Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-11
RICHM MON D, VA.
Tuesday Morning, April IL, Is4s.
DESPERATION OF THE WING PARTY.

DESPERATION OF H WING ARrY.
Yesterdays Wing contains an article, a column
long, which is certainly one of the most extraor.
binary we have ever seen proceed from leading
organ of great party. Mr.. Bots, for the great
offence OF not being satisfied with The Whiggery
OF General Taylor, has been assailed as a "tis.
organizer a rule or ruin" "senius OF discord.n
After lis revelations OF yesterday, the Richmond
Wing may run some risk ofbeing equally classed
with those who would break up The Wing parry,
through a newborn but blind devotion 10 one
man Look al The facts:
In February last the Wing Convention Of Viz.
pinia nominated General Taylor for The Pfesi.
dency. but at the same time pledged themselves 10
support, anu candidate whom The Wing National
Convention should nominate. Developments
have since come out, which. whether authentic
or not. present. General Taylor as having no
principles in common with the Wing party. This
information is derived from i've letters from Mis-.
sissipoi, Tone Of them published by Mr.. Botsl
which there We quote the Wings article ''sive
an outline Of General Taylors opinions in re-
gard to a National Bank, The Sub.Tteasury and
the Tariff, together with his views of The origino Of
The war and the terms upon which ne is alone
disposed 10 terminate ton all of1chtHh questions,
according 10 this statement General Tagior's sen
timents are in aceordanee ,cih those Of the present
Administrator and its supporters, and dt'eely0r.
tagoniaicalt to those entertained By Tie Wig party"
The second letter goes turtle, and says that,
in the event of his election TO the presidency, ICE.
neral Taylor says he will select his cabinet from
the best men of the country, without regard TO
party"
Ia another portion Of The article, the Wing
says, al he (Grn. IT, agrees with the Democrats
in all mir measures, as stated in The converse
lions imputed 10 him, it is manifest hat ne has
no right 10 cal himself a Wing al all"
YET after all this-aiter thus admitting that, in
case these sta,emenls be true, Gen. Taylor "has
no right 10 call himself a Wing at all, and is in
every respect a Democrat, The Wing broadly in.
Inmates thai, in a certain estate OF things" The
great organ Of the Wing party Of Virginia may
~repudiale The obligations OF The Convention, and
90 in warmly 10 the supporter a full.biooded 10
c~ofcco" President. We give The Wings strange
paragraph just as we hnd IL;
nNow. for one. we do not hesitate to saw, that II
such be in truth the opinions Of Gen. Taylor, We
.hall moi be in favor OF his nomination as the
Wig candidate tor the Presidency-while, al
the sa me time, a stale OF things may arise when
will. in spite OF our disagreement with him on
The points enumeraied, c%onstrain us 10 support
him for The Presidency. 10 order 10 break down the
present dynasty. II We cannot procure a change
OF measures, we shall gain some'hing oY a
change of rulers. We shonld thereby expel an
ultra. intolerant and proscriptive class oil poliii-
clans, and place at the head OF affairs a man 10
whose integrity, moderation, devotion 10 The con-
%stilution, a.d Difference 10 The will o! The peopl,',
as expressed BY their representatives, we should
ha We an ample guarantee for a prudent, conse!.
valive ard honest administration
Dces not hi, language forcibly bring TO mind
the double dealing course Of the Wings OF VIr-
GINA in 1910, which was 81 severely lashcd by
w illoughby Newton' Then, as above, they
presented General Harrison and Tyler as anti
Bank and nti.Tariff- and with Daniel Webster
as their mouth piece, went for a "change," no,
OF "measures'' but Of "rulrrs." Yet no sooner
were they in power, and Mr.. Tyler nd carried
out their professions, than these same Virginia
Wings denounced him as a "traitor " and he i'm.
parchment of the miserable wretch" was as
familiar as household words. Why should not
the same game be played now2 and, with the
history Of the fact before his eyes, what guaran.
lee has Old Fac that he, loo, should he reach Tho
Presidency, NAV not be denounced as a %'traitor"
by The men who now cover him, as they did
MIR. Tyler in 1910, with praises as "the great.
est and bestl" We ask the reader TO observe
the spirit of the above extract. The Wings,
conscious that their odious measures will never
be forced down the throat, Of he people, hope
to gain SOMETHING BY a change Of rulers
Principles they value lightly, in comparison with
the chances of patronage and spoil, which they
fatter themselyc. they may secure, a, a reward
for their laid and comfort in electing a new
administration To the Democrats as we'll as
the Wings we say, Remember 1910, John
Tyler and Willoughby Newton The game
must now be estate and Improbable
After this reference to the Wings possible
advocacy of General Taylor's election, even
should he prove to be a Democrat in his prinei-
pies, it is proper that we should state that the
Wing announces that it has 'the best reasons
to believe that these reported conversations do
not express General Taylor's real sentiments
General Taylor's avowalt that he was a "Whig,"
and "a Wing on principle" satisfied the Wing;
because, says that paper, if he be "a Wing On
principle it must be because he approves Of
Wing principles But has the Wing forgotten
the P. Sken Smith letter, in which General T..
expressly and "immulably' declares that be is
by no means to be considered as "the exponent
Of tho party doctrines" Of any pary J? Is the
Wing astute enough to reconcile these contra
dictory statementsi
The Wing goes on TO argue, as General Tay-
lor has been misrepresented in these puohca'
lions, whe' her he sholld not consiier him self en-
iirely absolved from his selt-imposed pledge OF
silence, and after a long rigmaroe it adds: We
have good reason to believe that Gen. Taylor
will feel himself j%usifed in laying his opinions
before The country in a more detailed and eIpIi.
cit manner than has yet been DONE" We r.
glad 10 hear that we are 10 have some authoriia.
tive exposition Of what Gen. Tsylor's real opin.
ions ale-lhoush we cannot vel see, how be
can come out for Wing principles. after having
last summer asserted that he had not formed h'
opinions on Two of The grea, questions, and hav'
ing last winter stated "inmulab!y" that lie was
not 10 be regarded as 'ihe exponent OF the pay
doctrines" o. any party.
The Wing thinks i, strange that Gen. Taylor
should be opposed by the Democrats who 'allees
a., uL. ,r;,h thap, IN sonfimpufU TLe
Wing is mistaken. The Democrats have mace
no such allegation butt they lake the old soieier'
own letters, and contend mat they contain 10
evidence, that he approves Of OF concufs IN te
measures or "parry doctrines" or principles
which The Wing party lay down as their policy