Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-07


many kind passages with him-he wished ne
was here that he might ask him personally Inc
question, Tor he should receive more direcI an
swer than be IS nov likely 10 obtain, what are
Gen. Cas- real inleAtiOns on The Wilmol pfoVi-
So, 10 The event Of lis adoption by Congress!
Mr.. Foote laid he inleuded hereafter 10 shew
that this question has ALREADY been very exp!i-
city answered.
Mr.. Mangum proceeded, and inquired what
were General Cass' views on internal improve
menls}
Mr.. flanagan inquired what were The views
of Gen. Taylor, and Mr.. Foole remarked that ne
had not YET heard any reply 10 The queries which
he Mr.. F. had The other day p.opoundei.
| Mr.. Mangum said he had expressed his conn.
dence in The principles Of Gen. Taylor and ne
would now say still more explicitly, that General
Taylor would go for the improvement OF the
| Mississippi.
nr flanagan. And SO will Gen. Cass.
Mr. Mansnm was jus. going on 10 show whe-
lher he would do SO, and proceeded 10 an e1ami
nation OF the circumstances connected with The
veto Of The River and Harbor bill.
| Mr.. Foore would not vote for Gen. Taylor if
h. were the candidate OF the democratic party,
wilhoula further explanation OF his views, and
such were The views OF the whole south west. In
his state he did moi believe there were TWO hun
red Taylcr democrats.
| Mr. Mangum considered Gen. Cass as The can.
didae OF the worst type Of The Democracy
| lhattype entertaining views most dangerous 10
the country-and that il elected the country
would be engaged in al lcas. TWO wars during his
administration.
He went for Gen. Taylor because he believed
his administration would be Tor the interests OF
| the whole peope-hat he would support the
| views OF that portion OF The wing party who go
Tor the peaceful development OF The resources OF
| the couniIy-thal he has an honorable regard 10
| The rights Of other parties, and will walk in the
paths of peace. Hecared nothing Tor The lille
| petty questions OF politicians. He went for Gen.
Taylor on The great, deep, wide principles, which
| he believed influenced The better portion Of The
| wing party.
| Mr.. Fooe inquired whether he Mr. Mansum)
| or any other whig was authorized to say that
| General Taylor considered this country wrong
| and Mexico right, in The war with Mexico.
Mr.. Mansum replied, as regarded this war he
| knew nothing OF Gen. Tayior's opinions, but his
| own opinion was, ina! The administration had
| bnndered into the war, and had blundered con-
| inually since. Gen. Cass has sane toned all its
| measures, and he (Mr. NJ had cone for he liea
| ", because he deemed it duty 10 blunder out Of
| il The best way they could.
lie proceeded, al considerable length, 10 an eI.
animation OF the origin and progress oil The Mex
lean war 10 show The character OF their blunders,
and that acquisition was one OF the prime objecls
lie was opposed 10 The acquisition OF foot oil ter
| rilory, but for fair equivalent, and he vas Cp
! posed altogether TO The even peaceful acquisition
Of Cuba, though he was opposed also 10 allowing
| il 10 tall into tie hands OF Great Britain. He
preferred Ina; il should remain in The hands oil
| the present possessors.
| The Mexican war he regarded as a President.
| making machine, bul was willing now 10 cxtraci
sweets from the billerest fruits, and take &c
| neral Taylor, because he found that The man
| who was brayest in war was generally the mos
pacific in peace. He quoted Wellington and
Washington as evidences OF Ibis. He believed
| that il was the act ci the President OF the United
States that brought on The war, and no. OF The
| Unied Slales though he did no: mean 10 charge
Mr. Polk with design To bring on The war.
Mr.. flanagan, when MIR. Mansum had con.
ciuded referred 10 MS remarks in +, ference In the
charge on Inc last page OF the Lite OF Gen. Cas-.
On the authority OF the publishers ne now de
clared i! hal been made in the second edition,
simply to introduce other matters, lin reference
| 10 The Baltimore Convention, the French Rcyo
| luton proceedings &C. which had lranspired
subsequently, 10 he publication OF The first edition,
and in order 10 embrace which within The same
compass that The pamphlet might be afforded al
"
condense the contents OF the las, page, as they
had appeared in the frs! edition. But he char
acer Of he pamphlet had been in 10 way
changed, and no fraud whatever had been perpe.
traied.
lie proceeded 10 an examination OF several
other points cf Mr. Mansum's speech, and in
CURED for The platform OF he Phiadelp hia Con.
venion. The only declaration OF principles in
that Convention was Gen. Taylor for President,
and Old Whitley Tor Vice President" The Wings
mad taken Gen. Taylor as they di! John Tyler
IN trust and he warned them, that his election,
II such an event were possible woull be found
10 result in the dissolution OF The Whig party, and
in The abandonment OF all their distinctive prin-
cpes.
Nj. Johnson, Of Md, followed in explanation
OF The remarks OF Mr.. Mangum in the alleged
charge in he character # the pamphlet on Gen.
Cas-, and 10 snow that the inerences drawn by
Mr. NJ were perfectly natural. But he did not
seem 10 think that the difference in price was the
true cause of The change, Iha, The desire 10 in
,ruduce new matter warranted The omission Of
that which appeared there before.
Mr. J. commended that the charge made from
circumstances which he pointed out, could not
have been made Tor the object stated. And he
had no doub. that thousands and tens of thou
sands OF The editions, with and withou! the alera-
,ion had been distributed the one a, the north and
the other al The south. Hecared not which was
the platform laid down, but there was a platform
upon which every party should stand and that
was the platform oil honesty. He cared not wha,
were the prelensions OF Gen. Cas- or Gen. Tay.
10! for Inc Presidency, but he would say that il
Gen. Cass were there he would denounce such
miserable ,rickery, 10 which that OF The lhimble-
rigser was an honest employment.
MIR. Hannegan dsclaimed for every Demo.
cratic member Of the Senate and House any
participation in the fraud, if any had been com
milted. If any misguided man had committed
such an act, why were General Cass and the
whole Democratic party TO be thus implicated.
The history of the political life Of Lewis Cass,
during the last few years, was to be found in the
faithful reports Of the faithful reporters Of the
two Houses.
Mr.. Foote followed. He considered the eff.
fort which had been made to magnify this charge
in political pamphlet, in reference TO facts
which were known to all the Union, and per-
haps throughout Europe, Asia and Africa one
of The most frivolous which had ever been
made BY sensible men and dignified Senator's
He had urged the Senator from North Carolina
the other day TO take time-penty oftime-and
then enlighten them as to General Taylor's prin
ciples And what is now the answcri Why,
lHdL lHey w uut hilOW duouL
All that they can answer is, that che is Old
lack, and is POPULAR and that, therefore,
they have nominated, and will vote for him.
Mr. Niles concluded the discussion TO day He
thought, after the speeches MAZE, the Senate
ought 10 be prepared to take the question His
object now in rising was to ascertain what the
question was. From the remarks of the various
speakers, it might be supposed 'ha, th, is ra-
,ifca,ion meeting, and, if So he though, it time
that they should proceed to take The vote on the
resolutions Of notifications, only that each Of the
speakers seemed to understand the principles of
the other party better than he did those of his
own, and, therefore, none of them had arrived
at very satisfactory conclusion or, at least, to
such an one as would enable the meeting to
make up an opinion After few other re
marks in the same strain
Mr.. Clayton expressed desire 10 address the