Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-29

Editor OF the Enquirer voted Tor Mcssrs Harvie and
Ieigh' de not ony voted for them, but was quite
active, as W" have heard from undoub;cd au,hor;,v
in inducing voters to go the polls to vote for tho
ia''er gentleman Our remarks on former occasion
to M Subscriber in relation his high seusoninr
does not appear to have produced any reform in his
manner, we give hun place nevertheless. rs we ,b;n
his structures well mcrited.
For The JYhig.
10 THOMAS RIrcnrE. EDrroR or vur ESorrpr,
Sir: when You favored your readers by repub,isb-
ING that deiectahe morceau the letter of tho ..nld
inneXible Republican" Gen. McCov" wr;,,nn o 40
Cootes-you endorsed that wo.thys advice IN tho
goou people OF Virginia, i'll the following words to-
wit: 20 ''' W
W. rihe ndrIce q an ODD aud irfert'e Republican,
we recommend tho plain and unvaruished letter ~,
Gen. Mccoy, n veteran member of the House of R.
personalities 10 the readers attention"
Il presume yon will not deny-fur even ycur Iexi
oi!ity Is unequal 10 the effrontery of denynutb,,
your purpose IN publishing that letter of The snsay;
oe' ana IN accompanying 1t with those remarks v,as
10 induce the people To draw the line in the elc,;os
lt approaching, and as far as your influence would
eA'chd 20 make Jacksonism he test Of fitness in tho
choice OF members Of Assembly. This copcIns;o, .;
not only justified by the terms of your commcn,,rv
and strengthened by your known practice of refrrrin
every thing to The standard fpar;y la, 7 nm, con-,
peHeG 10 adopt It as an insufficient apology fer vor
ransierence to your columns of the coarses and os
vulgar piece OF slang whangiug that ever cman,.cd
rom or dsgraced the elevated station of ucmber
OF CongrcsS-n1mcy, McCov's letter Ia Coo,osN =
letter which, ifthrrc be manly bride s,ir,, ~ -
dependence, or scnsihity TO shame exist;p, ;, h.,
Dlstric VIII conSgn IFS author 10 domestic I;,, IN
SPIKE OF those Claims 10 'od and inhcyblo" democrn
cy which your Sagacity discovered and ycur n,oI,s,
set up for lin " SS'!
Taking 1t for granted that such was vour motive ~
repu6hshIng McCoys letter; that you designed II as
call to the faithful wish to know how your iodi
viduai conduct eector SQUARED viii, Tho &c.,
you and your Republican friend Mccoy l,,nJl, 81
un'ecred to give 20 the people of VleGinia 5rbo-c
were ivy" candidates for the Senate, before the neo
PIE OF iicnrco' Mcssrs HarvIe and Mayo: the i;Tst
staunch opponent, tie last, siruncb ndvnc,,o =.
Jackson. Ddyou vote for Mr.. Mayo Did Won fol.
low IN your own vote, those political instructions
W S,h you addressed to the people at a-rci Mr.
sulu 10 Dc thorough IN his support of State
hGht Hrincipes--Gcn Harvie ACCORDING IN Won,
test OF orthodoxy cannot be pure upon tbosr n,
since not TO support Con Jackson IS of itsalf bon
Sy which ,nicTS al others. There were throc capJ
Io' me houSe OF Delegates, Mcssrs. Mosby &
iIiams, whom understand to DO genuine and I'm
neXfo!e Jacksonians, and Mr. Leigh the celebrated
author OF the letters of Algernon Sidney now md I
ways, lncurably AntJ4c and whose wor,;s boyo
t e, a'izeG MS HOSTILITY Pray good ar. Yerte
Sa"S feur, hou Paragon, and beau ierl ofconsis,a,
cy- which q these three gentlemen did yov yo,, e.,
80! l'I oF Le'Sh! Surely for the man whose
sgIy name rings an a!arum in Gen Jack.cns enrss-
his bold ann G M mas eftahshed famous name by
conduct Gou could not so rery soon b,yo c.s
the advice Of that ''cd and infryibn p op~bi; -
u.ny'ui ticCUy' advice too, approved, dissem,
H 10 ana eni7rced, by yourself? Let Us src-
Gen McCoys letter if I remember r,ebt u.s. :
Ruo!isheG by you the last or the pcnu!ina,o v,oel IN
Sspte'noer$-the Hcnrico election occu-ed Tho C.,
III oetooer-can 1t be possible, thou consis
tci an thot IN tins short interval ynu had 50 ot
y forgotten that advice of the infseibye ronuhIo.
McCoy, so nodestly given, and so earnestly recor,
incnGed by your very self? do not affirm Tho, :, =
was as raul Try has It, "curious 10 know" how
lot HarVc aud Leigh, IN opposition to all the T. 80
cc"ulua'es' IL may not be so-and were il tho os.
o, any otner man IN the commonwealth. ,I,nn ,rho
hd'e-Ie' should boldly declare il impossible thar i,
vas So on however sir, uninue so pnrf,ct
~ SUI senerts, IN all that relates tn ynur ,vor,, 49,;
Tue consistency, that will uutcrial.a m n,oJ;,
no opinion OF Tie matter, way or the other ri
yotc G,r ~ tuInor mas adndcred you'll you did
FcV' 'of ihe Jackson candidates, you have the r,o,
OF correcting The error your own hands
but SIR let me suppose, tas believe the far, &c,
tha' you voted for the candidates opposed tn TacI
son, and against those who were bs frIends -; IN.
an attitude do you stand? AS the cond,o,n- " sr
Fuohc journal, and the organ Of q parry Won ess~n,o
TO lay down line Of conduct and nrono1nJ od,,in !
u me 'aGHson party of Virginia. That advice IN
man - tt". tHey ShuIi vote for none but Jackson
"' '"'1c only, ought to receive their snGrayos
VINO a9rcc win them IN preferrinn Gen Jackso5 to
all other men AT the instant tina; this odyc ~ 49,
ven your mind is made up TO disregard il in vor on
person. Immediately after rivlnr n bof,-o 49,
per which contained it, had Circulate -, liz nc pa
l. m
'es 81 Tue commonwealth, you advance 10 the noIia
u ~ INC character OF voter, violate every svllnLo
g'rIy Itue OF That advice which in the cberecte~
huitor' yon had seriously and approximately f,rceJ
upon TIC People Of Virginia! Sir sotoetin,es ,bL
that you mast have entered into m anroer,or, ,I |
youTscif to try how many inconsistencies nross noI
PhOe ana enormous, you can commit wi lin ,;,,o
space OF time 1t IS difficult for me To noa,ino tb
Wise' now any man, though his UNDERSTANDING - mo
u"al 10 the formation Of system Of action and
nc totally disown the restraints of conscience
could meet 90 many so fragrant and traordinoTv in
S,1ns'SteHcies as have signazed you, potcc cnfee,
ien I'VE IN history, for their rcmarkab sirtues or
theIr remarkable crimes Some names haye desce,S !
ed 70 Pos'ety Tor one quality some for another IrI
yours sr shoII be mmortalized, It will be for freouon
y ana ccIeTity OF suinmcrsct quality which In ife
variety VIII leave you without rivalry in yonr cyccI
fence on the page OF history.
And now Sir # II be true that you thus voted nor
ccVe your reasons for that mysterious silence winch
you found Wac TO observe on subject which warm.
y interested every part Of the commonwealth. tho
llGnfico election Not word good, bad or Indifferent
Tor or against any one Of the candidates, escaped
ILoul your JudcIous lips, during The whole time Of pen
ucUCy You lived the do