Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-04

"The Democrats are giving themselves good deal
Of unnecessary concern about General Taylors accep
lance OF the nomination by the Philadelphia Conven-
zion We assure them that Il IS useless fut them 10 be
uneasy on that score The Convention, when It hori.
mated him, knew him Ia be Wight therefore laid
down no platform OF principles for him submit 10,
and required pledges nj his hands II knew that he
Lac from the beginning refused 10 take any part N the
canvass. lie has hld agency in putin. his name
heor. the people, and he will have none IN taking
down. While he soci,s mans vote, lie viii not
rriGsr that Of any one But every person who votes
fcr him will do with the distinct understanding,
that principle, he is Whig and viii make the Con
'ulon his guide in the administration OF the govern.
lnent.
tha, he will accept The Philadelphia nomination If ae
accepts u,aH-hieh matter Of the smallest eonesrabe
saoussSM ns afGg's aas' a''-"ed ma"
Here the Wing is preparing its readers Tor
letter from General Taylor, virtually rejecting
the nomination of the Philadelphia Convention
as ",he Wing candidate and occupying MS old
ground of independence" on which ne rePu'
dated the idea of teing considered IAN expo
nent of the party doctrines of any party" We
are no. surprised that the Wing and other lead
ers should be willing to swallow General Tay-
Tor, whether he accepts or not, with principles
or not. But 1t was not SO last year. In looking
over our files for the Signal letter, we came
across the following strong reputation OF Old
Zacs Presidential claims by the Times, now
most Jealous supporter of the old soldier. If
General Taylor still maintains his independent
position, he is now equally amenable to the
strong censures of The Times; and as evidence
,ha. som e6ody has completely Surrendered" his
groand, we quote the comments OF the Times
upon lie Signal letter:
fIom tic Times of JUNE gin, lS47.
He (Gen IT, states, without eqniyocation
ina, IN no cQec can he permit himself 10 be the can
ddate Of anu party. II Gen. Taylor adhere TO
his resolution, we are constrained TO express IN
opinion ina, The Wing party cannot De erpretsd
10 surrender ii,r org0niSation and their principles
70. Inc purpose eleva ing HIM 10 the Presidency.
;. Ba', since his resolution has been taken
Il only remains 10 US, as party, TO look win
more prudence 10 candidate who will not rsde
lynj,ct our embraces an. who is willing 10 COM
III himself 10 our pcliep."
From the Times Of July I, l547.
The tack which they Uhe premature Tay-
llr press) now pursue, is 10 repudiate pa'ty-as
i; parties were not necessary in 4 tree govern
menl, and nseparable from the exercise Of tree.
dom Of opinion among tree people. Some OF
ih.se very anti.party men, 100, are those who, IN
times past, have been in,oerant parlizans. But
break up parties separated by difference as 10
principles, and what mutt succeed7 Parties
fighting for place and patronage?
E,traet of ltt,er from he Senior Ed,tor Of the
Times, of July 8, l647:
"HGeneral TAYLOR do no: abandon the position
which they ["many persons aud among Them Mr..
Bol,s"I thus understand him TO have assumed,
The Wing parry cannot lock 10 him as their can.
tida,e tor the Presidency"
sOerfhe contingency alluded to BY the Times has
arrived. General Taylor still, according to the
general opinion at New Orleans, "rudely re.
jects the embraces Of the Wig party" The
National Wing Convention adjourned without a
declaration Of single principle" one Of the
organs Of the party (the New York EYpre.s)
giving the reason with as much nairetc as truth
''tbat generally satisfactory platform uas ar
impOss,bi!ity by the Times own evidence
of year ago, the grea, Wing party has be
come Jdetion, fighting no, for principles, bu
"for place and patronage" The Southern
Whig politicians. led on by the Wing anc
Timss, may be content to surrender theil
organization and their principles" to thil
rude " old soldier,-but we do not belle
Ina, the Wing party generally, especially to tht
North, will sustain a candidate who denies thei
principles, spurns their organization, and de6e
their party action ana "party schemes
We the more doubt any such result, when We
watch the Developments tina, will surely be mad.
Of the trick played by The Louisiana delegation a
Philadelphia. On this poin, we can assure III,
Wings that the Democrats, so far from being
uneasy" are vastly amused a, the dilemma il
which the Wings and The no parves are in
volved. |, is the HHigs who have been made
uneasy" by the events al New Orleans. which
we skelched on Friday. And il is no, only he
Wings here, bu, those in New Orleans also VIII,
dread the effect Of This las, evidence OF "spon,a
neous combustion" The N. 0. Commercial
Times independent says:
In this city, for the last day or two, repor,
nave been current that Gen. Taylor, no,wilhs'and
ins The representations made by his friends in tn
convention, adheres to the independent, position
ne Assumed, when be hrs. deemed himself can
eiod'e Tor the suffrages Of the whole cpnsiluenc'