Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-20
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
saturday Morning, July II. is47.

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vel family celebrated for their somersels ana con-
,",;ons' The party TO which our "TorY neiehoor
ionas accomplished more daring ana terInG n. eu.
hen Il swallowed its own head, ater inc ias' De'''
me Conventional NORTH .7meyic0N
The Pennsylvania retorts with great eiiec.:
"our Mexican neiehbor' is witty but ne ioi-
us his own recent performance, in taxing uomh
,lneral Taylor from the head oil Inc onusu
SEES Gazette, and swallowing him alive! we
isnpct however, that Old Tack is NOT VeIy
cas- dgested, judging from the daiiy slimaanSe'
and mplaints OF our Federal contemporary
Toaderstand this capital hi, Short state,
ment necessary. Not long since the un''ca
States Lzel.e proudly nailed the flag OF General
Taylor hts masthead. That paper became
afterwards in the North American,
and the fasf Taylor was taken down. and not
raised by theew concern. Joseph r. Chandler
Esq, the atesaitor of the United States Gazette
was called -upa for sentiment at The wing
Festival on lhs u July, after The publication Oh
the Signal letter. nd gave the following:
"The WhigtflrY aud Wing PRINCIPLES.
The man who lhips lightly Of the FORMER, can,
not give the county the benetlt OF The LATTER.
The Union constIss The above as plainly IN
tended to read "lf Gaeral Taylor cannot lend
himself 10 the Wing ,ary schemes, he never
will do TO represen, Wig principles"
So much for the ex-edtrs reputation OF Gen
Taylor. What has beephe course Of the new
consolidated newspaper Upon the appearance
Of The Signal letter, the Moth American began
to snuff treason in the breel aud to see in the
distance the Gorgon Of a secon Tyler. |, could
not, without exposing itself TO Gen ridicule and
censure, suddenly repudiale thcNd Hero, whose
Whiggery ,had SO vehemenly xtolled; but
gradually ceased off," until it hs now most
gracefully put Gen. Taylor on lhethelf. In re-
turn for past complimentary hui designed
sketching the amusing antics of This Slossas OF
federalism, but The Pennsylvania his drawn
the picture with so masierlya hand, lhatv shall
adopt it entire We call attention 10 ae posi-
tons of the North American, as another Roof Of
what We have long commended, viz-thatt heVhig
party have no design of running Gen. TaYlcr as
their President. They find that they cannolmake
him an instrument OF their "parly schemes, ard
ha, he utterly rejects the support OF The Whis
party They want man who will go for the
Wing party and Wing principles,-and Taylor
they see, will not consent 10 be such aa agent
But TO the keen and elegant rebuke oil The Penn
sylvanian:
RULING OFF GENERAL TAYLOR.
Ii is a practice, the origin Of which dates back
a long series oil years from the present time, but
which is still oil frequent, occurrence in all gov
ernments, that when power desires 10 dlspace
proud man, whose feelings it does not wish 10
wound BY public custer, the hint is given that
his resignation would &c agreeable. The history
OF the British cabinet contains many such in
stances, and all who have read in the pages Of
these disclosures, the mysteries Of courts and
kings, will recol!ect how often the offended mon
arch has banished the faded iavoriie, with some
such susary but significant phrase as This: my
Lord the air OF England Injuries your health
had you MOI better Try the benefit Of long Jour-
ney2" The polileness with which the hint is con-
veyci, is only cxceed by the apprehensive aac-
rily with which il is carried into effect.
A decree pretty much like his appeared in yes
terday's North American. There is indeed an
air of the coolest arrogance in IL II is deilni-
lion Of General Tay!or's present position and OF
his future duty. The old hero will be surprised
at the construction which his whilom friend
places upon bis letters. He will scarcely believe
his ears that he is TO be sentenced TO expariaIion
from The Presidency By sacd an authority. But we
suspect il will not be long before he is convinced
that the following language has actually proceed,
ed from a newspaper which-or al least good
hall OF which-only a few weeks ago, unfurled It's
broad flag from the masthead:
"He prefers, as that candidate, MIR. Clay,
Mr.. Clayton, Mr.. Clitienden, and even others, 10
himself aud, 50 decided is his reluctance 10 b.
drawn INTO political life, that he has used express
sions amounting almost 10 4 :eusal 10 permit
his name TO be- used in such manner as TO DIS
place those great men from The Wing nomination.
He will not stand in their way, unless compelled
by the spontaneous voice OF the whole people
In this he manifests not merely great PERSONA
modesy, and an anxious desire for The nomna-
ton OF some one OF the great Wings named
but noble devotion to the Wing cause"
ave have reason to believe that no man liv-
ing will rejoice more heartily than Gen. Taylor,
in the determination OF the Wing paiy 10 act
strictly npon It's principles. Loco Focoism can
not understand the holiness OF that patriotism
which induces Gen. Taylor, preterrins other
Wings as The Wing nominee. TO declare that
he will not be a candidate unless constrained by
a general and unequirocal call OF The country;
those who know him and his sentiments as
Wing. see nothing that is mol characteristic, W
this efnr 10 Withdraw his pame from compel
tion with those whom he honestly and sincerely
prefers to himself"
There is quite as much polilcness 10 This de-
cree as there is in The famous sentence pronounc-
ed by Richelieu, in his most melliiluons tones,
upon The detected courtier. 1t is, indeed, com
mand. We shall see whether General Taylor
obeys the behesl Of these Federal dctators-lhese
enemies OF the country and The war. The man.
ner 10 which they conslrue his late letters shows
how much they are alarmed and offended By
lhem-how little, indeed, they feel The sentiments
which they have ayowei in favor OF making him
President on account Of his military services
alone He is not "Whis" enough for them
His no-parly mystery may conceal Tyler, and
possible Jackson, and hence he is TO be drs-
eooned and commanded to give way 10 one o!
three or four gentlemen who are now prominen!
as the foes of the war in which ne has earned all
his laurcls.
We should like TO see old Zach's reply 10 this
decree Of the Federal leaders. We suspect, 10
use the figure Of Federal paper, il will not re.
luire Maj. Bliss to translate it into yet palmer
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