Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-18

"However popular the doctrine OF availability
alone, in other quarters may be, IL will not &C
compish It's purpose here. There were enough
crocodile tears shed in 1910 10 teach US lesson
never 10 be forgotten. That stain, of so deep
dive that all oceans waters can never wash j, out,
was unfortunately placed upon our escu'cheon
by one of our own sons, who had even received
from some the soubriouet of "Honest John;" and
hereafter we should do what we believed TO be
right and trust the consequences 10 God. When
the National Convention meets in June, ana all
The lights gathered from all quarters Oh Inc onion
are placed before that body il will be time enough
10 abandon our favori,e, if in their wisdom tney
should determine that he is not The man ior inc
crisis, and that almost certain defeat Will resuh
from his nomination. But we warn you, that
never-no, never-shall Henry Clay be wh,Stlea
dorm Tie ,cind and that, too, by politicians many
them eL>rcnM hour men. Nhosc roice 7cas n0t heaTa
eren in 1chispc7s in some of the darkest Gays ol
Whissery, when our noble champion, undls'
MAYED, and "sill standing erect" heraded forth
The srea, principles Of Liberty and the Consiitu'
lion, cheering up The Responding and giving cour-
age 10 The lmid."
On The other hand, in The same column OF the
Wing, King and Queen "Couniryman" utterly
ridicules the idea Of electing Mr.. Clay:
"Mr. Potls believes that Mr.. Clay can be elect.
ed. | doubt not the honesty OF his convction-bul
large majority OF the Wings OF the Union do not
believe 50. MIR. Clay has been three times de-
leaed Few men will stand upon sinking ship.
Thousands who supported him in "A will no: vote
for him again, believing that he will meet with
the same fate; whilst lew, il any, who then voted
aga inst him, could now be brought, 10 his support.
But this 'elevenlh hour" man goes farther, and
after showing that Gen. Taylor is as good wing
as any one could desire, resorts 10 a transparent
trick 10 catch Democratic votes. he says that
the Mexican question "rises Tar above all parry
considerations" and that Gen. Taylor would suit
all parties, because 81, is well known that he has
never been party man, and although Wing,
"a Clay Wing he cannot be called party
Whig'" This is as weak and ludicrops an ar.
gumenI as that of the Republican on Monday,
which went to show that Mr.. Clay, "he great en-
bodiment OF Whiggery," was a 'no-pariy" mani
Should Gen. Taylor be nominated by the Wing
National Convention, he will then surely be a
'party Wing" The fimsy transparent trick will
be unveiled, and The Democratic party will stand
prepared 10 meet the Wing party in open battle,
stripped Of their "no.pary" guerilla disguise.
We conclude our views Of the quandary in
which The Wings will inevitably find themselves,
by The following quotation from the Cincinnati |
Atlas leading Wing organ:
"IfGen. Taylor publicly avow'his wing princi-
Piles and agree to go into National Convention,
those Taylor wings who have renounced he
whig platform, declared against a Convention,
and assumed the No-Pauy ground will feel "a
Their fai; bul il General Taylor refuse either 10
declare his principles or go into Convention,
those Taylor wings who are for whig principles
and Convention, will feel-we hardly know
how-mos probably like going Tor lhs nominee
ola Wing National Convention"