Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-13
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, Ausust12, Is47.


IN Star saws il IL hardly worth the time or troubl
for The party presses 10 contend any longer abou, III
political sentiments Of Gen. Taylor He will be th
peoples candidate lei the parties call as many Wing
Locofoco conventions as they p'rase'
The above, which We find in yesterdays Re
publican, indicates ioregone conclusion 10 snr
port Gen. Taylor, "wilhou; questions asked,
whatever his political opinions may be. With
single dash OF The pen, j! exiinguishes both III
great parties Of The country, and pledges The pee
pie 10 The support OF successful General who's
political sentiments and principles OF conducting
The affairs OF cur great Republic are utterly il
The dark. We shall make 10 t1mmenIs Of on
own; but as these presses have constituted them
selves the organs Of "the people" We deem
proper TO let our readers sec what other organs 0
The Wing party, 10 which The Republican wa
once attached, havcto say on The subject.
In the FIRST place, we find in The National Intel
lisercer Casually regarded as The exponent Of Iht
Wing pany) The following Striking items. Theil
meaning and intended application no one car
misunderstood. Appearing az they do, The HIS
al The "no parry" men fall with decided force:
"a, Wing County Meeting held a, West.
chester, (Pa.,) d; which VIM. Baker presided
and a, which Hon. A. R. McIivain, U. v. Pen.
nypacker, Nj. a. Stanley, and 4. Pennypacker
addressed the people, a series Of resolutions was
adopted, and among them The following, which
il is due 10 our friends in Chester 10 lay before
our readers:
"'Resolved That The principles of The Wing
party, conservative, patriotic and just, like Inc
PRINCIPLES Of immu;able truth, admit OF no COM
promise; and that as Wings Therefore, We can
en;rusl The desinies o. our county 10 no man
who is not Wing, whole Whis, and nothing
but Wing.
"'Resolved, Tha, we earnestly request our
Wing brethren throughout the Tn on 10 respond
10 the sentiment embodied in The preceding reso-
luton"
"No party" men are Usually fcuod in one OF
two classes-lhose who are deslui, OIL pubic
spirit, and those who have been personally disaP-
pointed in some dealings with enc or more par
lies. The frs! class are either engaged in nur.
suits which they think OF more consequence Than
good government or they have that scrt OF indo-
lent faith which assumes that all will 60 On well
because there is no pressing evil that now cross
es their Individual paths. Hence, while they are
enjoying The good government which political
walchfulness secures. they despise the very aSen
cy BY which they are enabled 10 Indulge 'heir
contempt peacefully. The second class is nn-
merouS one The loss Of an office, The success
Of a rival, The failure of tavor;,c scEem', Won
deriuily open their eyes 10 sense Of the hollow
ness OF party. Henceiorih they are pure patriots,
privileged 10 rail upon The resi- Of The world, and
pronounce all men either deceiyers or deceived
IN short 0.parfyisr is 0iTaS III g7otrth ciher 81
mistaken estimate Of taingS. or Of lazy sclfStness
or disappointed expectations A reasonable, sensi-
bic, unselish, modes, man seldom falls into it
He may be more or less active on rolilica! sub.
jec,s, bu, he will have some opinion on them, aud
act al proper seasons with firmness.
Connecticut CoarGai.
The Leesbarg Chronicle in our own Stale, pub
lishsd in the county OF Loudoun, The stronghold
of Whiegery in Virginia. refuses TO be dragooned
into the "no party" ranks ard speaks out boldly
lis defiance OF lhe TICK attempted 10 bc played.
iis parry from Tyerism III 1sIIashins Fece .. -
norc be dayca by those lovers Of The dear people
,riosc crc.sed political cred is concurrence rtf Tic
MAJORITY" There is a severe dig into he ribs
Of no.raryisin But We give uli specimen Of
its concentrated Whiggcry:
The issue vi IA could not be determined ill
the sequel III Mr.. Folks administration should be
revealed. The revelation is now making, and
while the truth O! every declaration Inscribed on
the Wing banner is being established in The view
OF The world ICE c,e called rpm 70 o5erctc party
i.ucs acairc the p,,acpes foy 1rkct IN daTk mus
pe 81 fs1ed, and embrace on neutral ground these
whose cupici,y could induce them TO betray our
country into an unrigh.eous and aggressive war
whose thirst for The emcluinen's Oh offlce could
prompt them 10 invoke the all Of The pefJurc CD
foreigner 10 place their champion IN The Pfesi-
dental chair. No, move honor zen. Iaylor
as brave and gallant man-as patriot VINO
has honored his country We believe that his
noIilical predictions are those OF firm and de-
ccided Wing; but we can never more be dured by
those lovers of the dear people whose avowed poll
teal creed is concurre7ee rih The majority. we
would gladly greet on our orn ade such oil our
"Democra,c" brethren as confess The error their
way; but ncrcr can "ezpedieney" induce us 10 CON-
promise sacred PRINCIPE for ephemcrai Success
We will ever vote As A WIG, AND THUS ONLY
Therefore, with an admiration for Gen. Taylor
that is exceeded b. that Of no other in the land,
we will bide our lime and listen 10 The calm and
deliberate counsels OF the Wings ofthe Union, ere
we proclaim a choice for the Presidency, and
that choice shall have reference 10 The welfare o!
the country which we believe 10 be Identical win
the triumph Of Whis principles"
We conclude by rejecting the echo OF The Al
bany Evening Journal 10 The loud irumpet-oias'
OF the New York Tribune. The latter paper
called upon its associates OF the Wing press for e1-
plicit answers as 10 the course they meant 10 put
sue in regard 10 a Wing National Convention.
The Albany Journal replies that it is decidedly
in favor Of Wing National Convention" The
time and place TO be determined BY The Wing
members of Congress. Ii also declares that,
while il is now willing 10 support General lay
lor believing him 10 be Wing, yet if he comes
out in opposition 10 The Wi'mol Proviso, or 10 a
Protective Tariff, or TO liberal" system Of In
ternal Improvements BY the General Govern
ment, il will withhold its support from him. The
Tribune is perfectly satisfied with this answer
and adds
ale, a National Convention be seasonaby
called and held let Inc People know what llne
OF policy each Of those suggested Tor The wing
nomination may be expected TO pursue win re-
gard 10 The Extension Of Slavery, the Protection
Of Home Industry Repeal Of The Sub Treasury
the improvement. Of Rivers Harhors, &C., and then
should Gen Taylor be nominated, he Will be mos
heartily supported by those Whiss who now preiei
some other Wing as our Slahadld-oediti. '"
say, 'shcnld Gen. Taylor be nominated because
We do no, contemplate The possibility that any
candidate will be selected whose opinions 90 20
coincide " i'm those Of the great majority oil The
Wings on The chief political topics OF The day
But should we fix on candidate without inquiry
or discussion, next get him nominated somehow
and then proceed 10 inquire as to his views OF
great National questions. or wrans'e WIN eacl
CHER abou, Them, ii does seem that we ~ia aar'
set 10 uork al the lcron, end, and hal an ausp'
eious .ssue ecn,lol nationally be Gntisipated
Tina, Express replies, that it will be time
enough 10 answer when Gen. Taylor comes hom'
and will speak for himself; but the Tribune
Justly remarks, that i, cannot see what Genera
Tayor's coming home has 10 do with the qnes
tons, whether The Wings are in favor Of Ma
tona Convention, and whether they will sustain
any one who is nc, with The Wings in favor
the Wiluot Provi>o, Protective Tariff, &c. Tn
Tribune declares that 'lhe Wing party cannc
safely 90 in,o the next canvass in the Free Stale
with a candidate whose views are not unequiTo
cally proclaimed on the Wilmot Proviso," an
adds lba, "it is high lime that lie sentiment
The Wing parry with regard to a Convention
should be called ont and declared, so that GU
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