Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-15


from the Nv York Tribune, thai inc =" wings %
| New Yorare sensible Of the efforts 'ha' 'ne'
leaders in Congress are making 10 emoarrass Inc
sovernnei /, and they feel that TINS cam" 07
done without bringing diteful results upon me W
sness inie esis OF tie country. The Wing Leaders
know lha,tn 1911 they could no, borrow dol
lar Oh pd cent stock, in time Vi peace; anu "o"
when the e,untry is involved in war, lhey pio'
pose like sock under the hope that ii will ofins
disaster upo, the government, and that they Will
be able 10 shield themselves from The burning
indignation Of the people, by saying that 'ney
were moi loblame, as they had voted loan OF
sixteen millions OF dollars.
In connection with the article from The Tribune
we present he conclusive and patriotic views u
the Union:
Tue peoeosyp LoAN.-lt seems that The wings
| of The Hou,e OF Representatives, are mol permit
Ted 10 puIsue their game OF Gripping The Ifea-
sury by refusing The loan facilities when inc
government asks, wi hout complaint even from
heir own followers. We copy the following
statement nom The regular Washington CORES
pondence Of The New York Tribune-a quane,,
as our readers know, well informed as 10 Tue
pulous, in defending Them:
1Coyrsspoadeacc Of ne n. Y Tribune
WIsnlNoroN, Feb. I, 1919.
uManv members. of Congress are oppressed
with etrcrs import1ning them 10 vote lor Inc Is
,ne ri more treasury notes. These letters pro-
coed indi.criminately from lnen OF pom Polilica
nar,ies and ale addressed 10 both The Wings and
Locotocus in Congress They represent such
issue as absolutely necessary iof sustaining pub
lie and private ctaaiI-as required by The opera
lions Of commerce, tor be better security oil banks,
and for Carrying CD more extensively the general
business vi the community. "A mote @iSoIous
prosecution oil the Wal, might also nave oeeN
added. as a moving reason for such issue.
"No doubt the present stringency OF The money
market might be relieved by such measure, andr
temporarily c9mmeIcial and manufacturing oPen
fatt6nS be benehItcu. out Tue p"'i>J, amt w"
the morality, OF accommodating large puoilc deo'
for the next generation TO lIquIdale is 10 DC uouo''
ed, The administration which has casual pos.
session of the government OF this country will
take no proceeding TO adopt or negotiate peace,
so long as funds are abundanlly granted 10 car
nv on the war; Let there be liberia issue OF
treasury notes and we shall hear no more oil peace
during Mr. Folks lime of service.
"The impossibiliiy oi negotiating loan a par
presses so hard upon the palalal adhcrenls, maj
they seek TO avoid recurrence 10 The measure;
and they know that the price The government
will be obliged 10 pay for discount OF lis notes
will be a transparent act TO The people oil Inc Cost
Of this war, and lis own gross misnanasement oil
the fnanceS.oi the county,
This is strong testimony from most unWill.
ing witness in iavor OF The wisdom OF The form OF
the war loan recommended by the government
and whchlhe Wing majority OF The House seein
determined 10 refuse. 1t appears that the people
without distinction ~ party, arc protesting against
this Wing plan OF finance, substituted as II is for
the government plan wi h plain purpose 10 en-
baryas, the treasury. The protest. IL appears, Is
placed less upon The ground I'll any Increased uii-
fcuv which The government may thus be made
10 meet in negotiating the Wing ican than upon
is tendency necdlts>iy To create lard HHfS ~ me
money maiks lutesd, IL see al glance the foil
dasl.iousn,sS o; his policy OF the Wings, II
mus, be borne in minj thai against the urgent aa-
vice OF The Executive they have brought forward
loa n bill shaped specially with vie" 10 deranse
the business and money marker u lie county
al nome for Inc purpose OF GRIPPING us enuGis
against lis enemy abroad. The Wings nave sci
themselves al WORK 10 make hard times with
vie@ 10 reconcile Inc people 10 national failure
and dishonur in the war!
II these things be done against the lemon
s,rance Of their constituents, BY The present acci-
denial Wing MAORI in the House, what may |
We not look for should the whole power OF the go
yernmeni be transferred 10 lhe same pary2 Who |
can tai 10 see that the Wings have taken posi-.
hon wholly incompatible with The maintenance |
OF Justice and honor in our relations with Me1I-
COZ Nv declaring this war Unconstitutional -
and that TOO, after they had themselves voted IN
mass 10 make il a war OF invasion on our part,
and 10 prosecute tito successful termination, oy
spending The first eight weeks Of the session IN
declaring lie war $50 Yoec) a violation Gi the
consiiu !on-lhey have done more 10 prolong It's
horrors han could the presence o! twenty thou
sand Mexican soldiers drawn up IN bal'e array
al this .uoment at Quere,aro. BY protesting be
iorehand agains, territorial indemnify, and against
he principle Of all indemnify, they have given
All more powerful than armies 10 the Mexican
rulers in their Efforts 10 hold out against peace.
Ii only remains ,nen, Tor the Wings 10 compete
their work of moral treason, by substantially re-
iusing men and .nnnry; and upon this II present
Indications mol laliacious, they are Resolved
la a iOrIncf war, The people oi this country |
have arcn an oprUsiiiDn similarly dcmenled, and
have pa ,srd solemn Judgment upon II. And iei |
i, has been reserved Ior The present day TO cap |
the climax al ,his political madness. The men
of The lihnlofi CunVrhlon-ihc men who, du- |
ring Mr.. Mhdts0n's administration, proclaimed |
that The county was gwen over To Tue fuie u. |
,riumvithtr conspiracy, consisting oi ~" lh"
dl.Dn E.iiI Ii, Hndy n,id The DeuH -eVeh tnrse |
men, fbbii "a hey were against Inc war Vi ,o'~'
dil not aueinL 10 biehk II down, by breaking
down Al The same line the monetary ana ousi-
ness in'efesls oi the counryl They urged capt.
talis,s To We nDlhne T. do with The government
war loan but they did not. that we know OF, at
len ut 10 SHAPE hat loan, against the government
recon- mendation, into a ncedrssly oherous ana
oppressive form This last feat OF statesman
snip has been reserved tor the Wings OF 1915
II is a political Outrage new in our Annals, ana,
from The wrath of a patriotic people, II is deslin,
ed TO be visited with new measure OF doom and
punishment