Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-23
THE, RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

| mnaion of the Philadelphia Convention: ue
neral Taylor, in fact, wanted the nomination ior
the Presidency from the Jump. He had deep
game to play for it. 1t was his policy TO
keep silent We believe that he has no
political principles-that he is as much
a Democrat as he is Whie; Tor he is entirely
ignorant of the views and principles which al.
vide the TWO parties, and consequently ne played
this game 10 obtain his object he knew Ina! ne
could not &c, the nomination OF the Democrats
for men must prove their knowledge and lheir
capabiliy 10 carry out their grea! and good prin-
| ciples; they must work in The Senate nan as
we'll as on the field OF baule, before Democracy
rewards them. But Gen. Taylor watched the
signs of he times; he saw The growing dislike OF
the Wings 10 their principles which have so oi'en
caused their defeat; he saw The final abandon.
ment OF those principles approaching; he also
saw hatlhe eyes OF this ruined and wrecked par.
" were turned towards him as the man who was
| 10 consummae this las, act. He remained silent,
only muuering am Wing, but peninaciously
| refusing 10 tell what constituted Wing. This
avowal on his part was more than satisfactory
for Them, for il was the curtain which in mea-
snre prevented the world from beholdins their
open and pa pable dcserlion. But il ne had bold
ly come forth and said, am Wing OF the pre-
sent school; am in favor OF all your measures;
they would have fed from him as they did from
Clay Scott, CriuendeD, Mangum, Mclean and
host OF others, who were the sworn and avowed
champions OF Whiggery.
One word more, Messrs. Editors, and | am
done with this great address which speaks SO
plainly and lruihiuy in informing us that Wing
gerry is deiunct, and upon her ashes Taylorism,
or rather imam worship" has been erected. The
author states, in conclusion of his address
They (Democrals) charge Fillmore with
being An Aboliionist: we do not believe II,
for he is a man Of sense and patriot" This
caps the climax of Wing argument, "becausc
they do not believe therefore, MIR. Fillmore is
not an Abolitonst. This is, indeed, strange
sylogistcal reasoning-a truly new stye-one
which abounds in premises and is, indeed, over
flowing with striking deductions and conclu.
sions. No doubt il IS style which Wing IN
genuity has invented for the approaching cam
pagns And when one of our orators ask them
Why are not such and such facts not SO, their re
ply will be, because don t.belieye it, What
horrid infaluation! II is decidedly rich! SO we
know now, Messrs Editors, what the character
OF the discussion on the Wing side will be in this
present campaign, from the address Of the I'm.
mortal Wing Central Committee speeches
full of blood and taunder, eulogies aud panegy
RIGS. But when our Democratic orators shall go
forth, from Maine TO Louisiana, conscious OF their
nteg ity of purpose TO enlighten the people,
10 proclaim in trumpet tongue the humbuggery
Of Tayorism (for Whggery is deadl-Demo
cracy will be completely vindicated, and the
7th Of November, lS4S, will witness the ex-
pring struggles Of the no party party.
A SILENT OBSERVER.
Richmond, June 10, l6iS