Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-17
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ANOTHER LETTER FROM GEN TAYLpK.
We also subj lin he last letter ol u-nrfai
Taylor, dated February 18th, lS4a, by Whicn
viii. be seen that he says be is a Wing, 6nt not
an ubIa Hhis. What he means by being a
Wig, but NJ, an ultra Wing, remains 10 D. tx,
planned; but he says, moreover, IF WE IAhE
HIM, IT MUST BE ON our OWN RE-
SPONSlBILITY. Now, We say, we want
Prcsiden: who will be a WIG on his o*n re.
spousibili,y and not ours. But, as IN ms ieuet VI
3Oh January, 10 Peter sken SmIih; he again r us,
claims any purpose TO LOOK ~
PRINCIPLES OF THE WING PARTY,
FOR HIS RULE OFACTION; how General
Taylor can be a Wing, and not look To Inc prt"'
c PIES al the Wig parry as the rule oil ms acl,on,
is a lille more than We profess 10 comprehenu.-
Suppose a p,iesl were t. b. selected by the Gam.
olics. and one presenting himself were ASKED
what is your religion, and he were 10 answer
am a Catholic, but | cannot look TO Inc uoculhes
or principles oi the Catholic church as me iuI
oil my cunducl, would they choose MIN iof d ROPE
or a PfiesI7 But We give MS letter enule, VI ia
own words, only adding that Mr.. Jefferson was
elected as a parry candidate, 50 was Mi. Maai.
son, General Jackson, MIR. Van Buren,, General
Harrison, and Mr.. Polk, aud We see no reason
why General Taylor should occupy higher ground
han any that have gone before him, except zen
| era! Washington:
BATON RouG1, La, Feb. IL, 1913.
My DEAR Colonel: Your very kind commu-
~nicalion, and The accompanying newspaper, nave
duly reached me-.
la rcpIy 10 The closing remarks OF your letter, |
| have no n~esi'atiun in stating, "a have stated on
| former occasions, that | ain a Wing, though not
an ultra one, ami tina, / hare no desire 10 coaf'at
hs factf from any portion 81 ihe pspf of TIC Unue@
| .Sla.ss. | deem II hu! candid, however, 10 add, tnat
il The Wing parry desire, al The next Presidential
| election, 10 cast their votes Tor ne, they must 90
il on their own responsibility, and without any
pledges from me.
SSould he clec!sd TO that office, | should deem
Il 10 be my duty, and should mos, certainly claim
the right, ~ LOOK 10 the Constitution and The hish
interests Of our common country, and mol 10 me
principles 81 y party, iur my rules o!aclioh'
With my ~sihcerrst thanks ioi your expression
Of friendship, and my bes! WISHES Tor your sue,
cess through lie, remain, very truly, Your friend
and obecien, servant, Il TAYLOR.
Cot. A. III. MITCHELL, Cincinnati, Ohio.
O.. course, when Gen. Taylor say he will look
10 The Constitution and he Interests Of The coun-
Try as his guide, il is wei! enough; no body can
object 10 thar; but We have believed lie might do
thai, and yet adopt The principles OF the Wing
parry, and look 10 lhsm As the rule 81 his a%ciiun;
certainly here is no demasosur, or loco TOGO in
the land, that wouli not say "a much: even MIR.
Polk says that now; and John Tyler did say soto
the lasl; bu; lake This letter, aud strip ]! Of all
disguise and useless verbiage, and how docs il
read2 Why, a plain EaglIsh translation would
read Inns: IL am 4 Wing bn. not an ultra on;
and do not wish you 10 be deceived; i! you take
me, il must BE- on yOur opn responsibility, ioT
will make no pledges. | Tell yon IN ADVANCE, J
will no, look 10 the principles Of yonr parry as the
rule Of mr. actions" Can more or less BE- made
OF in Now, tasc him. let him adopt the Sub.
Treasury and Tariff Of 1916, and o,her equally
obnoxious measures, as there is To- muca reason
o believe he would, and what have son after
wafds, in the face OF his Ieuer, 10 say asalnstI;
and who is il that can say i, when ne has gwen
Us this precau;ion in adyance2 ;.
General TAYLOR is a Wing! But wha, soft Of
a Wing? Wha'. in his oplniGn, constitutes 2
Whis2 Mr.. Wise 1cas a Wing, and is now q
Democratic eltclor. Mr.. Tyler vas a Whis.-
Mr.. Gilmcr was "creJy tnoh a Wig" MI.
Gushing was Wing. MIR. Ptntii, was a Wig.
Mr.. Meade, nov, a Democratic member oil lle
House OF Representatives, was a Wing t!rclor
in 1910. hIr. Joha VI Pauon, tae %pre>lden' o.
he Democratic Convention, was Whigln 1919.
Mr.. James Garland and Mr.. Roberto. Scot, Dr
meccaIic electors in 1913, we're Wings in lsil
Ard how many Of these %gen'lemsn aim mat
thew hav chtngsd2 The most 4! them certain
ADM no such thing They only differed, iaey
say, i iEh the rest Of The parry, as u "nat tonS''
tuled A Wing; and they aver thai, when hey
supported Gen. Harrison, he avowed no primer
PIES; an, 10 listen 10 item, yoa would p'li"Pe
thew were The most npTieh' and downright c"iS's-
| tent politicians in The world. Now, when 4 e.
| lleman says hc is a WING, bnt not an Mira on', !
il unreasonable that VIC should ask him villa, ~
his opinion, CONSUMES a Wing. and what an ~
-, lLb:o. .cportollv ,rfen no add. hal nc H!N I
M ic Nc trponat OF our pariy God,nes, 0nd r'H
mt tank II Tie principles 81 he Ua'2 parry as rs
| ypLc Of acitaH?' VIII We Gol know >omrIhin2
| more about him before We elect ham - "hai i
regarded asIhP most elevated and TtspnrS'he po'
sition known u .nanGin.2 VII "c -. tirn n
| aaiie INFO his views upfn thc war; We ha'e
some mqr Hhisst l. General Taylor .nr lhf
absorption and annexation Of Mrxlc.i i hs io'
a defensive line. The Sierra Made, as Iid.ci'sd ~
his letter 10 Gen. Gaines! Or ! he against inc
acquisition OF any territory} Does re go Tor NJ
demnity, or against III Is II unimporlan, lof u'
70 know these things; or musl VIC ACT in The dark
| uDon these vital questions7 We ask, how can a
na-pariv candidate consistently and honestly make
a Wig President?
DISCRIMINATION OF THE WIG PARTY.
That there is o design on the part OF many
| Certainly not alD Of General Taylo''s support
ers, and prominent supporters TOO, TO break up
| the Wing party, and its organization, IS too ap-
| parent TO escape detection.
We know that among his supporters are 10 DC
| found members of the Wing party, Who ever
| have shared the confidence of The Wings, and
| are not the less entitled 10 do so now than here
| tofore; but we exercise no moro than q common
| and undeniable right, when We say we thIhS
| thew have been deceived and are 10 error
Their opinions are entitled, perhaps, 10 more
weight than our own, and therefore We have
chosen to give General Taylor's opinions on pc
Iitical subjects in his own language, that The
peoplc, the masses Of the party, may Judge ior
| themselves. Believing as we do, We should DC
traitors 10 the party not 10 say what we think,
mr. IN oostpone il until it might be TOO late. We
believe /, e Wing party of Virginia has been
swallowed up by The Conservative party, las Is
best known to those familiar with The secret
history Of the convention and we INSIST that u
must be disgorged, or the Wing party IN VIZ.
| ,rinia is lost for yer. Is the old y ing party 10
he sustained or broken up: Look TO the speech
Of the Hon. William Cost Johnson, one Of Gen.
raylor's warmcst friends, al the New York
TAYLOR meeting lie said 4 myseii am q
Wig. and | believe General Taylor IS a Wing
also. BUT NOT WING UPON THE OLD
PLATFORM OF WHIGISM; though ! have
fought Tor those prlucipies - : ~
ION whipped oil; and have become wise enough
10 drop them. When first started, went Tor
every question upon The old platform OF wing
ISM" After speaking of al! the old issues ne
saws ave must ct rid OF these by taking
new men, fresh men, who have not the odium
Of all these questions upon them, or who can
b,ldly come out from them and declare that
those questions are not now the rule oi
,bs,r conduct > General TAYLOR has done SO;
he has come out from the old Wing platform,
Lei those = no desire to get off this old Wing
platform do 80 but, in the language Of Joshua
| Of old AIS for me and my house, ire ,c'H strrr
the Lord, Now, the difference between Gen.
TAYLOR and his friend Mr.. Johnson, and cur.
selves, is, lint uc 10 mean TO stand upon the old
platform, and we can advocate The claims OF no
man who does not stand there with Us.