Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-08

eie s niy as General ind owed his e.echoh IN
Pc Io.o o",' oho- Gauges han his military lame; Tor
there is mol man, woman o. c"iii ~ -
,fy who ever believed him more 'han :
MI. General. | repeat, thai The Pec2r na,e
never vet eleced man TO the prcsiae'c ",ea
nm account of his military services 'o'e
and gold secured TO Roman generals ''e "."o
of triumph and consnlship; nu, nti,ns' ~, ~
,or;fs nor cold can parchase The suffrases OF 'nc
a merican peup!e, or induce them 10 ~eiec!ne
with heir Shouts the Irinmpbal car OF a conquer
ing hero. The people OF this County, az NO.
live The ra bible in The streets, who HOOK :" INC
sound of The drum anu fiic, and lrampie
each other in the dust Caleb The sign ci ied 'iei
or an epauie,. There never was more Pt-it'pe
nroui OF all this than their conduct io~aTd' Inc
Hero OF New ORLEANS in 1924. In The winls! "i
1915 the nation was weak ard exhausiei oil re-
sources by prctfacied war with re u:osi pow
eIful government on the globe. The lnoapn"n's
OF our remote Southwestern frontier we've auack-
ed in their homes by numerous army, VINO P'o'
claimed in their march The hoi.iIyiDs Hiolio
'Jooty and bounty" The General who, II mrs
important crisis and trying hour, boldly s'ooa
form in defence OF the lives, virtue and properly
oil those people, and brayey rePulseh inc enehiJ'
ard drove him back 10 bis ships-this Gehela',
by the victory al New Orleans won me ufNrtsa'
admiration aud gratitude OF his country men, ~
f led with unmeasured gratitude to"aics "''n !
and proud Of one Of The most glorious V'c,oies
our annals can boast, they yet refused me fies'-
dency 10 hat General until H. di;coveF.o lncs'
Qualities and qualifications whica 'nah'irs.su "''
fitness Tor he office. The ranon IS promo s.
General Taylor and The victory oil oufha y's'"'
bu, not 81 proud as they We're oil GeTe.a' jazz
son and The vic.Oiy OF New DREAMS 10y arc
grateful TO The Hero of Buena Visa Tor ach'eV.
ing hat brillan! victory and saving The lives q.
all those who would have been slaughtered ID lhc
event OF deiea; but boi so gTa!etn! Is me- wee
10 General Jackson for victory when u'oVe
IF from our soil an inkoent in7dorr ana
protected The homes and hearlhs The lives, Inc
virtue, and The properly OF Ineif country men,
when the souesl heats in The land had g'ieb 'he'a
up for lost And you may rely upon i, The q nefi-
can people will be as wary in awarding ciVii no
nors 10 Genl. Taylor as they were IN a~dfuips
| them TO Gen. Jackson however impal chi he E'd
be 10 Oh ain them. The people Of This c. Amy su-
| mire and honor the hero more than ADJ o'0,r
people on The globe; bul when hey 50 ~ seaFcn
ol proper man for the Presidency III h,S s'es'
Republic, they seek Tor qualifications ano guam
| lies, Of which mere heroism IS not one.
But even granting, for the sake OF argument,
thai great military reputation is sniii 2ient 10 eject
| a Candidate to the Presidency, and that Gen. ray
| lor having this, has within him every necessary
element OF success, and could be elected II twere
| only h.mseli that would 90 into fowe'; ye' d
lached as he is, and identified rs he mas %'int'ru
| himself 10 beron,r with The Wing pay he corr
| mol be elected il his personal popularity were
| elnal 10 thai OF the great Washington himself.
| The country mas decreet that lie wing RAJ
| ~ snail never again go into power upon ~
| own merits, nor be carried into power ~ inc
| merits OF diners. Tha, partr feel ard know
Ill - and in ~ =
| fort 10 obiile!ale all The evidences o. Us DIS.
tine, existence as parv has laid aside is
great leader. and dropped its long cherished
| principles. Like the foolish ostrich, il aS ND
lts head out of sight buried il in the reces'es
Of ashland, and fondy persuades itself That the
ugincss Of lis huge body is also con, ealed IRON
| the offended gaze Of the people, Taking en-
enlargement from their accidental success n
1870. when they dropped their principles, and
cheated the country into Their support oy uh-
redeemed promises of retscnchment AM re-
| form; aud By those other applians es, 10 which
| il is only necessary TO allude, they drop their
principles again, affect 10 De tired Q; party
| warfare, aud bring forward General Tay Tor a.
M party man, who has no principles, and
whom. therefore, all parties may support with
| consistency. But there Is an oil saying, that
| ''lhe burnt child breads the fire. TIE country
remembers the Extra Session OF y J, and The Ell
| forts these NJ parry men made in that Congress
10 fasleu their odious measures upon It, and VIII
| not again be lued TO sleep by the deceptive
! song Of peace between. beaten enemy may
cry peace, peace, but in his heart there IS no
peace. The people know that the Wing party
still cherish the determination To iasteh lhelr
measures upon the country whenever opportu
Mtg shall offer, and it is in vain for them TO
bring forward a candidate who will ayow no
. lncples. The single fac, that he - the coadi
date Of the Wing party, Identifies him, despite OF
his disavowas, with tho well known policy OF that
party, and saddles HIM with the appropriately
mat mas attached 10 ,nat policy. Pure and an
corrupted as was General Taylor before e en-
tered the political arena, lie has shaken hands
| with unclean men and became all spoued with
The eprosy Of Federalism. Adapted by nature
| TO float high and safe upon The popular wave, he
| has toclishly plunged into ne campaign wilh ne
| m,llsiore Of Wing principles about his neck
| and must needs sink even in the presence q nos"
who would save him Like ibe unwa'y 5indbad
| he has allowed The decrepid loathsomc CID man
If The island, 10 RI 11b upon his back and VIVID
his arms about his n, OK, and t~ine his legs aboM
his breast, and become all unexpectedly ms ma,
f>r, and he must henceforth, OF necessity, % the
bidding OF that master The Wing party with
| all its load Of unpopular measures AMI renudi
ated doctrines, are safely mounted at las; lPon
| Old Whuey's back. They ave charmed with
mis- performance and confidently expect MN 10
| cary ;bem safely into power, bpl the heavy ioad
| hey have put upon his back, besins 70 break The
| spirit OF the noble beast, 10 weaken his s!awar
| limbs and 10 cause that naichcss tail Of his 10
droop as tail ne'er droored before. And one OF
these mornings when they g. 10 fetch oul Old
| Whitley" tha! he may "swiIch Cass over ID.
| Butler into The Gull Of Mexico" lhey will Eod
that he has died over night OF the BORIS. nr OF
| some other disease as destructive 10 horsefssn.
Thomas T. Giles, Esq.,, in an argument Of
great power and cogency, conclusively vIndca
| ted the consistency of the Democracy Of Vr
gna, by showing that the opinions Of General
cass corresponded with the resolutions Of tic
Virginia Convention. General Cas-, said Mr..
G, prior to the adoption Of any resolutions on
the subject by any Convention. lad placed lin
self identically upon the ground which the ylr
GINA resolutions assumed and had concluded
the question in an argument Of uncu lalled
ability. We regret that we cannot reproduce
MIR. G.'s mastery analysis Of The Nicholson lei
ter. Having demonstrated General cass's per.
feet soundness on this question, Mr.. G. concEded
with some eloquent and most impressive re
marks. He said that VIC ought 20 support Ge.
neral Cass with all The earnestness and ardor
with which we should sustain the Constitution;
for on his election depended the safety OF tho
confederacy. General Taylor, a Soul,ern man,
will not like General Cas-, express his concur
rence with US on thi, vital subject and if We
hold Northern man 10 account on this ques.
ton, what ought we TO do with Southern man:
The election of General Taylor, who refuses 10
come out, will strengthen The hands of the
Northern fanatics. General Casss election will
settle the qucstion-as the election IF NJ Polk