Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-11

1.-THE w hCs Of the House OF representatives nave
This day settled the great question OF war and fedee
s.u cd n concIusiyeIy ana forever and settled II I'M
der he immediate influence and oTeco"h OF 'h'''
chosen leader ,y.,
al any man .hall hereafter pretend that the wings
as party, opposed to the continuance oi lne war
lot the people meet him as hunbue
".rhe Wings of The Hou.s have voted. and declared
that thew will have no peace until the PROTECTIVE srS-
,rv n. restored, That is The issue upon which they
are TO go before the people with Henry C'ay az 'e
candidate. Let the WING people ara lhe WHO'RE peo'
Pile beware Of such leaders and sueh Ia" P''efs
Thus writes The Washington correspondent Of
The New York Journal OF Commerce. 1t IS EVIL
dent that The Wing party are about TO organize
The machinery Of apober moneypanic. They
madly think thai, by an appeal 10 The pockets oi
the people, they can frghen The nation into dis
honorable sacrifices, Tor lhe sake OF gelng peace
on any terms. As The Union says, after refer
ring TO Mr.. Gallaln's letter on the finances, TO
which the infamous Giddnes vainly areuip'ed to
give eclat, by moving in The House OF Representa-
lives a resolution of thanks 10 The author:
awe shall see other attempts TO operate upon
The money.market. We were told that many ol
the wings had come here fully determined to
vote all the supplies OF men and money which
The administration demanded to bring The war 10
a speedy and successful close-lhey, OF course,
TO be responsible for the use to which these re-
sources we're 10 be applied. Now what DO we
see7 The zen regiment bill opposed; many OF The
wings declaring that they would not vote anolh'
er man-not even younteers-nor dollar, un-
less il was 10 be raised or rather attempted to be
raised, in the way which their party purposes
would require. The Secretary Of the Treasury
furnishes his project; he tells them, il you will
permit me 10 raise The loans in the way which
recommend, can obtain the necessary funds
on moderate terms-say even nj par. but 'he
whig committee refuse his propositions; they VIII
either authorize The money 10 be raised in way
which makes il impossible TO borrow il, or they
vii! raise be !af and ha: garry Su' !ae!F S%a
cradle policy, as is hlnted about the city, and as
several OF The New York correspondents conceive
10 be ,he object Of their movements IN the House"
Mr.. Vinron, in the House OF Representatives,
has been put forward 10 keep The money panic in
motion, ant his exlravagant representations OF
the desperate straits in which the Government
will find ilself, are re-echoed By The Wing press
as authentic revelations Of the Financial Oracle.
We shall here refer but 10 single one OF his po-
sitions, viz-that the Secretary OF the Treasury
has grossly oveI.eslimaed the receipts OF the pre-
sent year under the Tariff. Mr.. V. contends that
the duties will produce not more Than twenty
eight millions. To show how liltle faith is 10 be
put in bis calculations, we refer 10 the striking
facts exhibited in the city Of New York. The
table below OF The transactions at the N. York
Custom House during the month Of January for
three years, exhibits a remarkable increase for
the present year:
Free goods, s37G,9c5 sA7s Az ss9O,s2s
Du,iabls goods. 4,e42,ssi 5,4ss,de2 0,io4 io4
Total merchandise, ss,2I07ss es,g7s 1875 ss,58a $3.50
Specie, 1921 Y,sN % Css
The 6usines, Of January, hi, year, at this one
gort equals Tie ent,e import business nj the Union
ltey.i,,orc. A comparative slaiemcu! for the frs
ou days OF February shows sustained increase
in February OF this years
Free goods, Ss2!9S S27.6I3 S3,1o1
Total merchandise, sl.OO4 .aa5 sss.ass sl.ssO 81
Specie. ,o s2od os,io7
Cash received, 4Gh,7iS 243,OOS a6s,a2I
The Wings may succeed in their 'pary
schemes" ol embarrassing the Administration,
and compelling it 10 make a fruless and dis
graceful peace-bul the day Of reckoning will
come with an intelligent and patriotic people
who place the honor OF the country far above all
the miserable appeals OF The "Mexican sympa.
,bisers" TO their falsely assumed selfish conside.
ra,ions.