Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-06
RIG H M OND, VA.
Thursday Morning, october S. ls4s.
A SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE.

A SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE.
Had we hitherto any doubt that the VIII
leaders were engaged in a cunning trick to d.
csive The people, and had sci on foot and vel
practising deep game 10 secure votes for Gel
Taylor at the North, by representing him as
friend OF the Wilmot Proviso, and TO secure vote
at the South by representing him as its opponen
all doub, would now be removed by the iollowin
article, which we extract a, length from Fri
days Fredericksburg News. We ask an inle
gent people 10 look a, the facts, and 10 condem
the double dealing Whig leaders. In Ohio, M
Corwin processes 10 have letter from Gen. Tay
lor, 10 which he declares lha, he is in favor {
the Wilmot Proviso. In Michigan, the friend
ofTaylor contend that they have similar letter:
These, whether genuine or counterfeit, are use
to secure votes for Taylor from the Northern
and Western fres-soilsrs. On the other side, d.
Pannill, The Taylor Elector TOR Orange county
reads pnbiiely manuscript letter from Gen. Tay
lor, going 10 show that Taylor is against The Pre-
viso. A responsible correspondent publishes il
the Enquirer respectful request to DR.. p, il
which We join him, to let that letter OF Genera
Taylor be published, so that the people Nortf
and South may see il and know Gen. Taylor:
true position on this vital question. Agains
this reasonable proposition, the Fredericksburg
News, Wing Taylor paper, most loudly pro-
tests. II charges us with setting strap TO
catch him (Dr. P.) aud the Wing parry" Now,
if il be strap" 10 ask for the publication OF a
letter which was read in public discussion, and
which bears upon subject of deep importance
to the nation-if MS be ''rap," we plead guilty.
But it is no such thing. We desire The people
to know the truth; and we cannot doubt that DR..
Pannil, unnfuenced by the offcous advice OF
the Fredericksburg ,ricksler, will come oul man
fully and let the people see what Gen. Taylor
does say. II is hardly necessary for US TO say,
that the refusal, under the circumstances, 10 pub
lish the letter, must be regarded by the public with
suspicion and disfavor.
We say TO the Fredericksburg News, that "lhe
whole South" is not satisfied" with Gen. Tay-
lors position on this subject II, from fear OF "iniu
ry 10 the party" these letters of Gen. Taylor arc
and letters from Gen. T. be secretly
used a, the North in favor Of the Wilmot Proviso,
and at The South against il, The people will sus-
pect that there is real strap" on the part OF the
Y!ori,es, and will refuse TO sanction any such
ing peculiar ethics of the Fredericksburg News
and ask if this is proper way To inveisle their
votes for a man who is thus made to occupy
double-face on SO vital question:
GEN. TAYLOR ON THE PROVlSo.
CuLrrrHR C. H., Goth Sept ls45.
To Dr. Darid Pannu Taylor Eise.or for Orsags sorn,s
SiR:-it Is rumored that In reply 10 speech of Mr..
WEIGH OF Madison, delivered al VerdiersviIle, In
Orange, Saturday last, you read Ms. letter from
Gen. Taylor, explanatory Of his views upon the VIII
mot Proviso, with which letter the Wings said to
the publication Of the letter In the papers, which
most respectfully requested OF Jon. The de.crvedy
high reputation you enjoy for fair dealing, both pr
waite and public matters, TO say nothing Of desire
to give light to the people, is of itself sufficient qua
rantee that this call will not be unavailing.
Mos, respectfully, DEMOCRAT.
We extract the above from The Richmond En-
quirer, which makes The following comments:
eve trust that mr. PanniIl will accede TO the request
Iinon and let the people Of Iba pIyat-
portant subJuct referred To-"
We trus, mos, sincerely that Dr.. Pannil will
that ne will moi publish The letter referred 10 II
tee public is not satisfied With Gen. Taylor as he
i. known, they cannot be satisfied with any fur-
Their explanations he might make. We ask in
sincerity oil "a Democrat" would he vote Tor
Gen. Taylor were he even ultra with the South
uDon The Provisp2 Is not all this barney 10 DIR.
Paunil, a trap to catch him, and the Wing party,
and thereby hope to make lille more capual Tor
Loco Focoisml
DR.. Pannil we know TOO, and know him to he
everything "a Democrat" has represented. He
has additional, pain, practical, common sense,
which will forbid him just upon The eve oil the
election, 10 be making ncw issues and opening new
incentives in our opponents 10 cavl upon ques-
lions which they know as we do, 10 be as legi,i.
ma'ely unqueslionable as a mathematical axiom.
GEN. TAYLOR HAS WRITTEN TOO MUCH. Not
that he has not written wisely and juaiciously
and perfectly consistent throughout, bat il has
opened door TOO wide for The anmadversons
and misrepresentation OF his opponents. Every
,oh,ppersnapper in the land is wiring him lei.
Ter and pabl,stsng his reply that they may have
their names bazoned IN print, ignorant at the
lime of the injustice they do themselves, and its
injury 10 their party. IT IS TIME TO STOP IT. W.
condemned IL from the fra And now just as The
election is about 10 commence, the claims OF al
the candidates thoroughly canyassed, and detrac-
ton has done It's utmost upon the characters OIL
Taylor and Fillmore, call is madcupon friend
to supply new ammunition for their exhausted
magazine,
We need not remind our friend OF The exca
nation of the Trojan patriot, "Timeo Danos e
dona ferentes" TO guard him againstihis insidious
request Gen. Taylor is right upon this snbj"o1
and The whole South is satisfied oil il. They
need no additional confirmation, which DR.. Par
nil as well as The correspondent and Editors o.
the Enquirer tull we'll know.
Since writing the above, we see in the Union
the resolutions OF Democratic mass meeting in
Washington, which dcnounce the mons rous sys
TEN OF trickery and fraud set on foot in that CT
~ by the federal party. The Wings talk of tive
lives" o; Cas-; but let the public read The fol
lo-ing among other facts, in regard to the doing:
OF responsible Wing committees in Washington
and Storm of indignation must be raised agaius
'such a party
"They have now in this city two separate pub
lishius-fooms, in one of which documents ar:
prepared for the NORTH, representing Gen. Taylol
az sWilmot Proviso' man, and Gen. Cass a.
The advocate OF the extension of slavery; in tn,
other, documents are prepared for The South
which represent Gen. Cass az a 'Wimot Proyi
So man. and Gen. TAYLOR as the champion anc
interested friend of the extension of slavery; they
have in circulation FOURTEEN DIFFERENT LIVES q
TAYLOR, representing him as one thing in one
and another thing in another, suitins him to eaci
meridian, and 10 every faction in each meridian
OF the country"
"PETTY SOCIAL QUESTIONS"
In yesterdays paper We presented an e1tfac
from The Richmond Wing, in which it represent
ed The grea! and vital question to the South a
one OF the "petty social questions" and beneaIl