Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-13
..TIIE RATTLE OF THE ORGANS; OR, THE CON
FUSION UF TONGUES

FUSION UF T0NGD e.
Il i mn in Richmond alone that The Taylor
ORGANS are out Of tune Al The political heau'
quarters Of Old lack, under his very nose, me
,wo ORGANS. both claiming 10 be "official," utter
totally dissonan sounds. A few days since Tue
National Inrelisenccr published an apparently
,,,bo,ized statement OF Gen. Tayiors views on
Inc territorial question, which WIS construed ny
some INTO threat against the free soilers UP
i,mps Inc other official organ, the National Wing,
and insisted That il was "lhe ill-consldereo anu
Unauthorized remark Of mere newspaper, anu
ina, General Taylor did mol mean 10 offend anu
excommunicaie the tree sellers. Again, '"'
fetal" Inrellisencer last week intimate" 'ha' ~.
.;4o,, Tavlor would take "he respo"ao,tay OF
supplying hy some means or 'lnef me aoseu'e
~ LEGISLATIVE provision" establishing govern
,n,nt 10, New Mexico and California. Inc
| National Wing, the other 'offciai," hfes up al
The suggestion which "ooks as though il was
plea in advance for Executive usurpation oil
some kind" and which il handles as equally sfa-
| tui,ous and unauthorized. says:
aTbete will be no latitidinaran construction Of thr
constitutional powers Of the Executive 10 seek auni-
10 for This or that act, exercised ny MI IoiA,
| when he m,dr and unmade governments W .'s p.,
/ sldrntiaI ediets. There VIII be no appear 10 'is ~"
r paons for authority execute the unltch anu con-
atiutoua mowers Of the Executive, a. was the cohstn
prartce Of Mr. Polk when he wanted an excuse io ms
usurpatlons Ii evil il To now from the "m'ssion ~
cnnnrrs, Ia give law California, and Is not 10 the
mover NJ the Executive 10 provide remedy ny Tue nc
knowlrdped and Just means which the constitution ana
hr ,aw. placr IN his hands, the evil must br endured
and C.nrr.s. mus, shoulder the responsibility u
h,h rinr that Congress should be made to feel tit II
must hear the responsibility Of IL own acts. y nts
hrrn too long the fashion To visit th- Executive W."
The drreIIctlons of Congress. Let EVIL he enhuieu' "
,v,l come upon The country by the non.actlon OF wv
press for time, and Congress will do It's duty hete
ter
How, them can the people avoid being mysh
fed BY such contradictory "offlcial" revelations
We heard much from The Mhig press oi the nor
rcts and mischieis Of one "orsan. IS y DC
worse 10 keep The country in state OF con'inua
uncertainty and excitement b. the varying no'e
4 me tho 'organs q" We might Indeed SAY
.,b,sen for MIR. Bullitt OF The New Orleans ~
canine and MIR. J. o. Sergeant Of Boston WI
: soon establish a third organ. tbs, Il is sa'o
,,;Il he the o. gan Of Old Zac; the Nationa
WHO n The Cabinet; and the National lhieiii
ocncer Of Congress. We see a. ieas' one a.
van,aee 10 the Administration. IN having iiul
,ir,;c;,v NJ ORGANS: One may sound us Key mol
and indicate particular measure oil Inc Aeml
p;,traliou. II it meet with response 10 puo''
!, s.r,;man, "a,I right 90 ahead ami The othe
: ,reans will chime in! Bal, il II be codly re
ceivet b; the public, the oitef organs Will ponnc
!. ,ron The revelation as "srauiIous and unau
r .so,;zed" and The Administration will Dodge re
: s,onsibiliry and take The back-rack. Thus III
government, will feel its way, blowing It's sigma