Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-01

He then same to the gori6cation OF Taylor. Is
be without PLATFORM No. heaa .ne A,llsoa
peace, Who will not leave his native soil to
stand on foreign ground. The Wing candidate
represents peace; but the Democratic candidate
represents WAR. He would have US swallow the
whole o Mexico. which he said, with LEyiTY
shocking, 10 Mr.. Trayers Daniel, would not hurt
u.s. Hewould have us swallow Cuba, and get
black Inhabitants. Tin q former speech Mr.. D.
expressed the idea thus: "Have black rascal,
with ysllow turban on, sitting up IN Congress,
10 be called the gentleman from Havana. u
He went on 10 quote the words oil that wretched
Tory aad upholder of all British tyranny, the
Duke OF Wellington, TO confirm Taylor's posi-
ton, and called on Washington TO look down IN
approval upon him, from those aoodes OF eternal
happiness and peace, from Wnich ne Wa'cheo Inc
progress and welfare of his beloved country.
Another great point in Iayiors Platform was
opposition 70 prescription. Inc DeV'i IN ms
malice, said Mr.. Daniel win great ieiocity, lhe
Devil 10 his malice could never invent more
dc.estabe and terrible machine against the liber-
lies and welfare Of man. than this practice Of pro.
scriplion for oninion's sake And who, We ask,
have ever used il so fully SO unsparinsly, so
ru,hlcssly as have The Wing party Whenever
they have been able whenever they have been
in powcr2 They ran,ed in this way in $780,
and Harrison being elected, lhey turned out IN
six weeks more Office. holders for opinions sake
alone, tina, had ever been turned out in the same
space OF time since the foundation Of The govern
men,.
Lastly, opposi,ion 10 the veto power, The chief
pillar OF the Taylor platform. Mr. Daniel said
our fathers would turn over IN their graves, could
they hear the veto doctrine OF inc democratic
party. Inch by inch, foot by 1907, while drop
of blood is in my veins, OF WINE nave me
strength 10 raise my ann, t!hls was one OF ms
flourishesl will fish, and contend against The
doctrine that the President is constituent por-
ton of the Legislature. Is il possible ! Then
followed the usual defamation about Inc one man
power, &c &c. Sc, concluding with The declara-
| ton that Cas- was the representative Of the E1-
| ecutive, and Taylor Of the Legislative branch OF
| our government Which ws sail choose 10
| translate, Cas- is The representative OF the Con.
stituion OF The Unilei States, which contains the
veto, while Taylor is put forward as the represent
la.ive OF new tangled piece OF demagoguesn
BY which The Wing leaders hope 10 enlrap the
"swinish nul,itude"-a as Mr.. Daniels political lu
tor, Edmund Burke calls the people.
This, said Mr.. Daniel, is the platform OF old
| Zach Come and get upon it, II is constructed
by no convention OF broken down politicians
| Constructed OF no odds and ends OF cast of hum
bugs OF no scraps and trckeTeS but OF the sA
CRED STONES OF THE CONSTITUTION. II was The
platform Of Washington. Come, and you shall
see his very footprints here. Come and stand
upon i. You shall ieel yourself better man
| your port sha be proudeT, your look shall be no.
bier.
Finding his hour not quite gone, he then made
an argument o show that General Taylor was a
man OF sufficient capacity, and fit 10 be Presidents;
| which argument was, that il We were now formed
in solid colunn, about 10 charge upon serried
| bayonels anc il General Taylor was among US,
whom would We choose 10 lead US but him? The
| concusiveness oil this argument is SO great and
| so staggering that we have really been "fishy"
ever since We heard il from the lips Of the ever
memorable Iunsiall, about six weeks ago Read
his correspondence with the War Department,
says Mr.. Daliel, and il every line OF il does mol
prove him great statesman, you maay spH in mn
face and cal me horse, &c. Bank and Tariff
would be usless now but il the people wanted
| them, Taylo would do as Washington and Ma.
olson had doe, and lei them have their way
Mr.. Cruuo took up the matter just where Mr.
| Daniel left I.
Dip rHE.l he asked. Did they allow the
shifting maortiss and factions of Congress to
Veto power My friends, TELL rot NO! Aye,
come and sand on the platform of Washing
ton. Com and look upon his foo. prints
Washingto used the Veto power TWICE and
Madison ST. TINES. Washington used it more
freely thar any other President ever did; for he
used it no'only on constitutional matter, but
on question Of mere expsdiency, which no
succeeding President has been bold enough 10 do.
This wa q sockdollager. The people receiv.
ed it with shout. NJ. Daniel in his reply said
nothing mre about tho veto. Nor has the ar.
gument hee brought forward ever been replied
/ 10.
And as b Taylor and prescription, said Mr..
Crump, | wish some one would tell me when
General 1iylor said he would not turn out
public offers for opinions sake. You may
rant mch as you please, but he does not
'scomc up taw." You may call out, Taylor's
my man-ts principles are my principles-but
he contrad;ts your assertions. In the Republi
can letter denies most solemnly that he ever
said he void select his officers from both par
lies Heb some worthy person wanted to
question te fact aHere's the letter, my
friend" sal Mr.. c., handing it down without
a pause, "ead for yourself, and let me go on"
And as TO lass being war candidate, why is
| he SO caller Because Of his uncompromising
dispositions all our contests with British rapa.
city and arrogance to hold our own, and his in
flexible determination never 10 surrender one
jot or tittleof his countrys right.
| Mr. Cruhp then came 10 The slavery and pro-
viso bushes. II there is any one point upon
which wuld have been willing to guarantee
thai he wristbands here 10 swallow me this night
would not lave touched, il is this. Why, how
| dare he TO oarse unsoundness on Cass or any
one else, he who has dissatisfied his own peope
by his leueTon that subjec he Who is the repre-.
sentative hee OF the party that killed The South.
ern COMPROMISE bill, and he who is the comrade
OF Pendlelor and Inc other Southern Arnods q
| He who is ne representative here Of the party
whose candidate is pledged BY the Signal letter,
| and the Alison letter both, who sign The Provi-
So wheneverbrouehl 10 hm2 Whose candidate
| is al this monent e!cciioneered for al The North
on his identical ground Do you want proof of
| this The Albany Evening Journal (lhe lead
ing Wing Poviso paper o. New York; saysi"he
| knows from he most unqnes!ionabe authority,
hat Gen. Taylor is decidedly and unequvocally
opposed 10 any act or movement, Of the Govern.
msnt in iavr Of The further extension OF slavery"
And he New York Evening Express, the editor
OF which married Southern lady, and therefore
should be Considered IN some respecr, as South
ern friend 4 Taylors, Mr. Daniel, "Brooks has
very LILLE Southern feeling, sir" Crump "No,
for his Sounern feelings are after the me fash
ion OF you own" Laugh, nevertheless, he Isl
! Northern tiend OF Taylor al least, and an orisi.
nal Taylor man 100, and he SAYS:
"The Wigs have presented Zachary Taylor,
Shareholder, bu, pledged no, to velo acts OF Con.
| gress upunIhe grounds OF e1pediercy or sane
toned ny Precedent. The ordinance Of 1887. and
The subsequent acts OF Congress making Ohio,
Illinois, lniana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa
free erriloy, are The p!eceten.s thai, in the opin.
ion Of all Wigs OF The North and West, Justify
Congress il cnacting another ike ordinance Tor
Caliorn'a-to say nothing OF The annexation act
OF Congress restricting slavery in Texas. North
OF Sc 80, OIL The act admitting Missouri into the
Union. Loco Focos have presented Cass.
Northern nan with Southern principles known
10 be advesc ohe Wilmo! Proyiso, and pledged
10 veto am such act OF Congress"
Mr.. Astinun, NJ. C., from Massachusetts, and
and a member OF The Philadelphia Convention,
in LETTER uryinp his Constituents IN VOC f,~ y,