Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-13

',,hsr branch Of This Government save Congress
ran nut this country in sla'e y, "a' oom-
cn u ~. omn,,v or nation Gen. Taylor, IN coui-
m.nd If your troops cannot 90 ~. Inc
den, in the White House cannon 90 II. INC ~
nreme Court cannot doll. coniindhue' ~ -.
nayy cannot do it, No, SIT no.nins sho "1, -
decIarai by Congress, recognizing OF uecid.us
s,ar will be adequate 10 put into force Inc laws
., w.r Gen. Taylor might give an ohence;-
u Tb oI President mish, give an ofeHce. Inc gu
a nnT Conf might give an offence. a COM
| pp,srder in YOUR navy might give an oIehce.
I,I"ad any priyate citizen may give an oHence
- .noiher nation but all that don't prouucc a
sra,e Of war. The United States ana ne' cru.
,sns NAV have thousand injuries inflicted uPoh
them. any one OF which might De sufiicieh' " au-
Ihorze declaration OF war; but until mai oeeia'
| rat;on il made nv Congress no war exists
Nav | would enquire when This war with Mex
;cn did commence. Will any deny that II cou-
,nanced on our part, and only commenced wheh
the nc, Of The l3h Of May, 1916, took effects u
is truc that Mexico had taken the Initiative steps,
hu, Geo. Taylor had only acted on the defensive
M 10 that period Then, sir, for causes so'd ana
sufficient in The eyes OF Consress-ihe conslHu
lional war.declarins powcr-lhis war was oroush.
ahnut by lhr acs OF aggression on Inc part oil
Msx;co and The law OF Congress recognizing
!, and providing for lis prosecution. So soon as
conoress declares war, and gives the supplies OF
mon and money, il becomes The duty OF The com
| mana.r in chief of the army and navy oil Inc v
States 10 prosecute il. Congress "leis slip me
doosot war" The President Conducts The chase:
| rhe Constitution has made TINS wise DIVISION VI
| mower. Whilst Congress is responsible lol Drug
| inc The country into stale oil war-Whiis' We,
sir are responsible TO The people OF our Respective
| districts tor our votes on deciaralinn Oh wal,
The President is responsible 10 the whole people, oy
whom he is elected, for the manner IN ~nich Inc
war shall be conducted, and in which II shall be
b,ouob 10 close. II is ruc that he Senate, rep.
resentins The States has TO share The responsibility
OF finally ra,ilying treaty OF peace
How will The leaders OF The Wing party justly
themselves before this nation in their repeated al
tennis 10 make the world believe, to make Mexi-
| co believe. and even the less informed OF our own
I coun,rymen believe, that this is the Presidents
| war @an unconstitutional and an unnecessary
waf"-yes "a damnable war"-prosecuted oy Inc
! President for ambitious, wicked, ana unnoy Pul,
| poses2 All this and much more, We nave neara
| from he Wing party on this iloor, IN inc senate,
and from he Wing press 81 the country since ION
| Nav. 1876. and while The wal was raging IN Mex.
ico Wills! the President had his hands full with
foreign and deadly enemy, and whilst The blood OF
our brave counlrymen was freely flowing IN VIM
| d,calion Of The rehs and glory OF our county
| No sooner was the responsibility OF This war, by
The act Of May, 1916 placed upon the shoulders
OF The Presiieni, than The leaders OF The Wing
party and almost the entire Wing press of the
country, commenced throwing The mos! difficult
obstacles in The way Of its successful prosecution
and honorable termination. Supplies were de.
layed the war was denounced as unjust; all al
once i, was discovered that The climate OF Next
co was poisoned with sickness AMI death, that il
promised nothing but a robber's grave 10 The sol.
der who went there 10 fight the battles OF his
country; the horrors Of war were depicted in
the high imagery OF The Wing orators, poets
and scrib5lers OF The land; ,hr frantic wife and
mother, The weeping sister and lover, were III held
up the full gaze Of the citizen soldier lha other
wise might be willing 10 enter The service oi his
country no, sentiment entertained IN Mexico
herself against The BUSINESS Of The war on our
part, but found response on The other side 0! lhs
Hail When the guerrilla chief haransued bis
murderous band, and told them OF the wrongs Of
Tered 10 Mexico : when he told them that
the war was one Of invasion, "unconsiiution-
ally and unnecessarily begun by" poor,
weak, lying, eoms-6y.chance President OF The
United Slaes-ihat il was damnable in lis
conception and wicked in its purposes,-he pro-
vel all his assertions from the votes, recoris and
speeches emanalins from the Congress Ui the u.
States and Wing press OF the couniry. Now,
,ir, | ask, what was ali this opposition for2 Was
il TO help our own country or Mexico? Can
any man be mistaken in lis purposes and ettecis7
| know il is natural for great and good men 10
take sides in favor OF the weak aud oppressed
against the oppressor; but think patriotism
should have induced The relentless Opposition 10
look better 10 the causes aud history Of thc war
before they gave this kind OF "ald and comfort
10 the enemy.
Sir, do not much wonder that the young
w lgs shoad .:isn 10 bury all the old party IS
sues aad enter Inc campaign OF 1913 III "bldze
OF glory" Tor hero Of me war and noparty
cancieae. No. that Mexico has been chastised
Tor her wicke;ncss and FOLLY, in spite Of all the
>ympahe TIA, could be raised in her favor, and
has consented 10 make an honorable peace
WHEN the blessings II that peace are about visit
ing both countries and The rich harvest oil the war
is about to be gathered 10 our own; am no, sur
priced 10 see the more saaaci0us oil the Wing
party, like our first parents. alter lhey had snned,
| discovering their nakcdne-s and trying 10 cover
The uselves from the gaze Of an indignant people.
Now, have few remarks 10 make, connect
| ed with the history and conduct Of The two great
| political parties OF the country, and am DONE
| The Democratic party never iorsakcs the cause
~ their country because the Executive branch oil
| the Government may be in the hands of their o.
ponents. In 1910 the Wings came into
! power, under circumstances as well calcu-
| lated 10 sour and imbiiier the Democrats
| as any which nc can vel conceive Of; yet
| that administration, in lis trials and mia
lorlunes found much. indeed most Of its support,
| aid and comioT from The Democratic parry; not
| from any partially Tor The incumbenis, but be-
cause We loved the people and the country they
| represented How has II been with the executive
| ha, The people brought into power in The ecion
OF 1912 Has i; got any aid and comfort 10 lis
trials and dficules7 Has il been encouraged
4 ~ IN nnd fai n oE ;rc
OF domestic or foreign policy? No, sir, no. =
| The city OF Rome vas saved by The opposition
| and jealousy of Carihagenian Senate and Car
| lhase, in her turn, sacked and overrun by Ro.
man army. Mexico has moi been so fortunate
as the Imperial City, nor the calamilies SO great
| 10 our own country as 10 Carthage; but so far as
he party effort was concerned, The cases are pa.
| ralel | do not wish 10 be understood 10 insinu.
ale that the Canhagonian Senate intended 10
! bring destruction upon their own country, but il
was the result OF an effort 10 break down rival
| in The person OF Hannibll | am also quite sure
| that The opposition here had no separate and indie
peHdent wish 10 injure heir own country. Their
object was 10 break down rival; but sir they
| were willing 10 do II al too great cost Their
welldiIecled blows al the Executive Of their own
cuualry whrtled The sword and neryed the arm Of
NeSico and doubt not that many a noble SOL
der and patriot are now sleeping in dea,h, who
could have been saved 10 The nation but for this
misguided eifor.
Again the Wing party seems quite inclined
to come into power without giving to the peo-
pie any pledges or opinions BY which they will
ne guided in the Administration Of public at
fairs. In 1910 they came into power in this
way, and the disastrous consequences thai fol-
lowed are too fresh in the memory Of all TO
need recapitua ion.
In 1874 the Democratic party held out in bold
relief the contrary policy. We, in the Balti
more Convention, BY our resolutions and address
10 the people, pledged our nominee TO line of
conduct and measures that have been TO him
like the polar star 10 the mariner, and enabled
him TO keep the noble vessel in his charge set 10
the breeze Of enlightened public will Sir, this
Administration came into power pledged to
| bring unnn tie country the blessings of free