The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-28
POLITICAL.

POLlIlCAL'
Richmond Enquirer Feb
The " Embodiment" aud the "Junior Enbodiment''
crushed In virginia-.nd tho Wing Party and Wing
Principles annihiisted.
For the last two days we have been closely engaged
IN attendance upon the long wnded proceedings OF the
wing convention and have gathered the q richest "
materials for IS fun and amusement TO the democratic
party and Tor the utter overthrow OF all vaunngs OF
triumph on the part OF the great wing party We
shall show by the emphatic declarations of their ablesi
and most distinguished men, that Zachary Taylor, their
nominee, who himself avows that he is mot TO be
sdered the exponent OF party doctrines OF any party
cannot be elected President of the United States These
clustering proofs shall the earliest day present
our readers In the meanwhile, have but room 10
say, that this humbugging, child splay convention adj
ourned last night without the avowal OF single prnc
the country, or the unnecessary, qnconsuutlonai,
atrocious, and damnabe war;" Will it be believed, thai
large body OF wings convened from many quarters
of the State, would have remained :" dumb oysters
to their principes' They have literally proved them
selves 10 be party 'om principle, and have adopted
their leader who not the exponent of the party
doctrines of any party! committee appointed TO
report address and here is the official OF the
address, which is certainly the strangest we have
ever seen:
The committee to whom ii was referred to inquire into
Virginia behalf of the convention have had the ubect
under consideration, and beg leave report the follow
l. Resoired. That. in the opinion of this convention
founded upon the best evidence before it. Gen Zachary
Taylor is the choice OF the wings of Virginia for the pes
dency OF the United States and therefore recommend
him such to the national convention be held the 7h
June next, in the city of Philadelphia.
@ Rssoved, nepetheiess, That the wings of Virginia
pledge their cordial support OF wing nominee OF that
convention. ~ 'A .'t
Upon the first resolution came on the tug of war and
never have we seen more exciting or slashng political
strongest champions of the Taylor and the Clay factions
The whole secrets OF the (whg) prison house" were
laid bare and stranger or more confused mass OF cha
otto elements developed Gentlemen either
side proved by the strongest array OF figures letters, and
statistics that the candidate of the opposite faction
suffer inevitable defeat Most of the speeches were able
Messrs Bolts anney and Masarland fought stouy
for proposition declaring It inexpedlen to make any
nomination, at present; and Messrs J. s Pendeton,
Witcher, Preston, (M CD and Fopnoy, On. ca of
Halifax, struck bold and vigorous blows for Old lac.
But the game blocked upon the Clay men he edct
was " they were to be sacrificed tor the benel
Preston OF the by telegraph of the Taylor nomna
tons by the conventions in Kentucky and North Carroll
ma, cnched the nail To use MI Bottss language, the
recover from the surprise Mr. Bottss proposition to
press no preference for any candidate was voted down
~ to 81 and the first resolution above. nominating Gen
Taylor. adopted-s6 to IT, Many OF the strongest men
from the strongest wing counties IN the State refused to
vote for the resolution because they did not believe TO
be true-among them Messrs Bolts and Janney of the
great wing county of Loudon. In vain they APP
peaed ''come into the Taylor fold; but they doggedy
and positively refused.
The closing scenes of the convention noisy and
tumuItuous The vote OF the Richmond delegation had
been cast for TAYLOR and one of the delegates protested
against the He asserted that the delegation had been
packed and had misrepresented the views OF Richmond
that large majority of s'he bone and sinew" OF the
wings OF Richmond were for Henry Clay; and ne init
mated that town meeting would De called to set mat
tiers right This called up the Taylor senator from this
district, between whom and several Richmond delegates
very discussion occurred. The members OF the
cow ention sprang their feet all confusion, and
but for hurried motion to adjourn, there would have
been another evidence OF Spontaneous combustion
The President to answer the vote of thanks but ne
dso der around him, that he had but little 10 say ant
that OF cheering character. The motion was RAPID
ly pat and this "mxed multitude" as Mr. Tunsta styled
it) broke up die Halt an hour longer, and 1t woult
hav c been rven into fragments
OF cheer sent up for Old FAC, nor for WING
p, 1nciples :; and as the crowd issued forth from hi
Ar can church in sadness and SORROW, they presented
the appearance of funeral procession bewaing hei
broker hopes and fortunes The bitterest feeling wa
manf ested by the Clay and the great wing party
VgiI ia j. in the midst of "run and discontinue. Th
seeds of dssenson have been deeply laid by the prema
actors and the democrats are IN the highest spirits
conf iden OF victory for themselves and their glor9u
prir cipes, of which they not ashamed, but proud
avow to the world We have not only the numbers. bu
tn moral prestige of position. which will give us tn
victory. sg te se
| From the same.
The "shirtlcss Party"
Mr. Magruder, of Albemsre, (broher. of the gallan
CAPTAIN Magruder,) suggested in the whig convention
Yesterday name which will stick to the wing party
Virginia with the burning adhesiveness OF "the SHIRT o
Nessus." When the question upon the passage OF tn
resolution avowing preference for General Taylor a
President was about being put Mr. M rose and declare
that he represented 1900 good Henry Clay wings, AM
that he could not vote for proposition which was no
true viz That the wings Of Virginia preferred Genera
Taylor to Mr. Clay. He feared that the wing part
had placed themselves in dilemma, from which the
could not retrieve themselves He very much feared tina
they would find themselves in the condition OF the east
| ern monarch, who laborng under the leprosy o
some other terrible disease, and who advised tina
the only remedy was to wear the shirt of perfect
"A flor lopU andla
such man. but to his horror and amazement 1t was as
cerained that the perfectly happy man. had no SHIRT
Thus he apprehended it would be with the wing party
in stalking themselves upon the supposed availability
of General TAYLOR. The remarks of this Henry Cla
wing were received with marked dissatisfaction and
was compelled to take his seat amidst the clanors OF IN
arbitrary Taylor majority A fair specimen OF the 'de
ccncy, law, and order party y F t+as...,.'. III LIZ.
Il From the Pennsylvanian
The War the Administration Sustained.
The election OF Samuel A. Bridges, esq, to supply tn
vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr.. Hornbeck tn
late Opposition member, in the 9th district is not onl
gain of one vote for the democratic party Congress
but distinct unequivocal and powerful expression
favor of the war. We claim it glorious result DC
cause the democrats went into the contest under som
highly discouraging circumstances. Mr.. Bridges, com
petent apiabIe, able, and honest selected from
numtcr of competitors each of whom felt mutually
ious for the nomination, and each of whom had man
Lfreads who shared his disappointment This fact, an