Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-16
THE BATTLE OF THE SECTIONS.

which the spirit and machinery oi party have
produced during The last seventeen years. In
thus taking ground against party, and for the
country. the Halifax Wings bur occupy the same
posi,on which the Wings OF The whole country
have long maintained. One of the chief charges
which they have brought against their political
adversaIies is that both in their measures OF po-
Icy and distribution of patronage, party has been
consulted rather than Country. Hence we he
lieve that Gen. Taylor is right when he refuses
10 appear upon The political arena as parry
TOOL, and lha, The Wings OF HALIFAX are r'eni
when they inscIibe upon their flag, Taylor ana
tie Country"
The Republican then pursues The same strain,
and. before i, concludes INDUCES the following
remarks, which, no one will fail 10 see, are in
tended 10 hi, some Of It's associate Wing editors,
who canno, 90 i, "bind" for Gen. Taylor, I'M
less he agrees 10 be The candidate Of The Whig
party. and pledges himself 40 the particular pc.
licy" Of The Wbigs:
care we fWhiss] shameless dissimuators who
>rek cniy Ia dupr the masses hy aieh sounding
snr . o pauioi>ml U wing our own views
3. nj sentiments, ~e - 4 ID OF our sincerity
In, =. wu,li may vel "ai IS. ecorn assurances
offie c,nes yofon conr ci"1 u :; Sos US turn mr.
tuek upcn ard e cho IS IN cUeJg 0iheT respect
oceeptat simp because he refuses TO become lac IN
sf,nm.nt OF pa,iy, and will only promise 10 be
shal The Wing, Ut The Union have always said
an American Executive should he, the President
ut The People. The name of Gen. Taylor pre-
sents an opportunity which, if now rejected, may
never occur again OF carrying out The cherished
regard OF the Wing party tor the ascendancy OF
The popular will, --oi enabling the people 10 take
4. IL pI n or N
OF an homes, and independent patriot who VIII
adminiser the government in all sincerity, upon
ihe model of Washington, and solely Tor the pub
Inc good. II the Wings really desire this object,
inc lime has come Tor lis accomplishment, and
with il, the MAN. If we do not desire II, lei us
cast aside a, once cur professions, and, taxing up e
,rotci.:ccrd of Harca embark al oncc, IN an open
and undi,yu,ssd scramble for The Spots. Honest
and patriotic men may then stand aside, Indifferent
spectators OF a struggle in the result Of which
they, al least, can have no possible interest"
The Wing Of yesterday enters its solemn pro-
lest asans, such reasoning and policy. l! lakes
IN General Taylor's last letter Tin the Troy
Posl,) and makes i, the tex, for more than CO.
umn Of commentary in defining its position. lis
csi,;cism upon lha, leuer is significant:
III the language Of his letter is 10 be construed
';aeral,v. II is very certain that General Taylor
cannot be candidate Tor the Presidency al all;
for. /, is already very Obvious, that, although
here have been many Spontaneous movements
in his favor, which will probably be followed by
many others, there is not only no probability, but
10 possibility OF his being called TO the Chict Ma
.islfacy BY The UNANIMOUS roicc Of the psoplc.
indeed under any circumstances. 1t is certain that
reyy large portion of the people ,.,R prefer some
tisr ind,,idnGl. II is probable, however, that
he Generals true meaning is, that if ne shall be
.ailed 10 assume hat position with something like
IN approach 10 nnan,mity, he will not refuse las
&c certainly ought uut 10 relinquish his own per-
ona desire ios the retirement and tranquility OF
private ne"
We believe Tia, he old Hero writes exactly as
&c thinks, and that what he says is TO lie taken
iteraliy Ifso, the reasoning If The Wing agrees
,e!ieclly with The suggestions we threw out
ew days since In constituting such avowals OF
.pinion, we do mol feel authorized to look into the
probable" intentions Of The writer. We can
My judge by achat is wr'ttsa, without specula-
ing upon The doctrine OF probabilities. The
Wig then goes on 10 avow its course OF action,
md 10 rciuie The arguments and positions OF the
Republican, at the same time giving some Sc
,e.e hits to the "no.par,y" men
III he (Gen. Taylor be nc, Wing, moi all our
admiration ior bis military services, for his per-
,onal integrity, Tor The high order OF talents dis
PLAYED in his official correspondence, could in
luce us To advocate his election. WHY SHOULD
WEI Ii II shall hereafter appear that his prnc-
pics are aniag onsiical 10 ur uwn-thal his opin-
ions upon great aGd vital ques ions OF public po-
licy are Identical win those o. our opponents,
aoains; whom We have % long and So earnestly
struggled, because W. believed those principles 10
be erroneous, and those measures TO be hostile 10
The true Interests Of 1.-THE COUNTRY, "-ho,1
could uc, without forfeiture OF sef-respect, and
a confessa0n that al our precious professions ~crc
iaiss and hypocri!ical, aid in the election 10 The
Presidency Of a man whose views OF public poll.
CIV would keep The Government precisely in the
track in which il would continue 10 run if MIR.
Polk himself wee reelected for second term
"To do Otherwise, would be 10 admit, what We
empha,ically deny, that Wing principles are
worthless, and that, in heretofore saslainine them,
We have had less regard Tor the rctiare Of he
country than iuI the triumph Of q party. And
here We would say 10 our ncishbor Of The Repub'
iican, that while il is perfectly true that the
Wings have prolesscd to be influenced by re
gard for The country, in all their efforts 10 redeem
il from misrule, theg hare nercr gone against par
IN, or pa,tv organ,t a,,on asnc means OF etect're
that oljeet. On The contrary, their great maxim
has for years BEEN The union OF Tie Iihigs for Inc
sake Of tie Un,on;' and j, remains Tor those who
object 10 what they call tho machinery OF parry,
which they have SO suddenly discovered 10 be per-
niciou> and uncomfortable, 10 Tell as by what means
hat union is TO be effected, hu, by The adoption
OF some plan Of organization, which will prevent
The division Of hen votes apon number OF can
dida,es. and their consequent inevitable defeat.
II we are asked. why, II we SO confidently be
lieve ihal Grn. Tayior is a Wtig, do We ceem
II necessary ~ quality uur profession Of Nj.
irgu'.s Ia srp,.oi; him. shaud he he hereafter q
ranr,d uel T. i hrcaus, 90. seleVc The triumph
ui WIG PRINCIPLES ~ MEASURES
essett.. !, The w,lIalr II TIE COUNTRY
and because hese principles and measures can
MT be established without the triumph OF Inc
WIG RTY-and that party cannut triumph
without WIG ORGANIZATION They who
believe that Gen. Taylors election, be his opin'
ions and principles what they may, is Of more
importance TO the welfare Of the country than The
success OF those systems OF public policy viii
which The Wing party is identified, Of course nesc
haze no htStaaon in sir'ng IN nnconditiono
picdge 10 supper. i'm. Sscl is MT our lief; no,
sia.i such be ohr course. Uncomni,lcd TO any man
we are, DeveriheieSS, Qeepty duu ilIesUCaniy com
m,ued, no, less by conviction than By our whole
political cour,e 10 7rtue,ples and measures. We
will never surrender them while We re ain that con-
v.ction OF their wisdom and utility, 10 effect the
election 10 The Presidency cfany man on eaTlb---
certainly no! OF one, who, if he be elected, viii
exert his omnipoteni Official influence &c prevent
their recognition and adoption Why was John
Tyler denounced and abandoned by the Wing
Party? Because he renouuced and repudiaied
the principles and measures Of The party thai
elected HIM And can il be that any conside!a'
bic portion of that party will now, from sudden
Conviction OF The evils Of "party," and quite as
sudden an ave sion TO ",hc machinery Of party
with hereyes open, themselves consen, 10 rrpa'
diae their own principles. BY eecling 10 TIC Pre-.
sidcncy man, however Otherwise entitled &c
their admiration, who is arowed!y opposed lc
thcm2 l. cannot be that they are prepared fol
this &c, OF political suicide"
/: The Wing proceeds 10 show that, ever In
,sas, ihe Wings could no, dispense with "the
machinery Of party" when no opposition wa:
made,,o MIR. Clay as Presideni-and asks, us il
intended, by the opponents Of The machinery o.