Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-01
rHE, ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Mond.v morning, January u, is4s'

The Republican, in attempting 10 reiue oul ~
si,iop tba, from the "signs of The times" mr. Clay
will be the Wing candidate, betrays It's alarm
thai Gen. Taylor, its own idol, is about to be sac
ridced. 1t endorses The opinion Of correspond
en-, of the Wing, that with the exception OF
few personal friends, The object OF those who arc
urging Mr.. Clay's nomination is TO kill on den'
Taylor with Mr.. Clay, and then throw Clay over
board for Wimot Proviso man. The Repuo-
lican adds feelingly,
"Aud the means by which il is intended 10 Ell
feet this object is National Convention ,n'o
which tran tie South is 10 Be atturcd and 'aer,kesd
The Southern Wings, Who to a man are Tor lay
lor, (wih only the exception OF Messrs Cilns.
man and Botts) WILL we trast avoid the snare l'a'
isrepared for Gea."
THE Wing, however, corrects its first state
ment and says that there are TWO or three more
Southern Wings for Clay besides Bolts and
Clissman.l
Here the Republican admits that Gen. lay
,or's claims will be sacrificed" BY National
Convention and appeals TO The Wings to avoid
the ".pare" and the strap which is prepared for
them" But it is loo late to reverse the decree
that has gone forth. A Wing National Con-
yeu,ion is "hxed facl"-and the Republican
concede, The truth of our position, that before
.,cb Convention Gen. Taylor will stand no
chance. Whether in that case he will be run as
an aindependen," candidate, we shall not pretend
10 specula,e-lhough to Judge from the emphatic
word, Of the Milledgeville (Ga.) Recorder which
the Whig styles an "inauential" journal, We
should no, be surprised at such an event, despe-
rate as i! must prove. The Recorder protests
against National Convention as Sacrificing the
South" and Gen. Taylor, and takes an obstinate
stand against "par.y leaders" and "Na,onal par
lies" The Souh, Git says,) will form its o'0n elss-
toral tisket, and will elect it too-and Zachary
Taylor will show himself, ot least in epsry SOnta-
ern Slate, 10 be what he is now believed TO be
in fact and in truth the Peoples Candidate, and
no mistake"
Ii is amusing now to turn to another Taylor
organ, The Richmond Wing, Of the same date al
the anl.Conven;ion article of the Republican
above quoted. In a long and conclusive article
the Whig defends the vital necessity OF Ma
,ioual OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that "the Wings o
the Union are more diridsd in regard 10 a eandt
date for the Presidency than they haze srer been
divided not only by broad geographical lines, bu
even within the bosom OF those very States, II
which, as in Georgia, the enthusiasm for Taylor
burns brightest and fercesl"-hat "there j. but lit
tie reason 10 suppose, at thus tin'< that ne (Gene
raj Taylor can carry either Alabama, Missouri
or Mississippi while it will unqnes,ionably be a
close fight in Virginia and Arkansas, and ersn in
Georgia and Tsnne,sec"-and that even should
The Sc4lta be unanimous for him, he mus! lool
elsewhere for ftty votes 10 elect him. 1t goes OF
further 10 show that, unles. the Southern Wing
90 into Convention, it will be scarcely possible
10 procure votes from the North and West
that The consequence will be, that there vii
be three candidates in the field, two Wing:
and one Democrat-lbat, in that event, Inc
"Loco Foco candidate, Obtaining plurality
OF the votes, will be elected BY the Colleges, by
larger majority than has ever been given SINCE inc
present division of parties; and the most tha'
can be hoped for is that the election will be here
nv thrown into the House of Representatives,
where ",here will be hundred chances 10 one
against The election, of Gen. Taylor" The wing
6naly demonstrates that "lhe Taylor Ticket,
while i, may gain "some few As"drs1 Democrats
In each of the Southern States, will lose as ma
ny thousand Wings, who will NOT be driven into
his support BY The incorporating spirit in which
his claims are urged by bis no'sns rolen' friends"
In word, the Wing completely overlhrows the
vaul,ing calculations OF the exclusive Iayior
Wings, and proves that, vilhom Convention
Gen. Taylor will be "a gone coon." Between
the Two loving divisions of his friends, the old
soldier is bound 10 fall 10 The ground. We quote
their own positive admissions 10 that effect
We ask the Democrats to nole these signs. The
"combuslion" will consume itself!