Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-01
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA.
Monday Morning, May 81, ls47.

TAYLOR Is a"no party man me Is oounu 20 n.sp M
iey -. oy,- What are the premises from wnich such
mes !. drawn we are not apprized, but II seems
ans thnt man must "chop logic" with vengeance
10 prove tina, mo party man n.,,v wsaSnrss
@ onino thar even the Enquirers ingenuity Is mot
equalto this :, .,,,,or that. though no, sitra
Il, h,s polltics Gen. Taylor Is wing party man, ana
Viii mol Keep i''''''s' Petersburg Inteligeneer.
yrcomprehepsible as ii may be 10 the unwilling
mind Of The Inlelligencer, no proposition is plain
s-,o our own view. We concede, for the sake OF
.,.umeu,, tina, many OF the Wing presses are ho-
nss and sincere in their proiessed desire TO elect
Cen TAYLOR as "lhe peoples candidate" in order
- breas up The present organization OF parties
and aay The excitement OF partizan Struggles
If,bs policy be pursued, will not all political dis
,nss;on cease at once7 How can the Wings as
coil The present Tariff, and advocate "protection,"
vbou, a, once raising the question of party, and
o,e ming the wide field of political discussion!-
T. Is absurd to make any other supposition. ut
M, therefore. evident that II party discussion
cease things must remain as they are; Tor II
c.r TAYLOR be run a. "no-party man." with
~, regard TO political principles, the inevitable
inference is, tina, the people ale satisfied WIN tae
n,sen, policy oil the Government, and do moi de-
.;,. oven 10 hear discussion OF The issues De-
tween Inc Two parties And il The measures now
!, opera,ion are not assaied in the course oil me
canvass the popular verdict must be registered
in favor Of things as they are, which VIII nave
s.ep passed over without objection.
Blu, this CRY OF mo party" .s the baldest hum
h,o in III. world. The Wings, who propose TO
sink all questions OF party, are playing game
vh,b IS 100 transparent 10 deceive Inc most
u,,.son With expressions Of mo party" On
her lin. they advocate The election OF General
T,v,or because they believe him 10 be iuii-
,,noasa wb;e- or as we believe 10 be The case
with many Of them, they hope, under Gen. lay
lor. popularity. 10 excite an enthusiasm wh'cn
!. ,,,prwarls 10 be turned TO the advantage OF
Henry Clay or some other veteran wing states
man. For our lives, we cannot say whether Gen.
T be Wing or not. The last intelligence We
have nm The subject, a, nounces that Gen. t.
agrees With the Democratic party on The Tariff.
Thu Wings quote This authority 10 certain ex-
,en,. why do they not endorse The pho'e statement
and acmi, tina, their candidate is a friend Of Free
Tfade1
Tne,e can he no doubt that the Petersburg In
,euioencer susans the election of Gen. Taylor,
with thorough party views 1t looks upon him as
"a Whis party man" and OF course will advo-
cafe him as such. Here is, indeed, rare in-
docement 10 The Democratic parry, 10 abandon
all their principles and rush 10 the support OF ia
Wing party man." under the guise OF "allaying
marry excitement" and sinking all questions OF
politics
We had intended to review The proceedings OF
The Mecklenburg meeting, which nominated Gen.
Taylcr as a mo party man." We were satisfied
Ina, The Wings were playing game 10 take in
some q, The Democrats, and Intended TO express
our own views on The subject But we find The
whole mater so strongly presented by The Peters
burg Republican, that We republish al length lis
soupd and sensible views. Much as we honor
Gen. Tayor's distinguished services and virtues
we cannot surrender our principles Tor the sue
cess of any man. Men pass away, but Princi-
pies are eternal:
From the Petersburg Republican.
in these proceedings is that which saes that "lhe
m,r;ine was one ,c,thoaa distinction 81 port1.'
We don't dispute the TACT as stated, but lei US ex-
anime Inc names, published in the proceedings.
which we pre.ume represent the men who were
mostcoospicuous. Ii is, as we understand, an I'M
doubled tact that The Chairman OF This meeting Is
a sterling WA,e-lhe Secrcf07D Is the EdRof ol
Utip paper. The FIRST speaker, Mr.. Shelton, is'a
Ua,r.-,he next speaker, MIR Shell Of biuaS-
wick, was The Wig Eiectof IN This Disuicl, IN
ls44-lhe next speaker, MIR. Fiournoy, isthe Ha'g
representative elect from The HALIFAX Consres,
siopal Distrct-the other speakers, Mf. HICKS OF
Brunswick, Mr.. Tazewell OF Lunenoufg, ana Mf.
Chambers of Mecklenburg, are decided, uncom-
nromisinq Uhigs-lhe Chairman OF the committee
10 draft preamble and resolutions, and who, we
suppose IS the author OF them, is Wing, IRON
ion 10 ,oen-as 10 the politics OF the four other
members of that committee, we are not positively
informed and, therefore, will mol guess. But here
is the organization OF The meeting complete, all Of
whose officers and prominent actors are HA,gs,
and nothing but Whiss-and still il is meeting
'c,iiout distinction Of party" Were there no
Democrats present having The heart 10 aci and ca
pable Of taking prominent part IN the proceed
ings? II SO, the least that can be SAID, IS, maj
they were no, treated with much Partially; ana II
mi the meeting could not be very appropriately
DESIGNATED as "vne without distinction OF party"
Ii M one was present capable Of representing
ons of the great parties in the country, was ra-
thor Unfair 10 say il 1cas represented; and, there
was Democrat there with the capacity, II was
sill unfair not 10 divide some OF The honors with
him. u,,.
Pnt let n, proceed Mr.. Flournoy, the Wing
representative Of the Halifax district, Tin one Of
his manifest and most effective efforts, declared
Ta,lur 10 be the unanimous choice OF The TRENDS
o, purify, OF all parties, and OF an secsions =
This, W. confess, is rather 6road deciafalion' 70
prove which, something considerably more man
MIR. Flournny's lpss dat will be required. We
presume however ,ha, the Honorable gentleman
came 10 This conclusion from reading The proceed
ines Of Other meetings in the country held with
ouI distinction of party" II so, while we are
disposed 10 deny his facts, we readily excuse ms
entiusia M
Inc Preamble, which We suspect is The mos,
studied par, oil these proceedings" INDUCES, IN
the beginning in sort of fonrish very similar 70
thai used by Mr. Flvurnoy in his address. III
is manifest, frum indications OF popular sentl-
mens throughout the United States, that II is the
wish of large majority OF the American people
loeec, General Taylor 10 The highest office with
10 their giil." Hao is j, manifest 7" In what
manner has il been made manifest z" To be
sure here have been some meetings in other pa-
~ Spustuutcu SohtahthS 'SA'~
Gratis, in which General Taylor has bern nomna-
ted; bu, do these manifestations even Temolely
approximate 10 an expression OF "the wish OF a
large majority Of The American people? Admit
ting, what We do no, believe, that "a large major
iy" Of the Wig party would be sra'ihed al 'he
election Of Gen. Taylor, where are the indica-
lions that any respectable minority Of The Dem =
srate party have expressed any such desire 2
These sweeping declarations are hardly plausible
enough for pressn, effec.-they certainly DO not
bear he les, ci deliberate examination.
And wherea>, il is beyond all doubt that his cleo
lion will do much to allay parry strife and AMI
mostly, and TO analeamale the two great parties
which have so long divided and distracted our
Country" Now here is another sweeping decla-
.n with jus, abou, as solid basis as the other.
Ii is beyond all d0ubt" tina, Gen. TaYlor's cleo
ton will do much 10 aay party spirit, and 10 Shake
together the Two great parties" into sort OF 20
lical Cough M,rtare"-and trhy2 Hear the
rsasons Being so moderate and disin'eresed
In nis political opinions, aud so little OF parti.
IAN that, although be has been one oil the mos'
pomineu, men in The United States for the PIesi
cency, for The las, twelve months, each OF The
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