Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-22


Zachary Taylor 10 apply The "parmacii" 10 oGl
inward bruises" The old General may be good
Tor good many things. We all kaow thai, as
his profession through life requires he is capi.
al han in making wounds and creating woes
but he is he last sort Of doctor, We humbly submit
10 cure the one or hea The olner-surely lhe last
in Ills case, in which, il they exist al all, he
mainly helped 10 make them and now glories in
The deed.
But what one evil has "more territory" occa-
sionedl The Wing says i, has given US sin
demnity in the shape of hundreds Of thousands
Of square leagues Of barren land for which we
pay more than it is worth" Is not the Wing
tired of repeating this stale fallacy about "6ar
rem ian9!" All men now knop il to be falla.
cy; or if the Editors Of the Wing form an ex
ccpton, they ought to be ashamed Of their gno
rance. Let them read any one Of the numerous
accounts Of California and New Mexico
some Of which We expect lie upon their table, J
and it will cure this hallucinaiion Of theirs about
.barren land, !" and satisfy them that this evil OF
"hayng paid to, much for our WHISTLE is no
thing more than phantom Of their own brain.
sick fancy. But il we have given too much for
the land be it fertile or "barrcn," how is old
General Taylor now TO help III Is he TO vic.
late The treaty, voted, we believe, almost una
nimousIy by our own Senate, and refuse TO
"pank up the CASH. In The name Of common
sense if the Wing thinks We have made a bad
bargain, in what way does it mean that General
| Taylor shall afford refuge" from il to "the
people Of the United Statesi' Perhaps as the
Wig mentions another. it did not mean 10 say
that even General Taylor could now save US
from this awful calamity Of having paid 'too
many shillnss for our pork"
Well VIVA, is The other evil "More territory
ha> given us says the Wing, security in The form
Of ttis fearful question, which struck upon The
ear Of Thomas Jefferson, like hire bell in The
night" The Wing means hat fearful question
we suppose though il says this, and We cannot
imagine Why j, USED The present pronoun TO de-
scribe a question that 'sGuck upJn Inc ear" OF
Mr. Jefferson, which death las unfortunately
closed ali present sounds; unless il is, because
The use VI The past prnnoun alone would have SUI
feed to expose the iallacy. that the acquisition oil
Mexican Territory had anything 10 do with
bringing the "leatul question" OF slavery upon
us. We d. no, mean 10 charge The Wing edi-
tors with anv intent 10 deceive; but do not those
gentlemen themselves perceive that their IDEAS on
this subject are strangely entaneled; in perfect
chaos3 Let them wake up and reflect little.
"This fearful question they must know, was rais-
ed in its most alarming shape, long before a loot OF
Mexican Territory was acquired, else II could
no; hav. struck upon Mr.. JcffeTsons car with such
startling and ominous sounds; for we need moi re-
mind them ,ha, Mr. Jefferson vas losI 10 his
country long before Mexican Territory was
thought Of "More territory then did mol gre
rise 10 'ihi, fearful question" They can Tcco.-
lerl ttal rlurh nor, DOUBTLESS. But "more teni>
,ory" has no, even The fault OF rcriplng ''lhis
fearful QUESTION" Lei our ncighbois reflect
a li;,l- more; and they must recollec also, that
such men as John q. Adams, Joshua R. Gid
dings and Willard Fillmore would not suffer
',his fearful question" to die, or be quiecd, even
s,rous pIopSiisons,I aid ssa|IIyes n az Us mon:
through the Halls of Congress, on all occasions,
for The last fillecn years al least Why, do they
not remember, when Joshua r. Giddings intro
duced his infamous resolutions On this subject,
which raised such Storm al Indignation II The
House OF Representatives that Mr. Bous moved
resolution oil censurc against him, which Nil
lard Fillmore would not VOC tur, though il was
passed by a large ma ottyl Our neighbors cannot
have forgotten thai scene, nor many like i, which
This fearful question" mad given rse 10 long be-
lore Mexican Territory was acquired Nor can
they if they will think liule, point 10 any peiod
nllme when ''lhis ear;ul question" was moi aci'a
ed by heir Northern Wing friends, since is soIhd
| first struck Mr.. Jefferson, car with such aiam-
10, ,hcy may rely upon il MIR Jefferson was mol
| fitch cned al nothing II II has been constantly
asila,ed, then "morc territory" has had no chance
m revive II even Our neiahbors deceive Them
selves, II they think mo territory" would save
u. from il. Their Northern Wing Allies, Mil
lard Fillmore al their head, mean, i! they can, ie
abolish slavery in The District OF Columbia, anc
pohibit VIVA! they call The slave trade belWser
the States; and do il 100, with The view OF indI
rrctiy destroying slavery IN the States. GIVE
away The new territory then, and /! can have ~
earthly effect in satisfying this fell spri! o 40
luionism or slencing Tor one moment me alarm
;ng sount. OF ".his fearful ques ion" Our neigh
bnrs arc "cIcan dat" II they think g. "Mof
territory" neither gave Use TO- nor revived UNI
fearful question:" and mo territory" viii mol 81
lsnce il viii our nrighbors tell US what II j
b,,nrr1i,ory" al all has 10 do with ~ Bui J
!, wss he sole cause OF H. is there SouIheu
man debased enough 10 say that he would De op
no.ed 10 the at qlision OF any territory by IN
IIo;;ed State, for fear OF this or any olh'
oues,ioD7 Could ,hsie be any more palpaol
acknowledgement OF mean ineIiofi'y and seiils
cowardice made by the South, than would
male il she could only defend herself by such de
grading and isuob!e means2 We are out 81 a
pa,iencc al the suggestion even.
Ru how is '.lhe election OF Zachary Taylor"
b. our "refusc" from Ibis eyil} why, The Of
man i, he is no, afraid, At least he paL moi eve
san wha, he think, about IL. His Southern acV'
Gates say he thinks one thing. VIII ne save N
Union hy foolns lhemi Oh, no! bu' ms Soi'i
c,n advocates, Ono, a fsw Of hem, as The VIII
editors Try 10 show in reference 10 Gen. Cass's az
yocar.s there, but all oil them, 10 man, and WIN
ou exception, say be thinks anoher and yer
d(Iercn, ming. Will our "reluge" be found
ii, cheating lhsm7 Woe be 10 Us. and 10
who luol, for refuge" in such scheme.
Gen. Taylor uics il, he will raise storm shi
pu,t shake the fair fabric OF our Union 10 !
base il i, does not over~helm i ia IFS fury. IN
m General can SC, a squadron IN the neil VII
admirable skill no doub:; hui il IS PLAIN mat
, has suffered the politicians 10 ea'ice nm lhio
laise position on this OCCASION which makes =
lance upon him perfectly hopeless. The onl
chance il offers TO- TO foot the South or faeas y
/ North. Heaven save Us from such refuge
A correspnhd-n; Of III Flcic'icksbnfs New
laudius Mr. Lyons speech n thai place, 'hfoa
,way all disguise, and joins The Republican