Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-04
UNJUST VIEWS.

D:.,;an.n %, The same editor expresses his gra-
,;eo.,;,,n a, The remarkably fire heai!h enloyea
nv The .yireinia boys" who "appeated 10 ENJOY
~. .sot, side Of plank as much as others ENJOY
ID , ,eaher bed" But, says The editof, "ihe uea''
meur, far worse than any thing we saw a. ms
Poiu, during our short stay, was the n'ssa'uy
iliberalily Of the General Government IN ueuu.''
Ing from the piilance allowed the volunteer, ."e
price OF any par, Of his accou'remeh'S "h,''
NAV have been lost while in the service OF Ms
country. Instead OF presenting TO Inc so'o'ef VI,
uusket and other Requirements which ne hao
horne Throughout, the war, he was comPeheu ="
s,urn in his arms 10 the mastering or insPec'"s
officer, and held 10 strict acconn'ao'ilS 'oi .''
loss OF The most trfing thing connected WIN MS
war harness" I'm,
Tba, the editor is unnecessarily "dissrun'led' a
ule incident narrated TO us by friend will clearly
show. He was in store in This city, ana young
Whig was diating 10 volunteer upon the halo'
ships they had suffered, The miserable pay lhey nau
received &c. The gallant and in'eliiseo' so'-
dier replied, that they had no reason TO complain,
,ba, they had voluntarily and knowingly ente!eu
into the service and made contract win Inc s'-
vernmenl, which, so TAR from not DONG us uuy
had given TO them three months mare pay, tnaa
they had expected. Bnt, said the wing, is i MOI
an outrage that YOU should be held TO strict res
ponsibiIi,y aud should be required TO pay iot 'he
loss OF your muske,, &c.3 Far from 1t, answered.
The volunteer; for il such rule had not existed,
s,,aA
the whole regiment would have been disafmea
in three months; the safey otlhe army depenaeu
upon ii, and ii is just and proper. Sucn' oooo''
less. is the sound, common-sense view which -
taken by the volunteers and they are tco pa'rio-
,ic and intelligent, 10 be moved from their sense
Of right By appeals of newspaper editors ! NJ
,acls we have cited are conclusive answer 10
the Republicans janndiced illusions
GEN. TAYLOR AND HIS FRIENDS.
Ara recent meeting OF The Maryland indePen'
den, TAYLOR Convention, now dissolved, a fesola-
,;on was offered by Mr.. Archer of Hartford, de-
clariug Gas reported in the Times,) that "ihe
Convention saw nothing in General Taylors
course calculated 10 lessen their confluence ID
his integrity and independence" Alter some
discussion, il 1oas laid on The ta0le. IL 'neae
once devoted friends OF Taylor nor refuse 70 en- :
dorse his "n!esrity and independence" why
should Democrats be expected 10 abandon Their
principles and party and SUSANNA man IN whom
his own friends say they cannot rey4
Asreeably 10 Gen. Tayl RS request, The Con-
yenlion resolved not 10 publish the letter OF Gen.
TAYLOR. which he desired Mo,td mol DC n'a3s p's'-
lie. The Union is informei from source so
much more reliable than mere rumor, 'nd'
teeIs abound 10 credit" the statement made, tnat
aGeneral Taylor 10 that letter distinctly states that
The Louisiana delegation had no shadow OF au-
tboriy for their conduc, in the Philadelphia Con-
vention; bur, as the pledges had been made, ne
did not think proper TO disavow them, ana desired
his letter no, 10 be published J"
This is in direct conflict with The Gard OF Bal
lie Peyton & Co. and the letter Of Mr.. Duncan, a
Louisiana delesate-and is far from comporting
with the manliness and fraukness of soldier, OF
which his friends boast. Taylorism seems made
up of mystery and attempts TO conceal aud de-
ceive. Will not this letter be published The
ask fOr the WnOle lTulH.
"To tie point-G Gen. Taylor opposed TO the ezten-
sion VI Slavery"
Thus speaks the Cincinnati Chronicle (Tay-
lor Whig,) upon the following evidence contain
ed in letter from Erastus Brooks, TO The N. York
Express, dated Washington, Jnly 9Th. The Wing
published part ofthis letter, but carefully omit
led the extract below. While Gen. TayloI's Lou
isiana friends thus talk in free Stale, is not
the old soldier bound 10 come out and deny or
confirm, what is said Of his views on this great
paramount question:
met in Pit sburg, few days since, one ofthe
Taylor electors Tor Louisiana, an Intelligent
and pa,rolic suutherner-one every inch man,
and 'wilhou, sectional pfcjudices, or strong par.
,izap auimosilies. He knew Gen. Taylor init
mately, and assured me that while the Old Gene-
raj would adhere 10 The constitutional rights u
The south with uufinchine tenacily and abiding
faith he ras nercrLheless opposed 10 the eztens,0n
of Slcrery orcT free territory! Gen. Taylor had
his reasons Tor this, and they show him TO De
man of Infinite saeacily, and wisdom, and JUS
lice. He does not think think IL right 10 enforce
slavery upon reluctant people. DE does not
think slavery desirable institution, even where
il exists of right, and from The necessity oil me
case. He holds, too, that il would be equally
wrong, impoi,ic and impracticable, 10 SOW the
seeds OF slavery upon any OF The provinces Of
Mexico, or any g the territory oil The union.
The Times publishes letter from Corwin,
ih., arch enemy of the South, pledsing himself
10 90 for Gen. Taylor.
That paper should have supplied the further
evidence contained in the following extract from
the Xenia (Ohio) Toschlish,-conclusivc arsu-
mems, truly, why Virginia should vote for Tay-
lor and Fillmore!
atom Corwin heartily approves OF the nomi
nation of General Taylor Tor the Presidency, and
declares his Intention to lake the stump ~ ms
favor on the adjournment, OF Congress. MI. Cor
win has always been decidedly favorable TO The
nomination OF Gen. Taylor; because-to quote
mis- own words-he had satisfactory rcas2ns foT DC
hering that
General Taylor was opposed 10 the annexation
of TEXAS.
ais opposed 10 any further extension OF our
territory at present, ami probably for all time TO
come.
"Tha, although slave. holder, he considers
slavery an evil, and 3Dcs not deem J,5at 10 eL.
tend or increase II.
"Thst he has always deemed the Mexican
War impolilic and without jusuhcation.
"And that on all Other doctrines OF The Wing
party, his principles are coinc'den! with ours"
Whom do We, be Wings present 10 you as be-
inc able Ia effect this revolution 2 We answer
Immortal Z.cHAnr "In whose mighty mind
The Sage, ths H-tn, Salesman are combined
With equal ease the pen and scepirc Yields,
Or points 10 victory on emba,tled fields"
Thus writes an enthusiastic correspondent oil
The Republican-bul The New York Mirror,
strong Taylor organ, gives totally different veT-
sion. /, informs us that, so far from Gen. Tay-
lor being Statesman" he is 10 his horn-book
Of politics, and is even now oedulously engaged
in studying his lessons OF Political Economy
The Mirror says:
"The undersigned has il from The rsry best au.
tioynv, from medical gentleman closely connect
ed with one OF Gen. Tayor's aids.de camp, that
the old Generals constantly engaged IN the study
If Political Economy as suited to The peculiar po-
sition of the United States"
We are not informed as 10 what books on Poll