Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-17
MOND, VA.
Friday Morning, March IT, ls4s.

nearly three feet long, on Mr.. Botts's "Prote't'
against the action Of the Wing Convention,
with the following passage
"They (the Whigs) h7d rather see him lnr'
Claw President than any man living; Out ue-
lieving that he cannot be elected, and not VIII,
ling again to encounter almost lie certainty VI
defeat under hi. lead, as they have 50 ofen done
before, they deem it important 10 select some
O her candidate, against whom Sc many preJuoi
ces do not exist, in order 10 ensure, II possible
the success of a CAUSE, which they believe to
ba more important than the elevation oil any
| MAN, even though that man be The 1901 oil Inc
Wing party, as Henry Clay unqucs'lonably IS
| They eyince, added, by this painful sacrifice
the sincerity Of their devotion TO that cause
with which, as they believe, is identified Ger
tainly the purity of thu National :Administra
ton and the correction Of The enormous abuse:
/ which have made our Government a %byc-worc
and a reproach, and, perhaps, the safety of ouI
Free Institutions and the perpetuity OF our glo
rious Union.
"But we must bring these hastily written re
marks to a close. We shall advert hereafter Il
some other points of the Address"
In this we notice n remedy for idola,ry. Tn
spoils Of office, with the Wing leaders, SHOW
themselves 10 be stronger than the love for thei
"idol." Mr.. Clay is the bold and open advocate
Of all the measures which constitute Whigger,
in its pristine purity; and, hence, he has become
the "idol' Of the great Wing party yet he il
to be thrust aside for a candidate who is no
known TO be the advocate OF any one OF the
leading measures which make up the Wits
creed; though the leaders Of Whiggcry fatteI
themselves that if they can elect him, they wil
be certain OF The spoils, if nothing more; and lhi'
proves strong enough TO cause them 10 abandon
their "idol.'
A great "eGuse'' requires 4 great advocate;
and as the Wing leaders have abandoned their
great advocate, VIC suppose that, as they have
no great principles at stake, they are willing to
stake every thing upon the spoil's game; and
their chances for winning that stake would be
greatly lcssened by coupling with it any thing
so absurd as the open advocacy Of ''the great
principles" which once belonged to ''t!e great
Henry Clay Wing party"
The Wing leaders have been barking up The
wrong ree 50 often that ii i difficult for them 10
make Inc people believe that there Is a '0con" up
The Tree they are barking n; .ur time AFTER time
! The trees ha We been cut down, there was 10 "ccon'
there, and il was all labor lo>t. They are now
| al the same old game, barking about the "cnof-
nous abuses which have made our government
a bye y ord and a reproach." We are hanfy TO
saw. that those LILLE innocer. fancy creations Of
Whis leaders, tall upon The car Of the country
with heir proper weight. We wen!d DC sorrly
mortified 10 think that Our glorious government
which Justly enjoys he hishesisiation amoh2 'he
nation. al the Garth, should be looked upon - a
bye. word afi reproach," except ~ these who
envy our greatness and by Wig leaders who te
sire 10 c.eatc such an impression under me &c
lusiye hcae that their i~onsinss ior cihce may De
eralitied b. il.
VIVA, are ne "enofmous abuses" when The
Wings charge in such >lereniyped phrases upon
Drmocta,ic Administrations The present ad-
misiration has been 50 pure ard able, ma 'e
Wing leaders have been utterly al a htsS t. dc-
tee, a vulnerable point IN IL, and 10 lheit de'pail
they have been exeriEg themselves 10 ciea'r 4
sympathy in behalf Of the ratlic enc:nY, ~
CRYING 90, a.ains, he hardships We have VI
SIZED upon apoor, down.irotden Mexico" WINE
lhey NUS have known that The Me1'cans nave
been acting the part OF heart!ess assassihs, IN
numbering our iellow-countrgtn-n, undef cifcum-
Stances that would have iisgraccd savage war
fare.
We invite the Wing leaders 10 come oul on
the platform OF their glorious old wing pf''''-
nlesn and advocate them before The "honest masses
OF both parties, and as i; is likely mat lhfy VIII
find il difficult 10 satisfy The "hunesi masses o.
their own party that a high protective Iar'n VIII
make goods cheaper to them, as consumers, IMAM
under the present admirable Tarlft, We would
advise them 10 bring their dinners OF bran br'da,
Tor they may &c, hungry before ihey "ili lie ao'e
N satisfy their own friends that high IltIes make
low goods" II they intend 70 reason upon The
vial importance ola Us. Bank until they salts
tv their own friends Of The necessity OF such a
amonsler." their slomacbs will grow weak; or,
should thew take nothing stronger than Their iaVof'
tie bran bread, which was such a strong PIird-
pe with them in 1914, they nigh, bring ar.
other strong principle with Them in The form OF a
barrel OF hard cider, and as that principle would
eleva,e their 'glorious" Whig feeling, il would be
well Tor them not to forget 10 put 10 their pockets
tina! great Wig p,iacirle, The "Yalier kivcT,' a
song or two from which would wiad up their ia
bors with SO much dignity, and, at the same time,
would BE- SO impressive in fixing upon The minds
Of fall present The importance of"Whig principles"