Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-27
RICHMOND, VA.
Wednesday Morning, october 25, ls4s'
COMMITTEEMAN TO WORK.

let every Democratic Committeeman labor
earnestly from This day 10 The closing oil The polls
on the 9TH day OF November. The opinions oil
The great mass Of voters are inaexibly fixed
The only hopes OF the Wings are based upon
floating voters, who have no fixed political pf'h-
ciples Taey succeeded in catching mem IN
1870, and thereby greatly reduced our majority
in Virginia. II is irksome TO engage IN con-
test for such yo,ers-hul the interest and honor OF
the country demand II. The war Oh ~oi"' 70
well nieh ended. To aclcn! to action snouiu
now he our wa,chwords. Let Committeeman
and ,nb.commi,ee-m arrange amongst mem
ss,yes divide ia. labor between lhem-and see
\, Democratic and doubtful voters wIhin lheir
reacb-and impress them with The importance oi
yo,ing, and SO voting as best TO protect the'f own
rights and promote their own interests. "n4'
fault can they find with he principles ana mea'
sures Of the Democratic party7 What op"c'ion
ca they fairly urge against Lewis Cass ana
William o. Butler, who in peace and IN war;
have proven their patriotism by their WORKS
proven their talents and qualifications oy ''eH
triumphant vindicaion OF national honof and
Democratic Republican measures Ihey nave
frankly and fearessiy avowed their political OPT
Mons, and solemniy pledged themselves 10 sup
por,. project and defend the Constitution, as il is
urinea-as lis trainers intended it-and as the
aposlIes of our Democratic faith have ever irt.r-
preed ii. They ale opposed 10 the exercise OF
all powers not clearly granddaughter every
scheme calculated 10 build up one class or sec
lion OF our people at The expense OF oIhers.-
They go Tor The rights Of al, and against undue
fayori,ism 10 any. What more does any honest
voter WANT Wbai wrong mas The Democratic
party done TO any portion ut our people What
rlshl does any citizen claim that has moi been
respected and projected under this Democratic
administration, To The full extent OF its conslilu-
,ional powefs7 Ali difficulties with foreign ma.
tons have been adjusted. Our national charac-
ter never stood as high abroad Our own people
were never i'eer or more prosperous al home -
Ia spite OF the gloomy predictions, The WICKED
machina,ions and the mi,anhropic earnings Of
gree y muropolis,s, hungry ofice-seekefs, and
reckless fanatic, and laclionists the honor OF The
nation is unsulied, and our people everywhere
are In the foil and Tree enjoyment Of more liber-
~ Than ever was enjoyed by any people since
lime began.
Brother Committee mar, demand OF your
douitin or disaffeclsd neighbor, what more he
can e1pect7-what more can he want al the
hands OF IN Federal Government What more
can General Taslor 10 Tor rs, even il he were
second Washington What title has be shown
10 such dis.inclion2 What guarantee has he
given rhat he will S exercise the functions OF he
Presidency, II elected, as 10 perpeuaIe The bles-
sings which we are now erjoyins2 What are
his political opinions? He has refused 10 Tell US
but has frankly admitted that ne is no politician
has not voted Tor tory years-has mol had
time to study the great political questions oil all.
absorbing interest 10 everybody but himself, and
therefore Is not prepared TO express any opinion
about them! Let every independent voter De
made sensible OF the Insult offered him in calling
upon him to vote blindiold for such candidate;
and this, too, afer he ha. abandoned his first 20
sllions aud pledges rs no.parly candidate
and allowed himself TO be used as an instrument
in the hand, oil The National Bank paTtY-the
high Tariff party-ihe Native parIy-,he Dislrbu
,un pary-lhe Bankrupt Law psr,y-the Internal
improvement, pauy-lhe anti-Dsmocra,ic party
the anti Southern pariy-lhe anii-War parry
That he is so uscd is now notorious to everybody.
What is mere IA MIN that can induce honest Re-
puh.cans u abandon, for his sake, parry
which has honestly redeemed every pledge and
gloriously and successfully put in operation a
system of measures which has wronsed nobody,
secured the rights OF ALL and elevated our national
character Al hume and abroad2
Our Democratic speakers and writer's have
scorned 10 initiate their opponents. The Wing
leaders have abused Cas- underrated his services
grossly mise presented his opinions and unscru.
pulously endeavored 10 SANDER down his exalted
character, public and private. They have poi
soned the minds oil some voters into the belief
ina, tbs man Cas-" as they sueeTinsly call him
is 'pnilical ouah-face"-a mere Tickster ard
prelender. We have sccfned 10 u,,er ISLANDERS
against Gen. Taylor, aud 10 our determination to
do him iuI justice Tor his gallan, achievements in
"Poks war;" We have passed unnoiiced Ger
tain poins Of difference between him and Levi:
Cass, which show Cass TO have been right. even
in a military point OF view, and Gen. Taylor
wrong. The candid reader OF this hurried ar.
peal shall see and in hi. heart confess that il The
policy avowed by Gen. Taylor had been pursued
| the Mexican war would have been prolonged
and, In all probability, never could have been
brought 10 an honorable termination, unless, IL
deed, as some OF Gen. Taylor's friends have con-
tended, The only way to bring il to such termi.
nation was TO give up all we had conquered trail
ocr arms, ineloriousIy back out from our posi-.
ton and pay our own expenses, without any in
demnily whatever for the past CT any security
whatever for the future Casdid reader! conlras
the policy OF General Taylor with the policy Of
| Lewis Cass as developed from their own lips and
pens. In his leuer TO Gen. Gaines dated, Monte.
rey, Nov. 9Th, 1886, General Taylor says:
IL do not mean 10 carry on my operations (as
previously stately hr.ond Sallillo, deeming il
] next 10 impracticahe 70 90 so. II hen becomes
question to wha is best to be done. II seems 10
me the most judio'ou> course 10 be pursued on our
part would be- TO ake possession at once Of The
| line We would accenI b. negotiation, extending
| from The Gut OF Mr.. CO 10 the Pacific and occu-
| py The same, or k"p what We already have pos
session Of, and that 81 h Tampico (Which hope
10 take in the course - next month, or as soon as
| can get The means q. transporaion.) will give
US all on this size OF the Sierra Madre, and, az
soon as occupy 81 tito, will include six or Sc
ven States or p ovinces; thus holding Tampi-
CO, Victoria, Monterey, SalliIlo, Monclova,
chihuahua, (which presume General Wool
has possession Of by this lime,) Santa Fe and the
CALIFORNIA; and say 10 Mexico, Drive US from
the couotryr throwing on her the responsibility
and expense Of carr, ing on offensive war, at the
same time closely oIockadins all her ports on the
Pacific and the Gulf. A course OF lnis kind,
perseyersd in for short time, would soon bring
her 10 her proper senses, and compel her TO she
for peace; provided there is government IN the
country sufficiently stable for US to treat with,
which, fear, will hardly Be the case for many
years 10 come"