Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-28
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA.
saturday Morning, December 25, Is47.


saturday Morning, December 25, Is47.
The Times admits that ii does not now view
Gen. Taylor as il did last June and ha, j; is low
convinced, "eilher that Gen. Taylor has some
what modified his repuguance TO an election by
an organized party, or thai we placed an errone.
oas construction upon his original declaration
We are most ready 10 concede that the lauer sup
position is The true one
IL is "now persuaded ,ha, Gen. Taylor will OPP
posi- no obstacle 10 their (the Waigs) organized
co opera on." and cordially snslains his mo-
ninatioD But il prefers "he welfare Of The Wig
party Of The Union" to the success oil The old He
70, and still adhetes to Convention.
The Republican, on the other hand, scouts AND
aboininalcs The "chicanery and corruption" o
Convention machinery and clearly inlimates
that The "Old Whis Guard" having conceded Sc
much, will have 10 Surrender" entirely 10 the nc
party anliconvenIioo party" The Wing, in its
relorls upon the Republican is spicy enough. Ii
could hardly imagine that such views as The Re-
publican has laid down could 'have proceeded
from journal prOfessediy attached to The Wits
party" II asks if il is wise policy in parry
"lo break down old and approved systems OF Or
ganizalion, merely for the qualification Of clqne,
who imagine, that in their wisdom they have fall
len upon means OF cleciiDg a man, beyond the
wisdom and sasaciy OF The party 10 divine"
We quole passage from the Wing, which
eho ,ha ;pon sc la tim mr.
gans Referring TO the "hall and half course OF
the Republican, The Wing says:
"There is one poin, in the article referred 10
which strikes US as being very peculiar-it is
in effect this: 1t Is frst OF all because Of The fact,
that Gen. Taylor was known 10 that paper TO be
a genuine Wing, that it determined IL support
him, so it says. Yel, in that very sentence, or i'm
mediately ia connection with it, il declares that
Gen. Taylor is no party man, and then nveishs
mos, bitterly against The rule OF that very party
10 which Gen. Taylor belongs; and on account of
which fact, il first of all gained its consent 10 sup
port him. This seems 10 us to be strange con-
sis,ency. We ourselves agree that Gen. Taylor
is genuine Wing; and we would be very 10th
indeed 10 believe that, if elected, lie would not
carry out faithfully the principles Of the Wing
party. In The name Of reason, lei no. The Repub.
lican say in one breath that Gen. Taylor is
Wing, and therefore il supports him; and in the
next, that he is as much LocotOco as a Whig,
and therefore ii Supports him, and still claim TO be
fighting under the Wing banner. We ais sure
no genuine Wing journal could support man
on any such ground
The Wing, in conclusion, scorns 10 come over
to the mo party" platform OF the Republican, ad-
ding:
awe can never consent 10 occupy The ground
which il occupies, until we have LOST that regard
TOR The Wing parry and lis principles which We
have always enerained-ard this we DO not re-
gard as very probable occurrence"
The New York Express, once al advocate OF
Gen. Taylor's election, now says:
"Ir be Is mol candidate Of the Wing Nation
al Convention, he will gel about as .nuch sup
port As John Tyler would have got in his proposed
CoaveatioG-notm more"
Mr.. Clay's organ, The Lexington Observer, de-
ciares that a!mos' every Wing paper in Kentucky
has come oct "lull and fair Tor National Con
ven!ion 10 select The Candidates o! The parry, ard
that in the end the Wing sentiment OF Kentucky
will be unaaimous upon he subject. Ii adds, Thai
a National Convention las been resolved on by
mcsl the STATES, sand il would be folly in tie
extreme lOr one, TWO or tnlee SiaieS 10 take
position against it. This, however, we Go not in
the least anticipate; and We therefore dismiss The
subject as one moi admitting Of further discus
sion, SO far as The great body Of The Wings Of
Kentucky and ofIhc Nation arc concerned"
Our readers may judge from This whether Mr..
Clay will "surrender" 10 the mo party" candi-
date-and, as Gen. Taylor is represented 10 nave
declared that he would not Surrender" to Mr.
Clay or any body else, we may look forward foT
some rich developments in the Wing camp.
One word in conclusion. IRE Times processes
to admire the principles Of its new .avoriie, Gen
Taylor. OF course, then, i! is fully able 10 solve
the difficulty between Two Taylor organs, Sc: iorh
in the following paragraph in The National Whis
ave should be pleased TO know on what all.
lhori,y l5e New York Mirror commits Gen Tay.
lor to the policy Of Mr. Cahoun's resolutions =
So Tar as our Information goes The Mirror has ne
such right"
Is Gen. T. for or against territorial inhcmnity1
For or against Bank and ProGecliv" Tariff g.
We should like 10 see some OF The late ''.'reans'
the Time: may have gathered from the Reputii.
cans "Thunterer ui the Rio GRANGE"