Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-31
THE ENQUIRER.
E}rC III MOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, December so, ls47.
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by The Wing members OF the Legislature. 1t will
surprise or Democratic friends, as well as many
Wings we expect, 10 learn that MIR. Clay was not
only chohed of, but that he was not even homer
cd with grateful farewell.
eno,cc that the Wing otSalutday last SAYS;
"We are aware that ii was no Designed neglect,
that i; was altogether an accidental omission. Blu;
III nevertheless struck us with painful surprise"
The Wing ceses lis article by clinching The
nail the caucus drove:
"But we are sure that no Caavcn,icu al Vir.
ginia Wing, will tail, III selecting new leader
Ia pay Just iribu'e ~ The merits vi that greater,
though less fortunate statesman, whom HEY con-
sent to sc, aside, mot that they love Cesar less, but
Rome mere That The Wing members OF the
| Legislature did rot throw a chapet of flowers
upon Tic brow Of 'hc srea; Commoner,' is 10 b.
ascrbed we know altogether TO nadverlence-
for although was deemed advisable 10 select an
other name Than his, we are confident we 10 not
| err when We say tha, nlne-lenhs Of those present
| PREFERRED Henry Cay cyrnto General Tay-
! Tor, and Wond have said but for their cOnvic-
| iion that The redemption Of the country from mis-
rule is OF far more vital consequence than the
election Of any individual, however rrc-Cminent
his claims and that redemption may he more as
surediy effected by The nomination Of General
! Taylor than by that Of Mr.. Clay. This much
NC deem due TO our great lcadcr-ior While we
shall chceriully unite with others in haiing the
Using Sun we must al the same time
Bow 10 him whose course is nun
and amid the sp'endor OF whose setting beams, all
oher luminares, however radiant pale their in
! etleCtual fires"
II must have struck the Wing party IN The LcSls-
laure that was necessary to give Mr.. Cay some
pretty broad hint that he was moi 10 look Tor any sur
/ porl from he Wings OF Virginia. so thai il mishl
icly ian Ia Tie conclusion Aat he did not tram 10 he
! P,csiGlat--a confession which his houn".cSs
ambition will never allow him 10 make until ihe
/ last plank i, pulled from under him. They may
! have though! that the name Of Henry Clay had
! become too mach q 2 "iixatIJn" in ;hc hearts Of
the TANK and file oi their parry 10 trust them viii
"A resolve Of gratitude towards him, and thai i!
was hest not 10 bring hat name TO their nc'icc, as
they miehta also forge, The mighty debt Of gratitude
! which the Wing ca,rIs say ihcy owe 10 MI
/ Clay, bu! which they do no, like 10 pay by sick
! iag 10 che great Embodiment" OF Wing p!nci
/ pies THIS is all that hc asks in payment and
Ce!IdI'.t u HG - rs u! Ia s'u'''i""''' ">'"'
say he is, hey could risk nothing i'y snslainn NJ
! him, unless they intend 10 evc NJ ,ne!f principles
and Nj. Clay a The .auc Ii'ne.
We have been led 10 think ina; with lie y riss
the fortunes OF heir Caesar and Rome were ijen'
lical. Mr.. Clay, they said, Vas the embodim"n
OF Whig principles and tina; Rome would lie be>
adcanccc by having TIE Embodiment" n; It's
head From the readiness with which hey siv'
Up their Cesar, 30 strong incline 70 the opinion
that they are bow more in love %.,lh che spai's'
OF olice than hcv ale with either tfc,r "Cnsar' o
Rome" The have given tier Cesar re Gu
.;-ce,, sd t.om lie gio.s want ui ral;oa,n iErj
have lately shown in conieniinc that their owl
country is wrong and Mexico right. aflcG their en-
tire paris in Congress, with he exception o; som'
iourieon OF dtecu, had voed that W were in E
right and Mexico in the wrong, We TO not sup
pose Aa they could justly claim much loyc Q
Cunai!".
AHer they failed 10 'hcad" Cap. Tyler, the
PROMISED themselves that they woniI never agar
iun any candidate unless hey knew that he va
sound upon Tie principles al lGeiy parry; but lhei
don 'ihe Embodiment" and her principles. ain
to Stake lhe game upon Ire fortunes OF Gen. Tay
lor. no al! admit has SEown himself a grca
military chiclain-bul, d! The same lime, non
can speak oil his political opinions touching III
great questions which divide parties, tof the les
possible reason that; irUm his oy:n ADM sion, the
are nG!Ur'nej.
Experience may have Taught ,hr Whi-. Tia
they canno hope for success, unless they run
candiiale who will he stronger than their rEinc
pies and hence they hopc that General Taylor
popularity vii. give them ihc Strength iha The;
principles will not. We Ihink The Wing pref
broadly admits this, when it says that Mr.. Ga
would have been "PREFERRED" By "niae
icnlhs" of the caucus 10 General Taylor.
We do not suppose that there is a single VIII
who desires The restoration of The high Tariff O
1872, the creation Of u. S. Bank, and the divi
sion amongst The States OF the sales OF the pubic
lands, that would not support MIR. Clay with h
grea,rst enthusiasm. The Wings do no, preienr
that Gcnl. Taylor is The advocate Of these mea
sures, and We frd The Wing of Saturday last
using the following language in its article headc'
".rhc Republican"
sand Il he General be a Whis.-cvcn tina
strange animal, 'Nopo,iy Wig" the nainr'
OF which, with all The Republicans yPana.ion
We are still unable 10 comprehend, perhaps be
cause tre arc 0pc'fy Whig, and iricud so 10 re-
main in foul weather rs vel! is in far-we do
NJ, ste why he or his fierds can reasonably Oh
jccl TO nomination by National Convention
or il the phrase snii them better Il raifcn'Ga hy
such body, OF his previous spontaneous TO
minaion by the people,
The Wing calls a "No party WING" "sranse
animal" and Gen. Taylor is claimed by those
who have stuck 10 him ain foul weather as well
as in fair" "No party Wing"
The advocacy of opposite principles, pr Sc
creates party, and The advocate of no principles
has no patty 10 support. This stIikes us as The
meaniog OF "Nn-parly Wing" or 4 "No-par;y
Democrat" tho ii may not be acceptable to either
the Wing or the Republican.