Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-17
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"SEMPER EGO AUDITOR"


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For tic Enquirer.
"SEMPER EGO AUDITOR"
Some Of you, true sirs, sit mumehanes,
And show 'grdRds talents pour stleaee,'
But now's the time To show your senxr,
IL sense you've got.''
The year l648, Ammo Donkeyi, has witnessed
The most extraordinary phenomenon which has
ever occurred 10 The political horizon Of our
couniry. party, protesting 10 be parry Of
principle! (Whg principle, without note OF
admiration, doesn't look well has Gene ont in
the eyes OF he world virtually tisavowing those
measures heretofore regarded by them as SO sa.
lulary-has renCunced Inc embodiment" and all
his measures-"Salan and all his works"-has
yielded 10 ''Imperious dictalion"- has preferred
tyranny 10 defeat! This then, is the phenome>
non which has occurred TO allract our attentions;
it is extraordinary. Hitherto btth parties
have brought out their candidates The Wings
have usually been defeated To be sure they
have been deiealed-but yel they seemed, so tar
from being severed, to adhere more Ienaciousy
10 their creed. But This has not been The case in
has now come gu! in new dress
the ass has put on the lions skin-bu, the time
is not Tar distant when The mask will be torn Off
and The reality exposed 10 meried contempt. In
evil, as indicating the anger OF The
Gods this phenomenon Ohe denunciation Of
Wing measures, not only by the American peo-
Pile, but likewise by the Wing leaders Them
seives) foretells that brighter day is wnng on
our glorious Republic. This gives The star Of Lii
berry increased briliancy-ihat star, which, like
the star OF Bethlehem, will guide all people, and
will shine more and more, until thrones shall
melt beneath its intense rays, and all nations en-.
JOY lis benign efulgence. The connection OF the
Wing party with General Taylor will form one
OF the queeresl items in the political history oil
our country. They knew not only that they
were greatly in the minority in the United Sales,
but that their principles were becoming more and
more inlolerable 10 The American people-aye,
and to The world. They panied alter POWER
There was no one on whom the Wings could
more naturally torn, Than Gen. Taylor-wearlig
The laurels OF victory freshly gathered. The war
they condemn-the glory gained thereby they
magnify. Can any good Thing come out OF Ma
ZaTeh
General Taylor takes the hint yet he knows
that Wings cannot elect him-and, being actual
ly in state OF profound ignorance On the polil.
cal questions OF The day, he thinks he had better
be go-between. Probably Old lack did not
know that this was a time when every body is
women and children. The Ge-
neral takes the hint, and writes a letter! He
10 be a candidate but says THAI no,
knowing himself. he is determined that no one
else shall know his principles. He thinks that
they begin TO flag in zeal, and gives them "a III
lie more grape" and now they think that this will
do-they have Just enough said BY him-(ZacE)
fully as much as they desire. But The old &C.
neral won't lei them have say in Inc matter,
and slraightway comes out with another. and
still onothnr Nrm fhiS thine 81 H., -
How They halloed enough" but without
etfect-and no,c editorials are written, condemn
ing the cacosfhss &,i6cndi-but, before he receives
he papers, he has sent out Two more OF The same
soIt;-and now, oh, Betbshea comes The thun.
ierclap from the West Hilary speaks land
- "wlth noble fury, and fair spirit,
Seeing his reputation touch he'd to death,
He did oppose his loe."
And, 10 cap the climax, the old General sends
word hat he Won't be put town-lhal he ain'l
the man TO surrender. This, then, was fix, al
once peculiar and humlialing. They had not
The independence 10 oppose diclalion and 10 re.
sisl lnsul!; they obeyei silently and nominated
General Taylor. 10 doing this, they have pre-
sumed upon and insu'ted The intelligence Of the
people. This is The rock on which the Wings
have invariably split. The source Of uneasi-
ness, n0fc, is concerning the acceptance. Ger
tainly some one is 10 blame for his mysterious
silence. Why is he SO dumb, now, who was for
merly so proliI 2 This is very strange. But
The Wings need not iear-General Taylor, and
none other, is 10 be their candidate. He will, il
be writes al all, say that, in conformity with his
declaration, ''lhat he would receive norlina-
ton from either parry, or BOTH" he accepts The
nomination of the Wing Convention.
predic. that General Taylor's career will be
analogous to that OF yon limb which bends and
struggles with The tempesuous North wind. II
bends a6d shrinks very tar back from The whist
ling hurricane, and now still farther than ever
think that resistance will soon cease and the
limb fall. | will pause and see.
The limb was torn off and borne high, higher
han ever saw limb before, and was then hurl-
ed 10 The ground, where il now lies, rnslling and
as if to Tse-but, alas il has fallen,
"Like Lucifer, never to rise again -
Honesty forbids General Taylor 10 accep' the
nomination, but honor promps him to it. He
lciH accept The honor, and hat honor is his eli
max; his progress will then be relroerade.
pity General Taylor, Tor all gees 10 show that he
is in the hands OF willy set OF politicians, acting
Tor their own interest, and who are carrying eve
~ thing their own way.
| conceived the notion one night after having
retired, thai the fate OF the Wing candidate would
be somewhat similar 10 that Of Two celebrated
hough extremely unfortunate Individuals OF
whose melancholy demise we read in Profane
History, the subjects Of that beautiful cdn'o Of
Molher Goose
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To get a pail Of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after, etc, etc.
| think j, well hereafter 10 read this verse, so
'eplete with beauty and palhos, lhus--("Qud
idefiS2 nnldtiS n0nlinibus fQbulG de roLis narra-
u"):
Z1ek and Mil went up the hill
To get the Presidency,
lack fell dorn and broke his crown,
And Mill lost all His senss-y, etc., etc.
The General, however, is much more saga
,ious than The Wings. Robert Burns. "a poet,
i God ever made one" says:
"Conceai yeunep as wcels ys can
Frae critical dissection"
Old lack has followed this advice to the letter
has been perfectly non-commitlal. How could
ne be otherwise But alas for the Wings, they
are 100 well known, for they have exposed them
selves too much, and are now known Ia the
American people only TO be distrusled Their
only hope is in The military glory gained By &C.
neral Taylor, and they expect the people 10 en-
lure the deception.
When the Federali.ts speak oil their prospects,
hey invariably refer TO the non-snrrenoering
qualities of Gen. T. "General Taylor say
hey, ibid not surrender 10 the MeIicans; how
then" -. Stop one moment, that puts me
in mind of story OF great interest which | re-
collect 10 have read with profound attention, and
in my infanlile hours 10 have wept over with The
deepest emotion OF which my Nature was capa
BILE. II is that of youth OF fine and noble quail.
lies of head and heart, who, though exceedingly
Abel nevertheless was Ca1ned 10 death by his
br, Their.
]. isvery amusing TO witness The endeavors OF
the Wing press especially oil Virginia, the rest
don't care, 10 prove that they hare principles.
Iecollect to have seen 10 the Fredencssoofs
News few days ago an editorial two colum :
long ~ headed "Paity Principles, wherein 1t
was attempted 10 be proved that The Wings haue
principles The writer was very ingenious and
made black rhue, at least The white paper black
with ink, but couldn't prove The aforesaid propo-
sition