Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-27
THE ENQUIRER.
MOND, VA.
Monday Morning, April 90, Is47.


views of the New Orleans Delta, neural pa.
pei, SO fully explain our own opinion ofIhe selfish
parry inns OF political hucksters," that We COM
mend them 10 the cordial attention OF our readers
Every patriot, TO whatever parry he may belong,
must feel their full force, and rcbu1e these pro-
fessedy exclusive "la,ler day" friends oi General
Taylor:
GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE PRE-
SlDENCY.-The nomination of General Tay-
lor, as The Whig candidate for the Pre- !dency, is
one Of the most Notifying instances Of patty
madness and reckiessness that has ever come IN.
der our notice. In the midst OF the universal Joy
and EMULATION, which the glorious news OF the
Buena Vista victory has difused throughout our
land-whist every citizen, 10 what party soever
belonging is singing the praises of The firm old
hero, who led our gallant soldiers asains. the
Mexican hosls-whils, every valley and hillside
is resounding with The shouts of lhe people and
The booming salvos OF cannon-whsi every
Town and village is illuminated in honor of the
glorious achievements OF American valor, and
every gazette puts forth, in conspicuous and ex-
hilaraling capitals the undying record of our
greatest baIlle-al this moment of national 10y
and universal EMULATION, party papers, sludious
OF the unworthy designs Of parry, come forward
and place The name of the hero, for whom this
universal homage is now being offered up, at the
head OF their columns, az The WHO CANDIDATE
for the Presidency! Psha! Is national pride
and palrictism-is the military glory Of the ma
tion-to be degraded into mere party capitalize
be monopolized by party hacks, inlriguants and
spoilsmen2
We have heard ofunnalural parents, who have
grown rich by The prostitution oil The virtue and
morality OF their offspring. There is a crime, not
less base and despicable, by which The virtue and
patriotism OF the people would be prostiluted TO
the low gain Of party. Few are The instances OF
this delesabe crime in our national annals
Misguided are those who pul that estimate upon
the honesty and intelligence flhe people, to ina
CINE they can be misled by such ranspa rent wire
pulling, and hollow designs of place-hnnlers.-
The people are no. 10 be gaueed by the standard
of such inlrisuants.
For all We know 10 the contrary, Gen. Taylor
may be Wing, good Wing" TO use The
equivocal phrase. Though we have frequently
conversed with him, We were never able 10 disco
yer his politics. until certain party presses as.
sumed the pos. OF dry-nurse oil his political repu.
lation, and introduced an old acquaintance to US
in the new ligh. Of Wing. We had often heard
II said, thai he never gave but one vote for the
Presidency, and that was Tor Gen. Jackson. We
did not think that that vote would be to the
"Whig" editor OF The Bulletin very satisfactory
proof Of his Whgsery We are certain that our
contemporary killed that vote Of Gen. Taylor's as
efectually as he seems now determined 10 kin
his prospects for The Presidency. We trust his
designs will he as completely frustrated in The
one case as they were in the other.
BY what right do these party papers undertake
10 monopolze Tor The Wing party all The glory
achieved BY Gen. Taylor in this war, and 10 say
in effect 10 the citizens OF other parties, this is
our general, his victories are Wing victories,
none but Wings are 10 praise him, 10 vote for
him, or what is no doubt Of moIe importance
than all, TO h0id otscc Under l,m7" Is every De-
mocraI who might feel DESTROYS of manifesling
h his gratitude Tor and admiration Of The brilliant
support by the famip. ..sord q Whisger@ D.
Are those who have never tailed 10 uphold and
sustain him in his severe dulies-who have fol-
lowed him IN all his pciils, with their prayers fol
his success, and with undoubting confidence in
his ability, yaloI and pa,rioiism-to be told that
they must now fall back and give place 10 his
'laller-day" friends, who, as "Whigs," are enli-
lied 10 dog his steps 10 The Presidency, il they
did evince no ardor in supporting and cheering
him in the hard pursuit Of The laurels under
whose shade they now hope 10 nesle2 Il would
be rare display of the madness Of party, 10 see
the editor OF party paper crcwding oul Of The
train Of The victorious Taylor some SCARED VET
eran who has fought by his side in every baule,
but whose credentials as ia coed Wing" were
not so plain and satisfactory as the proofs of his
valor and patriotism.
Some weeks ago Gen. TaYor's position was
regarded as most perous. The whole people
were raised 10 The highest pitch oil anxiety
gloom was diffused all over the country, and ma
ny OF the limid gave way to appTehensons that
the old hero had been overwhelmed and destroy
ed by superior force. We had no such fears.
We expressed our unbounded confidence in the
ability OF Gen. Taylor 10 maintain his position
and TO whip the enemy. Not 50 did our contem-
porary of the Bulletin think. He published, with
approval, the letter Of an officer OF The army,
which gave still darker hinge TO the public APP
prehension, by asserting the certainty that Gen.
Taylor had been defeated, that Ii was impossi-
BILE Tor him 10 bear up against Santa Annals ar
my. Then I'aylo,s defeat sras considered the
most arailaIle partv capital-noa his Uicto,y is u
be traded upon. IL is question tchethe, Inc one
mould not hare been as acceptable as the oth7
,cheye such purposes lcere entertained But bark !
fas.hying rumor whispers abroad that glorious
old lack has disappointed The apprehensions OF
the Responding; that he has, under The pressure Of
perils The most terrific, acquired new and still
brighter titles 10 the homage and gratitude of his
countrymen. Who threw doubt and uncertainty
upon those credible rumors7 Who eagerly pro-
muleated The unauihentic denial of those reports,
so pleasing TO The national pride, and unaccepta-
Bile only 10 party intriguants2 Surely these were
not Gen. Tavlor's ffiends-lhey were mol the men
who knew his firm spirit, his clear intellect, his
daurtless valur, his blunt honesty and fidelity.
Such friends never doubted. Buther were Pre-
tended friends loh0 nour1sied these troiorons doahs
who, viewing Gen. Taylor as butcher would
eye an OK, or Jockey horse, simplyfor The pyoft
10 be made out Of him. thought that his defeat might
excite in his behalf sympathy mingled with Bit
tel hostility 10 the Administration, which might
be turned 10 The most effective party uses. But
victory will now serve their ends nearly as well
as defeat. Accordingly we now see The solled
and faded banner Of party Haunted over The head
Of one who never has yet been eeen, and we
trust never will be seen, fighting under any 9th
er standard than that of our glorious stars and
stripes.
The Wing, basng its opinions upon The in
formation of its friends, rather confidently throws
down the challenge 10 US, 10 go into an inyesiga-
iion OF the illegal votes upon The Democratic and
Wing polls Of this District, respectively. While
we are more than ever satisfied Of The correctness
vi OuI own dSSeIllUUS tOuShiu6 uu1ioSi ~ IL
legal votes polled by the Wings, we see no
practical benefit 10 ensus from such an inveslga-
lion. No purging Of The polls, we admit, would
prevent the election OF Mr.. Bolts; and as the
canvassins of votes might produce unnecessary
i'll feeling and excitement, we forbear, from mo-
,ves of delicacy, TO press the subject. Our opin-
ion is still unchanged, however.
Passengers by the 'Curlis Peck, on Saturday
afternoon reported that an "smsutS' had taken
place in Accomac, in which Gen. Bayly had
been injured. The controversy, II is said, arose
ont of The Methodist question. But we attach
little faith TO the rumors. A gentleman was in
our Office on Salurday-he came up the river
with Jones, the Wing candidate for Congress,
who was just from Accomac and admitted that
Gen. Bayly was elected by fr'm $50 10 400 ma
jority. File said nothing aboit the present "dit-