Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-14
MORE "LOOSE" LOGIC.

MORE "LOOSE" LOGIC.
The Times, in commenting upon the extract
from Gen. Taylo.s Letter 10 Gen. Gaines, quoted
by The Democratic Eleclor for The Albemarlc dis
,rc,. mir. S. F. 1eake,) uses the following Ian
gua2c:
His (Gen T's) real sentiments on The subject
OF territorial acgiandzemcni, and especially the
appropriation Of Mexican territory, haze been
clearly and frankly DECLARED 10 The American
people, 10 The following admirable Language, lin
The Allison L.tter)
II sincerely rejoice a, The prospects ofpeace.-
NV lie has ben devo.ed 10 arms, yet look upon
gar al all times aud under all circumstances As
4 national Calamity IL be avoided il compatible
with naiona honor. The principles OF our Govern
ment as well as is lrur P Try arc opposed TO The
sublngatinn 81 other ual,uns. and The dsmemoeT-
lnert OF other countries by eoa9GeSt. In ihe Ian
guace Of The sreA Washington, "Why should
we quit our own " stand On foreign sround!"-
In The Mexican war our national honor has been
vindicaed, amply vipdicaled, anc 10 cc'aIlng
erms OF peace we may vel! afford e te, ioIbear-
ing, and even nagnanmous 10 our la'en Ice
The Times says OF Gen. Taylo!'s leHer 10 Gen.
Gaines: Gen. Taylor ia his confidential letter
10 his military irerd, is giving his opinion q
The mode in which The war should be terminated"
We canno, suppose case in which any man,
writing 10 4 confidential friend, woul, Re mole
likely 10 express his unbiased Sentiments and
views'-and yrs - Timas cave 90 ,T"pl".-
"yeal sentiments on the subject" are - be found
in his Allison Letter; and he inference is net
forced one, that, although General Tayof's opin-
ions are clearly and unmistakahly eyTcsscd IN
his letter 10 General Gaines ia take session at
once Of the Inc ioe ,ronld ACCEPT IL MEDITATION,
attending from tie Guli Of HeIieo 10 te Pacff,
and ossupy the SANE, o. kip waot ~ ai'dy hare
posscssion Of" We are 10 understand thathose are
the uureaI views oil Gen. Taylor.
When General Taylor speaks OF ne line zee
rould aecc,t 5y negotiation" ia connd on with
The extract We make from his letter D Genera
Gaines, we ask he candid Of all parts, il he is
no! fairly 10 be understood as contcndbg for The
territory which we then held, vita he addition Of
Tampico which he expected 10 take q The next
month";
We do not understand Gen. TayloTn his Al
lison leuer as covering the ground that We we're
TO take no territory from Mexico.
We agree with him in what he says, and our
peace with Mexico shows that our Government
docs mol desire 'the dismembermeni OF other
countries by conquest"
Gen. TAYLOR doubtless ielt, when he wrole MS
letter to General Gaines, thai we wde greatly
wronged by Mexico, and that what wethcn held,
with Tampico, which ne expected 10 take in a
month from that time, would no, be more than
Just indemnify Tor our wrongs from Mexico, and
that we would be willing 10 take "by negotiation
OF treaty with Mexico, the ''sIx OR SEVEN STATES
OR PROVINCES" named by him.
We truly regret 10 hear that the speech Ct our
able elector was cut short by persona assault
upon him for using the very Language which
will be found in Gen. Taylor's letter. Being
very slender man in personal frame, we snppose
there arc many Wings who possess The physical
strength 10 overpower him; but il they will con-
fine themselves 10 their powers Of mind, armed
as Mr.. Leake is with The great principles Of The
Democracy We would have our great disap-
poinlment 10 express, if he did not coUc out We
,orious in pitched political battle against MI.
are both conceded to be.
lis a maxim OF a French writer that al times
there is nothing more offensive than The tfuh'
and i. must have been the lruhfu!ness OF what
Mr.. Leake said Tia! caused The personal auacK
which vas made upon him.
We are under tie impression that the remark
quoted in General Tayors letter, from The Father
OF his country, mad reference TO our keeping ciear
Of The difficulties between England and France,
and not 10 our carrying war into The country Of
an enemy 10 redress wrongs which we HAD SUD-
m jlted to for fifteen or twenty years. He coula
not consider II as Standing upon 'fore;gn ground
when we waeed war agains, England in Cana
ds; bu, would justly it as we do our war WIN
Mexico, for The redress Of grievances Inc ioi
lowing is an extract from Gen. Taylor's le"ef 70
Gen. Gaines:
81 do not intend 10 carry on my operations las
previously stately beyond Sal!!o deelnins u neA'
II imnrac,;cable 10 do so. Ii then becomes
question % IN what is best TO be done. II seems
10 me The most judilioui course 10 DC pH'Ss@ q"
oar pat 10 Md be IN take POSSESSION al oHe.' ~
line 10: ,rouM accept By ncgoiiatton, efes"osas
from tts Gnli VI NeIieo 70 'HS ,7"egI', - o.,cs
py The same Keep ehat ''c array aoGs pos' 10
si0n Of; and that, with TamPico, wnich =. s,on
take in The conrse OF the next monh or as soon
as as" can gel The means of transpor'a,ion will will
Div. ms All nm This side oil The Sierra Maofe' anu
soon as orcupy Salillo WILL INCLUDE SIX oh 20
VEN sTA7ss OR pRov:ScEs lhns holding Tam 1,ni
CO. vcoia Monterey sailo M Mn; IVA. o pos.
huahua, (which pfesume usn e. s oo he Cali
fornias~and saw 10 Mexico, "Dtive Us from ' NJ
County" throwing on her the responsibility a Inc
expense Of carrying on offensive war,-a al l lhe
Pacific and The Cult a eonfse of I5ls s'd h1,e
pcrsevered in for short lime would s"gn 10 o' .s
her 10 her proper senses and eompe, nsr in The
cn,r,rv snficienty stable Tor US TO treat WIN
which, fear, will hardly be the case t0f 'nSn'
| years 10 come"
| NJ, .,rs thu, General Tay!or meant u