Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-27
Ia ths Ed,tors Of the Enauirier.

WASHINGTON, ID. q, June %, AS.
Messrs Editors Mr. Webster found himself
TOO much indisposed 10 address the Wings Of
Baltimore. have also 10 inform you thai, il his
health permits, he has consented 10 define his pc.
sition after his return from Boston. II was we'll
he was indisposed, for he might have placed
himscif In as wrong a position as he did when he
proclaimed thai he was Weffersonian Republi
can" not many years ago in the civ Of Richmond.
Mr.. Foole OF Mississippi touched off Wing.
gerry in the Senate yesterday and did The Demo-
cratic party lull justice in his able defence OF
their principles in the approaching contest. His
remarks caused some sir. MIR. Mangum re-
Joined.
The House took up the minority report OF the
Committee on Public Expenditures and Mr..
Bednger Of Virginia laid bare the deception OF
MIR Slrohm aud his colleagues in their statement
OF errors from the Treasury Department. Mr..
Bedinser carried the war home 10 The truti.teH.
ing Wings by exposing their report in not less
than sztythlee wilfnl errors and in The aggregate
sum of S33000,000. Your readers mus not be
asionished al this expose. The Wing por-
lion Of The committee having commi.led blum.
ders, as they most assuredly did, in this
case il is no more Than a repetition of the
same game always practised by Them; il is
their daily alimenl of support. They cannot
come out in open day. Even in The case Of
this report all was done, that dare be done, to
smother the minority report but, thanks to that
portion OF patriotism OF the House, they could
not succeed and hence the public is now SGT
right on these errors, not committed BY Secre.
tary Walker. Mr.. Strohm and his Wing friends
will have to Try their hands again, as they are
ever ready for pervcrsion; but We hope they
will let Mr.. Walker alone, for so sure as he
puts his huge paw upon them, there will be but
little left Of them in few more contests. The
Secretary Of the Treasury is too generous 10
annihilate bis traducers, being DESTROYS that they
should live and repent of their errors | have
my doubts Of the possibility of repentance on the
part Of the Wight is so contrary to their
conduct in the progress Of political contests; for
their absufdities are being manufactured so
fast, they have no lime 10 repent. Again, Mr.
Thompson Of Indiana, who lives "hree miles"
from Fort Harrison, in Indiana, has said, 1--WE
have debt now o. one hundred and tfu mil
lions" Mark the assertion, Messrs. Editors;
this he said in Baltimore. Now, Sirs, will
tell you what the debt at present is SET down for
and if there should be required no more loans, it
will hot exceed this amount viz: SIXTY s,Z mil.
lions Of dollars, all told. Mr. Thompson in his
speech in this city, said something about eleciing
"Old Whitley too" in connection with General
lGylUI. L lie ldtIel IClUdIh VI NlT. is not more
absurd than his assertion in reference 10 The debt
o. the nation. But wha, If the debt /. double the
amoun';-what is the amount Of money in com.
parson 10 The honor and liberty OF the nation q
Must We Trail our flag for fear OF The expend.
lure OF few dollars3 No, Sirs: Of such mate
rails the Democracy is moi composed. ! admit
Yonr Corwins and McLeans OF Osio, contend
Tor that principle, and that Mr.. Bots and Mr.
Thompson support them in such unpairiotic
views-but, Then, the dsseyiers are few now, as
were some OF the same sort in the war Of 1912,
and in the times OF '76: they, in fac, were lost in
the wilderness of Republican population, and
spared, in olden times, as monuments of misgui.
ded human nature. So, in these latter DAYS, they
live down the tide OF lie, unregreted and I'M.
known lost TO all love OF country and OF pa,ri.
olism-misrr Ike, cin9ing 10 the dollar.
have seen some OF the members 0! he House,
and am almost certain your abroad will obtain
the consent Of Congress for the restoration OF The
mail Tell them they will be indebted 10 the IN.
ds!signed free ticket, in his journey 10 the
South, in advocating thei. cause here, wnen be
had SO little foundation 10 acl upon. However,
they must promise no, 10 write against The Post.
master General again, or they will lose our ser.
vice, play or pay. We cam; stand lha, in these
'digeens," We that know and appreciate the sier
ling integrity Of The Hon. Cave Johnson.
The rumor Is rite here, that MIR. Fillmore will
not accept until Gen. Taylor's acceptance is pub.
lshed II is oil lille moment whether he accepts
or not. Yours, NED EVANS.