Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-21
THE ENQUIRER:
RICHMOND, VA:
.r.nrsday Morning, January TO- ls4s'

srhurS6ay VI
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Th.se questions of Bank and ins' as Of
i.s,siaur hed by the disastrous ou"s ~, ."unrrv
sent w., vhi.b Mr. Polk has involved .hu eo 1919
the wa wa, nationnl debt which the wai na tariff
The ss f,,ty wears least, render reua Svoc,,r
viii Ioi noprh to satisfy the most atueh' s;n.nss
p,'smsrican industry-and, py pNS Tie Wings
OF Oh, necessity Of Naiicnai Din ,rhsi, efforts
WIN NV are intent upon higher game lns tnnb,;s
theIeio',' c,.S IN arrest this unnecessary sho 20
VIII oe and "a save the Republic i'se" n'." ,h,;sh
llah %Ss threaten its existence from 'ic n,s
rils wh.c" - standing Army, and from the 'uo'.as
men, Of are ,pta,y glory They read in the history
ing nations, that the neI.es VI va. * Mil
oil a., an n.rish under the blishtinS ooma ,hs mo-
speedily P5 ,h,t n us, for conquest Is atait inc o
tary rue, a Nv. institutions Of Republic ana 'ney
!ss pa,r,o,s as Christians and as 6epu ; "
turn deafeaf 70 '"' Richmond WAig
r,.s. declarations of The Wing show 'na'
.-s .bou, 10 resort TO ,heic old game OF
s ~ raam which they praclsed in le4o'-
n m. :, : well remembered, they avoWed ihem-
. :, hs opposei 10 Protective TaI'h ana a
s-'.;on,, Rank-and vet, when Mr.. Tyler re'"s'
Cd to SIGN Bank BILL he was deh''n'ea Nv"
Nan ~ Beersheba as "tfaHof 70 HIS eauSe
Man., Ibey equally argue, that "'hese qaesnons o,
na,. .n5 Tar;d" are for the present "obsoie'e
-. rho is soft enough TO believe, thai, should
-. who's se, into power, they will not again
3 no mask. and denounce the treason"
INV" .,, w,il not 60 Tor Protective Ia
id and 4 National Bauk2 Indeed some OF 'nem
;,.;>cres, enough 10 avow that 10 De 'heh
n,, ,o,iry. Whatever the Virginia Wings
,n.v think j, expedieni 10 say, it is mat
-, n record, thai, few days since, Mf. An
..,. s.swar, Of PENNSYLVANIA, the great Ia
,6.Kips. after dila,ine upon the m'schieis OF
Loo tariffs and The immense advantages VI
h;,b dunes boased that there was "a remedy
y, band-Oa Rough was coming" What does
This mean, bu, that, if the Wings succeed 'hey
will aoaip urge The restoration Of the Tariff oil
1912 or soma similar bill OF denominations In
deed. a. this very moment, we see reso'uaon
offered BY a Wing in the Senate of Pennsylva'
MIA, urging the restoration OF duties in The Iarin
OF 1872 upon iron And, yet Southern "hie'
inform rs that the Tariff question is dead Tor forty
years 10 come!
Tie Wing says ,ha, they go for "hgher ga me-
Their srea, object is 10 ARREST this unnecessary
and unchristian war" They have ma
iory in the House OF Representatives and whit
the force 10 stop supplies and TO withdraw our
troops and a, cnce end the war. But Will 'hey
have the nerve 10 take this bold stand Not
many DAYS since the opportunity was fairly pre-
,enled 10 lhem-but they had not the courage 10
meet The issue. The resolution Of MIR. HUDSON
TO enquire into the e1p-dency OF wiihdfawing'he
troops received only torty.ons votes (Mr. Bolts
among the ,number)-and was inslorlously de-
fea,ed by Whis House-aud still we hear
the Wing organs talk about "arresiins this un-
unnecessary and uuchristian war" Let lhem
carry out their CORDS by their acts, and The peo'
pie will have some reason 10 confde 10 their pro-
iessious. The records shew that, failinslo ex-
eicise The power in their hands, they are Iespon-
sible for the continuance Of war, which they
have deliberately recorded as unnecessary ana
unconstitutional" AMI thai having solemnly voted
that the President is guilty of having violated Inc
Constitution in making the war, they yet lear 10
90 farther and 10 bring forward articles OF i'm
peachmen,. which their rash movement neces-
sarily calls for! Does not all this prove, that
their talk OF "arresling The war" and punishlng
lis authors, is all b,utum t,lmen-idle words
silly chd's playa But says the Wing, another
object of The "hisher game" OF the Wings, is TO
"save The Republic from the perils which threat
en- its existence from the Increasing thirst tor
military g'ory" How is this 10 be donel The
Wing iui,rms US, BY The elevation to the PTesi-
dency Of Gen. Zachary Taylor, one OF The Chief
heroes OF this unnecessary and unchrisuan
var!' Pu, down "ihe thirst Tor military glory"
BY covering with civil honors, ia military chief.
iainw Warn the people Of The dangers OF "mili-
tary glory" by exciting them 10 he support OF
amili,aIy man, who according 10 the testimony
Of Mr.. Bots, was almost unknown, until his
successful Exploits in Mexico brough, him into
public notice! A strange remedy indeedl As
well exIinguish fire, by pouring oil upon The
flames!
The Wing then goes on to defend the course o..
its patty in sustaining Gen. Taylor, who has re-
fused TO avow his principles, and 10 pledge him.
self 10 any political opinions. Itsay.
"They (lhe Wings prefer 10 elect a President
in whose patriotism, integrity political wisdom
and sasaclly they have entire conf ence-who
will respect the limitations of The Constitution
e"V" VIC IO-OIuiDdtc departments VI tue
Government the fall exercise OF those powers
win which they are entrusted. They do not want
One Man Power 10 repress the generous aspi-
Taons OF free people. They will not consent
10 MAKE themselves and their country slaves OF
chei-a Inc same lime that they degrade their
Gn'ei ny making him their slave and their ,yran.
ln's ingenious cOnirivance tor mutual servitude
may content the Democrals-bul The Wings will
nave nothing 10 Do with IT,"
This language reminds US OF the generous
confidence" with which the Wings sustained
Tip and Ty" in ls4o-ye,, so far from allowing
Mr.. Tyler 10 exercise his constitutional scruples
which he was known to entertain, he was
cenounced by The same Wings as traitor, be-
cause he would not, al their bidding, violate his
oa'h oil office and sacrifice the Consli,ution 1t
h'rue, that they sought 10 make him their worse
man "darc"-for they required him 10 contradict
oy his action The very declarations which they had
a'owed during the campaign Do they expect 10
nhd old Trough and Ready" more malleable and
ouci'le 10 their "par'y schemes" than "Cap.ain
!, Tylcrp
We shall aot discuss the "political wisdomn OF
zen. Taylor, who, as he himself says, has spen,
all his Lille in The camp has never filled civil Of
nee and has not made up hi, opinion upon the
e'ea' political questions OF The day! We shall
no' sop 10 ana'yze the "sagacy" of the old chief.
Sn" recommended asa proper means of "erea.
iac'li'a'lns and Fastening The seu,.men,n If
."e boundary question, The march Of the army II
'ne Mo 1rande-which act The Wings saw w..
y ,ns cause OF the War! This logic NAV sn;, III.
pie atlarge. ~ VIZ pe0'
RAISING over these points, we come 10 the re.
=, ;' oil The Wing about The "oue-man power"
nv y" most extraordinary 10 come from one Of III.
. "n.s taylor organs Does nc, their whole
w. Prove that 10 their proiessed ijola,rv tor
,ae ma"' 'ney abandon all their princinls,2 Th.v
aenounce the war in the mos, vioen, ,ns .n .as!
i0g lanouage-and ye, .r.,. "Iu '"eeP'