Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-18

a, , no. broke under me- and now mas ,.i' ~
Veorv and old with service, 10 'hr i,.'u,
of , rnde stream that must forever h'ue NJ h;
The Milledeeve Federal Union srarn.
,oen,s mon the conduct OF The WING
"King Caucus" Of Georgia, in showing ''o'H
s,ool MIR. J. NJ. Berrien. 1t is full Oh 'h'''"..
lessons and exposes the weakness OF any pay,
that viii abandon its old principles III ~
snrinkle incense in the slavish cause u '"a ~,
worshin. The success Of Henry Clay "o'
have sanc,i6ed all the wild acts and speeches -
Mr.. Berrien in his favor. But the oe'ea'
GREAT Kentucky Idol has pulled DOWN naD,
Strong man ofthe Wing pary-and Mr.. BETHEL
bv whose name tie Wings once swore' IS 10"
whis,]ed down The wind, as the unsklliul OF u"-
f,r,nna,e helmsman who wrecked me snip
.T,e GrosoIA WING SHIP STRANDEnmTHE
D. TupowS OyERBoARD.-When Inc !" h's'
&c Georgia nominated Henry Clay as .nem los
d;da,e for The Presidency, and aleu 1nen'se 80,
Min his friends at the North and Wes', tnI
~" nf The people did moi comprehend lne re-
Lie NJ ,hia movement. They honestly ou' oi.nu
10 followed their leaders. When warned ny .n.m
Democratic friends, that in espousins !he 80
Of heir eftain, they must espouse his PI
ples-prnciI les which they haa ever COM CONF, ~
hsN
ohandnned his heresies, but afterwards aomil'eu
~, i ,ras right 10 change when convinced o. ei
ror and ultimately, with unwonled zeal, )oiheu :"
the chorus,
a,purra. burra, the Wings are risin,
IIurra for Clay and Frelinghuysen.'
! .Tbeir fle.leader their Magnus Apollo, was
d.. Hnn John Mcpherson Berrien. lie Doiuiy
nrocla iped The sentiments oil lheir a.h ~
The welkin rang with their echoes 10 'ne .nunu.1
Ilala Il n
of his eloquence. lie lea 'i'eii " w -, =,
determined with them 10 conquer or WIN 'heiI n 70
fail They mutually confded in each other. 6uI
tbe batlle was lost. Where now is John NC
pberson Berrienl For obeying The commands Oh
his party, he has been prescribed.
But Yesterday the word OF Cesar might
Have stood against the world; now lies ne there
And none 50 poor TO do him reverence.
"At caucus on Thursday night last, Oh me
Wing members of our Legislature, convened Tor
tho nnrnose OF nominating a Senator, il was pro-
nosed TO nominate Mr.. Berrien By reclamation.
Objections being made, ii was agreed TO ballot Tor
The nominee. when, behold The vote stood Tor
Judge DousheIly 81, Judge Berren %, and Judge
Dawson 2-(s absent)
uJudge Rerrien, abandoned by his party, has
promptly and honoraby abandoned his seat IN
Congress. His resignation is now in The hands
OF The Executive.
awe have long ceased 10 have any confidence
in The political integrity oflhe leaders oil the wing
Parry of Georgia, but We were not prepared ior
such an exhibition as that which has just been
made by Them To repair their ruined fortunes,
they have laid upon the altar The nobles Roman
Of them ALL His only fault has been, mat ne,
more boldly than they susla ined The principles OF
The idol, al whose shrine all paid their willing
homage. To reinslate themselves in the conil-
dence Of the people, they have thrown overheard,
from their shattered and crazy barque, The PHO,
that has directed il through many troubled
Storm What new name will they now assume
What will be the principles they VIII now avow
Ifther barque escape The rocks on which il is now
stranded whittier will itdirect It's course
Most truly does the Milledsevlle correspon-
den; Of The Augusta Constituonaist pourtray The
,o,lerins condition of Georgia Whissery
1.-THE Wing party is now in most ridiculous
and crlica position. II is on The eve OF disrup-
lion, and il will require skiliu whipping in TO
prevent disorganization.
oSuch must be the fate Of all parties that ad-
here for party effect to one set of opinions, when
half the members secretly believe IN exactly The
opposite"
Buta large portion Of the Georgia Wings, who
have saked their pretensions upon The success Of
MIR. Berrien, will not tamely submit 10 the out
rage upon their rights. The Savannah Repub-
lican multers indignation-and, in the following
sentences, indicates an intention to spurn The rod
of party and TO push forward another candidate
in place OF "ihc managers " ticket:
"The question is anxiously asked what course
will The friends OF Judge Betrien pursue Deep
Is as they regret the result, their feelings will not
be vented in lac,ious opposition 10 The course
which the managers at Milledgeve have seen
fit 10 adopt. They wish TO preserve the unity OF
The party unbroken, and this, ii would seem from
the deep feeling already manifested, can only De
done by bringing tormnrd a ne'1 name. We will
not say that Georgia has many worihier son
than he; hui The mantle of Berren should fall up
on one, whose shoulders are not only worthy to
bear l., bnt who is above the suspicion OF having
engaged IN ana intrigue for the purpose q sup
planting Inn"