Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-01
To the Editors Of TIC Enquirer:
Washington Inly Dc lsis


Srs: Your representative in Co gress WI
DO, &C. for The present in the Presidential contes
This postage business Of Gen. Tai lor has cfea,a
some considerable disgust III the miads OF many !,
the Wings, and they say but lille on The snbieer
AZ one time il was in contemplation 10 iadie ne
POSTMASTER General, pr Sc, Tor The suppression
oil the letters announcing the nomination Of Gen
| Iay.or by The Wing Convention but il turns on,
the General d.d mol take The letters forwarded l.
him from he Posotice, because the postage was
not prsPaA Thi. is very cautious indeed AMI
SO lar from being blameable ior the parsigonv
Gen. Taylor done RICH. in the refusal, II i HI
enough, III all conscience, 10 be their canditat.
associated with MIR. Fillmore, Wilton, beino nm
10 the expense 0! len cents 10 nave thai tact an
nounced And again: General Taylor is no.
wing exclusively; nc belongs 10 the naive Wbis
oFancn Of me paHy-therefcre, IT The SIMON p,l,e,
! Will have him as their available caudl!s,e ~.
saona a. leasi pay The postage on ms letters a. i
is TAR business, no; us, 10 pay expenses t5rliS
own discontinue Hence, say, your reprtssr.
iatIve VII not SOW his hand as vet
! Mr. Bots IS net The man 10 told his hands an
stand ldIy BY IN an exciting political contest. Il.
VIII MOI act unadvsedly. lie has leuefs from
Mr. Clay, and alter the decision OF the Buff
Convention will act as one that has lait dorn4,t
for a season, 10 be more terrible when crc,,.t i.
The contest. Messrs Editors, II Inc c..'. T,.s
OF Mr.. Bolts is arafed, (and ne bnills IarasI"
on his hopes Mr.. Clay viii, 50 far as h. bel.v,s
be The nominee Of The Buffalo Conyrn,i,n ~
is no; alone in his opinion, assure y,n. in ~
city. Very many believe il alr. Van Bu.ea !.
sci aside, Mr.. Cay will most assufet.y s,.fs
| nomination. II he should, Gen Tayl5ts ~.
sight IN declining 10 pay postage WI, p-o.ei,.s.
4 a n -
will be all he vii ever get on: OF Wbi.gcry
Mr.. Gay Is against him an in The tet Cr>s
and Butler can bea, them both in the coming en-.
lest. The Union mus, b, preserved, aLc he
people will rally 10 the support OF that patlDus
| icke, as the best means OF preserving he anne
Of the States Tor the sake Of the "Uniann
| The Compromises report OF Mr. Clayton ha,
no, met with tina, favor that cxpccec fbcfe !,
too much sectional feeling eyinrsc N M drEse
and too much cant thrown on lie pccu iari nstl
luton o. the South, OF which ne Norh.ro me-
chan's reaped all the profit. sill have Ne
thai The question will bc finally dispp>tt ii IL.
ring the present session, bur cauno, even coa,er.
lufe how Or Wheel Mr.. Curwn has been Al his
tricks q treason a2ains, The Union once more
| lie nss made quite an in6amDaory speech 4.
much out Of place as his MeSlcan speech e.
is against tn report OF The committee The ,ac
is, MeSsEs. Eii!ofs Mr.. Corwin will have 4 {
tllei luf treason. Ii is coming 70 thai, | assn
you and, do you know, Sirs, thai | believe =
IS cOu!i Ing The distinction ui beng liea as lrd
toT} Mr. Old, ot Plckaway county, last Win c,
proclaimed, in The Senate Of OHIO, When r.Il
ton vas before that body Tor he conila' mct, 4
MIR. Corwin as traitor, tha! "he (Mr Old would
never consent 10 hide him from pubic view, n
dungeons walls No, sid Mr. O lei -, he
black pail Of oblivion cover he traitor, nor his
treason, bni n ner let him live Ten thousand
years object OF scofn aud hatred, tha, pnstsu.
Is may point 10 hin and say, there goes q r1i.
tor'-let him live, that We may witness the WIN
iHSs and asuEes OF his latest poscrIiy, when lbs
treason 10 his country shall be thrown mi, n,
teeth OF his children, and his childrcn's chiliIer
let him be like Cain, until he shall cry ou III
punishment is greater than can bear "-ard tl>
person IS permuen 10 hold a seat in. he Unie!
States Senate, and his speech the other Gas j,
even counlenanced BY some who call themselves
friends to This Union. YET, it even 50, Ne>st>
E.ors. DR.. Leibcr, in defining what conSiln'es
treason against the STATE, says
Remember that il is your state, your na'inH
tina: declares and fights out he war, no. thi J:
mat minister; remember That the honor AMI M.
tory Of your country are engaged hat however
conscientious you may be IN your opposition yog
may err alter al; that you cannot oppose the a.
minsiFaion without s.renslheAiG: the eneMy,
who has unshealhed his sword against yon- Ei,.
dred. A traitor is he who would not aaal, Il.
ienI his own country. If an opposition .,eis
war is ineXpedienf, let them follow the o. To
man rulc-'reot after r,cto,y- but fs;t prtR
ten"
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