests IT tie eo@r1y. The
people oil the United States, above all things
need CERTAINTY and anb:h'y III their rtreauc ia@s
They have Witnessed the operation ol the Tariff
Acl OF l842-lhey arc now testing The act Of
nnI, ,..leo IN ns,,0
tate that We should give the act Of 1645 foil and
impartial trial. With This view, / ,couh mol rotc
for II, repeal until il ras o6viOus II had failed 10
ansarer The objeet Of its creation"
Upon The war question, these Tennessee Wing
leaders have taken The fullest Democratic ground.
"Noi having The fear Of" The great Ashland Idol
"before their eyes" they are guilty Of the high
crime Of advocating vigorous prosecution Of
the war with Mexico, as The surest plan Of secur.
ing peace. Mir. Tops language is uBequivccal
and strong:
u am in favor Of supplying mcn and money,
pihom STINT, TO carry ON The war with Mexico
with The utmost energy, as the best and on,y means
of terminating lie rupture between the Two couh-
tries"
OF course, they all avow their hostility 10 the
Wi!mol Proviso
In view OF this evidence elected from The Wing
leaders in Tennessee, The Nashville Union is fol-
" justified in iIsdfy humor:
III this Senatorial election is procrastnaed
three months, every leading Wing in the Stale
will have advanced Democratic doctrines 10 re-
laton 10 the war and tariff. For our part, We
! don't sec what Wing principle is left 10 contend
Tor according 10 Foster and Reese"
LIE, us now turn 10 another high func,ionary,
Neil 5. Brown, ESQ, the new Wing Governor q
Tennessee. lie, too, raises his rebc !cus voice
agains, The great Wing dictator" and his
echoes. H. protests in his message against all
defensive lines" and contends that peace is On.
| y 10 be attained by vigorous action. Alter ar
raiening he President as the cause Of The war
though The facts on record proudly reiu,c this
opinion, GOV. brown goes on 10 give his views
force 10 his observations, rejecting, as they doubt
less do, The opinions Of The whole people OF Ten
nessee:
"But, while nave no concurrence with those
whose policy | conceivs led 10 and precipIaled
The counlry into his war, feel as liltle concur.
! renee aud sympathy with Diners, WHO are opposed
| 10 The prosecution OF the war. That believe 10
| be false position, in any and every view of The
national rights and national dignity and autho.
| ry. The nation is committed 10 The war, by
| its cons ilulional anlhorlies-and the voice
OF the nation is imperative upon The peo-
pie. leel and appreciate The obligation in
| its fullest extent. The nation desires peace
but peace can be attained Dot0 only through rHr.-
| And whatever might have been done in The
earlier stages Oft, by Withdrawing The army and
establishing line Of poss, according TO The ad-
vice OF grea, and good men, fear that Time has
past. This policy now, fear, would only height.
en- tie ezssperation of the Mexican people, and
make lhe consequences srill more disastrous, By
rendering he at'ainmento anu permanent peaee IN
detfp,tc 10 my judgment, the motto, ITO conquer
peace" is now made indispensable; there is no
other alternative. Then lei the nations power
be Summoned 10 mighty effort. ami lc, il break
upon hat devoted Country, peal alter peal. in one
unccasing note Of lhunder LIE. the public right
arm be made bare, and The sword remain I'M
shealhed until peace is e1nrlcd. The public in
| Ierest requires this-commerce, both domestic
and foreign, demands tour currency, which
mus, be affected BY such a powerful continuing
cause, claims il. Quiel and repose, business and
lbrih Of every description, nor begin 10 make
their loud appeal. I am satisfied. that economy,
both Of blood and Treasure, dictates this policy
And il is 10 be regretted, and with me The regret
has been co eval with the war ITSELF that large
force was not called into prompt requisiIlnn al Inc
| beginning. Peace would have crowned Inc ef-
| tot, as verify believe, long since.
| TIE Philadelphia Ledger learns that The Sec.
re,ary of War has appointed Court Of Enqui.
80 n investigate all the facts connected with the