Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-01

the valor and noble defer minaon OF ire unfortunate:
who 20 10 battle ed worse governed, and almost IN
varlably outraged by deceit or perfdy.
! "'Ts not my talent 10 conceal my thoughts
Or carry smiles and sunshine in my face
! While discomfort sits heavy At my heart"
Such are the concluding lines of Inconsistency
in The Times OF Thursday, the day before the
Presidents arrival in this city. We do not know
who may be the author Of the production which
we have heard denounced as "disg'aceful" b,
Wings and Democrats in every quarter. We
have heard il attributed 10 one who has figured
largely in the political events Of the Metropolis;
but whoever he may De- all must admit that nc
must feel particularly cheap" after the "cordia
welcome" 10 the President from the whole CITY,
Wings and Democrats, on Friday afternoon
This rabid parlizan, who would madly violate
all The courleses Of li!e closes his bier diaiibr
with The following emphatic expressions:
hupe that the Wings will take no part in this 6usi
ness-ior myself, never can, and never will
affect what do mol feel" How his liberal ad.
vice was followed, was empnalically shown b.
the large number Of Wings old and young, high
i
spects 10 The Chief Ma siSlra;e of the Nation This
free tribute Of tree people 10 the Executive oi The
country, is sca!ding rebukc 10 this mere tool q
party. We envy not his feelings OF rage ant
modification when he saw his ftctous sugges
| lions spurned by this whole Wing community.
Under The irAuencc OF the hot sun OF Friday
afternoon, his wrath must have boiled over, nd
perhaps The gentleman melted away, leaving MOI
"a grease-spot" behind. One Thing is very Ger.
tain, after the killing modification Of his "hopes
on Friday, We shall never again hear from "Con-
sislency" on the subject OF Presidential receT-
|. is needless to comment upon The elegant
epi,he,s applied BY him 10 he President, al mo-
men, when, by general consent, party spirit was
hushcd and all came forward 10 extend public
couresies 10 The President. Under The circum-
stances they speak ileir own condemnation,
and we string together few choice phrases, 10
show that there was one man. iactious and VIC
lent enough TO raise the slogan Of party al such
time We desire to hand down The masked as
sailani, as singular specimen OF extreme parry
madness. Some oil his epilhels ae as follows
"Mos INSCRIPTIONS and unreen'ns proscIip-
ton" "lyranny and ,yran'," freshness, folly and
pilitul shutting on The Oregon question" "a man
SO incurablv wicked or So pcrvcrseiy stupid as
| To hazard war with the most powerful nation
| OF the globe, "reckessness and daring unParal
leed in our history" 'pa!cellcd cut the conquer
| ed territory of Mexico among his saraps anc
lieu,enanls," "bod and infamous attempt 10 place
over the heads of heroic veterans, vain-s glorious
staggering civilian" "gross usuTpa'ions ant
barefaced tollies of their sovereign Master ant
Ruler.n "involved this nation in bloody, un
provoked, and to all appearance, endless war,
"wickedness and imbecilily,"- SO on to lht
end Of The chapter
There is one portion OF "Con,is,ency's" article
which we feel bound 10 notice, as il indirectly re
fers 10 ourselves. lie finds fault with the descrlp
ton Of The public meeting as "oi The citizens .
Rich,uomd," when in fact there were no, NOR
than 60 or 10 present. and not more Than ID or y
Wings. We aced as Secretary Of The meeting
under our worthy Wing Mayor rs Chairman
and we deem word OF explanation as necessa
nv. Before The meeting was called, our sugges
ton 10 lha, effect received The acquiescence O
Two oil The Wing papers OF The city, and was al
forwards endorsed by them all Il was called
ia meeting of N. citizens Of Richmond, aud con
Quoted as such. |, was the duty Of Consistency.
if he looked upon The pro ceilings as so outrage
Gus, 10 have attended The meeting, and publicly
in the face of the world, have protested agains
them. Bu, we heard Of no such gentleman as "Cur
sislency" being al the meeling-and The pr
ceediugs passed off with entire harmony and col
diality Indeed, al the suggestion Of disIir
guished Wing, the words in The preamble, 'wilf
on, distinco ofparly." werc unanimously strict
en- oul, upon the proper ground that, on such
subject, every possible idea of party infuene
should be discarded. But il the preiminar
meeting va. no, large one its proceedings wei
cordially ratified by the mass meeting on The stree
and in the CAPITOL on Friday afternoon, 10 recei'
the Presiden,-and consistency" vas mol eve
there 10 raise his protest
Inconsistency" referring TO the twelve Whis
on he Two commiuees, boldly asserls-"l do VI
der,aLe to say, from my knowledge OF The me-
that there cannot be one GU, Of the twelve VII
could give sincerely 10 James h. Polk a eor4i
relcome 10 The inequalities Of the Virginia NJ
lropols." Consistency" will of course ,reathel
as hypocriles of the darkes. dye but many mol
than tone out OF The twelve" united cordially
the arrangements, and made suggestions whic
; were adopted by the committees. We "unde
take" 10 defend them AGAINST The attacks OF "Col
, sis,cncy," and 10 express our unqualified aprro
al Of The sincerity with which They Joined in gi
ing cordial welcome 10 the Chief Magistrate
the nation, however they may differ with him c
J questions oi Stale policy. Their libeTaliIy al
honorable bearing on the occasion were cordial
endorsed Ivy The whole city, and they may we
/ disregard the rawlings ol such fanatic as "Co
sisiency."
Blu, enough in regard 10 All individual who
opinions have been practically scofied al By h
own party. Peace 10 his names!
SCARCITY OF FOOD IN MARKHAM
Il seems that there is much suffering from Il
want Of food and the necessaTes OF life in son
portions ofthis county, as well as in unlorluna