Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-23
THE ENQUIRER.
From The N. York Herald.]
RICH MOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, July %, Is47.

Fromthe N. York Herald
WAsH'NGToE, July 10Th, l347.
General Taylor, The Wh,gs and the ne5t Prssi.
deney.-An intelligent Wing, recently from lhe
Southwest, informs US that "lhat letter" is no i'm
redimenl-buthat Taylor will run, nolens roicns,
ii alive, whether in Mexico fighting, or returned
from The war, al The next general political CAM
paign M'Lean is said 10 be for him Judge
Bnne is said 10 go for him; Crenden, il is
said, is Taylor man, (Mr. Clay being out Of
| the way,) Us the next best 10 Clay.
General Taylor is 10 stand upon the consliu-
ion write no letters, make no speeches, no pro-
misses; bur after getting in it is expected that lie
will appoin. Wing cabinet, sign The bills OF
Wing Congress, and make appointments upon
Wing recommendations.
The position Of General Taylor 10 The Wings
aud TO The country, will very much determine the
contestants and the conles, next campaign. II he
runs a, all, in any way, ii will be hard mailer
u defeat him; but the great question nov 10 npon
what platform will he s,and2 w.
The above we fod in yesterdays Republican,
OF course, we presume, with The full appreciation
of its editors. Ii lifts the curtain litlle higher
as 10 Tie real Objects OF certain class oi Wing
Politicians. Conscious thai no candidate, WHO
openly aycws The doctrines oi The Wing party,
can be elected President, these politicians, under
The flimsy veil of "no parry" hope 10 catch birds
Of every tealhcr-and therefore, will siudiousiy
cndeavor 10 keep the old hero under ,heir guar
dianship, 10 induce him 10 conceal his political
sentiments and when elected 10 control his move
mems in favor OF Wig men and measures. II
is with this view, that the N. Y. Cou :er and En-
quirer declares, that Gen. T.'s principles are
sufficiently known" (when, in fact, The news.
papers are filled with utterly conflicting accounts)
and that therefore he should determine ITO write
no more" and make no more Developments
"lor he public eye" II is with The same object,
we presume, that the Republican puts before its
readers the above feeler from The New York He
raid, which lays down the policy to be pursued,
VIZ that he is 10 ISLAND UPON The Constitution
write no letters make no specchcs-no promises"
and, OF course, no avowals Of political princi-
pies; but (and here is The sist of the game) "aher
getting in i, is expected that he will appoint a
Wig cabinet, sign The bills Of Wig Con-
gress, and make appointments uron Haig recon-
mendalions."
But The Old Hero is made Of too "stern stuff
mol 10 repe The insdous policy Of such ricksIers.
Under his own hand we have The proof that he
will, when the war is over, avow his political
principles to the world, and let Wings and De.
mocra,s know exactly what they have to expect
from him in the administration, should he DC a
candidate and be elected President
Moreover, if we were no, assured that such
would be his course, such policy would be rem
dered necessary BY the repeated declarations Of
The leading Wing papers OF the Union. The Phi.
ladelphia North American, The Richmond Wing,
the Times, and many ct The Virginia Wing pa
pers which fy the flag OF Gen Taylor, have re-
corded in black AID while, and in language not
10 be misunderstood or recalled, that they will
no. support Gen. Taylor unless he avows himself
genuine Wing, and is endorsed as such BY a
National Wig Convention. Il is in vain, Then
Tor the Republican TO "kick against The prick., /"
and dcnounce and abuse "caucuses, conventions,
aud organization" il is in rain for il TO represent
Gen. Taylor as utterly regulating The nomina-
,ion vi Caucus or convention" aud yet hope
for his election asa Hh,g The Republican and is
mo. party" allies will have 10 "sivc in" 10 the
aregular nomination" papers, or 10 run General
Taylor as an independent candidate. The old
General himself says that he will not be ihe can
di,latc of any party, and that he will moi accept
the nomination OF caucus Or convention; the ''rc-
gular" Wings, on The other hand, take firm stand,
and resolve that they will support no man unless
he is nominated by Wing Convention, and his
Whiggery fully endorsed. How are these con.
lclng propositions 10 be reconcied1 general
Taylor never surrendeIs." He will hold his
ground; and the inevitable effect must be, what
we have long since suspected, that he will be
dropped by the leaders, and some other more will
ling and reliable party instrument be substituted
In his place. The promnen, Wing party jour-
mails are already preparing The way for such de-
nouement. The Richmond Wing declares lha,
| if General Taylor refuses 10 be The nominee OF
the Wing or Democratic parties, he mus, be The
candidate of third independent patty, which
will itself have resort 10 "party organization. -
The Philadelphia North America indies long
essay upon "he duties OF party" II refers 10
party standing "as the angel that guards The
gates OF The paradise OF freedom;' and asserts
that 1.-THE Wing party is based solely upon prin-
ciple, and must live or die with it"-lhal, "in The
name Of principle, the Wings have won ri
nmphs that could not have been won By any
other appeal and all The past proves hat The
puresl and most rigid adherence 10 The truth ami
right is safer than ana departure tram thin ia
scareh Of a dubious apailo1iig;" that The hi.
umphs Of The Wing party 'have b-en won by The
TRUTH and moi BY the names OF PERSONAL poTa'aru;
NJ asn." We hare room bn, for lie concluding
passage, which the Pennsylvania properly DE-
signales as "Gen. 7ay'or's making papers" The
| I.Gi,rs are our own:
'In the face Of these iac;s proving as ,hey dc
| the self sustaining energy OF inc Wing truths NO
ore can imagine thai The party eans upon an.
one champion, needs any aid irum ,n,ng,acc
ara'labihty, or rcqnires helps or props from any
scheme that sacrifices 4 title Of Wing prnci
Piles. Wing principles are triumphant in all bu
The opportunity afforded al the polls for their en-
forcement. Public opinion is with US, through
out the republic. Is it imagined that, al such a
period, with every prospect OF triumph, we viii
sacrifice ann The most inconsidc,able Of the pin
ciples for which we have so long and 50 ardenly
struggled? The Wing party will triumph with
its principles; but would prefer teteai 10 the sac.
rifice of cny truth or any duty. Ii lives upon NE
faror, and in tie aamc Of no human being its
principles are indes'ruclible, and while the people
remain true 10 themselves, il can continue 10 lri.
umph without borrowing lis victories from The
prejudices Of any faction or The po'cer Of any ,ndl
viduat"
The SCHEME" then, Of The protesting "no
party" Wings (strange misnomerD must fail
General Taylor must, and WILL no doubt, avow
his principles-and, as they are Wing or Demo.
cratic, parties must, and will, continue to be ar.
rayed. In nearly all The meetings which have
been held through the country TO nominate Gene
| raj Taylor, we observe that The few Democrats
who took part, hold themselves uncommilled &c.
claring that, if General Taylor turns GU, 10 be a
Democrat, they would support him, Otherwise
not. So with the Wing speakers and papers;
with the exception OF those which Ego "bind"
for him, "and without asking questions" The
game OF the "poitical hucbs,ers" cannot succeed.