Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-20
RICHMOND,V VA.
Wednesday Morning, July ls, ls4e.
GENERAL SCOTS LETTER T. * a A~n neigh

P"'' ra,;,cr calls that paper The SEQ" organ :.
'ne E .1n We have only 10 reply, that II seems
- he admitted on all halds that il has o.ea -
i, within the las, few days, when the Ni'n'nO
wbig with ds.eney which disguised ever, !, U msn
Wbig and Democrat, rak,d up me mape' y Lived
who had faithfully, zealously and uu,y ST.
heir country both in The field and IN 'ne .oaa
ellis of the nation, 10 barn them a. us asa
scou's ATARI regarded as The peca''a Ma ,hs
nj General Scott; that family iies oou"u ~
Times closer 10 him than any o'hcf 'oa."a' -" ~
ba, as Inc Times repudaes Gsnelai 0co''' "-e
has no wish 10 b. his organ, we Willingly ,eeaH''
- mo had m i3ea we were ueadibg On I'foiooen
| ground. =. ar;c,e
from the Alexandra Gazette, Quoted BY US Oh
Friday, rema,kius that General Scott IS la'ner
"ouick upon the lrigger~ Jumps en''feiy "''i'n
ia view of il. The Times rematks:
"Tbe ENQUIRER asks, with great earnes'ness,
| am;,, The Wh;o napers condemn This movement
/ NJ Genera, Scetl3' Having shown that we ale
moi afraid 10 condemn II, we claim Inc r'sh, 70
ask the Enquirer question IN return: Does 'ns.
ma per condemn The movement, mercy oeeause
i is Gen. SCOTS, or because ldsappioVes VI .ne
scheme OF annexing Canada 10 the oh'ea S.'' ga
And If Il disapproves OF mat schtine, why 1.I
| il no, say So when it was Supporting oeneIai
Case who was understood 10 be in favor It
and every other project Of "manitesl des'inys
In answer We would remark, that although
we have been, and still are, in favor OF eh'enu'us
the "area of civil Liberty" yet we nave always
been opposed 10 the annexation OF Canada. We
are moi influenced in this opinion, because inc
scheme is characterized as g movement o.
Gen. Scots, but because the North has already
loo much political power, and we are un"ll,ns
TO permit them 10 throw around Us Inc cna'ns
| which they seem SO anxious 70 HVe''-
Should i, come 10 this. kowever-should me
scheme be carried out-Cuba, a! least, must lhen
be ours. The Canadians are 100 much OF
mixed class for US; composed as they are o. uis.
cou,en,ed French and English, and runaway
slaves, frcm The South. We "condemn u, De-
cause it is "Gen'l SCOTS movemsltf-Sucn
charge would be ridiculous
The Times desires 10 know why we ola no'
| dsapprovc Of the "movemen" when we we've
supporting Gen'l. Cas-, who was understood 70
be il favor OF ia" Now So far as we reco'ecI
the last canvass, (and would to GOD, WIN Inc
| tights now before US, that canvass ha0 10 DC
gone over again. Canada was not mentioned.
| A, least II was no. mentioned 10 this section OF
the Union. We Tough the battle upon Democfa-
| tic principles, known and established. Our az
yersaries warred with Us upon Gen. Iaylof $
want OF principles.
| Blu, what ground has The Times for saying
,hat General Cass "was understood 10 be IN Ia
yor of IL" Where is The auIhoriiy2 Produce
The documents. Understood TO be in favor OF II
forsoo,h! Any Democrat may be understood TO De
| in favor of any measure which Is unpopular 10
Wing eyes, and The Wing press will attempt 70
| make Whig capital of it. But our friends OF the
Times do no, commit themselves. They do mo-
saw thai they will net support General Scott ioi
The mex, or any subsequent Presidency, though nc
may be ''.alher quick upon The trigger" No, nc
you will scarcely be able 10 catch them IN IND
way. You might bring up one OF The mos
odious Free Sellers, only lei him De wing
and you cannot induce The Wing party al ihe
South 10 say they will not support him.
Our neiphboIs of the Republican say Trey
have as long ago as March las, written against
| The annexation OF Canada. We did not recoi'
! loci me articles al the time we wrote. But ina
| Is no, a 'mauer OF so much Importance. ihe
| Republican does not condemn This act oil Inc
| "bead OF the army" in placing himself in hostile
attitude 10 Great Britain. 1t does not condemn
The officer, although il is opposed 10 the "moSc
ment."
The Republican Quoting from its article o.
l0.h March lasl) says, Annexation will moi De inc
order fine day during Gsn. Taylor's Adminlslra'
lion." Probably not. But will it mol be on The
tapis for the next Presidential dance2 VIII no
this be one Of the gIea, bones OF contention
over which parties will gruw7 Let US all come
on, and show cur hands-lei us not drop caro-
and when we fad the game lcs', call out for
new deal. Let US all, al the South, play iaiIi a.
least, among ourselves. Let US remember, ina
now we are the weaker party in The ConledeTaey
| aud il We play into our adversares' HANDS 'he
| game must be lost-let US look well into Inc mat
ter, or we shall fnd ont 100 late, perhaps, that VIZ
| have thrown away the les: chance.
| But suppose this measure Of annexation Should
BE- consummaied, Old lack cannot veto the bil
he has said that ne would moi; unless, as gooc
hoaest Wing remarks ".hey say one lhia= s!m
piy 10 practice another" Sill the quesiioa q
The annexation Of Ike British possessions on oul
continent 10 The Unei States, ought mol TO bt
permitted 10 be Dlerpoiaied 70 the disturbance o.
the harmony among the States OF our Contedera
cy And we hope that his cup may now pass
from us. Blu, should it come, there must be union
in The South, and we must be prepared 10 meet y
Ike men, determined 10 die ih The last ditch, ra'
;her ,haAsuccuIlb 10 MIR. Winthrop, Mr.. VIII
mot, or Major General W:ofeld Scott, with all
| their Northern satellites.