Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-13
tuesday Morning, February 10. Isas
THE PROTOCOL, ONCE MORE.

The Presidents Message, published BY Us
yesterday, places The honor ard good fsl'n o.
tie country beyond ariI. We, therefore, deem
it unnecessary al presen, 10 gave place 70 Tue
two mastery letters Of MIR Buchanan, which
accompany the Message one addressed % 'ae
Mexican Minister OF Foreign Relations, ex-
blaming the Seuates amendments 10 The Urea
". and in conformity to which the Protocol was
drawn up The other, the letter Of instructions
to our Commissioners, charged with the outy
of having the Treaty as amended ratified by the
Mexican Government From the official pa
pers sent into Congress, the important lac'
trauspires, that a despatch from our Commis-
sioners referring TO this same Protocol was COM
munica,ed 10 Congress last July. and that II mas
been only DOW exhuned, for The unavaiiing Pur-
po.e Of defeating the Treaty, and surrenderipg
rich and mighty Emnire on The Pacific
The whole movement IS dead failure. Mr..
Stephens, Ajax like, asked for "hght"-and
when the Presiden, unfolded his budget aud
solved the mystery, such GOOD o; light, IN
the opinion Of Wings and Democrats poure1
upon the Georgia member, Sc 10 blind and rem
der bin powerlcss II was similar Dooo oi
light that overwhelmed Mr.. Bolts, IN ms move
ment Oh the collateral events Of the Mexican
War. Upon this signal discontinue OF VT
Stephens, we have heard an excellent bon-mot
of Mr.. Haskell the eccentric yet humorous
and plain spoken Original" Tay lor member from
Tennessee. He said that MIR. Stephens had
found "mares nest" but, unfortunately for
him, there was no; single egg IN It.
Though he whole affair is killed ceac' anc
the P,esiden, and tn nation iaily vindicatec; We
deem j, prope, to put on record a specimen OF ine
biuerness and violence with which the Executive
was assa,led, befos the facts came out, by his
political opponents. A man must be mace o.
stern stuff 10 stand up agains such ceaseess and
inqusitorial assaans, and such man has MI
Polk proved himself, under many most Trying
situations. The following extract from Wash
inston lei,er Of the 7.h February, il the Phila.
delphia News, needs no answer-ior the ccsetai
faets utterly overthrow The wanlon charges:
"The aspec, Of the Executive nsufpa,ion and
fraud, lately discovered and Brought oeiore the
House by Mr.. Stephens OF Ga, looks no beuer,
Tor the HfeSlCe0t, So idf Uul Ictutl "bisc. Il -
NOR has gained somewhat upon the creouIous,
that the paper entitled the tpro;oco is forgery;
bu, there is no evidence that il is So while every
thing goes 10 confirm The wors; and the result IS
looked for with the greatest Interest. The Cabi-
net was in session on Saturday evening, and did
not adjourn until O'Clock on Sunday morning.
The whole mater bears upon is face the MARKS
of fYand-deepcr and more damntng Than the
Executive, 10 mis- high-hancei course through
out the war, had hithero attained II would re-
ouire much space 10 spreac out all The cream
stances attending This suffice but il IS enough
for tbe present. as the accused has not teen
heard in defence, - know that tts gutlt Is SUN
eie.t 10 impeach The Executive officer Of this
government, ior practising fraud upon Mexico,
and usurping power which belongs 10 Congreis
alone"
1.-THE treaty which The people OF this country
supposed they held with Mexico, has been made,
BY this usurpation, No TREATY At ALL; j; IS 10
effect mere blank no. worm the paper which i
covers; OF no force or binding power wbalever
}dHrY rendered Nm iacf. 70 trrais 81; Ms
the crosses, ACT Of all. lie commenced lhe var
by fraud, and ne finally ended il by fraud How
could he have done otherwise? Weak in ju3g-
ment, pusillanilnous in aclion, and iracduien, IN
design, he has not only sealed his oscn tnfGmy,
but dragged the honor and he god iaih. and h.
security OF the county do%n with him. How
can patriot find words to express the oalhing
or The eXecra,ions which such cottages Inefi. r
No repentance can atone ioT such lnjamy."