Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-24
VOLUME XLVE.-NUNIBER "a.

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rent II you do, We hope to be able next
Winter 10 say that it bas "srown small by de.
grees, and beautifully less"
We think The Wing doctrine Of "equ l,zai,a,
will ht here exactly.
Mr.. CALHOUN AND Mr.. BENTON.
We commence the publication OF The able re.
ply CT Mr. Calhoun 20 The Great Western Free
Soller. Mr.. G. proves concusiYely we think,
Wnat zen. jackson asserted Of Mr.. Benton, that
Colonel Benton has been cratic ever since The
accident on board Of The Princeton: thai he has
either lost his memory or that he is guilty. of
falsehood. In slancns over our flies Tor 1919. a
lew days since. we found he following exuact
from The 81. Louis Enquirer, then edited by this
same Mr.. Thomas HaH Benton. Ii viii here te
seen, alta glance, how he has changed mis- posi-.
lion relative 10 the power OF Congress; and any
Que with hall an itea can readily guess the Ica.
sons which actuated him. He has lor The last
six Years been an incubus on the Democratic
party, and We are heartily glad Iha, he has gone
| into company lbat will suit him exactly. so
| far as principle AID honesty arc concerned. Blu,
TO The ex, scl:
"sT l. us, Missouri, October 80, 1919.
"NotwI'hs andlng he great number Of persons
who are held IN check by the agitation OF The
| slave question IN Congress, The emigration TO
| Missouri Is asionishiDgly great. Probably from
thirty 10 hiy wagons caiy Cross the Mississippi
at the dii rent ferries, snG bring in an average
OF four 10 five hundred soul. day. Tae emf
grams are principally ir"m k-nlucky, Ten1es-
see. Virginia AM the States TURNER Sorth.-
IN nnn2 great numbers q: slaves KNop mo
THAT Z hGsE : Rs N, F,wER tt IMP sE THs
AGlrAr' D re friction. AND HAT tue Pc, PIE ~
Mi's uRi WILL NEVER 40 iTh
Inc Wings are SO iond OF praising Thomas
II Rsnton now that he has turned traitor 10 the
South, hit We would not be surprised filthy
adoprd him as their next available" can .idate
Tor he Presidency. Perhaps, however, we ats
rdher hasp; for, il We are not mistaken, the
Richmond Wing siaied, few days since, that
Old lack was 10 be candidate Tor second
term. But the Wing must have been only
looking lun," as there is certainly no sane man
that We know Of who thinks "Old lack" would
get three States 10 The Union, were an election
,or President 10 come on Tomorrow. Mr.. Ben
'oA, we repeat. stands the best chance al presen.
OF getting tue support OF the Wing party. We
sre daily around US evidence that he has The sym.
paby oil The Wings.
We cory the following from me washington
Bduery," Inc Wing campaign paper in The Me-
rop6is OF the Union-a paper which was re-
ceived in full communion by The Wig parry,
and whose arncles were copied with appreciation
by The Wing press, iron Maine 10 Texas" Il
III seen be al once that all It's pledges have been
redeem. !; thai Grneral Taylor has not "lurned
"ut one faithful AID competent officer, merely fo-
differing from him IN politics" "That be has
not laid violent hands indiscrim nalely upon
public ohi:ers, good or bad, who may differ in
opinion" "Tnal prescription in our national
politics has been rooIed OUT forever by the
triumph Of Zachary Taylor" But it is an al.
most use ess TASK 10 expose he 6uplicy Of Zach
airy Taylor aud his mnions previous 10 lhe cleo
iaSnsaMs ssbal nepnepi asrssIyes with ,tNs
following article:
.sPa, scaIprI.a-The Wing party have iIva-
liable, since ne orgeniziliun q! The Feueral &c.
vptnmcri, hecn sJp'seL, in principle, 10 proscrip-
hon 10! mere political opinion. IL tnSY nave t0T
a momeat been trQysd into il, It was by nlra
Wigs, WHO acted in OPPOSITION TO Wing prin-
cip!e>; and IF, animusly excited by The whole.
sale prescription OF Jackson and Van Buren,
But General Taylor is uot an ultra Wing, as he
declares, and as we have explained 10 another
article. He will, when elecied, undoubtedly
clear out every man who abuses his Office and IS
unfit for bu, he will never iutn out one faith
fol and comrelen, officer merely for differing
from him 10 politics. In his lae letter 10 Capt..
Allison he says, speaking Of his indepenten, 20.
,ion II am not engaged % lay violent hands
unfortunately upon public officers, good o,
bad who may differ in opinion wlth me-" and ne
would not dn il, because he is so Tar piedgrd that
ne has M missed TO administer The Government:
sitcr The manner Of our earlier Presidents
Now, We appeal TO ali >obe! minded and honest
men, 10 all who are tired and disguised With The
unmanly and rulnous scramble Tor office which
was introduced by Van Biren BY lranspantRs
that New York abominalion Prescription. into
our national politics, whether they are prepared
10 see this destructive evil perpeluated by The
election OF Lewis Cass, or rooled out forever by
the triumph OF Zachary Taylor. For our own
part, ifihere were no other OBJECT but This 10 be
| gained BY The elevation OF The hero OF Buena
Vista 10 the Presidency, we would make every
| sacr.f c 10 secure ii