Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-09
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

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Wing so extraordinary and curious as to deserve
some comment. In The meantime, we would ask
the Wing editors TO look 10 the resolutions OF l79o
and MIR. Madson's report of 1900, which COMES.
sedIy contain the creed OF the Republican party OF
that day, and point US to a single position men.
TONED therein as "hed by the Republican party OF
l79S." which The Wings now hold, or single
emotion peculiar 10 the Federalists OF the same
day" referred TO therein, which the "Locofocos en-
tertain" We will undertake to show from
those papers that every essential position held
by the Republican party OF that day is now
held by The Democratic party OF this; and
that, except the Alien and Sedilion acts, not now
in question, every essential measure attributed
therein 10 The Federal party OF that day is now
advocated by The Wing parry OF this.
THE WalG CONVENTION.
Ii is impossible 10 speculate as TO The probable
nomnee-housh Gen. Taylors chances seem
to be improving. Many think that, after alb
General Scott may be The man-as compromise
between Taylor and Clay Some OF The Taylor
papers are attempting 10 place Old FAC in The
humilialing position of eating up his own words,
and "suuenderng" his high position. Every DO.
dy remembers his Baldwin and Gallaher letter,
which declared as plainly as language can ex-
press, hat he would mol withdraw from the can.
vass, should Henry Clay or any other Wing be
the nominee. This rebellious stand raised such
cessary 10 elicit from him something 10 explain
away what he so emphaticay wrote. Another
letter ne had expressly debarred himself from
writing. How then, could the difficulty be over.
come and an opportunity furnished By The ''tels.
graph politicians" 10 The old soldier 10 contradict
himsclL, and declare either that he meant directly
the opposite OF what he ,vroe, or that he knew so
little OF The meaning OF the English language as
10 be utterly Ignorant OF The Specification OF Eng
lsh words An e3pedient was hit upon, and it,
is hailed exul,ingly by The Wing and the Times
The Louisville Journal reports that several
Wing delegates who saw General Taylor and
conyersed freely with him shor, time since, are
fully and perfectly satisfied, that II not nominated
b. tie National Conusntioa he nil not be a candi
date While he will not undertake TO Withdraw
his own name from The canvass, he will acqui-
esce promptly and gladly in the withdrawal Of it
by the leading political friends by whom he con.
siders himself as having been put 10 nomination,
and Who it is we'll known, will no, think OF ask
ing him 10 run against the regular nominations
OF the TWO great parties Of The Country"
What says the Republican and the other nolus
rolus "iriends" OF General Taylor7 What say
The independent mo party" Conventions of Lou.
isiana, Maryland, Sc, who have repudialed
Whiggery, and vowed 10 run Old FAC al all
evenis7 Not many days since the Republican
published letter from "high source" al Wash.
inglou, (supposed to be Andrew Slewart,) which
says:
general Taylor is candidate made so BY
the people, and will be run and elected, nominated
or not. II the Wing Convention nominate any
other man, they will have two Wing candidates.
and will be defeated Of course. II they take
Taylor, they will have but one, and Re will be
elected OF course. Then, when The question is,
shall he Wings succeed or be defeated, and The
discussion Of The question is left TO themselves,
cal the result be doubtu2 will they perpelrale
deliberate suicide 7 think not"
If these versions be correct, Gen. Taylor has
placed nmselI In posllon Wnlcn must impair
the public respect elected by his services in Next
CO. What President he would make, when even
now his friends are quarreing about his true
attitude; and, when protesting no partyism, he is
continually shifting his position, to suit the CON-
mands of the crafty "polticians!' If, before
his nomination, he thus allows himself - b
moved about from square to square like a NE
less automatou, what is this great country to
expect from him, should he be elected President,
and be surrounded BY the designing and arful
wire workers, who will keep his conscience,
and direct his movements for their own selfish
purposes! Truly has Old Fac, in Wing train.
ing, undergone most melancholy metamor-
phosis
1t is refreshing 10 review The singular position
in which Old FAC is placed by his over.zeaous
friends" The New York Tribune submits 10
the Wing National Convention The following
contrast Of two opposite passages from TWO letters