Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-24

eeehon snu we arc only Tue TO ourselves, and have
full turn out OF the Wings shall redeem our district
Presidential election tho Wings carry the s,rie
by large majority and why should we be false to our
selves in Congressional election Let us shake oil our
| apathy and lukewsrmness, and rally to the poll.
The Presidential ction may 20 into Coosre.. an,
the success OF our glorious Wing may depend upon
| our district
Wings! Reflect, that IL will be con,es, between con.
sutuuonal republican on our part, and unlimited
us unae' |e disguise O., democracy. tho part OF
opponents Let every Wing reject that his going TO the
polls be the cause Of cccng constitutional Pre.i
dent or his staying away be the eleetng despot
Then let every Wing rally the rescue Allow me mos,
respectfully call tho attention of tho whig. of m, dis
ie' to some OF the most prominent before the
| country.
which has been most wantony, most unnecessarily and
most brought about by our most
| aud unprnc pied admini.tra ton
Scarcely had they escaped war with Cre, R,i,,, ION,
avoided by inc wisdom and prudence OF the u Sem
sieJ when the Executive. without consulting tke
making poicer plunged into war with sister Re-
public, by marching the army into tho MEXICAN Ter
and planting our cannon opposite Maiamoro~ Mexi-
can cly-an Insult winch no nation earth could submit
TO without disgrace Yet the Executive saws. in one mes
that Mexico began war upon MS and in another
feeling conscious that 1t true old I'M
settled claims Tor spolations &c the the
NOW, 10 say nothing OF the OF in ma
King war upon helpless sister Republic without cause
Tor whom should have had sympathy engaged as
she was IN civil war-whst right had the Executive TO
usurp the waF-mskng power The consi,ut,on of tho
L. States in article lst, section Sh The Congress
| shall have power to declare war;" &c. &c.
Was II not making war, and treating Coneress with con
tempt too during its session, march army Mexi-
terrory-proyed to be such BY Benton in his unan-
sweraee speech against the annexation OF Texas and by tho
fact that the Mexican custom houses Point Isabel aud
other place. the side OF the Rio rando rs well as
Santa Re. collected their without from
and the isct OF the being the of
MeSicans with the exception OF Corpus Christi from the
Ncuees 10 the RIO Gtsndc1 Our officers in their letters
on their march speak OF the poor Mcxcans flying before
our army deserving their houses, their and
fields. &c.l
Mr. Calhoun. who drew up the treaty of annexation.
proves by the Texas commissioners that tire bound airy
cit open Tor future negotiations and the Executive admits
It, when he ordered the remain at Corpus Christi
near the NoGces, until the alter though struck him. that
great conquest would give ecla administration Mr.
Marks, our Consul at Mstamoros, that Execu
tive that the Mexican General Arsta had pro-
posed 10 General Taylor that both should keen
OF the disputed territory un could be settled by nero
on and yet our Executive Mexico made war upon
us! II Mexico struck the first below why cnumcrate as
causes for the the old unsettled claims against her
Was not the INST blow sufficient for II Mcxi
had struck the first blow would not have been on,
single dissenting in this widespread country about
the justice OF the But It the old and unsettled claims
Mexico the OF war, Is most unort
nate that we should have selected a sister Republic IN
feeble and distracted state 10 go 10 war with for dol
lars and cents, aer waiting with France. England aud
Spain years for settlement similar old claims
IL shews how little sympathy se-stycd democracy
have Tor sister Republics.
Our Democratic President il not satisfied with usurp-
ing the wsr-makng power belonging to Congress but
Is TO call IN question his right 10 usurp power
Or the justice Of the without being charged with
treason with ai1rdlng AID and comfort the
Has 1t come 10 this that "ihe king do no wrong"
and that 1t - treason 10 say nay his usurpationsl
Is this Democracy, Republcanisml l. the rich,
OF speech and the right OF debate be uammclied on
The part OF the people, and their reptesenayesi But
the Court Editor Is TO be allowed dragoon Congress
for not surendcring all the powers of the Government
into tie hands VI the Executive and because the Whiss
and some OF the Democrats refuse do this IN his des-
Perauon he published uniuundcd and malicious Libel
against the Senate aud when he merely excluded
from the floor OF the Senate from the Reporters,
ga!ory-it called blow the liberty OF the pr.s
although It did interfere with his reporter at all
But where was MS voice defence OF the Liberty OF
the press, when the Peoples Reporters the Tribune and
ience3 All! but there lies the difference. One is the
Kings fress, and the other the Peoples
Alter tie Executive usurped tho war-making nower
lei us see how he has carried on the war. When the
dominant parry came ato power, they found full trea
sury and tarh Chat OF i2j yielding abundant re-
but an their reckless party spirit aud tage they
determined to undo every thing the Wing pary had done
ami ia desancc 81 the advice OF their own mar
~ they cut down the iSriI and established the odious
sub treasury at tho very time too when sound tariff
was most needed, m time OF And what has been
the consequence The IL diminished and they
running up National debt of millions upon mi lions
aud II We do not shortly have peace the Government
will become bankrupt under the management of such
a reckless party Inc turh policy dixie that OF 1922
suHren' Tor revenue and at the encourage and
sustain our nome industry, aud build up home market
mas been the true, sound and well tined policy OF our
country aud whenever 1t has been devated FROM has re-
uted IN dsasous consequences 1t the policy OF Wash
lngIon, Jeieson, Madison, and Of all the Republican
administrations and At is the bareaced and rcck-
less assertion, to say 1t Is Federal and not Demo-
erauc policy How reckless and run mad Il party
be- IN time OF to cut down the of the coun
try, and establish the Sub-treasury TO impede the ex-
changes OF the country, and destroy the of war?
Why, but for the famine Europe, which has thrown
the balance OF trade IN favor and impossibity
OF carrying the SubTeasury fully into effect the iarf
Ut lc46 would have produced the disastrous effects
when were produced IN 1869, aud up the tariff
OF AZ which immediately relieved the country, acting
almost like magic.
II the PEG lie OF this country do not discounenance the
dangerous usurplons Of power the part the present
Executive, their elections federal constitution will
have received such shock it will hardly ever recover
from, fear Aud # they allow themselves TO bs gagged
10y Executive proclamation, and their old settled policy
and well ed measures 10 be upset. by party and party sp
rt merely because they called Wing measures and be-
the BALTIMORE convention irresponsible body not
at all representing the people, IT, then cav the Shin
OF State IS fair way founder. But do not yet des.
pair. II the Wings Of Virginia will only do the duty as
the Wings OF New York, Pennsylvania Oaio and several
other States have done this reckless dominant party wall
be hurled from power and the ship will be rghed again.
One Of the alarming consequences % this unjust
with Mexico u, that the acquisition Of territory by
treaty conquest, will the dangerous OF all
questions this county the slave question: which has
gone near to dIssolsng glorious Union before and
not be 50 fortunate to have Henry Gay save it
again WHAT would the acquisition OF California,
the whole d Mexico be- compared TO glorious Union
would give the Union for tho whole world besides
dissolution Ot Union would be the greatest o all Gala
mites that could possibly Dcis our country Look at the
~ perpetual civil war since their separation the
mother county and their condition gives but faint pic
Of the and biOOdshed which would follow dis
solution Of our Union. But will dwell Oh this sad
picture. Lot the Wings but do their duty Of the elections
and the Executive will be rebukcd that he will be com
PEELED to show more magDsnniiy sister Republic
ana make peace n be donc with honor 10
both parties. Liberal and honorable Republic would not
desire to dshonor a sister Republic could say much on
the bungng manner II conducting tho war carrying on
the campaigns IN Washington by piror knights, failing
supply our little army with munitions Wagons &c, and
the means p carrying the with ygOr proved
BY tho gallant TayOrs letter. and then after mis- glO-
signal, aud unprecedented forces treble
hsown,o only redeoming thIg about the war; attempt
% dspaage. disgrace and to supersedo tho noble and
gallant Taylor, whose victories according the Union
self, "yewcd ~ comparison with the Of cru
plyyed, almost without parallel ~ military history -
/ How ungratelu how dozpoablo Will Virginia sustain
the attack upon old Rough and Ready of her own
SOM che will not. aud that She Will give evi-
denco the spring elections of her dissent Whig- rally
! u the support Of CdBdfdafr JOHN J. JONES
| aud lct not WING DISTRICT b. miscprcsontcd by 4
| "DEMOCRAT" any longer.
CHARLES CITY