Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-20
THE E.DERAI.ISTS.

The Wings profs great Indignation when
they arc called FcCra lists; but when their con
duct is fairly exposd, il will be found that il i
"fixcd fact III: they are Fedcrali.ts, Of
stamp more obaosus than the followers OF The
elder Adams Thaoarty showed bo!dncss and
manlness in the dvocacy Of is principles
which, al least, challenged respect whilst il
offspring, the prcsut Wing party, lends 1t, IN
1ucncc to any I'D every miserable faction
which springs up ganst the supporters OF sou'd
Republican prncies. We now find that party
counting the supprt Of the aborninuhlc Native
faction, and lea,ng nothing und ne 10 prove
that they "ou; hood" the leaders Of The lnla-
nous Abolition prty by proving that they arc
the true "Smon lures in breaking down our
glorious Constitution by an utter disregard OF
the guarantees anc compromises OF that great
instrument. We yesterday quoted extracts IRON
the very fountain IF the Federal party, the
Wing Address OF VI ssachuscts; and we present
an extract from Oh, Augusta Maine Age, show
inc some OF he'lracks OF the old Federal
party; ard the resent Wing party, traced up
from that time Q the present, shows, be,ond
question or doub, that they have followed the
footsteps Of thcii 'illustrious predecessor" IN
all but the boldnes and manness which marked
the fathers Of ,hdr party in wron.-doing.
They took III, name of Wing, 10 conceal
thei, love for the principles OF The old Federal
party; but in no Instance have The people trusted
power into their hands, but il has been abused
by lis exercise in favor Of the principles which
were SO odioas Wien Mr.. Jefferson overthrow
the old Federal Adams party.
The. President Of the Virginia Wing State
Convention, last Winter, was once Inc pro
spccliye candidate Of the Native party Tor
the Presidency bu, We now find that inc
coalition between the Wing and Native par
ties is complete; thus showing that the aoom
Unable doctrine OF the Native party lnhs
a ready embrace in the Federal or Wig
party; and the Aboli,ionis,s are complain
ed of. because they now claim as their own
what has long been fired principe" win the
Whgs-that Of stripping the South Of her con-
slilu,onal rights They stood opposed 10 Gene
raj Jackson in his ever glorious and successful
efforts in adjusting our long, unsettled claim
against France They, with un,iring zeal op-
posed the annexation Of Texas They de-
clarcd, in 1870, That they would not impose
heavy and unjust taxes upon the people oy
High Protective Tariff; and they no sooner got
power, than the country was oppressed WIN
heavy taxes to sustain that bill OF denominations
the Tariff Of 1912. They struggled IN 1874
against the people in their effort 10 relieve
themselves of the unjust burhen thus lh'pose'
upon them. They were defeated by the honest.
and patriotism Of John Tyler in their effort ''
fas,en that engine of corruption and iniqulty-;
| United States Bauk-upon the people
In 1886, they sustained the'waT; bn', rue 10 'h'
instincts Of The old Federal party, they ai;eIwaid
denounced the war, and cried aloud that ihei
own country was wrong AMI The enemy right
and now we find them counting and caJohng eV
ery anholy faction, 10 aid Them in breaking dow