Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-10

cellence which should recommend them 10 'ne
favor ard confidence of others. The big organ,
the little ones, and the party, pretty generally
lay less claim 10 morality even than Ibis.
l, is difficult 10 say whehcr the cool ardac"S
which characlerizss The Wings article, eVinee'
mossaa reckless contempt Of popular 'n'e'iiSence'
or an ob.use moral perception, IN us au'no''
both are so slaring that They vie win each 0."s'
for prominence and ascendancy; 1t eiihef o'es
MOI see a violated pledge, or, seeing, hnds nothing
in !, TO condemn.
II j, be "iuefab'y comicap 10 witness INC
"mineled surprise" of the Democracy al oeine
| ..boaked Of" by the soldier who had pledged MS
word OF honor that he would do no such thing
the only excuse 10 be offered for the "riaicu
lous" altitude of "surprise" we occupy, IS 'na'
we dbl rely upon the word OF soldier. W.
can well understand TOO, how, in the minos u
the Wings, this "nefably comicar enecl Il
heightened, when they reflect how well We
ought TO know, that the faith, The hones'y' Tue
councils OF the Whiss-and nothing e"e-Ple'
side over The desiinies OF The nation, ana goile
the actions of Gen. Taylor. When in the his
tory OF our country, was Wing faith held 'nVio'
lale7 When did their honesty or virtue constitute
an obstacle 10 The qualification OF their cup'a"y
or consummalon OF their own se'nsh purposes
When j, is asserted that Gen. Taylor is as
sailed with "scurrili!y" "ior the ludicious ana
steady correction OF public abuses" the decia.
ration is simply untrue. No such thing mas
been done. no such thing ever will be done, or
even attempted; and if the Wing stood as heh
for the observance of all that beauIlhe' ana
adorns purely patriotic ptin', as it is proven
bal for It's own "eross scurriiy" towards lis
opponen,s-even then its mos! solemn assevera'
lions Of such fact would moi carry belief 10 inc
mind of any decent man in Virginia.
|, is a foul and malignant SANDER upon The
Democratic party, 10 assert that their lndisna'
ton is excited, merely for The loss OF The COVER
mental offices. That the Wings believe SO, we
are willing to admit, for their patriotism is pay;
and their orthodoxy is office. If Gen. Taylor
has been denounced with harshness, it is because
be has ialsified bis pledges--ii the Wings have
been s,igmaz.d with severity, II is because they
have been most sedulously busy in their old vo.
cation of deception, duplicity ani fraud. This
is the true charge we make, and the Wing parry
will auemp, in vain TO escape from IL. II is in
vain 10 say that the removals are just and pro-
per 10 "equaze The Offices" II it be so, Gen.
Taylor ought not TO have pledged himself against
The measure before his election, for he knew II
then as we'll as now; and, having pledged hm>
self 10 the nation, he should carry out his pro.
mise, despite the "pressuIe from Without
or, finding that impossible, he should, as SOL
der and gentleman. have announced his change
of policy, as The result Of circumstances beyond
his power TO control.
Bot no such course is pursued. Gen. Taylor
laid down rules which he said should govern his
appointments 10 and removals from office. TIE
Democrats found projection under his rules and
should have teen spared II will be remembered
that his rule was one voluneered-a thing OF his
own making. II was lef for the Democratic incnm
bsnts to come up 10 it. This they did fully, CON-
pelely; but sill they are turned out by hundreds
and thousands. Can an honest minded people be
made to believe thai there is no deception ard
ueachsry here2
Bul the BLACKLIST iDiquity Of all, the foules and
most execrable outrage yet perpe,raied by The sy-
cophanls who have crawled into high places upon
The >kir;s Of The cod hero" is that in which the
Republic and its affiliated coadjulor in this city,
a. The bidding oil heir masters, are now engaged
a labor Of love so coagcnial TO them that they ol
il as sweet morsel under their tongues. II is a
systematic effort 10 detame aud blscken The char
acter OF all the ncumbeuls of Office under the late
administration, who have been or are 10 be turned
oGl by this "no.party" administration. Grey hairs
are no proection-a long life OF official probi'y
and uprshtness is no immunity from the brutal
attack OF The Taylor "b!oodhounds." Consistency
the mention OF which is ridiculous, must be main
tanned conformity 10 rule, every day violated,
mus, be established; and, therefore, truth, decen
cy, manliness, common honesty are alike disre-
garded in their attempts 10 show that the victims
which General Taylor has already or may here
alter make, fall within the denuncaions OF his
righteous law.
During The "nct Improbable task" of "review-
ine"'hs crimes OF The party" which this pure and
virtuous reviewer CT The Wing proposes, We ex.
peci, tiom time 10 time, 10 make few running
anno'aiions. And, il the stencil b. 10. loo strong
for dog days, we propose 10 fish !i,le into The
rivers of Wing lurpudc, for few reminiscen.
ces with which TO rega!e The oiac,ories of these
swee, gentlemen moo redolenl Of civil and otto
of roses.