Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-23
Enr The Ennnirrr,
THE WHO ADDRESS OF THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF JUNE 18TH, lS4S.


COMMITTEE, OF JUNE 18TH, lS4S.
Niesrs. Editors Saturday the 18th day Of
June, vas, indeed an evcntful day TO the Wing
party If the City of Richmond. Scarcely had
the suriIluminated the Eastern horizon, when the
eyes O. the good citizens of Richmond were
greeted with the welcome, the powerful and ex-
pecled Address Of the Wing Central Committee.
We hare read many Wing Addresses, but we
have never seen their principles so strongly elu
cidated or SO logically set forth as on this occa-
sion. Their United States Bank, their High
Protective Tariff, their Internal improvement
their Distribution Of the Proceeds, stood out in
bold relief, and the author, whoever he is, un
derstants well the great Wing platform of lS4S.
And no, satisfied with an exhibition Of his argu
mentalire powers upon these great and all alb.
surb ne Wing questions, he dives into the ar
chives If both ancient and modern history, and
disturb. The mou'dered remains Of Cesar, Alex
ander, Frederick, Napoleon, Washington, Jack
son aud Harrison, TO prove that military chief
tains" arc the best rulers, and the kindcst
frienis Of the people. The author had far better
continued 10 have confucd himself TO the lead
ing Wig questions than TO have dabbled into
history; for he seems, by his illusions to these
great heroes, to have forgotten thai Caesar, Alex
ander, Frederick and Napoleon ruled with rods
OF leIro. and are considered The lyranls Of their
respective ages-men whom history has repre-
scented % be regardless Of the rights happiness and
freedom OF their prnpir-men whom, by their
stern, uuyielding aud inflcxible natures governed
more BY awe and lear than By any love or atfec-
ton which they had inspired in their country
men, But these heroes ale, nevertheless, referred
10 by he author 10 show that Gen. TAYLOR ought
no ,E,L Ia
like Cnsar Alexander &C., his only recommen,
dalton is his military glory; for he is totally
ignorant and unacquain'ed Of the fundamental
principles oil government As 10 Washington,
Jackson and Harrison, they filed high civil sta.
tons AMI proved themselves worthy and compe.
lcni; by the performance of their duties thus com.
binng The traits Of the warrior and The states.
man, and exhibiting 10 The world lha, they were
not only willing aud capable of leading her
Eagles 10 victory, but were equally as capable Of
governing hcr councils and managing her civil
affairs, before they were exalted 10 The high and
responsible office .! President. Blu, mas General
Taylor ever Afforded US proof cf his civil capa.
city? Has h. ever been even member Of a S ale
Legislature, where he might have caught glance
atihe political worlds The answer is no, never!
But we will not believe that Old Zaok is As fe.
rocous, as wicked aud as ambitious as the Whip
aulhcr believes MIN L. be- We do not believe
that he would snbyen the free institutions of his
country b. becoming IN Alexander Cesar or
a Frederick, as The Whig author so srdcay and
induslricus'y cudeayors 10 prove nc will In his
eulosy oil General Taylor, where all The fulsome
praise which can be concentrated upon or given
TO man, is piled mountain high on Old lack,
he says. "He General Taylor scorns to be
the President of party, unless that party CO
extends with his country This quotation does,
indeed, place General Taylor in most unen
viable light. The author must certainly know
what the word scorn implies. II is certainly the
strongest and most emphatic word that he could
have selected, to express General Taylors ha.
tired, contempt and aversion Of an action which
would dishonor and degrade him. To be stained
and tainted with deed, which is scorned and
despised, is, indeed, TO be loathsome. Then 10
what singular and unprecedented position has
the author placed General Taylor. "He scorns
to be the President of party, unless that party
co extends with his country" Will not Gene
raj Tia, lor accept the nomination Of the Phila.
delphia Conventioni Does he not know that
the party which nominated him was proven to
be 10 great and vast minority in 1874: Does
he not know that it is utterly impossible for
him TO overcome the great Democratic majo-
rity Of 1874 unless it be by party machina
tons and P'rty trickery' Then suppose he is
defeated, which he certainly will be, has he
not endeayored 10 obtain an object which he
would scorn to be guilty ofi-namely, to be made
President of party" which does no, "co ex
tend with his country" Then, We ask, will this
noble, this independent, this Immaculate Old
Zack, be guilty Of an action which be scorns' We
answer, yes; for he 10 going 10 accept the no,