Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-21

unless it eschew the ultra Wings, who would
rule it for their own advancement and Tor me
pampering of particular favored classes. Let
General Taylor do this, and the Democracy wa
stand by him; but at the same time ne, IKE
John Tyler, will he abandoned by the Wing
party, who are "proverbial' for pTctsss'ns' Dul
not practising, wisdom, moderation and warm
devotion TO our blessed Republican Govern
ment.''
II is amusing 10 hear a Conservative boast
of s'no platform Of caucus Tins was 6Jo'c
the cIoction-but now that the Wings have sue
ceeded, their organs declare most riuicuiousy
that the people have decided IN FAVOR o. the'r
measures, and that we shall therefore have
high protective tariff, a repeal oil Inc SUP treas
ury and consequent establishment oil Ma
tonal Bank, SC. Strange that our unknown
correspondent should denounce the Mexican war
as 4 ''war Of aggression and foreign conquest
and assail his own country as dishonesty rob
bine our "neighbor's good, the fact
fully staring him in the face, that General
Taylor, his successful candidate, IS the he
70 aud Presidential creature of that war, and
advised the seizing aud holding SIX or seven
provinces" "of weaker country while
Democratic Administration contented itself with
only two
We wish it were in ouI power To contemplate
the .uture with the same composure aud plea
sure as our correspondent. We would rejoice,
| il We believed that Gen. Taylor could and would
settle the Slavery question, upon grounds sails
factory 10 Southern honor and safety. But the
| evidence on The other side is OF too dark char
acier 10 Justify such belief. In addition 10 The
solemn declarations .. Southern Wings and
leading Southern Wing organs, TO which we re-
ferred Yesterday, we have he rcjoicin2s OF The
BarnbuIners over The success Of Taylor & Fill
more Tie Washington correspondent Of the y.
4 York Evening PosI, writes thu>:
"The election OF Gen. Taylor, under the cir
cumslances, is Tree sui triumph. He ran IN
der an implied pledge almost universally so in
terpreled al The north, that he would not veto any
act of Congress Tor the restriction OF slavery,
and that ne would never use The power and pat
ronage 81 his office against The enactment OF snch
laws He vii be held 10 a slric! adherence u
The fulfil menl Of that pledge. South Carolina,
the Stale which most narrowly ScruiiniZ's mems
positions sua principles TN this question, though
mos anxious 10 support Gen. Taylor has rej.c-
TED him on his ground alone"
"'The election OF Nh Fillmore 10 the presiIen
cy ii The Senate is o. great mpor ancc 10 tlis
connection. The tree AMI slave states bal
anccd Before lie end o. fur years Delaware
will perhaps hive lrct her raucncr 10 The side Of
49, ~. l. n -
a man who is known 70 b. sound upon the ques-
lion Of The right, Of lhe north we have some
guarantee Ina; no great measure .! legislation
can be forced though Congress conflicting with
the true policy OF The Union on the slave ques
ton"
The Philadelphia Republic, in able and iufin-
entail Free Soil organ, ,rs forth The condition Of
things as follows
sin one point oiview ~ may regard The result
IS viclofy Tor our cau.. Taylor will owe his
election 10 the solemn and otl-epeared dccara-
lions Of his leading suppriers a The North thai
he would not veto the W ilmot Proviso. With
out these assurances hi. election would have
been absolutely impossible. The next Congress
will b. largely Wing, AMI the party, or al least
Toe NorI1efn portion OF i. is pledged 10 proven,
by adeqCale legislation lie establishment Of sla.
very in In new territories. II tie Southern
Wings % against the measure, as most OF them
dontess will, there are Northern Democrats
enough 10 secure It's passage and hen lei Tay
lur veto il If He DARE. Such an act on his part
would array against hin tae great majority 81
those whose votes elecl'd him and produce a
moral CONFUSION which would prove lesson "a
trading politicians in all ime 10 come
The Free Soil party, though defeated IN tic
vulgar sense Of The wo.d, has done elorons
WORK, for which posleIiiy will render il mmor,a!
honor. rs mission is fot ended. The pubic
sentiment il has awakened must he KEEP alive and
vigorous during The next four years; nay more,
il mus. be made Ia grow md expand until Fee
dom and Right shall gl final victory over
slavery and wrong, AMI Liberty shall BE- pro-.
claimed throughout all he land unto all the nha-
birans hereof
Sucn iac,s as lhrsc alarm ne no little in regard
10 the future. Gen. Taylor has our best wishes
Tor his 10 settling this dangerous question
satisfactorily While a candidate he refused 70
give 10 The South he moral force Of his position
he may now, while President, do his duty 10
The South AMI 10 The Constitution but al The risk Of
giving morta offence 10 his Northern party and
exciting terrible Storm Of disappointment and
revenge. May he succeed, IS our earnest prayer
but We confess we have our lears lest 10 The
Southern Wings may be Irulhiuy addressed
The language OF Moore's Pslled Prophet Of Kho,Gs.
san,
"Ye uca'd be dupts and victims, and ye aret"