Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-13
RICHMOND, VA.
Monday Morning. June l2, 1915.
TaE RESPONSE OF THE WHlG PRESS,

nressions Of pleasure. roI ~ io"s $500
nod h.en in the habit OF laudins MS superior
availability" that wnen "'he great eVen' vas
The Republican calls iD was realized, 'hey' no
doubt. felt like Mr.. Bolts who in the loscaoin III
1914 pointed to The picture Of MIR. Clay ana sao
IN an oracular lone, "See your future fles'le",
b.tore you," Mr.. Bolts' prediction was iaisiheo
hv the balio,.box; and reason and experience
convince US, lha, the victory which The wings
claim in adranes, will equally turn 10 dust ano
ashes. II was hard battle in 1874, anu Demo
cracy triumphed, despite many discouras'ns CIR
cumstances. l, will be hard contest now, ou'
five mistake no, The spiri, tlhe Democrats, they
Gill triumph again. They fight for principles
the Wings for apail46iiuy. Is not the former by
much the more powerful incentives
The Times announces "wiih emotions OF the
,;,s,;ss, satisfaction" the nomination Of "the old
H.roof Buena Vista" under whose banner "the
Wings are de.,inedto achieve glorious triumph
n November." (They fought under this same
hammer in Virginia, aud were most "gloriously"
ao,,sdn Bu, the Times says mi one ,oord OF lis
candidate for Vice President, Mr.. Fillmore
The Repubiican, as every body expected, runs
r;o, IN il, .balli;ions of joy over the nomination
Of Old Fac, and says that, "wiIh proper energy
=, ne mari of the Wings, Gen. Taylor will BE-
p,esiden, By majority such as has never before
been given 10 a candidate for that Office"
lis mex, article is in the following exlravagan.
STYLE. We publish it al length, as a rich speci-
men of rhodomon,ade, which will be regarded as
a burlesqm by all who are not familiar with that
paper's monomania of Taylorism:
"oLD Whitley 1'-"CLEAR THE TRACK.n
The Nashville Wing, upon hearing The nomi.
nation Of Cass and Butler by the Baltimore Con-
Yen,ion, thus speaks
"Et.i out old Haiteyn Fetch him out!!"
ave heard from him recently, and he was in
tip top notwithstanding straight on his pas
terms, and bearing on The Bit
,."He paweh in the VALLEY, and rejoiceth in his
strength: be goelh on 10 meet the armed men.
"He mocketh al tear, and is not affrighled;
neither turneth he back from the sword.
The culver ratiielh agains, him, the gliitering
spear and the shield.
"He swallowelh the ground with derceness and
rage; neither believelh ne that II is The sound oil
the trumpet
"He saye.h among The trumpe,s Fla! Ha and
he smeileh the battle altar OF, the thunder OF the
captains and the shou'lnS.
Talk abou, beating this dear, gallant Old
War.Horse! Nonsense Why ne has been
trained by Honesty, has Patriotism for his rider
and is entered by The People Clear TIE track
don't you see he's aeoming 2"
Aye, don't you sec He HAS COME Stand
aside locos. With one fir, Of his tail he will
cast the veri,able Jockey Of Michigan beyond Inc
Rocky Mountains, and with loss OF his gallant
name capsize Butler in the Cult OF Mexico. Clear
the rack He's COME!!l
Here then are the principles with which Gen.
Taylor is presented 10 The American people Tor
their SURFACES! "Old Whi,ey's" name and tail
are the arguments, which should direct twenty
millions of ireemen in selecting Chief Magls-
uaiel They are doubtless as good as the hard.
cider, logcabins, coon.skins, OF former wing
campaigns. Indeed they are all that The Wing
Convention has given 10 the worid-for they ad-
journed without saying one word abou, principles
The Republican mus, regard "the independent
patriotic masses OF both parties" as dupes and
fools, indeed if they are 10 be brought over BY
such appeals.
The Republican, 100, is perfectly "mnm" in re-
rsrd TO Mr.. Fillmore This silence OF two Wing
organs 10 Richmond is most significant proof
OF the GOODNESS with which this Wilmot Proviso
nomination is received.
The Wing devoesa long article TO this sublecp
half.laudalory Of Gen. Taylor and tie otter great
statesmen Of The Wing parry, half-deprecaiory OF
further division aud dissension in the Wing
ranks. OF Gen. Taylor j, says, "He is fully as
competent as any ottcr, 10 administer the affairs
of the government, and 10 make us prosperous at
home and respected abroad" Is il not 100 bad,
first 10 crush and destroy all the fresh.budding
hopes oil Mr.. Clay, the once great idol OF lle
Wings, and then 10 say substantially, tive can
we'll spare him from the work; Gen. Taylor who
has confessed his utter ignorance OF civil mat
iers, is fully as competent as Henry Clay or any
o!her mani" The Wing then reviews the 'sreat
services OF each of the unsuccessful candidates."
Clay Scott, GAS warrior without rival" mol
even Old FAC y Webster, with his Gigantic in
,elec,, so often exerled in the cause OF the consi-
tu!iou and the country" Especially his boast that
the Wilmo, Proviso was his thunder ") Judge
Mclean and Clayton. The Wing then rhap.
sodlzss as follows
"Haat a party is ours! What other that now
is, or has heretofore existed, could al one time
presen; 10 a nominating convention such list OF
names Zachary Taylor, Winfield Scott, Henry
Clay, John Nj. Clayton and John McLean!-
Such an array OF talent is absolutely dazzling
The least OF these men is qualified to be leader in
any pany under heaven. II is proud reflection
10 The Wings. that their party should embrace 80
much of ali that renders man truly eminent and
that in making choice, there was no necessity
10 SEPARATE The good from The bad, but TO choose
oul OF the very superfuity OF The iormer."
Strange tina, the Wing should have left out of
this aarray of talent and "superfuily of good" the
name OF Daniel Webster, certainly the greatest,
if not the best, leader OF the Wings. Could not
the Wing shave gone with pleasure" TOO, for Da.
MEL Webser7 II SO, why strike him from the
'array7"
The Wing could not refrain from assailiDg
Gov. Cass for having "literally existed on reasu.
yypap from the days Of his youlh"-at the same
time that it eulosizes General Taylor for having
spent "his whole life in active and dangerous ser.
vice, with no other remuneration than his paw"
Now, we should like 10 know if Gen. TAYLOR,
'pay" was not also "reasury pap" and il Gov.
Cass did mol earn HI, "pay" as justly as General
Taylor. There is no force in this argument
Here, at least, they stand aike-save that Gov.
Cass's employmen's were much better calculated
10 qualify him for the cir,l Office OF President.
The Wing does moi, like its TWO neighbor,,
shrink back from Mr.. Fillmore, blu, mantully
gulps down the whole dose as most delicious
morsel. l! halls his nomination as an act alto.
setser vorsay Of their Qhe Conventions labors)
anspicious beginning. On The second ballot Mil.
lard Fillmore, Of New York, man Of high ,alen,
and most unexceptionable character, a sound
"h's' whose name carries with it weight,
which OF itself will go far 10 secure the success
OF the ticket on which it is placed, received The
nomination Of Vice President"
Ito be a sound Wing ito be- a ,.alona cham.