Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-05

selves, and the couhtr, will again call upon the
Hercules OF Democracy 10 help her out OF the
quagmire.
STILL IN 4 FOG.
The Times puts no faith in the authenticity Of
the Nachez Letter, which represents Gen. Taylor
as saying that when lie Nor shall interfere win
the slavery question, lie is for drawing The sword
and throwing away the scabbard." II yet has
mo doubt Of Gen. Tsylor's loyalty TO The South"
What The Times means by "loya'ty," Is an i'm
poriant question. l. General I. LOOKS upon The
Wilmol Pfoviso as "miserabe abstraction" IN
which The Souh should "acquissce" in obedience
to Northern demands-if he en!erIain> such SEMI
menls, which The Wig leaders Of The South every
day avow, he is not Il all 'loyal 10 The South"
II, on The contrary he stands firmly by South
ern rights and apply,he veto tc The WiImol Pro
vso, his Northern sni Western supporters will
y fl; and, indeed, one OF lhri: fiery organs, the
Xena (O) Tvrch!ght threatens him with he
dasgers of 10000 Wing Bruuses. All The
Taylor papers ia the non-,laveloliing States en-
rerain The same views. The Cleveland True
Democrat, tree soil Wing PAGER, SAYS:
ave are unable u find siage Taylor man
since The election, uho docs rot unequivocaly
declare, that should Gen Taylor refusr 10 sign
the Wilmot Provso, he will 'o.sske him forth
wi;h-drop him like bot potalo."
The New Haven Palladium claims Gen. Tay-
lor as free soil an ], says tat a large num-
Der Of Tree soil men vo,cd for him, and that every
one Of these votes is check upon him against
the exercise OF any power that shall advance
slavery; AMI then proceeds:
"But suppose that these checks prove una.
vailingi What lhcu' They know that the free
soil party will acquire power mt wiH as Ger
iainy hurl Gen. Taylor aud his iri:nds from #.
fec, as another election shall come round, and
that party will include among its members ma.
ny Southern men. Was it not then sound poll
cy for free soil men 10 vote for Gen. Taylor :
10 trust him in good faith, knowing that if de-
ceived, they could rally force, of which the
last demonstration would be but nero sha-
dow, We know that many free soil men voted
for Gen. Taylor for the above reasons
Again
"rhe Register may be assured that Gen. Tay-
lor is sonnd oss all thse questions, and lAnt he will
M more ucfo Wiim0t Pr0UiO, Than d<sWl1 CUT
OFF his RIGHT HAND Should ne DO so, the Wing
parry which is hts true FREE soil payfy, VIII leave
him in bld3-we teevs.'
Terrible will be The recoll, il these people a:e
disappointed; and il they are satisfied, will not
the Southern masses visit their hottest irdigna-
lion upon this "secoud John Tyler" another
"traisor" 10 pledges which he has never madel
Fer The life OF US, we cannot see how this knoll
ty question can be seued, and Gen. Taylor es-
cape unscathed The trouble in which the
| Wings are involved j. but the natura and inevi'
table result oftheir game OF cuncealment and blind
partnership Of he recent campaign. They pro-
| fessed no principles and elec;cd man, whose
| great merit is, tina. he has no opinions on any
subject and who therefor, will nOic begin to SIN
| dy The questions OF the day AMI. whatever he may
advise or do, his party cannot justly complain
| The Wings, we know, will make desperate et-
| torls TO unite he Gordian knot and remove ms
Stumbling block from Old Zacks path. But The
clemens OF their parry are 100 heterogeneous ioT
any compromise and, when they come 10 aci, they
nnst crumble 10 pieces. One famous scheme
| now d9llaleU, was HilCh a. " 49, 4A'S ~u"uN
Hamilton Stephens OF Georgia, and is nov
eravely proposed BY the Louisville Journal, viz
10 give back the Territory OF California aid
New Mexico 10 the Mexican Government, il
preference 10 putting The test 10 General Taylor
whether The South or the North has been fooled
But such an absurd and wrelched scheme mus
taI-ihe United States cannot now retreat VIII
honor-a solemn treaty binds Us; and already al
nstalment Of The purchase money has been PAID
To say nothing Of the valuable resources ant
immense advantages secured to US in The new ter
ritories an intelligent and patriotic people Wi
scon 50 dissracef,,I AMI ruinous retreat fr' n
schema rcay ,tipulaions. This string Ct hope
must break in the hands OF The managers IL
distress" We quote This desperate party scheme
as but TASTE of the beginning They mus
NEE, The issue, and lucky will The country be
il he mischicts Of this Nessus-like tormene
shall rebound upon the Taylor politicians alone
NEXT GOVERNOR.
Its probable that the Legislature will proceed
TO he election OF a Chief Magistrate al an early
day-as sufficient notice should be given 10 The