Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-15
VOLUME XLV.-NUNIBER IS.

friends, the mass OF whom are for the most
ultra measures, and eager 10 fight "lhe great
battle against the Democracy. We have no
coubt that the Senate will do its duty, and re-
sisl any Vapdal attacks upon the present wise.
salutary and eminenily successful policy II is
far from true, that at the late election any pc.
pular verdict was given against Democratic
measures, or IN favor Of ultra Wing policy.
The Wings refused to advance their "party
schemes'-and no issue was made upon them.
Though Mr. Cameron in The Senate contends that
the Tariff was in issue, Mr.. Hale says that that
question did not enter very much into the can
yass-that The only question agitated 10 the
Northern States was, whether General Taylor
or Mr.. Van Buren, was the most genuine Free
Soil candldate-and that it was decided in
iayor Of General Taylor being the "true,
bona fte, real, genuine" Free Soil candi
date, aad selected as such. Our opinion is, that
and that, therefore, General Taylor may do
exactly as he pleases, and the Democratic Senate
is bound 10 oppose any innovation or change Of
the present Democratic policy-especialy
corruping and profigae system of class-legs-
laton.
With one more instance Of Taylor inconsistent
cy we drop the subject. In reply 10 the argu-
mems Of Democratic speakers in the late cam
paign that The Wings had emasculaed Inc
Constitution OF the veto power, they quoted The
language OF The Allison ettcr, that ii was "a high
conservative power" when used properly. Some
OF The leaders nOw 60 for lis total abolition. On
the day that our Legislature convened, The Re-
publican, the original Taylor "sink or swim" or
gan in this Stale refers 10 The election OF Cover
nor and says:
III is with us one Of lis highest recommendations,
as well as one of the slronges, proofs OF The Repub-
lican character and principle 0! the founders Of
the Virginia commonwealth, that in heir hands
the Executive Office was shorn OF all dangerous
authority and patronage; and above all depri-
we'd of that kingly prerogaiius The Veto, which is
about as much our ot place among The functions
Of republican chief magistrate as crown would
De upon his head, or scepre in his hand. We
can only wish that in thus respect, and some
others, The ra'rsrs ef the fsdcrGl Ezeeutive ioerc
as limit.d as those If he GoUernor ri Vugtnid."
Again, A. H. II Stuart, a Wing leader in
Western Virginia, in reply to an invitation TO
dinner complimentary 10 Andrew Hunter ESQ.,
in Jefferson county, transmits the following sem
liment:
"1hs Election of Taylor and Fillmore: The
operthroao Ut The onc-nidn porer, and The vindi-
cation Of the great principle Of The sovereignty
Of the people"
This monstrous proposition ola total abolition
of the "high conservative power of the Veto is
boldly avowed. Can Democrats, who have re-
gard for the rights OF the States and for the sau-
tary checks aud balances of our unriyalled Con-
stitution, and who have been seduced into a
support Of Taylor and Fillmore, regard With
any complacency the execrable and mschievons
doctrines thus openly declared BY the leaders OF
their new allies? They will not submit TO such
a barefaced qualification of the Constitution,
which, if carried into practice oy General TaJ
lor, must strip him of largo portion of his
present supporters.
To those "nobe fellows" the Southern
Wings, we commend the following significant
language Of the Philadelphia North American.
who like Fillmore, 1"a---
scnt,u,Ou,s
rThe election OF Taylor ana rnImors has
placed tie entire slarery question q the p'H % INC
free States. No wonder MIR. Fillmore declares
that sthe Southern Wings are noble fellows
true, noble and high minded associates he
might have seen in their action, as well as IN inc
event of the election in their frank willingness
10 support HIN with a casting vote. and Gene
raj Taylor WITHOUT VETO the evidence 'ha'
there was ian end to all ideas of dsunlon'