Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-01
for the Prem,


Dtates Bank than Mr.. Van Buren,, and mat IN
solemn compact Of the compromise setiea IN
Tariff question, and that Mr.. Clay and "hones
John Davis" had both, 10 substance, said that n
friend OF The country would ever disturb the Com
promise. They succeeded in that election, AM
thei, itching palms for the spoils induced Them t
call an Extra Session of Congress, for which
there was no necessity, unless the squanderin:
of the public treasure nigh, be considered OF SUI
fcient reason. The history OF this spoils-halin!
party al that time will never be forgotten so Ions
as gross outrage shall find assailants. Alter one
Of those glorious Wings, Mr.. Granger, had IN
one month TURF ed out thirteen hundred Democrats,
such heariess prescription was brought to the no.
lice of the Senate of the United States, with the
hope that the Wing Senators might exert their in
duence in checking such blood-thifsy spirit.
And who does not recollect the bearing OF "lhe
embodiment" upon that occasion2 So tickled
was be, that he illustrated the conduct OF Mr..
Granger towards the Democrats by an anec-
dote of a man who had tame crow,
that had been taught to say, damn it,
how he hicks 'em." On going TO his corn-crib,
he found a parcel of wild crows in it, and as he
would catch them, he would wiring of their hes ds,
and the tame one, sitting on cross pole, would
cry out "damn it, how he hicks EN-"
So gratifying was the conduct of MIR. Granger
to his spois hating friends, that he said, il he had
been given little more time, he would have made
the number OF victims THREE THOUSAND. 10
1874, the Wings did stand up for their princi-
pies al that time, though they abused Presiden,
Tyler tor standing out against U. S. Bank, in
opposition to which he was committed by the
very men who most loudly assaulted him for veto.
ing the Bank In the last canvass we saved this
spells hating party the trouble OF turning out
the Democrats so tina. they might put spois-
haters in-nol that they wanted the spoils (good
souls that they were) but because the country
needed their services.
The true position Of the glorious Wing
party, in connection with the spoils in 1914, is
pretty fairly illustrated by the Letter which "the
embodiment" wrote 10 his friends in Fayelte, in
which he said that President Tyler would soon
leave the Office he held amidst the scorn and COP
tempt OF all honest men, and that if the w hie
party succeeded, care would be taken 10 pul
good Wings into Office, leaving scare, " De.
mocrat as monument of Wing M. rev.
Abou, that time there had b., en- some ",rial
heats" made BY the Wing par y, and as they were
outside of "742," i, was pretty clear tina, the
speed was not good ep ough 10 win the grealr race
aud nothing but har.d work would enable them TO
WORK up 10 ~io'Iing nme;" ana as tue sIea'eS'
possible inducements would have TO be held ous
for them to come down to their work kindly, 1.-THE
embodiment" himself held ont we'll filled Spoils
'purse" ,fpromises as 10 get all the "go-along"
Ar, Of his party. 4, worked like charm
mon them but the task was greater than could %
accomplished though "lhe hard work" which the
nrom;ses OF he spoils got out of many "old STA
ser.p was too great for endurance, and hence
.hs 1oro list of broken down Wing racers which
the close of that campaign showed. Althougo
nm "a, mon their "mettle" for the promises OF
The n.Lal. ;hey got so "lender-footed" that they
.r. vel unwilling 10 "run agains, the time" which
,h.v had 10 bea, in l944-lhe Revenue Tariff
nd The Constitutional Treasury-and they will
m, now run, unless they have a different rioei
and longer time to win in. To drop the hsuie
we would seriously ask, if the position Oh Tux
vb;ss in Virginia, with but few exceptions, !:
M, in direc, opposition TO every Thing like "prin
c;nles2n They profess 10 abandon U. 8 BANK
md dare not assail either the Tarin OF 1910 o'
m. Independeat Treasury, and are AFRAID 10 al
voc.,e The Tariff of 1912, which has been so sig
nally condemned by the operations oil Inc L arm
If ls46-and yet they say "Whiss go for primer
pies" r,,o, , tho;
candidate for President, while they admit lha
they do not know his principles. They m'Sn
nav tive 60 for principles, bu, do no! know wha
sort" as their candidate says he mas formed ~
opinions upon the great questions which olv'o
,he two great parties in the country, Whel
hs does so, ne will then be able 10 Sd.
VIA, his principles are, aud The Wings vii
then know what principles they are after, thous'
thew hare committed thenrsc'res 10 them before mc
wye formed. This is supporting principles witt
vengeance! We now and then see instance
which show regard for Wing principles, whii
a, The same time they confirm The "no-prlnci
,,esn nosition which the body of the Wing part!
have placed themselves in. II is known ina
most of the demonstrations made by The wing
of Virginia have been of the Ego il blind" orde
in favor OF Gen. Taylor.
The Wings of "Old Flu" present striking
contrast with the majority OF their friends, The
in doing So they vindicate their own self respec
and ma nifesi due regard for their "Whis prin
ciple.." The Ego it blind" no.prncpe portion
OF the Wings may think that their highly res
nsc,abe and intelligent friends in "Old Flu" ar
very stupid for being so straight laced aoou
npripciples," as to first require Of Genl. Taylo
an avowal of his principles, before they car
hand over their support TO him. A resolution
If the Fluvanna Wings is as follows:
"a. Resolved, That while we admire and he
nor as we ought, the courage and military SKI
OF the brave and victorious Taylor; and whit
we have unbounded confidence IN the honesty
6rmuess and patriotism OF the man, and woul
cheerfully aid in elevaling him 10 the Chiei NJ
oistracy OF the nation, ifhe shall satisfy US M
Ssis a Wh,g, good and irue, and shall SO Gefn
hs position as 10 cntite him 10 reeetre Ne sdnctto
Ard endor,.msnt ola Hhig National Contention
We, our decided preference is Henry Clay, ,rho:
opinious zoe knon tciose principles none can d0tt
chose love and devotion TO his whole COUNT
NO iosrati,ude on her part and no malevolenc
of party. can diminish; who has borne himse
10 oobly uoder defeat, and who S, ands conspic
uou.y among The statesmen OF The age, as th
gailan, Henry of Navarro, leading on whel
otlers taiier, and new er leading but 10 honor ar
- duty.
The New York Tribune also exposes The ult
van, OF Information as 10 the "principles" OF u
neral TAYLOR, in the following pointed lansuag
10 the same purport. 1t opposes "to the u0efmo
the selection OF Gen. Taylor as the Wing cand
date for President" among other grounds, for Il
following reason:
"Because his views of great public measur
and principles are not yei, sufficiently MAJ
Known. We say this, not asking nor expectir
that any candidate for President shall think