Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-24
RIO MOND, VA.
Wednesday Morning, August ~, 1910.
THE UsURpATIoN IN CALIFORNIA.


Wednesday Morning, August ~, ls4o.
THE USURPATIoN IN CALIFORNIA.
The country is familiar with The violence and
clamor howled GU, by the Wing press against
President Polk Tor having, in time OF war, ard
under its admitted laws, established military 60
vernlnents in the Mexican PROVINCES Iha' ne
had authority, as Comnander-in.Chiei oil Inc
Army and Navy OF the United States, to es!ao.
lish military governments, levy contributions and
adopt all neediul measures 10 keep The inhabl'
tanls in subsection and secure the great object IN
view, viz peaceful and satisfactory termina'
lion of The war, was lTiumphanlly demonstrate
BY The arguments OF Democratic speakers and
presses, deduced from The la ". OF nations. Still the
Wing orators and papers denounced The proceed
ing in their windies, style. The sentinel OF The
National ln,eligencer cried out from The watch
lower us not This a naked usurpaIion OF pow
er7"-lhe land was made 10 rock with volcanic
explosions from The Wing mountains in labor
at the rank and unprecedented tyranny and des.
Poiam OF Mr. Polk, in twisting The Constitution
TO bis own purposes and desecra,ing lis holies'
and most conservative provisions! All this un-
miligated wrath was poured on his head. because,
as patriotic Chiei Magistrate, he resolted 10
means recognized by The laws OF war and oil
nations, 10 prosecute 10 peaceful and suitable
conclusion, "damnabe and atrocious war; Tin
Wing eyes, inlo which we had been wantonly
forced by an insolen foe.
The picture is now changed-lhe Wing
party, by its adroil and hypocritical running up
the flag Of "milary chieilain," the creature OF
this much abused war-by the double game This
puppeI in The hands OF such managers, as Tfu-
man Smith, Bale Pcyton, &C. was made to
play, viz a! The North as pledged not 10 veto The
Wiimoi Proviso, and al the South as bound by
his local associations and Interests 10 resist to the
utermosl this infamous and wanton and insult.
ing assault on Southern righls-and by Ike fair
and spec;ous professions and promises OF "no-
psryism," which have turned 10 dust and ashes
by The most monslrous and stupendous fraud and
double dealing ever alle.nped on Tree people,
and which threw far in the shade the tricks and
deccplions oil 1910, The Wing party succeeded in
dupins generous people, and slipped into ILL.,.
won power in he lreacherous guise OF no-pary-
ism. The game was thus won with loaded dice;
but The acls aid secret motives OF the gamblers
were soon 10 PASS beneath The louch.stone Of
practical experience Scarcely had the words Of
| "no'parlyism" fallen from Zachary Washington
upon The ears n listening thousands in front Of
The Capitol, besre his selfish and intriguing adj
visers and managers d.usged Tin with their
nauscous doses OF aaucry AMI iEs.illed into his
| uninfcrmed mind he vital necessity of eating
up his olI-Iepeaed declarations, sacrificing his
| good name, and, instead OF the "cra oil good
feeling" which had been promised, commencing
and continuing The mos! ruthless system Of pro-
SC iplion that his country has ever seen.
Even The Republic, The organ imported TO fawn
and aaler lac nominal "chiei," admits that
in The few moths Of This Taylor "era," 5000
office-hc!ders have been expelled by The Second
Washington; how many more The records will
testify II w cannot say. Il is enough for US 10
gnow, that under no Administration has the po-
lilical salloiine played more glib.y and rapidly
than undI the 'ssims OF a no-party President,
VIM solennly, and in The lace Of thousands Of
all parties, proclaimed !ha. Honesty. capacity
and hdeLy," wee 10 Ge the only prerequisites |
Tor Office. The veil has been raised from this |
portion O. Taylorsm, and lis hideous features |
have beea exposed 10 the Indignant reprobalion
Of an insuIsd people, The popular voice from
every porin Of The Union has Numbered forth
its denuncion of the treachefous policy which
The weaEIinded General Taylor has been made
TO play, asupple clay in The hands Of The pots
Ter; and Talorism has received stunning blow
at The hanu Of the people, from which it cannot
recover.
Bat thee is another feature in The gam. Of
deception, marked, il possible, b. deeper dupl:-
city aud dslincd 10 meet with sill more signal
rebuse. is mater OF nooriety that General
Taylor VS. in the last campaign represented at
the Norlhls not oppos, 10 The Wmot Pruyi.o
and letus were read BY Truman Smith, Cor.
win ami ters, as coming from him, 10 which
he was phged not &c veto that odious infractcn
|
game va put 10 motion. Wing presses ard
politician pTotessed viraous indignation al
the very ga Of Old Zac's being suspected OF
unsoundBs on The question. lie owned 200
slaves, sal !hey; his interests are all in the
South, an of course be vii! veto The Ploviso.-
While onlhe Democratic banner, North and
South, th non.ner2cnlion doctrine of Gen.
Cass wasroady inscribed. The double game Ct
The Tayldlcs was not without success. Each
section otounlry believed Gen. Taylor TO aflili-
ate with hell on this vital question and sustain
ed him Eordinsly. II the question comes 10 a
bead, on or The other must be disgracefully
chealed4 Ind, 10 avoid SO dread responsibility,
all The ines Of Taylorism have been Sc, al
work. ltEas 10 save of The question, to remove
This lion the path, that las, winter Seward, IS
The agenpf Taylor and his manager Ewing,
electoneed with Congress 10 pass Webs!er's
bill establishing territorial government, recos-
nzing the old Mexican laws, peonase and
all. Thischeme failed and Congress adjourn
cd, havi! conlessedly in The opinion OF all, in
and outf Congress, failed 10 organiz. any
goVernmt IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES leaving
that TERRY without any government whatever S
until Cgress provide for their wants in that 4
behalf t
Tnuspod ma!ses, when the managers Of the =.
nomnalre dent, aware of The desperate comb {
lion oil tars, ard Justly alarmed for the terri. S
bic old9whch their double faced pup2et must Q
undergd he be called on to meet the Win,o, !
Proyisoh pee 10 lace, when presented by Con- d
gross, hppm the bold exqe1ien. TO send on,
mili!arsalnp, Bievet Btigadier General Ri 6
ley, wllinsruclions to re.es,abl;sh the Me1i- :,
can Gernnert in California, and, in virtue Of /;
his mlry capacity, 10 constitute. himself Civil p
Gove|r with long list Of sub officers, recog, .
nized the once d.iunct Mexican laws, viz: ?
srsdry, Territorial or Departmental Legisla- y
Ia Superior Court, consisting of four y
jos and a fiscal, project and sub.preIrc,s e.