Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-23
,-,1sd with san,a Anna, dissracea his country

traded with San'a Anna, dissracea his country,
and soll the lives.ai The 5000 gallant men VINO
OUCH, the bal ueua Visa and, more u
diculous sill Polk was 50 anxious 'e'
the es,aJlishi lie Tariff OF 1916, that he
-i.her ar,empl |g6libc, or did bribs Mr.. Dallas Ill
nj $4,000 TO secure his vote Tor IN { OIL, : y
Nashville Union kesi'ates nct 10 say 'ha'
.Sevcr heard ccbate marked by such reckless
as.er,;cr. blind alice, vile sanceF ana oIiI
,n;.,sn,es.o,dlion as was that on MoncaF on ihe
nar; Of some u the Wing Senators. BY men TOO
r,nhose oxn weakness saouid have maze ihei
.sIrtul how ,hey disturbed or suggested The faults
OF others. Treason, fraud perjury, cuPiicHy,
bribery, fasehood, Inconsistency, and almost
every olber crime heir wicked imag'nahohs
could Conceive and their envenomcd tongues
could utter, were freely charged against 'he n'an
whose priva,e life was as blamees as ine'r
hearts are malignant, and whose poiil'cal con-
duct, was as true, as their own had oeen devious
and uncertain. One man had Inc auaaci'y|
unheard Of insoieuce-io charge nun win oai-
gain and intrigue with Santa Anna, al inc same
lime that his own name stands upon The ac's ~
tbe las, General Assembly as a delaullins sheriff.
Another CHARGED Mr. Polk among olhef things
with inconsistency, and preached long homiY
iu favor of protective duties. For his pans ne
had his own Letter OF 1913. in which he utterly
,epudia,ed the doctrine OF proleclior, and every
other Wing measure, read upon him, to MS nn-
utlerable confusion ana cisinaY
A good anecdote is told q The Immaculate as
sailant last referred TO, Senator kimble from
Montsomery-,h same individual who charged
the bribery OF Mr.. Dallas. X. undertook 10
prove MIR. Polk Inconsistent b. The Kane letter,
and in tbundrriog tone. asked where is me
daslar1Iy coward who would beIray his rrinci-
pies" (by ordering the printing of a few copies OF
The eulosy)2 Senator Gardenshire then called
for The reading Of letter Of kimb.c in lS43, IN
which he fully renounced the political heresies OF
the Wing parry, assaied the Wings Tor their in
consistency on The tariff and unqualifiedy con-
demned The doctrine OF "proeclicn." This was
leo much Tor The poor victim Of his own blind
rarlizan folly, and alter ruitess attempi al ex.
PLANTATION, kimb'e fed from The Senate Cham
her Mr.. Gardcnshres turn came next, and for
uMore han an hour did The eloquent defender
NJ The dead. pour out The torrents Of his indig-
nation upon The head OF his victim, and as he
ronH read from the letter The different Wing
n,icci3cs renouuced, ne would put with stirring
energy. Mr. Kmb,e's own nierrnga:ory-"where
ia The das,ardly coward who would abaCdon his
nruciples a. Aud alter he had finished the let
ter. he pointed 10 the vacant scat OF The annIhi>
late,. Senator and exclaimed, Thou art The man
awe cannot speak in too exalted terms oil The
firm. dieaifei and indignant manner in which
these foul cbarses-one and al-were hurled
back into The teeth OF their aulhofs by the dem
ocralic Senators. II is truly gratifying 10 know
that we have such able and fearless defenders OF
democratic men and measures, in that end oil the
capitol"
The Democrats oil The Legislature and Nash
vile finding that MIR Nicholscn's eulogy had re-
ceived the most exalted praise in the course oil
the Federal Senate. pr oppose 10 publish ttiHy
siousand copies Of it, with sketch OF The debate
for circulation among the people.
With this preface, We invite cur readers 10 the
following impressive extract:
Need SOP TO calculate or measure The
amount of national enry won by our gallant
armies on the batle-felds OF Mexico7 The voice
of an astonished world has already pronounced
our elt GUM. What corner OF The earth, or wha
isle OF lhe ocean is remote that il has not heard
OF Monerey-c Of Buena Visls-ot Vera Cruz
otfCerro Gordo-of Contreras- Of Chepul'epec-
of Moline del Rey! Each one OF these names is q
tower of strength, resplendent with The halo o.
our victories, on which The eyes OF freedoms
yo,aries lhroughou, The world are gazing with
longing admiration, willis tyranis every where
look upon them and tremble. They are SO many
lofty bulWaIks OF national dete,ce whose bIieh
beaconfres proclai i'm TO crowned heads that onl
sacred honor can never be insulied with impuni.
", The exhibitions OF moral and physical pow
er displayed BY our coun,rymen, have dispellet
delusion, under which foreign powers had long
labored. They we're ready 10 concede that on
our own soil and in defence Of our homes anc
family al!ars, our power could set invasion al de
fance but they denied TO Us The capacity Or Nh
willingness to redress our wrongs, TO avense on
insult and 10 v;ndicale our naliooal honor by seek
ing our enemies and meatino dangers in q toreigr
land. Hencctorth they will concsde thai al
though we are patient, loIg-sutlering people
slow 10 anger and devoted 10 peace, yet that II
7indicaling our national honor, our power is a:
terrible 10 prosecuting as in resisting invasion
This CO nviction fastened upon the foreign minC
by the memor bic events OF lhe Mexican war
will liz future constitute our "shied and bucklcr'
against insult or aggression, even more etectu
ally than strong walls or irowniGg balilements
As the mind oil the palrio, runs over the lonl
catalogue OF glorious achievements, his hear
beats with quicker and stronger devotion 10 hi
country, and bis bosom swells with lofie
pride in being an American citizen. He feel
that in all tn, elements oil national strength. ma
lional grandeur and national glory, his countr
stands upon an elevation which il never bef0I
| occupied Whilst he sheds lear 10 The memo
| nv Of the gallant dead, whose homes are moulder
| ing in distan. land, his hear over flows with gia
| ti.ude 20 The patriotic wisdom OF The Statesman
and 10 The heroic courage and chiya Try OF the OF
| 6cers aud soldiers who accomplished so niue
| Tor their country.
] But This is no more than the beginning OF GU
| national ces,iny-the mere rosy tinis OF The earl
| dawn, be-spcaking The ,raIscendanl ehnigence {
The rising sun OF day. When Mr. Polk ascende
| me Executive chair, the march OF freedoms EN-
pire westward was bounded by The Rocky mouJ
tairs. There sal the genius Of liberty on ID
| cracey sunni it of this lofty batllement of nstur
gazing down upon The broad Pacific, aid an,
ious 10 battle her feet in lis smooth and peacefl
waters. To the north>Wesl lay Oregon, suffice
| only 10 the laws Of savage Indians, and Of usurI
ing Brilons. To The southwest lay New Me,
leo and California, in which Mexican despo
iism maintained precarIous dominion over III
semi>baItarous tribes u mixed nations To III
southeast lay Texas, where freedom had cree
led her altar, tut where Mexican inta.ualio
was threatening TO carry indiscriminate de!
,ruciion and determination. Four years TO
away, and how changed The sceue2 By The ni
eic operation Of Two treaties, these four empire
Of territory are born into the Republican tam
ly. Whats an acquisition Give wings 10 you
minds and trace around its boundaries! See
extending along The Gulf of Mexico fror
the Sabine 10 the Rio Del Norie-then wes
ward spanning The continent, and looking OF
upon the Pacific through seventeen degrees
north Latitude, embracing The entire western sop
OF The Rocky mountains and cGciiclns with a
empire of wealth and power, the mouth OF III
grea, Mississippi! Throughout This vast regio
nature has deposited in abundance, the mears
agricultural. mineral and commercial weaill
bui there hey were value'ess for The great puIpt
ses Tor which God created Them, until they wei
brought within the influence Of the en- erprise an
industry OF Tree People der the wise polio
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the Tide Of emigration, quickened by the mracu
loas accounts Of mineral wealth, which reach u
by every arrival, has commenced the work
popping and re>claiming this immense leritor,
We nay well pause TO lock with astonshmer
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