Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-07

is anlicipaed) that portion may come here, and
afford, at no very distant day, should the war
continue, opportunity for active operations.
] truly hope such good fortune may FIJI upon
yourself and your Regiment. II needs but the &C.
casion, feel assured 10 distinguish itself and be-
have with honor 10 itself and The State il has thus
far 50 well represented.
Trusting that you will not long be disappointed
| in yuur desire TO meet with active service and
wishing YOU and your officers all prosperity and
/ distinction,
remain, my dear Colonel
With mach regard and esteem,
Your most obedient servant,
u TAYLOR,
Major General Uni ed States Army.
Col. J. F. HAMrRAmcK, Commanding, &c. &c.
| Camp al Buena Vista, Mexico.
We 90 not know wha, The Republican will
call The following whether chit dig" &C.
but il sounds very much like an unkind Cut at its
'dip'hons" position. We copy from the Marion
Pioneer (Whig)
"TnE RIcnMcND REPURLTcAN.-This journal
has been for some time past enlarged and i'm
proved. Il may BE- styled distinguished NEUTRAL
PAPER"
Tie Senate have yet 10 act upon the bill aulbo.
lizing Inc issue OF small noles. We commend
10 their attention The following from The Baltimore
Sun. Lei Virginia avoid ''lhe reproach:"
The FILTHY CURRENCY CT PESNsYLvASIA.-
| The Philadelphia News says The small notes of
| The banks of that Stale "haye become to filthy
.or circulation among decent people. The exis.
tcEce oi these offensive rags, with The name OF
The Commonwealth stamped upon them, is re
preach 10 the State" Then call Item in and lei
in tho;r MI
10 addition TO Messrs. McAlister and Chapel
delegates from The State at large the Democratic
Stale Convention OF Georgia appointed Messrs.
7. Nj. Forman, II. L. Bennings, ]. 8. Pinckard,
II. Cone and Z. Fl. Baker, severally from each
Congressional District as delegates to The Ma
,ional Convention, which they susges! should be
held a, Baltimore on The first Monday in June.
We learn from the Pennsylvania, That the
election for Democratic delegates took place on
Monday evening, in the various wards in the city
and county of Philadelphia, and was warmly
contested, The vote polied being unusually large;
and The result in two of The wards being decided
BY majority ortwo and three votes.
"The result in The city is, that The friends OF
Buchau.n have elected thirty eight delegates, and
The friends OF Dallas forty seven delegates
"In The Northern Liberties The friends OF bu'
| chanan have carried twenty three OUT OF 'hl''y-
three delegates, and all the wards in Moyamen-
sing bu, one. Southwark and Spring Garden
| have gone for tie friends OF Dallas"
VIM. F. Packer, Of Lycomng, d., has heen
elected Sneaker of The lower House in PcnGsyl-
vania-having received 60 vo;fs, Iad!ey, W.,
SO, and scattering 2.
The Washington correspondent. of the Bati-
more Pario, invokes the Wing party 10 unite
upon lie principle of Ber,ens resolution, that
eve will not conquer and annex TO this Union
any of Mexico's territory" He adds:
"lt he Wings do not unl'e upon this eiea plat
form. thew mav as ,yeH despair of uniting upon
any one Presidential candidate.
We had been led TO believe by this wIier that
Gen. Taylors election was certain. II now ap'
pears 10 depend upon an '',f!" On the oher
hand we confidently n,ainan, that il The Wings
90 in;o TIE campaign with mo territorial in'em
nifty" on their banner, they will be utterly over
ihtown;-and, in confirmation of this view, VT
have the high authority Of the New York MiTro
and the National Whig Two leading Taylor or
gans.
Last Monday, Philip F. Thomas ESQ., wal
Installed as The new Governor of Maryland. Hi:
Inaugural address is lucid, strong and wei
witien paper. On The subjects Of the War ant
Inc Wimol Proviso he takes The true ground hi
is warmly in favor OF Constitutional Reform by
Stale Conyen,ion-of a re,renchment OF the heav,
expenses of the administration OF justice by re
duc,ion Of the number of judges, and the emolu
men,s of clerks and regislers-of a change
The lie tenure Of Judges and OF reduction OF Exc
cuiiye patronage He stands up firmly for tn
maintenance of The State faith. He evidentl,
has the nerve and the ability for good Governor
The vote of the House on Mr.. Ashmun'
amendment, to-day, is something more than {
cutting rebuke OF Mr.. President Polk Tor his de
clara,ions 10 Congress that Mexico commenced
the war by splitting American blood upon Amer
lean suil |! Iinot only most pointedly and fa,lJ
contradicls his official declarations, made unde
his oath as President, but il approaches an I'm
qccelment Of that high funclionaryl BY vot
ot EIGHTY FIVE 10 EidHrY-oNE, the House oil KEEP
| IeseniatiVeS has oeciaIeu 10 the "olIu 'nd' .''
1rar ,rith Nerico teas unnecessarily AMI nnecns,vI
nonaNy begun By the President Of The Unite
S,atesi-[ Washington Correspondent Ball. Patr'0'
The best reply to make TO the above is 10 quot
the following pointed remarks of The baltlmor
Suns Washington Correspondent:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 4, 1913.
Las, session Congress voted that the war ext:
led BY The ac, OF Mexico" Mr.. Clay, al LeIins
ton, said Congress had voted "a lie |" YesleIda
the WING majority confessed The corn, comics
ed that hey had voted ga lie!' A Massachlset
member, Of The Major General Appleton How
, school of politicians and patriots, offered resi-
t luton declaring the war 10 be unconsiutIona
unjust, unholy, and we know not what more;
e directing the recall of our army, The "h1allon
3 boundary between the Nueces and Rio Grand
i. and that everything looking towards "indemnlI
for the pas, and secuily for The future" should
left to arbitration. negotiation, or am'ca6le a
: rangement. Upon this resolution, in preliminn
ry movements, the yeas and nays were demand,
e and called some hall dozen times;-hnaliy u
e House was brough, to direct vote upon the ;.
solution itself, and, IS 10 81, the resolution WI