Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-01
THE SWORD ADRESs

We have suffered Inc ceremg II Inc n,ss..
! lation o. the sword 10 pass 10 leaders !, ;,
| other ami The mos, prominent a lie in mi, M,
ning's paper without any comani, but se mr..
il 10 ourselves 10 make some rtaiss CALI, !.
by The occasion No member; lha, cor M,
lee car more highly'arprecialhau curseIv,.
the military services 81 GeneT. TayIor-po,
ever lell more Of The anguish oluspense ue
preceded The exhibition OF his psess on n. {.
rious fields of Palo Alto, Monty and
Wis a-none lei, more keenly CO.
and OF gratitude which these viog, i..,.
produced hone can have Il ter IL Il.
honor which these as well AS lhya ian, y,c,o.
ries OF Genera Scott and his gan, conpa,r,o,
and The thousands of other vitrs VINO bays
fought in SO man. fields OF Mexo, have r.a.,.
lrd on cur country. Il is we'll uoxn thai
Dem1crais were Inc advocates ohis war lr3n
The first moment when Mexico sH lhe blood \
our own citizens upon our own 5. Ii mas !.
r-collected that We urged viii allie energies II
our power is most vigorous rEtcniiOn. W.
urged that all the means shuu.be Crane, r
bring il 10 a glorious iefminanon.We were II
tayoe oi no halt measures. On t'cOn.rafy wr
repfoba,ed he slightest aPpeaiar q elgias
b,ck, or any rerrat from our plions 10 any
line Of occupation. We urged fr lis begin.
ming 10 lis end the policy of rang men AMI
money enough 10 bring the war 10 speedy anu
honorable close. In this RESPECTIVE differed
from many Of the Wing party, W. denounced
tie war a, unholy and unconstitunal man,
of whom attempted to paralyze itsnersies by
objections ad difficulties, wnichnly excited
the hopes and animated the efforts the enemy
Virginia was one Of the warmest ends OF hi,
war. and we are proud to add lhanany Of The
Wings IN her borders were true tcher coun.
try on this occasion. But before war va.
terminated, the very party which The United
States had started the opposition ito is
vigorous prosecution, and OF cour. 10 rs glc
rlou, tcrmination-were seen 10 SC, upon one
OF its distinguished generals as theoa leader
in the presidential campaign TheYzed upon
his laurcls for purposes OF politil triumph,
knowing, as they did, the ine1perice Of Gene
raj Ia, lor-his want OF every ciyillaIi6ca,lon
and dlscIalming, as they had do in lS!S,
the employment OF military aspirts for tie
highest civic honor in the republichey never.
lheess stopped 10 conquer" in Is, aud they
did conquer by The eclat OF his mliry achieve.
menis, by the pledges which he we that he
would become the President of the eope aud
not Of party, and by The force ol,e,e proie.
sIons operating upon some Of the Lmocrals 10
unite their votes with those VI the 'hgs
Had the CHAIRMAN Ut The cUmmier confined
himself 10 he connllss on Silh With they wrrr
int uslc!-had he Jre.enlei Genera TAYLOR Tie
HONORARY SID IN The nsme Of the s. ale wnicn
had - 70 him ior his military services
"d9 he expressed his ;mlr.,on tur lhos-
''..' - me s'ronsesl language Of which suca
.oni"'l>si"h WAS susceptible, The .ympair,.,
SontioIs ahG graceful peonl, woull t1ys
lne Wild Ihn rs I ..---:..'-- -. - '"o -
,,o Il m, legislature The chairman =
-, committee afroniy passes on 70 poi''''
!, s,ter..,or>. INDUCES ms ,wn dechcd pais
,,nos ana compliments not me victOrions s'H-
al I'm IN, &C uaI Pres dens oi the Unhei a'ts'
}, me e,hng qualuics OF head and hear a.
lavea IN these occasions al uncommon ifd :
.hrn hr tes nIm Thar The nation had iooHei y
I'M "A. one in whose hanGs its de>tinIrs VII r
one who might illustrate, Tor SEC
nj lime, that the successful warrior may prove
!, wise moderate and prudent Statesman :
men We see inc effort IS here made " GIVE y
lblec; political turn, and 10 compare hun W'''
rem. Washington, as the wing parry nave ane'.
4 10 do-lo invest HIM with the political qua W
alion> !. hch he does not possess, which he nuns
As he modesty 10 4isclaiIn, and which every df'
] senslby di>pIoving, we must confess mat We
RET he turn which the chairman has gwen !" W
meme. We humbly conceive tha mis- pcrIioA Z
h. address is not distinguished by he same "a
vn,ch marks the most of IT, The Iesolu"''
g. ich ordered the sword 10 be presented To Gthe
al TAYLOR, was intended 10 express me lerlios
i the Legisla ufe solely upon his military
,icrs. Ii was adopted before he had been nom
atcd Tor the Presidency II ha not The sl's'
81 reference H. his civil qualifications or ms z
IicaI rlciensions; ami we undertake 10 say, ~
no Legs azure never would have expressed "
,onii ,ence in his qua iicalons which ne aasf',
il the chairman appears 10 breathe. l 'Setf
he object ot The commission which The ccmM'
&c was appointed u execute. The vpte q "
.inia a, least, in November last, shows Ihai =
id no; then appreciate the qualifications o. "
neral Taylor as the chairman has DONE anc Y
zoe on his day will probably show that sue a'
even a much less sense Of them mao than snr 7
thcn. Now, indeed, that Gen. Taylofls 10 'l'.'
ge, TOO, would hope mat his administrator ~
rebound 10 The honor and pro>peu'y y Y
counlry;" bu our tears are much suoHse' -
our hopes; and those tears are every day 'hc'''
I'll Nv The acts OF his administration.
Washington Unto'-