Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-30
TEyo,n The Union.1
THE COURSE OF THE FEDERALIsTS TOWARDS
GEN. TAYLOR AND THE MEXICAN WAR.

We invite The especial attention of every read.
er of the "Union" 10 the following most just ana
powerful article on this sui ject from the "Boston
Post" Long as il is, ii will most amply repay
careful perusal and we trust that il may go Inc
rounds" of the whole Democratic press Of The
country.
The overwhelming case Of political "talsedood
and prosttutlon" which the Posi- makes out, IS
indeed predcaled exclusively (perhaps too exelu'
sively) on The doinss Of the Federais!s Of Massa-
chuetis But any man al all conversanl with Inc
course OF parties and politics Tor The last lew
months, will see for himself The large measure 10
which the structures of the "Posr are apphcaoie
10 The Federal party and press throughout inc
Union.
In fact, the selfish efforts and specuialons Of
office-seekers apart, the Federal members OF The
Legislature OF Massachusetts, have, by their
course, made the question of The acceptance oy
| Gen. Taylor OF mere party nomination ior Ire
Presidency by the Federaists, question caicu.
lated to affect his character as public man, ano
his sense Of honor as soldier. The people
know that the Federaliss have, for the last eigh.
lie, n months, made all their political capital, ana
invested all their parlizan hope in representing
General Taylor as the chief instrument IN me
prosecution Of plan OF ROBBERY and MURDER, en-
Tered upon for The purpose Of extending SLAVERY
and establishing il in new regions. Upon Fe-
deral showing, General TayloI's name has been
held up as thai OF the ehre and ,ciHtng, and zeal
aus agent in his gigantic scheme o! mischief ana
CALAMITY. Observation-Disclosures has, with
out ceasng, done its worst 10 stain MS iaufels
with the dishonor of this fell crime. And yet
they would call upon General Taylor 10 ENDORSE
The foul SANDER by lending his name, on parry
nomination and tor party purposes, 10 orins lnese
uDprincipled and "irailorous" parlsans 'nlo place
and power. Can they thus call upon him 10 ne
come the party President Of his dencunceEs !
Will he consent 10 become the candidate OF
parly that has assailei the war in which he has
figured. and the laurels which he has won? Can
he consent 10 throw himself into the arms OF such
party in opposition TO the patriotic people, whose
Just sense OF national character and rights sent
him to Mexico to fight their battles and then sus-
tanned and cheered on him and his gallant army,
against food Of Federal obcquy, 10 his present
great renown2
But we will delain our readers no longer from
the eloquent augmentation OF The Posi-.
From The Boston Posi-, april 81.
The MEXICAN WAR.-Tns MASSACHUSETTS LIE
GIsLaTuRE-ITs COMMITTEES AND ITS MORALS
on THE WAR AND GEN. TAYLOR.
We especially desire 10 have il remembered,
BY present and future generations, mat The Mas
sachn,eus legislature OF The year lS47 was with
thirty or forty democrats, out OF some three hum
d,ed members, in the House. We rejoice there
are so lev, and wish there were less, 10 share IN
The disgrace that will attach 10 his legislative Dony
as]ong as il shall be remembered.
/ ALWAYS promising This condition oil parties, We
mean, now and hereafter, 10 hold mat BODY re-
sponsibe 10 the people and the country lof lis
treacherous conduct in regard TO The Mexican
war. course of proceedings not less morally
reasonable than that which dishonored, and has
ever since doomed, the federal parry in The war Of
1912; bu in meanness, shnffilng, evasion, double
dealing, and cowardice, incomparaby interior in
every quality that commands some respect lot
courage and consistency, even while II challenges
inter condemnation tor lis want Of patriotism.
The Hartford Convention men were al least
consistent, They denounced the war, and all
engaged in it. They treated The President, ana
his military and naval commanders as alike The
authors and instruments OF villainy. They pass
cd resolutions reprobalng The President and his
war. and al The same time refused vole ol
thanks to The heroes who had achieved VICTORIES
in that war, and they suck TO II with cCnsls
tency that would have been honorable in an
honorable cause.
In the House, in 1914, they voted 10 call upon
Mr.. Madison 10 resign the Presidency, ION ao-
coun, Of The efayious conduct Of his Adminislra-
lion in bringing On The war;" and in The Senate,
when Democrat offered vote Of thanks 10 me
Gallant Lawrence and his crew for The splendid
caolure OF The Peacock that motion was put
down. and every Wing Of that day voted, That
in a irar Ike ne present. icnged icholiEuStfa6te
coux II is not becoming moral and religious pto-
pie 10 erpress any appreciation Of mlifa'y or naval
rietor,es"
False as they were 10 their country in her Pc
ril The old Wings were al least bold in their ac-
1 IN heir
did propose 10 send James Madison 10 Join Bona
pare al Elba, Tor making the "wcked and ne
iarious war;" bpt they did not, in the same
breath. laud his best General, Andrew Jackson,
Tor 40 bravely carrying on that "wicked and ne
farious war;" nor did they get up the capital plot
OF d,lealins MIR. Madison, and putting them
selves into power, by Selling on The popularity OF
The hero Of New Orleans 10 make him their can
didate for The Presidency.
Sage men as they were, and shreWd statesmen
with their Discs. and Quincys, and Cabots, and
Webslers, they never thought OF ms grand ef.
pedien in modern Wing morals, oi cnrsing q
war and laudins and rewarding those who hghI
il, or in other words, denouncne highway
robbery as the most infamous OF crimes, aud
then taking advantage OF the popularity OF The
chief robber, to make him their President, that
he may give them the Offices
This is now the precise position, in point OF
morals and consistency OF the Massachusetts
Wing legislature, and OF that portion OF The par
~ here and elsewhere, who have The utter shame
lessness 10 attempt 10 get into power upon Po-
li,cal canilal. one hall of which is 10 be made up
of cursing The administration and Inc "nelarious
var" and the other half OF The popularity OF
some candidate, (Taylor or Scol,) acquired by
carrying on that "netarous war.
WE acquit The gallant hero oil -four victories oil
any participation in this design, nor should ne
be held responsible for the absurdities OF those
who are demonstrating how utterly contemplate
Wing principles are, by this recSlessness 10 Sc
cure popular candidate though made such sole
ly BY his chief participation 10 acts which they
avow in their resolves that they "ABHOR," and
which they daily denounce as unconstitutional
and infamous.
The "easy virtue" of the Wings was sufficient.
ly developed, and sufficiently punished too, when
IN blind the South they selected John Tyler Tor
Vice President, knowing that he held precisely
The opposite doctrines 10 theirs on all iher pre-
tended fundamental measures; but it would DC
pushing easy virtue to common prostitution, II
after their course in Congress and Stale Legisla-
lures, and in their presses upon the Mexican war,
that party can really iorego all Its most solemn
professions and principles, so as 10 look tor mere
availability from The popularity OF the very war
they denounce and "ahhor."
In this altitude the Massachusetts Wings and
the Massachusetts Legislature stand prominent.
Glance over their course for a moment.
Congress, on The lllh of May, declared that war
existed with Mexicoj and when The President
called for regiment from Massachusetts, out
came Governor Briggs (who forge, himself ana
his associates for the instantly and proclaimed 10
The world on The 26th OF May, "that The consIiiu..
tiona authorities Of the country have declared
that war with foreign country actually exists;
thai il is alike the dictate Of patriotism and h.
manly that every MEANS honorable 10 ourselves
and just 10 our enemy, should he employed 10
bring the war 10 successful termination-Ihata
prompt and energetic cooperation Of the ,caoe peo-
pie in The use Of lhose means is emincnly calcn-
lated to produce this result, and TO that end, says
he, II call upon the citizen soldiersof MassacAnas
al oacs 10 enrol Themselves and 10 hold hems.fres IN
readiness TO be mustered ,no The sern,ee Of The Iep6;
ie yhsn the ezgcnexs OF The country saaa'squ're H."
The citizen soldiers promptly obeyed The call
of their country and OF Governor George N.
Briggs. But the anti-savery men and The con-
science Wings nearly upset Mr. George N.
Rrieg. for presuming to side with his country
instead Of the enemy, and forthwith the govern