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

speech upon any of The great principles on
which our glorious Government is based; and
hence the proprety of pointing to some of his
letters, which arc purely political-say his Joe
Ingersoll and Delony letters. In those letters, it
will be recollected by every reader, the old
General freely confesses his ignorance Of that
information which is indispensable 10 make a
statesman. That Ignorance is Bliss in a
statesman, is not the judgment of the American
people; and none can doubt, who have ever no.
iiced the cultivated Style Of the distinguished
Adjutant, that he has ever acted upon the line
OF the poet, as principle, that "wherc isno.
rance is bliss, it is folly TO be wise" That was
the unkindes cut that the old soldier has yet re.
ceived, and that, too, from one of his most
tried friends, when the Councillor pointed TO
his business reports, and not to his poliiea. let
,ers which had been prepared with so much
care, to show that he was a sta esman
The brave old General has shown that he is a
good soldier; and so, also have Scott and Worth,
and Twiggs and Wool, and Bragg and selden,
and host of other distinguished officers of the
regular army, OF every grade of rank, from
Generals down TO priyales; with Butler and
Smith, and Shields and Quitman, and a legion
of other brave officers and men, who have shed
such lustre on our arms; but when you "pilc up
the agony" on the hero of the Rio Grande, for
s'atesmanship, we enter our caysat, and point to
his political letters 10 show that the "agony
wont stay piled up in the judgment of an en-.
lightened American people.
"WAs THERE EVER SUCH A PARTY7'
As evidence OF The prospects OF Gen. Taylor
and OF the estimation in which he is held By his
own supporters, we quote the language OF three
Northern Taylor organs in regard TO Old Zack's
Charleston and other late letters
The PeeksvilIe On. W Republican says;
"Old lack, il he continues writing ellers, will
nix his cause so nicely, that in N.vember mex,
ne won't find voters enough 10 all the Northern
States 10 form Corporars Guard"
The New Haven Palladium admits The genu.
ineness OF The Charleston letter, which, il says
us quite as Objectionable as the others in conlro
'SisJI uao ~buout oOnC Satisfactory e1pldIld-
lions. they will lose General Taylor Mousands Of
votes, il they do not defeat his election"
The New York Express has the following:
1--WE cannot, however, refrain from exercising
wish that Gen. Taylor would leave off letter.
writing for the present, il being impossible now
Tor him 10 write any sort Of letter for pnbica
hon which wM not do him harm. We would
Stand upon, and would stop al the Allison letter.
Whereupon the New York Mirror, another
Taylor organ, pitches into the Express, declare.
that such expressions are as little credilable lc
the writer as TO Gen. Taylor" and that there i:
no danger that the man who wrote the reply Il
Capt. Allison will ever pen line lha, any friend
OF his will wish had been unwri,len, or that he
will ever be called upon To apologize for or eS.
plain"
Whatthen about the Signal letter. The Mir
ror further states that II was not the Charles.or
letter, but the "repotts OF il.designing men. un
principled demagosnes," good Wings ally lha
caused The "sizzIe' al Albany. A nice par,y
tu!l OF combusible maerials