Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-21

WV Al iuses'iSdtlnS tniS lumoi, VIC uiu usu
an intelligent TayLo,ite who confidently believes
that Van Buren, will be elected. We scarcely
thought that any one in the South could entertain
such notiun-bul We were mistaken. This
Tayori'e, who seems 10 put no faith in the brag-
gins articles OF The Wing, is certain tina, such
will be the fatal result of the campaign.
Ine above article in the Wing is indeed "a
strong sign" Of the desperation OF he Taylor or
gans. If they look TO such untounded 'slreet ru-
mours" for their capital, barren indeed must be
their resources. No, long since, it was currently
reported, that Mr.. Wise had gone over 10 no-prin.
ciPle Taylorisu. His speech at Hampton has
spiked that gun. The editor oil The Fredericksburg
Recorder has now in his possession IA letter
from prominent Denocra, in this District, who
has been coupted among the converts TO Taylor
ism, in which he expressly declares thai he will
support Cass and Butler. Thus the leaders OF The
Wing party cheat the people and cause defeat 10
come upon them with surprise"
We shall not enier into detailed calculation
with The Wing, 10 show the hoilowness oil lis
brass over Taylor's success, by no means sron.
ger and not well founded as the estimates oflhe
same party in 1914 in regard to Mr.. Clay's tri-
umph-nor shall We, 10 imitation OF The Wing,
absurdly declare that Gen. Taylor "wi not pro-
baby get an electoral vote" But this ,ce do say
that the Wing, in our opinion, grossly exaggcrates
The strength of Gen. Taylor. Tosay nothing Ct
the very awkward contradiction in which he has
involved himself with The independents" and
the 'iTue blue" Wings, well calculated TO throw
him 10 The ground between 'two Stools" we see
enough deep sealed dissatisfaction in The Northern
and Western Wing party, to satisfy US that Gen.
T. must lose largely in those sections. In Ohio,
for instance, the Western Reserve, the strong
hold of Whiggery, has exhibited "strong signs"
OF restiveness. In TIumbul county an immense
Wing meeting, called 10 pass upon the Philadel
phia nomination, passed BY vote of -four, or
sir to one," resolutions reputiating the nomina
ton of Taylor. So in Geauga county, Taylor
was repudia,ed BY an immense meeting; and the
Editor of tho Wing paper instructed to haul
down the Taylor flag. The same result followed
very large meetings of the Wings in Portage
and Lake countless and the Taylor meeting in
Guy ahoga. at Cleveland, was decided failure.
We have also seen gentleman, residing in
Ohio, who was present at the great "Frce Soil
Convention" in Columbus; he assures us that not
one Democrat took part in its 'bolting" proceed
ings; that it was made up entirely Of Wings
and many Of them the most influential in the
State-that the "free soil' movement will
hurt The Wings much more than the Democrats,
and that Ohio will certainly vote for Cas-
Another gentleman we saw yesterday, who mas
travelled leisurely along from New Orleans up
the liver and spent some days in Kentucky: ne
saws that there is no enthusiasm for Taylor any
where-,hal an utter apathy rules The Wing par.
ly, which has lost lis old spiti; and now seems
eapnt n,o,tuum. In Kentucky, he says, The Clay
Wings turn cold shoulder upon Crillenden, as
The author of Clays defeai-lhe Democrats, with
their gallant and eloqueni Powell are in fine
spirits as 10 The result, even in that once strong
hold OF Whiggery. He, also, brings The same re-
por!irom Ohio Our conf lent opinion, based upon
all The information before US, is that Gen. Ta!-
lor in whose nomination eertatn States wee given
up, in the vain hope OF gaining uncertain STATES,
is destined 10 worse defeat Than Henry Clay
and that we are mol TAR out OF our calculation,
we quoie the following from the New York Mir.
ror, the earles, Taylor organ 10 The country, mol
even excepting The no.par,y Republican, just
below US:
The APATHY OF THE Who's 1--WE begin to
fear that The nomination OF Gen. Taylor BY The
Philadelphia Conu~nhor 1ciN do him more ham
than good. The Wings, in This city al least, are
settling down into state OF inactivity, trusting 10
the invariable gocd fortune OF Old lack, and 10
the divisions among The Democrats Tor success;
while The great body of The original independent
Taylor men ae beginning 10 feel as il they had
nothing 10 DO in The mailer si1ce The odopt'on OF
their Candidate by the Wing parry. We warn
Our friends 10 beware OF The faa security OF lS44,
which lnlied many 10 nac!ion, and gave The vic
tory 10 James X. Polk through the active ana nn-
firing energy of his friends. II seems as II TIC
Ways ciH nat ,cork unless money IS at STAKE, and
the passage OF the law against betting has great
~ diminished their Interest in The election.
The Times secondhand report Of COL Wool
folks remarks at The Democratic Association is
incorrect. He did not say
"He knew of only some twenty Democrats in
his county uhu would go for Taylor, Chat was
damper y but he thought thirty Wings would re-
fuse 10 vote for him."
He said that, in Orange, Gen. TayloI's n0t'rs
county, there were some twelve Democrats who
might now be for Gen. Taylor and that some
twenty Wings would no. vote for him; but he add
ed, ,ha, if The De mocracy be aroused (aswil be
done next week. all The Democrats would re-
main true 10 their party and he was sure lhat IN
any event, the Democratic majority in Orange
would be larger Than in 1874. If The Wings
cannot do better in Virginia than lose Gene
raj Taylor's natipe county by larger vote,
they have poor chance indeed Of carrying
the Sae-a consummalion which no reason
able man in their party, we believe, aspires 10.
The Times has produced Col. Voolfolk as
winess-it may "make the most" OF his evi.
dence. The Colonel threw out some useful
suggestions and among Them, that the Two par
ties should have mass meetings 10 discuss their
claims. On this point, the Wings are rather
tender footed"
The Times inlima,es that Mr.. Aylet was "the
mouse" the fruit Of The "mounlsin in labor" on Fri
day night Ifso, he will gnaw The rotten met OF
no-pauy Federalism, which Honest w. New
Ion might now repeat, they have once more 'sel 10
catch birds OF every feather" Mr.. A. told many
"home"-,ru,hs on the rickery of the Taylori,es,
and his eloquent and indignant comments upon
The humbugs of The "lelegraph politicians" were
listened 10 with attention by a large and enligh-
tened audience of both parties.
We regret that every Wing in the State did
not hear Mr.. R. G. SCOTS mastery and couclu-
sive vindicaion OF the Constitution.
PARIS IN A STATE OF SIEGE.