Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-18
RICHMOND, VA.
Saturday Morning, July Is. ls4s.
WHAT ARE THE WINGS FIGHTING
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FOR
From time 10 lime we are told by Inc wings
that The old issues OF BANK, Tariff, &c. have be-
come "ob,olets." Ii the Wings are h'nest IN
these declarations, we are authorized 10 oe'ieVe
that they will not revive these questions IN 'ne
event of Gen Taylols election. According 10
Wing assertions no.r, he Sub Treasury act and
The Tariff OF 1916 will nc b. DISTURBED. Inc
Wings deny thar they are in favor OF Bankrupt
Law, or that they wish 10 distribute me proceeds
OF ths public lands among Tie States. II en'tus''
ed with power, they wouli no restore 10 Mexico
the territory acquired BY the recent ''ea'y' nof
would they renew bos,ililics with Mexico Al
though opposed 10 The acquisition Of 'erfhofy, INC
Wings do no, desire power with view q rcs1o-
ring The territory 10 Mexico AMI as to peace
all know that Wings and Democrats Teloice
al It's return. Under these circumstances, Inc
question arises, for the success VI w"d' s'ea'
political measures do The Wings now seek 10
obtain political a.cendancy2 They say, mat
their iaYori,e measures OF Bank, farm, DIS
tribulion, &c., are "obsolete" ina! 'hese oio
issues are dead, buried AID forgotten. why
then seek 50 zealously to attain powers UNLESS
they avow their principles and make known Inc
measures, which they desire 10 see Carried OUT "
he government. wha. will be thought OF their
candor, independence or pa,rioism} How lul-
" will they subjec, themselves 10 that impuiaIion
OF loving power Tor the sake oil me sp0's' Which
hey have again and again charged 10 me Demo-
cratic party of The Union! Alter denouncing
military chieaius for many years, as whol-
ly uads Tor the Presidency, We flnd them
turning their ba ks upon their tried statesmen
and bringing forward as their Candidate,
a Gcusial whose chief recommendation IS mai
he dis,ns uished himself in war which hey
consider and condemn as alike abomInable anu
unjus!-a General, VI no, while saying (see the
Allison letter. II hold no opinion which would
nj readily proclaim TO my assembled country
men" and II have great cardinal principles
which will regulate my political life" declared
lin his letter 10 DR.. Edward Deloney) that ne
was "no prepared" 10 express his opinions npon
The Baui and Tariff questions, and that he
icon'd only do so after duly investigating those
sutjec!s"l Ia leader, who, while avowng him.
sell Wing, stated, in his leuer 10 Gen. Peter
Sken Smith, that he was willing 10 Be noEina-
ted by the people, whether designated as Wing,
Democratic or Native but, IN being thus nomi.
mated, insisted that he should mol De considered
the opponent Of their patty docirin,s'-a leader,
who, while saying, thar, il President, he should
"feel bound 10 administer the Government
rnliammelled by pnty schemes" ard 30 act
Independent of pariy domination" (see The
Allison leuerl tecares, lha. 'lhe personal
opinions of the individual who may happen 10
occupy the Executive chair, ought not 10 con-
troll the action Of Congress upon questions OF
domestic poicy;" ard VINO being according 10
his own confession, "au sufficiently familiar with
all me minute details ri political legislation"
thinks Ina; upon the subject Of the Tariff, the cur
fency AT iairrua improve menIs, The will q The
pco c, asesrrcs.ed r!Iough their representatives,
ough. i BE- respected ard eaTrieG ont by the
ETeg'ire" We'll may General Taylor say,
Il greatly doubt M qualifications 10 discharge
the Guiic.," and Il alm,s, ,!cn!be al The under
taking" There is cause enough Tor doubt and
trembling TOO.
a. military man, no doubt disturbed him,
10 undertaking caused him 10 lIembie, no
enemy induced him 10 surrender. The Gene.
raj is ther unwilling o unab!s 10 discri-
minat. between siriag pledges and awning
primio'cs. No one cares abou, hi, giving The
EnIb ;s h a rioh IN Pm
wharare his political principles. To say ne is
iviig-bll no, an ultra Whig-lhat if elected
h. @,uld administer the government Accord &
10 til. Consultation as understood by our carly
Presidents, are declarations 100 vague and un
mea,ins L. convince the mind anu obtain The
confidence and supper, of the American people.
In his lcuer TO DR.. Deloney, General Taylor ex-
pressed his approval OF the FLOWING sentiment
''Thi. il is right inherent in every freeman TO
poss,ss himself Of The political principles ard
opinions Of those into whose hands The admins
train Of the government may be placed" lie
hereeypliciliy recognizes The right OF the people
10 lnow his opicions. When asked what
are lis opinions upon The Bank and Tariff, he
assess that he is not "prcpared'' to answer, and
can only do SO "afler duly inn. stisating those
subjeis."
Unlike Washington, Harrison or Jackson
Tayor has never had seat in any legislative
body and he oven declares that he has "nepcr
exercised the privilege Of voting (Sec his
lette 10 DR.. Bronson.) "Nearly forty years OF
my llfr,' said General Taylor, shave been
pass,d in the public service, in the army, most
of tie time in the field, the camp, on our West
ern fontier or in the Indian countryn AS a
military man his qualifications are great; but
none, except partizans, can regard him as a
.ui,ible person to fill the Ia. hest and most re-
spolsible Executive Office in the world. His
political opinions are concealed from the PEG
pie, and the aimsy pretexl assigned for this un.
prscedcnted course is, that he is not willing to
gi,c any pledges. Hc eravely tell, us that, il
elected he will be the President Of the nation and
MI OF party. Il Gen. Taylor means tina, he
would no. b: The President OF any divisioa or
portion Of ne Union, instead Of tie whcle con
i.!eracy, The remark is idle, as we can have no
President whose executive duties would not
afiec, The whrlc; bu II he means mol to be The
Pre- idsni who will recommend 10 Congress for
its adoption The leading and favori;e measures o.
me very party 10 which he may eve his election
nov can The Wings support him7 The posi-.
lion waich Gen. Taylor now occupies is one o.
peril 10 his political character. He witbholds
from his countrymen knowledge OF those "erea,
cardinal principles" by which he says he will re
sulaie his political III. He is studiously sien,
upon the Wilmot froviso. He has no, declared
lis opinions upon The subject OF The Tariff
the Bank, &c. tile will give no pledges and will
do his dry" Sc, &C.. are about he amcun, o.
his replies 10 several correspondents. The po
sitlon OF The Wing party is, il any Thing
still more ludicrous. They have sadly mistaken
the extent of the popular admiration for mill
,ary chieftains, when presented as candidate,