Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04


which We are abou, 10 speak, had been submit
led 10 aud approved BY said Comp,oalisc Commit
tee!I
Being thus called on, the gentleman stepped
lo!%ard and remarked that the Democratic par
" had taken ground on The war, and that it be-
Game the Wings 10 take their ground. After a
lew remarks, lie read resolution, which was in
substance Iha, The Wings OF Richmond took great
pride and pleasure in contrasting Wing action
with Democratic action in reference TO The war,
and that while Mr.. Polk had given said and COM
foTi" 10 the Me1icans by furnishing them, by a
Zee pass 10 SANTA Anna, with General o. great
skill and ability, who had led Mexcans from bal.
Tie to battle, lhe Wing parry mad furnished Two
able Generals, viz: Taylor, who had conquered
lie enemy Oh many a weil-tought fsId and Scott,
who had panted The victorious standard on the
Hall ol tie Mon'ezumas, in the very capital Of
conquered country. ri We have not stated the
Tc'olu'on correctly, we shall be most happy 10
publish The original in FULL
1t once, the sluggish wave began TO be agila-
tea friend OF Mr.. Clay called upou The gentle.
men 10 withdraw the resoiu ion as it Paid high
C mplment 10 two leading Wing candidates, and
said nothing OF another candidate Nh Clay,
certainly as able man as either OF them
Cries of "no, "no" resountcd from all parts of
the house. A variety OF little speeches were
made on Inc occasion-some insisting that the re-
solution (Which TO as seemed 10 have been offered
with the most perfect gravily,) was a mere jsn
d',sprtt." "a Thing OF no importance" GagQieis
aai appealing 10 the moser 10 Withdraw it,
vale c!hers declared thai the Wing party
should speak ont their sentiments. One young
press OF Richmond had declared that on the
subject OF the war the Wings were as "dma,J
rs cg,,crs," they shout! row speak out boldly -
Al this point, we lr;l satisfied, that hey would be
aroused 10 the slckDg-poial but, friend .. Mr..
Gay, having warned tGe mover, that, i, ihs reso-
luton were press d he should offer another in Ia
yo' oil his iavuriIr, Clay, The resolution was in.
s,artly Withdrawn; and the chairman OF the CON
miree, wiIh wonderful speed, m,Ycd an atjouTn-
men. which was carried, lest some other combus-
tbe matter should BE- thrown into The harmonious
meeting.
A,e we not July jusiiti'i, then, in repeating,
iha, the Wings OF Richmond are "as dumb as
oVsIe's2" Alter he scenes OF Tuesday night, We
nigh we'll go farther, and say thar they are r,0rc
"dumo than OF s:ers"-ior This Livalve has mmc
lile-bat the Wings on Tuesday night seemad
10 have closed their lips with double lock
lest some little word might escape, which
would rouse them to rebellion and anarchy -
They .earcd TO sound the praises OF the military
deeds Q. their own Wing Generals, les! il might
eIciie the Jealousy OF the great civilian, Mir.
Clay! Strange: that the compromise cOmMiree
composed Of military men, lawyers, editors, &c,
could not 0avr framed resolution which would
nave PLACED all three candidates on the same mlit-
taa,y glHghHm; The thing was most practicable
they inserted compliment 10 Mr. Gays military
spirit, wien, al the y. Orleans dinner las; Winter
he desired "a nook or corner in the army, tina, he
might sl;ya .M.Iican, AID avcnse The wrong, done
By Mexico 10 his counlryw This would have
allowed Stree pass" 10 The resolution, and the
mass meeting would have avoided The morilca'
ton an: Tidicule OF rehcG'ing in TIC iac Of ne
ej.emv, and refusing 10 pay tribute TO the noble
leaders OF The American army, in The glorious
campaign in Mexico. The Democrats have no
such lnidity on such a subject, and they vii!
take peasure, as they have always done, il
wrealhne laurels around the brows OF the Whs
Generals Scott and Taylor, whom ;heir own
friends haze treated so stability Let no! the
Whgs hereafter talk OF Democratic censufc OF
Generals Taylor and Scott. Their deseriion OF
these gallant officers on Tuesday night, is the
bes, cCmmeniary on thei! protessioAs.
Muh has been said OF Spontaneous combns-
ton" but it was fully cxemplief at the Wing
mee,i.g. Each aad every one locked and acted
as if hey stood on volcano, which The least
movement might Cause 10 explode ami SILVER
lhem mt atoms. the Times may talk OF The
"cnthlsiam, harmony and good feeling" OF The
rrce,ig. BAT i, was The most dangerous and most
co,aLlR,lle harmony" We have ever witnessed.
The az of silence was necessary Ia save Ihem
from spon ancons combustion" Such harmony,
we ,;ce was never sen in Democratic meet
Ing. a,d such We nope never TO see there. Inc
Rrrutican Of last evening, with much more
nruie3ce, SAID not a .rori of this enthusiasm and
harmony
w. reprat that the Wings were more dumb
than cys,cls" The Democratic meeting had
spoken On: boldly on each and every question:
Did the Wigs meet the issues raised =
Did rhey advocate an U. S. Bank, or the repeal oil
rho Tariff o. 1916 and the creation OF high pro-
-sc,iv- Tariff in place oil it, or The repeal OF tie
Constitutional treasury Did they, in word,
carry out the Programme thus laid down oy
Tuesday mornings Whg2
nThe Whig> Of The country have been DnuEF-
,,ss suapRI.ED THAT OUR Guns HAZE BEEN 50
r.so .,I.gNr out We hope they WILL SEND FORTH
NIGHT A PEA. Which WILL ss HEARD ThRnVoh'
or.r rae CuMM 1NWEALTH, and be en- fia'ica''Y
r.spunaed 10 By those counties Iha' nave NOT yer
ANTICIPATED US, as many o.! Them nave, IN the pre-
liminsrv prepa rations for the approaching srug'
gle"
Where is This "peall Even echo answers r0s,
..Io..7 * tho action 0. the COMMITTEES was a
COMPROMISE as TO nen, anu as me uIs~s OF the
candidates might be as woe apart as Inc pFelefsh-
49, .. tho members OF the meeting il was, no
doub, though, best 10 compromise their pr'ne PIES
.,.o ami cav nothing otitsm Save The Bvi's re
-,,,'ioo nothing vas sail or done on any subject!
We have already extended this article much
,,r,c, than We designed. Our Wig friends (ard
,,o hal! Them PERSONALLY in high resfec) cannot
objec, 70 or iree s'ric'ure'-bccause ihsy will re,
me- o,bec lha, some small sho. were aimed al Inc
democratic press-and i, IS our GUY and pf'v''
leec 10 slew hal the Wings ot che CID
r,j,arn have no. yet h.Nis! the Democratic
fortress, which stands proude' and stronger
,han ever. In conclusion, We cannot ielfain
from expressing our decided convicii"n, that
the friends OF Mr.. Clay controlled the n"Jo'
,i;y Of the m:eing on Tns'd'y night. Though
no vote was iaken, the signs clearly Indicated
sncb 10 he The case. Should the Wings deny 1t,
The truth nigh; be easily ascenained, BY calling
another such meeting and polling the members