Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-13
In The Editors Il Il. Enqu rer.

CHrxrcarIELD Co., Nov. 5, l649
Gentlemen: In the Enquirer, OF The 18th ult,
find an article taken from The Richmond Wing,
tracing 1our p,esenl threatened diilicul,ies win
ENGLAND and France 10 the war win Mexico -
But the F .oridian joins issue with The Wing, ami
SAYS: "Tne fault OF our colemporary IS N nor
tracing Tie difficulty back 10 the Revolution" &c
Now, beg leave TO differ Wlihlhe fioican, and
to unite most cordially with the Wing in tracing
10 the Mexican war as the fruitful source Of our
threatened difficulties with hose poweTs, lot this
simple reason: had not our Government, after
long lorbearance, been constrained 10 chas!ise
Mexico for her repealed asgressions and the
many insults offered TO our Flag, ard, lastly, tor
her bind presumption in as.ailng our army upon
our own soil aud shedding American blood,
General Taylor would have been The last man oi
ten thousand whi would have been namei fof
the Presidency; ard a, his time, instead Of hav-
ing an imbece Presiten, ard bungiing cabinet
at the head Of the uation, The country would now
be blessed with an able sla.esmaB Tor President
and an efficient cabinet, whose United wisdom
and nautical skill would have sceIed The great
ship Of Sac safely over The quicksands aid
breakers, amongst which she has been driven ivr
the want Of competent navigator. Then,
must be allowed the privilege of d,I-rins with The
Foridian and In untIe with The Wing in'Ihe opn
ion that the Mexican war has produced ,be dlfli-
cullies with England and France, by placing Al
The head of the Government President who is
wholly disqualified for that high civic station 10
winch he,nas been elevaud by lhG Mexican wal.
Therefore the Wing has accidentally Caught The
righl SOW by the ear when il .uaccs. UuI ,tepoied
difficulties with Eng land and FfaBee 10 HE Nlexi-
can war. Respectfully, yours, PATRON.
A Washington correspondent OF the Baltimore
Republican, or the 5h, presents The following
iiems Of The ae Secretary oil States visit 10 this
city. VIVA, he is reported 10 have said abou,
the course OF III: last administration, in regard 10
Nicaragua, i, confirmed. from olhci quarters:
Washington Union.
"The Hon James Buchanan arrived in this
city on Thurday evening, on business, and re-
eeved, throughout yesterday, the visits Of his
numerous friends here. lie looked well and v as
in excellent spirits. He returned home today.
About The first Of January, Or earlier be pro.
poses 10 visit New Orlean and The Scuh. Nbiher
he has never liagelird and. where lie W receive
a "A ireTing rccertion-such o,c as IS due 10
pre- eminent aent sdch as his. Occasion was Id.
Een, in The course OF conversation with him, to
) put The question whether The late cabinet Of Mr.
Polk, OF which be was member, took any ac-
tion in The Nicaragua affair, or il they had
skulked II, as me Republic amt ustreropposiion
journals had asserted. He promptly replied that
The lale cabinet had acted; and alrhous6.he was
no. a, liberty To say what hat action was, he
had no doub that when The whole matter was
brought before The country, as he hoped il would
be shortly, II would be found To- rebound greatly
10 the honor Of the late administration" ,.