Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-11

RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE II, 1850.
THE RICHMOND WING.

THE RICHMOND WING.
There is a deep seated sc.css masni;y III the hearts
of some men-a fount ain o bitter wattrs wh' '''S ''o CIV
tide spirit tha, ranklcs and allodes venom 'ha' he
des-the type which is the vics tooth hol"" au ''
of poison, ready to enter any ana every thing III u"
nature save its dabocal brood ami "h' '''e 1"s sur
RACES even these always safe 'iu us '''' y 7
or exempiticaton of this blind and 'ndc'l'c ''''' "" "
ture to saw Re found more .afinsN I"f'a'o ~
print than in the leading article OF Saturday '''''''
Wing.
When the Richmond Whig asserts that MI htchl"S
ap,s,acy 10 the South took place o. has now any cA
is.ence whatever any shape il simply asserts """' no
man in America believes, and what they themselves mo"
10 be untrue Nay more in the very article "'e'e Tue
- charge made they furnish the most conclusive P'"
the schood Of the charge Itself For the Wing asserts that
Gen Taylors is far more favorable to The >ou'
Than thu, Of The Senaics committee 1t fully endorses all
that is most Objectionable in the com rromise whs'
slrrenders everything bearing the least resemblance OF Jus
lice TO the South If opposition Gen Iayors scheme
be- apostacy 10 the South in the Wings estimation The
country Judge what weight ought I" BE- given IL snch
charge, made against any man whh'eNer-a s'he 'e
which originated in fraud and usupaon aEd i proposed Il"
be contaminated by ENecu tive dctali"n aid corruption
Ii denied that the p.onlsc siarored ~ 's adN"-
Gates with the view of giving peace the distracted coun
Try and settling forever question which threatens TIE
10 some other object for lis advocates denounce and sian
der whou, check or stint all who labor 10 effect this
object "(en Tayiors scheme be carried out md Woe
bede the who stands in The way Of IL Mr. Ca. wh"
made Wing party and under the protection Of whose shield
il was saved from the humiliation with which il was thea
tened by the democracy under the lead the Hero OF Ne"
Oreans he is denounced and villied, and sci upon by
Who's because he advocates the compromises anu i'a too
when they have been urging upon the people Tor years 10
h. Iri
already cite compromises Of which Was similar
that proposed. And tic beauty OF it, e c"nsisicn-
cy of it, honesty IF IL, is sngulary displayed in
this all by the President who intended
tina, Executive opinions should influence Legislative
ton"
If any thing could surprise than another in the
reckessncss OF the Whg i; that that sheet should pirate
about ''aposacy' when lis own columns bear evidence
against every phase in which the slavery question has
been presented We will only back far as last winter
when the resolutions that subject before the Lc-is
laure Ii our Alright, the Nhi, al
first in favor those resolutions and took credit 10
itself for the form in which they adopted especially c
recommending the people to hold district conventions
to send delegates the Nashville Convention The Wing
maintained This position until il p"stats.d either under
the lash OF some OF the minons OF the '.Noparty Prcs
dent through the fear ~ the Democrats gaining some
thing By the firm stand they had taken when il neither
openly opposed attacked them The Wiz afterwards,
tprobaby having received reward applause iu IL
apparent, il supposed patriotic course .icucd ,ht
Ii this is moi aposiacy then We know not the
meaning OF the word
But again--the Wig the appearance of The compr"-
mise, warmly advocated and seconded the call for
meeting the citizens OF Richmond 10 sanction II, declai
ing that it chad Yet with the tst Wing
Democrat, in the Whole civ, who opposed 10 II,
though we the Wing, have contcrsed with more than