Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-19

victory. la the Presidential election thew will
make still greater efforts, and give the electoral
vote of Maioe.lo Cass and Butler by maiori,y
of thousands. =
al musr be bo-e in mind, that BY The amended
constitution OF Maine The Representatives 10 Con.
gress and The Sale Legislature and coun,y off.
cars are now elected BY plurality; Governor and
Senators require majority"
"wHERE is MILLY MACPHERSON,
We had designed making brief commentary
upon the singular second Allison letter OF Gen
Taylor, which tie Wing comments so highly for
''the reasons which he gives for no, having
sooner opposed lis political creed" (Has be ye,
done ii 2)-buthe following lellero Mr.. Bots,
which appeagHn Saturdays Wig wilaort a
wordof commit, reviews so thoroughly General
'Avaiable'sa whole course, that we are saved the
trouble of.,ou:hing upau the subject. The Tsy.
slori,cs are 10 opensa,ms against Mr. B0s. They
may affect 10 treat him with nonehalcnee, like the
Lyuchburg virginian, which says:
! 1--WE wait The appearance Of his New York
letter with ne iecl indifference. lis only effect in
| Virginia. and 10 his wn district will BIZ IL bury
him beyond The possibility OF political rrsunec.
| ton"
They may attempt 10 crush him for his indie
pendence-bu, The facts which he strongly sets
forth and The conclusive arguments which he
advances, mus, lell upon the public mind. Tue
marked inconsistency oil Gen. T. is exposed 10
one of The most remarkably compac, and cogcn!
| passages which we ever read.
We are glad that Mr. Bots has called The al
,enlion Of the people 10 The double face which
| General Taylor wears on he Wilmol PTo9so
| question. The Wings will now have an oppor.
unity of seeing in their own papers the equivo-
| cal position occupied by General Taylor on so
vital a question. Strange, Ina, Genera Taylor
should occupy whole column in correcting The
INSTRUMENTATION" Of his latitude towards the
various parties" and yet nol devote one Short
sentence 10 an explanation Of his views on the
Wimol Proyso-cspeciallya he has been ar
raigned BY the speakers and the press al his
| own door as entertaining sentiments adverse TO
The constitutional rights OF the South!
MIR. Bots hurls some fatal shafts al leading
available" telegraph politicians" and gives
them "a Roland br their Oliver" On The
whole, this letter viii make noise in the world,
and will be read With interest. However per-
sons may dissent lom his views, all will admit
that this last Letter is a document written with
power ard strength and marked BY boldness and
independence.
! Fran til Richmond IFaigl
The publication OF letlef from me, in your
columns this morning, taken from the New York
| Tribune, and published By order OF The Clay
Committee, renden il proper. if not necessary,
that should make he following statement:
| AboIl The 81 or En- of this month received a
| PRIVATE letter, from PRIVATE gentleman in The
| city OF New York, whose name does not appear
| in cunne1ion viii The proceedings OF the meeting
lately held in tha city, in wien he informs ME
OF The contemplated meeting, wncn he said
would De held on W Wednesday, The 9th inst; ac-
companyiug his hitter was 4 printed call Tor ths
mecling-ot whicI he said
"InERE is the last OF The busle--ihe meeting
will BE- laTgc-hc movement is general and
enlhusiaslic-tro lhe Nanows 10 Lake Erie
the young earthquake has broken loose nothing
hama an can appcise il. Your friends here, and
I . they are true as Steel, want your aid and as
.s sslance You MIST come. The meeting will
/! probably be nDaRssk from io.oiyht-(' he letter
bnrc die Sfhtssday evening, August 30ih.)
TIE address ind platform will be meet and pro-
per. Coop t.D Wing PRINCIPLES, SUCH AS YOU
CAN SUPPORT AND ADHERE TO, AND No CTiiER."
P. S. Saiuray. ~ delayed scndias This until
| Could make certainly surer. There is nos NJ
mistake. Yol will have The pleasure OF voting
/ Tor Mr. Clay N The House" &c.
| There is IL allu,ion in this letter 10 "TRGE
SOIL no allu.iun 10 il in the call Tor the meet
inc, none at all in The address or resolutions
| adopted By III, meeting, (which the Wing has de-
| cined 10 putlsh,) although some reference i
made 10 il byone Of tic public speakers, Hon
Willis Ham not only one OF the most disiin-
guished aEi tnswerviDg Wings, bu. one OF The
| mos! Distinguished men in The Stale; and The al
! tempt i, maze, Notwithstanding the total disfe.
gard thai waspaid 10 that suhjec, by the meeting
| in lis proceedings, 10 characterize II as free
soil mee.ing,' by The very paper that oui lie"
days since Gi,claimed al responsibility on Inc
part OF The mteiins held in this city Tor what was
| said hy a speaker chossn Tor The occasion-bni
Willis Hall is denounced as Barnburner, and
the aremp! i, made 10 connec, my name with a
tree soil, baru,urning moyemen; in New York
Now il SO happens that if had directed my te
Iegraphic distach 10 the Taylor meeting, held IN
| he same civ. about the same time, II would have
been addressed 10 a free soil meeting, and then
The TAYLOR men would have pallec me on Inc
back, and said wa. VERY CLEVER FELLOW: al
hat meeting of the friends OF Taylor ana fli'
more. among other resolutions unanimously
adopted, was the following;
Resolved That we look upon those VINO are
striving 10 overlap ihe concessions and compro
misses Of the Constitution, by auemnlngt 10 ex'eaa
the area Of slavery, as disunonls's huli'iyeis,
and foes of the welfare OF our common country.
But 10 cal this great Clay demonstration 10
New York barnbarnins movement, or 70 al
temp, 10 ridicule il, is llselt 100 RIDICULOUS " 'e
| noticed.
Here then is an insance Of fair dealing and
| consistency!
To this PRIVATE letter, | wrote PRIVATE al.
swer IN a nnyale een,leman-- maTkedH PRIVATE
al the ION. II was written on The day that me
meeting, IS supposed. would he held which
would no reach them earlier han FRIDAY,
Two DAYS alter, with no view, expectation OF &c
sire ,ha i, should ever meet Inc pu5lceye, COM
municaline nv private thoughts in the most con-
| 6lcnri,I uav 10 warm and Jealous Trend oil
Mr. CLAW Who sy,npalhiz.d with me in all my
exerlions 10 secure his nomination-and on me
mex, day (Thursday,) supposing The meeting 10
have been held the night before ana anxious 70
hear the result, went 10 The Telegraph once ~
ask that he would apprise me oil II. MY telegraph
ic dispatch was addressed 10 Inc sen'elhan ao'i
whom had received The lfuer but not knowing
The stree, or number Of his residence, and only
The INITIAL of his first name, the young gentleman
| al The oflirr remarked Tim, the address was very
impertec;, and in such place as New YORK, !,
might never reach him; he suggested lha n,t nae
better dircc, i, To the care oil some one, ana ie
curing to the printed notice Of the meeting tod
him 70 Sirec, i, TO The care oil N. G Bradford
whom do not know, but VINO suppcs. ,a. would
know the gentleman 10 whom II was aIieeIe', :,
The first heard Of il alter this was, ina' my 'e
ls"ranb;c despatch was read 10 The meeting, as =
addressed 10 hem, and then my eler is published
hv order nl, Of a committee 10 wncm II was not d.
recied. ,hoee who do.
sire 10 earn, make the most Of IL
sbsll moi complain that my letter has been
published reaching the public eye as !, ha; done
without any authority 'Um D m" 9SI 10 any aa
f far having written the letter, (anT more man
wonId tof a private conversation, Tor II contains
ssnnsD,s have always enrc-ansd they have
BEEN honestly forms and freely sJp enhijca "a
n.;v.,e conversations, and heretofore IN puoIcd
r. -, o,yn siyla,;,ts. | confess thdi 81