Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-20
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, August 10, Is47.
WHAT WILL THE WINGS DOT


relative 10 the prosecution OF The war, if, cor
lIary 10 all our hopes, peace should mol be spec
Oily concluded. We believe that Gen. Taylo
with his high sense Of national honor, were he i
the Presidential chair, could net be forced into
peace which did not secure the rights that hav
been asserted hy the present Executive, and main
tain the honor Of The nation, by obtaining fu
indemnify FOR the wrongs which lie and his BRAY
followers have so ably and CALAMITY sought I
redress. He who asserted a, The celebration
The 4:h OF July al Monterey, "The existing we
may show The world that, in great national enter
prizes and Interests, we are firm and upicd-an'
that the flower Of our country, without distihc
lion OF party, is always ready 10 yiDdicate III
national honor on the battlefield" will neve
consent to withdraw our forces from Mexico
without securing The national Interests lor which
he and The gallant men, who fell in The hour o
their coun!ry's triumph, 50 zealously fought, ant
which will ever render them Immortal in The al
ieciionate memory Of their counrymen."
We believe, as happily expressed b. General
Gushing iii Mexico shall continue in the bint
obslinacy of her fatal nlalualion, and still refuse
the proffers OF peace which The President OF The
United Slalcs, with honorable soiici,ude 10 ieErni
nate The evils Of war. has al all lines been rea-
d. 10 conclude" that Gen. Taylor will be The last
man 10 abandon The adva IMAGES he has gained
but will deal heavier and harder blows, until she
is brought 10 her proper senses.
Bur there are other topics 10 which VIC tnrn.-
We are lold by all Tie Wing papers that Gen'l
Taylor is Wing. Indeed, they say, tina, their
Conformation upon this poin; has TOR some time
been clear and explicit, and that il is corioboIaed
by the concurring testimony OF all who have long
known him, as well as all who have recently con-
vcrsed with him." One writer says al spent
Two hours with Gen. Taylor some days since, and
was delighted with him. There is no better
Wing than he and men Of all parties here are
amused al The efforts al tho Locoioco press 10
prove that he is rot Wing" A member OF
Congress from Alabama states that "he knew,
from authority which he could mol question, that
he, Gen. Taylor, is Whig-haI all his alini-
ties arc Whig-tha, he is a Wing all oyer-but
moi partisan or enc who prefers party 10 duty"
Another letter, "irom gallant and distinguished
keDluckian who has done lie State some ser.
vice. states iha, The General is IA firm scll-pois-
ed, clear, sensible, plain, honest man-concuT-
ling with the Wing party in all its prominent OPT
nions-a Clay Wing, for he would prefer Mr.
Clay as President 10 all other living men, and
next 10 him Criliender." But this is not all. a
"Major CASTOR H. Wilder, Paymasler OF the U.
S. army in Mexico, and prominent North Ca
Iolna Locoioco," steps forth and states, that "Ge-
neral Taylor is most uncompromlsins Wing"
Eui even this language, strong as ii is, is sill
mol deemed sufficient; for lie l,icnmond wing
aflrms that tone well acquainted with The Gene
raj, in converse ion with us some time since ON
The subject, remarked, Gen. Taylor is no. only
,vhjs-- hr is IN obstinate Whi2 :" In ordinary
The positive, comparative and supeIialive; ont IN
ascertainirg iull-booded Wing, tie climax IS
more gradual. First, lie is Simply a Haisi next,
there is 40 rzTrER WIG THAI nE then, nc IS
A WING ALL OVER but above all, re Is
CLAY WING. This is The representation
Beller still, he is MOST UScoMrRoMisISG VINO;
and. last Of all, we come TO the car-slone-he Is
an OBSTINATE WIG. How IL his can
sand side By side, and no, in contrast with Inc
fact. abu, he is not partisan" we shall not STOP
TO investigate.
Notwithstanding all this testimony, there are
as in other cases, sides 10 be looked at, before
conclusive opinion should be made up Many
witnesses have testified the very reverse OF this.
A Washington correspondent OF the Baltimore
Sun writes, ~ have seen letter addressed by an
officer OF standing and renown al Monterey, TO
friend in this city, in which The old hero is said 10
avow openly 10 all his. friends that ne is no party
poliliciar but il he were one, he would, as laI
as he could understand The subject, te JeDsrso'
n;aa D,,aolyal." Another letter from member
Of HE Vii GINA Regiment, dated July 81, ie41
states that "Old FAC is one Of the finest old lei
lows in the world; lie is emphalically Tie SOL
dieI's friend. | see the Wings have nominated
him for Presiden; aud those who know him oesl
here say that he is no Wing, nor is ne any poll
tician-bul as far as he takes side with e!hei
parly. his principles are Democratic. rms
heard from one who has been with him Tor ions
time"
we shall not undertake 10 decide which set
Witnesses deserve the most credence, nor unGel
which banner The old hero will most probably en-
rol himself. We have seen bis many letters OF
The subject Of The Presidency, and, II We under
stand any Thing, The gisl OF The whole IS SIMPLY
his. tina, he will not he the candidate oi AM
nar,y. but, If elected, will go for The good oil al
nar,ies. and for the national good In his cele
bra,cd Signal letter Of The 18th May lasl, he says
81 can and shall yield 10 no call thot does not com
f,om the spontaneous oction and free riH 81 me ma
linn al large, and void Of The slightest agency
nv own. For The high honor and Tesponsiolli'.
Of such Office, lake This occasion 10 say, ina
| have rot the slightest aspiration. A nue.
more tranquil and satisfactory lille, alter the lei
minalon of my present duties, awaits me,
trust, in the society Of my family and parlicula
friends, and in the occupations most congeniai
nv wishes. In no case can Ipermit myat 10 DC u
candidate of any parfg, or yield myself 10 par'
-chem.s." Ia his Letter addressed 10 citizen Q
Lansingburg, and published in the Troy Dan
Post, dated the esh May, he says:
"rhe Presidential office presents no ,n no.
mens 10 me 10 seek It's honors or responsibilities
the Tranquility OF private lie. on The contrary,
The great obee, Of my aspirations on The conc !.
sion Of The war; but am not insenslb'e 10 IN
persuasion lha, my services ale yet due 10 II
country. as The country shall see fit 10 romman
them. If still as soldier, ! am sai'shedi II
higher and more responsible duties desire NJ M
10 oppose The manifest wish OF the people. "a
Iw,H mot be The candidate Of any pGrfv or eS'qne
and should the nation at large seek 10 place m
in the chair of The Chief Masis'racy' ne sooa
all parties and he nalona' good 'rOu'a be my gred
and absorbing am"
In another letter addressed 10 John T. Clark
Secretary OF public meeting in Trenton, NJ
dated June sl.t, Is47, he is dot SO explicit as
party; for, strange oleil, the meeting announce
themselves. not as Whigs-not as Democrats
but under The new-laneled idea OF "a Fusion
Parties" and 10 carry out The ever varying chi
meleon complexion of the Universal Wing Nj
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