Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-23
THE ENQUIRER.
wednesday NJ orning, July u, lsaI.
RICHMOND, VA.

The Wing admits that lis editofiai al'.'
Saturday, on Mr.. Bolts letter 10 fn''au''f
contained an essential error, in representing "'
Bolts as concurring with the policy Of ueh.'"'
TAYLOR and MIR. Calhoun, viz: 10 define INC ''"s
or Mer;can territory we intend 10 occupy anu
hold by way OF indemnify. We saw ~ SUI"
suggestion" in Mr.. Bolts letter, ana WIZ.
prised 10 see The Wing attribute su7h Po''cy ~
mr pous we still contend that there IS d
marked inconsistency in that editorial as " al-
oars-bn, since an error is acknowledged 70 en-
i, we freely admit that The Wing and MI. bo'ls
,ho,o,.b,v aoree as to the course which our 60
vernmenl should pursue towards Me1ico-s'I'
To withdraw our army al once 10 the hio ofdnue
or The Nueees, or the "irue boundary line oil lex
asn whatever that may be0 TO throw 10 me
,v;nds all claims for The "wIongs" done US, las
Mr.. Clay admitted in his New Orleans speechJ
ard all demands for the insult and INJURY 'hh'c'-
ed pnon American cilizens-and not 10 retain
s;role foot OF Mexican soil in compensation Tor
The expenses incurred in The war, or 'h- aiFociies
suffered al the hands OF that insolent nation. Inc
lyb;y utterly resiss the smallest territorial &C.
ouistion. in the first place, that the Territory IS
worthless, or worse than worthless and, secono'
tba, il will involve The dangerous controversy De-
tween the North and South in connection WIN
The Wi)mot Pfoviso We see no force in The iirst
objection II is true, that We have had aescf'p'
tions of The sleliliiy and impraclIcaole charac'et
~ come nortions of The Mexican lerriory-out,
an tho other hand. we have read glowing sketch
&C of valleys and table-ands, worthy TO be class
ed with the happy valley OF Rasselas. linen
,bere i The barbor of ST. Francisco, California,
admitted 10 be the finest in the world, which MT.
Webster was eager 10 secure for The peculiar De-
rs6, NJ the an!i.war Federal merchants and ma
n,f.c,urers of Boston. False, indeed, must be
,be history of ,ha, interesting country, il there Is
no, contained in lis lni,s sufficient fertile land,
mineral wealth and commercial advantages 10
compensate for the just claims we have against
Mexico. But Gen. Taylor and MIR. Calhoun,
The witnesses cited by The Wing, certainly must
know something OF The advantages oil The coun-
try. for they would not have advised The acquisi-
,ion Of nwor,hless, or more than worthless" terri.
tory.
As 10 The second point, the dangers of the Will
mo, Proviso Controversy, our opinion is yet I'M
altered. II The United States acquire territory,
the South have a right 10 occupy, use and enjoy
Il in common with our Northern brethren. The
rich, is guaranteed 10 US by the Constitution; and
il, Tor the sake If cxpediency, we abandon our
rights al he presenI time, we only invoke new
aggressions upon lue rights now enjoyed by
Southern citizens. II we shrink in advance
from assumed danger, we encourage the fanatics
of The North 10 new assaults upon our inslilu-
lions as they now exist. Virginia has taken The
true ground on this question. She is willing 10
sand BY the compromise Of the Missouri line,
and we cannot ye! abandon The opinion that, il
North will be induced BY self.in!eres, if not by
patriotism and justice, 10 concede 10 US our equit-
able claims, and agree upon proper settlement
Of The question, without disruption OF the
Union, or breach of The harmony and good
feeling, which should bind together all portions
of our vast Republic. Let The issue be met, and
decided now, or The evil will only be postponed,
10 break oul hereafter with still more fearful vio-
lencc.
The Wing is "at loss TO comprehend how
tine moral iru;ls ofour splendid military achieve
menls would be thrown away By the course ad-
voealed by that paper, viz: 10 withdraw our
forces entirely from Mexico. Such re'real
we would regard as disgracelul to The nation,
and perous TO our future peace and immuni-
~ from interference. In addition 10 the views
presented BY us in our reply 10 the Wing,
we find some reflections in the New Orleans
Delta, which, as far as withdrawal oil our forces
is concerned, seem 10 us 10 cover The whole
ground. and utterly 10 expose the fatal mischies
of The course suggested by Mr. Bolts and the
Wing. We regard them as eminen!ly appro-
PIRATE 10 The present discussion, and we conclude
BY commencing them TO public attention
sour own apparent anxiety TO gel rid of this
war, the 100 eager oyeriures Of our Government,
the continued complaints and remonslrances of
portion OF our people against The continuance
OF the war, the great expense 10 which il sub
iects us, and the an,i-war policy OF our inslitu-
tons-facts ,ciih ,rhich Tie Hsricans are made f.
| m,ljar Mrouyh on7 nelrspapsTs-al cODspiIe 10
feed in their bosoms the nope, that if they cont.
nue. their resistance little longer, we shall be
compelled TO follow The advice OF the pious editor
of The Journal OF Commerce, and back out OF
The war; give il up, siulIfy ourselves, and make
our Republic the scot, scorn and iaughing-sock OF
| the 1rholc arorid. Sooner than this war should
come 10 This disgraceiul issue, we would see il
prolonged ten, twenty or fifty years, al sacrifice
| and cost ten times greater than what has get been
incurred! Eo-here can be no backing OUT
| This war involves mere than the existence Of
Mexico-more than the mill ions Of treasure and
the thousands OF lives which it will cost-il in
wolves The pride, he character, Interpolation of our
goung Republic. The advice Of Poionius applies
with greater force 10 a nation, than 10 an indTi-
dual
'sBe slow to quarrel,
But beins in bear up, that thy enemy may remember
! thee
If ire back AIT Of this aror, IRE shall Tempt the injus
nee and oppression Of all The nations Of The aoorld
10 opprcsS and hamphe rpm rs. BY acknowledging
ourselves unable 10 carry on war with feeble
and degenerate republic, we shall publish our
weakness 10 the world, and lei those nations which
now stand in awe OF ouT power and wealth, know
that Notwithstanding our vast pre,ensions, we have
no adequate resources 10 The power Of The coun-
Try, or in the rrlnes Of the people, to conduct
even small war like this 10 favorable result
But we dismiss this idle ard reckless proposition
OF these fanatics, as unworthy OF the considera-
lion OF any honest or sensible American.
THE true policy of our government is 10 go on
prosecuting this war with vigor, and without ces-
sa,ion. Let The enemy understand that there will
be no peace, until they seek it-hat if they yield
not 10 cur terms, we shall be forced 10 take pos
session Of their country, and then dictate 10 Them
conditions far more severe and onerous than those
now rendered 10 them.
The New Orleans Delta republisbes from the
Vera Cruz Sol de Anahaac The correspondence
between Mr.. Buchanan, our Secretary of State,
and Domingo Ibarra, the Minister Of Internal and
Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Mr.. Buchanan:
letter has undergone two lransations, and, OF
course, must be very different from The original.
1t will be published al Washington, We presume,
and we wait for The true copy. The analysis Of
the correspondence from the Picayune, published
Yesterday is full and accurate. The Delta saws.