Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1833-04-04

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copy Of a letter from Myers w. Fisher
Esq. to the Hon. Richard Coke, Jr. and one Of !
letter nom Gen. Severn E. Parker 10 Col VIM,
Jones and Major Thomas Smith Of Gloucester.
having come to my knowledge and possession,
consider them Of so much importance to the Re-
psohcan party, that without the consent Of either
OF their authors, or the gentlemen to whom thew
were addressed, have determined on INV own
responsibility to offer them to you for publca-
eon, trusting that my motives for taking this IL
oerty Will be appreciated by those concerned, or
at least plead in extenuation of the offence. II
any be committed.
take advantage, Messrs. Editors, of the pre-
'sent opportunity to correct some errors which
nave been IN circulation with regard TO Mr..
Coke, and to reply to a few mistatements con-
tained In an extract Of letter to the Editors of
the Enquirer, and published in their paper of the
ZSthEMr. Coke is said to have equivocated when
asked by MI. Wise at York Court whether he
was Nulli6er. This is not so-Mr. Coke con-
tends that State is the Judge Of infractions of
measure of redress. South Carolina has select.
eSNullihcation as her mode of redress, and Mr..
Yoke acknowledges she had a right so to do.-
Nuliihcation, according TO Mr.. Coke's notions is
ONE OF the State remedies, NOT me oniy one
MT. Coke differs with the South Carolina poll
uoians in the derivation Of this right. They
contend the Constitution gives il. Mr.. Coke
u
an nndiienabte righL-that the States never did
, nor never could part with.
The writer OF this letter to the Editors of the
enquirer should have remembered the old mar
lm that even the truth is not the truth, unless il
De the whole truth. He most artfuliy throw.
AT. COKE INTO the wong, when he represents
Mr. Coke as being much excited when Mr.. Wise
.eatechised him SO closely on the subject Of the
letters MIR. Coke had written to the Eastern
Shore. This one sided writer should have
told the public that Mr.. Wise and Mr.. Coke had
previous encounter at Matthews Court-That
Mr. Wise had there questioned Mr. Coke about
these letters-That Mr.. Coke had told him he
T Asp' no copy, oil his private correspondence
Ihat he could not recollect the contents Of such
number OF letters as he was obliged to write,
Out that Mr.. Wise was at perfect liberty to cali
on the gentlemen to whom they were addressed
Tor copies, which copies he was at liberty to pub
lish. Is II surprising under these circumstances,
mat Mr.. Coke should have been irritated ut Mr..
Wises perslstlng in scrutiny in which Mr..
Coke had satisfied him, as far MS lay in his pow
CT, nay, as tar as generous opponent could have
wished. MIR. Coke saw it was intended for eff.
tect, and determined to parry it il he could.
One oil the letters Mr.. Wise has obtained and
puoiished. What does il amount to- WHY.
that MI Coke is not nulllfier, according to the
Soafh Carolina notion. Mr.. Wise may make
,ne most OF this doubt whether il will benefit
A REAL NULLIFIER.
NORTHAMPTON, March %, 1889.
Dear !Sfr:-We have, in former times been
ieilow-laborsrs in support of the Republican
cause; and, as IN my opinion, the time has again
arrived, when its friends should rally around il.
4 address you this letter to warn you of its dan,
ger. Is very much to be regretted that in such
!imes, and upon the eve of such an election as
rs now about TO take place in the district, there
should not be greater communication between
the Eastern and Western Shore have written
one letter in relation TO the ssntest between
wise and Coke, and have not received an an
swer, so that | am wholly at loss to know
what movements are making on your side of the
water, or what points are made the tests Of the
contest. My purpose is now to assure you, that
hrmly believe the Republican cause of this
district Is IN jeopardy. have patiently listened
10, and auentfvefy exan1incd uud tsousss uPoss-
all that has been said in this controversy, and
weighed well incidental but important circum-
stances connected with il, and have come to the
conclusion that Mr.. Wise must be Federdiisf;
that he is as complete a Authoritarian MS any
Federalist in the country. A report has been
circulated here that Mr.. Wise said, he support
ed Gen. Jackson's election because he was a
Federaist;" and can any man doubt if Mr..
Wise supported him as a Federaiist that Mr.
Wise is himself Federalist7 This charge is
founded upon the authority of Col. John Fin
ney OF Accomac County. | heard that Col.
John Finney had said, that Mr.. Wise did
make the declaration above mentioned, and at
our February court, | told Mr.. Wise publicly,
that II was on the authority of Cot. John Ffnney,
I'D; and others believed he had said, "he sup
ported Gen. Jackson because he was Federal
ist" You know Col. Finney, and YOU would
give credit 10 any thing he might say. To this
day, so far as have learned, this charge against
Mr.. Wise, on the authority OF Col. Finney, has
not been removed; and let il be remembered that
he was told Of II as long ago as the llth Februa-
~. am warranted, therefore, in believing, and
: do believe that MIR. Wise did say, 10 Col. Fin
ney that he supported Gen. jackson because he
was Federast.
During the last fall Mr. Carter NJ. Braxton
and Mr.. Wise solicited me to come out against
MIR. Coke. In the course Of the several CONVEX
sations which Mr.. Braxton and had he remark
ed TO me, "if did not come out Mr.. Roy Of
Matthews, or Mr.. Wise would that he should
much prefer Mr.. Roy, for that Mr.. Wise was too
federal IN his principles" ! am authorized to
say that Mr.. Braxton has made similar declara-
tons relative to Mr.. Wise's principles 10 Others
and from these, certificates can be had. In nv
own knowledge, Mr.. Wise has maintained ar
guments upon constitutional questions, that
considered were purely OF the federal school,
Intelligent men have inferred, do positively be-
Iieve from Mr. Wise's own words, that he be-
lleyes IN the constitutionality OF the Alien and
Sedition Laws. What other proof is wanting
OF his attudinarian doctrines, than is to be found
in his address, upon the constitutionality OF the
United States7 ! do not know upon what
grounds, separate from those contained in his
address, Mr.. Wise places his claims to Western
Shore support. In one OF his speeches in this
county, he appealed to the voters TO sustain him
rs an ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and said, on the same
ground, he should appeal to the magnanimity Of
he 10 ef hav Kat ,ftlo 40
in his own principles, who would cal upon such
. consideration as this, in canvass for seat in
Congress confess ! am amazed that such
motive should be put in action in such a CASE
What turn principle aside, and support a candi-
date for bis locality Yet, sir, his appeal has
taken enectually, and J hear almost every day
from different persons, 81 have no objection to
Mr.. Coke, he has been a good representative, but