Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-05
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA.
Saturday Morning, July 3, 1917.
THE WING PARTY DIsoRGANlzED.

but which we presume 10 be like the IN. i. Nllr-
ror, for Gen. Taylor as "no party" candidate
We were curious 10 observe the effect which This
letter would produce in the Wing camp here
and our curiosity was yesterday morning graft
fed The Wing publishes The letter, but touches
il very gingery. II is evident that that paper
would have preferred that the document had not
seen The light Here is all that The Wing says:
"Ee Imagine IL mas not designed ~ lie ,rr,ter
far he pnJlc epe but The editor oi The Signal pro-
fesses 10 think thai The circumstances under which
he received il warrant its publication. He says
he felt il 10 be his du,y when the first demonslra-
lions were made in favor Of Gen. Taylor lor The
Presidency, TO dwell upon the subject al console
rable length ave were DESTROYS Che coninucs)
ha some Of The suggestions conanea y our al
therefore enclosed it 10 his address, with lew
words of reference 10 our position as journalist
In renlv 10 lha, communication we have received
Tho admirable and significant letter, which We
lake pleasure in laying before Our readers
aye publssa M,s letter. acitt9nf, for The present,
any comment"
The Republican, which was the first paper in
the Stale to 6y The name Of General Taylor ioT
President, subject NOT 10 The decision Of The Wing
party, or any convention or organization, but 10
The decision of the Amcr,car 2ec0e." re pub
lisbe, The letter under the head Of General Tay-
lor and The Presidency-a letter defining his posi-.
lion" with no other comments but 1.-THE explana-
tory introduction" ofhe Cincinnati Signal, above
quoted by The Wing.
But The Times boldly takes the bull b. the
horns, and distinctly marks oul The path which
itself and the Wing party mean 10 follow. we
give The whole article as j, appears in The Times.
As coming from so respectable IA organ oil the
Wing party, it has an imporlan, bearing, and
will be read with interest:
"GEN. TAYLoR's PoslTIoN.-The letter Of &c.
neral TAYLOR 10 The editor OF The Cincinnati Sig.
nal, which we published yesterday seems 10 De
intended By The writer as more formal declaia-
lion, than any that has yet appeared, of his views
in regard 10 The Presidency. lie states, without
eouivocalion that IN no case can hepefnt himseD
10 be lie candidate ofaau party. 1t Gen. Taylor
adhere to this resolution, we are constrained 10
express an opinion, ina, The Wing party canno;
be expected TO surrender their organization and
their principles, for The purpose OF eeva'ing HIM
TO The Presidency. They have rendered him The
homage ot enthusiastic admiration, mol merely
or bis distinguished services rs soldier, but Tor
his noble moderation, his conspicuous good sense,
and his cain dignity in receiving The sights Of
an aliena,ed administration. They have rallied,
as one man, in Congress ard in the country, 10
defend his reputation tom nngenerois assaults.
Almost unanimously, they have looked forward
with pleasing anticipations TO The period when
they could reward linn with The highest station in
the civil Government. But j! Gen. Taylcr de-
liberatey chooses 10 decline that honorable icsti-
monial of their gratitude, because they would OF.
fer il as Wigs we cannot perceive that they have
any recourse butte accompany him 10 The retire
men he coves, al The close OF The war, with iheir
proloundcs regrets and unaba,cd affection. There
are others who de;cfy nothing 10 revolt al IN 'e-
ceiying the conce red support OF tie great Wing
party OF The Union.
awe regard the late letter oil Gen. Taylor with
the more regret, because we cannot dismiss The
immersion Thai The unfortunate position he has
assumed in il is induced by lie inconsdeTa'e
haste OF some ofhis admirers, III TOO early BRING
ing forward his name in connection with The
Presidency. We did rol join in Thai movement,
because We unprecedented that il might impcl &c
neral Taylor 10 lie very course nc has now
adopted In this paper ol April l1th, we look
occasion 10 express Inc belief that The nomina-
lion OF Gen. Taylor al public meetings and ny
the press was premature, and III support ol Tins
opinion lemarkcd-'We fear the effect OF these
,,craL aimstL now actually in the service oil he
Government. al which they would make him The
most formidable opponent" We lament that lie
unhappy influence thus referred TO has probably
been efi-clual in s,eeing The obdurate inc!iEa-
ton OF General TAYLOR against all oigan'zed ap-
proaches from The Wing party, with which ms
own affnilies are we'll understood TO LIE. But
since his resolution has been taken, il only re-
mains 10 us, as a party, IN look with more piu.
dence 10 a candidate who will not rude'y reject
our embraces, and who is willing 10 commit HIM
sell 10 our policy"
We pass over its sly but cutting rebnSe OF The
"incon siderale hasle Of some Of his General
Taylor's) admirers" in plhcins him in The "un-
fortunate position he has assumed"-aEd we come
10 the git Of the article, the positive declaration,
tina, "ii General Taylor adhere 10 This rcsolu.
iion," in no case TO permit himself 10 he The cam
didae of any party, (and who ever knew Old
Trough and Ready" 10 retreat from his posilioni)
the Wings have no "recourse hui 10 accompany
him TO the retirement he coveis, al The close of The
war, with their profoundesl regrets and undated
Affection" The concluding passage is 50 plain
and unequvocsl, that il cannot be misunderstood.
IL
onlu remains jor as, as party, 10 look with more
prudence 10 a candidate who will moi 7ndclg re-
jctt ouY embraces, and who is willing 10 commit
himself 10 orr polity" No comments are necessary
to interpret such language. A leading organ Of
The Wings OF Virginia thus plainly repudiaies
Gen'l Taylor as candidate for The Presidency !
Look al the Republican, on The other hand II
has nailed The Taylor flag 10 the mast and avows
its determination TO support him "wilhonl why
or wherefore" regardless of Whis Organization"
or Conventions. But, above all, il published TO
the world 10 exulling ZONES, not many days since,
that out OF some twenIy.eisht Wing papers in vir-
GINA serentsen were in favor oil Taylor uncon.
ditionally. The Times in vain screams ou', that
to support General Taylor under The circumslan-
ces would be "surTendef" of Wing "organizl
lion and principles" II is too lale-tic fatal
pledge has been taken by these seventeen Whig
papers 10 "sink or swim" with Gen. Taylor; and
il they are at all imbued with The spirit Of their
great leader, who never suTTendeTs," they must
continue 10 igh, for him ITO the dsal." In The
mean time, the Richmond Wing locks sulleny
on and does not say word. II cautiously looks
ahead 10 The struggle which it sagacious enough
10 see will be sure to come of between The differ
enl factions Of The Wing party. and takes lime TO
put on its thinking cap
Have we not above furnished elements enough
10 prove the proposition We sci on, wiih that in
Virginia, at least, The Wing parry is in an ulier
Stale oil disorsanizalion-a chaos OF conflicting
views and "pfinciples2
How is it in The neishborins Stale OF Nonru
CAaoLlNA3 A meeting "of all parties" is called
for iO-dcy, 10 assemble in Raleigh; and The Regis.
ter, The Wing organ, warmly endorses ii. Bu,
even there, This proposition does nal meet with
the universal acquiescence Of the Wings, for a
communication in the Register holds The follow.
ing language. Lei il be remembered that the
writer had not seen he letter oil Gen. Taylor: