Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-05
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION" AT

When the Charleston Tayloriles heard OF the
"sizzle" Of the Filmorenes al Albany, they be.
came terribly enraged, and in glaring capitals
called meeting with the pompous and swelling
invocation, ITO The rescue Tor the South Gen.
Taylor denounced at the North because OF his
acceptance Of the Charleston nomination" What
stuff 10 say that The South is 10 be "rescued" BY
man who is ashamed or afraid 10 advocate ihe
cause oil The South, who is sustained al The North
as an enemy OF the Soulh, and Who according
TO an Albany correspondent Of the New York
Herald, has written IA leIer OF Congratulafion" TO
Fillmore The Abolilonist, and in it "says he has no
doubt The name of Fillmore will prove tower OF
Strength TO the Wing cause in the Northern States.
He expresses grati6eatom at being associated upon
ths ticke! Ddi man distinguished as Fillmore,
and says, also, that he does not doubt but the dis
sensions in the Democratic parry Of New York
will give lha, Stale TO the Wings Fillmore has
replied"
A correspondent OF The Charleston News hap
PLY hits of the farce and humbag OF these vo-
cilia,ing Taylor politicians al Charleston, as fol-
lows:
1T is proper that the citizens Of Charleston
should understand lha, the South is TO be rescued
al Masonic Hall. The imminent peril from which
the Southern States are TO be saved this even
ing, is occasioned by the liquidation OF Genera
TAYLOR bv some OF his free.soil Wing friends in
New York The Wings nominated Gen. Tay-
lor because they had assurances from him and
his friends that they were authorized 10 put Tay.
lar and Fillmore on the same tleket. He thought
he had got all he could out OF the Wings and
was willing 10 trade liule, on his own private
account, with disafec,ed Democrats of Charles
Ion The Wings OF New York have spurned
him as untaithtnl TO his political engagements
The Sosh with the small exception of the
Charleston nondescriprs, refused him because he
had surrendered 10 the Wings, and was associa.
led with an anti Slavery parlizan. This Saviour
OF the South made M otjsctios TO Fillmore as his
consorl and therefore Wa justly Condemned as IN
trustpgrthv by the Souh He was willing 10
help Fillmore, and ~ lie helped by him. Now
he is denounced by hi, own party as untailhlul 10
Them"
The meeting was held, bur in the mean time
news arrived Of The reconciliation" OF the Alba
ny ''sizzle" and these rseus,s OF the South con.
tented themselves with letting of steam upon
Gen. Cass-buI said nothing of the Abolionist
Fillmore, whose political fortunes are embarked
in The same vessel with General Taylor. The
South will scorn SUI tricksters and humbng-
gers. She will no, trust her destines 10 the dou-
ble.iaced General OF Louisiana and The Adolf
zionist Fillmore OF New York.
On Friday, Mr.. Webster made speech al
Marshfed, which is the first, last and only speech
he will deliver during the campaign. He dc.
nounced Gen. Cas- rs "all for war;" forgetting
that il is owing TO Gen. Cass's mastery conduct
on the Qinrupls Treaty., that we were saved from
war with all Europe Mr.. Webster attacked
Mr.. Van Buren, as having Railways been the sup
pl. tool of The Soulh-lhe alder and abettor Of
Slavery" who had given his casting vote 10 ri
ae the mails of anti-slavery papers" (Here is
evidence that Van Buren,, while President, car
ried out his pledges, which he now shamelessly
and rreacherously violales.) Mr. Webster said
tina, General Taylor was Wing, fairly nominal
ted by the Wing Convention, and that slavery had
nothing 10 DO with The nomination. He avowed
himself fully and unequivocally in favor Of the
election OF Taylor, and added, "if believed him
10 be in favor Of war, or of extending Slavery /
should hare opposed his election. believe him
10 be in favor o; ueitier-,ha, is my opinion" a
good reason why Southern Wings should sustain
Taylorl
The "Free Soil" Convention in Shenandoah
was clash in the PAM Only three persons
were present, viz Chairman, Secretary, and
one member. They, however, appointed an
electoral ticket, and committee to prepare an
address 10 the people of Virginia. These dis.
unionsts will sink out of sight beneath the
frowns Of the public.
TIE fire on Saturday night was in the carpen-
ter's shop of Drewry Fox, and, we regret to
hear, destroyed some $500 worth of property
his all. We are grati6ed to hear that his friends
are taking steps to ''givs lift' to SO worthy
citizen.