Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-28
MUND, Va
wednesday Morning, July rs, ls4s.
THE WIG AND ITS PARTY.

said about the dizziness of the Wing meetings,
the apathy and bewilderment Of the party VINO
have abandoned their old platform, and are now
vibrating TO and fro under new leaders, VINO
have themselves no principles, and make II a
rule TO express no opinions on any suoJec'' n
short extract from the Wing, with a lew run
ming remarks interpolaled, justifies the conclu
sions 10 which we have arrived. ouo'ins our
article, the Wing says:
ave call the attention of the Wings 10 tins
passaH their especial and proiouhee al.en''o y.
The Wing party in this city, cohh1eh' IN ~
own strength, and in that OF It's cahuiua'e' na,I
it must be acknowledged, manifested LOO i.uI'
inertness too much inaitention 10 the great %
ject of their association. 1t mas proeeeueo
we are aware from no want Of zeal.irom nc
lack OF will-from no slackenIng OF energy
I've think differently They seem disposed .
fall into the vulgar, and as we nave "arhel
them more than once, sometimes iatai error OF
despising their adversary. (They dcsPiseo james
X. Polk, still made every exerlioh' anu were
defeated
III my incentive could be wanting 10 the
Wing. Of this city, to lay aside the i0rPor o. y
which We have such just resson 10 eopPian' y
may DC abundantly found in The paragraphs We
have quoted above from the Enquirer wings
OF The cit, do you no, see that your opponents
are mixing jest Of you; Do you not perceive
that your inertness is attributed 10 want OF Zeai
Ito lack Of devotion TO your pfiuciPies' are
you willing 10 submit TO the iannts anu re-
proaches Of those whose great object IS your Pc
litical humiliation? Have you, lndeed, lost an
regard for your principles What are wing
principles. Mr.. W. C. Rives and 5. ). Preh
tiss say they are obsolete, and General layiol
won't say whether he has any Of not )-"ls II
fact that your orators have nothing 10 TAX
about What say you, Raleigh Ra'ers DanieI
you whose voice was once as the sound oil
trumpet, calling all Wings 10 do battle IN the
cause of their counlryl"-(His "volce was
once" attuned to the divine harmonies OF The
"Yaller Kiver." "Same Old Coon, british
Gold' ami "Bran Bread" But all those hum
bugs are exploded, and the voice Of ''the sole
author is mute, and will not respond TO the IN
elastic names Of Palo Alto, Monterey, &c
victories won 10 an "unrighteous an damnaole
war. 'D-"Can you 6ud nothing in the principles
or opinions Of General Taylor 10 applaudl Is
there nothing in the nine lives OF Lewis Cas-
which you can find il in your heart TO condemn
or Cass has nine lives like cat, how ne will
mako the Wing ra's jump! This is the Boston
Posts wit. WHAT say you, c. G. Grswold,
whose voice was heard so often, and so loud, IN
the campaign Of "A? Have you, in raising the
flag OF Zachary Taylor, left yourself no plat
form to stand on Have you no longer ANY
great principles 10 discuss or defendH Have
YOU become dumb, because you want the food
10 furnish forth discourse7'-lHs exhausted
his voice and his memory in trying to prove
that Van Buren, was opposed to the late war
with Great Bri'ain-and 10 convince the people
OF Caroline, Essex. &c, that the Wings IN
1910 were against National Bank and in favor
OF the Tariff Compromise.)
To show the Wings how the present "torpor"
and ''letharsy" Of The Wing party Of Richmond,
under the no.paHy no principle reign OF Taylor
ism, contrast with the zeal and enthusiasm OF the
same Wings in 1874 under The banner Of HAIRY
Clay ana bold ayowal oil principles, we quoe
rousing Article from the Wing OF juno 10Th,
1914. twill be seen thar, jast one month earlier
Than al present tns "Gibral'ar Of Whieeery" was
on fire. Mr. Bots voice, now dumb and impfi.
soned. WIS eloquent AMI ringing. The Wings,
aroused Sy our Paragraphs, may attempt tie
same lhi5g-and, as an evidence OF az attempt
to rcviviiY the party, We saw yesterday hand
bill, whose elarine capitals. calling on the Whigs
70 hear good speeches" al The Rough and Ready
Club las night, s'ared upon Us from Rufin'>
BaTber's 'olc, a, we went in to have our beard
trimmed. Bu! il will mol do. The "available'
Gen. Taylris no, like The gallant Henry OF Ma.
ya!re"-tor is The no principle platform strong
caoush !, attract those wao really like 10 have
somsttsgs . isA UPON and 10 fight for.
Read III: pic,ur. N The Wing OF June 20, 1914
Flo@ lhoss good old lines" have charged
THE CLuI HoUsE The assemblage al the
Club House on Monday Aighi, 10 hear Mr.. Sic.
phcns Of Georgia and Mr.. Bots va, immense
ard most enthusiastic. There were probably
400 Laiie, present, aud 1000 people. Both Mr..
S.ephcns md Mr.. Bots acquitted lhemse .es well,
and lie nos. numbering applause cheeled every
patriotic s:ntmen
"itichmnd Tor a week has been ia d STATE Of
very hiehpoi!ical fermentation |, palvades all
classes sees, conditions aud Colours. The school
boys sing Wig songs in play-ime the girls pay
,hen on their pianos IN The evening; Cuff himself,
h"roloirfeVeIy much inclined 10 Loco FocoIsm,
raitles then off on his bones, or delights with his
native instrument The banjo! The grave and The
gay, The young and the olt, The hoys and girls.
the men aid women, are ali, or nearly all, Wings,
in these laiudes.
And new lie! usask Of orr opponens-we will
not cal item adre,sariss, for they are brethren
and counli7men-w chance, or hope, or pos
si5iltY OF success they can haze against this per-
vadine, tbs almost universal, this NATURAL and
nniac'i,ios enthusiasm Have no, the PEG.
PIE ALREADY spoken, and is not their decree re-
eistered on the book OF iale7 Let them submit
like Republicans, 10 that decree which hey can
in no wise prevent. HENRY CLAY already
elected ~ exclamation in The hearts OF his country
men, will Ne placed in The Presidency By ma.
IariIy far exceeding all precedent He will dis.
tince the hrgesl vote ever received BY General
Jacks n, al! make even he Wings OF 1910 won
der lhii lh.y could procure no more than I45,
600 mainly Tor Harrison Since 1884 the Wings
have had decided majority Of The American
People, mi ignorance Of their strength in 1886
alone re Y,ae,l them then from oveuhruwing the
fnlinS dgtasiy. They now fully know lhar
Strength, and mean 10 exert il to The utmost"
HAS 1T COME TO THIS7